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Speaker 1: New Victoria Premier Ben Carroll has reshuffled and resized the
Speaker 1: state cabinet four months out from the state election. The
Speaker 1: twenty person ministry will be without several Allen government portfolios
Speaker 1: after suburban rail loop and transport infrastructure ministries were axed.
Speaker 1: Deputy Premier Gabrielle Williams will take on the education portfolio
Speaker 1: as teachers strike action looms. Colin Brooks has been named
Speaker 1: as Treasurer. The Bureau of Meteorology will face an independent
Speaker 1: review ten months after launching its highly criticized ninety six
Speaker 1: million dollar website upgrade. The Bureau's new CEO, Doctor Stuart Mitchin,
Speaker 1: started in his role just three weeks after the launch.
Speaker 1: He takes on the role in the wake of a
Speaker 1: series of controversies under the previous CEO's nine year tenure.
Speaker 1: He has commissioned this review to examine how the organization
Speaker 1: can better serve the future demands of business and community stakeholders,
Speaker 1: as well as how to future proof the agency. Polling
Speaker 1: on Victorian infrastructure shows voters would rather a rail link
Speaker 1: to Melbourne Airport than the planned suburban rail loop. The
Speaker 1: poll conducted by Freshwater for the Herald Sun shows a
Speaker 1: fifty to fifty split between those four and against, with
Speaker 1: strongly against the most popular response. On the other hands,
Speaker 1: more than two thirds of those polled were in favor
Speaker 1: of a rail line to Tallamarine Airport. The newly minted
Speaker 1: Victoria Cabinet will review whether the SRL goes ahead. The
Speaker 1: man arrested in Sydney for brandishing a fake firearm which
Speaker 1: resulted in a major police response, has been granted bail.
Speaker 1: Lawyers for the thirty five year old argued in court
Speaker 1: it was all a misunderstanding and that he was simply
Speaker 1: attending a Hero's and Villains costume party at a bowling
Speaker 1: alley in Moore Park. Charged with possessing an unregistered and
Speaker 1: unauthorized pistol in a public place, he will front court
Speaker 1: again next month. Over Seas, there are hopes the US
Speaker 1: can read to deal with Iran over the Strait of
Speaker 1: Hormos after officials say progress has been made. The US
Speaker 1: Treasury Secretary believes the deal could be achieved imminently.
Speaker 2: There is a chance we may have a deal today
Speaker 2: or tomorrow to open the street. And it moved towards
Speaker 2: a more normalized position in this conflict.
Speaker 1: Iran and Oman claim they are close to a deal
Speaker 1: to reopen the strait, which would see both countries collect
Speaker 1: a service fee. This fee is said to cover environmental
Speaker 1: and security costs. The US have called the deal inaccurate,
Speaker 1: insisting no toll would be collected through the passage.
Speaker 3: I think that there's a conversation and the negotiation that
Speaker 3: we are involved in between Oman and in Iran, how
Speaker 3: more ships can be able to go through there safely
Speaker 3: in the short term as we move towards these longer
Speaker 3: term talks about the idearizations.
Speaker 1: Space Exit's Falcon nine rocket is projected to land on
Speaker 1: the Moon around five point thirty tonight. The rocket is
Speaker 1: expected to collide with the lunar surface at a speed
Speaker 1: of eighty six hundred and ninety kilometers per hour, which
Speaker 1: is seven times the speed of light. The spaceship is
Speaker 1: projected to land near the Eisenhower Crater on the side
Speaker 1: of the Moon which always faces Earth. Falcon nine is
Speaker 1: a reusable rocket and is one of the most active
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