1 00:00:05,280 --> 00:00:08,200 Speaker 1: From The Daily Os. I'm Lucy Tassel, I'm Zara Seidler. 2 00:00:08,400 --> 00:00:11,559 Speaker 1: It's Monday, the eighth of December. Here's what's making headlines 3 00:00:11,600 --> 00:00:12,160 Speaker 1: this evening. 4 00:00:14,440 --> 00:00:17,159 Speaker 2: Just a heads up. This first story includes details of 5 00:00:17,239 --> 00:00:20,599 Speaker 2: child sexual abuse. A former childcare worker who raped and 6 00:00:20,680 --> 00:00:23,720 Speaker 2: abused dozens of children should have been caught long before 7 00:00:23,720 --> 00:00:27,360 Speaker 2: his eventual arrest, a new review has found. The Queensland 8 00:00:27,400 --> 00:00:29,920 Speaker 2: government released the result of a year long review into 9 00:00:29,920 --> 00:00:32,760 Speaker 2: the case of Ashley Paul Griffith by the state's Child 10 00:00:32,800 --> 00:00:36,559 Speaker 2: Death Review Board on Monday, finding his offending could and 11 00:00:36,800 --> 00:00:40,680 Speaker 2: should have been detected and disrupted earlier. Griffith was found 12 00:00:40,720 --> 00:00:43,440 Speaker 2: guilty of more than three hundred offenses and sentenced to 13 00:00:43,479 --> 00:00:47,160 Speaker 2: life in prison last year. In response to the board's recommendations, 14 00:00:47,200 --> 00:00:50,839 Speaker 2: the state government has committed to requiring organizations to report 15 00:00:50,920 --> 00:00:55,240 Speaker 2: and investigate allegations or convictions of child abuse or misconduct 16 00:00:55,360 --> 00:00:58,600 Speaker 2: made about their workers or volunteers. If this story has 17 00:00:58,680 --> 00:01:01,080 Speaker 2: raised any issues for you, help available at one eight 18 00:01:01,200 --> 00:01:05,120 Speaker 2: hundred respect one eight hundred seven thirty seven seven thirty two. 19 00:01:07,280 --> 00:01:11,080 Speaker 1: Treasurer Jim Chalmers has announced federal energy bill rebates will 20 00:01:11,200 --> 00:01:14,720 Speaker 1: end this year. Speaking to media and Canberra. Charmers said, 21 00:01:14,920 --> 00:01:17,360 Speaker 1: when these energy bill rebates were first put in place, 22 00:01:17,440 --> 00:01:20,520 Speaker 1: we had not yet rewritten the tax cuts. We've encouraged 23 00:01:20,560 --> 00:01:22,959 Speaker 1: people not to see these as a permanent feature of 24 00:01:23,000 --> 00:01:26,560 Speaker 1: the budget. It comes as financial markets expect the Reserve 25 00:01:26,640 --> 00:01:30,400 Speaker 1: Bank to increase interest rates following a spike in inflation. 26 00:01:30,920 --> 00:01:34,040 Speaker 1: The latest figures from the Australian Bureau of Statistics showed 27 00:01:34,040 --> 00:01:36,959 Speaker 1: inflation jumped to three point eight percent in the year 28 00:01:37,000 --> 00:01:40,640 Speaker 1: to October, well above the Central Bank's target range of 29 00:01:40,760 --> 00:01:43,920 Speaker 1: two to three percent. The Reserve Bank will announce its 30 00:01:43,959 --> 00:01:49,640 Speaker 1: latest interest rate decision on Tuesday at two thirty pm. 31 00:01:49,800 --> 00:01:52,600 Speaker 2: The South Australian Liberals have elected a new leader, thirty 32 00:01:52,600 --> 00:01:55,360 Speaker 2: four year old Ashton hearn The state next goes to 33 00:01:55,400 --> 00:01:58,720 Speaker 2: an election in March of twenty twenty six. Herne's election 34 00:01:58,880 --> 00:02:01,320 Speaker 2: means there are now five woman leaders of the Liberal 35 00:02:01,320 --> 00:02:05,000 Speaker 2: Party at federal, state or territory level. She's also South 36 00:02:05,000 --> 00:02:08,959 Speaker 2: Australia's third Liberal leader in eighteen months, after Vincent Tazia 37 00:02:09,040 --> 00:02:12,560 Speaker 2: resigned last week, having replaced David Spears, who stepped down 38 00:02:12,600 --> 00:02:15,720 Speaker 2: to face drug chargers. Hearne said the party had an 39 00:02:15,760 --> 00:02:18,840 Speaker 2: absolute mountain to climb to win the state election in March, 40 00:02:19,240 --> 00:02:22,200 Speaker 2: but said she was quote absolutely committed to making sure 41 00:02:22,240 --> 00:02:23,880 Speaker 2: that we get to work for the people of South 42 00:02:23,880 --> 00:02:26,560 Speaker 2: Australia and that we provide them with a real choice 43 00:02:26,600 --> 00:02:27,480 Speaker 2: at the next election. 44 00:02:30,200 --> 00:02:33,760 Speaker 1: And today's good news. A new Australian marathon record was 45 00:02:33,800 --> 00:02:36,959 Speaker 1: set over the weekend, with Jess Stinson beating the previous 46 00:02:36,960 --> 00:02:41,400 Speaker 1: women's record by nine seconds at the Valencia Marathon in Spain. 47 00:02:41,960 --> 00:02:45,160 Speaker 1: Stenson finished the marathon in two hours, twenty one minutes 48 00:02:45,240 --> 00:02:48,640 Speaker 1: and twenty five seconds, finishing fifth in the race. The 49 00:02:48,720 --> 00:02:50,800 Speaker 1: thirty eight year old said that after the race she 50 00:02:50,919 --> 00:02:54,959 Speaker 1: spoke to the previous record holder, Shane Diver, telling Australian 51 00:02:55,000 --> 00:02:57,840 Speaker 1: Athletics that Diver quote called me right away and we 52 00:02:58,000 --> 00:03:00,040 Speaker 1: just cried. She was so happy for me. 53 00:03:00,639 --> 00:03:03,320 Speaker 2: And that's the latest from the Daily OZ newsroom. If 54 00:03:03,360 --> 00:03:05,560 Speaker 2: you're looking for something else to listen to, check out 55 00:03:05,560 --> 00:03:08,320 Speaker 2: today's deep dive and hear our editor in chief Billy 56 00:03:08,440 --> 00:03:10,600 Speaker 2: interview Nationals leader David Littlfroud. 57 00:03:10,880 --> 00:03:13,600 Speaker 1: We'll be back tomorrow with another deep dive. Until then, 58 00:03:13,840 --> 00:03:20,520 Speaker 1: have a great evening. My name is Lily Maddon and 59 00:03:20,560 --> 00:03:24,320 Speaker 1: I'm a proud Arunda Bungelung Calgodin woman from Gadigol country. 60 00:03:25,120 --> 00:03:28,280 Speaker 2: The Daily oz acknowledges that this podcast is recorded on 61 00:03:28,320 --> 00:03:30,800 Speaker 2: the lands of the Gadighl people and pays respect to 62 00:03:30,880 --> 00:03:33,560 Speaker 2: all Aboriginal and Torres Strait island and nations. 63 00:03:33,880 --> 00:03:36,800 Speaker 1: We pay our respects to the first peoples of these countries, 64 00:03:36,920 --> 00:03:38,120 Speaker 1: both past and present.