1 00:00:10,614 --> 00:00:15,254 Speaker 1: You're listening to a Muma Mea podcast. Mumma 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 --> 00:00:23,894 Speaker 1: is recorded on Hello, I'm Jimmy Donna, who from Mamea's 4 00:00:23,894 --> 00:00:27,334 Speaker 1: twice daily news podcast, The Quickie with your Headlines for Wednesday, 5 00:00:27,414 --> 00:00:31,934 Speaker 1: the first of October. Prime Minister Anthony Albanezi has defended 6 00:00:32,014 --> 00:00:35,094 Speaker 1: his government's new First Home Owner Buyers scheme, which kicked 7 00:00:35,134 --> 00:00:39,134 Speaker 1: off today, rejecting claims it will push property prices even higher. 8 00:00:39,734 --> 00:00:42,654 Speaker 1: The scheme allows ellegible buyers to purchase a new home 9 00:00:42,694 --> 00:00:45,814 Speaker 1: with just five percent deposit without needing to pay for 10 00:00:45,894 --> 00:00:50,614 Speaker 1: lenders mortgage insurance. The government says the program is life changing. 11 00:00:51,374 --> 00:00:54,814 Speaker 1: Analysis by Domain suggests it could slash the time needed 12 00:00:54,814 --> 00:00:57,374 Speaker 1: to save a deposit in Sydney from eleven years down 13 00:00:57,414 --> 00:01:00,534 Speaker 1: to just three, but critics worn it will simply add 14 00:01:00,574 --> 00:01:04,494 Speaker 1: more demand to an already overheated market. The Insurance Council 15 00:01:04,614 --> 00:01:07,614 Speaker 1: has previously forecast it could push up prices by ten 16 00:01:07,654 --> 00:01:11,454 Speaker 1: percent in the first year, though Treasury modeling suggests a 17 00:01:11,574 --> 00:01:15,094 Speaker 1: much smaller impact of half a percent over six years. 18 00:01:15,774 --> 00:01:18,934 Speaker 1: National Senator Bridget mackenzie says the government is making the 19 00:01:18,974 --> 00:01:22,974 Speaker 1: housing affordability crisis worse. The debate comes as new figures 20 00:01:22,974 --> 00:01:26,414 Speaker 1: from Coatality show the median Australian property value climbed again 21 00:01:26,574 --> 00:01:29,414 Speaker 1: last month, now sitting at over eight hundred and fifty 22 00:01:29,454 --> 00:01:33,414 Speaker 1: seven thousand dollars. The United States government is on the 23 00:01:33,454 --> 00:01:36,334 Speaker 1: brink of a shutdown after a funding bill failed in 24 00:01:36,374 --> 00:01:40,294 Speaker 1: the Senate, with President Donald Trump threatening irreversible actions if 25 00:01:40,294 --> 00:01:43,694 Speaker 1: a deal isn't reached by midnight. Trump warned from the 26 00:01:43,694 --> 00:01:46,934 Speaker 1: Oval Office that he could enact mass firings of federal 27 00:01:46,934 --> 00:01:51,414 Speaker 1: workers and eliminate programs favored by his political opponents. The 28 00:01:51,454 --> 00:01:56,534 Speaker 1: deadlock ensures federal agencies will close non essential services, forcing 29 00:01:56,614 --> 00:01:59,694 Speaker 1: tens of thousands of employees to go home without pay. 30 00:02:00,414 --> 00:02:04,094 Speaker 1: Essential personnel like military troops and border guards will remain 31 00:02:04,174 --> 00:02:06,694 Speaker 1: on the job, but they will not receive their paychecks 32 00:02:06,774 --> 00:02:11,094 Speaker 1: until the standoff is resolved. The looming crisis has rattled 33 00:02:11,094 --> 00:02:14,414 Speaker 1: financial markets, with Wall Street futures slipping due to the 34 00:02:14,534 --> 00:02:19,814 Speaker 1: uncertainty and the expected delay of crucial economic data. This 35 00:02:19,854 --> 00:02:22,654 Speaker 1: would be the fifteenth U S government shut down since 36 00:02:22,854 --> 00:02:26,374 Speaker 1: nineteen eighty one, with the last one in twenty nineteen 37 00:02:26,614 --> 00:02:30,974 Speaker 1: lasting thirty five days. A US judge has rejected hip 38 00:02:31,014 --> 00:02:34,654 Speaker 1: hop moguls Sean Diddy Combs's bid to overturn his felony 39 00:02:34,654 --> 00:02:38,454 Speaker 1: conviction on prostitution related chargers, paving the way for his 40 00:02:38,534 --> 00:02:41,654 Speaker 1: sentencing this week. A man had an A jury found 41 00:02:41,734 --> 00:02:44,574 Speaker 1: the fifty five year old guilty in July of paying 42 00:02:44,614 --> 00:02:47,614 Speaker 1: mal escorts to travel across state lines to have sex 43 00:02:47,654 --> 00:02:51,334 Speaker 1: with his girlfriends while he filmed the encounters. The founder 44 00:02:51,414 --> 00:02:54,254 Speaker 1: of bad Boy Records now faces up to twenty years 45 00:02:54,254 --> 00:02:58,054 Speaker 1: in prison when he is sentenced on October third. In 46 00:02:58,094 --> 00:03:01,614 Speaker 1: their appeal, Combs's lawyers argued the verdict should be set 47 00:03:01,654 --> 00:03:05,214 Speaker 1: aside because he did not personally participate in the sex acts. 48 00:03:05,894 --> 00:03:09,374 Speaker 1: Prosecutors successfully counted that he arranged the travel and used 49 00:03:09,374 --> 00:03:13,534 Speaker 1: the videos as blackmault to coerce his girlfriends. During the trial, 50 00:03:13,654 --> 00:03:17,774 Speaker 1: two former girlfriends, including the singer Cassie, testified that Combs 51 00:03:17,854 --> 00:03:23,054 Speaker 1: physically attacked them and threatened them to ensure their participation. Combs, 52 00:03:23,094 --> 00:03:26,774 Speaker 1: who was acquitted of more serious sex trafficking charges, has 53 00:03:26,814 --> 00:03:30,054 Speaker 1: been held in a Brooklyn jail since his arrest last year. 54 00:03:31,174 --> 00:03:35,134 Speaker 1: American singer Teddy Swims has officially been confirmed as the 55 00:03:35,134 --> 00:03:39,254 Speaker 1: headline act for Sunday's NRL Grand Final, ending days of 56 00:03:39,294 --> 00:03:43,094 Speaker 1: speculation after he's canceled his earliest shows due to sickness. 57 00:03:43,494 --> 00:03:46,694 Speaker 1: The NRL's communications manager told reporters on Wednesday that the 58 00:03:46,694 --> 00:03:50,334 Speaker 1: thirty three year old would absolutely be performing as planned 59 00:03:50,374 --> 00:03:54,534 Speaker 1: at Stadium. Australia. Fans were left worried after Swims canceled 60 00:03:54,574 --> 00:03:57,934 Speaker 1: two concerts in Hawaii last weekend, stating on social media 61 00:03:58,054 --> 00:04:01,054 Speaker 1: that his doctor had not cleared him to sing. The 62 00:04:01,054 --> 00:04:04,254 Speaker 1: Grammy nominated artist will now take center stage ahead of 63 00:04:04,294 --> 00:04:08,374 Speaker 1: the premiership decider between the Brisbane Broncos and the Melbourne Storm. 64 00:04:08,934 --> 00:04:12,414 Speaker 1: Swims is also scheduled as the headline entertainment for the 65 00:04:12,534 --> 00:04:16,174 Speaker 1: NRLW Grand Final. Earlier in the day. In a statement, 66 00:04:16,254 --> 00:04:19,374 Speaker 1: the Loose Control singer said performing on one of Australia's 67 00:04:19,374 --> 00:04:24,414 Speaker 1: biggest nights was a huge honor. That's your evening news headlines. 68 00:04:24,534 --> 00:04:27,934 Speaker 1: On Thursday's episode of The Quickie, we discussed the fallout 69 00:04:28,054 --> 00:04:30,974 Speaker 1: of a celebrity marriage and what we need to know 70 00:04:31,054 --> 00:04:34,294 Speaker 1: about the tools we use to be sunsafe. Listen to 71 00:04:34,294 --> 00:04:36,174 Speaker 1: The Quickie wherever you get your podcasts.