Trump Calls Charlie Kirk Shooting Death 'A Dark Moment For America'

US President Donald Trump has described the shooting death of Charlie Kirk as 'A dark moment for America'; 18 year old Brisbane man faces court charged with terrorism offences; Energy companies will have to warn customers if they’re paying too much from next year; The Communications Watchdog has found Marty Sheargold's radio show breached decency rules; Australian women urged to do at-home STI test.

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Speaker 1 (00:10):
You're listening to a Muma Mea podcast. Mumma Mea acknowledges
the traditional owners of land and waters that this podcast
is recorded on. Hi. I'm Sashatannic from Momma MEA's twice
daily news podcast, The Quickie with Your Headlines for Thursday,
September eleven. A dark moment for America is how US

(00:31):
President Donald Trump has described the shooting death of conservative
activist Charlie Kirk a manhunter is still underway after the
thirty one year old was shot dead while speaking at
a university campus in Utah. Trump's friend and political ally,
was taking questions from a crowd of around three thousand
people at the time. The US president saying he's filled
with grief and anger at the heinous assassination.

Speaker 2 (00:54):
Charlie was a patriot who devoted his life to the
cause of open debate and the country that he loves
so much, the United States of America. He fought for liberty, democracy, justice,
and the American people. He's a martyr for truth and freedom,
and there's never been anyone who was so respected by youth.

Speaker 1 (01:15):
Utah's Department of Public Safety has described the incident as
a targeted attack. Saying the suspect is believed to have
fired the fatal shot from the roof of a building,
also confirming the shooting is still an active investigation. An
eighteen year old Brisbane man has faced court charged with
terrorism offenses. The teenager wept in court after violent extremist

(01:37):
material were allegedly found during a police raid on his
property in Brisbane's North. Max Belter broke down while being
escorted into court, with his father's sobbing as he watched
the proceedings. The court's been told Belt allegedly also stored
chemicals in his cupboard necessary to build an improvised explosive device.
He's been charged with two counts of possessing and controlling

(01:58):
violent extremist material. The maximum penalty is five years in jail.
Energy companies will need to warn customers if they're paying
too much for their electricity and gas from next time.
The change to national energy retail law requires all retailers
to advise if there's a better offer available to their
customers by sending them comparative plan information with their bills.

(02:21):
It follows an inquiry by the Competition watchdog which found
customers on flat rate energy schemes that are two or
more years old paid an average of sixteen point nine
percent more than those on newer plans. The move comes
despite opposition from companies including AGL and ENNG, who don't
believe it fully addresses the issues preventing customers from switching.

(02:42):
The Communications Watchdog has found Mighty Sheergold's radio show breached
decency rules following comments about women's sport. Shear Gold and
Triple M parted ways the day after he made derogatory
comments about the Matilda's players during a segment on his show.
In February, an Australian Communications and Media Authority investigation found
Triple M breach the Commercial Radio Code of Practice by

(03:04):
broadcasting sexist content. It found the comments demonstrated a level
of contempt and disdain for women's sport and more generally,
of women. The AKMA is currently considering what enforcement action
will be taken, and Ozzie women are being urged to
take control of their sexual health by testing from the
privacy of their own home. Figures show STI rates in

(03:25):
Australia have increased forty six percent in the past decade.
More than one hundred and nine thousand chlamydia cases were
reported in twenty twenty three, seventy percent of them women.
While gonorrhea was the second most common STI in Australia
with more than forty thousand cases. Women are being urged
to take advantage of self testing at home via a
swab test that makes it more convenient and reduces any

(03:47):
shame or stigma that may prevent women from seeking help.
That's r evening news headlines. On Friday's episode of The Quickie,
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