Headlines: Liberal candidate drops challenge over election result

Today's headlines include:

The eSafety Commissioner will consider extending the Government’s upcoming social media ban for under-16s to include more platforms. 

Former Liberal candidate Gisele Kapterian has withdrawn a High Court challenge contesting the federal election result in Bradfield. 

At least 18 people have died as a super typhoon continues to wreak havoc across East Asia. 

And today’s good news: A breakthrough treatment for early Alzheimer’s has been approved for use in Australia. 

Hosts: Billi FitzSimons and Lucy Tassell
Producer: Elliot Lawry

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Episode Transcript

Speaker 1 (00:05):
From The Daily Os. I'm Lucy Tassel, I'm Billy FitzSimons.
It's Thursday, the twenty fifth of September. Here's what's making
headlines this evening.

Speaker 2 (00:14):
The E Safety Commissioner will consider extending the government's upcoming
social media ban for under sixteens to include more platforms.
Commissioner Julie Inmngrand has ridden to several apps and sites,
including Reddit, Pinterest, Roadblocks, Twitch and WhatsApp. Communications Minister Anika
Wells told The Daily Os the process is aimed at
protecting children from online harm.

Speaker 3 (00:36):
The Safety Commissioner has asked platforms to go through a
self assessment tool to see whether they qualify as a
social media platform. The fact that Commissionerman Grant has written
too many platforms to ask them to go through this process.
It's just about thoroughness and due diligence, and many of
those platforms will self assess as not qualifying for the
social media laws, and the E Safety Commissioner may or

(01:00):
may not agree with the assessment, but that's all due
diligence that will keep on foot over the next few
weeks as we move towards ten December.

Speaker 1 (01:10):
Former Liberal candidate Giselle Capterian has withdrawn a High Court
challenge contesting the federal election result in Bradfield. The Sydney
seat was one of the last to be called following
the May election. A recount put independent Nicolette Buller twenty
six votes ahead of Capterian, who launched a legal challenge
in July. The Tech executive said at the time that

(01:31):
she wanted to ensure Bradfield voters quote intentions had been
accurately reflected in the count. However, after a final review
of the ballot papers, Captarian said she is now quote
satisfied that overall the correct outcome has been declared. In
a concession posted to Instagram, Capterian wrote, we have taken
the decision to no longer press the petition for a

(01:52):
final review in court. I wish Miss Buller all the
best and I thank the people of Bradfield. She said.

Speaker 2 (02:00):
At least eighteen people have died as a super typhoon
continues to wreak havoc across East Asia. Typhoon Regassa has
brought severe conditions, including flooding and strong winds to parts
of the Philippines, Taiwan, Hong Kong, and China this week.
Wind gas of over two hundred and eighty kilometers per
hour were recorded during Regas's peak on Monday, making it

(02:21):
the most powerful storm in the world this year. According
to the Joint Typhoon Warning Center in Hawaii. More than
a million residents in southern China's Guangdong Province has been
forced to evacuate as Regassa moves west towards Vietnam. Hundreds
of people have been injured, while at least forty six
are missing.

Speaker 1 (02:41):
And today's good news, a breakthrough treatment for early Alzheimer's
has been approved for use in Australia. The drug, called Leakembi,
works by targeting a type of protein fragment linked to
Alzheimer's disease, which forms in between nerve cells in the brain.
Lackmbie has now been approved by the Therapeutic Goods Administration
or TGA for eligible patients diagnosed with mild cognitive impairment

(03:05):
due to Alzheimer's disease and early Alzheimer's. The disease is
a progressive and irreversible neurodegenerative brain condition. Chair of the
Support Organization Professionals with Alzheimer's Global Kathy Roth welcome to
the TGA's decision, saying the disease has a quote profound
impact on patients, families and careers. Roth called new treatment

(03:26):
options crucial to give Australians living with Alzheimer's quote new
opportunities to manage the progression of the disease.

Speaker 2 (03:34):
That's the latest from the dallyio's newsroom. If you're looking
for something else to listen to, you can check out
today's deep dive on the second Space Race and the
plan to return to the Moon for the first time
in over fifty years.

Speaker 1 (03:46):
We'll be back tomorrow morning with another deep dive. Until then,
have a great evening.

Speaker 3 (03:53):
My name is Lily Maddon and I'm a proud Arunda
Bunjelung Cargotin woman from Gadigal Country. The Daily os Ignore
ledges that this podcast is recorded on the lands of
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torrest Rate island and nations. We pay our respects to
the first peoples of these countries, both past and present.