1 00:00:05,440 --> 00:00:07,200 Speaker 1: From The Daily Oz. I'm Sam Keselowski. 2 00:00:07,480 --> 00:00:08,560 Speaker 2: I'm Emma Gillespie. 3 00:00:08,600 --> 00:00:11,639 Speaker 1: It's Wednesday, the twentieth of August. Here's what's making headlines 4 00:00:11,680 --> 00:00:12,160 Speaker 1: this evening. 5 00:00:14,400 --> 00:00:17,759 Speaker 2: The Victorian government has announced new childcare safety measures to 6 00:00:17,800 --> 00:00:21,759 Speaker 2: address alleged abuse in the state's early education sector. The 7 00:00:21,880 --> 00:00:25,400 Speaker 2: child safety overhaul coincides with the release of an independent 8 00:00:25,600 --> 00:00:28,800 Speaker 2: rapid child safety review. It follows the recent arrest of 9 00:00:28,800 --> 00:00:32,000 Speaker 2: a twenty six year old Victorian childcare worker who's been 10 00:00:32,080 --> 00:00:36,000 Speaker 2: charged with dozens of child sexual abuse offenses. The state 11 00:00:36,040 --> 00:00:40,080 Speaker 2: government has today promised to implement all twenty two recommendations 12 00:00:40,159 --> 00:00:43,720 Speaker 2: from the safety review as it seeks to restore trust 13 00:00:43,800 --> 00:00:47,559 Speaker 2: in the sector. This includes new mandatory child safety training 14 00:00:47,640 --> 00:00:52,080 Speaker 2: and overhauling working with children checks. A new independent regulator 15 00:00:52,120 --> 00:00:54,360 Speaker 2: will be established by the end of the year to 16 00:00:54,520 --> 00:00:59,480 Speaker 2: enforce more frequent compliance checks. Attorney General Sonia Kilkenny said 17 00:00:59,480 --> 00:01:03,480 Speaker 2: the reform will quote ensure greater information sharing and transparency 18 00:01:03,600 --> 00:01:06,520 Speaker 2: so we can take immediate action to protect children. 19 00:01:09,160 --> 00:01:12,280 Speaker 1: Former New South Wales MP Darren McGuire has been sentenced 20 00:01:12,280 --> 00:01:15,440 Speaker 1: to ten months in jail for providing false evidence to 21 00:01:15,600 --> 00:01:19,160 Speaker 1: a corruption inquiry. Charges were laid against the former Wogga 22 00:01:19,200 --> 00:01:22,600 Speaker 1: Wogga MP in June, after he was accused of deliberately 23 00:01:22,640 --> 00:01:26,200 Speaker 1: misleading the New South Wales anti corruption watchdog. Back in 24 00:01:26,280 --> 00:01:30,520 Speaker 1: twenty eighteen, both McGuire and former Premier Gladys Berregiclian were 25 00:01:30,560 --> 00:01:35,400 Speaker 1: investigated by the Independent Commission against Corruption or IKAK. AIKAK 26 00:01:35,480 --> 00:01:39,240 Speaker 1: found that bergic Lean engaged in corruption during a relationship 27 00:01:39,280 --> 00:01:43,840 Speaker 1: with McGuire, but did not recommend criminal prosecution against her. However, 28 00:01:43,959 --> 00:01:49,120 Speaker 1: IKAK did identify corruption by McGuire, warranting further criminal investigation. 29 00:01:49,680 --> 00:01:52,040 Speaker 1: He appeared in a Sydney court today where he was 30 00:01:52,080 --> 00:01:55,880 Speaker 1: sentenced to ten months behind bars. McGuire has been granted 31 00:01:55,880 --> 00:01:57,480 Speaker 1: bail pending an appeal. 32 00:02:00,080 --> 00:02:03,520 Speaker 2: The United Nations Humanitarian Office has announced to record three 33 00:02:03,640 --> 00:02:06,800 Speaker 2: hundred and eighty three AID workers were killed in twenty 34 00:02:06,880 --> 00:02:10,720 Speaker 2: twenty four. In a statement, the UN agency said soldiers 35 00:02:10,760 --> 00:02:14,000 Speaker 2: were responsible for the majority of killings, which were carried 36 00:02:14,040 --> 00:02:16,560 Speaker 2: out while workers were quote in the line of duty 37 00:02:16,760 --> 00:02:19,520 Speaker 2: or in their homes. The number is a thirty one 38 00:02:19,560 --> 00:02:23,760 Speaker 2: percent increase from twenty twenty three and was primarily driven 39 00:02:23,840 --> 00:02:27,200 Speaker 2: by Israel's attacks on Gaza and the ongoing civil war 40 00:02:27,360 --> 00:02:31,960 Speaker 2: in Sudan. Deliberately attacking a humanitarian worker is considered a 41 00:02:32,000 --> 00:02:35,680 Speaker 2: war crime under international law and can be prosecuted in 42 00:02:35,720 --> 00:02:39,760 Speaker 2: the International Criminal Court or the ICC. The court already 43 00:02:39,800 --> 00:02:43,720 Speaker 2: has active proceedings against Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahoo for 44 00:02:43,840 --> 00:02:47,880 Speaker 2: alleged crimes, including starvation of civilians as a method of 45 00:02:47,919 --> 00:02:52,840 Speaker 2: warfare and intentionally directing an attack against the civilian population. 46 00:02:53,560 --> 00:02:57,760 Speaker 2: Last month, the ICC Deputy Prosecutor told the UN Security 47 00:02:57,800 --> 00:03:00,600 Speaker 2: Council that she and her team believe war crimes are 48 00:03:00,639 --> 00:03:04,520 Speaker 2: currently being committed in Sudan and that evidence is actively 49 00:03:04,560 --> 00:03:05,240 Speaker 2: being gathered. 50 00:03:07,880 --> 00:03:10,960 Speaker 1: And some hump day good news for you. The twentieth 51 00:03:11,000 --> 00:03:13,800 Speaker 1: annual Homeless World Cup is set to take place this 52 00:03:13,880 --> 00:03:17,200 Speaker 1: weekend in Oslo, Norway. The event sees players who have 53 00:03:17,280 --> 00:03:21,800 Speaker 1: experienced homelessness or social exclusion represent their countries in soccer. 54 00:03:22,400 --> 00:03:24,920 Speaker 1: Matches are short and are played on small pitches, with 55 00:03:25,080 --> 00:03:28,000 Speaker 1: two teams of four players each. Across the men's and 56 00:03:28,040 --> 00:03:32,239 Speaker 1: women's competitions, forty eight countries will field teams, including Australia. 57 00:03:32,320 --> 00:03:35,400 Speaker 1: The Cup is being held alongside an International Forum on 58 00:03:35,600 --> 00:03:38,680 Speaker 1: Ending Homelessness, which will see players talk about their lived 59 00:03:38,720 --> 00:03:42,680 Speaker 1: experiences Australia's team is drawn from the community street soccer 60 00:03:42,720 --> 00:03:45,920 Speaker 1: program run by The Big Issue and is nicknamed the 61 00:03:46,080 --> 00:03:47,200 Speaker 1: Street Soccer Rus. 62 00:03:47,960 --> 00:03:50,440 Speaker 2: That's the latest from the Daily os newsroom for today, 63 00:03:50,440 --> 00:03:52,720 Speaker 2: But if you are looking for something else to listen to, 64 00:03:52,920 --> 00:03:55,840 Speaker 2: check out our deep dive from this morning on Trump's 65 00:03:55,880 --> 00:03:58,720 Speaker 2: meetings with Putin and Zelenski and what it means for 66 00:03:58,760 --> 00:04:00,320 Speaker 2: a Ukraine Russia cease fire. 67 00:04:00,720 --> 00:04:03,200 Speaker 1: We'll be back tomorrow with another deep dive. Until then, 68 00:04:03,320 --> 00:04:08,840 Speaker 1: have a wonderful evening. My name is Lily Maddon and 69 00:04:08,880 --> 00:04:12,640 Speaker 1: I'm a proud Arunda Bunjelung Calcuttin woman from Gadighl Country. 70 00:04:13,480 --> 00:04:16,600 Speaker 1: The Daily oz acknowledges that this podcast is recorded on 71 00:04:16,640 --> 00:04:19,159 Speaker 1: the lands of the Gadighl people and pays respect to 72 00:04:19,200 --> 00:04:22,520 Speaker 1: all Aboriginal and torrest Rate island and nations. We pay 73 00:04:22,560 --> 00:04:25,480 Speaker 1: our respects to the first peoples of these countries, both 74 00:04:25,560 --> 00:04:26,440 Speaker 1: past and present.