Dick Cheney dies aged 84, Sydney protest charges, Social media ban grows

One of the most influential American politicians in recent history and a leading figure in the Republican Party, Dick Cheney has died.

Twelve people have been charged pro Palestinian protestors clashed with police, some throwing red paint at officers outside the Indo Pacific defence expo in Sydney.

The Federal Government has added two more platforms to it's under-16s social media ban.

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Episode Transcript

Speaker 1 (00:03):
Good morning.

Speaker 2 (00:04):
South Australia's Jamie Mellam is soaking up a historic win
this morning after riding Half Yours to victory at the
Melbourne Cup. The early drizzle didn't discourage any punters quickly
making way through a glorious day at Flemington to see
the Aussie win.

Speaker 1 (00:21):
Shows better their preparate stars. Yours coming Claire from j
elect devils the history back up the next Oftlan Cup
back Half Yours.

Speaker 2 (00:33):
Riding the only Australian horse on the course. Vellams become
the first female jockey to win at Flemington and also
win the Corefield Cup. One of the most influential American
politicians in recent history and a leading figure in the
Republican Party, Dick Cheney has died. Let's go to US
correspondent at Marley Hogan Marley. He was a driving force

(00:53):
As George W. Bush's Vice President.

Speaker 3 (00:57):
Dick Cheney was one of the most polarizing figures in
Washington during his time in public service. He held positions
from a Member of Congress to White House Chief of Staff,
but history will remember him most as the hugely influential
and controversial US Vice President under George W.

Speaker 1 (01:14):
Bush.

Speaker 3 (01:15):
He was one of the architects of the global War
on terrorism. He steered the post nine to eleven push
to invade Iraq. Though famously no weapons of mass destruction
were ever found and there were years of fallout, Cheney
never publicly wavered from his decision making on that Former
President George W. Bush nicknamed him vice and big time.

(01:37):
His opponents called him Darth Vader. From former President Bush, today,
he said Cheney was a calm and steady presence in
the White House amid great national challengers. I counted on
him for his honest, forthright council, and he never failed
to give his best. He held to his convictions and
prioritized the freedom and security of the American peap Dick

(02:00):
Cheney's service always reflected credit on the country he loved.
Now in Cheney's retirement, he became a Donald Trump critic.
The towering conservative figure even said that he voted for
Kamala Harris in the last elections against Donald Trump. Now,
after decades of heart problems, Cheney's family said that he

(02:20):
died Monday night of complications from pneumonia and cardiovascular disease.

Speaker 1 (02:26):
He was eighty four years old.

Speaker 2 (02:28):
Thank you, my Lee, Treasure Jim Chalmers is facing pressure
this morning to cut labors spending, with the Reserve Bank
warning inflation will continue to stay above three percent and
wages will decline into the first half of next year.
The IRBA held the official cash rate at three point
six percent, with the cut down not expected until twenty
twenty six, following three rate cuts this year.

Speaker 3 (02:53):
We're still confident that inflation is going to come down
and we've got employment at a pretty good place.

Speaker 2 (03:00):
The Treasury will release his budget update in December, with
the three hundred dollars a year household energy rebate under scrutiny.
A man had his underway in Western City this morning
after a young man was stabbed at Chalviy near Mount
Druid overnight.

Speaker 1 (03:13):
Police were called to Stole Street just before.

Speaker 2 (03:15):
One am to find a man with stab wounds to
his back and also his armpit. The twenty three year
old victim was rushed to hospital and is in a
stable condition. Police are asking anyone with information to contact
crime stoppers. An hour's long siege has unfolded in Geelong's northwest,
with a man barricading himself inside a Bell Park home.

(03:35):
Police responded to the scene on McLellan Street around four
point thirty yesterday afternoon after reports of an alleged assault.
Negotiations took hours, with the man taken into custody around
eleven thirty last night.

Speaker 1 (03:48):
He's been questioned this morning.

Speaker 2 (03:50):
Twelve people have been charged for pro Palestinian protesters clashed
with police, some throwing red painted officers outside the Indo
Pacific Defense Expo in Sydney.

Speaker 1 (04:01):
Riot squad officers use.

Speaker 2 (04:02):
Capsicum spray to contain angry demonstrators as they broke through
agreed protest lines at the Darling Harbor event. Two officers
required medical treatment for injuries. The protesters are charged with
the range of offenses, including assault and failing to comply
with officers. Queensland's facing an industrial war on two fronts.

(04:23):
Health workers and teachers preparing to strike. Thousands of healthcare
workers are set to strike on Friday as negotiations with
the state government stall Workers employed by Queensland Health won't
walk off the job, but are expected to slow down
administrative work, and the Queensland Teachers Union are looking to
strike before the end of the month. A teenager has

(04:46):
been charged after a schoolyard fight erupted in Adelaide's West. Yesterday,
the sixteen year old allegedly attacked a fellow student at
the Taparou High School. The alleged victim was to be
treated for facial bruising. Witness as say teachers shielded the
police car as the teenager was driven away. He was
released on bail and will face court in January. Violence

(05:10):
has once again flared a notorious Perth social housing complex
with a woman pushed down a flight of stairs. A
thirty two year old woman says she was outside her
unit when the incident occurred at the Ninth Avenue Flats.
It comes as the community intensifies calls for the state
government to do something about the growing violence there. The

(05:31):
federal government has added two more platforms to its under
sixteen social media band Reddit and live streaming site Kick
will join Snapchat, TikTok, YouTube, Facebook, Instagram and x in
the crackdown popular gaming site roadblocks won't be included despite
police concerns of a child safety. All eight services must

(05:52):
block under sixteens or face fines of up to forty
nine and a half million dollars. These shows, like Bluey
are said to hit our screens under new laws heading
to Parliament this week. Streaming giants like Netflix, Disney Plus
and Amazon Prime will need to spend at least ten
percent of their local revenue on Australian productions. The rules

(06:14):
cover services with more than one million Ossie subscribers, bringing
them in line with Freewoware and PayTV, which already face.

Speaker 1 (06:22):
Local content requirements. Well.

Speaker 2 (06:25):
The awards Noah Wants to Win have been released and
this year's some repeat offenders top the list. Consumer group
Choice have released their infamous annual Shonky Award list, naming
and shaming dodgy products, services and companies. Combank was labeled
the Shonkiest company for the fourth time after refusing to
refund two hundred and seventy million dollars in fees taken

(06:48):
from some of its poorest customers. Team HCF and energy
retailers have also been shamed in the awards.

Speaker 1 (06:56):
The fifth and.

Speaker 2 (06:57):
Final elephant bound for South Australia's Manato Safari Park is
almost at its new home.

Speaker 1 (07:02):
He's expected to arrive today.

Speaker 2 (07:04):
Thirty five year old Putromas will be the only bull
elephant in the Manato herd. The forty hour trip across
the nuther Ball from Perth twenty seven hundred kilometers. Will
check in on that trip this morning. That wasn't an elephant.
In case you're wondering, Checkie Wednesdays, whether now sunny and
Brisbane and thirty degrees sunny for Sydney in twenty six
degrees cloud clearing and Camberan nineteen sharwer too for Melbourne

(07:28):
and nineteen Haro two in Hobu and sixteen degrees Hartley,
cloud in Adelaide and twenty a shower too in a
possible storm in Perth twenty five degrees