Health Concerns and Digital Service Issues

Coming up on your breakfast update, tax reform's on the agenda as politicians head back to Canberra , US and Iran talks up in the air, and why scientists are reminding you to get a flu shot. I'm Madeline McNeil with the latest from Tapped News . The government's contentious tax legislation will dominate the next two weeks of Parliament as politicians return to the national capital . Federal politics reporter Nelson Scott. Parliament returns today for the final sitting fortnight before the winter break. Labour is under pressure to pass its legislation to limit negative gearing and capital gains tax concessions while also delivering a two hundred fifty dollars tax offset and an instant one thousand dollars deduction for work expenses. The government is expected to get the bill through the Senate with the help of the Greens , but only after agreeing to delay major cuts to the NDIS. Labour is also seeking to legislate a reduction to the fuel ex cise until the end of July, the Prime Minister will hold another fuel security meeting with Satan territory colleagues today . Nelson Scott, Canberra . Direct talks between US and Iranian officials appear to have stalled in Switzerland following last week's signing of a memorandum of understanding to end the conflict. There are unconfirmed reports Iranian officials walked out in protest of President Trump's claim he'd attack Iran if Hezbollah causes trouble in L ebanon. U. S. Vice President JD Van says the talks are paused and have not concluded. Doctors are calling on governments to do more to help reduce ambulance ramping outside hospitals. The Australian Medical Association's annual ramping report card shows patients are waiting for longer outside hospitals than they were five years ago. The AMA's doctor Daniel McMullen says more funding needs to be allocated to the health workforce. We need to invest in our hospital capacity, invest in our workforce. We need aged care and general practice supports to address the rising demand and the exit block. And we need consistent data across the country. Scientists are examining what they're describing as a slim chance of the H five N one strain of bird flu mutating to better infect humans. They're urging all Australians to get their annual influenza shot after the highly pathogenic strain of the virus was detected in WA. A new report from the telecommunications ombudsman shows four in five Australians have experienced at least one problem with digital services in the past year . The most common issues faced online are accountant access issues followed by fees and charges and slow or no customer service. The problems are costing an estimated four hundred ninety seven million dollars each year . Ombudsman Cynthia Gabb says results confirm what most of us already know. Australians are losing time and money to problems with digital platforms and online services and it's causing not just a level of frustration, it's undermining trust and estimated to be costing Australians a lot of money. And British Prime Minister Serki Starmer could reveal his plans for his future as early as today , there's speculation Sir K will lay out a timetable for his departure from the top job after facing increasing pressure over the weekend to resign. His leadership has been on the brink since Andy Burnham won a key by election last week. In finance, one Australian dollar is buying around seventy US cents sport . At the FIFA World Cup, Japan's moved into the knockout stage with a four nil win over Tunisia. The Netherlands down Sweden five , it was a nill all draw between Ecuador and Corusal and Germany bid Ivory Coast two . Spain breezed past Saudi Arabia for Nill to kick off Monday's action . North Queensland boss Todd Patton's the latest event his frustration with NRL officials after his side's thirty eight to twenty loss to New Zealand. A controversial trial from warrior Adam Pompey was green lit by the bunker despite replays showing the ball was knocked on by teammate Tinate Topic . The cowboys coach saying you won't be letting this one go. I understand there's going to be human error, but they're big moments man and seasons and games can turn on those types of decisions and just we are getting the game getting too many rolls in the game. Round sixteen finished up with a storm downing the raiders forty two to twenty and the roosters beating the sharks twenty seven to eight . The Western Bulldogs have Beatens and Kilder to finish round fifteen of the AFL, as the Saiyans lose two key players to injury, North Melbourne saw off Richmond by twenty five points at the MCG to sit inside at the top ten.