State and Territory leaders to talk fuel supply

0:00This is the Nine News Podcast. Coming up, stays and territory leaders to talk fuel supply, shock, jock, sacked and betilders into the Asian Cup Finals. I'm Madeline McNayle with your Lunchtime Nine News Podcast. A national cabinet meeting will be convened tomorrow to discuss the ongoing fuel crisis stemming from the Middle East conflict. The federal government has started tapping into reserves to release more petrol and diesel into the market. Its time to move will help reduce prices. Prime Minister Anthony Albanetti says he wants to make sure there's a coordinated response across all states and territories. Now I'll convene the national cabinet of all the premieres and chief ministers to ensure that the coordination that's occurring right across our country maximizes the benefit for business, for farmers, for our communities. The U.S. President says America doesn't need help from our lies as he criticised NATO and other allies,

1:05including Australia, due to a lack of support in the conflict in Iran. Donald Trump has reacted angrily to the response to his call for nations to send warships to help reopen the strait of all moves. Strategic analysis Australia director Michael Schubridge has told 2GB's been for them. He doesn't expect the Prime Minister to weigh in on the latest comments from President Trump. I think he's going to duck and cover. He'll keep very still and hope that Trump turns his anger to NATO and Japan. Three more flights direct from the Middle East, due to land in Australia throughout the day, amid ongoing efforts to get people out of the war-torn region. More than 5,600 citizens and permanent residents have returned since the 4th of March. The opposition says it's concerning the Reserve Bank is warning of recession if inflation doesn't come down. The RBA has raised interest rates for the second month in a row, lifting the official cash rate to 4.1%. The measure will add about $100 a month to the average $700,000 mortgage.

2:08Shadow Treasurer Tim Wilson has told 2GB, it's another blow to the household budget. We know that we've had essentially a GDP per capita recession now for four years. We've had a few bumps up and down, but everybody's been watched as their inflation's outstrip wages. So everyone's living their consequences of a lower stand of living. Most of us wanted to end and see hope on the horizon. ARN has confirmed it's terminated the contract of star Kyle Sandilans. The company says it follows the written notice that he considered his behaviour during an on air fight with co-host Jackie Henderson, constituted serious misconduct and a breach of agreement. Sandilans says he doesn't accept the decision and it's now a matter for his lawyers. Five men have been charged with importing 30 kilograms of ketamine hidden inside a consignment labelled carparts. The shipment was sent from England to Melbourne last month. Police say a 54-year-old man travelled from England and collected it a few days later, before passing it over to two other men in Canberra who then took it to Sydney.

3:11A study has found a climate change could produce more serious salmonella cases, known as Bacteremia. Even a one-degree rise in average temperatures increased the likelihood of infection by up to 20%. James Cook University, Dr. Navin Manchal, says blood infections are a cause for concern. There are prior studies which have linked deriving temperatures to salmonella dioria and gastrointridus, but this is the first study that is actually showing that it's not just that, but it can also increase sepsis, particularly in children. And Australian consumers are continuing to spend big online, despite cost of living pressures and global uncertainty. New figures from Australia Post reveal online shoppers spend a record breaking $82.6 billion last year. General manager Gary Star has told today that's up 14% from 2024. It's interesting, cost of living has been in front of mind for a while now for Australian consumers, but they continue to spend.

4:11I think it's the convenience, it's becoming habit and the lowest basket size in five years, but they're buying more often and hence spending more. In finance, the Australian dollar is buying 71 US cents. Sport. The Matilda's are a step closer to lifting the Asian cup on home soil, after beating China 2-1 to progress to the final. Japan plays South Korea tonight at the Sydney Olympic Park, with the winner to take on Australia at the same venue on Saturday night. Australian football great Robbie Slater has told 2GB's Mark Levy, the tillies could well be the underdogs. There's a game out there tonight, it'll be a terrific game, it'll be one of those teams either or, that we played Japan, a playing South Korea, so you can get a bit of a precursor, and then of course the big ones on Saturday, where I think it will be Japan Mark and Japan will be famous. Storm half-backed Jerome Hughes has doubled down on his decision,

5:11not to pursue state of origin selection this year. He says he won't even bother finding out if he's eligible under the new rules. The I-Pools have defeated Canada 82-76 to finish the World Cup qualifying tournament with a perfect 5-0 record, and Chris O'Connell has come from a sit-down to when he's qualified at the Miami tennis open. Other Aussies recording wins include Eilertom Lanovich, Talia Gibson and Kimberal. I'm Madeline McNeil, that's the 9 News podcast. For the latest in news, tune in to 9 News at 6pm.