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Speaker 1: Hello and welcome to The Update. I'm Michelle Stevenson. Unions say they'll fight to keep as many jobs as possible after David Jones announced it will close 19 of its suburban stores over the coming months. Now, the department store giant is shutting half of its shops across Australia and New Zealand, but flagship stores in Sydney and Melbourne appear to have been spared the axe. Bertie Smith from the shop union says thousands of workers will be affected by the closures.
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Speaker 2: So we're still working through what the closures look like in terms of the numbers of employees affected. The union will be meeting with the company and with receivers tomorrow to discuss this in further detail and to look at what we can do to maximise jobs.
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Speaker 1: The opposition is accusing the federal government of presiding over a once-in-a-generation housing downturn. Fresh data reveals investor lending has plunged nearly 40% in the past year, while first-home buyers are also walking away from the market. The coalition claims high levels of immigration, excessive red tape, as well as property tax changes are to blame. Well, Australian supports to remember the men and women who made the ultimate sacrifice in service to our country. Remembrance Day ceremonies have been held across the nation with a minute's silence at 11am. Liberal MP Andrew Hastie, who's a former SAS captain, has told News24 it's an important day also for those who are still serving.
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Speaker 3: Just a reminder that we all have to be prepared to sacrifice ourselves in order to honour them. hopefully not in the future. But if history is a guide, we should always be prepared to defend our nation, which is why, again, our eyes turn from the fallen to those who are currently in uniform defending Australia.
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Speaker 1: Former CFMEU boss John Seck has been expelled from the union amid explosive allegations. He diverted $ 3. 3 million in union funds to his own company's The union administrator claims the cash came from construction site vending machines and merchandise sales, with Secker denying any wrongdoing. And Macquarie Bank is facing a $ 14 million fine after admitting it misled customers about its introductory savings interest rates. To sport, and the war of words is continuing over the sandpaper scandal involving Australia's cricketers in Cape Town. Former Test batsman David Warner has taken to social media, agreeing then-coach Darren Lehman shouldn't have held the position if he had no idea that sandpaper was being used. In your entertainment news now, Usher and Chris Brown appear to have hit another snag on their joint tour. Their LA concert apparently scrapped amid an ongoing feud between the pair. Well, Kylie Jenner is facing a fourth lawsuit from a former household employee in just seven months. This time, her former housekeeper claims she was bitten by a dog, exposed to pepper spray and trapped inside a closet for more than an hour. And orange is the new black for Meghan Markle's dad. Her estranged father barked behind bars after he allegedly tried to cut off his ankle monitor following his arrest on child pornography charge. That's the latest from the Nova Podcast News team. We'll have another episode of The Update for you tomorrow. I'm Michelle Stevenson.