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Speaker 1: You're listening to Amma mea podcast. Hi, I'm Tully Blackman

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Speaker 1: from Mamma MIA's twice daily news podcast, The Quickie with

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Speaker 1: Your Headlines for Wednesday, December thirty one. A man has

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Speaker 1: died in floodwaters in far North Queensland as severe tropical

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Speaker 1: Cyclone Hailey weekends after crossing Western Australia's Kimberley Coast. Police

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Speaker 1: found a man in his seventies dead inside a submerged

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Speaker 1: vehicle in Normanton on Tuesday afternoon following heavy rain. Meanwhile,

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Speaker 1: the Bureau of Meteorology says Cyclone Hailey has been downgraded

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Speaker 1: to a Category two system as it moves across the Kimberlee.

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Speaker 1: The storm made landfall for a second time about fifty

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Speaker 1: five kilometers north of Derby late Tuesday night at eleven pm.

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Speaker 1: Winds near the center were around one hundred kilometers an hour,

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Speaker 1: with stronger gusts and heavy rain, raising flash flooding concerns.

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Speaker 1: Warnings re main in place from north of Derby to

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Speaker 1: south of Cyrie Bay, while alerts for the Dampier Peninsula

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Speaker 1: have been canceled. Disaster relief remains active in flood hit

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Speaker 1: parts of North Queensland. Passengers have returned to Australia after

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Speaker 1: a cruise ship ran aground on a reef of Papua

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Speaker 1: New Guinea, cutting short a Christmas voyage and prompting investigations.

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Speaker 1: The Coral Adventurer struck a reef near Finchhaven early Saturday,

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Speaker 1: straining more than one hundred and twenty passengers and crew,

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Speaker 1: but no injuries were reported. A tugboat refloaded the vessel

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Speaker 1: on Tuesday evening and passengers were transferred by boat and

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Speaker 1: charter flight to cans later that night. Some travelers described

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Speaker 1: fear and frustration during the ordeal, saying information was limited

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Speaker 1: as the ship remained tilted for several hours. Others said

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Speaker 1: the impact was minor and the crew handled the situation well.

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Speaker 1: Authorities say strong sea currents likely contributed to the grounding,

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Speaker 1: which the Australian Transport Safety Bureau is investedating, while the

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Speaker 1: Australian Maritime Safety Authority has detained the vessel for inspections.

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Speaker 1: Australians will welcome the new year with a focus on

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Speaker 1: unity and resilience as live celebrations take place across the country.

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Speaker 1: In Sydney, attention will center on the Harbour Bridge, which

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Speaker 1: will be lit at eleven pm to honour victims of

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Speaker 1: the Bondai Beach terrorist attack. A menora will also be

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Speaker 1: projected onto the bridge in remembrance. Fireworks will follow at midnight,

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Speaker 1: with thousands of people expected along the foreshore. Security will

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Speaker 1: be tight with large numbers of police on duty. Prime

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Speaker 1: Minister Anthony Albanzi said celebrations would be marked by reflection

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Speaker 1: but also the compassions shown after the attack. Major events

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Speaker 1: are also planned in Melbourne, Brisbane, Perth, Adelaide, Hobart and Darwin,

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Speaker 1: with fireworks, light shows and family friendly activities. Authorities say

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Speaker 1: safety will remain a priority nationwide as Australians ring in

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Speaker 1: the new year. Together. As we head into the new year,

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Speaker 1: let's look back on some of the best bits from

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Speaker 1: twenty twenty five. While the news can be heavy at times,

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Speaker 1: this year also delivered plenty of feel good moments, stories

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Speaker 1: of progress, resilience and people doing truly amazing things that

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Speaker 1: reminded us there's a lot to feel hopeful about. One

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Speaker 1: of the biggest moments came in Australia, where Victoria signed

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Speaker 1: a landmark treaty with its indigenous people, the first of

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Speaker 1: its kind in the nation's history. As part of the process,

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Speaker 1: Premier Center Allen delivered a formal and heartfelt apology in

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Speaker 1: the Victorian Parliament for the harm caused by past laws,

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Speaker 1: policies and colonization, acknowledging the profound impact on first peoples

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Speaker 1: and marking the start of a new chapter of truth,

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Speaker 1: respect and partnership.

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Speaker 2: To ensure that the wrongs of the past are never repeated.

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Speaker 2: We say sorry for the tears in the dark, for

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Speaker 2: the silence that shadowed their years, For the childhood taken

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Speaker 2: and never returned, For the stolen generations. We say sorry.

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Speaker 1: Globally, important legal reforms also gained momentum. In France, parliament

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Speaker 1: voted to include consent in the legal definition of rape

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Speaker 1: and sexual assault following the courageous public testimony of Giselle Pelico.

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Speaker 1: She was later awarded France's highest civic honor. In Italy,

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Speaker 1: lawmakers passed a new law recognizing femicide as a specific

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Speaker 1: crime punishable by life imprisonment, a move widely seen as

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Speaker 1: a significant step in addressing gender based violence. There were

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Speaker 1: plenty of cultural winds too. Beyonce became the first black

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Speaker 1: woman to win a Grammy for Best Country Album io

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Speaker 1: Adeburris made Emmy history with multiple nominations, while Australia's own

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Speaker 1: Sarah Snook won her first Tony Award.

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Speaker 3: It's intimidating, room full of incredibly tenderacy. Thank you so

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Speaker 3: so much for this. This means so much for a

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Speaker 3: little Australian girl to.

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Speaker 1: Be here on Broadway. And finally a reminder that it's

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Speaker 1: never too late. Eighty year old grandmother Natalie Graybow became

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Speaker 1: the oldest woman to compete in the Iron Man World Championship,

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Speaker 1: inspiring cheers around the world.

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Speaker 2: It's so important to feel strong in your body, especially

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Speaker 2: as you age. You feel strong in your body, you

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Speaker 2: feel strong in your head.

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Speaker 1: Not bad at all. Twenty twenty five. That's your latest

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Speaker 1: news headlines. The Quickie team wishes you a happy New Year.

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Speaker 1: I'll be back in your ears with the latest news

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Speaker 1: on Friday in twenty twenty six wild. If you want

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Speaker 1: to hear more about the year of news that was,

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Speaker 1: check out our twenty twenty five Quickie News Wrapped episode

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Speaker 1: linked in the show notes. Listen to the Quickie wherever

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