Speaker 1: From the Daily Os. I'm Emma Gillespie, I'm Zarasidler. It's Tuesday,
Speaker 1: the twenty fifth of November. Here's what's making headlines this evening.
Speaker 2: One Nation leader Pauline Hanson has been suspended from the
Speaker 2: Senate for seven days after she wore a burker in parliament.
Speaker 2: The Federal government blocked the senator from tabling a bill
Speaker 2: to ban burker's and full face coverings yesterday. A short
Speaker 2: time later, Hanson appeared in the Senate chamber dressed in
Speaker 2: a burker. Foreign Minister pennywe called the stunt disrespectful, while
Speaker 2: the Coalition also criticized Hanson. Motions to suspend Hanson for
Speaker 2: seven days and censure her were passed earlier this afternoon.
Speaker 2: As it's the final sitting week of the year, Hanson's
Speaker 2: Senate ban will extend into the new year. The One
Speaker 2: Nation politician previously wore a burker in the Senate in
Speaker 2: twenty seventeen, also seeking a ban on the religious garment.
Speaker 1: Final submissions have been made at the inquest into the
Speaker 1: Westfield Bondi stabbing attack. Hearings commenced in April, a year
Speaker 1: after forty year old Joel Couchi killed six people and
Speaker 1: injured another ten. He was fatally shot by police at
Speaker 1: the scene. At the start of the inquest, the New
Speaker 1: Southeales Coroner's Court heard Couchy was diagnosed with schizophrenia as
Speaker 1: a teenager and was effectively unmedicated for nearly five years
Speaker 1: leading up to the attack. Council assisting the coroner, Peggy
Speaker 1: Dwyer sc today described evidence given by Couchi's former psychiatrist,
Speaker 1: who weaned him off his medication in twenty nineteen, as
Speaker 1: quote confusing and wildly inconsistent. Doctor Andrea boris Lavac told
Speaker 1: the court that Cauchi was influenced by a quote hatred
Speaker 1: towards women, not his psychiatric state, before she withdrew those
Speaker 1: comments the next day. In closing submissions, Dwyer accused the
Speaker 1: psychiatrist of attempting to recharacterize Couchie's mental health rather than
Speaker 1: investigating what she called obvious signs and significant red flags
Speaker 1: that pointed to relapse. Her final report and recommendations are
Speaker 1: expected by the end of the US.
Speaker 2: The highly contagious H five bird flu strain has been
Speaker 2: detected on Herd Island, a sub Antarctic Australian territory officials
Speaker 2: have confirmed. It comes weeks after the federal government urged
Speaker 2: Australians to remain focused on preparing for an outbreak. Scientists
Speaker 2: observed unusual levels of elephant sealed deaths consistent with H
Speaker 2: five bird flu on Herd Island in October. Samples taken
Speaker 2: at the time have since tested positive for the virus.
Speaker 2: Australia is the only continent free from the highly contagious strain,
Speaker 2: which could threaten poultry and wild animal populations. However, Agriculture
Speaker 2: Minister Julie Collins said the detection does not substantially increase
Speaker 2: risks here in Australia. Environment Minister Murray Watt said Australian
Speaker 2: researchers are monitoring the global spread of bird flu so
Speaker 2: that we as a country are equipped with the best
Speaker 2: possible information for when it reaches our shores.
Speaker 1: And today's good news patients who listen to music during
Speaker 1: surge may recover faster and require less medication. A new
Speaker 1: study has found.
Speaker 2: This feels personal. I love this m this is a
Speaker 2: good one.
Speaker 1: The goal of the study, led via the Mallana azard
Speaker 1: Medical College in the Indian capital Delhi, was to understand
Speaker 1: more about the effects of general anesthetics so that patients
Speaker 1: could be discharged from hospital. Earlier, trial participants were played
Speaker 1: instrumental pieces via noise canceling headphones under anesthetic, and doctors
Speaker 1: noted the music therapy patients woke up from surgery more
Speaker 1: clear headed and alert, and they generally required less pain
Speaker 1: medication than those who were not played music. Researchers said,
Speaker 1: since the ability to hear remains intact under anesthesia, music
Speaker 1: can still shape the brain's internal state, lowering stress levels,
Speaker 1: stabilizing blood pressure, and setting them up for a smoother recovery.
Speaker 2: M thanks for taking us through the day's headlines. If
Speaker 2: you are looking for something else to listen to, check
Speaker 2: out today's deep dive, where we explain maryry Fowler's racism allegations.
Speaker 1: We'll be back tomorrow morning with another deep dive, but
Speaker 1: until then, have a good one.
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