1 00:00:10,614 --> 00:00:15,294 Speaker 1: You're listening to a Muma Mia podcast. Mamma Mia acknowledges 2 00:00:15,334 --> 00:00:18,174 Speaker 1: the traditional owners of land and waters that this podcast 3 00:00:18,214 --> 00:00:22,574 Speaker 1: is recorded on Hi. I'm Isabella Ross from Mamma MIA's 4 00:00:22,694 --> 00:00:25,374 Speaker 1: daily news podcast, So Quickie, Here's what's happening in the 5 00:00:25,414 --> 00:00:30,294 Speaker 1: news today, Wednesday, August fourteenth. Australia's Olympic athletes have received 6 00:00:30,294 --> 00:00:33,374 Speaker 1: a hero's welcome after arriving in Sydney following the most 7 00:00:33,414 --> 00:00:37,094 Speaker 1: successful games in the country's history. Three days after the 8 00:00:37,134 --> 00:00:40,014 Speaker 1: curtain fell on the Paris Games. Hundreds of athletes arrived 9 00:00:40,014 --> 00:00:42,694 Speaker 1: at a rainy Sydney airport early this morning to be 10 00:00:42,734 --> 00:00:46,534 Speaker 1: greeted by friends, family and fans. Team Australia was greeted 11 00:00:46,574 --> 00:00:50,254 Speaker 1: by a plethora of officials too, including Prime Minister Anthony Albanezi, 12 00:00:50,494 --> 00:00:54,374 Speaker 1: the Governor General and Opposition leader Peter Dutton. Australia won 13 00:00:54,454 --> 00:00:57,614 Speaker 1: eighteen gold medals, nineteen silver and sixteen bronze for a 14 00:00:57,654 --> 00:01:01,214 Speaker 1: fifty three medal haul. A forty six year old woman 15 00:01:01,294 --> 00:01:03,534 Speaker 1: has been charged with murder following the death of a 16 00:01:03,534 --> 00:01:06,494 Speaker 1: ten year old girl on Queensland's Gold Coast. Police were 17 00:01:06,494 --> 00:01:09,094 Speaker 1: called to an address in Carrara just after six pm 18 00:01:09,094 --> 00:01:11,814 Speaker 1: on Tuesday Day night, where they found the child unresponsive, 19 00:01:11,854 --> 00:01:15,414 Speaker 1: who has been identified as Sophie Wang. Paramedics attempted to 20 00:01:15,454 --> 00:01:18,054 Speaker 1: revive her, but she was declared to cease at the scene. 21 00:01:18,214 --> 00:01:20,734 Speaker 1: This morning, the girl's mother appeared in court charged with 22 00:01:20,814 --> 00:01:23,574 Speaker 1: the murder of her daughter. Emmanuel College, where the young 23 00:01:23,614 --> 00:01:26,614 Speaker 1: girls in year five said her alleged murder has devastated 24 00:01:26,614 --> 00:01:31,294 Speaker 1: their school community. Investigations are continuing. The United States has 25 00:01:31,334 --> 00:01:34,134 Speaker 1: approved the sale of fighter jets and other military equipment 26 00:01:34,134 --> 00:01:37,134 Speaker 1: to Israel. The sale is worth thirty billion dollars and 27 00:01:37,334 --> 00:01:39,734 Speaker 1: was approved by the U S Secretary of State. In 28 00:01:39,774 --> 00:01:42,574 Speaker 1: a statement, the Pentagon said, the United States is committed 29 00:01:42,574 --> 00:01:44,814 Speaker 1: to the security of Israel and it is vital to 30 00:01:44,934 --> 00:01:48,214 Speaker 1: US national interest to assist Israel to develop and maintain 31 00:01:48,254 --> 00:01:51,374 Speaker 1: a strong and ready self defense capability. The US is 32 00:01:51,374 --> 00:01:54,334 Speaker 1: Israel's biggest ally and weapon supplier, and it has sent 33 00:01:54,414 --> 00:01:57,774 Speaker 1: Israel more than ten thousand highly destructive two thousand pound 34 00:01:57,854 --> 00:02:00,974 Speaker 1: bombs and thousands of hell fire missiles since the start 35 00:02:01,014 --> 00:02:03,854 Speaker 1: of the Garza War in October. The war has resulted 36 00:02:03,894 --> 00:02:06,094 Speaker 1: in a heavy civilian death toll, with hopes of a 37 00:02:06,134 --> 00:02:11,054 Speaker 1: ceasefire being mediated soon dwindling lee. After thirty five years, 38 00:02:11,054 --> 00:02:14,694 Speaker 1: Byron Bay's Blues Fest has become the latest music festival casualty, 39 00:02:14,774 --> 00:02:17,734 Speaker 1: announcing its twenty twenty five edition will be the last. 40 00:02:18,214 --> 00:02:20,774 Speaker 1: Organizers of the Byron Bay area events that it pained 41 00:02:20,854 --> 00:02:23,814 Speaker 1: them to announce the news. It follows the shot cancelation 42 00:02:23,974 --> 00:02:26,174 Speaker 1: of the Splendor in the Grass Festival, which was due 43 00:02:26,174 --> 00:02:28,454 Speaker 1: to be held in July, while other events such as 44 00:02:28,494 --> 00:02:30,774 Speaker 1: the Falls Festival and Groove in the Move have also 45 00:02:30,814 --> 00:02:34,214 Speaker 1: been scrapped. Soaring costs of live music festivals have made 46 00:02:34,294 --> 00:02:37,974 Speaker 1: running the events increasingly difficult, with high travel costs, climbing 47 00:02:38,014 --> 00:02:41,014 Speaker 1: overheads like insurance, extreme weather and the cost of living 48 00:02:41,014 --> 00:02:44,574 Speaker 1: crisis all factoring in. New South Wales Music Minister John 49 00:02:44,614 --> 00:02:46,894 Speaker 1: Graham admitted the events were not in a good way. 50 00:02:47,174 --> 00:02:50,094 Speaker 1: Blues Fest has not yet announced its twenty twenty five lineup. 51 00:02:50,774 --> 00:02:54,734 Speaker 1: That's your evening news Headlines. Tomorrow's episode looks into sex therapy, 52 00:02:54,974 --> 00:02:58,094 Speaker 1: finding out what questions people are really asking when they're 53 00:02:58,094 --> 00:03:01,094 Speaker 1: one to one with their relationship therapists. 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