Fuel Theft On The Rise

0:00Hello and welcome to the update, I'm Marianne Harris. There are reports of surge in fuel theft of up to 50% is sweeping the nation as petrol and diesel prices hit new highs. The crime also being driven by the rising cost of living, with service station cameras revealing many of the thieves are first-time offenders. This comes after Prime Minister Anthony Albanese yesterday called on Australians to support each other in these uncertain times. Take what you need. This isn't toilet paper that's being piled up in some garages. It's actually fuel and that's not sensible on a range of levels. One is not doing the right thing by fellow Australians but importantly as well. It can be dangerous. Darwin's ambulance service is under scrutiny after reaching a critical failure point this

1:00weekend as 61 triple zero calls were abandoned and 29 life threatening or urgent emergencies will left outstanding for periods of up to five hours. While no one died as a result of the delays, the conditions of patients deteriorated as they waited. New research has exposed a major gap between an estimated elder abuse cases and those actually recorded in Australian hospitals. While surveys suggest up to 15% of seniors experience abuse each year, data shows only a fraction of those cases are being identified. The US is considering sending another 10,000 service members to the Middle East, according to reports it would take at least two weeks to move that many troops to the region. If it happens up to 17,000 US troops would be in the conflict zone. And Tiger Woods has been released on bail after spending eight hours behind bars following his arrest on charges of driving under the influence after rolling his car in a crash in Florida. The 15-time major champion was also charged with property damage and refused to submit

2:04to a lawful test after the 50-year-old rolled his car, which clipped a truck. Sport and entertainment news are next. The sport and the bombers had their hopes for a win dashed after North Melbourne took them down 81-69 last night. The 12-point defeat is essence 16th straight, teetering on its worst ever-loosing streak of 17 games when it faces worst in Bulldogs next week. Meanwhile, Fremantle beat Richmond 103-43 and Brisbane took down some kilter 113-80. An NFL ticket prices for the Melbourne game have been released, a standing spot at the MCG will cost $95 while a general seat will set you back 140. In entertainment news, tributes continue to flow for back-to-the-future and top-gun actor James Tolkien, who starred at the age of 94. The Hollywood star was well-known for his role as high school teacher Mr Strickland in back-to-the-future and the cigar-smoking commanding officer Stinger in top-gun.

3:07But you remember one thing, you screw up just this much, you'll be flying a cargo plane full of rubber dogs shit out of Hong Kong, it's sir! And that's the latest from the Nova podcast news team, we'll have another episode of the update for you later.