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 --> 00:00:24,694 Speaker 1: is recorded on. Hi. I'm Tali Blackman from Mumamea's twice 4 00:00:24,774 --> 00:00:27,574 Speaker 1: daily news podcast, The Quickie with Your Headlines for Friday 5 00:00:27,694 --> 00:00:32,334 Speaker 1: July four, a childcare operator is urgently reviewing its records 6 00:00:32,454 --> 00:00:35,574 Speaker 1: amid concerns that an accused child sex offender may have 7 00:00:35,694 --> 00:00:39,414 Speaker 1: worked at centers longer than previously believed. The twenty six 8 00:00:39,494 --> 00:00:42,054 Speaker 1: year old defender has been charged with more than seventy 9 00:00:42,094 --> 00:00:45,814 Speaker 1: offenses after allegedly abusing eight children under the age of 10 00:00:45,854 --> 00:00:49,894 Speaker 1: two at a Point Cook facility in Melbourne. Victorian police 11 00:00:49,894 --> 00:00:53,614 Speaker 1: are also investigating alleged offenses at a center in Essendon. 12 00:00:54,134 --> 00:00:58,134 Speaker 1: Affinity Education, which runs several centers where he worked, says 13 00:00:58,134 --> 00:01:02,054 Speaker 1: it's checking records and continuing to fully cooperate with authorities. 14 00:01:02,694 --> 00:01:05,454 Speaker 1: Parents of one thy two hundred children have been advised 15 00:01:05,454 --> 00:01:08,774 Speaker 1: to have them tested for STIs as a precaution. Calls 16 00:01:08,774 --> 00:01:11,254 Speaker 1: are growing for a now national system of background checks 17 00:01:11,254 --> 00:01:16,654 Speaker 1: to better protect children. Donald Trump's sweeping tax and spending bill, 18 00:01:16,774 --> 00:01:19,734 Speaker 1: dubbed the Big Beautiful Bill, has passed the US House 19 00:01:19,774 --> 00:01:23,854 Speaker 1: of Representatives by just four votes. It passed two hundred 20 00:01:23,894 --> 00:01:26,454 Speaker 1: and eighteen to two hundred and fourteen and will now 21 00:01:26,534 --> 00:01:30,254 Speaker 1: be signed into law by Trump on July four. The 22 00:01:30,294 --> 00:01:35,294 Speaker 1: bill makes Trump's twenty seventeen tax cuts permanent funds border security, 23 00:01:35,494 --> 00:01:38,734 Speaker 1: and introduces new tax breaks promised in his twenty twenty 24 00:01:38,734 --> 00:01:42,334 Speaker 1: four campaign. It also includes large cuts to Medicaid and 25 00:01:42,454 --> 00:01:46,414 Speaker 1: other safety net programs, with a Congressional Budget Office estimating 26 00:01:46,454 --> 00:01:49,374 Speaker 1: it will add three point four trillion to national debt. 27 00:01:50,014 --> 00:01:54,014 Speaker 1: Two Republicans voted against the bill, while Democrat Hakeem Jeffries 28 00:01:54,054 --> 00:01:57,174 Speaker 1: spoke for nearly nine hours to oppose the bill, calling 29 00:01:57,174 --> 00:02:01,454 Speaker 1: it harmful to everyday Americans. The majority of Republicans say 30 00:02:01,494 --> 00:02:05,694 Speaker 1: the bill will spur economic growth and lower taxes. A 31 00:02:05,734 --> 00:02:08,334 Speaker 1: man in his fifties from northern New South Wales has 32 00:02:08,414 --> 00:02:12,534 Speaker 1: died after contracting Australian bat Lisa virus, the first recorded 33 00:02:12,574 --> 00:02:15,934 Speaker 1: case of the virus in the state. New South Wales 34 00:02:16,054 --> 00:02:18,454 Speaker 1: Health confirmed the man was bitten by a bouts several 35 00:02:18,494 --> 00:02:21,814 Speaker 1: months ago and had been in critical condition before his death. 36 00:02:22,214 --> 00:02:25,774 Speaker 1: The case is only the fourth confirmed in Australia. There's 37 00:02:25,814 --> 00:02:28,774 Speaker 1: no effective treatment for the virus, which is closely related 38 00:02:28,774 --> 00:02:32,054 Speaker 1: to rabies and can be transmitted through bites or scratches 39 00:02:32,094 --> 00:02:35,654 Speaker 1: from infected bats. Health authorities are urging the public not 40 00:02:35,734 --> 00:02:38,574 Speaker 1: to touch bats and to seek urgent medical care if 41 00:02:38,614 --> 00:02:42,534 Speaker 1: bitten or scratched, and investigation is underway to determine whether 42 00:02:42,654 --> 00:02:47,454 Speaker 1: any other factors contributed to the man's illness. Katy Perry 43 00:02:47,454 --> 00:02:51,094 Speaker 1: and Orlando Bloom have officially called off their engagement, confirming 44 00:02:51,094 --> 00:02:54,734 Speaker 1: they've transitioned to a co parenting relationship focused on their daughter, 45 00:02:54,854 --> 00:02:58,734 Speaker 1: Daisy Dove. In a new statement, representatives say the couple 46 00:02:58,774 --> 00:03:02,014 Speaker 1: had been shifting their relationship over the past many months 47 00:03:02,174 --> 00:03:04,774 Speaker 1: and will continue to be seen together as a family. 48 00:03:05,294 --> 00:03:09,294 Speaker 1: The announcement follows weeks of speculation and emotional public appearances. 49 00:03:09,614 --> 00:03:12,894 Speaker 1: The pop star recently fought back tears on stage in Australia, 50 00:03:13,094 --> 00:03:16,774 Speaker 1: while Bloom shared quotes online about sadness and new beginnings. 51 00:03:17,134 --> 00:03:20,174 Speaker 1: The pair, who began dating in twenty sixteen and got 52 00:03:20,214 --> 00:03:24,454 Speaker 1: engaged in twenty nineteen, split after nine years together. That's 53 00:03:24,494 --> 00:03:27,894 Speaker 1: your latest news, headlines on Monday's episode of The Quikie. 54 00:03:27,894 --> 00:03:30,974 Speaker 1: Do you have second thoughts before swiping away out the checkout? 55 00:03:31,334 --> 00:03:34,014 Speaker 1: You might have a fear of spending money. Listen to 56 00:03:34,014 --> 00:03:36,934 Speaker 1: The Quickie wherever you get your podcasts.