WEBVTT - Headlines: Female workforce participation hits record high

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<v Speaker 1>From The Daily Os.

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<v Speaker 2>I'm Lucy Tassel, I'm Sam Kaulowski.

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<v Speaker 1>It's Thursday, the fourteenth of August. Here's what's making hawline

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<v Speaker 1>to seek.

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<v Speaker 2>Female participation in the workforce hit a record high in July.

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<v Speaker 2>That's according to new data from the Australian Bureau of Statistics.

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<v Speaker 2>The amount of women employed or looking for employment rose

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<v Speaker 2>to sixty three point five percent in July. That's up

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<v Speaker 2>from sixty three point two percent in June. The unemployment

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<v Speaker 2>rate fell by zero point one percentage points to four

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<v Speaker 2>point two percent in July. This figure measures the percentage

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<v Speaker 2>of people who were looking for work but couldn't find any.

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<v Speaker 2>The ABS said the growth was driven by full time employment,

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<v Speaker 2>with forty thousand more women starting full time work in July.

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<v Speaker 2>That's compared to twenty thousand men. The overall participation rate

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<v Speaker 2>held steady at sixty seven percent. This figure measures the

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<v Speaker 2>percentage of Australians who are either employed or actively seeking employment.

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<v Speaker 1>The number of young people in detention across New South

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<v Speaker 1>Wales has increased by thirty four percent since twenty twenty three.

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<v Speaker 1>Official state government figures show there were two hundred and

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<v Speaker 1>thirty four under eighteen year olds in custody as of

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<v Speaker 1>June twenty twenty five, up from one hundred and seventy

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<v Speaker 1>five in June twenty twenty three. The New South Wales

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<v Speaker 1>Bureau of Crime Statistics and Research that's BOXAR said break

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<v Speaker 1>and enters have surged amongst young offenders, up two hundred

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<v Speaker 1>and twenty nine percent over the past two years. BOXAR

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<v Speaker 1>highlighted what it called the quote ongoing overrepresentation of young

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<v Speaker 1>First Nations people in custody, who make up eight percent

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<v Speaker 1>of all young people in New South Wales but account

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<v Speaker 1>for sixty percent of the youth detention cohort. Boxer Executive

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<v Speaker 1>director Jackie Fitzgerald called the figures particularly concerning, noting an

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<v Speaker 1>increased number of young people are currently being held on

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<v Speaker 1>romand nearly three in four young people in custody have

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<v Speaker 1>not been convicted and are awaiting their day in court.

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<v Speaker 1>Fitzgerald said.

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<v Speaker 2>Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky and EU leaders have met for

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<v Speaker 2>a virtual summit, and that's ahead of US President Donald

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<v Speaker 2>Trump's meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin on Friday. During

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<v Speaker 2>the summit, leaders discuss the importance of a ceasefire that

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<v Speaker 2>will deliver quote stability and security in the region. Zelenski

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<v Speaker 2>said the leaders supported the efforts of US President Donald

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<v Speaker 2>Trump to end the war, stop the killings, and achieve

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<v Speaker 2>a just and lasting peace. If Putin fails to negotiate

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<v Speaker 2>as seas fire with Trump. This week, European countries avowing

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<v Speaker 2>to enforce more sanctions on Russia. Zelenski and his European

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<v Speaker 2>Union allies also agreed that international borders must be upheld

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<v Speaker 2>and Russia cannot take Ukrainian territory by force. In a

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<v Speaker 2>joint statement, all EU leaders said they will quote continue

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<v Speaker 2>to provide political, financial, economic, humanitarian, military and diplomatic support

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<v Speaker 2>to US as it exercised its inherent right of self defense.

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<v Speaker 1>And today's good news. Ozzie surfers have dominated this week's

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<v Speaker 1>World Surf League Tahiti Pro event with victory in both

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<v Speaker 1>the men's and women's competitions. World number one Molly Picklum

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<v Speaker 1>and Jack Robinson each won their events to round out

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<v Speaker 1>the World Surf League regular season. Both surfers will compete

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<v Speaker 1>for a world title in Fiji later this month as

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<v Speaker 1>part of a group of just five men and five women.

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<v Speaker 1>Picklam said she feels like she quote owned her stripes

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<v Speaker 1>in Tahiti as the Dream comes Alive ahead of Fiji.

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<v Speaker 2>And that's the latest from the Daily Oz newsroom. If

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