1 00:00:10,614 --> 00:00:15,294 Speaker 1: You're listening to a MoMA Mia podcast. Momma 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 --> 00:00:24,254 Speaker 1: is recorded on Hi. I'm Ailish Delaney from Mommamea's twice 4 00:00:24,294 --> 00:00:27,094 Speaker 1: daily news podcast, The Quickie with Your Headlines. For Wednesday, 5 00:00:27,134 --> 00:00:30,974 Speaker 1: February five, US President Donald Trump says he wants the 6 00:00:31,094 --> 00:00:33,694 Speaker 1: US to take ownership of the Gaza Strip and redevelop 7 00:00:33,734 --> 00:00:38,054 Speaker 1: it after Palestinians are resettled elsewhere. Speaking alongside Israeli Prime 8 00:00:38,054 --> 00:00:41,654 Speaker 1: Minister Benjamin and Yahoo, Trump said America would be responsible 9 00:00:41,694 --> 00:00:44,814 Speaker 1: for clearing unexploded bombs and weapons from the war torn strip. 10 00:00:45,214 --> 00:00:48,694 Speaker 1: His comments follow an earlier suggestion that displaced Palestinian should 11 00:00:48,694 --> 00:00:52,134 Speaker 1: be permanently resettled outside the war torn territory. Trump is 12 00:00:52,174 --> 00:00:54,854 Speaker 1: calling in Jordan and Egypt to take in Ghazans, saying 13 00:00:54,854 --> 00:00:57,574 Speaker 1: they have no alternative but to leave while the territory 14 00:00:57,614 --> 00:01:00,574 Speaker 1: is rebuilt after nearly sixteen months of war between Israel 15 00:01:00,614 --> 00:01:04,294 Speaker 1: and Hamas. Arab states and the Palestinian authority have rejected 16 00:01:04,294 --> 00:01:06,974 Speaker 1: the ideal, which some human rights advocates have likened to 17 00:01:06,974 --> 00:01:11,694 Speaker 1: ethnic cleansing. The British police officer who alleges Australian soccer 18 00:01:11,734 --> 00:01:14,934 Speaker 1: star Sam Kerr racially harassed him has denied making up 19 00:01:14,974 --> 00:01:18,334 Speaker 1: the impact of her words to secure a criminal charge. 20 00:01:18,534 --> 00:01:21,654 Speaker 1: Kerr is charged with one count of racially aggravated harassment 21 00:01:21,734 --> 00:01:25,414 Speaker 1: after calling police Constable Stephen Lovell stupid and white admit 22 00:01:25,454 --> 00:01:28,454 Speaker 1: a dispute over a taxi ride in January twenty twenty three. 23 00:01:29,014 --> 00:01:31,974 Speaker 1: In his original statement, Lavelle made no mention of Kerr's 24 00:01:31,974 --> 00:01:34,974 Speaker 1: abuse having an impact on him. The court was told 25 00:01:35,014 --> 00:01:37,374 Speaker 1: it was added in a second statement eleven months later 26 00:01:37,574 --> 00:01:40,614 Speaker 1: after he requested a review of the Crown Prosecution Services 27 00:01:40,614 --> 00:01:43,614 Speaker 1: decision not to take the case to trial. The court 28 00:01:43,654 --> 00:01:46,134 Speaker 1: also heard the full voluntary interview Kerr gave to the 29 00:01:46,134 --> 00:01:48,694 Speaker 1: police after the incident, in which she said she felt 30 00:01:48,694 --> 00:01:51,494 Speaker 1: threatened for her life in the taxi and apologized to 31 00:01:51,534 --> 00:01:55,094 Speaker 1: the officers involved. The trial continues, with Kerr expected to 32 00:01:55,094 --> 00:01:58,614 Speaker 1: give evidence on Wednesday. Parents could soon have access to 33 00:01:58,654 --> 00:02:02,334 Speaker 1: three days of guaranteed subsidized childcare under new laws introduced 34 00:02:02,334 --> 00:02:05,214 Speaker 1: to Parliament on the second day of Parliament for the year. 35 00:02:05,374 --> 00:02:09,414 Speaker 1: Early Childhood Education Minister Anne Ali brought Labour's signature policy 36 00:02:09,614 --> 00:02:13,134 Speaker 1: before the House of Representatives. The changes would remove the 37 00:02:13,134 --> 00:02:16,614 Speaker 1: current activity test, guaranteeing subsidies for families earning up to 38 00:02:16,654 --> 00:02:19,694 Speaker 1: five hundred and thirty thousand dollars. With the Greens confirming 39 00:02:19,734 --> 00:02:22,814 Speaker 1: they'll support the bill in the Senate, Labour has fast 40 00:02:22,814 --> 00:02:25,974 Speaker 1: tracked the legislation, with this sitting fortnight, possibly the last 41 00:02:26,014 --> 00:02:29,774 Speaker 1: before Prime Minister Anthony Albanesi calls a federal election. A 42 00:02:29,814 --> 00:02:32,694 Speaker 1: billionaire has donated one hundred million dollars to drive young 43 00:02:32,694 --> 00:02:37,094 Speaker 1: Australian girls into science, Technology, engineering and maths. Tech founder 44 00:02:37,174 --> 00:02:40,414 Speaker 1: Robin Koda made the record donation to University of Sydney 45 00:02:40,454 --> 00:02:43,694 Speaker 1: to fund a two decade program addressing the underrepresentation of 46 00:02:43,734 --> 00:02:46,974 Speaker 1: women studying and working in STEM beginning in year seven. 47 00:02:47,014 --> 00:02:51,174 Speaker 1: The program has three stages, tutoring, mentoring and university scholarships. 48 00:02:51,774 --> 00:02:54,574 Speaker 1: Kuda says he hopes the record donation will make positive 49 00:02:54,614 --> 00:02:58,014 Speaker 1: societal impact by increasing opportunities for women in the sector 50 00:02:58,014 --> 00:03:01,374 Speaker 1: where he's made his wealth. The first pilot Cohort scholars 51 00:03:01,374 --> 00:03:04,214 Speaker 1: are expected to enroll at the university in twenty twenty seven. 52 00:03:04,894 --> 00:03:08,134 Speaker 1: That's your latest news headlines on tomorrow's episode of The Quickie, 53 00:03:08,214 --> 00:03:11,814 Speaker 1: the unprecedented crisis facing New South Wales's mental health system. 54 00:03:12,294 --> 00:03:15,414 Speaker 1: We talk to a psychiatric registrar about the mass resignations 55 00:03:15,414 --> 00:03:18,334 Speaker 1: of psychiatrists and what it means for you. Listen to 56 00:03:18,374 --> 00:03:20,334 Speaker 1: The Quickie wherever you get your podcasts.