Morning Edition: 04 May 2025

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Episode Transcript

Speaker 1 (00:04):
From the news talks had been newsroom.

Speaker 2 (00:06):
This is NEWSFACS.

Speaker 3 (00:08):
In this update, Anthony Albanezi has claimed victory in the
federal election in Australia.

Speaker 2 (00:14):
Thank you to the people of Australia for the chance
to continue to serve the best nation on Earth.

Speaker 3 (00:24):
Is the first Prime minister since two thousand and four
to went back to back elections, securing an even larger
majority than his last. It's a big defeat for the
now former Liberal National Coalition leader Peter Dutton, who has
also lost his own Queensland seat.

Speaker 2 (00:39):
It's an historic occasion for the Labor Party and we
recognize that. And I said to the Prime Minister that
his mum would be incredibly proud of his achievement tonight,
and he should be very proud of what he's achieved.

Speaker 3 (00:50):
As the last votes accounted, Labour holds eighty five seats,
the Liberals have thirty six. Seventy six were needed to win.
Salvage efforts have begun on the Supayocht, which sank off
the coast of Sicily in August while captained by a kiweed.
Seven people were killed after the fifty six meter Bayesian Superyocht,
which was marketed as Unthinkable, went down during a storm.

(01:14):
Emilancel reports.

Speaker 1 (01:15):
Among the victims were fifty nine year old British software
billionaire Mike Lynch, his eighteen year old daughter, two couples
and the ship's cook, Captain James Cutfield, who was originally
from Auckland's north shore, and two other crew members are
under investigation. Investigators are also exploring whether the Italian manufacturer

(01:36):
bears some responsibility for the vessel's failure. The boat will
be brought to the surface by mid June.

Speaker 3 (01:42):
A New Zealand aid agency is three D printing prosthetic
limbs for more than twenty thousand injured children in Gaza.
UNICEF has been working with the Federated Islamic Association of
New Zealand on printing the prosthetics, which cost about one
sixth the price of traditional prosthetic. UNICEF spokesperson Tanya Saviski

(02:03):
Mead says a working prosthetic makes an enormous difference to
a child's life, being able to walk, being able to play,
being able to access services because they're more mobile. That's
news to Sports and New Zealand driver Liam Lawson has
earned his first points of the Formula One season with
a seventh place finish at the Miami Sprint Race. Lawson

(02:25):
is still to be cleared by stewards after an incident
which caused Fernando Alonso to crash out on lap fifteen.
The Blackfern Sevens have opened their World Championships bid in
Los Angeles with a forty one to twelve win over
Great Britain, while the All Black Sevens have also tasted success,
earning a surprise seventeen to twelve win over Figi with

(02:45):
a spirited second half comeback. The Brumbis have cemented third
spot on the Super Rugby table by blitzing the Warratars
forty to seventeen in Canberra. Meanwhile, the Hurricanes are closing
in on the top four after a thirty five to
seventeen win over the Chief in Wellington. That's Sport, I'm
Diana Visage. For more news, listen to News Talk sat

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