1 00:00:10,614 --> 00:00:15,294 Speaker 1: You're listening to a Mama Mia podcast. Mumma Mea acknowledges 2 00:00:15,334 --> 00:00:18,174 Speaker 1: the traditional owners of land and waters that this podcast 3 00:00:18,214 --> 00:00:22,694 Speaker 1: is recorded on Hi. I'm Grace Ruvey from Mumma MIA's 4 00:00:22,734 --> 00:00:25,494 Speaker 1: daily news podcast, The Quickie with Your Headlines. The Monday 5 00:00:25,534 --> 00:00:29,134 Speaker 1: the fifteenth of July, US President Joe Biden has used 6 00:00:29,174 --> 00:00:32,334 Speaker 1: the formal setting of the White House Oval Office to 7 00:00:32,454 --> 00:00:36,294 Speaker 1: ask Americans to lower the political temperature and remember they 8 00:00:36,334 --> 00:00:40,734 Speaker 1: are neighbors. After Republican candidate Donald Trump was wounded on 9 00:00:40,854 --> 00:00:43,894 Speaker 1: Sunday US Time, Biden said Trump's shooting calls on all 10 00:00:43,934 --> 00:00:46,374 Speaker 1: of us to take a step back. We can't allow 11 00:00:46,414 --> 00:00:49,454 Speaker 1: this violence to be normalized. The political rhetoric in this 12 00:00:49,534 --> 00:00:52,294 Speaker 1: country has gotten very heated, and it's time to cool 13 00:00:52,294 --> 00:00:55,054 Speaker 1: it down. Biden's appearance has also been labeled as a 14 00:00:55,094 --> 00:00:58,134 Speaker 1: symbolic image as he battles some in his own Democratic 15 00:00:58,214 --> 00:01:00,294 Speaker 1: Party who want the eighty one year old leader to 16 00:01:00,294 --> 00:01:03,894 Speaker 1: step aside from seeking reelection out of concerns he lacks 17 00:01:03,894 --> 00:01:08,454 Speaker 1: the mental ability for another four year term. Australian households 18 00:01:08,454 --> 00:01:11,494 Speaker 1: are still under siege from high rents, insurance and petrol. 19 00:01:11,534 --> 00:01:14,574 Speaker 1: As the Federal Treasurer warns those pressures are likely to 20 00:01:14,614 --> 00:01:18,334 Speaker 1: show up in the upcoming quarterly inflation numbers. Treasurer Jim 21 00:01:18,414 --> 00:01:21,294 Speaker 1: Chalmers has flagged there are both domestic and international factors 22 00:01:21,374 --> 00:01:24,054 Speaker 1: in play, saying the oil price is up about ten 23 00:01:24,094 --> 00:01:27,014 Speaker 1: percent since last year and the global freight costs have 24 00:01:27,094 --> 00:01:30,574 Speaker 1: more than tripled since November. Lingering price pressures threatened to 25 00:01:30,614 --> 00:01:33,894 Speaker 1: throw the Reserve Bank of Australia's inflation fight off course, 26 00:01:34,214 --> 00:01:37,134 Speaker 1: with economists warning interest rates may need to stay higher 27 00:01:37,174 --> 00:01:40,134 Speaker 1: for longer and the chance of another hike has increased. 28 00:01:40,374 --> 00:01:43,414 Speaker 1: Dune quarter inflation statistics, due later this month, will be 29 00:01:43,454 --> 00:01:46,094 Speaker 1: the most important release for the Central Bank heading into 30 00:01:46,134 --> 00:01:49,254 Speaker 1: the next interest rate meeting in August. Doctor Chalmers says 31 00:01:49,254 --> 00:01:51,574 Speaker 1: the government will consider if more can and should be 32 00:01:51,614 --> 00:01:53,894 Speaker 1: done to help households with the cost of living in 33 00:01:53,934 --> 00:01:58,654 Speaker 1: future budgets. As the use of artificial intelligence expands, health 34 00:01:58,734 --> 00:02:02,814 Speaker 1: experts question where the mental health chatbots and digital companions 35 00:02:02,894 --> 00:02:07,014 Speaker 1: will alter human connections. Digital companions, that is, those seeking 36 00:02:07,094 --> 00:02:12,174 Speaker 1: romantic connections through AI around twenty five million users worldwide. 37 00:02:12,494 --> 00:02:16,334 Speaker 1: Australian experts are wondering how AI's growth will shift society 38 00:02:16,374 --> 00:02:20,454 Speaker 1: from traditional human relationships. One in three Australians feel lonely, 39 00:02:20,534 --> 00:02:24,454 Speaker 1: but stigma and misconceptions have hindered people seeking help during 40 00:02:24,494 --> 00:02:27,854 Speaker 1: the pandemic. Reduced access to in person therapy led people 41 00:02:27,854 --> 00:02:32,294 Speaker 1: to seek alternative support methods. Mental health chatbots like psychologists 42 00:02:32,334 --> 00:02:35,894 Speaker 1: on character dot ai have grown in popularity with over 43 00:02:35,934 --> 00:02:39,614 Speaker 1: one hundred and forty million global conversations. However, these chatbots 44 00:02:39,614 --> 00:02:42,774 Speaker 1: can't replace the deep connections built with human therapists. The 45 00:02:42,814 --> 00:02:46,814 Speaker 1: same goes for romantic partners. AI. Romantic partners also raise 46 00:02:46,894 --> 00:02:51,374 Speaker 1: concerns about genuine emotional connections. While AI can simulate empathy 47 00:02:51,454 --> 00:02:55,454 Speaker 1: and responses, it will always lack true emotional depth and connection. 48 00:02:56,414 --> 00:02:59,094 Speaker 1: The Federal Government has confirmed King Charles the Third and 49 00:02:59,174 --> 00:03:02,494 Speaker 1: Queen Camilla will travel to Australia this year. It will 50 00:03:02,534 --> 00:03:05,614 Speaker 1: be Charles's first visit to Australia since he became king, 51 00:03:05,934 --> 00:03:08,694 Speaker 1: and the first by a reigning monarch since twenty eleven, 52 00:03:08,774 --> 00:03:11,894 Speaker 1: when Queen Aliza at the Second traveled to Canberra, Brisbane, 53 00:03:12,014 --> 00:03:15,974 Speaker 1: Melbourne and Perth. Charles has visited fifteen times previously, and 54 00:03:16,014 --> 00:03:18,934 Speaker 1: in nineteen sixty six spent time at a school in Victoria. 55 00:03:19,174 --> 00:03:21,734 Speaker 1: Prime Minister Anthony Albanez He said planning for the visit 56 00:03:21,854 --> 00:03:24,854 Speaker 1: was well underway, saying I'm honored to welcome the King 57 00:03:24,934 --> 00:03:27,654 Speaker 1: and Queen on their first royal visit to Australia later 58 00:03:27,694 --> 00:03:30,454 Speaker 1: this year. They are always welcome visitors. The King has 59 00:03:30,494 --> 00:03:33,054 Speaker 1: a deep regard for our great nation and has always 60 00:03:33,094 --> 00:03:35,414 Speaker 1: spoken warmly of the time he has spent here and 61 00:03:35,454 --> 00:03:39,254 Speaker 1: the astounding beauty of our extraordinary continent. That's your latest 62 00:03:39,294 --> 00:03:42,014 Speaker 1: news headlines. On tomorrow's episode of The Quickie, are you 63 00:03:42,054 --> 00:03:44,014 Speaker 1: the type of person who gets sad when the weather 64 00:03:44,054 --> 00:03:46,814 Speaker 1: gets colder and the days get shorter? Claire Murphy is 65 00:03:46,854 --> 00:03:50,494 Speaker 1: investigating how to avoid seasonal depression. Listen to The Quickie 66 00:03:50,534 --> 00:03:51,934 Speaker 1: wherever you get your podcasts.