Speaker 1: From The Daily Os.
Speaker 2: I'm Lucy Tassel, I'm Sam Kazlowski.
Speaker 1: It's Thursday, the eighteenth of December. Here's what's making headlines
Speaker 1: this evening.
Speaker 2: Prime Minister Anthony Albernezi has announced new hate speech penalties
Speaker 2: among several policy changes in the wake of the Bondai
Speaker 2: terrorist attack. It also marks the government's formal response to
Speaker 2: a report produced by Jillian Siegel, the Anti Semitism Special Envoy,
Speaker 2: in July. The changes include a new offense for hate
Speaker 2: preachers who promote violence and new powers for the Home
Speaker 2: Affairs Minister to cancel visas for those who spread hate.
Speaker 2: A twelvemonth task force led by David Gonsky will focus
Speaker 2: on the education sector, while the definition and threshold of
Speaker 2: hate speech will be re evaluated by lawmakers.
Speaker 1: The youngest and oldest victims of the Bondai Beach Hanakah
Speaker 1: shooting have been laid to rest. As the community continues
Speaker 1: grieving after the terrorist attack, Scores of friends and family
Speaker 1: flocked to a funeral home to honor ten year old Matilda,
Speaker 1: who was killed on Sunday. Matilda has been remembered by
Speaker 1: her school as a quot little ray of sunshine who
Speaker 1: always brought joy to those around her and by her
Speaker 1: aunt as full of life and happy. Many of those
Speaker 1: entering the funeral carried sunflowers and wore bumblebee stickers to
Speaker 1: commemorate Matilda. A funeral service for eighty seven year old
Speaker 1: Holocaust survivor Alex Kleitmann was held earlier on Thursday morning.
Speaker 1: His wife remembered her Ukrainian born husband for his resilience
Speaker 1: and courage after he moved to shield her from gunfire
Speaker 1: in his last moments.
Speaker 2: Their are fears and Australian has been killed fighting in Ukraine,
Speaker 2: with authorities providing consular assistance to the man's family as
Speaker 2: they worked to confirm the report. A telegram post in
Speaker 2: a pro Russian channel said the man had been killed
Speaker 2: by Russian forces near the Ukrainian city of Danesk last week.
Speaker 2: Russia has intensified its assault in the Reas region. The
Speaker 2: man reportedly lived in Brisbane, but is from the New
Speaker 2: South Wales Central Coast. International media reports claim he moved
Speaker 2: to Ukraine in twenty twenty three to fight against the
Speaker 2: Russian invasion. The Federal government's Department of Foreign Affairs and
Speaker 2: Trade said it's aware of a report that an Australian
Speaker 2: has died in Ukraine. We are seeking urgent confirmation from
Speaker 2: local authorities. Defat noted.
Speaker 1: And today's good news. Two dozen endangered sea turtles in
Speaker 1: the US are on the road to recovery after they
Speaker 1: were rescued off the coast of Massachusetts. The turtles became
Speaker 1: what's known as cold stunned in the icy waters off
Speaker 1: Cape cod leaving them with frostbite and pneumonia. Not for
Speaker 1: profit organization Lighthawk rescued the twenty four Kemp's Ridley sea
Speaker 1: turtles and transported them to a marine conservation facility in Florida.
Speaker 1: They'll spend the next few months receiving medical care and recuperating,
Speaker 1: and are expected to make a full recovery. When they're
Speaker 1: back to health, the turtles will be released into the
Speaker 1: Atlanta Ocean in the Northern Hemispher's spring. The rescue was
Speaker 1: an especially important one, as Kemp's Ridley sea turtles are
Speaker 1: the world's smallest and most critically endangered sea turtle species.
Speaker 2: That's the latest from the Daily os newsroom. If you're
Speaker 2: looking for something else to listen to this afternoon, you
Speaker 2: can check out my interview with Alex Rifkin. He's the
Speaker 2: Joint CEO of the Executive Council of Australian Jury and
Speaker 2: him and I have a chat through the rise of
Speaker 2: anti Semitism in Australia.
Speaker 1: We'll be back tomorrow with another deep dive, but not
Speaker 1: another headlines. That will be all you hear from us
Speaker 1: on Friday, and then in the following weeks we will
Speaker 1: be bringing you our summer series or we take a
Speaker 1: look back at the biggest moments of the year in
Speaker 1: the world of Australian politics, the world around us, sport,
Speaker 1: pop culture, even good news. So you'll be hearing from
Speaker 1: us again tomorrow morning and next week. Until then, take
Speaker 1: care of yourselves. My name is Lily Maddon and I'm
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