Relief At The Bowser Weeks Away

0:00Hello, welcome to the update. I'm Ash Gartner. Relief in the Bowser could be weeks away. The conflict in the Middle East impacts supply. It's been revealed a decision by Energy Minister Chris Bowen to relax fuel standards allowing the sale of higher sulfur fuels is yet to be approved by the fuel standards committee. That process isn't expected to be finalised until the end of next week. While European leaders are meeting to discuss how to get the straight of Homo's reopen as the conflict continues to wreak havoc on fuel supply, US President Donald Trump says the key shipping lane will be open one way or another. The captain of RAN's women's soccer team has withdrawn her bid for asylum in Australia and is now preparing to return to a RAN. If follows claims her mother was summoned and interrogated by the Islamic Revolutionary Guard, it means just two players remain in Australia.

1:02The Danish royals will continue their tour of Australia to date King Frederick and Queen Mary will attend the Australian War Memorial. They jaded to Canberra yesterday where they were given a ceremonial welcome before attending a dinner hosted by the Governor-General. Flood waters have started impacting low-lying areas of Queensland's central West region, and major flood warnings remain for Longreach. There are reports former reality TV star and accused murderer Tamika Chesa has given birth while in custody in Adelaide, the former beauty in the geek contestant is accused of killing and beheading her partner. Two of the three Australian men convicted of murder in Bali could still face the death penalty in Dinesden prosecutors repealing the jail sentence handed to the men for the shooting death of Zyvan Rudmanovich. Sport and entertainment news are next. Oscar Piazdri has failed to start the Chinese Grand Prix, the Aussie and McLaren teammate

2:04Lando Nora suffering suspected electrical issues. Mercedes-T Nager, Kimi Antonella won his first Grand Prix. The Knights have not shoved two wins to kick off their NRL season and downing the C-Eagles, 36-16. The win soured by Injury, Captain Kalamponga suffering a hamstring concern, while the dolphins claimed an 18-14 win over the Titans in the other match. The Stephen King era has begun at Melbourne with the side taking out a 13-point win over St. Kilda while the Suns had a convincing 59-point win over the Eagles. In entertainment news, there will be a strong Aussie contingent at the Oscars as Hollywood's best are celebrated. Jacob Lorty is up for best supporting actor for Frankenstein while Rose Byrne has been nominated in the best actress category for If I Had Legs I'd Kick You. There appears to be no resolution in sight for the Beckham family drama Brooklyn Beckham posting a belated birthday message for his mother-in-law while there was no mention of his own mum Victoria on UK Mother's Day. While Prince William has honoured his

3:08late mother Princess Diana in a social media post as he marked Mother's Day in the UK, the image was taken when he was about two years old. And that's the latest from the Nova podcast news team. We'll have another episode of The Updates, few later.