Decade of Deficit Set To Be Forecast

Published Mar 23, 2025, 7:12 PM

The Federal Budget will be handed down tomorrow and is set to forecast a decade of deficit

Queensland's cabinet prepares to meet to sign off on the Olympic blueprint

Pope Francis released from hospital

Dua Lipa wraps up her 5th and final show in Melbourne 

Hello, Welcome to the update. I'm Ash Gardner. The federal budget will be handed down tomorrow and is set to forecast a decade of deficit. Terretora Jim Chalmers expected to outline a number of measures, including increases to national security funding. Queensland's Cabinet will meet today to officially sign off on the state's Olympic blueprint, to be released tomorrow. It's been revealed almost half of the venue's promised to host the twenty thirty two Brisbane Games will not feature. Please have released shocking CCTV of the moment. A man was gunned down on a street in Melbourne's North last year. It's believed the man was lured to the address in Faulkner before he was ambushed and shot in the ankle. A number of people, including two police officers, are in hospital following a crash in Sydney's southwest. The crash occurred at an intersection in Bonnie Rigg following a pursuit the car police, which is still at large. A rescue operation to help a group stranded in floodwater in South Australia's North will take place today. Supplies were dropped to the group Yesterday, after five weeks in hospital with pneumonia, Pope Francis has made his first public appearance, thanking his supporters. He's now back in the Vatican after he was released from hospital. Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney has called a snap federal election, declaring Trump's trade war the most significant crisis of our lifetimes. He says the elections, which are not due until October, should be pushed up as he needs a strong mandate to address the US tariffs. Sport and to entertainment news are next. Osioscopiastri has coasted to victory in the Chinese Grand Prix, sending a warning to his Formula one rivals. It's his first win for twenty twenty five. North Melbourne claimed a convincing fifty nine point win over Melbourne and yesterday's AFL Action Kangaroos coach Alistair Clarkson please with the victory most validation for our footy club, that a lot of hard work and a lot of people are doing a lot of great work behind the scenes and their players too. The Lines fought back to beat the Eagles by nineteen points. Sydney claimed a three point win over Fremantle. The Sea Eagles have taken out a forty to twelve win over the Raiders in yesterday's NRL action, while the Bulldogs defeated the Eels sixteen to eight. The iluwarra Hawks secured their second NBL title in forty seven years with a one hundred and fourteen to one hundred and four win over Melbourne United in Game five of the championship series. Melbourne's Matthew Dellavedover was voted the series MVP, but handed the trophy to Illawara's Will Hickey gav This really blongs to you. You had a hell of a series. Congratulations on the win. In entertainment news, Julie Pa has wrapped up her fifth and final show in Melbourne. The pop star joined on stage by fans joy her radical optimism to are now heads to Sydney. A slow start further Snow White Live action remake the international box office. It opened with just over forty four million dollars across fifty one markets. And that's latest from the Nova podcast news team. We'll have another episode of the update for you later.