Speaker 1: From the Daily ohs, I'm Billy, I'm Zara. It's Wednesday,
Speaker 1: the eighteenth of December. Here's what's making headlines this evening.
Speaker 2: The Federal government has unveiled its mid financial year budget update,
Speaker 2: forecasting a twenty six point nine billion dollar deficit for
Speaker 2: the current financial year. This is slightly smaller than the
Speaker 2: deficit predicted by the government back in May. Treasurer Jim
Speaker 2: Chalmers and Finance Minister Katie Gallagher claimed the deficit this
Speaker 2: year was quote almost half the forty seven point one
Speaker 2: billion dollar deficit we inherited for this year from our predecessors.
Speaker 2: There they are referring to the former coalition government. The
Speaker 2: update highlights cost of living pressures is a key issue
Speaker 2: likely to dominate the twenty twenty five election. Shadow Treasurer
Speaker 2: Angus Taylor said in a press conference this afternoon that
Speaker 2: this is the biggest spending government we have seen outside
Speaker 2: of wartime or crisis. His quote goes on to say
Speaker 2: there is absolutely no pathway in this update to a
Speaker 2: restoration of Australian standards of living.
Speaker 1: Alan Jones has been served with an additional eight charges
Speaker 1: of assault while in court today. These new charges come
Speaker 1: in addition to the twenty six offenses that police charged
Speaker 1: the eighty three year old with in November. It relates
Speaker 1: to several alleged indecent assaults and sexual touching incidents over
Speaker 1: nearly two decades. The retired broadcaster spoke outside court today
Speaker 1: confirming he will plead not guilty to all thirty four
Speaker 1: assault charges, which he said are all either baseless or
Speaker 1: they distort the truth. These new alleged offenses relate to
Speaker 1: a tenth victim.
Speaker 2: A senior Russian military figure has been assassinated in Moscow.
Speaker 2: Lieutenant General Igor Kirilov and his assistant were killed when
Speaker 2: a bomb exploded near an apartment building on Tuesday. That's
Speaker 2: according to a Kremlin spokesperson. Kirilov was the head of
Speaker 2: Russia's nuclear defense Forces. Prior to his death, Ukraine had
Speaker 2: accused the fifty four year old of war crimes involving
Speaker 2: the use of banned chemical weapons. Ukrainian media and other
Speaker 2: global news outlets have reported the attack was carried out
Speaker 2: by Ukraine's secret service.
Speaker 1: And Today's Good News, The BBC and Disney have announced
Speaker 1: they will create a blue feature film, Bluey, which first
Speaker 1: aired on the ABC in Australia follows the life of
Speaker 1: a lovable blue healer dog as she goes on adventures
Speaker 1: with her family in Brisbane. Available in over one hundred
Speaker 1: and forty countries, Blue is twenty twenty four's most watched
Speaker 1: series globally on Disney Plus. Speaking of the new film,
Speaker 1: Blue creator Joe Brums said, I've always thought Blue deserved
Speaker 1: a theatrical movie. I want this to be an experiential
Speaker 1: event for the whole family to enjoy together. It will
Speaker 1: land in cinemas in twenty twenty seven.
Speaker 2: Will be eagerly awaiting that Blue drop. But until then,
Speaker 2: we'll be back with another deep dive tomorrow morning. Have
Speaker 2: a great evening and chat to you then.
Speaker 1: My name is Lily Maddon and I'm a proud Arunda
Speaker 1: Banjelung Calcoton woman from Gadighl Country. The Daily oz acknowledges
Speaker 1: that this podcast is recorded on the lands of the
Speaker 1: Gadighl people and pays respect to all Aboriginal and torrest
Speaker 1: Rate island and nations. We pay our respects to the
Speaker 1: first peoples of these countries, both past and present.