1 00:00:10,614 --> 00:00:15,294 Speaker 1: You're listening to a Muma Mea podcast. Mumma Meer 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 --> 00:00:24,454 Speaker 1: is recorded on. Hey, I'm Taylor Strano from Mmamea's daily 4 00:00:24,494 --> 00:00:28,094 Speaker 1: news podcast, The Quickie with Your Headlines for Thursday October ten. 5 00:00:28,614 --> 00:00:31,894 Speaker 1: A Victorian public school sexual abuse survivor has reached a 6 00:00:31,934 --> 00:00:35,974 Speaker 1: record eight million dollar settlement with the Education Department, closing 7 00:00:36,014 --> 00:00:39,054 Speaker 1: the book on a fifty year quest. The former student 8 00:00:39,134 --> 00:00:42,254 Speaker 1: was sexually abused at bo Morris Primary School by Darryl Ray, 9 00:00:42,654 --> 00:00:44,934 Speaker 1: one of four pedophiles who taught at the school in 10 00:00:44,974 --> 00:00:49,454 Speaker 1: Melbourne Southeast in the nineteen sixties and seventies. Right Side 11 00:00:49,534 --> 00:00:53,094 Speaker 1: legal partner Michael Magazanik, who represents the abuse survivor, says 12 00:00:53,094 --> 00:00:55,854 Speaker 1: the civil claim was close to reaching the Supreme Court 13 00:00:55,894 --> 00:00:59,254 Speaker 1: before the Department of Education agreed to settle. The eight 14 00:00:59,294 --> 00:01:02,374 Speaker 1: million dollar settlement plus legal cost, is the biggest known 15 00:01:02,374 --> 00:01:05,374 Speaker 1: payout by any government to a sexual abuse survivor in 16 00:01:05,454 --> 00:01:09,694 Speaker 1: Australian history. Mister Magazanik says his client was abused by 17 00:01:09,734 --> 00:01:13,134 Speaker 1: in the early nineteen seventies. He died in November while 18 00:01:13,134 --> 00:01:16,734 Speaker 1: facing dozens of new charges. He reported the abuse to 19 00:01:16,854 --> 00:01:19,494 Speaker 1: police and was part of a criminal prosecution in the 20 00:01:19,574 --> 00:01:22,654 Speaker 1: nineties and early two thousands that led to Ray pleading 21 00:01:22,694 --> 00:01:26,214 Speaker 1: guilty to twenty seven counts of indecent assault on eighteen 22 00:01:26,294 --> 00:01:29,774 Speaker 1: boys under the age of sixteen. The victim later won 23 00:01:29,774 --> 00:01:32,494 Speaker 1: a small sum of money in a civil suit, but 24 00:01:32,614 --> 00:01:35,614 Speaker 1: was able to launch another bid for compensation about eighteen 25 00:01:35,654 --> 00:01:39,254 Speaker 1: months ago. Under new laws, barring an early call by 26 00:01:39,294 --> 00:01:42,014 Speaker 1: the Prime Minister, voters are almost guaranteed to head to 27 00:01:42,054 --> 00:01:45,054 Speaker 1: the polls for the next federal election sometime in May. 28 00:01:45,494 --> 00:01:48,454 Speaker 1: The release of the twenty twenty five schedule for Federal 29 00:01:48,494 --> 00:01:51,414 Speaker 1: Parliament has revealed the budget will be handed down earlier 30 00:01:51,454 --> 00:01:54,734 Speaker 1: than usual on March twenty five, paving the way free 31 00:01:54,734 --> 00:01:58,334 Speaker 1: May election. While an election date isn't listed on the 32 00:01:58,334 --> 00:02:01,254 Speaker 1: sitting schedule, if the Prime Minister keeps with precedent and 33 00:02:01,334 --> 00:02:04,174 Speaker 1: calls an election after the budget, May would be the 34 00:02:04,254 --> 00:02:07,294 Speaker 1: earliest an election could be held, with a thirty three 35 00:02:07,414 --> 00:02:11,334 Speaker 1: day period required before a poll can take place. The 36 00:02:11,414 --> 00:02:14,494 Speaker 1: latest an election would be held is May seventeen. Under 37 00:02:14,574 --> 00:02:18,494 Speaker 1: rules laid out in the Constitution. Nearly sixty thousand mobile 38 00:02:18,534 --> 00:02:20,974 Speaker 1: phones won't connect to triple zero when the three G 39 00:02:21,134 --> 00:02:25,174 Speaker 1: network shuts down as telcoats continue urging customers to upgrade 40 00:02:25,174 --> 00:02:29,254 Speaker 1: their technology. Telstra and Optics will close the Aging Mobile 41 00:02:29,294 --> 00:02:33,214 Speaker 1: network from October twenty eight, having delayed their earlier deadlines 42 00:02:33,294 --> 00:02:36,734 Speaker 1: to launch a public safety campaign. A center inquiry in 43 00:02:36,814 --> 00:02:39,574 Speaker 1: July confirmed thousands of phones would not be able to 44 00:02:39,614 --> 00:02:44,334 Speaker 1: connect to the emergency line after the closure, while medical equipment, FPOs, machines, 45 00:02:44,414 --> 00:02:48,174 Speaker 1: alarms and farming technology could be cut off two meantime, 46 00:02:48,174 --> 00:02:52,254 Speaker 1: Communications Minister Michelle Rowlands says according to industry figures, there 47 00:02:52,254 --> 00:02:55,574 Speaker 1: are still around fifty nine thousand handsets remaining that won't 48 00:02:55,614 --> 00:02:58,654 Speaker 1: connect to triple zero on the four G network. These 49 00:02:58,694 --> 00:03:01,734 Speaker 1: devices have been a concern for the government and industry, 50 00:03:01,814 --> 00:03:04,294 Speaker 1: as many users may not know their phone relies on 51 00:03:04,414 --> 00:03:08,654 Speaker 1: three G for emergency calls until after the shutdown. The 52 00:03:08,734 --> 00:03:12,694 Speaker 1: handsets opt Board overseas all secondhand use four G data 53 00:03:12,734 --> 00:03:15,934 Speaker 1: for regular calls and texts. Bud bum triple zero calls 54 00:03:15,934 --> 00:03:19,894 Speaker 1: to three G as they don't possess updated technology. All 55 00:03:19,974 --> 00:03:22,814 Speaker 1: telcos have a service for customers to check the status 56 00:03:22,814 --> 00:03:26,094 Speaker 1: of their device by texting the number three to three, four, 57 00:03:26,294 --> 00:03:29,054 Speaker 1: nine to eight, and detectives are hoping to get their 58 00:03:29,094 --> 00:03:31,934 Speaker 1: paws on more suspects in a massive hest of limited 59 00:03:32,094 --> 00:03:37,134 Speaker 1: edition coins celebrating the beloved Australian cartoon dog Bluey. In July, 60 00:03:37,214 --> 00:03:40,574 Speaker 1: a five hundred kilogram palette carrying sixty three thousand of 61 00:03:40,614 --> 00:03:43,854 Speaker 1: the unreleased coins was stolen from a secure storage facility 62 00:03:43,894 --> 00:03:47,454 Speaker 1: in Greater Western Sydney. Two men have already been charged 63 00:03:47,454 --> 00:03:50,774 Speaker 1: over the theft, but Strike Force Bandit, which carries the 64 00:03:50,814 --> 00:03:54,054 Speaker 1: same name as the father of the show's titular Blue Healer, 65 00:03:54,414 --> 00:03:57,854 Speaker 1: has more individuals in its sites. The stolen goods were 66 00:03:57,854 --> 00:04:01,454 Speaker 1: being sold online for around ten dollars each, despite having 67 00:04:01,534 --> 00:04:05,694 Speaker 1: a face value of Jester Buck that's your latest news headlines. 68 00:04:05,734 --> 00:04:08,854 Speaker 1: On tomorrow's episode of The Quikie, we find out exactly 69 00:04:08,894 --> 00:04:11,934 Speaker 1: what to do if you've been fired. Listen to The 70 00:04:12,014 --> 00:04:20,534 Speaker 1: Quickie wherever you get your podcasts. H