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This is the Nine News Podcast.
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Coming up, the story calls to flipping.
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Prime Minister, he voted first.
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And the NREL star explaining why he's joined PNG.
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I'm Madeline McNeil with your Lunchtime Nine News Podcast.
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Australia's inflation rate has jumped over the year to March,
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reflecting a surge in fuel prices.
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Nine's federal politics editor, Michael Packie, explains.
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Latest data from the Bureau of Statistics shows inflation rose from 3.7% in February
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to 4.6% for the year to March.
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The result is slightly below expectation, given it also takes into account the conflict
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in the Middle East, which has sent oil prices soaring, pushing up the cost of petrol and diesel,
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and that having a flow-on effect to the price of other goods and services.
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Underlying inflation, which is what the Reserve Bank looks at when considering
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interest rate movements, was steady at 3.3%, but this is still at the high end of its target band.
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Beyond transport, the numbers show housing was up, and electricity prices surged 25%.
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In Canberra, Michael Packie, Nine News.
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Three protesters have disrupted a resource industry event in Perth, as the Prime Minister was about
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to deliver a keynote speech.
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The anti-gas demonstrators were escorted out of the venue, and Anthony Albanese got up to speak.
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He used his address to the chambers of minerals and energy to push for faster environmental
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approvals for various developments.
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Mr Albanese claims it will stop investors abandoning important projects.
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To speed up and simplify approvals into a single-touch process,
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this will fast-track new energy housing and resources projects by combining
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federal and state approvals, effectively removing an entire layer of bureaucracy.
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King Charles has hailed the ambitious Orkis submarine plan between Australia, the US, and UK.
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He highlighted the enduring defence ties between the nations, while addressing US Congress,
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calling for reconciliation and renewal.
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Former US Ambassador Arthur Synodinos has told today, the message of unity and collaboration
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This is the second time that the King has said something about Orkis.
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He also addressed it in his remarks at Buckingham Palace when he hosted President Trump.
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So, as you can see, a lot of emphasis by the King on what brings the Americans and the Brits together.
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Former FBI Director James Comey has been indicted again, this time accused of threatening
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the life of Donald Trump with a social media post. He is facing two charges relating to a post
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of seashells in the shape of the numbers 86 and 47. 86 is slang for getting rid of something
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and Donald Trump is the 47th President.
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Australian researchers have found less than four minutes a day of moderate to intense
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physical activity could prevent type 2 diabetes. The more than 22,000 adults who participated
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in the study were more than a third less likely to develop the chronic condition.
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Monash University Professor Emmanuel Stumatakis says daily bursts of movements are a realistic
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habit for people who can't sustain a structured exercise program.
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Study expands options, gives hope to people who, for whatever reason, are resistant to
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participating in an exercise program.
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And a tiny bird embryo is giving new hope for unborn human babies with spinal cord defects.
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Researchers from the University of Queensland are studying quail embryos to see how a
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problematic cell can cause deformities to the neural tube. UQ Research Lead, Dr. Mel White,
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says there are unexpected similarities between bird and human embryos.
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The reason that we use quails is because very early during development,
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bird embryos actually develop very similar to a human embryo, so they're a really great model,
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but obviously a bird develops in an egg which is outside of the mother's body,
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so we can cut a little window in the eggshell and we can watch the embryo develop.
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In finance, the Australian dollar is buying around 71 US cents.
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The PNG chiefs have officially announced Jerome Luai as the club's first signing.
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The West Tigers 5-8 will head to the expansion club for its inaugural season in 2028,
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Luai outlining his reasons why.
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I think everyone wants me to say, you know, tax-free and how appealing that is from the outside in.
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But that's not what got the job. That's not what got the deal signed.
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Being over there, you sort of realise that it's bigger than a game over there.
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And when the time comes, we'll be able to change a lot of lives for the better.
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Brisbane Lions, forward Oscar Allen, is facing three months on the sideline.
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He'll undergo surgery on a fractured foot this week.
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Warratar's prop Daniel Botter has been handed a too much ban for dangerous play,
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and Matilda's vice captain, Steph Catley, has signed a two-year contract extension with Arsenal.
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I'm Madeline McNeil, that's the Nine News podcast.
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