1 00:00:10,614 --> 00:00:15,934 Speaker 1: You're listening to a Mumamea podcast. Mummamea 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 --> 00:00:24,534 Speaker 1: on Hi. I'm Nicole Madigan from Mummamea's twice daily news podcast, 4 00:00:24,614 --> 00:00:28,934 Speaker 1: The Quickie with Your Headlines. For Tuesday March four, Anthony 5 00:00:28,974 --> 00:00:32,294 Speaker 1: Albanesi has left the door open to Australian troops serving 6 00:00:32,334 --> 00:00:36,614 Speaker 1: in peacekeeping operations in Ukraine. The Prime Minister and Opposition 7 00:00:36,774 --> 00:00:41,134 Speaker 1: leader Peter Dutton have both backed Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelenski 8 00:00:41,374 --> 00:00:45,494 Speaker 1: following a heated White House meeting with US President Donald Trump, 9 00:00:45,574 --> 00:00:49,214 Speaker 1: who threatened to stop support for the European nation's defense efforts. 10 00:00:49,774 --> 00:00:52,734 Speaker 1: Albanzi says the government had not been approached with any 11 00:00:52,734 --> 00:00:57,174 Speaker 1: requests yet, but was open to potential peacekeeping operations on 12 00:00:57,214 --> 00:01:01,094 Speaker 1: the divergence between Australia and the United States. The PM 13 00:01:01,174 --> 00:01:04,974 Speaker 1: says the alliance remains important to the nation, but Australia 14 00:01:05,094 --> 00:01:09,774 Speaker 1: determines its own foreign policy. Meanwhile, US President Donald Trump 15 00:01:09,814 --> 00:01:13,054 Speaker 1: has now paused all military aid to the Ukraine, with 16 00:01:13,174 --> 00:01:16,294 Speaker 1: White House officials claiming the President is focused on peace 17 00:01:16,694 --> 00:01:19,534 Speaker 1: and the pause in aid was to ensure President Zelenski 18 00:01:19,694 --> 00:01:24,694 Speaker 1: was also committed to that goal. Palestinian militant group her 19 00:01:24,734 --> 00:01:27,414 Speaker 1: Mass says Israel is trying to push things back to 20 00:01:27,454 --> 00:01:30,774 Speaker 1: square one by asking to extend the first phase of 21 00:01:30,814 --> 00:01:35,414 Speaker 1: their Gaza Strip ceasefire agreement. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanya, 22 00:01:35,494 --> 00:01:38,814 Speaker 1: whose office set on Sunday it, had adopted a proposal 23 00:01:38,854 --> 00:01:42,254 Speaker 1: by U S President Donald Trump's envoy for a temporary 24 00:01:42,334 --> 00:01:45,774 Speaker 1: ceasefire in the Gaza Strip for the Ramadan and Passover 25 00:01:45,854 --> 00:01:49,814 Speaker 1: periods ending about April, twenty hours after the first phase 26 00:01:49,854 --> 00:01:53,374 Speaker 1: of the previously agreed deal expired. The truce would be 27 00:01:53,454 --> 00:01:56,574 Speaker 1: conditional on her Mass releasing half of the remaining living 28 00:01:56,654 --> 00:01:59,934 Speaker 1: and dead hostages on the first day, with the remainder 29 00:01:59,974 --> 00:02:02,934 Speaker 1: released on the conclusion if an agreement is reached on 30 00:02:02,974 --> 00:02:07,054 Speaker 1: a permanent ceasefire. Israeli fire killed at least two people 31 00:02:07,094 --> 00:02:09,734 Speaker 1: in Rufa and injured three others in the south of 32 00:02:09,774 --> 00:02:13,774 Speaker 1: the Gaza Strip on Monday, raising fears among Palestinians that 33 00:02:13,814 --> 00:02:17,974 Speaker 1: the ceasefire could collapse altogether. After Israel imposed a total 34 00:02:18,014 --> 00:02:21,214 Speaker 1: blockade on the shattered enclave. A first phase of the 35 00:02:21,214 --> 00:02:24,534 Speaker 1: ceasefire between Israel and her Mass that began in January 36 00:02:24,974 --> 00:02:27,694 Speaker 1: ended over the weekend with no agreement on what will 37 00:02:27,694 --> 00:02:32,494 Speaker 1: happen next. Billions of dollars in funding will be poured 38 00:02:32,494 --> 00:02:35,734 Speaker 1: into state schools to ensure no child is left behind. 39 00:02:36,054 --> 00:02:39,334 Speaker 1: In a bid to reduce disadvantage. After months of back 40 00:02:39,374 --> 00:02:41,414 Speaker 1: and forth, the Commonwealth broke it a deal with the 41 00:02:41,454 --> 00:02:44,814 Speaker 1: New South Wales government to lift its contribution from twenty 42 00:02:44,894 --> 00:02:48,374 Speaker 1: two point five percent of the Schooling Resource Standard, which 43 00:02:48,534 --> 00:02:51,894 Speaker 1: estimates how much total public funding a school requires to 44 00:02:51,894 --> 00:02:55,694 Speaker 1: meet student needs, to twenty five percent by twenty thirty four. 45 00:02:56,134 --> 00:02:58,854 Speaker 1: This means an extra four point eight billion dollars in 46 00:02:58,934 --> 00:03:02,334 Speaker 1: federal money will be used to fully fund public schools, 47 00:03:02,574 --> 00:03:05,694 Speaker 1: which will help more than seven hundred and eighty thousand children. 48 00:03:06,294 --> 00:03:09,174 Speaker 1: With New South Wales on board, Queensland remains the lone 49 00:03:09,174 --> 00:03:12,774 Speaker 1: hold out, but discussions are ongoing, but the PM warns 50 00:03:12,774 --> 00:03:15,694 Speaker 1: the funding boosting isn't a blank check and needs to 51 00:03:15,734 --> 00:03:19,454 Speaker 1: be tied to real reforms like evidence based teaching practices, 52 00:03:19,854 --> 00:03:24,094 Speaker 1: phonics and numeracy checks, and more mental health support. Last year, 53 00:03:24,134 --> 00:03:27,574 Speaker 1: the federal government reached deals with Western Australia and Tasmania 54 00:03:27,934 --> 00:03:31,014 Speaker 1: to boost its contribution to twenty two point five percent, 55 00:03:31,334 --> 00:03:33,534 Speaker 1: but the other states held out for a bigger slice 56 00:03:33,534 --> 00:03:36,814 Speaker 1: of the pie, with Victoria and South Australia coming to 57 00:03:36,854 --> 00:03:39,854 Speaker 1: a deal in January after the Commonwealth offered to lift 58 00:03:39,894 --> 00:03:44,294 Speaker 1: its share to twenty five percent. A rare Banksy artwork, 59 00:03:44,454 --> 00:03:47,494 Speaker 1: hand painted by the Elusive Street Artist and owned by 60 00:03:47,494 --> 00:03:50,614 Speaker 1: Blink one eighty two's Mark Hoppice, is headed to auction 61 00:03:51,014 --> 00:03:53,214 Speaker 1: with a price estimate of up to ten point two 62 00:03:53,414 --> 00:03:58,734 Speaker 1: million dollars. Crude Oil Vetriano is Banksy's reimagining of the 63 00:03:58,854 --> 00:04:03,014 Speaker 1: nineteen ninety two painting The Singing Butler by Scottish artist 64 00:04:03,174 --> 00:04:07,574 Speaker 1: Jack Vettriano, whose death was announced on Monday. It depicts 65 00:04:07,614 --> 00:04:10,894 Speaker 1: Vettriano's butler serenading a day dancing couple on the beach, 66 00:04:11,334 --> 00:04:14,374 Speaker 1: with Banksy's edition of a sinking oil liner and two 67 00:04:14,454 --> 00:04:17,534 Speaker 1: figures in hazmat suits moving a barrel of toxic waste 68 00:04:17,534 --> 00:04:20,534 Speaker 1: in the background. The punk rocker, who bought the painting 69 00:04:20,574 --> 00:04:23,974 Speaker 1: with his wife's sky in twenty eleven, says part of 70 00:04:24,014 --> 00:04:27,174 Speaker 1: the sale proceeds will go to medical charities and the 71 00:04:27,214 --> 00:04:31,974 Speaker 1: California Fire Foundation following the Los Angeles wildfires. That's Your 72 00:04:32,054 --> 00:04:35,294 Speaker 1: Latest News headlines on tomorrow's episode of the Quickie, with 73 00:04:35,414 --> 00:04:39,054 Speaker 1: women's sport the center of much media coverage. Recently, we're 74 00:04:39,054 --> 00:04:42,814 Speaker 1: digging into a new study investigating just how much appetite 75 00:04:42,854 --> 00:04:46,134 Speaker 1: there is for coverage of female athletes. Listen to The 76 00:04:46,214 --> 00:04:48,254 Speaker 1: Quickie wherever you get your podcasts.