Headlines: Pauline Hanson wears burqa in Parliament

Today's headlines include:

• One Nation Senator Pauline Hanson has worn a burqa in Parliament today for a second time. 
• Authorities in South Australia are investigating the death of a firefighter who responded to a blaze on the state’s Eyre Peninsula yesterday. 
• Snapchat users are being required to verify their age ahead of the national social media ban for under 16s. 
• And today’s good news: Doctors in the UK say they are “really excited” about the progress of a three-year-old boy, who has become the first person in the world to undergo gene therapy for a rare condition. 

Hosts: Emma Gillespie and Zara Seidler
Producer: Rosa Bowden

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Episode Transcript

Speaker 1 (00:04):
From the Daily Os. I'm Emma Gillespie, I'm Zarasaidler. It's Monday,
the twenty fourth of November. Here's what's making headlines this evening.

Speaker 2 (00:14):
One Nation Senator Pauline Hanson has worn a burker in
Parliament today for a second time. It came after she
tried to table a bill to have burker's and full
face coverings banned in Australia. The government did not allow
the bill to be tabled. The stunt was criticized by
Foreign Minister Pennywong, who called it disrespectful, and Coalition Senate
leader Anne Rustin, who said quote, maybe today we should

(00:36):
all reflect on respect for each other in this place.
A motion was moved to suspend Hanson from the Senate
until she removed the face covering. When she refused to
do this, the chamber was suspended temporarily. Hanson first wore
burker in the Senate in twenty seventeen.

Speaker 1 (00:53):
Authorities in South Australia are investigating the death of a
firefighter who responded to a blaze on the state's air
Peninsula yeah yesterday. Peter Curtis was part of a Country
Fire Service brigade assisting with a scrub fire in a
remote conservation park, believed to have been started by lightning
on Saturday. Curtis went missing during firefighting operations on Sunday afternoon.

(01:14):
SACFS Chief Officer Brett Laughlin confirmed he was later located
but could not be revived. According to a CFS statement,
Curtis was involved in fire fighting for thirty years and
is remembered as a quote caring and considerate person, loved
by all who knew him. Essay, Emergency Services Minister Rhannon
Pearce said his loss was felt by all in the

(01:35):
emergency services sector. CFS said an investigation into the incident
was ongoing.

Speaker 2 (01:43):
Snapchat users are being required to verify their age ahead
of the National Social media band for under sixteens starting
this week. The platform is asking its estimated five hundred
thousand teenage users to confirm their age either through an
official ID document like a passport or life license, their
bank account, or with a facial age estimation system. Snapchat

(02:04):
said it strongly disagrees with the Australian Government's assessment of
the app as an age restricted social media platform, but
confirmed that it will comply. The platform's users are encouraged
to download their data before accounts are blocked. From December tenth,
accounts will be preserved in a lock state for three
years before they are deactivated, with users able to reinstate

(02:26):
their accounts once they've turned sixteen years old. It comes
after Meta launched similar action last week.

Speaker 1 (02:34):
And today's Good News. Doctors in the UK say they
are really excited about the progress of a three year
old boy who's become the first person in the world
to undergo gene therapy for a rare condition. Olivichu, who
is from California, has Hunter syndrome, a life threatening genetic
disease found mostly in boys that impacts the brain and

(02:55):
body's development. Oliver's family traveled with him to England where
he was treated with an experimental gene altering therapy at
Royal Manchester Children's Hospital. A year after receiving the new treatment,
which involves a patient being infused with their own genetically
engineered stem cells, the toddler appears to be developing normally.
Trial co lead Professor Simon Jones told the BBC that

(03:16):
he's been waiting twenty years to see a boy like
Ollie doing as well as he is, while Oliver's mum
said she wants to cry because it's quote just so amazing.

Speaker 2 (03:26):
If you needed any other confirmation that science is amazing,
there you go. You have it. That is the latest
from the dally Ozz news room. If you are looking
for something else to listen to, why not check out
today's deep dive on the UN's first report on Young
Assi's We will.

Speaker 1 (03:40):
Be back tomorrow morning with another deep dive, but until then,
have a good night.

Speaker 2 (03:48):
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