1 00:00:10,614 --> 00:00:15,254 Speaker 1: You're listening to a Muma mia 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 --> 00:00:23,814 Speaker 1: is recorded on Hi. I'm Grace Roofrey from Mummamea's twice 4 00:00:23,894 --> 00:00:26,774 Speaker 1: daily news podcast, The Quickie with Your Headlines for Monday, 5 00:00:26,774 --> 00:00:30,214 Speaker 1: April seven. Voters are running out of time to enroll 6 00:00:30,374 --> 00:00:33,774 Speaker 1: or update their details ahead of the May III federal election. 7 00:00:34,374 --> 00:00:36,934 Speaker 1: The electoral role closes at eight pm on Monday, and 8 00:00:36,974 --> 00:00:40,894 Speaker 1: the AEC is urging Australians to act now. Electoral Commissioner 9 00:00:40,974 --> 00:00:43,774 Speaker 1: Jeff Pope said this election will see a record number 10 00:00:43,814 --> 00:00:47,174 Speaker 1: of voters and the strongest base for democratic participation yet. 11 00:00:47,734 --> 00:00:50,894 Speaker 1: Over four hundred thousand people have already updated their details 12 00:00:50,934 --> 00:00:53,854 Speaker 1: or registered since the election was called. You can enroll 13 00:00:53,854 --> 00:00:57,134 Speaker 1: online via the AEC website, and Medicare cards can now 14 00:00:57,174 --> 00:00:59,734 Speaker 1: be used as proof of identity for the first time. 15 00:00:59,814 --> 00:01:03,134 Speaker 1: Gen Z and Millennials will outnumber Baby Boomers at the polls. 16 00:01:03,454 --> 00:01:06,294 Speaker 1: The inquest into the twenty twenty four Bondi Junction mass 17 00:01:06,294 --> 00:01:09,414 Speaker 1: stabbing has been widened to examine how the media reported 18 00:01:09,454 --> 00:01:13,774 Speaker 1: the tragedy after families of six victims expressed significant distress 19 00:01:13,814 --> 00:01:17,694 Speaker 1: over graphic and insensitive coverage. New South Wales State Coroner 20 00:01:17,814 --> 00:01:21,534 Speaker 1: Teresa O'Sullivan will investigate the impact of media reporting on 21 00:01:21,694 --> 00:01:24,854 Speaker 1: victim's families, with hearings set to begin April twenty eight. 22 00:01:25,294 --> 00:01:28,574 Speaker 1: Counsel assisting the coroner said some families were deeply affected 23 00:01:28,574 --> 00:01:32,494 Speaker 1: by the public airing of CCTV footage and inaccurate portrayals 24 00:01:32,494 --> 00:01:36,094 Speaker 1: of events. The Trauma Informed inquest will also explore whether 25 00:01:36,134 --> 00:01:39,094 Speaker 1: such coverage added to the grief and suffering of those involved, 26 00:01:39,374 --> 00:01:42,694 Speaker 1: as well as ways to encourage more respectful media practices 27 00:01:42,774 --> 00:01:46,734 Speaker 1: during national tragedies. The broader inquest continues to investigate how 28 00:01:46,734 --> 00:01:49,774 Speaker 1: the attack occurred and how future mass casualty events can 29 00:01:49,814 --> 00:01:53,134 Speaker 1: be prevented. The United Nations is warning that carts to 30 00:01:53,254 --> 00:01:56,534 Speaker 1: foreign aid led by the US and UK risk undoing 31 00:01:56,614 --> 00:02:00,814 Speaker 1: decades of progress in reducing maternal deaths. A new UN 32 00:02:00,894 --> 00:02:05,134 Speaker 1: report shows global maternal mortality fell forty percent between twoenty 33 00:02:05,214 --> 00:02:08,534 Speaker 1: and twenty twenty three thanks to better access to health services, 34 00:02:08,854 --> 00:02:12,374 Speaker 1: but that trend may reverse. The World Health Organization says 35 00:02:12,414 --> 00:02:16,574 Speaker 1: funding freezers are already hitting maternal care worldwide, closing clinics, 36 00:02:16,614 --> 00:02:21,734 Speaker 1: cutting staff, and disrupting vital supplies. Like hemorrhage treatments. The effects, 37 00:02:21,734 --> 00:02:24,294 Speaker 1: it warns could be as severe as those seen during 38 00:02:24,294 --> 00:02:28,294 Speaker 1: the COVID nineteen pandemic. Despite progress, a woman still dies 39 00:02:28,334 --> 00:02:32,414 Speaker 1: from pregnancy related complications every two minutes, most of them preventable. 40 00:02:32,814 --> 00:02:36,334 Speaker 1: The report calls the situation especially dire in conflict zones 41 00:02:36,374 --> 00:02:41,774 Speaker 1: and disaster affected regions. At Microsoft's fiftieth anniversary event, leaders 42 00:02:41,814 --> 00:02:44,014 Speaker 1: looked back at its early glory days of the new 43 00:02:44,054 --> 00:02:48,094 Speaker 1: Excel feature ahead of a future driven by AI. The 44 00:02:48,174 --> 00:02:51,734 Speaker 1: company's AI assistant Copilot is gaining new powers. It will 45 00:02:51,814 --> 00:02:55,574 Speaker 1: remember personal details off of proactive reminders and handle tasks 46 00:02:55,614 --> 00:02:59,054 Speaker 1: like bookings and recommendations. While not the first to release 47 00:02:59,094 --> 00:03:02,534 Speaker 1: AI related tools, Microsoft is betting on Copilot's integration with 48 00:03:02,614 --> 00:03:06,054 Speaker 1: everyday tools and platforms. CEO cit And Nadella and co 49 00:03:06,094 --> 00:03:08,814 Speaker 1: founders Bill Gates and Steve Boumer made a rare joint 50 00:03:08,814 --> 00:03:13,134 Speaker 1: appearance with former reviving his legendary developers chant. Nadella said 51 00:03:13,174 --> 00:03:15,814 Speaker 1: Microsoft isn't just honoring the past, but building a future 52 00:03:15,814 --> 00:03:18,774 Speaker 1: powered by how others use its tools. Gates quipped he 53 00:03:18,974 --> 00:03:22,054 Speaker 1: hope's co pilot will be Microsoft's CEO by the time 54 00:03:22,094 --> 00:03:25,654 Speaker 1: it turns one. Hundred. That's your latest news headlines. On 55 00:03:25,694 --> 00:03:28,614 Speaker 1: tomorrow's episode of The Quikie, we're talking about the fallout 56 00:03:28,654 --> 00:03:31,334 Speaker 1: from Trump's tariffs and a breakdown of the maths twenty 57 00:03:31,414 --> 00:03:34,214 Speaker 1: twenty five finale. Listen to The Quikie wherever you get 58 00:03:34,214 --> 00:03:34,974 Speaker 1: your podcasts.