1 00:00:10,614 --> 00:00:15,254 Speaker 1: You're listening to a Muma Mia podcast. Mumma Mea acknowledges 2 00:00:15,334 --> 00:00:18,134 Speaker 1: the traditional owners of land and waters that this podcast 3 00:00:18,214 --> 00:00:23,654 Speaker 1: is recorded on Hi. I'm Tarlie Blackman from MoMA MIA's 4 00:00:23,654 --> 00:00:26,574 Speaker 1: twice daily news podcast, The Quikie with your Headlines for 5 00:00:26,654 --> 00:00:30,894 Speaker 1: Thursday May twenty two. Senior Liberal and National Party members 6 00:00:30,974 --> 00:00:34,774 Speaker 1: are urgently working to rebuild the coalition before shadow cabinet 7 00:00:34,814 --> 00:00:39,254 Speaker 1: positions are announced. Liberal MP Dan Tien and senior Nationals 8 00:00:39,294 --> 00:00:42,814 Speaker 1: members Darren Chester and Barnaby Joyce are leading the talks. 9 00:00:43,334 --> 00:00:46,414 Speaker 1: The main concern is once Liberal leader Susan Lee and 10 00:00:46,574 --> 00:00:49,854 Speaker 1: National's leader David Little Proud name their front bench teams, 11 00:00:49,974 --> 00:00:52,934 Speaker 1: it will be too late to fix the divide. Talks 12 00:00:53,054 --> 00:00:57,134 Speaker 1: recently broke down after Little Proud demanded support for nuclear power, 13 00:00:57,254 --> 00:01:00,614 Speaker 1: a twenty billion dollar regional development fund, and that front 14 00:01:00,614 --> 00:01:04,694 Speaker 1: benches be allowed to vote against coalition policies. Lee refuse 15 00:01:04,774 --> 00:01:07,854 Speaker 1: these demands. She is now preparing to announce her shadow 16 00:01:07,934 --> 00:01:11,494 Speaker 1: ministry with plans to act as the official opposition. However, 17 00:01:11,574 --> 00:01:14,614 Speaker 1: some MPs on both sides are pushing for a delay. 18 00:01:15,054 --> 00:01:18,294 Speaker 1: Former Prime Ministers John Howard and Tony Abbott have urged 19 00:01:18,414 --> 00:01:22,414 Speaker 1: both parties to reunite, calling the split a mistake. A 20 00:01:22,494 --> 00:01:25,894 Speaker 1: major investigation is underway as a seventeen year old girl 21 00:01:25,974 --> 00:01:29,574 Speaker 1: hasn't been seen since May fifteen. Phoebe Bishop has gone 22 00:01:29,614 --> 00:01:33,174 Speaker 1: missing in regional Queensland. She was last seen at Airport 23 00:01:33,254 --> 00:01:36,254 Speaker 1: Drive in Bunderberg, just before she was due to board 24 00:01:36,294 --> 00:01:39,814 Speaker 1: a flight to Western Australia to visit her boyfriend. Police 25 00:01:39,854 --> 00:01:43,014 Speaker 1: have declared two crime scenes, including a property in Jingin 26 00:01:43,214 --> 00:01:46,294 Speaker 1: where Phoebe had been staying. Phoebe spoke to her boyfriend 27 00:01:46,534 --> 00:01:49,734 Speaker 1: just before disappearing, but her phone and social media have 28 00:01:49,814 --> 00:01:53,054 Speaker 1: been inactive since. Her bank account hasn't been touched either. 29 00:01:53,574 --> 00:01:56,374 Speaker 1: Police are now investigating whether Phoebe was dropped off at 30 00:01:56,374 --> 00:02:00,374 Speaker 1: the airport in a gray Hyundai IX thirty five registration 31 00:02:00,534 --> 00:02:03,854 Speaker 1: four one four e W three. They are seeking dash 32 00:02:03,934 --> 00:02:07,414 Speaker 1: cam footage from the public, especially around Bunderberg and Jingjin. 33 00:02:07,574 --> 00:02:11,574 Speaker 1: On May fifteen, New South Wales Premier Chris Minn says 34 00:02:11,614 --> 00:02:15,214 Speaker 1: around fifty thousand people have been told to prepare for evacuation, 35 00:02:15,454 --> 00:02:18,774 Speaker 1: with nearly ten thousand homes at risk as major floods 36 00:02:18,854 --> 00:02:21,974 Speaker 1: hit the mid North Coast. Mins warned the region could 37 00:02:22,054 --> 00:02:25,254 Speaker 1: face more bad news within twenty four hours and urged 38 00:02:25,294 --> 00:02:28,894 Speaker 1: residents to use common sense following warnings and leave early 39 00:02:29,014 --> 00:02:32,374 Speaker 1: if asked. This follows as one person is confirmed to 40 00:02:32,374 --> 00:02:34,894 Speaker 1: be dead due to the flooding. There are one hundred 41 00:02:34,934 --> 00:02:38,214 Speaker 1: and forty flood warnings in place, with SES crews rescuing 42 00:02:38,214 --> 00:02:42,694 Speaker 1: one hundreds overnight. Mins stress that early evacuation helps emergency 43 00:02:42,734 --> 00:02:46,574 Speaker 1: services and could save lives. A new drug that slows 44 00:02:46,614 --> 00:02:49,534 Speaker 1: the early stages of Alzheimer's has just been approved for 45 00:02:49,654 --> 00:02:53,774 Speaker 1: use in Australia. The medication, called dnanamub is for people 46 00:02:53,814 --> 00:02:57,374 Speaker 1: with mild cognitive symptoms. It's given through an IV once 47 00:02:57,414 --> 00:03:00,574 Speaker 1: a month for up to eighteen months. While not a cure, 48 00:03:00,694 --> 00:03:03,614 Speaker 1: clinical trials show it can slow memory loss by around 49 00:03:03,614 --> 00:03:07,494 Speaker 1: thirty percent, meaning people may stay independent longer and enjoy 50 00:03:07,614 --> 00:03:11,334 Speaker 1: a better quality of life. Works by clearing a protein 51 00:03:11,414 --> 00:03:14,014 Speaker 1: in the brain which is linked to Alzheimer's, but it's 52 00:03:14,014 --> 00:03:17,414 Speaker 1: not without its risks, including brain swelling and bleeding, so 53 00:03:17,534 --> 00:03:21,614 Speaker 1: patients must undergo genetic testing first. Right now, it's not 54 00:03:21,694 --> 00:03:24,254 Speaker 1: covered by the PBS and could cost up to eighty 55 00:03:24,334 --> 00:03:27,974 Speaker 1: thousand dollars a year. Doctors say it's a major step forward, 56 00:03:28,094 --> 00:03:31,614 Speaker 1: even if it's just the Beginning. Mariah Carey is returning 57 00:03:31,654 --> 00:03:35,654 Speaker 1: to Australia after more than ten years, headlining Friday's Live. 58 00:03:36,294 --> 00:03:41,574 Speaker 1: She'll perform alongside Pitbull, Jordan, Spark's Eve and more in Brisbane, Sydney, 59 00:03:41,694 --> 00:03:45,574 Speaker 1: Perth and Melbourne this October. Fans can expect hits like 60 00:03:45,654 --> 00:03:50,414 Speaker 1: Fantasy and We Belong Together, plus Pitbull's iconic twenty tens tracks. 61 00:03:50,854 --> 00:03:54,654 Speaker 1: The Talk kicks off on October seventeen. That's your latest 62 00:03:54,654 --> 00:03:58,174 Speaker 1: news Headlines on tomorrow's episode of The Quikie. New updates 63 00:03:58,214 --> 00:04:00,974 Speaker 1: could be the necessary breakthrough in the case of missing 64 00:04:01,014 --> 00:04:04,534 Speaker 1: toddler William Tyrrel, Plus we find out the science behind 65 00:04:04,534 --> 00:04:07,694 Speaker 1: the dreaded dating ick. Listen to The Quickie wherever you 66 00:04:07,734 --> 00:04:14,894 Speaker 1: get your podcasts.