1 00:00:10,614 --> 00:00:15,414 Speaker 1: You're listening to a Mama Mia podcast. Mummameir 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 --> 00:00:24,294 Speaker 1: recorded on Hi. I'm Alish Delaney from Mamma MIA's twice 4 00:00:24,334 --> 00:00:27,294 Speaker 1: daily news podcast, The Quickie with Your Headlines for Thursday 5 00:00:27,374 --> 00:00:31,854 Speaker 1: June nineteen, Israel's ambassador says the country is helping Australia 6 00:00:31,894 --> 00:00:35,974 Speaker 1: evacuate its citizens as its bombing campaign against Iran continues. 7 00:00:36,534 --> 00:00:39,414 Speaker 1: The first group of Australians fleeing the conflict crossed the 8 00:00:39,494 --> 00:00:42,374 Speaker 1: land border out of Israel on Wednesday, assisted by the 9 00:00:42,414 --> 00:00:46,974 Speaker 1: federal government. Israeli Ambassador Emir Maimon says he was personally 10 00:00:47,014 --> 00:00:50,014 Speaker 1: involved in the Australian government's efforts to get people out. 11 00:00:50,654 --> 00:00:53,814 Speaker 1: About twelve hundred Australians in Israel have registered with the 12 00:00:53,854 --> 00:00:56,934 Speaker 1: Department of Foreign Affairs for help to leave, while fifteen 13 00:00:57,054 --> 00:01:00,214 Speaker 1: hundred Australians and family members have sought help to leave 14 00:01:00,214 --> 00:01:03,174 Speaker 1: Iran a mid concerns the US could enter the conflict. 15 00:01:03,934 --> 00:01:06,534 Speaker 1: Iran has warned of all out war if the US 16 00:01:06,654 --> 00:01:10,094 Speaker 1: joins the fray. Foreign Minister Penny Wong says the Department 17 00:01:10,174 --> 00:01:13,134 Speaker 1: is looking for more ways to evacuate Australians from Israel. 18 00:01:13,734 --> 00:01:17,214 Speaker 1: Evacuation is riskier in Iran, where the advice for Australians 19 00:01:17,254 --> 00:01:19,774 Speaker 1: is to shelter in place if there is no opportunity 20 00:01:19,814 --> 00:01:23,214 Speaker 1: to leave safely. A US woman charged with running over 21 00:01:23,254 --> 00:01:25,854 Speaker 1: her police officer boyfriend and leaving him for dead in 22 00:01:25,894 --> 00:01:28,774 Speaker 1: the snow in twenty twenty two has been found not 23 00:01:28,894 --> 00:01:32,094 Speaker 1: guilty of second degree murder. The high profile case of 24 00:01:32,174 --> 00:01:35,694 Speaker 1: Karen Reid and Boston police officer John O'Keefe gripped true 25 00:01:35,694 --> 00:01:38,374 Speaker 1: crime fanatics worldwide after Reid claimed she had been the 26 00:01:38,454 --> 00:01:41,574 Speaker 1: victim of a corrupt cover up. The first case went 27 00:01:41,654 --> 00:01:44,214 Speaker 1: to trial in July twenty twenty four, but ended in 28 00:01:44,214 --> 00:01:47,374 Speaker 1: a mistrial due to a hung jury. Read again pleaded 29 00:01:47,414 --> 00:01:50,654 Speaker 1: not guilty. In the retrial this year, after five days 30 00:01:50,694 --> 00:01:53,894 Speaker 1: of deliberations, Duras found her not guilty of second degree 31 00:01:53,974 --> 00:01:57,054 Speaker 1: murder and leaving the scene, but she was convicted of 32 00:01:57,094 --> 00:02:00,494 Speaker 1: drunk driving and was sentenced to one year probation. Energy 33 00:02:00,574 --> 00:02:03,254 Speaker 1: retailers will be barred from raising bills more than once 34 00:02:03,294 --> 00:02:05,854 Speaker 1: a year and will be forced to remove unfair fees 35 00:02:05,854 --> 00:02:08,974 Speaker 1: for vulnerable customers under new rules announced by the market 36 00:02:09,054 --> 00:02:12,534 Speaker 1: rule maker Energy Minister Chris Bowen says the move will 37 00:02:12,574 --> 00:02:16,254 Speaker 1: help reduce the complexity of the poorly understood electricity system 38 00:02:16,374 --> 00:02:20,134 Speaker 1: and prevent customers from being ripped off. The changes announced 39 00:02:20,134 --> 00:02:23,814 Speaker 1: by the Australian Energy Market Commission include preventing retailers from 40 00:02:23,854 --> 00:02:27,494 Speaker 1: increasing prices more than once a year, banning excessive fees 41 00:02:27,494 --> 00:02:31,814 Speaker 1: for late payments, and prohibiting fees for vulnerable customers. Retailers 42 00:02:31,894 --> 00:02:35,774 Speaker 1: must also ensure vulnerable Australians are receiving their best available plan. 43 00:02:36,494 --> 00:02:39,294 Speaker 1: The changes are intended to clamp down on retailers who 44 00:02:39,374 --> 00:02:42,254 Speaker 1: law customers in with cheap deals only to move them 45 00:02:42,294 --> 00:02:45,334 Speaker 1: onto higher cost plans or impose hidden fees and charges. 46 00:02:46,374 --> 00:02:50,054 Speaker 1: Australian universities have full and in global rankings, with only 47 00:02:50,094 --> 00:02:54,574 Speaker 1: two institutions in the top twenty QS World University Ranking 48 00:02:54,694 --> 00:02:58,014 Speaker 1: showed twenty five Australian unis declined in this year's results 49 00:02:58,094 --> 00:03:02,254 Speaker 1: and just seven moved up. Australia's highest performer, the University 50 00:03:02,294 --> 00:03:05,654 Speaker 1: of Melbourne, dropped seven places to nineteenth, while the University 51 00:03:05,654 --> 00:03:08,894 Speaker 1: of Sydney dropped from eighteenth to twenty fifth. The University 52 00:03:08,894 --> 00:03:11,454 Speaker 1: of New South wad Wales, the nation's second best performer, 53 00:03:11,734 --> 00:03:15,614 Speaker 1: dropped from nineteenth to twentieth. Despite this, Australia is still 54 00:03:15,614 --> 00:03:19,254 Speaker 1: considered the fifth best country for higher education. The rankings 55 00:03:19,294 --> 00:03:21,894 Speaker 1: drew from millions of academic papers and insights from more 56 00:03:21,894 --> 00:03:24,414 Speaker 1: than one hundred and fifty one thousand academics across one 57 00:03:24,494 --> 00:03:27,734 Speaker 1: hundred and six countries. That's your evening news headlines. On 58 00:03:27,814 --> 00:03:30,494 Speaker 1: tomorrow's episode of The Quikie, we dive into the problem 59 00:03:30,534 --> 00:03:33,734 Speaker 1: with everyone's eurosummer trips. Listen to The Quickie wherever you 60 00:03:33,734 --> 00:03:34,654 Speaker 1: get your podcasts.