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<v Speaker 1>You're listening to a Mamma Mia podcast. Hi, I'm Tamsin

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<v Speaker 1>Rose with the latest from the Quickie Newsroom on Monday,

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<v Speaker 1>August 31. The number of Australians unaccounted for after catastrophic

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<v Speaker 1>flooding in Nepal has risen to 43. The death toll

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<v Speaker 1>has now climbed to around 800 and thousands of people

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<v Speaker 1>are still missing. Assistant Foreign Affairs Minister Matt Thistlethwaite said

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<v Speaker 1>embassy staff in Kathmandu are working tirelessly as rescue efforts

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<v Speaker 1>intensify at a hydropower tunnel site in Newarkot where hundreds

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<v Speaker 1>of workers are still missing. Australia has committed $ 8 million

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<v Speaker 1>in support for the region as survivors face dire shortages

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<v Speaker 1>of clean water and medical supplies. Candlelight vigils have been

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<v Speaker 1>held in cities across Australia to mourn those lost and

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<v Speaker 1>hold onto hope for those still missing. Pressure is mounting

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<v Speaker 1>on the federal government to strengthen consent education alongside bans

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<v Speaker 1>on strangulation featured in pornography, as politicians and educators respond

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<v Speaker 1>to the case of a Sydney teenager who died reportedly

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<v Speaker 1>after sexual choking. Consent education became part of the national

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<v Speaker 1>curriculum in 2023, but there's still no consistent national standard,

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<v Speaker 1>so what students are taught varies from state to state.

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<v Speaker 1>New South Wales opposition leader Kelly Sloan has written to

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<v Speaker 1>the Prime Minister asking him to introduce a UK-style ban

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<v Speaker 1>on pornographic images depicting strangulation or suffocation. If this has

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<v Speaker 1>brought up anything for you, support is available. 1800RESPECT is

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<v Speaker 1>at 1800 737 732 or Lifeline is at 13 11 14.

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<v Speaker 1>E-bike and e-scooter riders could soon need a licence to

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<v Speaker 1>hit the road. as authorities across the country grapple with

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<v Speaker 1>rising crashes, battery fires and dangerous high-powered imports. Queensland has

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<v Speaker 1>become the first state to act, requiring riders to hold

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<v Speaker 1>at least a learner's licence to ride e-bikes or e-scooters.

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<v Speaker 1>The move follows the death of a 13-year-old boy who

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<v Speaker 1>was thrown from an e-scooter near Brisbane last week. New

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<v Speaker 1>South Wales, Victoria and WA have all launched their own

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<v Speaker 1>inquiries into e-bike safety in recent years and several public

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<v Speaker 1>transport networks have already banned e-bikes and battery-powered devices over

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<v Speaker 1>fire risk. Dolly Parton has been laid to rest. The

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<v Speaker 1>country music icon died at age 80 on Tuesday of

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<v Speaker 1>last week after a brief battle with cancer. Three days

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<v Speaker 1>after her death, the Parton family gathered for an intimate

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<v Speaker 1>funeral at Nashville's Woodlawn Memorial Park and Mausoleum, where she

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<v Speaker 1>rests beside her husband, Carl Dean, who died last year

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<v Speaker 1>at the age of 82. Tennessee has also moved to

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<v Speaker 1>rename Nashville's airport in her honor. Parton's niece, Lainey, paid

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<v Speaker 1>tribute on Instagram, saying her granny always made her feel

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<v Speaker 1>like she was enough and that she'll miss her voice,

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<v Speaker 1>her laugh, her hugs, and just knowing she was there.

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<v Speaker 1>And finally, Billie Eilish has swapped the stage for the altar,

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<v Speaker 1>officiating her brother Phineas O'Connell's wedding to longtime partner Claudia Salewski.

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<v Speaker 1>The couple tied the knot in Montecito on Saturday, eight

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<v Speaker 1>years after meeting on a dating app. Eilish stepped in

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<v Speaker 1>to lead the ceremony for her brother and frequent musical collaborator.

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<v Speaker 1>Guests included Justin and Hailey Bieber and Kristen Bell. O'Connell

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<v Speaker 1>has written several songs about Salewski over the years, including

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<v Speaker 1>2019's Claudia, which he reportedly started writing the very day

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<v Speaker 1>they met. That's all for now. If you have a

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