1 00:00:06,415 --> 00:00:13,135 Speaker 1: You're listing to Amama mea podcast. Good afternoon. I'm Jimmy 2 00:00:13,175 --> 00:00:16,055 Speaker 1: Donna Who with the latest from the Quickie newsroom for Wednesday, 3 00:00:16,215 --> 00:00:21,295 Speaker 1: March eleven. In a historic shift, Senator Matt Canavan has 4 00:00:21,375 --> 00:00:25,055 Speaker 1: been elected as the National's leader following David Little Proud's 5 00:00:25,135 --> 00:00:30,055 Speaker 1: surprise of resignation. Edging out rivals Kevin Hogan and Bridget Mackenzie, 6 00:00:30,335 --> 00:00:35,294 Speaker 1: Canavan immediately pivoted the party toward a hardline nationalistic agenda 7 00:00:35,775 --> 00:00:41,014 Speaker 1: focused on call production and slashing energy prices. This leadership 8 00:00:41,135 --> 00:00:45,534 Speaker 1: change signals a strategic fight back against the surging popularity 9 00:00:45,534 --> 00:00:48,974 Speaker 1: of One Nation, which has been siphoning Conservative voters in 10 00:00:49,055 --> 00:00:53,534 Speaker 1: regional Queensland and New South Wales, while embracing a God 11 00:00:53,574 --> 00:00:57,295 Speaker 1: given resources mantra to tackle the cost of living. Canavan 12 00:00:57,415 --> 00:01:01,695 Speaker 1: simultaneously distanced himself from Pauline Hanson by rejecting her recent 13 00:01:01,735 --> 00:01:07,215 Speaker 1: divisive comments about the Muslim Community's first major hurdle arrives 14 00:01:07,295 --> 00:01:10,655 Speaker 1: quickly with the high stakes May nine Phara bye election, 15 00:01:10,975 --> 00:01:14,135 Speaker 1: which was sparked by the resignation of former Liberal leader 16 00:01:14,255 --> 00:01:18,575 Speaker 1: Susan Lee. The Anti Corruption watchdog has found two former 17 00:01:18,815 --> 00:01:23,775 Speaker 1: senior public servants engaged in serious corrupt conduct for intentionally 18 00:01:23,935 --> 00:01:28,855 Speaker 1: misleading investigators during the implementation of the unlawful robodebt scheme. 19 00:01:29,375 --> 00:01:32,775 Speaker 1: While Mark Whitnell and Serena Wilson were singled out, the 20 00:01:32,775 --> 00:01:36,815 Speaker 1: Commission officially cleared former Prime Minister Scott Morrison and three 21 00:01:36,935 --> 00:01:41,735 Speaker 1: others of any corruption. Investigators ruled that mister Morrison failed 22 00:01:41,735 --> 00:01:44,935 Speaker 1: to stop the illegal program because his departments failed to 23 00:01:44,975 --> 00:01:49,055 Speaker 1: advise him that new laws were actually required. Following the report, 24 00:01:49,255 --> 00:01:53,215 Speaker 1: the Federal government moved to release previously secret chapters of 25 00:01:53,295 --> 00:01:56,935 Speaker 1: the Royal Commission for full transparency. This ruling is a 26 00:01:56,975 --> 00:02:00,895 Speaker 1: major milestone in the robodebt fallout, even though several high 27 00:02:00,935 --> 00:02:06,535 Speaker 1: level figures avoided personal corruption findings. Lulu Lemon has been 28 00:02:06,615 --> 00:02:10,935 Speaker 1: fined seven hundred and three thousand dollars for breaching Australian 29 00:02:11,014 --> 00:02:16,135 Speaker 1: anti spam laws following an Australian Communications and Media Authority investigation. 30 00:02:17,095 --> 00:02:21,055 Speaker 1: The brand sent over three hundred and seventy thousand service 31 00:02:21,095 --> 00:02:25,575 Speaker 1: emails that illegally included marketing content without an unsubscribed option. 32 00:02:26,215 --> 00:02:31,095 Speaker 1: Regulators labeled the breach easily avoidable, noting that transactional updates 33 00:02:31,175 --> 00:02:35,975 Speaker 1: must remain separate from promotional material beyond the fine. Lulu 34 00:02:36,015 --> 00:02:40,135 Speaker 1: Lemon must now undergo an independent compliance review and report 35 00:02:40,215 --> 00:02:44,255 Speaker 1: regularly to the watchdog. While a company spokespersons stated that 36 00:02:44,295 --> 00:02:47,615 Speaker 1: they have since updated their customer emails, this marks the 37 00:02:47,735 --> 00:02:52,535 Speaker 1: second time the brand has faced regulatory action in Australia. 38 00:02:52,575 --> 00:02:56,655 Speaker 1: Across Australia, the first day of napland dissolved into digital 39 00:02:56,775 --> 00:03:01,135 Speaker 1: chaos as the online testing platform buckled under technical glitches, 40 00:03:01,535 --> 00:03:06,174 Speaker 1: forcing hundreds of thousands of students to abandon their writings assessments. 41 00:03:07,015 --> 00:03:10,455 Speaker 1: While year three students avoided the disruption using traditional pen 42 00:03:10,535 --> 00:03:14,455 Speaker 1: and paper, older cohorts in years five, seven nine were 43 00:03:14,495 --> 00:03:19,975 Speaker 1: met with frozen screens and nightmare login delays. Education authorities 44 00:03:19,975 --> 00:03:24,335 Speaker 1: were forced to issue an urgent nationwide pause, leaving frustrated 45 00:03:24,375 --> 00:03:28,375 Speaker 1: principles to scramble as they repurposed classrooms and sent students 46 00:03:28,415 --> 00:03:32,855 Speaker 1: back to their regular lessons. Beyond the immediate logistical headache, 47 00:03:33,175 --> 00:03:37,535 Speaker 1: educators expressed deep concern that the outage compromised the unseen 48 00:03:37,615 --> 00:03:41,615 Speaker 1: nature of the writing prompts, potentially giving some students an 49 00:03:41,775 --> 00:03:46,615 Speaker 1: unfair advantage to prepare overnight. Now schools must wait for 50 00:03:46,615 --> 00:03:50,135 Speaker 1: a tech resolution while facing the high stakes pressure of 51 00:03:50,215 --> 00:03:54,655 Speaker 1: explaining any potential data dips caused by the Morning's server failure. 52 00:03:55,335 --> 00:03:59,655 Speaker 1: Australian fashion designer Katie Perry has secured a final victory 53 00:03:59,695 --> 00:04:03,375 Speaker 1: in the High Court, ending a decade long trademark battle 54 00:04:03,455 --> 00:04:07,375 Speaker 1: against global pop star Katie Pair. The court ruled by 55 00:04:07,495 --> 00:04:10,815 Speaker 1: majority that the Sydney designer's clothing brand was unlikely to 56 00:04:10,935 --> 00:04:15,055 Speaker 1: deceive the public or cause confusion despite the singer's massive 57 00:04:15,135 --> 00:04:20,255 Speaker 1: international reputation. While the designer first registered the trademark in 58 00:04:20,295 --> 00:04:22,895 Speaker 1: two thousand and nine before becoming aware of the pop star, 59 00:04:23,255 --> 00:04:26,614 Speaker 1: she faced a grueling legal journey that included a loss 60 00:04:26,655 --> 00:04:29,575 Speaker 1: on appeal in the Federal Court. The High Court's decision 61 00:04:29,655 --> 00:04:31,695 Speaker 1: centered on the fact that the designer had used her 62 00:04:31,735 --> 00:04:35,815 Speaker 1: birth name for her brand innocently and consistently, without any 63 00:04:35,855 --> 00:04:41,415 Speaker 1: documented instances of consumer confusion. Following the landmark ruling, costs 64 00:04:41,455 --> 00:04:45,295 Speaker 1: were awarded in favour of the designer, successfully protecting her 65 00:04:45,375 --> 00:04:48,815 Speaker 1: right to sell apparel under her own name in Australia. 66 00:04:50,095 --> 00:04:53,335 Speaker 1: That's the latest from the Quickie Newsroom on Thursday's episode 67 00:04:53,375 --> 00:04:56,775 Speaker 1: of The Quickie. Despite Foreign Minister Penny Wong ruling out 68 00:04:56,815 --> 00:05:01,975 Speaker 1: direct military involvement, Australia remains deeply entangled in the geopolitical 69 00:05:02,015 --> 00:05:06,015 Speaker 1: crisis through rising fuel and travel costs, logistics, ful chaos 70 00:05:06,015 --> 00:05:10,255 Speaker 1: at airports, and the unexpected transformation of a local women's 71 00:05:10,335 --> 00:05:14,615 Speaker 1: football tournament into a diplomatic flash point. 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