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- 0:01Speaker 1: Today's biggest news from The Australian. I'm Kristen Amiott with
- 0:04Speaker 1: the front's afternoon headlines. One Nation has a new policy
- 0:09Speaker 1: for Australians' superannuation account, the opportunity for renters and homeowners
- 0:14Speaker 1: to hold onto a portion of compulsory superannuation contributions. Economists
- 0:19Speaker 1: and super funds are worried cash flooding into the economy
- 0:22Speaker 1: will push inflation up, but Pauline Hanson says the seven
- 0:26Speaker 1: million Australians who could access their money early are would
- 0:30Speaker 1: be able to pay essential grocery, energy and medical bills.
- 0:34Speaker 1: Hanson says the policy would be neutral in terms of inflation.
- 0:38Speaker 2: If it comes to a point of someone being out
- 0:40Speaker 2: in the streets, living in a tent or on the
- 0:45Speaker 2: cusp of losing their home, I would rather see them
- 0:48Speaker 2: get that help and assistance that they need now, not
- 0:52Speaker 2: later in life.
- 0:53Speaker 1: Electric vehicles are officially more popular than old-fashioned gas guzzlers.
- 0:58Speaker 1: EVs outsold petrol and diesel cars for the first time
- 1:02Speaker 1: in August. 27,089 battery EVs sold during the month. That's
- 1:08Speaker 1: just under 25% of the market. And when you add
- 1:11Speaker 1: in plug-in and conventional hybrid vehicles, it's clear Australians are
- 1:15Speaker 1: responding to ultra-high fuel prices by seeking to stay away
- 1:19Speaker 1: from the petrol pump altogether. Chinese brands BYD, Geely, Cherry,
- 1:25Speaker 1: GWM and Zika are now the most popular brands in Australia.
- 1:31Speaker 1: Check out those stories live right now at theaustralian.com.au and
- 1:35Speaker 1: come back to the front first thing in the morning
- 1:37Speaker 1: for a bikey-turned-journo sacked by the ABC who's still causing headlines.
- 1:43Speaker 1: That's right here Tuesday morning.