You're listening to a Mumma Mea podcast. Mumma Mea acknowledges the traditional owners of land and waters that this podcast is recorded on Hi. I'm Jemadonna. Who From Mamma MEA's twice daily news podcast to the Quickie with your Headlines for Wednesday, March twenty six. The federal budget has been heavily criticized by organizations working to put an end to family violence in Australia. The groups have condemned Labor for the budget containing almost nothing new in funding amid what they describe as a national emergency. Despite the budget's emphasis on ending gender based violence, advocates say it relies on old announcements like increased wages in feminized industries, more affordable access to IVF and new contraceptives, instead of allocating fresh resources not to violence. Chief Executive Philip Ripper said if the federal government was serious about addressing the issue, it should have shown it, stating that the budget ignore ignored the cost of men's family violence and the cost of women and children living in fear. The budget does include a modest two point five million dollars for emergency accommodation in twenty twenty five twenty six, but this falls far short of expectations given the scale of the problem. Papa New Guinea has made the surprising move to ban Facebook in a bid to combat misinformation, hate speech and explicit content among the nation. The shutdown began on Monday morning, leaving an estimated one point three million people without access to the platform. In a statement, Police Minister Peter Chamalilli described the government's block as a test, stating it was made under the country's anti terrorism laws. It has long threatened a move against the social media platform, after announcing a parliamentary inquiry into media disinformation in twenty twenty three. Although the ban has been received poorly, the government claims the move is necessary to protect the safety, dignity and wellbeing of the population, but critics argue at staffles free speech and public debate. It is unclear how long the ban will last. The Reserve Bank's efforts to curb inflation heading in the right direction, with monthly inflation continuing downward, but it likely won't be enough to force a rate cut next week. The monthly consumer price index fell ten basis points to two point four percent in the year to February. In line with expectations, and after holding at two point five percent for two months, the Reserve Bank's preferred measure of price growth, the trimmed mean, also fell zero point one percent to two point seven percent. The easing price growth offered no surprises to traders and analyst who expected the RBA to wait for the quarterly figure before considering the next interest rate cut. And Prince Harry has made a shock departure from his charity Center Ballet, which is named in honor of his late mother Diana. He was forced to resign alongside his co founder, Prince Sisu of Lesutu, and the board of trustees due to a severe breakdown of their relationship between the charities trustees and the chair of the board. The Duke of Sussex and Prince Csue described the situation as unthinkable and expressed shock at having to resign. They stated that they would share their concerns with the Charity Commission regarding the events that led to their departures. The Charity Commission has confirmed that an investigation is underway into concerns about the governance of the organization. And that's your latest news headlines on tomorrow's episode of The Quickie, We talk about that group chat where a journalist was accidentally added to a group of top us officials discussing sensitive military strategies, and we introduce you to the newest generation coming up behind Alpha Jen Beta. Listen to the Quickie wherever you get your podcasts.

You're listening to a Mumma Mea podcast. Mumma Mea acknowledges the traditional owners of land and waters that this podcast is recorded on Hi. I'm Jemadonna. Who From Mamma MEA's twice daily news podcast to the Quickie with your Headlines for Wednesday, March twenty six. The federal budget has been heavily criticized by organizations working to put an end to family violence in Australia. The groups have condemned Labor for the budget containing almost nothing new in funding amid what they describe as a national emergency. Despite the budget's emphasis on ending gender based violence, advocates say it relies on old announcements like increased wages in feminized industries, more affordable access to IVF and new contraceptives, instead of allocating fresh resources not to violence. Chief Executive Philip Ripper said if the federal government was serious about addressing the issue, it should have shown it, stating that the budget ignore ignored the cost of men's family violence and the cost of women and children living in fear. The budget does include a modest two point five million dollars for emergency accommodation in twenty twenty five twenty six, but this falls far short of expectations given the scale of the problem. Papa New Guinea has made the surprising move to ban Facebook in a bid to combat misinformation, hate speech and explicit content among the nation. The shutdown began on Monday morning, leaving an estimated one point three million people without access to the platform. In a statement, Police Minister Peter Chamalilli described the government's block as a test, stating it was made under the country's anti terrorism laws. It has long threatened a move against the social media platform, after announcing a parliamentary inquiry into media disinformation in twenty twenty three. Although the ban has been received poorly, the government claims the move is necessary to protect the safety, dignity and wellbeing of the population, but critics argue at staffles free speech and public debate. It is unclear how long the ban will last. The Reserve Bank's efforts to curb inflation heading in the right direction, with monthly inflation continuing downward, but it likely won't be enough to force a rate cut next week. The monthly consumer price index fell ten basis points to two point four percent in the year to February. In line with expectations, and after holding at two point five percent for two months, the Reserve Bank's preferred measure of price growth, the trimmed mean, also fell zero point one percent to two point seven percent. The easing price growth offered no surprises to traders and analyst who expected the RBA to wait for the quarterly figure before considering the next interest rate cut. And Prince Harry has made a shock departure from his charity Center Ballet, which is named in honor of his late mother Diana. He was forced to resign alongside his co founder, Prince Sisu of Lesutu, and the board of trustees due to a severe breakdown of their relationship between the charities trustees and the chair of the board. The Duke of Sussex and Prince Csue described the situation as unthinkable and expressed shock at having to resign. They stated that they would share their concerns with the Charity Commission regarding the events that led to their departures. The Charity Commission has confirmed that an investigation is underway into concerns about the governance of the organization. And that's your latest news headlines on tomorrow's episode of The Quickie, We talk about that group chat where a journalist was accidentally added to a group of top us officials discussing sensitive military strategies, and we introduce you to the newest generation coming up behind Alpha Jen Beta. Listen to the Quickie wherever you get your podcasts.