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<v Speaker 1>You're listening to a Mamma Mia podcast. Hi, I'm Tamsin

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<v Speaker 1>Rose with the latest from the Quickie Newsroom for Tuesday,

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<v Speaker 1>September 8. Big changes could be coming to social media

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<v Speaker 1>in Australia. The Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has introduced the

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<v Speaker 1>landmark Digital Duty of Care Exposure Draft in Canberra on Tuesday.

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<v Speaker 1>The headline feature... My feed, my way, letting users opt

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<v Speaker 1>out of algorithm-driven feeds in favour of a simple following feed.

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<v Speaker 1>The Prime Minister insisted this is not about giving government control,

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<v Speaker 1>it's about giving people control. Asked why the government didn't

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<v Speaker 1>go with opt-in instead of opt-out for the algorithm, as

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<v Speaker 1>many had called for, Communications Minister Annika Wells said the

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<v Speaker 1>choice is neutral. She said it was empowering and about choice.

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<v Speaker 1>Platforms will also be forced to shield users from harmful content.

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<v Speaker 1>Think things like eating disorders, misogyny, porn and crime glorification.

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<v Speaker 1>The eSafety Commissioner would also have beefed up powers to

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<v Speaker 1>investigate non-compliance. We'll be talking you through all the details

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<v Speaker 1>in tomorrow morning's edition of the Quickie. Nepal has observed

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<v Speaker 1>a national day of mourning to remember those killed in

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<v Speaker 1>the August 26 floods. Flags have been lowered at government

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<v Speaker 1>offices and families have been holding mourning rituals. It's now

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<v Speaker 1>been two weeks since the flooding, which is confirmed to

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<v Speaker 1>have killed more than 1,300 people in Nepal and Tibet.

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<v Speaker 1>There are still some 5,000 missing, including dozens of Australians.

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<v Speaker 1>Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky believes there's a narrow window for

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<v Speaker 1>peace negotiations before winter hits. Zelensky believes Vladimir Putin is

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<v Speaker 1>banking on another brutal winter, including attacks on energy infrastructure

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<v Speaker 1>to wear Ukraine down. But Zelensky thinks Putin doesn't want

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<v Speaker 1>to upset Donald Trump ahead of the US midterms in November.

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<v Speaker 1>Zelensky told US news agency Axios, My feeling is that

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<v Speaker 1>Putin needs Trump. It comes after US negotiators Steve Witkoff

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<v Speaker 1>and Jared Kushner met with both Putin and Zelensky over

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<v Speaker 1>the weekend. in talks aimed at restarting the peace process.

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<v Speaker 1>Italy has just had its hottest summer since records began

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<v Speaker 1>in 1950. The average temperature this summer hit 24.3 degrees Celsius.

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<v Speaker 1>August was the standout, averaging 25.6 degrees Celsius, according to

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<v Speaker 1>the country's National Research Council. 2026 could now end up

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<v Speaker 1>as Italy's hottest year on record. Several heatwaves hit the

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<v Speaker 1>country over summer, with major cities baking in the heat.

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<v Speaker 1>Wildfires have torn across southern and central Europe this summer,

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<v Speaker 1>with more than 650,000 hectares burned across the EU so

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<v Speaker 1>far this year. King Charles has confirmed Prince Harry and

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<v Speaker 1>Meghan remain non-working royals following their return to the UK.

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<v Speaker 1>A letter sent on the King's behalf to senior government

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<v Speaker 1>officials says the couple will keep refraining from using their

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<v Speaker 1>royal titles, as they have since stepping back from duties

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<v Speaker 1>in 2020. Any charity they work will be done in

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<v Speaker 1>a private capacity. Security decisions remain a matter for police agencies.

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<v Speaker 1>The letter was sent by the Lord Chamberlain, the royal

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<v Speaker 1>household's top official, to senior government and military officials, plus

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<v Speaker 1>Lord Lieutenants around the country. The letter says, to help

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<v Speaker 1>avoid doubt or confusion, the King has directed that this

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<v Speaker 1>information be shared. And Gary Oldman claims the next James

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<v Speaker 1>Bond has already been chosen, and he hopes it's Jack Loudon.

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<v Speaker 1>The 68-year-old actor's Slow Horses co-star is among those whose

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<v Speaker 1>name has been mentioned as a potential replacement for Daniel

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<v Speaker 1>Craig in the franchise. And while there's been no official announcement,

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<v Speaker 1>Oldman insists producers have now hired someone. If Loudon does

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<v Speaker 1>land the coveted role, he could find himself sharing the

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<v Speaker 1>screen with his wife, Saoirse Ronan, who has expressed her

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<v Speaker 1>interest in playing a Bond villain a number of times.

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