1 00:00:10,574 --> 00:00:15,414 Speaker 1: You're listening to a Mumma Mea podcast. Mummamea acknowledges the 2 00:00:15,414 --> 00:00:18,294 Speaker 1: traditional owners of land and waters that this podcast is 3 00:00:18,334 --> 00:00:23,894 Speaker 1: recorded on Good Afternoon. I'm Jimmy Donna, who from Ammameir's 4 00:00:23,894 --> 00:00:27,454 Speaker 1: twice daily news podcast, The Quickie with your Headlines. For Wednesday, 5 00:00:27,494 --> 00:00:32,094 Speaker 1: October fifteen, Harmas has handed over the bodies of four 6 00:00:32,134 --> 00:00:37,614 Speaker 1: deceased hostages. Amid escalating international pressure. President Trump warned that 7 00:00:37,654 --> 00:00:40,694 Speaker 1: if the Palestinian militant group does not disarm as part 8 00:00:40,694 --> 00:00:44,894 Speaker 1: of the ceasefire agreement, the US will disarm them quickly 9 00:00:44,974 --> 00:00:49,214 Speaker 1: and perhaps violently. The transfer, facilitated by the Red Cross 10 00:00:49,254 --> 00:00:51,974 Speaker 1: is only a partial fulfillment of a deal requiring the 11 00:00:52,054 --> 00:00:55,734 Speaker 1: return of twenty eight bodies in total. Families of the 12 00:00:55,774 --> 00:00:58,854 Speaker 1: hostages have called the delay in returning the remaining twenty 13 00:00:58,894 --> 00:01:03,814 Speaker 1: bodies a blatant violation of the agreement. Meanwhile, as Israeli 14 00:01:03,854 --> 00:01:08,054 Speaker 1: troops have partially withdrawn, Harmas has swiftly reasserted control in 15 00:01:08,134 --> 00:01:13,134 Speaker 1: Gaza's urban area. The fragile situation has prompted deep skepticism 16 00:01:13,174 --> 00:01:17,494 Speaker 1: from observers like Palestinian Australian doctor Muhammad Mustaffar, who labeled 17 00:01:17,534 --> 00:01:20,814 Speaker 1: the deal a cease fire, not a peace plan. He 18 00:01:21,014 --> 00:01:25,214 Speaker 1: argues that without addressing issues of justice and Palestinian self governance, 19 00:01:25,574 --> 00:01:29,694 Speaker 1: any prospect for lasting peace is unlikely. New South Wales 20 00:01:29,734 --> 00:01:33,254 Speaker 1: has marked a grim milestone, recording the highest number of 21 00:01:33,254 --> 00:01:36,534 Speaker 1: Indigenous deaths in custody for a single state in one year. 22 00:01:37,294 --> 00:01:40,414 Speaker 1: Twelve Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people have died in 23 00:01:40,494 --> 00:01:43,174 Speaker 1: New South Wales jails so far in twenty twenty five, 24 00:01:43,614 --> 00:01:49,654 Speaker 1: a figure State coronart Teresa O'Sullivan called a profoundly distressing milestone. 25 00:01:49,694 --> 00:01:53,734 Speaker 1: The Aboriginal Legal Service described the numbers as a horrifying record, 26 00:01:53,934 --> 00:01:57,094 Speaker 1: stating that a prison sentence should not be a death sentence. 27 00:01:57,534 --> 00:02:01,614 Speaker 1: This crisis unfolds against a backdrop of severe overrepresentation in 28 00:02:01,654 --> 00:02:05,454 Speaker 1: the justice system. Recent crime data shows Aboriginal adults make 29 00:02:05,534 --> 00:02:09,174 Speaker 1: up over one third of the state's prison population, despite 30 00:02:09,214 --> 00:02:12,734 Speaker 1: compromising only about three point five percent of New South 31 00:02:12,734 --> 00:02:16,094 Speaker 1: Wales residents. Over the last five years, the number of 32 00:02:16,094 --> 00:02:19,974 Speaker 1: incarcerated Aboriginal people has risen by eighteen point nine percent, 33 00:02:20,454 --> 00:02:24,974 Speaker 1: while the non Aboriginal prison population has fallen critically. Nearly 34 00:02:25,054 --> 00:02:28,054 Speaker 1: half of all Aboriginal adults in custody are on remand 35 00:02:28,454 --> 00:02:32,814 Speaker 1: having been refused bail while awaiting court outcomes. The ALS 36 00:02:32,894 --> 00:02:35,294 Speaker 1: is calling on the government to address what it terms 37 00:02:35,334 --> 00:02:39,054 Speaker 1: the mass incarceration of First Nations people through legal and 38 00:02:39,134 --> 00:02:44,134 Speaker 1: policing reforms. Controversial US right wing commentator Candace Owens has 39 00:02:44,174 --> 00:02:46,894 Speaker 1: lost her final bid to enter Australia after the High 40 00:02:46,974 --> 00:02:51,014 Speaker 1: Court dismissed her appeal. Today. The court unanimously upheld the 41 00:02:51,014 --> 00:02:54,254 Speaker 1: government's decision to refuse her a visa for a planned 42 00:02:54,334 --> 00:02:57,934 Speaker 1: speaking to her. Home Affairs Minister Tony Burke had originally 43 00:02:58,014 --> 00:03:01,294 Speaker 1: blocked her entry in October twenty twenty four, arguing on 44 00:03:01,414 --> 00:03:04,694 Speaker 1: character grounds that she posed a risk of inciting discord 45 00:03:04,774 --> 00:03:08,694 Speaker 1: in the Australian community. Miss Owens's legal team had challenged 46 00:03:08,734 --> 00:03:13,974 Speaker 1: the refusal, claiming it violated Australia's implied freedom of political communication. 47 00:03:14,774 --> 00:03:18,854 Speaker 1: The government contended that her history of controversial and conspiratorial 48 00:03:18,934 --> 00:03:23,494 Speaker 1: views could vilify parts of the community and encourage extremist behavior. 49 00:03:24,374 --> 00:03:27,454 Speaker 1: The High Court ultimately ruled the minister's decision was valid 50 00:03:27,694 --> 00:03:31,454 Speaker 1: and did not infringe on any implied constitutional freedoms. The 51 00:03:31,534 --> 00:03:36,174 Speaker 1: government's concerns specifically noted her divisive commentary regarding Muslim Black 52 00:03:36,334 --> 00:03:40,894 Speaker 1: Jewish and LGBTQI communities. As a result of the failed 53 00:03:40,974 --> 00:03:43,454 Speaker 1: legal challenge, Miss Owens has been ordered to pay the 54 00:03:43,494 --> 00:03:48,654 Speaker 1: Commonwealth's legal costs. Australia's beloved Robert Erwin is melting hearts 55 00:03:48,654 --> 00:03:51,334 Speaker 1: across the other side of the world, winning over new 56 00:03:51,374 --> 00:03:54,614 Speaker 1: audiences in the US on Dancing with the Stars. The 57 00:03:54,654 --> 00:03:57,134 Speaker 1: twenty one year old announced he will be dedicating his 58 00:03:57,334 --> 00:04:00,454 Speaker 1: next performance with a loving tribute to his mother, Terry. 59 00:04:01,094 --> 00:04:04,414 Speaker 1: In a touching Instagram post, Erwin wrote, Tonight I dance 60 00:04:04,454 --> 00:04:08,414 Speaker 1: for my Mum, the strongest person I know. Erwin said 61 00:04:08,574 --> 00:04:11,054 Speaker 1: his mother is the one person who has truly shaped 62 00:04:11,094 --> 00:04:14,254 Speaker 1: who he is, keeping their family together through all ups 63 00:04:14,254 --> 00:04:17,694 Speaker 1: and downs. He praised Terry as a strong yet vulnerable 64 00:04:17,734 --> 00:04:20,774 Speaker 1: individual who is everything I'd want to be in a person. 65 00:04:21,614 --> 00:04:24,294 Speaker 1: He expressed hope that the routine would show his gratitude 66 00:04:24,334 --> 00:04:28,094 Speaker 1: for her unwavering support throughout his life. The heartfelt gesture 67 00:04:28,174 --> 00:04:31,094 Speaker 1: drew praise from fans and his dance partner Whitney Carson, 68 00:04:31,374 --> 00:04:35,014 Speaker 1: who was moved by his words. That's your evening News 69 00:04:35,054 --> 00:04:37,814 Speaker 1: headlines on Thursday's episode of The Quickie, we look at 70 00:04:37,814 --> 00:04:41,014 Speaker 1: the fragile pie still that has seen living hostages returned 71 00:04:41,094 --> 00:04:46,254 Speaker 1: to Israel and Palestinian prisoners released, Plus the profound grief 72 00:04:46,334 --> 00:04:48,854 Speaker 1: of the families who won't be welcoming their loved ones 73 00:04:48,934 --> 00:04:51,934 Speaker 1: home but are instead waiting for remains to be returned, 74 00:04:52,334 --> 00:04:55,374 Speaker 1: or who may receive nothing at all. Listen to The 75 00:04:55,414 --> 00:04:57,374 Speaker 1: Quickie wherever you get your podcasts.