1 00:00:10,614 --> 00:00:15,934 Speaker 1: You're listening to a Mummamea podcast. Mummameer acknowledges the traditional 2 00:00:15,934 --> 00:00:18,774 Speaker 1: owners of land and waters that this podcast is recorded 3 00:00:18,814 --> 00:00:23,934 Speaker 1: on Hi. I'm Jemma Donna who from ammameir's twice daily 4 00:00:23,934 --> 00:00:27,174 Speaker 1: news podcast, The Quickie with Your Headlines. For Friday, August 5 00:00:27,254 --> 00:00:30,454 Speaker 1: twenty two, security cameras will be trialed at hundreds of 6 00:00:30,534 --> 00:00:33,334 Speaker 1: childcare facilities across the country in the wake of child 7 00:00:33,374 --> 00:00:37,974 Speaker 1: abuse allegations rocking the sector. Federal, state and territory education 8 00:00:38,094 --> 00:00:41,014 Speaker 1: ministers met in Sydney today, agreeing to a suite of 9 00:00:41,014 --> 00:00:45,854 Speaker 1: safety reforms in childcare and early education. Ministers also committed 10 00:00:45,854 --> 00:00:49,134 Speaker 1: to creating a national register of childcare workers, with a 11 00:00:49,174 --> 00:00:53,134 Speaker 1: pilot to begin in December. Other agreed upon reforms include 12 00:00:53,134 --> 00:00:56,494 Speaker 1: a ban on mobile phones inside centers and mandatory national 13 00:00:56,574 --> 00:01:00,734 Speaker 1: child safety training for all staff. Federal Education Minister Jason 14 00:01:00,774 --> 00:01:03,454 Speaker 1: Clair says the measures are a necessary step to restore 15 00:01:03,494 --> 00:01:07,054 Speaker 1: public confidence in the system. The government is also providing 16 00:01:07,094 --> 00:01:10,334 Speaker 1: an extra sixteen hundred spot visits by the Federal Education 17 00:01:10,454 --> 00:01:15,214 Speaker 1: Department to enforce safety standards. Treasurer Jim Chalmers has hinted 18 00:01:15,214 --> 00:01:19,054 Speaker 1: at potential changes to superannuation and capital gain taxes and 19 00:01:19,134 --> 00:01:22,214 Speaker 1: says intergenerational fairness will be at the heart of any 20 00:01:22,254 --> 00:01:26,174 Speaker 1: tax reform. The Treasurer's comments follow a round table discussion 21 00:01:26,174 --> 00:01:29,374 Speaker 1: where experts concluded the current system is deeply unfair to 22 00:01:29,454 --> 00:01:34,094 Speaker 1: younger Australians. Charmers conceded the tax system is imperfect and 23 00:01:34,134 --> 00:01:37,454 Speaker 1: places too much burden on the income from wages and salaries. 24 00:01:38,334 --> 00:01:40,894 Speaker 1: The government has not ruled out a complete overhaul of 25 00:01:40,934 --> 00:01:44,534 Speaker 1: the tax system, though no concrete plans have been announced. 26 00:01:44,814 --> 00:01:48,134 Speaker 1: Experts argue retirees can earn the same income as working 27 00:01:48,174 --> 00:01:53,814 Speaker 1: households but pay significantly less in tax. Independent mp Allegrate 28 00:01:53,854 --> 00:01:56,374 Speaker 1: Spender welcome to the move, saying it would help young 29 00:01:56,374 --> 00:02:00,694 Speaker 1: people achieve the same milestones as their parents. The Coalition, however, 30 00:02:00,814 --> 00:02:04,574 Speaker 1: is wary of any new taxes, with Opposition Finance spokesperson 31 00:02:04,654 --> 00:02:07,814 Speaker 1: James Patterson warning it could be a major breach of faith. 32 00:02:08,574 --> 00:02:12,134 Speaker 1: Eric Menendez, who alongside his brother Lyle, was convicted of 33 00:02:12,214 --> 00:02:15,414 Speaker 1: murdering his parents in nineteen eighty nine, has been denied 34 00:02:15,494 --> 00:02:19,694 Speaker 1: parole after decades in prison. A California parole panel made 35 00:02:19,734 --> 00:02:22,654 Speaker 1: the decision on Thursday, meaning Eric will not be eligible 36 00:02:22,694 --> 00:02:25,894 Speaker 1: again for three years. The hearing came after a judge 37 00:02:25,934 --> 00:02:29,294 Speaker 1: reduced his sentence from life without parole two fifty years 38 00:02:29,294 --> 00:02:32,054 Speaker 1: to life earlier this year, making him and his brother 39 00:02:32,174 --> 00:02:36,654 Speaker 1: eligible for release. Prosecutors argued the brothers killed their parents 40 00:02:36,654 --> 00:02:40,014 Speaker 1: for a multimillion dollar inheritance, while the defense claimed it 41 00:02:40,054 --> 00:02:42,854 Speaker 1: was an act of self defense after years of abuse. 42 00:02:43,494 --> 00:02:47,854 Speaker 1: During the hearing, commissioners scrutinized Eric's record, including past prison 43 00:02:48,054 --> 00:02:51,814 Speaker 1: rule violations. The fifty four year old expressed remorse, noting 44 00:02:51,854 --> 00:02:54,174 Speaker 1: the hearing was almost thirty six years to the day 45 00:02:54,294 --> 00:02:57,454 Speaker 1: after the murders. His brother, Lyle, is scheduled to have 46 00:02:57,494 --> 00:03:01,254 Speaker 1: his own parole hearing on Friday. A postal worker has 47 00:03:01,294 --> 00:03:04,214 Speaker 1: been charged over an alleged scheme that used stolen bank 48 00:03:04,294 --> 00:03:07,174 Speaker 1: cards from the mail to commit nearly one point five 49 00:03:07,374 --> 00:03:10,974 Speaker 1: million dollars in fraud. Police alleged the fifty six year 50 00:03:11,014 --> 00:03:14,374 Speaker 1: old posty stole bank cards from affluent suburbs in Sydney's 51 00:03:14,414 --> 00:03:18,654 Speaker 1: East before supplying them to criminal syndicates. Raids on the 52 00:03:18,654 --> 00:03:21,534 Speaker 1: homes of three men in southern Sydney uncovered a significant 53 00:03:21,534 --> 00:03:25,094 Speaker 1: amount of stolen goods, including a Rolex watch, Louis Vton, 54 00:03:25,214 --> 00:03:29,894 Speaker 1: handbags and over fourteen thousand dollars in cash. The postal 55 00:03:29,934 --> 00:03:32,814 Speaker 1: worker faces more than one hundred forty charges related to 56 00:03:32,934 --> 00:03:36,174 Speaker 1: fraud and postal offenses. A thirty five year old man 57 00:03:36,254 --> 00:03:39,254 Speaker 1: was also charged with over sixty counts of fraud, while 58 00:03:39,254 --> 00:03:42,694 Speaker 1: a twenty seven year old man faces eighty fraud related charges. 59 00:03:43,214 --> 00:03:45,454 Speaker 1: Both the postal worker and the thirty five year old 60 00:03:45,494 --> 00:03:49,294 Speaker 1: man were refused bail and appeared in court. Police say 61 00:03:49,414 --> 00:03:55,054 Speaker 1: more arrests are expected as the investigation continues. Australian sunscreen 62 00:03:55,054 --> 00:03:59,334 Speaker 1: brand Ultraviolet has voluntarily pulled its popular lean screen product 63 00:03:59,454 --> 00:04:02,654 Speaker 1: from shelves due to concerns over its sun protection factor. 64 00:04:03,054 --> 00:04:06,134 Speaker 1: The move comes after the company's own new testing revealed 65 00:04:06,174 --> 00:04:11,214 Speaker 1: inconsistent and highly variable results, with sbfres from four to 66 00:04:11,334 --> 00:04:15,454 Speaker 1: over sixty. This follows an earlier report by consumer group Choice, 67 00:04:15,494 --> 00:04:18,214 Speaker 1: which also found the product's SBF to be as low 68 00:04:18,254 --> 00:04:22,174 Speaker 1: as four are finding the company initially disputed. The brand 69 00:04:22,214 --> 00:04:26,494 Speaker 1: has apologized to customers, stating the inconsistency was not good enough. 70 00:04:26,934 --> 00:04:29,934 Speaker 1: Ultraviolet stressed that the issue is isolated to this one 71 00:04:30,014 --> 00:04:33,174 Speaker 1: product and does not affect the rest of its range. 72 00:04:33,214 --> 00:04:36,534 Speaker 1: The company, which used a third party manufacturer for the product, 73 00:04:36,774 --> 00:04:39,894 Speaker 1: has stated it will no longer work with them. That's 74 00:04:39,974 --> 00:04:42,854 Speaker 1: your evening news headlines. On Monday's episode of The Quickie, 75 00:04:42,934 --> 00:04:45,734 Speaker 1: we're diving deep into our current obsession with run clubs 76 00:04:45,934 --> 00:04:48,734 Speaker 1: and the new findings doom scrolling before bed might not 77 00:04:48,774 --> 00:04:51,454 Speaker 1: be as detrimental to our sleep as we once thought. 78 00:04:51,974 --> 00:04:54,174 Speaker 1: Listen to The Quickie wherever you get your podcasts.