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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. The family

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<v Speaker 1>of Molly Ticehurst, who was murdered by her abusive ex-boyfriend

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<v Speaker 1>at her home in Forbes in central western New South

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<v Speaker 1>Wales in 2014, has come face to face with her

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<v Speaker 1>killer in a courtroom. Molly's father, Tony Tyshurst, described his

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<v Speaker 1>28-year-old daughter as big-hearted and deeply loved, his best friend

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<v Speaker 1>and confidant. When she died, part of me died with her,

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<v Speaker 1>he told the first day of Daniel Billings' sentence hearing

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<v Speaker 1>in the New South Wales Supreme Court in Orange. Tyshurst's

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<v Speaker 1>murder intensified a national campaign against gendered violence and led

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<v Speaker 1>to legal changes in New South Wales, including tighter bail

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<v Speaker 1>laws for people accused of domestic violence. Sydney's recorded its

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<v Speaker 1>second suspected mistaken identity killing in 24 hours, with a

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<v Speaker 1>feud between two rival crime networks now suspected to be

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<v Speaker 1>behind both attacks. A man in his 40s was gunned

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<v Speaker 1>down outside a Maryland's West home on Wednesday afternoon, shot

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<v Speaker 1>from a passing car while working there with a resident

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<v Speaker 1>and two young children who were inside at the time.

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<v Speaker 1>The homeowners were well known to police for organised crime links,

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<v Speaker 1>but the victim was not. It came a day after

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<v Speaker 1>23-year-old university student Marco Tapia was shot dead in his

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<v Speaker 1>Glen Alpine bedroom by multiple attackers who were still on

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<v Speaker 1>the run. Police are now investigating whether the two shootings

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<v Speaker 1>are connected. Acting Premier Pru Ka insists police are on

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<v Speaker 1>top of the violence, with a task force commander revealing

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<v Speaker 1>60 officers are patrolling targeted areas around the clock. But

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<v Speaker 1>opposition leader Kelly Sloan says the fear is real, telling

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<v Speaker 1>reporters Sydney doesn't feel safe anymore. A three-year-old Victorian girl

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<v Speaker 1>has died after contracting a rare infection at a petting

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<v Speaker 1>zoo following six weeks fighting for life in intensive care.

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<v Speaker 1>The little girl was being treated at Monash Children's Hospital

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<v Speaker 1>for a rare life-threatening illness that can cause kidney and

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<v Speaker 1>brain damage triggered by a toxin-producing bacteria commonly found in

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<v Speaker 1>animals like cows. It's believed she was exposed during a

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<v Speaker 1>visit to a petting zoo, with another child also hospitalised

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<v Speaker 1>after attending a birthday party at the same venue. Victoria's

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<v Speaker 1>health department launched an investigation into the outbreak last month.

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<v Speaker 1>Australia's defence spending is under the microscope, with the US

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<v Speaker 1>pushing us to spend even more. Defence Minister Richard Miles

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<v Speaker 1>was in Washington this week, meeting with the Trump administration

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<v Speaker 1>as the two countries mark 75 years of their military alliance.

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<v Speaker 1>The message from the US side was blunt. American and

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<v Speaker 1>Australian military capabilities need to match each other. It's all

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<v Speaker 1>tied to the ongoing pressure around AUKUS. That's the security

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<v Speaker 1>pact that promises Australia nuclear-powered submarines. Miles says Australia's defence

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<v Speaker 1>budget has already had its biggest peacetime boost, now sitting

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<v Speaker 1>at 2.8% of GDP, ahead of most NATO countries. But

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<v Speaker 1>the deal itself is already copying scrutiny. A public inquiry

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<v Speaker 1>has heard Australia should have stuck with the original French

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<v Speaker 1>submarine contract, with one former Navy officer saying the AUKUS

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<v Speaker 1>plan was cooked up in a coffee shop by political staffers,

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<v Speaker 1>not submarine experts. That's all for now. If you have

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