Morning Edition: 08 July 2025

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Episode Transcript

Speaker 1 (00:04):
Good morning, I never ready Manu and this is your
morning news fix for Tuesday, eighth of July and this update.
Australia's mushroom murder trial is said to go down in
the history books. Aaron Patterson was found guilty of murdering
her estranged husband's parents and aunt and attempting to kill
his uncle with a beef Wellington with death cat mushrooms

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in it. Donna de Mayov is in Victoria following developments,
and she says hundreds of people have been descending on
the small town of more Well for the trial. De
Mayo says people took time off work and arrived early
each morning for a chance to be in court. The
death toll continues to climb in Texas after this week's
flash floods, while the White House rails against claims there

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wasn't adequate warning. At least ninety one people are being
killed west of San Antonio, including twenty seven campers in
staff from a girl's summer camp. Critics say President Donald
Trump cuts to weather services and related federal agencies have
weakened warning systems. White House Press Secretary Caroline Leffett says
this is wrong and they had extra staff on during

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the storms. So to any person who has deliberately lied
about these facts surrounding this catastrophic event, you should be
deeply ashamed. Concern that changes to the Family Boost Scheme
will widen inequities for families who need it most Eligible
families can now get a forty percent rebate on early
childhood education fees, up from twenty five percent. The threshold

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households incomes also risen to two hundred and twenty nine
thousand dollars. The Council of Trade Union Secretary Melissa ansel
Bridges says the changes disproportionately benefit high income households, who
are more likely to afford ECE. She says the government
missed an opportunity to move towards improving access through expanding

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universal free fees entitlements. COVID lockdowns will will continue to
be the theme as Day two of Unpacking our Pandemic
Response kicks off. The second phase of the Royal Commission
of Inquiry into New Zealand's response is taking place this week.
Auckland University vaccinologist Helen Petusus Harris says it's crucial that
community experiences of lockdowns are heard. Health New Zealand Commissioner

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Lester Levy will stay on for a year as chair
of the organization's new board, which takes over from July
twenty third. Among those appointed is experienced clinical director doctor
Andrew Connolly and current Deputy Commissioner Roger Gerald. It's hoped
Queenstown's proposed freedom camping by law will do the trick.
The proposed by law allows self contained vehicles to camp

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for free for a maximum of two nights every thirty
days in one hundred and fifty eight designated car parks
across sites like Queenstown, Wonica and Aerontown. It's the third
attempt at a buy law, with those before it deemed
invalid by the court. In Sport, the Tactics have kept
their hopes of becoming A and Z Premiership Netball's top

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seed alive via a sixty eight fifty seven win over
the Magic in christ Church. They remain second on twenty
two points, two behind the Mystics heading into their Sunday
jewel to complete the regular season. Novak Djokovich is into
the Wimbledon tennis last eight via a four set win
over Alex dimenor Caane Williamson is absent from the black Caps,

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with their two match series away in Zimbabwe starting this month.
Northern District's Past Bowl at matt Fisher as received as
maiden call up. I'm never reaty, Manu. That's your latest newsweeks.
We'll be back with the next update at midday from
the newstalk ZBE Newsroom