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Speaker 1: You're listening to another the Mia podcast. Hi, I'm Tully

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Speaker 1: Blackman with the latest from the Quickie newsroom for Thursday,

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Speaker 1: April two. The PM has just announced a thirty two

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Speaker 1: cent per leter cut to fuel tax and a one

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Speaker 1: billion dollar shock absorber fund to help Australia navigate the

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Speaker 1: economic fallout from the war in Iran. The interest free

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Speaker 1: loans aim to keep essential supply chains moving, specifically for

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Speaker 1: truckies and farmers, while Albanizi is also encouraging a common

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Speaker 1: sense shift to working from home to help conserve the

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Speaker 1: nation's tightening fuel stocks. In a formal address today, President

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Speaker 1: Trump claimed the conflict should be resolved within two to

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Speaker 1: three weeks, maintaining that primary military goals are nearly complete. Still,

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Speaker 1: Iran's ongoing blockade of the Strait of Home Moves continues

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Speaker 1: to block global oil routs and drive up prices at

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Speaker 1: the Bowser. While Australia hasn't committed warships to the area yet,

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Speaker 1: the government is joining an emergency thirty one five Nations

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Speaker 1: summit late tonight to find a way to reopen the

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Speaker 1: vital waterway. Australia is facing a potential nationwide red meat shortage,

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Speaker 1: as eighty five percent of producers worn they only have

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Speaker 1: one week of fuel left to keep their farms in

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Speaker 1: abattoirs running. While the government has cut the fuel tax

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Speaker 1: to help with costs, the National Farmers' Federation says a

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Speaker 1: specific plan is needed to keep fuel flowing to regional areas,

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Speaker 1: or shoppers could see higher prices and much less variety

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Speaker 1: at the checkout within a fortnight. A powerful magnitude seven

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Speaker 1: point four earthquake has struck northeastern Indonesia, claiming at least

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Speaker 1: one life and triggering tsunami warnings across the Pacific. While

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Speaker 1: small waves have already hit parts of Indonesia, the Joint

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Speaker 1: Australian Tsunami Warning Center has confirmed there is currently no

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Speaker 1: threat to the Australian mainland or out offshore territories. Australian

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Speaker 1: reality TV star Conrad b and Stephen, known for his

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Speaker 1: time on The Bachelorette and The Challenge Australia, has died

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Speaker 1: at the age of thirty five. His former partner, Abby

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Speaker 1: Chatfield has led a wave of tributes, stating she'd known

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Speaker 1: of his passing for a few days and despite not

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Speaker 1: speaking for years, described the news as incredibly difficult to process.

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Speaker 1: Other fellow contestants and close friends have also shared their grief,

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Speaker 1: remembering Conrad as a sweet soul. No further information regarding

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Speaker 1: the cause of death has been shared. NASA has today

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Speaker 1: successfully launched its Artemis II mission from Florida, sending four

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Speaker 1: astronauts on a historic journey to the Moon for the

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Speaker 1: first time in over fifty years. The crew is currently

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Speaker 1: in great spirits aboard the capsule, despite a few early

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Speaker 1: tech hiccups with the communications systems and the onboard toilet

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Speaker 1: that engineers are working to smooth out. This mission is

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Speaker 1: a massive milestone as it includes the first woman, the

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Speaker 1: first person of color, and the first non US citizen

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Speaker 1: to ever travel beyond low Earth orbit, and they are

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Speaker 1: actually on track to break the record for the furthest

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Speaker 1: distance humans have ever flown from Earth. That's your evening

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