From the Zelias. I'm Sam Kazlowski, I'm Lucy Tassel. It's Thursday, the fourth of September. Here's what's making headlines this evening.
Robodebt victims will receive additional compensation after the government agreed to settle the largest class action appeal in Australian history. Robodet was a debt collection system used by the government from twenty fifteen to twenty nineteen. It resulted in over one point seven billion in unlawful debt notices. A previous one point eight billion compensation package was distributed to victims
between twenty twenty and twenty twenty two. However, this settlement was appealed after the Robodet Royal Commission uncovered conduct breaches by senior public servants last year. The federal government has now agreed to provide an additional four hundred and seventy five million dollars in compensation to settle the Robodet class action appeal. Attorney General Michelle Rowland described the scheme as a quote, crew rude and cruel mechanism, neither fair nor legal.
Settling this claim is the just and fair thing to do, Roland add it the new settlement is pending federal court approval.
Australia will provide one million dollars in humanitarian assistance for Afghanistan after a magnitude six earthquake struck the country's east on Monday. At least fourteen hundred people have died, while thousands more were injured in the quake, which destroyed entire villages. Rescue operations are facing major ongoing challenges, with landslides and
after shocks blocking access to remote mountainous areas. Australia's Foreign Minister Pennywong said the earthquake has exacerbated the dire humanitarian crisis in Afghanistan, with almost half the population already in desperate need. Support from the federal government will be directed through the UN's Afghanistan Humanitarian Fund to ensure aid reaches those in need and not as Wang said. The Taliban regime, the EU, UK, India and Iran have also pledged assistance.
At least fifteen people have died and eighteen others have been injured after a street cable car came off its rails and crashed in the Portuguese city of Lisbon. The historic Gloria Funicula derailed during peak hour on Wednesday evening local time, crashing into the side of a building. Emergency services said five people are in a serious condition and a child is among those injured. According to the Lisbon Firefighters Regiment, the accident was caused by a cable that
came loose. The one hundred and forty year old funicula connects downtown Lisbon with the biro Alto neighborhood and can carry more than forty people. The Mayor of Lisbon called the incident a tragic moment for the city.
And in some good news for your Thursday, some of the country's best scientific minds have had their achievements honoured by the Australian Museum. Breakthroughs in forensic science, genomic sequencing and using octopus DNA to unlock Antarctica's climate secrets were ama the nineteen Eureka Prize winners announced this week. Organizers with the Australian Museum said this year marks the first time the event has reached parody between male and female awardees.
Museum director Kim McKay said the Eureka Prize celebrates the talents, creativity and collaboration that drives discovery and delivers solutions for our world.
That's the latest from the Daily Oas newsroom. If you're looking for something else to listen to, you can check out today's Deep Dive for an explainer on the recent deadly anti government protests in Indonesia.
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