1 00:00:11,454 --> 00:00:14,574 Speaker 1: Hi, I'm Grace Roovery from Mummames twice daily news podcast 2 00:00:14,614 --> 00:00:18,774 Speaker 1: The Quickie with Your Headlines for Monday, February three. Beyonce 3 00:00:18,894 --> 00:00:21,574 Speaker 1: and Sabrina Carpenter were among the stars honored at this 4 00:00:21,654 --> 00:00:25,054 Speaker 1: year's Grammys, which also paid tribute to Los Angeles as 5 00:00:25,054 --> 00:00:29,054 Speaker 1: it recovers from the devastating wildfires. Carpenter one Best Pop 6 00:00:29,134 --> 00:00:32,134 Speaker 1: Vocal Album for Short and Sweet after performing Please Please 7 00:00:32,134 --> 00:00:35,254 Speaker 1: Please and Espresso while Dough. She became the third woman 8 00:00:35,334 --> 00:00:38,374 Speaker 1: to win Best Rap Album for Alligator byites Never Heal, 9 00:00:38,734 --> 00:00:42,294 Speaker 1: encouraging black women to pursue their dreams. Beyonce and Miley 10 00:00:42,374 --> 00:00:45,214 Speaker 1: Cyrus took the award for Best Country Group Performance for 11 00:00:45,334 --> 00:00:49,014 Speaker 1: Most Wanted from Beyonce's Cowboy Carter, which is also up 12 00:00:49,014 --> 00:00:52,334 Speaker 1: for Album of the Year. Other awards included Best New Artists, 13 00:00:52,334 --> 00:00:55,454 Speaker 1: which went to Chapel Roan, and Beyonce one Best Country 14 00:00:55,494 --> 00:00:58,254 Speaker 1: Album for Cowboy Carter, making her the first black woman 15 00:00:58,334 --> 00:01:01,494 Speaker 1: to win this category. This year's Grammys is part awards 16 00:01:01,534 --> 00:01:05,254 Speaker 1: show and part wildlife relief fundraiser. Opening the evening was 17 00:01:05,334 --> 00:01:08,774 Speaker 1: I Love La by John Legend and Brad Paisley. The 18 00:01:08,854 --> 00:01:11,854 Speaker 1: music world's biggest award ceremony had not been postponed due 19 00:01:11,854 --> 00:01:15,334 Speaker 1: to the California's devastating wildfires. Unlike many events in LA, 20 00:01:16,734 --> 00:01:19,574 Speaker 1: tens of millions of dollars have flowed to major political 21 00:01:19,614 --> 00:01:23,094 Speaker 1: parties as pressure for donation reform intensifies ahead of the 22 00:01:23,094 --> 00:01:26,774 Speaker 1: federal election. The Australian Electoral Commission has disclosed for twenty 23 00:01:26,814 --> 00:01:29,934 Speaker 1: twenty three to twenty twenty four, Labour received over fifteen 24 00:01:29,934 --> 00:01:33,054 Speaker 1: million dollars, the Liberals eleven million dollars, the Nationals two 25 00:01:33,054 --> 00:01:36,374 Speaker 1: point five million dollars and the Green's four point eight million. 26 00:01:36,614 --> 00:01:40,414 Speaker 1: Billionaire Anthony Pratt's Pratt Holdings donated one million dollars to Labour, 27 00:01:40,574 --> 00:01:45,054 Speaker 1: while wagering companies contributed significant sums, including sports Bet, Tabcorp 28 00:01:45,214 --> 00:01:48,974 Speaker 1: and Responsible Wagering Australia. Sports BET's June twenty twenty four 29 00:01:49,014 --> 00:01:51,774 Speaker 1: donation came weeks before news broke that the government had 30 00:01:51,774 --> 00:01:54,774 Speaker 1: rejected a proposed blanket ban on betting ads in favor 31 00:01:54,814 --> 00:01:57,814 Speaker 1: of CAPS. It also gave sums to both the Liberals 32 00:01:57,854 --> 00:02:01,894 Speaker 1: and Nationals. With the election looming, electoral donation reform is 33 00:02:01,974 --> 00:02:05,294 Speaker 1: back on the agenda. Proposed changes include lowering the donation 34 00:02:05,374 --> 00:02:09,214 Speaker 1: disclosure threshold to one thousand dollars previously sixteen thousand, nine 35 00:02:09,254 --> 00:02:13,854 Speaker 1: hundredred capping individual donations at twenty thousand, and limiting campaigns, 36 00:02:13,894 --> 00:02:17,334 Speaker 1: spending eight hundred thousand for campaigns, ninety million dollars for 37 00:02:17,414 --> 00:02:20,534 Speaker 1: parties and eleven million dollars for non party groups like 38 00:02:20,654 --> 00:02:24,534 Speaker 1: unions and climate two hundred. Critics argue the change's favor 39 00:02:24,614 --> 00:02:28,974 Speaker 1: major parties, limiting independence running in single seats. The legislation 40 00:02:29,134 --> 00:02:31,374 Speaker 1: is set to return to the Senate in the coming days. 41 00:02:31,854 --> 00:02:35,694 Speaker 1: Australia has imposed counter terrorism sanctions on neo Nazi and 42 00:02:35,734 --> 00:02:40,174 Speaker 1: white supremacist group Terragram to combat rising anti semitism and 43 00:02:40,254 --> 00:02:47,134 Speaker 1: curb radicalization. The online network promotes racially motivated violence against minorities, police, politicians, 44 00:02:47,134 --> 00:02:50,254 Speaker 1: and journalists. The sanctions make it a criminal offense to 45 00:02:50,294 --> 00:02:53,334 Speaker 1: provide assets to the group, carrying penalties of up to 46 00:02:53,374 --> 00:02:57,014 Speaker 1: ten years in prison and heavy fines. Foreign Minister Penny 47 00:02:57,054 --> 00:02:59,694 Speaker 1: Wong says the government is using all available tools to 48 00:02:59,774 --> 00:03:04,454 Speaker 1: fight extremism and prevent youth radicalization. This marks Australia's first 49 00:03:04,494 --> 00:03:09,174 Speaker 1: counter terrorism financing sanctions on an entirely online entity. Debate 50 00:03:09,214 --> 00:03:12,774 Speaker 1: on st strengthening hate speech laws continues with the opposition 51 00:03:12,894 --> 00:03:17,134 Speaker 1: pushing for mandatory minimum sentences for terror offenses. The move 52 00:03:17,214 --> 00:03:21,574 Speaker 1: follows a series of anti Semitic attacks, including vandalism, targeted harassment, 53 00:03:21,734 --> 00:03:26,454 Speaker 1: and the discovery of explosives near Jewish institutions in Sydney. Meanwhile, 54 00:03:26,454 --> 00:03:29,974 Speaker 1: Australia has also relisted sanctions on extremist groups like the 55 00:03:30,054 --> 00:03:33,534 Speaker 1: National Socialist Order, the Russian Imperial Movement, as well as 56 00:03:33,574 --> 00:03:37,854 Speaker 1: Hesbela's Secretary General. With preserve bank rates expected, now may 57 00:03:37,854 --> 00:03:40,654 Speaker 1: be the time to buy a house before demand surges. 58 00:03:41,254 --> 00:03:44,894 Speaker 1: Despite declines in Sydney and Melbourne, national home values remain 59 00:03:45,014 --> 00:03:49,494 Speaker 1: steady in January, surprising. Core Logic's research director Tim Lawless. 60 00:03:49,854 --> 00:03:52,934 Speaker 1: He noted the downturn and housing values appears brief, with 61 00:03:53,134 --> 00:03:56,854 Speaker 1: lower interest rates set to boost borrowing power. While new 62 00:03:56,854 --> 00:04:01,294 Speaker 1: building activity is recovering, supply lags behind, keeping prices stable. 63 00:04:01,974 --> 00:04:05,374 Speaker 1: NAB's Andy Curse says that they see an opportunity for buyers, 64 00:04:05,494 --> 00:04:09,374 Speaker 1: especially first home buyers in New South Wales. Regional markets 65 00:04:09,374 --> 00:04:13,134 Speaker 1: are also gaining momentum, with strong growth in Townsville, Gladstone 66 00:04:13,174 --> 00:04:17,414 Speaker 1: and Rockhampton driven by resource and infrastructure activity. The ABS 67 00:04:17,454 --> 00:04:20,654 Speaker 1: will release December Dwelling Approval Donna later on Monday, shedding 68 00:04:20,734 --> 00:04:24,214 Speaker 1: light on housing supply trends. That's your latest news headlines. 69 00:04:24,254 --> 00:04:26,934 Speaker 1: On tomorrow's episode of The Quikie, it's been twelve months 70 00:04:26,974 --> 00:04:29,734 Speaker 1: since Ballarat mum Samantha Murphy went for a run and 71 00:04:29,814 --> 00:04:32,574 Speaker 1: never returned home. We revisit the events that led up 72 00:04:32,574 --> 00:04:35,574 Speaker 1: to Samantha's disappearance and where the community is at now. 73 00:04:35,974 --> 00:04:38,294 Speaker 1: Listen to The Quikie wherever you get your podcasts.