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

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<v Speaker 1>Mortlock with the latest from the Quickie Newsroom. Australia has

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<v Speaker 1>recorded its worst ever reading and math results in an

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<v Speaker 1>international test. The Programme for International Student Assessment Exams found

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<v Speaker 1>Australian science students today were almost one year of learning

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<v Speaker 1>behind students who sat the exam in 2006. In reading,

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<v Speaker 1>students are roughly two years behind where they were in 2000,

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<v Speaker 1>and in mathematics, they're also two years behind the 2003 results.

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<v Speaker 1>The continued long-term learning decline over the last 20 years

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<v Speaker 1>is concerning, but we did perform above the OECD average,

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<v Speaker 1>with Australian students ranking 10th in science and reading and

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<v Speaker 1>16th in mathematics among the 91 countries. The release of

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<v Speaker 1>draft legislation attempting to restrict social media giants' algorithms has

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<v Speaker 1>been met with a stern warning from Donald Trump. The

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<v Speaker 1>Australian Digital Duty of Care would put the onus on

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<v Speaker 1>social media to protect children from harmful content and provide

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<v Speaker 1>adults with the opportunity to opt out of the algorithm.

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<v Speaker 1>White House spokesperson Kush Desai said President Trump has unequivocally

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<v Speaker 1>warned trading partners against imposing digital services taxes on fines

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<v Speaker 1>and other forms of extortion on America's leading technology sector.

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<v Speaker 1>Back home, One Nation MP Barnaby Joyce and Liberal frontbencher

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<v Speaker 1>Jacinta Nampajimpa Price have labelled the government's plans for social

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<v Speaker 1>media as politically motivated censorship. The federal Labor government is

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<v Speaker 1>being accused of pork-barrelling, That's the term used to describe

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<v Speaker 1>politicians using government funds to pay for projects likely to

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<v Speaker 1>win votes rather than spending money where it's needed most.

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<v Speaker 1>Analysis released by the Centre for Public Integrity revealed that

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<v Speaker 1>$ 493 million of $ 560 million, some 75%, went to seats

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<v Speaker 1>where Labor was competitive compared to just $ 66 million where

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<v Speaker 1>it wasn't. The community grants program was also invitation only,

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<v Speaker 1>so many couldn't apply even if they wanted to. The

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<v Speaker 1>Prime Minister is facing scrutiny over his undeclared honorary membership

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<v Speaker 1>at Marrickville Golf Club, which received $ 6 million for upgrades

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<v Speaker 1>in his electorate of Grayndler. Three men charged with murder

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<v Speaker 1>in the 2024 killings of two Australian brothers and an

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<v Speaker 1>American friend have faced trial in Mexico's Baja California state.

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<v Speaker 1>Perth brothers Jake and Callum Robinson and their American friend

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<v Speaker 1>Jack Carterode were found at the bottom of a well

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<v Speaker 1>with gunshot wounds to their heads days after they went

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<v Speaker 1>missing during a surfing trip. Prosecutors say the men were

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<v Speaker 1>killed during an attempt to steal their pickup truck, which

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<v Speaker 1>was later found burned near their bodies. Dozens of witnesses

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<v Speaker 1>are expected to give evidence during the four-week judge-only trial.

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<v Speaker 1>and an experienced skydiver will be buying a lotto ticket

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<v Speaker 1>after surviving plunging 10,000 feet unconscious and without a parachute.

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<v Speaker 1>Holly Whiffen was accidentally kicked in the head by a

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<v Speaker 1>fellow jumper, knocking her out and rendering her unable to

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<v Speaker 1>open her parachute while diving in Nottingham, England. Luckily, the 35-year-old,

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<v Speaker 1>who has 425 jumps under her belt, hit a tree

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<v Speaker 1>before she hit the ground. She did break her leg

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<v Speaker 1>and her spine, but says she wants to get back

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<v Speaker 1>to skydiving again as soon as she can. That's all

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<v Speaker 1>for now. If you have a topic you'd like us

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