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The Update
The Update from Nova Podcasts brings you the latest Australian and world news: from politics to sport and entertainment headlines. Releasing 3 times a day. Listen to us in your smart speaker by asking for: Nova news flash briefing.
Episodes
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Day One Of Victoria's Five Day Lockdown
It's day one of lockdown 3.0 in Victorian to contain the latest Covid outbreak In response to the lockdown - several states have placed restrictions on…
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Victoria Back In Lockdown As Borders Close
All of Victoria will go into lockdown from midnight, for five days. The entire terminal 4 at Melbourne airport has been listed as a Covid exposure site Aussies…
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QLD Border Rules For VIC As Melbourne Covid-19 Cluster Grows
Melbourne's Covid-19 cluster has grown to 13. Anyone from Victoria planning to travel to Queensland will require a border declaration. NSW Covid-19 rules relax…
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Melbourne's Covid Cluster At 11
Melbourne's holiday inn Covid cluster has grown -- with 11 infections now linked to the hotel quarantine. The PM says the federal government is still…
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South Australia Shuts Border To Melbourne
South Australia has closed it's border to Greater Melbourne after Covid-19 hotel cluster. Trump's impeachment trial continues. Calls for a national review into…
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Victorian Covid Cluster Grows
Another two people linked to the holiday inn quarantine hotel at Melbourne airport have tested positive to covid James Packer will no longer have any…
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Trump's Second Impeachment Trial Begins
The second impeachment trial of former president Donald Trump has begun. New Melbourne cases prompts NSW Health Alert. The W.H.O. says a bat at a wet market…
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Concerns Over New Vic Covid Cluster
Victoria has recorded two new Covid cases - in what is now a cluster linked to the airport holiday inn. An emotional Eddie Mcguire has stepped down as…
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Vague Details On Australian Journalist Arrested In China
Chinese-Australian journalist Cheng Lei has been formally arrested in China after being detained for almost 6 months. UK Prime Minister defends the Oxford…
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The Weekend Wins The Superbowl
From the ads to the half time performance this years superbowl had it all NSW origin star Payne Haas has been slapped with the maximum penalty by the NRL --…
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New Covid-19 Cases In NSW And Victoria
NSW and Victoria are on alert after a new Covid-19 case was confirmed in each state. Vaccine experts work to modify jab for South African strain of Covid-19…
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An Australian Academic Detained In Myanmar
Deep concerns are being held for an Australian academic detained in Myanmar who was an economic adviser to the country Extreme weather has lashed parts of…
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Western Australia Lockdown Lifted
Western Australia is now out of lockdown - after a fifth straight day of no local COVID cases A group of scientists will spend another week in the Chinese city…
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No Plans To Change Hotel Quarantine
The P-M insists there are no plan to change the current hotel quarantine system. There have only been six new cases of coronavirus recorded across the entire…
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Perth Covid-19 Lockdown Due To Ease Tonight
Perth's Covid-19 lockdown is scheduled to ease tonight if no new cases are reported today. W-A fire crews are now working to control another bushfire in Perth…
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Free Covid Shots For Everyone Living In Australia
Everyone living in Australia will be entitled to a free covid shot. The number of homes lost to a bushfire on the outskirts of Perth has increased to 81. "fake…
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Covid-19 Restrictions Back In Victoria After Hotel Worker Tests Positive
A hotel quarantine worker in Victoria has tested positive to Covid-19. The bushfire emergency ramps up in Perth. The International Olympic Committee announces…
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Two Different Families Same Strain Of Coronavirus
Victorian health authorities are scrambling to work out how two separate families in hotel quarantine came to be infected with the same strain of the virus…
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U-K Coronavirus Hero Captain Sir Tom Moore Has Died
Captain Sir Tom Moore who raised millions for the fight against Coronavirus has died, aged 100. The Defence Force has been called in to assist an…
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Bushfire Rages In Perth's North East
Smoke from the out-of-control bushfire burning in the city's northeast is reaching dangerous levels across the metro area. W-A's premier says he's encouraged…
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Covid-19 Restrictions To Remain After Vaccine Rollout
The P-M says some Covid-19 restrictions will remain in place even after the vaccine rollout from this month. Overwhelming amount of Aussies say they will get…
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No New Covid Cases For WA
No new cases of Covid-19 have been diagnosed in Perth.. after a hotel quarantine worker contracted the virus Queensland and South Australia have imposed border…
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Perth Forced Into Five-Day Hard Lockdown
W-A's first coronavirus case in 10-months has forced Perth into a five-day hard lockdown. The Queensland border re-opens to Sydneysiders. New Zealand travel…
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Green Light For Pharmacies To Administer Vaccines
Australians are being assured the Coronavirus vaccine schedule is on track - despite the European Union tightening export rules Pharmacies will be allowed to…
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Sexual Assault Survivor And Advocate Named Australian of The Year
A survivor of sexual assault and advocate for a law allowing survivors to speak out has been awarded 2021 Australian of the Year. Journalist Kerry O'Brien…
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Quarantine Free Travel For NSW Residents In Victoria
For the first time in weeks, all of New South Wales is now welcome in Victoria, quarantine free A new vaccine is set to be rolled out - this time from Johnson…
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Novak Djokovic Causes A Stir On Court In Adelaide
A key transit hub for Aussies wanting to get home from the UK closed. Telstra vows to move all call centre operations back to Australia. The world's best…
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Covid-19 Restrictions Ease In NSW
Masks are no-longer compulsory in NSW shops and up to 30 people can now gather in private homes. Britain says there will be no interruption to Covid-19 vaccine…
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Australia Stays Closed To New Zealand After New Covid-19 Cases
Australia extends the travel pause with New Zealand. Federal Labor's front bench has a reshuffle. New concussion rules for AFL and AFLW players. Candlelight…
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International Olympic Committee Still Pushing Ahead With Tokyo Games
The IOC will meet to further discuss plans for the 2021 Tokyo Games scheduled for July. A decision to resume a travel bubble with New Zealand will be made…
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Brisbane Rocked By The Death Of A Couple Killed While Walking Their Dogs
A 17-year-old-boy has been charged over the death of a pregnant woman and her partner in Brisbane. NSW announces sweeping changes to COVID-19 rules. Joe Biden…
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U-K Covid-19 Death Toll Surpasses 100,000
The U-K has become the first country in Europe to surpass 100,000 Covid-19 deaths. Tensions between the U-K and Europe over supply of a Covid-19 vaccine…
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Australia Approves The Pfizer Covid-19 Vaccine
The Pfizer vaccine will be delivered to Australians from next month. New Zealand investigates their first community COVID case in months. The Australian Of The…
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South-East Australia Heatwave Continues
New South Wales, Victoria and South Australia continue to feel the effects of the four-day heatwave. Australians vote on whether to 'change the date' on…
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Record Child Immunisation Rates In Australia
Childhood immunisation rates have again reached record levels in Australia, with over 95 percent coverage for 5 year olds in December It's been revealed 3…
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Margaret Court Returns Serve To Critics
Margaret Court has hit back at the backlash and the leaking of the news about her Australia Day honour Most of Sydney is now welcome back in Victoria British…
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Australia Adamant The Tokyo Olympic Games Will Go Ahead
Australia continues Olympic preparations despite international reports the games have been cancelled. New rules for international travelers coming to…
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Vaccine Rollout And Overseas Arrivals On Agenda For National Cabinet
National Cabinet will meet today to discuss the rollout plan for the Covid-19 vaccine and the plan for International arrivals. U-S President Joe Biden gets to…
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The New US President Gets To Work
Joe Biden signs 15 executive orders on his first day as President. More Australians found jobs in December. Brisbane to go face mask free. Novak Djokovic says…
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Joe Biden Sworn In As 46th President Of The United States
Introducing the 46th President of the United States, Joe Biden. Kamala Harris makes history as Vice President of the United States. Donald Trump leaves 3 hours…
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A Memorial Held For The 400,000 Americans Lost To COVID-19
Joe Biden prepares for his inauguration. Online retailer Kogan fined for spamming. A cyclone heading towards WA's north coast. Aussie Cricket Captain Tim Paine…
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Trump's Last Day In The White House
Outgoing U-S President Donald Trump is spending his last day in the White House before flying to Florida. President-elect Joe Biden is in Washington ahead of…
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The P-M Hints At Support For Australia's Struggling Tourism Industry
Australia's Tourism Industry is pleading for assistance to get through 2021 Fresh Produce being pulped in Victoria because Pacific Island Farm Workers not…
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Overseas Travel Remains Unlikely For 2021 Despite Vaccinations
Overseas travel for Australians remains unlikely this year, despite the rollout of vaccinations from next month. The UK is now vaccinating people between the…
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Economists Believe Australia's Economy Will Surge In 2021
Experts are predicting the Aussie Economy will perform much better than first thought. Thousands more Victorians to return home from tonight Final Charter…
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Dozens Of Australian Open Competitors Confined To Hotel Rooms
Chaos has hit the Australian Open in Melbourne with a 5th person testing positive to Covid-19, forcing 25 players to be forced into hard lockdown. Sporting…
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NSW Records Spike In Coronavirus Case Numbers
NSW has recorded a spike in coronavirus case numbers with six new local cases. Victoria has racked up 11 days straight of NO locally acquired cases, but there…
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Oz Open Preparations In Chaos
The Oz Open preparations for almost 50 players have been thrown into chaos after a non-playing passenger of a charter flight tested positive for Covid-19…
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Emirates Suspends Flights To Some Australian Cities
Emirates Airlines has announced its suspending flights to Australia's three biggest cities until further notice and will no longer fly to Sydney, Melbourne and…
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Police Continue The Search For Answers After The Death Of A Young Melbourne Family.
An earthquake rocks Indonesia. Portugal goes back into lockdown. The plight to save an American racing pigeon far from home. An all-star line up announced for…
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Victoria Police Investigate Shock Family Murder
Victoria Police have spent the night investigating the death of a mother and her three young children in Melbourne's North West. Queensland Health deny breach…
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Donald Trump Speaks After His Second Impeachment
Donald Trump makes no mention of his second impeachment in a new video message to supporters. Victorians prepare to head back to the office. A man attacked by…
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Donald Trump Has Been Impeached For The Second Time
The U-S House of Representatives have voted to impeach outgoing President Donald Trump...so what happens now? The Queensland government is considering remote…
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Brisbane Quarantine Hotel Evacuated After Six UK COVID Cases Linked To Facility
Travelers quarantining at a Brisbane hotel will be moved after 6 cases of the UK strain of COVID were detected. Mike Pence refuses to remove Donald Trump from…
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Trump Speaks Out Ahead Of Impeachment Decision
Donald Trump claims he is the victim of the "greatest witch-hunt" as a decision looms over his second possible impeachment. GPs will soon be able register to…
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Donald Trump Facing Possible Second Impeachment
The Democrats have introduced an article of impeachment to the U-S House of Representatives in the wake of the Capitol riots last week. The new Victoria permit…
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Greater Brisbane's Lockdown Could Be Extended
A decision will be made this morning on the fate of Greater Brisbane's 3-day lockdown. WA likely to remain closed to Queensland for the next month. New…
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Sydney's Northern Beaches Residents Free At Last
Residents of Sydney's upper northern beaches are free to leave their homes with the end of a three week lockdown. An advertising campaign to allay fears people…
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Greater Brisbane's First Day Of Lockdown
Greater Brisbane is into its first day of a three-day lockdown to prevent the spread of a highly contagious variant of coronavirus. More than 13-hundred Covid…
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Brisbane Heads Into 3-Day Lockdown
Tough new measures are put in place to stop the threat of a mutated COVID-strain. Brisbane will enter a 3-day lockdown The number of returning international…