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 --> 00:00:18,934 Speaker 1: is recorded on. 4 00:00:21,494 --> 00:00:21,654 Speaker 2: Hi. 5 00:00:21,734 --> 00:00:24,894 Speaker 1: I'm Kimberly Brutish from Mumma MEA's twice daily news podcast, 6 00:00:24,974 --> 00:00:28,934 Speaker 1: The Quikie. Here's your headlines for Friday, March seven. An 7 00:00:28,974 --> 00:00:32,054 Speaker 1: anxious weight is almost over for millions of people after 8 00:00:32,094 --> 00:00:35,454 Speaker 1: tropical Cyclone Alfred packed a punch on a region bracing 9 00:00:35,454 --> 00:00:39,334 Speaker 1: for days. The cyclone has begun to impact southeast Queensland 10 00:00:39,374 --> 00:00:42,214 Speaker 1: and northern New South Wales as the Category two system 11 00:00:42,214 --> 00:00:46,974 Speaker 1: approaches the Australian coast. Despite stalling again overnight, seven News 12 00:00:46,974 --> 00:00:51,054 Speaker 1: meteorologist Tony Aorden says Alfred will continue its slow journey 13 00:00:51,094 --> 00:00:51,894 Speaker 1: towards land. 14 00:00:52,134 --> 00:00:55,174 Speaker 2: Right now, Cyclone Alfred is still a Category two sitting 15 00:00:55,174 --> 00:00:58,254 Speaker 2: one hundred and twenty five kilometers now off the Queensland coast. 16 00:00:58,254 --> 00:01:00,494 Speaker 2: That's off the Gold Coast, so it's the closest we've 17 00:01:00,494 --> 00:01:02,974 Speaker 2: seen him through the saga of the last few days 18 00:01:03,094 --> 00:01:05,454 Speaker 2: I mentioned Category two, we've seen a lot more cloud 19 00:01:05,494 --> 00:01:08,814 Speaker 2: developing is becoming a bit more intense as expected. We're 20 00:01:08,814 --> 00:01:11,654 Speaker 2: seeing that intensive vocation on the forecast as well. In 21 00:01:11,734 --> 00:01:15,014 Speaker 2: terms of short term forecasts, we're expecting a general slow 22 00:01:15,094 --> 00:01:18,134 Speaker 2: wobble towards the coast, but we are expecting erratic movement, 23 00:01:18,374 --> 00:01:21,814 Speaker 2: some short sifts north and south which could change that 24 00:01:21,854 --> 00:01:24,974 Speaker 2: forecast track and likely eventual landfall point. 25 00:01:25,334 --> 00:01:28,534 Speaker 1: Alfred's slowed down again overnight, but its impact has begun 26 00:01:28,574 --> 00:01:31,174 Speaker 1: to be fell to a damaging wind gus across southeast 27 00:01:31,214 --> 00:01:34,334 Speaker 1: Queensland and northern New South Wales. New South Wales as 28 00:01:34,414 --> 00:01:36,614 Speaker 1: Cape Byron has copped wind gusts of up to one 29 00:01:36,654 --> 00:01:40,054 Speaker 1: hundred and twenty kilometers an hour, while Gold Coast Airport 30 00:01:40,094 --> 00:01:43,334 Speaker 1: recorded one hundred k an hour gus. Tony says people 31 00:01:43,374 --> 00:01:46,214 Speaker 1: based on the southern side of Alfred's path and most 32 00:01:46,254 --> 00:01:48,814 Speaker 1: likely to cop the harshest conditions. 33 00:01:48,654 --> 00:01:50,254 Speaker 2: Most dangerous to be ahead of it, and on the 34 00:01:50,294 --> 00:01:52,934 Speaker 2: southern side we've got a forecast track where it's likely 35 00:01:52,974 --> 00:01:55,574 Speaker 2: to hit between Brisbane and the Sunshine Coast. We can 36 00:01:55,614 --> 00:01:58,574 Speaker 2: expect the worst of the wind, the waves and also 37 00:01:58,654 --> 00:02:01,374 Speaker 2: the rain from the southern side from that landfall right 38 00:02:01,414 --> 00:02:04,214 Speaker 2: through southeast Queensland and down into northern New South Wales. 39 00:02:04,454 --> 00:02:06,014 Speaker 2: On top of all of that, we're also a bit 40 00:02:06,054 --> 00:02:08,934 Speaker 2: concerned about the potential for a storm surge, especially around 41 00:02:08,934 --> 00:02:11,734 Speaker 2: the high tide tomorrow morning. If Alfred is sitting close 42 00:02:11,774 --> 00:02:12,974 Speaker 2: to the coast at that time. 43 00:02:12,974 --> 00:02:16,654 Speaker 1: Experts say Alfred has slowed down on its journey toward land, 44 00:02:16,974 --> 00:02:19,774 Speaker 1: a fact Tony says can actually bring more damage. 45 00:02:19,894 --> 00:02:22,134 Speaker 2: What we're seeing is Alfred slowing down right on the coast. 46 00:02:22,214 --> 00:02:24,374 Speaker 2: We could see that belt of strong winds around the 47 00:02:24,414 --> 00:02:27,054 Speaker 2: center of the system affecting areas on the coast for 48 00:02:27,054 --> 00:02:29,134 Speaker 2: a longer period of time. Say during a storm, we 49 00:02:29,214 --> 00:02:30,934 Speaker 2: might get a short, sharp burst of winds for a 50 00:02:30,934 --> 00:02:33,694 Speaker 2: few minutes. During this situation, we could get damaging wind 51 00:02:33,734 --> 00:02:36,494 Speaker 2: gusts over one hundred ks an hour for six or twelve, 52 00:02:36,574 --> 00:02:39,254 Speaker 2: even twenty four hours, depending on that movement. On top 53 00:02:39,294 --> 00:02:41,494 Speaker 2: of that, with the slower movement, we're expecting that intense 54 00:02:41,614 --> 00:02:44,614 Speaker 2: rainfall the last longer, which means a bigger chance of flooding. 55 00:02:44,814 --> 00:02:47,814 Speaker 1: Tens of thousands of homes are without power after wind 56 00:02:47,854 --> 00:02:51,894 Speaker 1: gusts destroyed trees, while heavy rain has triggered flooding, forcing 57 00:02:51,934 --> 00:02:54,694 Speaker 1: people to flee their homes. The wild weather will only 58 00:02:54,774 --> 00:02:57,534 Speaker 1: get worse with Alfred set to cross the coast near 59 00:02:57,574 --> 00:03:01,214 Speaker 1: Brisbane between Noosa and bean Lee on Saturday, likely as 60 00:03:01,294 --> 00:03:05,534 Speaker 1: a category to storm. Schools, businesses, supermarkets and airports have 61 00:03:05,654 --> 00:03:08,534 Speaker 1: been closed, with people not in high risk areas told 62 00:03:08,574 --> 00:03:12,174 Speaker 1: to stay home as Alfred made its presence felt. More 63 00:03:12,174 --> 00:03:15,174 Speaker 1: than forty thousand homes were without power in Queensland on 64 00:03:15,214 --> 00:03:18,054 Speaker 1: Friday alone, and another thirty five thousand in northern New 65 00:03:18,094 --> 00:03:21,534 Speaker 1: South Wales due largely to flying debris, with an elderly 66 00:03:21,534 --> 00:03:25,014 Speaker 1: woman in Madiubra treated after a tree smashed into her home. 67 00:03:25,414 --> 00:03:28,654 Speaker 1: Tony says we're already seeing the impact of Alfred, with 68 00:03:28,774 --> 00:03:31,254 Speaker 1: record breaking waves reported off the Gold Coast. 69 00:03:31,574 --> 00:03:34,094 Speaker 2: We've seen both observations. We've seen wind gusts over one 70 00:03:34,134 --> 00:03:36,974 Speaker 2: hundred ks an hour, significant waves, record waves off the 71 00:03:36,974 --> 00:03:39,894 Speaker 2: Gold Coast pushing well over ten meters, and we're also 72 00:03:39,934 --> 00:03:42,494 Speaker 2: starting to see a lot of trees down across the region. 73 00:03:42,614 --> 00:03:46,814 Speaker 2: Power outages mostly minor damage to houses unless they're under trees, 74 00:03:46,854 --> 00:03:48,734 Speaker 2: but we are expecting the worst of the winds to 75 00:03:49,014 --> 00:03:51,814 Speaker 2: set in, especially along coast Leirors, the Gold Coast, Northern 76 00:03:51,854 --> 00:03:54,974 Speaker 2: New South Wales and bayside Brisbane later today and overnight. 77 00:03:55,294 --> 00:03:57,854 Speaker 1: There are calls for an urgent review of security at 78 00:03:57,894 --> 00:04:01,654 Speaker 1: Australian airports after a teenage boy allegedly forced his way 79 00:04:01,694 --> 00:04:04,534 Speaker 1: onto a plane at a regional airport with a firearm 80 00:04:04,614 --> 00:04:07,974 Speaker 1: before being detained by passengers and crew. Police say the 81 00:04:08,014 --> 00:04:11,254 Speaker 1: seventeen year old climbed through hole in offense at Victoria's 82 00:04:11,294 --> 00:04:14,414 Speaker 1: second busiest airport, Avalon, before making his way on foot 83 00:04:14,454 --> 00:04:17,214 Speaker 1: to the aircraft. The incident took place on a Jetstar 84 00:04:17,334 --> 00:04:19,374 Speaker 1: plane due to flight to Sydney with one hundred and 85 00:04:19,374 --> 00:04:22,814 Speaker 1: fifty passengers on board on Thursday afternoon. The teenager was 86 00:04:22,894 --> 00:04:27,254 Speaker 1: charged with multiple offenses, including unlawfully taking control of an aircraft, 87 00:04:27,614 --> 00:04:31,974 Speaker 1: orchestrating a bomb hoax and possessing a firearm. The Transport Workers' 88 00:04:32,014 --> 00:04:35,054 Speaker 1: Union has called for a security review of Australian airports, 89 00:04:35,254 --> 00:04:38,614 Speaker 1: pushing for a Safe and Secure Sky's Commission to ensure 90 00:04:38,654 --> 00:04:43,454 Speaker 1: a coordinated safety approach across the nation. US President Donald 91 00:04:43,454 --> 00:04:47,214 Speaker 1: Trump has signed an executive order to create a strategic 92 00:04:47,294 --> 00:04:51,134 Speaker 1: collection of cryptocurrencies, including bitcoin, which will be called the 93 00:04:51,214 --> 00:04:55,854 Speaker 1: Strategic Bitcoin Reserve. This collection will be funded using cryptocurrencies 94 00:04:55,894 --> 00:04:59,774 Speaker 1: seized in criminal cases, so taxpayers won't have to pay anything. 95 00:04:59,814 --> 00:05:02,894 Speaker 1: In the US, Trump plans to announce this initiative at 96 00:05:02,894 --> 00:05:05,894 Speaker 1: a White House crypto summit, where he will also discuss 97 00:05:05,974 --> 00:05:10,734 Speaker 1: including other cryptocurrencies like eibe XRP, Salai, and Cardano in 98 00:05:10,774 --> 00:05:14,374 Speaker 1: the reserve. Some people support this idea, believing it could 99 00:05:14,374 --> 00:05:17,974 Speaker 1: help the US benefit from the growth in cryptocurrency values. However, 100 00:05:18,054 --> 00:05:21,294 Speaker 1: others are concerned about potential risks and conflicts of interest, 101 00:05:21,694 --> 00:05:25,374 Speaker 1: especially since Trump's family is involved in the cryptocurrency industry. 102 00:05:25,654 --> 00:05:28,734 Speaker 1: The US government already holds a significant amount of bitcoin, 103 00:05:29,134 --> 00:05:32,854 Speaker 1: estimated to be around two hundred thousand units worth seventeen 104 00:05:32,894 --> 00:05:35,454 Speaker 1: billion dollars at the moment, which will be part of 105 00:05:35,494 --> 00:05:37,654 Speaker 1: the reserve. The goal is to make the US a 106 00:05:37,694 --> 00:05:41,094 Speaker 1: major player in the cryptocurrency world. This move marks a 107 00:05:41,134 --> 00:05:46,054 Speaker 1: significant shift in US policy towards cryptocurrencies, following previous restrictions 108 00:05:46,134 --> 00:05:49,374 Speaker 1: under the Biden administration. Trump aims to make the US 109 00:05:49,494 --> 00:05:53,014 Speaker 1: the crypto capital of the world. Critics worry about the 110 00:05:53,094 --> 00:05:56,894 Speaker 1: volatility of cryptocurrencies and how this might affect the country's 111 00:05:56,934 --> 00:06:01,934 Speaker 1: financial stability and King Charles has partnered with Apple Music 112 00:06:01,974 --> 00:06:05,014 Speaker 1: to launch a new radio show called The King's Music Room, 113 00:06:05,254 --> 00:06:08,774 Speaker 1: featuring his favorite songs from across the Commonwealth. The show 114 00:06:08,814 --> 00:06:12,294 Speaker 1: recorded in his office at Buckingham Palace, includes artists like 115 00:06:12,334 --> 00:06:15,414 Speaker 1: Bob Marley, Kylie Minogue and Ray and is set to 116 00:06:15,414 --> 00:06:19,374 Speaker 1: premiere on March ten to commemorate Commonwealth Day. King Charles 117 00:06:19,414 --> 00:06:22,134 Speaker 1: reflects on the power of music, stating it has that 118 00:06:22,254 --> 00:06:25,734 Speaker 1: remarkable ability to bring happy memories flooding back from the 119 00:06:25,774 --> 00:06:29,254 Speaker 1: deepest recesses of our memory, to comfort us in times 120 00:06:29,294 --> 00:06:32,454 Speaker 1: of sadness, and to take us to distant places. The 121 00:06:32,534 --> 00:06:36,014 Speaker 1: initiative offers a unique glimpse into the King's personal connection 122 00:06:36,094 --> 00:06:39,494 Speaker 1: with music and aims to celebrate the rich musical heritage 123 00:06:39,534 --> 00:06:43,094 Speaker 1: of the Commonwealth. That's your latest news headlines. On Monday's 124 00:06:43,094 --> 00:06:45,654 Speaker 1: episode of The Quikie. A new report from the Australian 125 00:06:45,734 --> 00:06:49,174 Speaker 1: Law Reform Commission has revealed how our justice system is 126 00:06:49,214 --> 00:06:53,094 Speaker 1: failing victims of sexual violence. We're unpacking the findings and 127 00:06:53,134 --> 00:06:56,494 Speaker 1: the Federal government's new commitment to addressing the issue. Listen 128 00:06:56,534 --> 00:06:58,334 Speaker 1: to The Quickie wherever you get your podcasts.