1 00:00:05,519 --> 00:00:06,440 Speaker 1: From the Daily os. 2 00:00:06,480 --> 00:00:07,800 Speaker 2: I'm Zara, I'm Sam. 3 00:00:07,920 --> 00:00:11,160 Speaker 1: It's Tuesday, the third of December. Here's what's making headlines 4 00:00:11,200 --> 00:00:11,680 Speaker 1: this evening. 5 00:00:14,360 --> 00:00:18,640 Speaker 2: Australia's Communications watchdog or AKMA, has been tasked with developing 6 00:00:18,680 --> 00:00:22,279 Speaker 2: a register of legitimate business's phone numbers to cut down 7 00:00:22,360 --> 00:00:26,599 Speaker 2: on scam texts. Communications Minister Michelle Rowland says the Federal 8 00:00:26,600 --> 00:00:29,800 Speaker 2: Government has asked AKMA to set up the register so 9 00:00:29,840 --> 00:00:33,560 Speaker 2: that scammers can't mimic real businesses text messages to customers. 10 00:00:33,880 --> 00:00:36,280 Speaker 2: Before sending text to customers, companies are going to have 11 00:00:36,320 --> 00:00:39,720 Speaker 2: to register the number they use to send messages. Any 12 00:00:39,760 --> 00:00:42,199 Speaker 2: messages sent on behalf of that company would have to 13 00:00:42,200 --> 00:00:46,040 Speaker 2: be verified by telco's like Telstra and Optus against this register, 14 00:00:46,320 --> 00:00:47,879 Speaker 2: and if they don't match it, they're going to be 15 00:00:47,880 --> 00:00:49,720 Speaker 2: blocked or have an attached warning. 16 00:00:52,280 --> 00:00:55,720 Speaker 1: Victorian Premier Jacindra Allen has responded to the Business Council 17 00:00:55,800 --> 00:00:58,560 Speaker 1: of Australia ranking the state the worst in the country 18 00:00:58,600 --> 00:01:01,920 Speaker 1: for businesses. Instead, she said more and more businesses are 19 00:01:01,960 --> 00:01:04,960 Speaker 1: choosing Victoria as a place to invest in record numbers. 20 00:01:05,200 --> 00:01:07,720 Speaker 1: This morning, the Peak body released its annual report that 21 00:01:07,760 --> 00:01:11,440 Speaker 1: compares Australia's states and territories based on the ease and 22 00:01:11,560 --> 00:01:14,720 Speaker 1: cost of running a business. It said South Australia has 23 00:01:14,760 --> 00:01:18,640 Speaker 1: the best regulatory and tax settings for doing business in Australia, 24 00:01:19,120 --> 00:01:22,520 Speaker 1: while comparatively, Victoria's rate of taxes on land and how 25 00:01:22,600 --> 00:01:25,080 Speaker 1: much businesses have to pay in workers comp means the 26 00:01:25,120 --> 00:01:28,280 Speaker 1: state has the most to do in improving its business environment. 27 00:01:28,680 --> 00:01:31,000 Speaker 1: At a press conference this morning, Premier Allen said the 28 00:01:31,040 --> 00:01:34,280 Speaker 1: report was incomplete and that Victoria's businesses have accessed to 29 00:01:34,319 --> 00:01:37,160 Speaker 1: a strong skilled workforce and low energy prices. 30 00:01:39,800 --> 00:01:42,720 Speaker 2: Hesbula and Israel have accused each other of breaking a 31 00:01:42,800 --> 00:01:46,240 Speaker 2: ceasefire less than a week after it was signed. However, 32 00:01:46,240 --> 00:01:49,800 Speaker 2: White House National Security Communications Advisor John Kirby said the 33 00:01:49,840 --> 00:01:53,360 Speaker 2: ceasefire is largely holding. He said the strikes are to 34 00:01:53,480 --> 00:01:56,680 Speaker 2: be expected after over a year of war and maintains 35 00:01:56,760 --> 00:01:58,920 Speaker 2: there is a mechanism in place to try and stop 36 00:01:58,960 --> 00:02:02,360 Speaker 2: the attacks and these authorities report Israel's strikes have killed 37 00:02:02,360 --> 00:02:05,680 Speaker 2: at least nine people. Under the agreement, both Israel and 38 00:02:05,760 --> 00:02:09,080 Speaker 2: Hesbela are required to gradually retreat from their current positions 39 00:02:09,120 --> 00:02:15,799 Speaker 2: in southern Lebanon, allowing the Lebanese Army to secure the area, and. 40 00:02:15,800 --> 00:02:19,240 Speaker 1: Today's good news. Researchers at the University of Iowa have 41 00:02:19,360 --> 00:02:21,600 Speaker 1: found that a set of drugs used to treat heart 42 00:02:21,680 --> 00:02:25,320 Speaker 1: disease may slow the onset of Huntington's disease, which is 43 00:02:25,400 --> 00:02:29,560 Speaker 1: a genetic condition. Symptoms of Huntington's disease includes lack of 44 00:02:29,560 --> 00:02:33,280 Speaker 1: control over one's body and changes inability to think. It 45 00:02:33,320 --> 00:02:35,720 Speaker 1: most frequently begins when people are in their thirties and 46 00:02:35,760 --> 00:02:38,600 Speaker 1: has no cure. In a long term study published in 47 00:02:38,639 --> 00:02:42,840 Speaker 1: the academic journal Jarma Neurology, researchers found that taking beta 48 00:02:42,840 --> 00:02:46,560 Speaker 1: blockers was associated with the diseases symptoms developing later in 49 00:02:46,600 --> 00:02:49,640 Speaker 1: life and worsening at a slower rate when they did appear. 50 00:02:50,320 --> 00:02:51,919 Speaker 2: And that's all we've got for you from the Daily 51 00:02:51,960 --> 00:02:53,960 Speaker 2: Oo's newsroom for this evening, but we're going to be 52 00:02:54,000 --> 00:02:55,799 Speaker 2: back against tomorrow morning. I'm going to bring you a 53 00:02:55,880 --> 00:02:58,800 Speaker 2: chat with an AFP commander about the record hall of 54 00:02:58,840 --> 00:03:01,960 Speaker 2: cocaine they intercept it off the coast of Queensland and 55 00:03:02,040 --> 00:03:04,840 Speaker 2: how that will change the organized crime and drug landscape 56 00:03:04,840 --> 00:03:09,639 Speaker 2: in Australia. Until then, have a great evening. My name 57 00:03:09,720 --> 00:03:12,919 Speaker 2: is Lily Maddon and I'm a proud Arunda Bunjelung Calcuttin 58 00:03:13,000 --> 00:03:17,040 Speaker 2: woman from Gadighl country. The Daily oz acknowledges that this 59 00:03:17,080 --> 00:03:19,639 Speaker 2: podcast is recorded on the lands of the Gadighl people 60 00:03:19,960 --> 00:03:23,040 Speaker 2: and pays respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Rate island 61 00:03:23,040 --> 00:03:26,080 Speaker 2: and nations. We pay our respects to the first peoples 62 00:03:26,080 --> 00:03:28,160 Speaker 2: of these countries, both past and present.