1 00:00:05,440 --> 00:00:08,959 Speaker 1: From the Zelias. I'm Sam Kazlowski, I'm Lucy Tassel. It's Thursday, 2 00:00:09,000 --> 00:00:11,680 Speaker 1: the fourth of September. Here's what's making headlines this evening. 3 00:00:14,440 --> 00:00:18,800 Speaker 2: Robodebt victims will receive additional compensation after the government agreed 4 00:00:18,840 --> 00:00:22,200 Speaker 2: to settle the largest class action appeal in Australian history. 5 00:00:22,680 --> 00:00:25,840 Speaker 2: Robodet was a debt collection system used by the government 6 00:00:25,880 --> 00:00:29,160 Speaker 2: from twenty fifteen to twenty nineteen. It resulted in over 7 00:00:29,280 --> 00:00:33,400 Speaker 2: one point seven billion in unlawful debt notices. A previous 8 00:00:33,479 --> 00:00:37,120 Speaker 2: one point eight billion compensation package was distributed to victims 9 00:00:37,120 --> 00:00:41,279 Speaker 2: between twenty twenty and twenty twenty two. However, this settlement 10 00:00:41,360 --> 00:00:45,280 Speaker 2: was appealed after the Robodet Royal Commission uncovered conduct breaches 11 00:00:45,360 --> 00:00:48,880 Speaker 2: by senior public servants last year. The federal government has 12 00:00:48,920 --> 00:00:51,680 Speaker 2: now agreed to provide an additional four hundred and seventy 13 00:00:51,680 --> 00:00:55,200 Speaker 2: five million dollars in compensation to settle the Robodet class 14 00:00:55,200 --> 00:00:59,160 Speaker 2: action appeal. Attorney General Michelle Rowland described the scheme as 15 00:00:59,200 --> 00:01:02,960 Speaker 2: a quote, crew rude and cruel mechanism, neither fair nor legal. 16 00:01:03,400 --> 00:01:06,080 Speaker 2: Settling this claim is the just and fair thing to do, 17 00:01:06,280 --> 00:01:09,680 Speaker 2: Roland add it the new settlement is pending federal court approval. 18 00:01:12,280 --> 00:01:16,240 Speaker 1: Australia will provide one million dollars in humanitarian assistance for 19 00:01:16,440 --> 00:01:20,760 Speaker 1: Afghanistan after a magnitude six earthquake struck the country's east 20 00:01:20,840 --> 00:01:24,000 Speaker 1: on Monday. At least fourteen hundred people have died, while 21 00:01:24,080 --> 00:01:27,840 Speaker 1: thousands more were injured in the quake, which destroyed entire villages. 22 00:01:28,040 --> 00:01:32,039 Speaker 1: Rescue operations are facing major ongoing challenges, with landslides and 23 00:01:32,120 --> 00:01:36,479 Speaker 1: after shocks blocking access to remote mountainous areas. Australia's Foreign 24 00:01:36,520 --> 00:01:40,640 Speaker 1: Minister Pennywong said the earthquake has exacerbated the dire humanitarian 25 00:01:40,680 --> 00:01:44,440 Speaker 1: crisis in Afghanistan, with almost half the population already in 26 00:01:44,480 --> 00:01:47,360 Speaker 1: desperate need. Support from the federal government will be directed 27 00:01:47,400 --> 00:01:51,440 Speaker 1: through the UN's Afghanistan Humanitarian Fund to ensure aid reaches 28 00:01:51,480 --> 00:01:54,840 Speaker 1: those in need and not as Wang said. The Taliban regime, 29 00:01:55,080 --> 00:01:59,440 Speaker 1: the EU, UK, India and Iran have also pledged assistance. 30 00:02:02,080 --> 00:02:05,280 Speaker 2: At least fifteen people have died and eighteen others have 31 00:02:05,360 --> 00:02:08,040 Speaker 2: been injured after a street cable car came off its 32 00:02:08,120 --> 00:02:11,160 Speaker 2: rails and crashed in the Portuguese city of Lisbon. The 33 00:02:11,320 --> 00:02:15,880 Speaker 2: historic Gloria Funicula derailed during peak hour on Wednesday evening 34 00:02:15,960 --> 00:02:19,559 Speaker 2: local time, crashing into the side of a building. Emergency 35 00:02:19,600 --> 00:02:22,760 Speaker 2: services said five people are in a serious condition and 36 00:02:22,840 --> 00:02:26,160 Speaker 2: a child is among those injured. According to the Lisbon 37 00:02:26,240 --> 00:02:29,600 Speaker 2: Firefighters Regiment, the accident was caused by a cable that 38 00:02:29,720 --> 00:02:32,639 Speaker 2: came loose. The one hundred and forty year old funicula 39 00:02:32,639 --> 00:02:36,600 Speaker 2: connects downtown Lisbon with the biro Alto neighborhood and can 40 00:02:36,639 --> 00:02:39,760 Speaker 2: carry more than forty people. The Mayor of Lisbon called 41 00:02:39,760 --> 00:02:42,239 Speaker 2: the incident a tragic moment for the city. 42 00:02:44,520 --> 00:02:46,840 Speaker 1: And in some good news for your Thursday, some of 43 00:02:46,880 --> 00:02:50,400 Speaker 1: the country's best scientific minds have had their achievements honoured 44 00:02:50,480 --> 00:02:54,840 Speaker 1: by the Australian Museum. Breakthroughs in forensic science, genomic sequencing 45 00:02:54,960 --> 00:02:59,720 Speaker 1: and using octopus DNA to unlock Antarctica's climate secrets were 46 00:02:59,720 --> 00:03:03,800 Speaker 1: ama the nineteen Eureka Prize winners announced this week. Organizers 47 00:03:03,800 --> 00:03:06,320 Speaker 1: with the Australian Museum said this year marks the first 48 00:03:06,360 --> 00:03:10,280 Speaker 1: time the event has reached parody between male and female awardees. 49 00:03:10,639 --> 00:03:14,440 Speaker 1: Museum director Kim McKay said the Eureka Prize celebrates the talents, 50 00:03:14,520 --> 00:03:18,880 Speaker 1: creativity and collaboration that drives discovery and delivers solutions for 51 00:03:19,080 --> 00:03:20,000 Speaker 1: our world. 52 00:03:20,400 --> 00:03:23,120 Speaker 2: That's the latest from the Daily Oas newsroom. If you're 53 00:03:23,120 --> 00:03:25,240 Speaker 2: looking for something else to listen to, you can check 54 00:03:25,280 --> 00:03:27,840 Speaker 2: out today's Deep Dive for an explainer on the recent 55 00:03:27,960 --> 00:03:30,640 Speaker 2: deadly anti government protests in Indonesia. 56 00:03:30,720 --> 00:03:33,680 Speaker 1: We'll be back tomorrow morning with another they dive. Until then, 57 00:03:33,840 --> 00:03:39,360 Speaker 1: have a wonderful evening. 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