1 00:00:06,519 --> 00:00:09,560 Speaker 1: Hello, and welcome to the update. I'm Heidi tilt EN's 2 00:00:09,800 --> 00:00:13,640 Speaker 1: I record one hundred and fifty people drowned on Australia's 3 00:00:13,680 --> 00:00:16,920 Speaker 1: coast in the last year, up almost fifty percent on 4 00:00:16,960 --> 00:00:20,320 Speaker 1: the ten year average. The twenty twenty four Coastal Safety 5 00:00:20,360 --> 00:00:22,919 Speaker 1: Report is putting the soaring numbers down to an increase 6 00:00:22,960 --> 00:00:25,800 Speaker 1: in swimmable days and a lack of awareness of the 7 00:00:25,880 --> 00:00:28,880 Speaker 1: dangers of rips. Surf Life Saving New South Wales chief 8 00:00:28,880 --> 00:00:33,600 Speaker 1: Stephen Pierce says the majority of drownings occurred outside patrolled areas. 9 00:00:33,360 --> 00:00:36,199 Speaker 2: That's anywhere outside of those red and yellow flags, So 10 00:00:36,760 --> 00:00:39,840 Speaker 2: this year obviously will be impulmitting a lot of initiatives 11 00:00:39,840 --> 00:00:42,320 Speaker 2: to try and address that and kurtile this drowning tile 12 00:00:42,360 --> 00:00:46,120 Speaker 2: which was just extraordinarily high last year and devastating for 13 00:00:46,159 --> 00:00:47,920 Speaker 2: those families that were involved in those. 14 00:00:48,159 --> 00:00:52,200 Speaker 1: Victoria's government insists it's open to hosting a weapons expo again, 15 00:00:52,280 --> 00:00:56,680 Speaker 1: despite the event being overshadowed by violent demonstrations three days 16 00:00:56,680 --> 00:01:00,800 Speaker 1: of disruptions of cost taxpayers and estimated fifteen million with 17 00:01:00,920 --> 00:01:05,200 Speaker 1: protesters causing havoc outside the Melbourne Exhibition Center. The federal 18 00:01:05,200 --> 00:01:07,640 Speaker 1: government is coming under fire for being too slow to 19 00:01:07,760 --> 00:01:12,039 Speaker 1: tackle scammers. Labor has unvaled proposed laws which would require 20 00:01:12,080 --> 00:01:15,560 Speaker 1: social media companies, telcos and banks to do more to 21 00:01:15,640 --> 00:01:19,160 Speaker 1: shield their customers from online criminals or face heavy fines. 22 00:01:19,440 --> 00:01:22,399 Speaker 1: Shadow Finance Minister Jane Hume says the government has been 23 00:01:22,440 --> 00:01:25,440 Speaker 1: promising the reforms for years. It's been two and a 24 00:01:25,440 --> 00:01:27,399 Speaker 1: half years and this is what they've come up with. 25 00:01:27,440 --> 00:01:29,760 Speaker 1: By the time they actually get to final legislation, we 26 00:01:29,800 --> 00:01:34,240 Speaker 1: could be well into November or even early next year. 27 00:01:34,560 --> 00:01:37,120 Speaker 1: They're a little bit slow off the mark on this one. 28 00:01:37,240 --> 00:01:40,560 Speaker 1: Sydney Police have revealed a secondary test carried out on 29 00:01:40,800 --> 00:01:45,200 Speaker 1: NRL star joshadow Carr has returned a positive result for cocaine. 30 00:01:45,360 --> 00:01:48,560 Speaker 1: The Bulldogs player has strongly denied any drug use after 31 00:01:48,600 --> 00:01:51,240 Speaker 1: being pulled over a week ago. To former Department of 32 00:01:51,280 --> 00:01:54,520 Speaker 1: Human Services bosses will escape punishment over their roles in 33 00:01:54,600 --> 00:01:58,040 Speaker 1: the Robodet saga are reports found twelve people breached the 34 00:01:58,040 --> 00:02:01,240 Speaker 1: Public Service Code of Conduct or No. Twenty seven occasions 35 00:02:01,240 --> 00:02:04,440 Speaker 1: while carrying out the unlawful scheme, but former department heads 36 00:02:04,480 --> 00:02:07,800 Speaker 1: Catherine Campbell and Renee Leon won't face consequences because they're 37 00:02:07,840 --> 00:02:10,919 Speaker 1: no longer public servants and new data suggests as many 38 00:02:10,960 --> 00:02:14,200 Speaker 1: as ten thousand people an hour have been registering to 39 00:02:14,280 --> 00:02:18,000 Speaker 1: vote in the US presidential election since Taylor Swift endorsed 40 00:02:18,040 --> 00:02:23,519 Speaker 1: Krmala Harris. It represents a five hundred percent increase in registrations. 41 00:02:24,080 --> 00:02:27,840 Speaker 1: Sport and entertainment and next in sport, Australia takes on 42 00:02:27,919 --> 00:02:31,520 Speaker 1: England in the second Men's T twenty International in the 43 00:02:31,639 --> 00:02:35,240 Speaker 1: early hours of tomorrow morning. Ossie Quick Riley Meredith is 44 00:02:35,280 --> 00:02:39,560 Speaker 1: still unavailable for selection with side soreness. Carlton AFL star 45 00:02:39,680 --> 00:02:42,720 Speaker 1: Charlie Kerno will undergo surgery on an ankle injury. He's 46 00:02:42,800 --> 00:02:46,239 Speaker 1: expected to be able to rejoin training when preseason resumes 47 00:02:46,280 --> 00:02:49,800 Speaker 1: in December, and NRL great Paul Gallen is confident his 48 00:02:49,919 --> 00:02:52,880 Speaker 1: former team has what it takes to rock the Storm's 49 00:02:52,919 --> 00:02:56,280 Speaker 1: Grand final chances. The Sharks will head to Melbourne tomorrow 50 00:02:56,400 --> 00:02:59,600 Speaker 1: to face the latter leaders in a qualifying final. In 51 00:02:59,720 --> 00:03:02,440 Speaker 1: entertain news, Britney Spears has given a shout out to 52 00:03:02,480 --> 00:03:05,720 Speaker 1: Sabrina Carpenter after she paid homage to the pop icon 53 00:03:05,800 --> 00:03:07,480 Speaker 1: it yesterday's VMA's I. 54 00:03:07,520 --> 00:03:13,440 Speaker 2: Forget m Famous sometimes and mom marm but that was 55 00:03:13,520 --> 00:03:15,880 Speaker 2: kind of cool. The Serena Girl Carpando. 56 00:03:16,160 --> 00:03:19,640 Speaker 1: Brittany was nominated in the Most Iconic Performance category, but 57 00:03:19,680 --> 00:03:22,239 Speaker 1: decided to skip the New York events, saying she watched 58 00:03:22,280 --> 00:03:25,920 Speaker 1: clips on YouTube instead. Julipa is announced to Nausi tour, 59 00:03:25,960 --> 00:03:28,240 Speaker 1: but many fans have taken to social media to vent 60 00:03:28,280 --> 00:03:31,680 Speaker 1: their disappointment. She's snapped Brisbane and Perth. The twenty nine 61 00:03:31,720 --> 00:03:34,200 Speaker 1: year old star will perform in Melbourne and Sitting in 62 00:03:34,240 --> 00:03:37,280 Speaker 1: March before taking the tour around the globe. And Nicole 63 00:03:37,360 --> 00:03:40,040 Speaker 1: Kidman has posted a heart wrenching tribute to her mam 64 00:03:40,040 --> 00:03:42,760 Speaker 1: a week after announcing the eighty four year old's death. 65 00:03:43,160 --> 00:03:46,720 Speaker 1: The Assi actress posting never before seen photos of the matriarch, 66 00:03:46,840 --> 00:03:50,680 Speaker 1: thanking fans for their support and their condolences. And that's 67 00:03:50,720 --> 00:03:53,280 Speaker 1: the latest from the Nova Podcast news team. But we'll 68 00:03:53,280 --> 00:03:56,240 Speaker 1: see you tomorrow morning for another episode of the Update 69 00:04:00,400 --> 00:04:02,520 Speaker 2: Top