1 00:00:10,574 --> 00:00:15,414 Speaker 1: You're listening to a Muma Mea podcast. Mummamea acknowledges the 2 00:00:15,414 --> 00:00:18,294 Speaker 1: traditional owners of land and waters that this podcast is 3 00:00:18,334 --> 00:00:23,454 Speaker 1: recorded on Hi. I'm Grace Ruvervey from Mummamea's twice daily 4 00:00:23,534 --> 00:00:26,454 Speaker 1: news podcast, The Quickie with Your Headlines for Monday February 5 00:00:26,454 --> 00:00:30,374 Speaker 1: twenty four. Former Liberal staffer Bruce Lherman, who was found 6 00:00:30,414 --> 00:00:33,174 Speaker 1: by a federal court to have raped Brittany Higgins, has 7 00:00:33,214 --> 00:00:36,494 Speaker 1: been accused of stealing a Toyota Prado from Mountain River, 8 00:00:36,734 --> 00:00:40,454 Speaker 1: southwest of Hobart on November twenty. He appeared by phone 9 00:00:40,454 --> 00:00:43,734 Speaker 1: in Hobart Magistrate's Court on Monday with the matter adjourned 10 00:00:43,774 --> 00:00:47,854 Speaker 1: without plea. His lawyer, Zally Burrows, requested an adjournment to 11 00:00:47,934 --> 00:00:52,014 Speaker 1: make representations on the charge. Lehman will reappear on June nineteen. 12 00:00:52,774 --> 00:00:55,574 Speaker 1: According to court documents. The charge of motor vehicle stealing 13 00:00:55,654 --> 00:00:59,774 Speaker 1: was brought against Lehman by Gail Denise Oates. According to 14 00:00:59,814 --> 00:01:02,734 Speaker 1: the Resolved Political Monitor, Labour is on track to lose 15 00:01:02,774 --> 00:01:06,174 Speaker 1: the federal election, with fifty five percent of surveyed Australians 16 00:01:06,534 --> 00:01:10,334 Speaker 1: favoring the Coalition on a two party basis. Minister Anthony 17 00:01:10,334 --> 00:01:13,014 Speaker 1: Abernezi is banking on an eight point five billion dollar 18 00:01:13,054 --> 00:01:16,894 Speaker 1: Medicare boost to sway voters, ensuring nearly all Australians can 19 00:01:16,974 --> 00:01:20,374 Speaker 1: visit a GP for free. Opposition leader Peter Dutton quickly 20 00:01:20,374 --> 00:01:23,014 Speaker 1: matched the pledge with a nine billion dollar Medicare plan, 21 00:01:23,174 --> 00:01:27,094 Speaker 1: including five hundred million for mental health. Labour warns Dutton 22 00:01:27,094 --> 00:01:30,534 Speaker 1: can't be trusted on health funding, but Coalition health spokeswoman 23 00:01:30,654 --> 00:01:33,814 Speaker 1: Anne Rustin dismissed this as a political spin. While new 24 00:01:33,854 --> 00:01:37,894 Speaker 1: funding aims to support bulk billing and regional healthcare, experts 25 00:01:37,894 --> 00:01:41,054 Speaker 1: say not all practices will return to universal bulk billing. 26 00:01:42,174 --> 00:01:46,774 Speaker 1: Violence against emergency doctors, including punching, kicking, spitting and verbal abuse, 27 00:01:47,094 --> 00:01:50,814 Speaker 1: is reaching crisis level, pushing healthcare workers to their breaking point. 28 00:01:51,294 --> 00:01:54,854 Speaker 1: Experts worn urgent action is needed to prevent an exodus 29 00:01:54,894 --> 00:01:58,374 Speaker 1: of skilled professionals. A report from the Australasian College for 30 00:01:58,414 --> 00:02:03,054 Speaker 1: Emergency Medicine found widespread violence in Australian EDS. Nine and 31 00:02:03,134 --> 00:02:06,614 Speaker 1: ten emergency doctors reported experiencing violence in the past week, 32 00:02:06,854 --> 00:02:10,414 Speaker 1: with more than half facing physical attacks daily or frequently. 33 00:02:10,894 --> 00:02:13,734 Speaker 1: Many fear reporting incidents due to legal repercussions or a 34 00:02:13,814 --> 00:02:17,934 Speaker 1: lack of security support. The college president Stephen Gowi, said 35 00:02:18,014 --> 00:02:21,814 Speaker 1: aggression towards medical staff has worsened since the COVID nineteen pandemic, 36 00:02:22,174 --> 00:02:25,974 Speaker 1: fueled by long wait times, overcrowding, and patient distress. He 37 00:02:26,134 --> 00:02:30,094 Speaker 1: urged a national response, warning that unchecked violence could destabilize 38 00:02:30,134 --> 00:02:33,654 Speaker 1: an already strained healthcare system. The College is calling for 39 00:02:33,694 --> 00:02:37,134 Speaker 1: immediate intervention from federal and state governments to improve ed 40 00:02:37,334 --> 00:02:40,654 Speaker 1: safety and prevent mass burnout driven departures from the field. 41 00:02:41,174 --> 00:02:44,774 Speaker 1: Billy Crystal says losing his La mansion in January wildfires 42 00:02:44,894 --> 00:02:48,254 Speaker 1: was the most difficult experience of his life. The seventy 43 00:02:48,294 --> 00:02:50,334 Speaker 1: six year old comedian, who has been married to his 44 00:02:50,374 --> 00:02:53,254 Speaker 1: partner Janis for fifty five years, is leaning on his 45 00:02:53,294 --> 00:02:56,614 Speaker 1: family for support as he navigates the loss. Speaking to 46 00:02:56,614 --> 00:02:59,654 Speaker 1: People magazine, he said, we're doing okay. We have great 47 00:02:59,734 --> 00:03:04,614 Speaker 1: family support. Every day you inch forward. Cristel previously expressed 48 00:03:04,654 --> 00:03:07,894 Speaker 1: heartbreakover losing the home where he raised his family, saying 49 00:03:07,934 --> 00:03:11,134 Speaker 1: it was filled with love and beautiful men. Other celebrities 50 00:03:11,174 --> 00:03:14,054 Speaker 1: affected by the fires included Paris Hilton and Eugene Levy. 51 00:03:14,494 --> 00:03:17,574 Speaker 1: The fires, which destroyed nearly twenty thousand properties and claimed 52 00:03:17,654 --> 00:03:21,734 Speaker 1: twenty nine lives were fully contained by late January. That's 53 00:03:21,774 --> 00:03:24,294 Speaker 1: your latest news headlines. On tomorrow's episode of The Quickie, 54 00:03:24,414 --> 00:03:27,294 Speaker 1: it's time for another Trump update. Listen to The Quickie 55 00:03:27,374 --> 00:03:28,814 Speaker 1: wherever you get your podcasts.