Headlines: New details of childcare abuse allegations in VIC

Today's headlines:
Victoria Police have announced a further 800 children will need to be tested for possible infectious diseases.
Australia’s central bank has recommended businesses get rid of extra charges on payments made by debit and credit cards.
U.S. President Donald Trump has said widespread tariffs will be imposed on Russia should a peace deal with Ukraine not be reached within 50 days.
And today’s good news: Researchers from the University of South Australia have invented a biodegradable gel that delivers medication to limit the severity of tremors and stiffness as a result of Parkinson’s disease.

Hosts: Sam Koslowski and Billi FitzSimons
Producer: Elliot Lawry

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Episode Transcript

Speaker 1 (00:05):
From the Daily Os. I'm Sam Kazlowski.

Speaker 2 (00:07):
I'm belief at Simon's.

Speaker 1 (00:08):
It is Tuesday, the fifteenth of July. Here's what's making
headlines this evening.

Speaker 2 (00:14):
Just a warning, this first story deals with distressing themes
of child abuse. Victoria Police have announced a further eight
hundred children will need to be tested for possible infectious
diseases after four more day care centers have been added
to the list of places where alleged pedophile Joshua Brown
worked in the state. On Tuesday, Victoria Police confirmed they

(00:34):
now believe there are a total of twenty three childcare
centers where Brown worked between January twenty seventeen and May
twenty twenty five. One center has been removed from the
initial list. Brown has been charged with more than seventy offenses,
including child rape and producing child abuse material. Please said
the victims were aged between five months and two years

(00:55):
old at the time of the alleged offenses. Initially, the
Victorian Health Department said that as a precaution, oney two
hundred children were recommended to get tested for possible infectious diseases.
That is now closer to two thousand.

Speaker 1 (01:11):
Australia's Central Bank has recommended businesses get rid of extra
charges on payments made by debit and credit cards. The
Reserve Bank of Australia estimates customers lose one point two
billion dollars each year to these surcharges. It's opened up
a consultation over the next six weeks to consider whether
there needs to be an overhaul to the payment system
as cash usage continues to decline. The RBA said in

(01:35):
a statement surcharging is no longer achieving its intended purpose
of steering consumers to make more efficient payment choices.

Speaker 2 (01:45):
US President Donald Trump has said widespread tariffs will be
imposed on Russia should a peace deal with Ukraine not
be reached within fifty days. Speaking from the White House,
Trump said the tariffs would be implemented on Russia's trading
partners as well as Russia. He also announced a renewed
weapons deal with Ukraine that will boost its stocks of
Patriot air defense missile systems. Trump said he was very,

(02:09):
very unhappy with Russia, saying President Vladimir Putin is all
talk and must stop attacks on Ukrainian territory to meaningfully
progress peace talks. When asked about Prudin's leadership, Trump said,
I don't want to say he's an assassin, but he's
a tough guy.

Speaker 1 (02:26):
And some good news for your Tuesday. Researchers from the
University of South Australia have invented a biodegradable gel that
delivers medication to limit the severity of tremors and stiffness
as a result of Parkinson's disease. At the moment, Parkinson's
treatments are often administered several times a day, but this
injectable gel can provide up to seven days of impact.

(02:48):
More than one hundred and fifty thousand Australians currently live
with Parkinson's disease, making it the second most prevalent neurological
disease after dementia. The team from South Australia are now
going to move on to further clinical trial.

Speaker 2 (03:00):
That's the latest from the Daly Ols newsroom. If you're
looking for something else to listen to, you can check
out today's deep dive on why the price of gold
has surged.

Speaker 1 (03:08):
You're so golden, Billy, Ah, thank you. That's all we've
got time for this afternoon. We're going to be back
tomorrow morning with a story of the German backpacker who
survived eleven days in WA's wilderness. Until then, have a
great evening. My name is Lily Maddon and I'm a
proud Arunda Bunjelung Calcotin woman from Gadighl country. The Daily

(03:30):
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.

Speaker 2 (03:38):
We pay our respects to the first peoples of these countries,
both past and present.