Headlines: Jumping castle operator cleared over school tragedy

Today's headlines include:

A Tasmanian jumping castle operator has been cleared of criminal wrongdoing over a 2021 incident that killed six children. 

An Australian man has been released on bail after four years in an Iraqi prison.

Israel has launched a series of air strikes on the Lebanese capital of Beirut.

And today’s good news: Australian scientists have developed a potential pathway to curing HIV, using the same mRNA technology behind COVID-19 vaccines. 

Hosts: Billi FitzSimons and Zara Seidler
Producer: Emma Gillespie

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Episode Transcript

Speaker 1 (00:05):
From The Daily Os. I'm Zarasidelum, I'm Billy FitzSimons. It's Friday,
the sixth of June. Here's what's making headlines this evening.

Speaker 2 (00:14):
A Tasmanian jumping castle operator has been cleared of criminal
wrongdoing over a twenty twenty one incident that killed six children.
Students at Hillcrest Primary School were celebrating the end of
the school year when the jumping castle they were on
was lifted into the air by a strong wind gust
Rosemary Gamble, the owner of Tazor, was accused of failing

(00:36):
to properly anchor the inflatable. However, she was found not
guilty of a workplace safety charge in a Tasmanian court today.
Magistrate Robert Webster found the tragedy was triggered by an
unforseeeable weather event. However, he acknowledged Gamble could have done
more or taken further steps, and that she failed to
comply with safety standards in some respects.

Speaker 1 (01:00):
An Australian man has been released on bail after four
years in Iraqi prison. Robert Pether was arrested in April
of twenty twenty one over alleged deception related to a
bank construction contract. He denies any wrongdoing, but was sentenced
to five years behind bars and find sixteen million dollars. Pether,
who is an engineer, was living with his family in

(01:22):
Ireland before his arrest. The country's Foreign Affairs Minister, Simon Harris,
said officials there remain concerned about the father of three's health.
It follows un evidence suggesting Pether had been subjected to
torture during his imprisonment. Harris welcome news of his release
as efforts continue to secure the engineer's returned to his family.

Speaker 2 (01:43):
Israel has launched a series of air strikes on the
Lebanese capital of Beirut. It claims it was targeting an
Iranian backed Hesbila weapons production facility in the city south.
The attack came on the eve of an Islamic festival.
The Prime Minister and President of Lebanon have each conduct
and the strikes, describing them as a violation of international agreements.

(02:04):
The Israeli Defense Forces said it struck a hesbler facility
that was manufacturing thousands of drones in southern bout Israel
and Hesbela agreed to a cease fire in November last year.

Speaker 1 (02:17):
In today's good news. Australian scientists have developed a potential
pathway to curing HIV using this same mRNA technology behind
COVID nineteen vaccines. Led by researchers at the University of
Melbourne's Dougherty Institute, the world first breakthrough targets immune cells
to reach HIV where it lies in a type of
white blood cells. Early lab testing shows this new technology

(02:40):
can successfully coax the virus out of hiding in these cells,
a key step towards eliminating it. The studies co author
doctor Paula Saval said, it's the first time this strategy
has been shown to work in HIV infected cells. It's
hoped the research could be a new pathway to an
HIV cure, although human trials are still some years away.

Speaker 2 (03:00):
That's the latest from the Daily OZ newsroom. If you're
looking for something else to listen to, you can check
out today's deep dive on the risk factors driving intimate
partner violence.

Speaker 1 (03:10):
We're going to be back on Sunday with a special
bonus episode, but until then, have a great weekend.

Speaker 2 (03:19):
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Bungelung Calcuttin woman from Gadighl country. The daly oz acknowledges
that this podcast is recorded on the lands of the
Gadighl people and pays respect to all Aboriginal and Torres
Strait island and nations. We pay our respects to the
first peoples of these countries, both past and present.