1 00:00:06,415 --> 00:00:14,735 Speaker 1: You're listening to Amma mea podcast. Hi, I'm Tali Blackman 2 00:00:14,815 --> 00:00:17,615 Speaker 1: from Mamma MIA's twice daily news podcast, The Quickie with 3 00:00:17,655 --> 00:00:21,334 Speaker 1: your Headlines for Wednesday, December twenty four A young police 4 00:00:21,335 --> 00:00:24,735 Speaker 1: officer blinded in one eye during the Bondeie terror attack 5 00:00:24,855 --> 00:00:28,935 Speaker 1: has been released from hospital in time for Christmas. Twenty 6 00:00:28,975 --> 00:00:32,735 Speaker 1: two year old probationary Constable Jack Hibbert was shot twice 7 00:00:32,775 --> 00:00:36,095 Speaker 1: while attempting to stop gunman during a community event on 8 00:00:36,135 --> 00:00:40,414 Speaker 1: December fourteenth. His family described his return home on Tuesday 9 00:00:40,574 --> 00:00:44,214 Speaker 1: as a miracle, thanking medical staff for their exceptional care. 10 00:00:44,735 --> 00:00:47,055 Speaker 1: Hibbert had been on the force for only four months 11 00:00:47,135 --> 00:00:50,695 Speaker 1: when the attack occurred. In further positive news, a second 12 00:00:50,775 --> 00:00:54,415 Speaker 1: injured officer, Constable Scott Dyson, has woken up from a 13 00:00:54,455 --> 00:00:58,575 Speaker 1: medically induced coma. While he remains in hospital, his family 14 00:00:58,615 --> 00:01:02,615 Speaker 1: says his consciousness is a hopeful sign. The December fourteen 15 00:01:02,654 --> 00:01:07,015 Speaker 1: shooting claimed fifteen lives and left fourty others injured. The 16 00:01:07,055 --> 00:01:09,815 Speaker 1: twenty four year old alleged gunmen has now been moved 17 00:01:09,855 --> 00:01:15,215 Speaker 1: from hospital to a correctional facility as investigations continue. US 18 00:01:15,255 --> 00:01:18,535 Speaker 1: regulators have approved the first daily pill version of the 19 00:01:18,535 --> 00:01:22,775 Speaker 1: Blockbuster weight loss drug were GOVI. The FDA's green light 20 00:01:22,935 --> 00:01:26,655 Speaker 1: gives Danish drug maker Novo Nordisk a head start ahead 21 00:01:26,655 --> 00:01:30,415 Speaker 1: of rival Eli Lilly, whose competing oral drug is still 22 00:01:30,495 --> 00:01:35,375 Speaker 1: under a view. Currently, an estimated seven million Australian adults, 23 00:01:35,455 --> 00:01:38,735 Speaker 1: about one third of the population, are living with obesity, 24 00:01:39,175 --> 00:01:42,575 Speaker 1: a figure that has nearly tripled over the last thirty years. 25 00:01:42,855 --> 00:01:46,535 Speaker 1: While roughly one in ten Australians has now tried injectable 26 00:01:46,575 --> 00:01:50,015 Speaker 1: weight loss treatments, the high cost and needle fatigue remain 27 00:01:50,095 --> 00:01:54,575 Speaker 1: significant hurdles. Under a deal with the Trump administration, Novo 28 00:01:54,655 --> 00:01:57,335 Speaker 1: Nordisk will offer the pill for one hundred and forty 29 00:01:57,415 --> 00:02:01,015 Speaker 1: nine dollars a month to patients without insurance coverage, a 30 00:02:01,055 --> 00:02:04,295 Speaker 1: fraction of the current one thousand dollars monthly price tag 31 00:02:04,335 --> 00:02:08,295 Speaker 1: for injections in the US. Experts believed the convenience and 32 00:02:08,375 --> 00:02:11,335 Speaker 1: lower cost of the pill could capture twenty percent of 33 00:02:11,375 --> 00:02:15,535 Speaker 1: the global market by twenty thirty. The medication is expected 34 00:02:15,575 --> 00:02:20,295 Speaker 1: to be available in US pharmacies within weeks. Former Liberal 35 00:02:20,415 --> 00:02:24,615 Speaker 1: MP and renowned pediatrician doctor Katie Allen has died at 36 00:02:24,615 --> 00:02:27,455 Speaker 1: the age of fifty nine following a battle with a 37 00:02:27,535 --> 00:02:31,695 Speaker 1: rare form of cancer. Doctor Allen's family announced her passing 38 00:02:31,735 --> 00:02:35,735 Speaker 1: on Tuesday, sharing that she died peacefully surrounded by loved ones. 39 00:02:36,335 --> 00:02:40,415 Speaker 1: A former medical researcher and professor, she represented the Melbourne 40 00:02:40,495 --> 00:02:43,615 Speaker 1: seat of Higgins from twenty nineteen to twenty twenty two. 41 00:02:44,375 --> 00:02:47,015 Speaker 1: During her time in Canberra, she was known for crossing 42 00:02:47,015 --> 00:02:51,215 Speaker 1: the floor on religious discrimination laws and advocating for medical 43 00:02:51,255 --> 00:02:55,454 Speaker 1: and environmental issues. In May twenty twenty five, just days 44 00:02:55,495 --> 00:02:59,255 Speaker 1: after contesting the federal election, doctor Allen revealed she had 45 00:02:59,295 --> 00:03:03,575 Speaker 1: been diagnosed with stage four colangio carcinoma, a rare bile 46 00:03:03,695 --> 00:03:09,015 Speaker 1: duct cancer. Minister Anthony Albanezi led tributes praising her dedication 47 00:03:09,175 --> 00:03:14,455 Speaker 1: to serving the nation. Andrew Mountbatten Windsor has voluntarily surrendered 48 00:03:14,455 --> 00:03:18,055 Speaker 1: his shotgun license following a visit from the Metropolitan Police 49 00:03:18,095 --> 00:03:22,135 Speaker 1: firearms officers. The move comes as the former Prince prepares 50 00:03:22,175 --> 00:03:25,335 Speaker 1: to vacate Royal Lodge in Windsor for a smaller property 51 00:03:25,415 --> 00:03:28,775 Speaker 1: in Norfolk. While the met Police declined to specify the 52 00:03:28,855 --> 00:03:32,735 Speaker 1: reason for the request, firearms laws require owners to disclose 53 00:03:32,775 --> 00:03:36,255 Speaker 1: how weapons will be stored at any new address. By 54 00:03:36,255 --> 00:03:39,135 Speaker 1: surrendering the certificate, The sixty five year old who were 55 00:03:39,175 --> 00:03:42,255 Speaker 1: stripped of his royal titles earlier this year, can no 56 00:03:42,295 --> 00:03:46,455 Speaker 1: longer transport or use his guns, and less understrict supervision. 57 00:03:47,135 --> 00:03:50,095 Speaker 1: The case will now be reviewed by the Licensing Department, 58 00:03:50,295 --> 00:03:53,455 Speaker 1: adding further scrutiny to the former Duke's private life and 59 00:03:53,535 --> 00:03:57,255 Speaker 1: links to the Epstein scandal. If you've ever been told 60 00:03:57,255 --> 00:03:59,935 Speaker 1: to watch your mouth, science now gives you a reason 61 00:04:00,095 --> 00:04:04,015 Speaker 1: to ignore that advice. A new study from Keele University 62 00:04:04,135 --> 00:04:08,975 Speaker 1: suggests that swearing ki actually boost physical performance and mental focus. 63 00:04:09,695 --> 00:04:13,415 Speaker 1: Researchers found that participants who cursed while performing strength and 64 00:04:13,535 --> 00:04:18,295 Speaker 1: endurance tests like chair pushups held on significantly longer than 65 00:04:18,335 --> 00:04:22,895 Speaker 1: those using neutral words. The secret lies in disinhibition. By 66 00:04:22,975 --> 00:04:26,655 Speaker 1: dropping an F bomb, people shed social constraints, allowing them 67 00:04:26,695 --> 00:04:31,054 Speaker 1: to feel more confident and less distracted. Lead researcher doctor 68 00:04:31,175 --> 00:04:35,335 Speaker 1: Richard Stevens describes swearing as a calorie neutral, drug free 69 00:04:35,375 --> 00:04:38,895 Speaker 1: tool to push past your limits. His team is now 70 00:04:38,935 --> 00:04:42,975 Speaker 1: investigating if a little profanity can help people overcome hesitation 71 00:04:43,255 --> 00:04:46,735 Speaker 1: in other high pressure moments, like public speaking or even 72 00:04:46,895 --> 00:04:50,255 Speaker 1: going on a first date. That's your latest news headlines. 73 00:04:50,655 --> 00:04:53,335 Speaker 1: On tomorrow's episode of The Quikie, We wrap up twenty 74 00:04:53,375 --> 00:04:55,975 Speaker 1: twenty five by looking back on some of the year's 75 00:04:56,055 --> 00:04:59,974 Speaker 1: biggest moments. A very merry Christmas to those of you celebrating. 76 00:05:00,295 --> 00:05:03,015 Speaker 1: I'll be back next week with your regular news fix, 77 00:05:03,375 --> 00:05:06,095 Speaker 1: so listen to the Quikie wherever you get your po casts. 78 00:05:12,055 --> 00:05:15,135 Speaker 1: Mumma Mea acknowledges the traditional owners of land and waters 79 00:05:15,175 --> 00:05:16,815 Speaker 1: that this podcast is recorded on.