PM Seeking Call With Netanyahu Following Protests

Anthony Albanese is seeking to press Benjamin Netanyahu about the devastation in Gaza as soon as possible; Parents and carers across NSW will benefit from a new tool to support them in raising concerns about their child’s condition if they feel it’s getting worse; Victorian Premier Jacinta Allen has defended her plan to legislate the right to work from home for at least two days a week; Prince Harry has denied allegations he gave Prince Andrew “a bloody nose” during an argument at a family gathering in 2013.

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Speaker 1 (00:10):
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recorded on Hi. I'm Ailish Delaney from mmmamea's twice daily
news podcast, The Quickie with Your Headlines for Monday August four,
Anthony Albanesi is seeking to press Benjamin and Yahoo about

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the devastation in Gaza as soon as possible. The Guardian
reports it's been told the Prime Minister hopes to speak
to his Israeli counterpart as soon as a phone call
can be locked in. Assistant Minister for Immigration Matt Thistlethwaite
told Sky News a conversation between Albanesi and Netanyahoo is
being pursued. This week, tens of thousands of Australians braved

(00:54):
the rain for a pro Palestine protest at the Sydney
Harbor Bridge on Sunday, as thousands more took part in
similar rallies in Melbourne and Adelaide to voice their concerns
about the Gaza strip. Parents and carers across New South
Wales will benefit from a new tool to support them
in raising concern about their child's condition if they feel
it's getting worse healthcare workers will be required to regularly

(01:15):
ask families the question are you worried they are getting worse?
In pediatric and neo natal observation charts in emergency departments
and in patient units across the state. New South Wales
Health Minister Ryan Park says the program will provide a
proactive tool for families, as opposed to the reactive reach
protocol already in place. It follows the death of toddler

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Joe Massa, who died after waiting hours at Northern Beaches
Hospital emergency department despite his parents' raising concerns. All New
South Wales public hospitals will implement the tool by October,
before the program expands into maternity and adult wards early
next year. Victorian Premier Jacin to Allan has defended her
plan to legislate the right to work from home for

(01:57):
at least two days a week. Alan wants to make
the rule, which would apply to both public and private
sector workers, law. Speaking on ABC News Breakfast, the Premier
said the plan would support workers who now enjoy remote
arrangements and assist productivity. Business groups say it could cause
companies to move out of the state, while some experts
say it won't stand up in court. Prince Harry has

(02:20):
denied allegations he gave Prince Andrew a bloody nose during
an argument at a family gathering. In twenty thirteen, The
Daily Mail published an excerpt from a new biography of
the Duke of York, claiming the two got into a
physical altercation over something Prince Andrew said behind Harry's back.
The passage also claimed the disgraced Duke told his nephew
his marriage to Megan Markle wouldn't last more than a month.

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A spokesperson for the Duke of Sussex said Prince Harry
and Prince Andrew have never had a physical fight, nor
did Prince Andrew ever make the comments he's alleged to
have made about the Duchess of Sussex two Prince Harry,
that's your evening news headlines. On Tuesday's episode of The Quickie,
we look at children's sleep and unpack what helps them
sleep through the night. Listen to The Quickie wherever you

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