1 00:00:10,614 --> 00:00:15,294 Speaker 1: You're listening to a Muma Mia podcast. Mumma Mea acknowledges 2 00:00:15,334 --> 00:00:18,174 Speaker 1: the traditional owners of land and waters that this podcast 3 00:00:18,214 --> 00:00:24,614 Speaker 1: is recorded on Hi. I'm Isabella Ross from Mamma MIA's 4 00:00:24,694 --> 00:00:27,254 Speaker 1: daily news podcasts are Quickie. Here's what's happening in the 5 00:00:27,254 --> 00:00:31,934 Speaker 1: news today. Thursday, July eleventh, A father who allegedly stopped 6 00:00:31,934 --> 00:00:34,614 Speaker 1: his family being rescued from their burning home has been 7 00:00:34,694 --> 00:00:37,894 Speaker 1: charged with murder. Three of his children, aged six, two 8 00:00:37,934 --> 00:00:40,414 Speaker 1: and five months, died in the fire early on Sunday 9 00:00:40,454 --> 00:00:43,134 Speaker 1: morning at their home in Sydney's West. The man has 10 00:00:43,174 --> 00:00:46,174 Speaker 1: been charged with three counts of domestic violence related murder 11 00:00:46,214 --> 00:00:49,854 Speaker 1: and five counts of attempted murder. The attempted murder charges 12 00:00:49,934 --> 00:00:52,614 Speaker 1: relate to four other children aged between four and eleven, 13 00:00:52,734 --> 00:00:54,894 Speaker 1: and the man's twenty nine year old partner, all of 14 00:00:54,934 --> 00:00:57,854 Speaker 1: whom survived the fire. In court today, he was barred 15 00:00:57,894 --> 00:01:02,574 Speaker 1: from contacting any of the survivors. The Northern Territory government 16 00:01:02,614 --> 00:01:05,014 Speaker 1: has announced there will be no extension to the Alice 17 00:01:05,014 --> 00:01:08,414 Speaker 1: Springs curfew. The three night curfew was declared on Monday 18 00:01:08,454 --> 00:01:10,814 Speaker 1: by the Ant Police came Commissioner after a string of 19 00:01:10,894 --> 00:01:14,574 Speaker 1: incidents in the town The extension expired this morning and 20 00:01:14,614 --> 00:01:17,494 Speaker 1: the Police Minister today confirmed it would not be extended 21 00:01:17,534 --> 00:01:21,134 Speaker 1: as per request from the Commissioner. Under the curfew laws, 22 00:01:21,214 --> 00:01:23,734 Speaker 1: children and adults were barred from entering the town center 23 00:01:23,854 --> 00:01:26,814 Speaker 1: from ten pm to six am each night unless they 24 00:01:26,814 --> 00:01:29,574 Speaker 1: had a valid reason to be there. The Alice Springs 25 00:01:29,614 --> 00:01:32,494 Speaker 1: Mayor has said curfews are a reactionary measure which shouldn't 26 00:01:32,494 --> 00:01:36,494 Speaker 1: be used long term. Australian renters are tightening their belts 27 00:01:36,534 --> 00:01:39,774 Speaker 1: more than mortgage holders as high living expenses weigh on tenants. 28 00:01:40,614 --> 00:01:44,174 Speaker 1: Commonwealth Bank Australia's chief economists said the levels of disparity 29 00:01:44,214 --> 00:01:47,734 Speaker 1: between household types were somewhat surprising. He said it suggests 30 00:01:47,734 --> 00:01:50,254 Speaker 1: that younger Australians, who are more likely to be renting, 31 00:01:50,374 --> 00:01:53,294 Speaker 1: are tightening their wallets and likely spending more on essentials. 32 00:01:54,454 --> 00:01:57,094 Speaker 1: Rising vacancy rates in most cities suggest the market is 33 00:01:57,174 --> 00:02:02,654 Speaker 1: losing steam, but choices remain limited and prices are still elevated. Lastly, 34 00:02:02,694 --> 00:02:05,534 Speaker 1: the thorny issue of eight restrictions on social media is 35 00:02:05,534 --> 00:02:09,014 Speaker 1: being battled out in a new inquiry. A Parliamentary committee 36 00:02:09,094 --> 00:02:12,374 Speaker 1: was told the proposed age restriction of bumping up accessibility 37 00:02:12,414 --> 00:02:14,894 Speaker 1: from thirteen to sixteen years old would do little to 38 00:02:14,934 --> 00:02:18,894 Speaker 1: mitigate online harms for young people. The federal government provided 39 00:02:18,974 --> 00:02:21,214 Speaker 1: over six million dollars in the May budget for a 40 00:02:21,254 --> 00:02:25,534 Speaker 1: pilot program for age assurance technology, amid calls to introduce protections. 41 00:02:26,454 --> 00:02:29,614 Speaker 1: The technology would be developed to stop children accessing online 42 00:02:29,654 --> 00:02:33,454 Speaker 1: content such as pornography. Opposition leader Peter Dutton has vowed 43 00:02:33,454 --> 00:02:36,934 Speaker 1: to ban children under sixteen from accessing social media should 44 00:02:36,974 --> 00:02:39,494 Speaker 1: the Coalition win the next election, by putting in age 45 00:02:39,614 --> 00:02:44,414 Speaker 1: verification measures. That's your evening news headlines. On tomorrow's episode, 46 00:02:44,454 --> 00:02:46,494 Speaker 1: we see what actually happens to your body on a 47 00:02:46,534 --> 00:02:49,214 Speaker 1: long haul flight. A recent trend has popped up on 48 00:02:49,214 --> 00:02:51,894 Speaker 1: the internet, young men showing themselves taking in the sky 49 00:02:52,054 --> 00:02:55,454 Speaker 1: and meditating on their flights. No watching movies, no reading 50 00:02:55,454 --> 00:02:58,254 Speaker 1: a book, and definitely no phone. We speak to a 51 00:02:58,294 --> 00:03:00,694 Speaker 1: doctor who also happens to be a pilot about the 52 00:03:00,734 --> 00:03:04,294 Speaker 1: mental health impacts. Check out the Quickie wherever you get 53 00:03:04,294 --> 00:03:11,414 Speaker 1: your podcasts.