1 00:00:05,559 --> 00:00:09,480 Speaker 1: From The Daily Oz. I'm Ziisidler, i'm Emma Gillespie. It's Tuesday, 2 00:00:09,520 --> 00:00:12,639 Speaker 1: the twenty seventh of May. Here's what's making headlines this evening. 3 00:00:14,480 --> 00:00:17,919 Speaker 2: The Wa government has announced it will compensate survivors of 4 00:00:17,960 --> 00:00:21,880 Speaker 2: the Stolen Generations under a new redress scheme. The scheme 5 00:00:21,920 --> 00:00:24,360 Speaker 2: will give living members of the Stolen Generations in the 6 00:00:24,440 --> 00:00:28,320 Speaker 2: state access to individual payments of eighty five thousand dollars. 7 00:00:28,840 --> 00:00:32,800 Speaker 2: Registration for the Wa Stolen Generation's Redress Scheme is expected 8 00:00:32,840 --> 00:00:35,199 Speaker 2: to open in the coming months, with payments to be 9 00:00:35,280 --> 00:00:38,080 Speaker 2: rolled out before the end of the year. It follows 10 00:00:38,240 --> 00:00:42,280 Speaker 2: mounting pressure on the state government to offer financial compensation 11 00:00:42,479 --> 00:00:45,960 Speaker 2: to the Stolen generations. The state government called the era 12 00:00:46,120 --> 00:00:50,159 Speaker 2: a sorrowful and shameful period in WA's history, and it 13 00:00:50,240 --> 00:00:54,160 Speaker 2: said it recognizes the era caused cycles of disadvantage and 14 00:00:54,320 --> 00:00:59,120 Speaker 2: intergenerational trauma. WA Premier Roger Cook described the scheme as 15 00:00:59,160 --> 00:01:02,840 Speaker 2: a quote major step in the pursuit of reconciliation and healing. 16 00:01:03,400 --> 00:01:06,920 Speaker 2: According to the Healing Foundation, nearly half of WA's First 17 00:01:06,959 --> 00:01:11,400 Speaker 2: Nation's population have ties to the Stolen Generations. The announcement 18 00:01:11,480 --> 00:01:14,200 Speaker 2: means Queensland is now the only state that has not 19 00:01:14,280 --> 00:01:17,880 Speaker 2: yet rolled out a first nation's compensation initiative after it 20 00:01:17,959 --> 00:01:21,400 Speaker 2: was recommended in the nineteen ninety seven Landmark Bringing Them 21 00:01:21,400 --> 00:01:23,520 Speaker 2: Home Report. 22 00:01:24,680 --> 00:01:27,440 Speaker 1: After more than three weeks of counting, the Australian Electoral 23 00:01:27,440 --> 00:01:30,720 Speaker 1: Commission has confirmed Jackie Lamby has been re elected to 24 00:01:30,800 --> 00:01:34,320 Speaker 1: the Senate. The Tasmanian senator was first elected in twenty 25 00:01:34,400 --> 00:01:36,760 Speaker 1: thirteen when she ran as a candidate for the now 26 00:01:36,800 --> 00:01:41,240 Speaker 1: defunct Palmer United Party. After a brief period as an independent, 27 00:01:41,319 --> 00:01:44,920 Speaker 1: she founded the Jackie Lambie Network in twenty fifteen. In 28 00:01:44,959 --> 00:01:48,760 Speaker 1: oppost to Instagram, Lamby thanks Tasmanian voters as well as 29 00:01:48,760 --> 00:01:52,520 Speaker 1: her volunteers and supporters, saying representing the state and voicing 30 00:01:52,600 --> 00:01:55,200 Speaker 1: their concerns in Canberra is quote what gets her out 31 00:01:55,200 --> 00:01:56,240 Speaker 1: of bed in the morning. 32 00:01:59,040 --> 00:02:03,400 Speaker 2: Russian authority and US President Donald Trump have exchanged insults 33 00:02:03,480 --> 00:02:07,680 Speaker 2: following a major Russian attack on Ukraine which killed thirteen people. 34 00:02:08,280 --> 00:02:11,680 Speaker 2: The US has been overseeing peace negotiations between Russia and 35 00:02:11,840 --> 00:02:15,560 Speaker 2: Ukraine since Trump came to office, having promised to end 36 00:02:15,600 --> 00:02:19,320 Speaker 2: the war on his first day as president. After the 37 00:02:19,360 --> 00:02:22,920 Speaker 2: Russian drone attack, Trump posted on his platform truth Social 38 00:02:23,000 --> 00:02:27,560 Speaker 2: that Putin was quote crazy and needlessly killing a lot 39 00:02:27,600 --> 00:02:31,560 Speaker 2: of people. In response, the BBC reports, a Russian government 40 00:02:31,639 --> 00:02:36,480 Speaker 2: spokesperson said Trump's comments stemmed from quote an emotional overload 41 00:02:36,560 --> 00:02:42,200 Speaker 2: of everyone involved with overall ceasefire negotiations seemingly stalled since 42 00:02:42,240 --> 00:02:46,000 Speaker 2: a meeting in Turky this month. European authorities have moved 43 00:02:46,080 --> 00:02:50,000 Speaker 2: to allow Ukraine access to newer, more powerful weapons that 44 00:02:50,040 --> 00:02:54,120 Speaker 2: could strike further inside Russia. 45 00:02:54,400 --> 00:02:58,040 Speaker 1: And today's good news, native turtles have returned to Yosemite 46 00:02:58,120 --> 00:03:02,120 Speaker 1: National Park in the US. The species has regenerated thanks 47 00:03:02,120 --> 00:03:05,840 Speaker 1: to the removal of the invasive American bullfrog, according to 48 00:03:05,919 --> 00:03:09,640 Speaker 1: findings published in the journal Biological Conservation. The frog is 49 00:03:09,680 --> 00:03:14,280 Speaker 1: considered a global threat to freshwater ecosystems, including the Northwestern 50 00:03:14,320 --> 00:03:19,400 Speaker 1: pond turtle that inhabits the freshwaters around California's Sierra Nevada Mountains. 51 00:03:19,840 --> 00:03:23,360 Speaker 1: The seven year study discovered that as bullfrog numbers decreased 52 00:03:23,360 --> 00:03:27,240 Speaker 1: in Yosemite, the native turtle species began to recover. A 53 00:03:27,320 --> 00:03:31,160 Speaker 1: comparison of sites with and without American bullfrogs found Northwestern 54 00:03:31,200 --> 00:03:34,200 Speaker 1: pond turtles were up to one hundred times more abundant 55 00:03:34,240 --> 00:03:36,160 Speaker 1: in the frog free areas. 56 00:03:35,880 --> 00:03:39,320 Speaker 2: Swim on little turtles that is the latest from the 57 00:03:39,360 --> 00:03:42,120 Speaker 2: Daily os newsroom for today, but if you are looking 58 00:03:42,160 --> 00:03:44,920 Speaker 2: for something else to listen to, check out today's deep 59 00:03:44,960 --> 00:03:48,800 Speaker 2: dive on why the US has granted white South Africans 60 00:03:49,000 --> 00:03:52,600 Speaker 2: refugee status. We'll be back tomorrow with another deep dive, 61 00:03:52,640 --> 00:03:54,880 Speaker 2: but until then, have a wonderful night. 62 00:03:58,520 --> 00:04:02,160 Speaker 1: My name is Lily Madden, a proud Arunda Banjelung Calkatin 63 00:04:02,240 --> 00:04:06,280 Speaker 1: woman from Gadighl Country. The Daily oz acknowledges that this 64 00:04:06,320 --> 00:04:08,880 Speaker 1: podcast is recorded on the lands of the Gadighl people 65 00:04:09,200 --> 00:04:12,280 Speaker 1: and pays respect to all Aboriginal and torrest Rate island 66 00:04:12,280 --> 00:04:15,320 Speaker 1: and nations. We pay our respects to the first peoples 67 00:04:15,320 --> 00:04:17,400 Speaker 1: of these countries, both past and present.