1 00:00:10,614 --> 00:00:15,294 Speaker 1: You're listening to a Muma Mea 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 --> 00:00:24,014 Speaker 1: is recorded on. Hi. I'm Grace Reovey from Muma MEA's 4 00:00:24,014 --> 00:00:27,174 Speaker 1: twice daily news podcast, The Quickie with Your Headlines. For Wednesday, 5 00:00:27,214 --> 00:00:31,254 Speaker 1: November twenty seven, the bodies of teenagers Bianca Jones and 6 00:00:31,294 --> 00:00:34,494 Speaker 1: Holly Bowls have been flown back to Australia almost a 7 00:00:34,534 --> 00:00:37,734 Speaker 1: week after their deaths in a suspected mass methanol poisoning 8 00:00:37,774 --> 00:00:40,614 Speaker 1: in Lao. The nineteen year old girls and four other 9 00:00:40,694 --> 00:00:43,414 Speaker 1: foreign nationals died more than a week after falling ill 10 00:00:43,734 --> 00:00:47,574 Speaker 1: in popular tourist town Vang Viang. After landing in Melbourne 11 00:00:47,574 --> 00:00:50,334 Speaker 1: on Tuesday night. Miss Jones's father Marx, and his family 12 00:00:50,374 --> 00:00:53,214 Speaker 1: would try to put their lives back together after the tragedy, 13 00:00:53,614 --> 00:00:55,734 Speaker 1: also saying that more needed to be done to ensure 14 00:00:55,734 --> 00:00:59,494 Speaker 1: those responsible for the contamination were held to account. Eight 15 00:00:59,534 --> 00:01:01,734 Speaker 1: people have been detained over the deaths of an American 16 00:01:01,774 --> 00:01:03,974 Speaker 1: man and two Danish women, but so far there were 17 00:01:03,974 --> 00:01:06,174 Speaker 1: no mention of the two Australians or a British woman 18 00:01:06,214 --> 00:01:09,534 Speaker 1: who also died of suspected methanol poisoning. The men detained 19 00:01:09,654 --> 00:01:12,974 Speaker 1: were identified it as hotel staff and management. The Australian 20 00:01:12,974 --> 00:01:15,774 Speaker 1: Federal Polices offered to help the investigation, with Prime Minister 21 00:01:15,814 --> 00:01:18,694 Speaker 1: Anthony Alberenezi telling Parliament that government had made it clear 22 00:01:18,694 --> 00:01:22,374 Speaker 1: to officials they expect a thorough and transparent investigation. A 23 00:01:22,414 --> 00:01:24,734 Speaker 1: fundraise of the families had raised three hundred and thirty 24 00:01:24,734 --> 00:01:27,854 Speaker 1: thousand as of Wednesday morning, prompting loved ones to expand 25 00:01:27,894 --> 00:01:31,854 Speaker 1: their efforts to raise awareness of methanol poisoning. A ceasefire 26 00:01:31,894 --> 00:01:34,694 Speaker 1: between Israel and Iran backed group Hezbla has come into 27 00:01:34,734 --> 00:01:38,334 Speaker 1: effect after US President Joe Biden said both sides accepted 28 00:01:38,374 --> 00:01:41,734 Speaker 1: an agreement broken by the United States and France. The 29 00:01:41,814 --> 00:01:44,134 Speaker 1: accord clears the way from an end to a conflict 30 00:01:44,174 --> 00:01:47,214 Speaker 1: across the Israeli Lebanese border that has killed thousands of 31 00:01:47,214 --> 00:01:49,374 Speaker 1: people since it was ignited by the Gaza War in 32 00:01:49,414 --> 00:01:52,814 Speaker 1: twenty twenty three. Biden spoke at the White House on Tuesday, 33 00:01:52,854 --> 00:01:56,094 Speaker 1: shortly after Israel's Security cabinet approved the agreement in a 34 00:01:56,134 --> 00:01:58,614 Speaker 1: ten to one vote. Biden said he had spoken to 35 00:01:58,654 --> 00:02:00,814 Speaker 1: the leaders in Israel and Lebanon and that the fighting 36 00:02:00,814 --> 00:02:04,574 Speaker 1: would end Wednesday afternoon. Biden said Israel will gradually withdraw 37 00:02:04,614 --> 00:02:08,254 Speaker 1: its forces over sixty days as Lebanon's army takes control 38 00:02:08,334 --> 00:02:11,094 Speaker 1: of territory near its border with Israel to ensure that 39 00:02:11,134 --> 00:02:14,654 Speaker 1: HEAs Blood does not rebuild its infrastructure there. A mother 40 00:02:14,694 --> 00:02:17,134 Speaker 1: who lost her unborn baby in a car crash has 41 00:02:17,174 --> 00:02:21,054 Speaker 1: condemned the sentencing of the teen driver responsible who avoided detention. 42 00:02:21,654 --> 00:02:26,694 Speaker 1: Hailey Lokisano expressed her frustration outside Ipswich Children's Court, calling 43 00:02:26,694 --> 00:02:29,694 Speaker 1: the community service and driving suspension handed to the seventeen 44 00:02:29,774 --> 00:02:32,974 Speaker 1: year old driver not enough. The team pleaded guilty to 45 00:02:33,054 --> 00:02:36,294 Speaker 1: driving without due care causing grievous bodily harm, marking the 46 00:02:36,294 --> 00:02:39,974 Speaker 1: first use of Sophie's Law in Queensland. Passed in September 47 00:02:40,014 --> 00:02:42,654 Speaker 1: twenty twenty three. Sophie's Law allows the death of an 48 00:02:42,734 --> 00:02:46,254 Speaker 1: unborn baby to be considered an aggravating factor in sentencing. 49 00:02:46,694 --> 00:02:50,174 Speaker 1: It was introduced after years of campaigning by Sarah Millisevik, 50 00:02:50,254 --> 00:02:52,574 Speaker 1: who lost her baby at thirty nine weeks in a 51 00:02:52,614 --> 00:02:55,974 Speaker 1: twenty fourteen crash caused by a drunk driver. Twenty four 52 00:02:56,054 --> 00:02:59,254 Speaker 1: year old Hailey Lokisano was twenty five weeks pregnant and 53 00:02:59,294 --> 00:03:01,414 Speaker 1: the passenger in a vehicle struck head on by the 54 00:03:01,454 --> 00:03:05,134 Speaker 1: teen's car, which veered into oncoming traffic. Despite efforts to 55 00:03:05,174 --> 00:03:08,134 Speaker 1: save her baby, Celeste, she lost her child and endured 56 00:03:08,174 --> 00:03:13,854 Speaker 1: severe injuries, requiring multiple surgeries. Acting magistrates Sue Ganison sentenced 57 00:03:13,854 --> 00:03:16,374 Speaker 1: the team to one hundred hours of community service and 58 00:03:16,414 --> 00:03:20,414 Speaker 1: a six month driving disqualification, with no conviction recorded. The 59 00:03:20,414 --> 00:03:23,854 Speaker 1: maximum sentence could have been one year in detention. The 60 00:03:23,934 --> 00:03:26,974 Speaker 1: Greens will support the Albanese governments helped to Buy shared 61 00:03:27,054 --> 00:03:31,014 Speaker 1: equity scheme and build to rent tax incentives despite failing 62 00:03:31,014 --> 00:03:35,374 Speaker 1: to secure concessions for renters. Green's leader Adam Bandon spokesperson 63 00:03:35,454 --> 00:03:38,854 Speaker 1: Max Chandler Mayther announced the decision, acknowledging they had pushed 64 00:03:38,934 --> 00:03:42,454 Speaker 1: labor as hard as possible without success. The move contrasts 65 00:03:42,494 --> 00:03:45,414 Speaker 1: with Chandler Mather's earlier success in twenty twenty three, when 66 00:03:45,414 --> 00:03:49,374 Speaker 1: Green's negotiations secured billions more for social and affordable housing 67 00:03:49,414 --> 00:03:52,334 Speaker 1: through the Housing Australia Future Fund. The help to Buy 68 00:03:52,414 --> 00:03:54,694 Speaker 1: scheme allows the government to cover thirty percent of the 69 00:03:54,694 --> 00:03:57,054 Speaker 1: purchase price for a home and forty percent for new 70 00:03:57,054 --> 00:04:00,774 Speaker 1: builds for eligible buyers earning up to ninety thousand for singles, 71 00:04:01,054 --> 00:04:03,174 Speaker 1: or one hundred and twenty thousand for couples with a 72 00:04:03,214 --> 00:04:07,414 Speaker 1: government share repaid upon sale. The police officer who fatally 73 00:04:07,454 --> 00:04:10,134 Speaker 1: tased ninety five year old Clare Noland has been found 74 00:04:10,134 --> 00:04:14,414 Speaker 1: guilty of her unlawful killing. Senior Constable Christian White discharged 75 00:04:14,454 --> 00:04:16,654 Speaker 1: his stun gun in a treatment room during the early 76 00:04:16,734 --> 00:04:20,414 Speaker 1: hours of May seventeen, twenty twenty three. In video footage 77 00:04:20,454 --> 00:04:23,454 Speaker 1: played at his New South Wales Supreme Court trial, White 78 00:04:23,534 --> 00:04:26,894 Speaker 1: was heard saying nah, buggarette before shooting the great grandmother 79 00:04:27,054 --> 00:04:29,934 Speaker 1: in the torso. After an eight day New South Wales 80 00:04:29,974 --> 00:04:33,494 Speaker 1: Supreme Court trial, a jury deliberated for twenty hours before 81 00:04:33,494 --> 00:04:37,814 Speaker 1: delivering the guilty verdict on Wednesday. Prosecutor Brett Hatfield argued 82 00:04:37,854 --> 00:04:42,454 Speaker 1: White's actions were criminally negligent and utterly unnecessary. The jury 83 00:04:42,494 --> 00:04:45,014 Speaker 1: rejected the defense's claim that the taser use was a 84 00:04:45,054 --> 00:04:49,374 Speaker 1: proportionate response to the threat posed by missus Noland. Margot 85 00:04:49,414 --> 00:04:53,574 Speaker 1: Robbie is reportedly enjoying motherhood after recently welcoming her first child, 86 00:04:53,614 --> 00:04:56,974 Speaker 1: a baby boy, with husband Tom Ackerley. While the couple 87 00:04:57,014 --> 00:04:59,214 Speaker 1: has yet to share their son's name or birthday, they 88 00:04:59,254 --> 00:05:02,614 Speaker 1: are embracing the joys and challenges of parenthood. A source 89 00:05:02,614 --> 00:05:05,494 Speaker 1: told People the family has been spending time in Los Angeles, 90 00:05:05,494 --> 00:05:08,734 Speaker 1: with Tom's mum visiting from England. Robbie, who plans to 91 00:05:08,774 --> 00:05:11,134 Speaker 1: return to work into twenty twenty five, is currently focused 92 00:05:11,174 --> 00:05:14,174 Speaker 1: on quality time with her baby. The insider added, Margot 93 00:05:14,214 --> 00:05:16,654 Speaker 1: had several projects lined up for next year, but for 94 00:05:16,734 --> 00:05:20,494 Speaker 1: now she's taking a well deserved rest and enjoying motherhood. Robbie, 95 00:05:20,534 --> 00:05:23,574 Speaker 1: who once called herself the ultimate single gal, has found 96 00:05:23,614 --> 00:05:26,134 Speaker 1: a new chapter in life with Tom and their growing family. 97 00:05:26,894 --> 00:05:29,534 Speaker 1: That's your latest news headlines. On tomorrow's episode of The Quikie, 98 00:05:29,534 --> 00:05:33,174 Speaker 1: we're investigating the laws surrounding voluntary assisted dying. Listen to 99 00:05:33,214 --> 00:05:35,134 Speaker 1: The Quickie wherever you get your podcasts.