Headlines: Telstra fined $18m for misleading customers

Today's headlines include:

The Federal Court has handed Telstra an $18 million fine for misleading its broadband customers. 

A deadly synagogue attack in the UK city of Manchester has been declared a terrorist incident. 

The search for a missing four-year-old boy in remote South Australia will be scaled back nearly a week since he disappeared, police have confirmed. 

And today’s good news: Poland has launched a new bottle and can deposit refund system, as part of efforts to improve national recycling rates. 

Hosts: Emma Gillespie and Billi FitzSimons
Producer: Emma Gillespie

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Episode Transcript

Speaker 1 (00:05):
From The Daily Oz. I'm Emma Gillespie, I'm beliefit Simon's.
It's Friday, the third of October. Here's what's making headlines
this evening.

Speaker 2 (00:14):
The Federal Court has handed Telstra an eighteen million dollar
fine for misleading its broadband customers. According to the Australian
Competition and Consumer Commission, the telco unlawfully quote moved almost
nine thousand Belong customers to a lower speed plan without
telling them in twenty twenty. Belong, a broadband and mobile

(00:34):
service provider, is a division of Telstra, a Triple C commissioner,
and a break He called the court ordered penalty a
strong message to all businesses that they cannot mislead consumers
by making changes to key aspects of a service without
informing them. The Federal Court has also mandated Telstra reimburse
customers fifteen dollars for each month they were impacted by

(00:56):
the lower upload speed plan. These compensation pays are expected
to cost the telco in excess of two point three
million dollars.

Speaker 1 (01:06):
A deadly synagogue attack in the UK city of Manchester
has been declared a terrorist incident. Two people were killed
and three others remain in a serious condition after a
car ramming outside Heaton Park Hebrew Congregation Synagogue at around
nine p thirty on Thursday morning local time. After driving
into a crowd, a thirty five year old man left
his vehicle and started stabbing people. Police said worshippers had

(01:30):
gathered for Yom Kippur, regarded as the holiest day in
the Jewish calendar. The suspect, who was killed by police
at the scene, was seen wearing a device around his waist,
but police later confirmed this was not an explosive at
the time of recording. The victims have not been publicly identified,
but local authorities said the two people who died were
quote members of our Jewish community.

Speaker 2 (01:55):
The search for a missing four year old boy in
remote South Australia will be scaled back nearly a week
since he disappeared. Police have confirmed Gus was last seen
on Saturday afternoon at his family's homestead near Junta, about
three hundred kilometers north of Adelaide. Police Defense Force personnel
and community volunteers came together for a widespread land and

(02:16):
aerial search. In an update this afternoon, South Australia Police
Assistant Commissioner In Parrot said despite our best efforts, we
have not been able to locate him, and unfortunately we
are now having to scale back this search for Gus.
Parrott acknowledged the unwavering efforts of all involved in what
he called one of the largest most intensive searches for

(02:36):
a missing person in recent South Australia history. During a
press conference, Parrott said, whilst we have all been hoping
for a miracle, it would be unlikely that Gus would
have survived this long. The Commissioner also cited a lack
of evidence or clues to aid the focus of the search.

Speaker 1 (02:55):
And today's good news. Poland has launched a new bottle
and canned deposit refund system as part of efforts to
improve national recycling rates. Starting this month, retailers must charge
customers a deposit fee for purchases of participating beverages. Consumers
can then return the drink packaging to any collection point
to receive a small refund. The scheme includes disposable plastic

(03:17):
bottles of up to three liters, reusable glass bottles of
up to one and a half liters, and metal cans
of up to one liter. Customers can get roughly twenty
cents back for plastics and cans, while the refund four
glass will be around forty cents a bottle. No receipt
will be required to access the deposit refund. Deputy Climate
and Environment Minister Anita Swinska said the policy will move

(03:39):
polland closer to its environmental goals. She said, we want
to eliminate tons of plastic floating in our rivers, lakes
and seas.

Speaker 2 (03:47):
That's the latest from the dally Oos newsroom. If you're
looking for something else to listen to. If you're not
listening to Tails this new album that is, you can
check out today's deep dive, where we explain this week's
US government shutdown.

Speaker 1 (04:00):
We'll be back on Sunday with another episode of our
special series Building TDA that gives you plenty of time
to rinse the life of a show girl and then
get back to some of the TDA content. Keep your
eye out for that one and until then, have a
great weekend.

Speaker 2 (04:21):
My name is Lily Maddon and I'm a proud Arunda
Bungelung Calcuttin woman from Gadighl Country. The Daily 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.