Chapter 1: What is the main topic discussed in this episode?
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From The Daily Aus, I'm Emma Gillespie. I'm Billie Fitzsimons. It's Monday the 11th of May. Here's what's making headlines this evening.
A pair of Islamic State-linked women charged with slavery offences will remain behind bars after postponing their bid for bail. The mother and daughter, aged 53 and 31, had flagged plans to seek release into the community. They were expected to apply for bail on Monday, but no such applications were submitted to the Melbourne Magistrates Court.
The duo were among a larger group of women and children who returned to Australia after years in a Syrian refugee camp. Lawyers for the two women flagged new bail applications will be made next month. Both have been charged with several crimes against humanity and slavery offences allegedly committed in Syria.
A third woman has been charged with entering a prohibited area and being a member of a terrorist organisation. The 32-year-old was denied bail last week and is due back in court in July.
The Queensland government says it's cleared a backlog of 601 rape kits after a DNA lab scandal prompted a statewide review. Inquiries into the state's forensic system exposed thousands of major crime DNA samples had gone unprocessed. The review also flagged botched testing thresholds and fears crucial evidence was missed or delayed in serious crime cases.
Queensland Attorney-General Deb Frecklington blamed previous governments for the mismanagement, saying hundreds of untested rape kits had quote denied victims justice, slowed police investigations and allowed dangerous offenders to stay in the community.
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Chapter 2: What are the latest charges against Islamic State-linked women?
Officials have now confirmed a backlog of nearly 12,000 samples has been reduced by 70% since November 2024. Frecklington said it means faster answers for victims and police can get their evidence to courts sooner.
Health officials are preparing to quarantine four Australian citizens and a permanent resident after a Hantavirus cruise ship outbreak. The five passengers are due to land in Perth on a government-supported charter flight from the Canary Islands on Tuesday morning.
It comes after three passengers died and at least five others tested positive to Hantavirus, which is contracted through contact with infected rodents. Health officials in Queensland and New South Wales, where the Australian passengers live, confirmed they're working with their federal health counterparts to prepare for the traveller's arrival.
None of the passengers being brought here are believed to be showing signs of the virus. After repatriating five of its citizens, France confirmed one passenger showed symptoms during a flight home to Paris. Meanwhile, one of 17 Americans evacuated from the ship has tested positive for Hantavirus and a second has mild symptoms.
It brings the total number of suspected cases linked to the cruise ship outbreak to at least 11.
And today's good news, Dutch royalty has officially opened the 74th Canadian Tulip Festival, an annual tradition commemorating the key role Canadian troops played in liberating the Netherlands during World War II. Princess Margrethe of the Netherlands attended a ceremony to mark the start of this year's festival in Canada's capital, Ottawa.
The royal family of the Netherlands took refuge in Ottawa during the war and Princess Margrethe herself was born there in 1943. The Canadian Army then led an eight-month campaign with Allied troops to free the Dutch people from Nazi occupation in 1945, and the Dutch government began sending Canada an annual gift of tulip bulbs to show its gratitude every year from then.
The tradition has blossomed into the world's largest tulip festival. Over 11 days each May, more than 300,000 tulips bloom across Ottawa, drawing thousands of visitors to take in the display.
That's the latest from the Daily Oz newsroom. If you're looking for something else, you can catch up on this morning's deep dive on how the ABC lost out on Bluey's millions. Now, that might not grab you straight away, but this is such a fascinating conversation. I'm not a Bluey's kid. I think I'm maybe too old. It definitely wasn't.
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