The Update

Thousands of Aussies to feel impact of interest rate rises with 880,000 fixed-rate mortgages to expire this year.  PM Anthony Albanese signs Australia up to Germany's elite 'Climate Club.'  Australians are living longer with more than 6100 people dying over the age of 100 last year.  First Barbie movie reviews in as countdown to Australian premiere begins.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy...

Anthony Albanese is heralding a one-billion dollar deal to send tanks to germany -- as one of the nation's largest ever defence export deals. A tool is being set-up, which will allow problem gamblers to lock themselves out of all online wagering. And Janet Jackson has raked in the cash with her new tour See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Governments urged to do more to help period poverty across the country.  Prime Minister Anthony Albanese in Europe for NATO summit.  Sale of E-Vs double in the past year.  Cafe coffee to be cheaper as cost of beans comes down following record highs.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Victoria Police have charged three teens over the death of a 14-year-old boy Ashes update after rain delays play  Woman dies in NSW after collision See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Pet owners struggling in cost-of-living crisis Collingwood player breaks hand in clash US sends ammunition to Ukraine     See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The former Coalition has been accused of "gas-lighted the nation" over the bungled Robodebt scheme. A young Colombian man has been jailed for accidentally killing a sex-worker. There's been a daylight double shooting in Sydney. Qantas has announced they will add over 60 extra flights to and from Sydney and Melbourne in February to allow for interstate fans to get to Taylor Swift concerts. And the...

Final report from Royal Commission into Robodebt scheme out today.  Former Defense Minister Linda Reynolds threatening legal action against former staffer Brittany Higgins.  Teaching students to be banned from graduating from their degrees until they've mastered core teaching skills.  Cadbury goes retro replacing chocolates in box of Roses with favourties from previous decades.  See omnystudio.com...

The PRIME MINISTER maintains there was NO INTERFERENCE by IMMIGRATION OFFICIALS -- in granting a VISA for DONALD TRUMP Jr. AFL coaches have weighed in on the nude photo leak. A fire at an Immigration Detention centre in Sydney. And the third Ashes begins tonight in Leeds.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Crackdown on human trafficking sees 22 women stopped at Australia's border.  More than 45 AFL players caught up in nude photo scandal.  Heatwaves and bushfires on the way for large parts of the country this summer due to El Nino weather event.  Another crowning for King Charles in Scotland.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Concerns for mortgage holders with rates still likely to rise in the coming months.  More than 3000 schools sign up to free breakfast programs as cost of living bites.  Melbourne rocked by 2.4 magnitude quake.  Tennis superstar Ash Barty welcomes her first child with husband Gary Kissick.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Reserve Bank has defied expectation and held interest rates on. The Indonesian President Joko Widodo and Anthony Albanese have met at Sydney's Taronga Zoo. Taylor Swift has responded to an Australian fan who D-M'd her asking for tickets to her sold out Australian tour.  And in Tennis - Australian Jordan Thompson is preparing to face 23-time grand slam champion Novak Djokovic at Wimbledon.  See...

Welfare groups say not enough is being done by Labor Government to help with cost of living.  New Anti-Corruption Commission has already received 44 referrals since it began operations on Saturday.  Pharmacies reporting shortage of many common medicines, including 50 antibiotics.  The Barbie movie already banned in one country.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Australian cricketer Usman Khawaja says the behaviour of English cricket fans was unwarranted and unacceptable after Australia's 43-run win in the second Ashes test at Lord's. Residents of Australia's tallest tower - the Q1 on the Gold Coast - have been allowed back inside after fire caused a full evacuation. Two men have been charged with trying to smuggle millions-of-dollars in drugs into Austra...

Two men charged after allegedly trying to import 84kgs of Ketamine into Australia.  Community events to be held across the country to try and drum up support for Voice to Parliament.  Australians urged to exercise high degree of caution if travelling to France as riots continue.  Twitter complaints skyrocket with users told the number of tweets they can view has been limited.  See omnystudio.com/l...

Tensions Flare In Paris For A Fourth Night Over Fatal Police Shooting of Teenager  Optus Caught Up In Another Major Cyber-attack  Yes 23 Officially Launches Around Australia To Boost Support For An Indigenous Voice To Parliament  Tom Cruise Arrives In Sydney For Premier Of New Mission Impossible Movie  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Australian Cricket Legend Allan Border Has Revealed He's Been Battling Parkinson's Disease For The Past Seven Years  New Changes Set To Affect Households  Three Passengers Taken To Hospital After Severe Turbulence On Flight From Hawaii To Sydney  Margot Robbie Mixes With Fans In Sydney Ahead Of This Month's Barbie Film Release See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Taylor Swift tickets for her final show in Sydney are sold out, while only top tier hospitality packages are left for Melbourne. Households with a combined income of up to 530-thousand dollars will be able to claim 90 per cent of the cost of having their first child in care. One of the faces of the Covid Pandemic - Victorian Professor Brett Sutton has been named Victorian of the Year. And Socceroo...

Melbourne has been rattled by a second earthquake in the east of the city.  Former NSW Premier Gladys Berejiklian hints she may challenge ICAC findings.  First Virgin Galactic flight into space a success.  Last chance for Swifties to get tickets to Melbourne concert this afternoon.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Former NSW Premier Gladys Berejiklian says her lawyers are reviewing the findings of the state corruption commission. A billion-dollar satellite program is being axed. New figures show Australians are saving an average 286-dollars-a-month cutting back on micro-treats such as coffees or lunches out. And in Cricket, Australia will resume at 5 for 339 on Day Two of the Second Ashes Test at Lords. See...

Federal Opposition calling on Government to respond quickly to new report on online gambling ads.  Former NSW Premier Gladys Berejiklian to learn her fate today when Corruption Commission hand down report.  Pieces of the Titan submersible being brought to shore in Canada.  Chrissy Teigan and John Legend announce baby number four joy.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Convicted wife killer Chris Dawson has been found guilty of having a sexual relationship with a student when he was her teacher. NRL star Dylan Brown will plead guilty to sexual touching, over an incident at a Sydney hotel. Gambling ads in Sport in the spotlight. And, Mitchell Starc is tipped to receive a re-call to the men's test side for the second Ashes test, which gets underway tonight at Lord...

Strong commodity values and a tight jobs market hopeful to prompt RBA to pause interest rate hikes.  Growing number of Aussies forced to put homes on market as they can't afford repayments.  Missouri teenager who was shot for ringing the wrong doorbell speaks for the first time.  Indiana Jones opens in cinemas today, the fifth and final film in the series.  Scottish singer Lewis Capaldi cancels up...

Leading firm believes interest rates will peak in coming months at 4.6 percent.  Opposition Leader Peter Dutton urges PM to reconsider Voice referendum.  US President insists America had no involvement in Wagner's one day mutiny against Russian Government.  Men's waistlines are getting bigger with 75 percent of men now considered obese.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The first of ten funerals for the Hunter Valley bus crash has been held in New South Wales. Ukraine has thanked Australia for its latest raft of support.  Russia's bid to retain the site of a proposed second embassy in Canberra has been thrown out in court. And Alex de Minaur's runner-up finish at the Queen's Club Championship has secured him a top 16 seeding for Wimbledon.   See omnystudio.com/li...

Tributes are flowing this morning for former Labor Leader Simon Crean who died while travelling in Germany.  Major concerns for Voice to Parliament as yes support tumbles.  People who want to donate blood after being inked now only have to wait one week, instead of four months.  Duchess of York breast cancer news.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.