Emergency Oil Supplies Released

0:00Hello, welcome to the update. I'm Ash Gartner. 32 countries have agreed to release oil reserves. There's fuel prices saw across the globe due to the conflict in the Middle East. The International Energy Agency has decided to release 400 million barrels of oil into the global market. The largest release of emergency supplies in history. It comes as strikes hit three cargo ships in the strait of Humours, a vital global shipping channel. While petrol stations have been put on notice, the A-Tribal C has called an emergency meeting with retailers demanding an explanation in a bid to stop price hikes at the bowser. Servos could face fines. A backflip from one of the Iranian soccer players granted asylum in Australia, she's decided she wants to return to Iran, sparking a security scare after she contacted the Iranian Embassy, leading them to their team's safe house in Brisbane. Home of First Minister

1:04Tony Burke says he's ordered the remaining six be removed from the home immediately. Queensland remains in the groups of a flood emergency with grave concerns for two backpackers missing in flood waters in the state south east. Police have been unable to access a car found in floodwatering at Gimpy, which is believed to have belonged to the Chinese nationals. A fresh search has been launched for Gus Lamont on a remote south Australian property. The four-year-old was last seen in September last year. Investigators hope the recent rain across the state may uncover fresh evidence at the property. Former Azeobost Dennis Richardson has quit his role with the Royal Commission into the Ponta beach terror attack. He was initially selected to later review into the security response to the mass shooting, which later became part of the Royal Commission. Students will return to napline testing today after an outage yesterday impacted their ability to log on. Those who partially completed their test should be able to pick up from where they left off. And Prince Harry has been named as a keynote speaker at a major workplace mental

2:09health summit in Melbourne next month. Tickets will set you back nearly $2,000 each with funds raised going to lifeline. Sport and entertainment use are next. The Blues have made three changes for tonight's round one match against Richmond, dropping Liam Reedy and Ashden Moa while Adam Sard misses through a hamstring injury. Coach Michael McGuire has named as Remembers to start at 5-8 for the Broncos ahead of tonight's clash with the Eels. The Sydney Kings have held on in an absolute thriller in game one of the semi-final series against the Perth Wildcats to take out a 105-104 win. The Iranian Minister of Sports in youth says the country's national football team is not in a position to participate in the 2026 World Cup. And the Matilda's are in Perth preparing for their Asian Cup quarterfinal against North Korea tomorrow. In entertainment news, Robert Irwin has opened up about losing his

3:11dad, Steve Irwin, at a young age in a new interview. He spoke to Anderson Cooper about his memories of his father. To me, my dad is almost more of a feeling than a memory, if that makes sense. Kanye West has been ordered to pay $140,000 to a former employee for medical expenses and lost wages. Tony Saxon was suing the rapper for unpaid wages, unsafe working conditions and wrongful termination. Nikki Glaser will return as the Golden Globes host in 2027. It'll mark her third time in hosting duties with the award ceremony to be staged on January 10 next year. And Billy Eilish could be making her way to the big screen. The singer is entwaxed to make her acting debut in the film Adaptation of the Baljar. And that's the latest from the Nova podcast news team. We'll have another episode of the update. See you later.