1 00:00:05,519 --> 00:00:08,760 Speaker 1: From the Daily Os. I'm Billiefit Simon's I'm Lucy Tassel. 2 00:00:08,960 --> 00:00:11,920 Speaker 1: It's Thursday, the thirty first of July. He's what's making 3 00:00:11,960 --> 00:00:12,959 Speaker 1: headlines this evening. 4 00:00:14,480 --> 00:00:18,000 Speaker 2: The Senate passed legislation today to discount all student debts 5 00:00:18,040 --> 00:00:22,560 Speaker 2: by twenty percent. The Australian Tax Office will automatically process 6 00:00:22,600 --> 00:00:26,560 Speaker 2: the discount, with Prime Minister Anthony Albanzi telling TDA that 7 00:00:26,640 --> 00:00:29,120 Speaker 2: those with HEX debts should see the discount by the 8 00:00:29,240 --> 00:00:31,800 Speaker 2: end of the year. It will apply to the value 9 00:00:31,800 --> 00:00:34,400 Speaker 2: of the debt prior to the indexation that took effect 10 00:00:34,440 --> 00:00:38,000 Speaker 2: on the first of June. The legislation also increases the 11 00:00:38,040 --> 00:00:41,839 Speaker 2: repayment threshold from about fifty four thousand dollars to sixty 12 00:00:41,880 --> 00:00:45,120 Speaker 2: seven thousand dollars. This means that students won't need to 13 00:00:45,120 --> 00:00:48,080 Speaker 2: start paying their debt until they start earning sixty seven 14 00:00:48,120 --> 00:00:52,120 Speaker 2: thousand dollars a year. On tomorrow morning's podcast, we'll answer 15 00:00:52,159 --> 00:00:54,480 Speaker 2: all the questions you've been sending us about the HEX 16 00:00:54,600 --> 00:00:56,280 Speaker 2: debt reduction, so tune in for that. 17 00:00:59,000 --> 00:01:02,040 Speaker 1: Just a warning, this next story deals with distressing themes 18 00:01:02,080 --> 00:01:04,880 Speaker 1: of child abuse. A twenty six year old man in 19 00:01:04,920 --> 00:01:08,440 Speaker 1: Sydney has been charged with allegedly producing child abuse material 20 00:01:08,560 --> 00:01:11,720 Speaker 1: at six out of school hours care services, according to 21 00:01:11,760 --> 00:01:15,480 Speaker 1: New South Wales Police. While the man, David James, has 22 00:01:15,520 --> 00:01:18,840 Speaker 1: been in custody since October last year, the details of 23 00:01:18,880 --> 00:01:21,679 Speaker 1: his case have been made public after a court suppression 24 00:01:21,760 --> 00:01:25,840 Speaker 1: order was lifted. James has been charged with thirteen offenses, 25 00:01:25,880 --> 00:01:29,640 Speaker 1: including possessing and making child abuse material of a child 26 00:01:29,800 --> 00:01:33,520 Speaker 1: under fourteen years old. The Australian Federal Police alleged he 27 00:01:33,640 --> 00:01:37,280 Speaker 1: produced abusive material of ten victims, who were all aged 28 00:01:37,400 --> 00:01:42,000 Speaker 1: six or younger. AFP Acting Assistant Commissioner Brett James said 29 00:01:42,319 --> 00:01:45,480 Speaker 1: there is no evidence to suggest the man's alleged offending 30 00:01:45,520 --> 00:01:48,600 Speaker 1: took place in out of school hours facilities or other 31 00:01:48,720 --> 00:01:52,520 Speaker 1: care providers which have not yet been contacted by law enforcement. 32 00:01:53,120 --> 00:01:55,480 Speaker 2: If that story has raised any issues for you, you can 33 00:01:55,520 --> 00:01:58,440 Speaker 2: contact one eight hundred respect on one eight hundred seven 34 00:01:58,520 --> 00:02:04,120 Speaker 2: three seven seven three two. Canada has announced its intention 35 00:02:04,240 --> 00:02:07,880 Speaker 2: to recognize Palestine as a state, days after the UK 36 00:02:08,000 --> 00:02:11,800 Speaker 2: and France made similar declarations. The three nations are the 37 00:02:11,800 --> 00:02:14,200 Speaker 2: first in the G seven that's a group of major 38 00:02:14,240 --> 00:02:18,480 Speaker 2: global economies to announce plans to recognize a Palestinian state. 39 00:02:19,400 --> 00:02:22,919 Speaker 2: When a country formally recognizes another state, it acknowledges that 40 00:02:22,960 --> 00:02:26,000 Speaker 2: state's independence and accepts it as a legitimate member of 41 00:02:26,040 --> 00:02:30,520 Speaker 2: the international community. Earlier this week, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin 42 00:02:30,600 --> 00:02:36,000 Speaker 2: Ntnah who accused France and the UK of Quote rewarding Hamas. France, 43 00:02:36,120 --> 00:02:39,400 Speaker 2: the UK and Canada have all called for the demilitarization 44 00:02:39,480 --> 00:02:42,560 Speaker 2: of Hamas and agree the group QUOTE must play no 45 00:02:42,680 --> 00:02:46,200 Speaker 2: role in the future governance of Palestine. In an interview 46 00:02:46,240 --> 00:02:49,880 Speaker 2: with the ABC on Thursday morning, Australia's Treasurer Jim Chalmers 47 00:02:49,919 --> 00:02:53,559 Speaker 2: said it's a matter of when, not if Australia recognizes 48 00:02:53,639 --> 00:02:55,160 Speaker 2: a Palestinian state. 49 00:02:57,200 --> 00:03:01,160 Speaker 1: And today's good news. Australian swimstar Malia O'Callaghan won the 50 00:03:01,200 --> 00:03:04,679 Speaker 1: women's two hundred meter freestyle at the Swimming World Championships 51 00:03:04,720 --> 00:03:07,880 Speaker 1: in Singapore overnight. The twenty one year old has now 52 00:03:07,919 --> 00:03:11,840 Speaker 1: won ten World Championship gold medals, equal with Australian swimming 53 00:03:11,960 --> 00:03:15,040 Speaker 1: legend Grant Hackett. She'll have the chance to draw a 54 00:03:15,120 --> 00:03:18,440 Speaker 1: level with Ian Thorpe's Australian record of eleven world titles 55 00:03:18,440 --> 00:03:20,480 Speaker 1: this week when she races in the one hundred meter 56 00:03:20,560 --> 00:03:22,720 Speaker 1: freestyle and two more relays. 57 00:03:23,280 --> 00:03:25,840 Speaker 2: That's the latest from the Daily ods news room. If 58 00:03:25,840 --> 00:03:27,920 Speaker 2: you're looking for something else to listen to, you can 59 00:03:28,040 --> 00:03:31,120 Speaker 2: check out today's deep dive on why YouTube might sue 60 00:03:31,120 --> 00:03:32,040 Speaker 2: the federal government. 61 00:03:32,680 --> 00:03:35,240 Speaker 1: We'll be back tomorrow morning. Like Lucy said, we are 62 00:03:35,280 --> 00:03:37,680 Speaker 1: going to be answering all of your questions about the 63 00:03:37,720 --> 00:03:41,000 Speaker 1: hex debt reduction. But until then, have a lovely night. 64 00:03:44,960 --> 00:03:47,240 Speaker 1: My name is Lily Maddon and I'm a proud Arunda 65 00:03:47,480 --> 00:03:51,640 Speaker 1: bunge Lung Calcottin woman from Gadigl Country. The Daily oz 66 00:03:51,720 --> 00:03:54,480 Speaker 1: acknowledges that this podcast is recorded on the lands of 67 00:03:54,480 --> 00:03:57,800 Speaker 1: the Gadighl people and pays respect to all Aboriginal and 68 00:03:57,840 --> 00:04:00,880 Speaker 1: Torres Strait Island and nations. We pay our respects to 69 00:04:00,960 --> 00:04:03,840 Speaker 1: the first peoples of these countries, both past and present.