1 00:00:05,200 --> 00:00:06,160 Speaker 1: From The Daily Os. 2 00:00:06,160 --> 00:00:07,400 Speaker 2: I'm Zara, I'm Sam. 3 00:00:07,480 --> 00:00:10,160 Speaker 1: It's Thursday, the twenty third of January. Here's what's making 4 00:00:10,240 --> 00:00:11,240 Speaker 1: headlines this evening. 5 00:00:13,160 --> 00:00:16,640 Speaker 2: Former Liberal staffer Bruce Lemon has requested a trial without 6 00:00:16,680 --> 00:00:19,360 Speaker 2: a jury as he prepares to face rape charges in 7 00:00:19,440 --> 00:00:22,680 Speaker 2: the Queensland's Court. Lehman is accused of two counts of 8 00:00:22,720 --> 00:00:25,520 Speaker 2: sexual assault dating back to October of twenty twenty one 9 00:00:25,640 --> 00:00:28,720 Speaker 2: in Toowoomba, which is west of Brisbane. His lawyers are 10 00:00:28,760 --> 00:00:31,720 Speaker 2: expected to file an application to the Twomba District Court 11 00:00:31,840 --> 00:00:35,160 Speaker 2: seeking a judge only trial. The request means it would 12 00:00:35,159 --> 00:00:37,680 Speaker 2: be up to a single justice rather than a jury, 13 00:00:37,760 --> 00:00:40,720 Speaker 2: to determine whether or not Lehman is guilty. The twenty 14 00:00:40,800 --> 00:00:42,680 Speaker 2: nine year old is yet to enter a plea, but 15 00:00:42,760 --> 00:00:46,080 Speaker 2: his lawyers have indicated he will defend the charges. Pre 16 00:00:46,120 --> 00:00:47,960 Speaker 2: trial hearings will begin in March. 17 00:00:49,520 --> 00:00:52,240 Speaker 1: New South Wales police are searching for three men believed 18 00:00:52,240 --> 00:00:55,560 Speaker 1: to have assaulted two off duty police officers in Sydney's 19 00:00:55,600 --> 00:00:58,720 Speaker 1: Inner West. It's understood the officers approached a group of 20 00:00:58,760 --> 00:01:01,200 Speaker 1: men who are arguing with each other in Newtown late 21 00:01:01,280 --> 00:01:04,520 Speaker 1: last night. Emergency services were called to the scene after 22 00:01:04,560 --> 00:01:08,000 Speaker 1: the men then allegedly punched and kicked the officers repeatedly. 23 00:01:08,600 --> 00:01:10,880 Speaker 1: One officer, a twenty five year old man, was found 24 00:01:10,959 --> 00:01:14,399 Speaker 1: unconscious and given CPR. He was taken to hospital in 25 00:01:14,440 --> 00:01:17,920 Speaker 1: a serious but stable condition. The second off duty officer, 26 00:01:18,000 --> 00:01:20,039 Speaker 1: also a twenty five year old man, was taken to 27 00:01:20,080 --> 00:01:23,640 Speaker 1: hospital with facial injuries, but has since been discharged. New 28 00:01:23,680 --> 00:01:26,160 Speaker 1: South Wales police said the attackers fled the scene before 29 00:01:26,200 --> 00:01:29,520 Speaker 1: police arrived. They're calling for any witnesses or anyone who 30 00:01:29,520 --> 00:01:32,640 Speaker 1: may have CCTV or dashcam footage of the incident to 31 00:01:32,680 --> 00:01:33,319 Speaker 1: come forward. 32 00:01:35,280 --> 00:01:38,240 Speaker 2: A new wildfire has broken out in Los Angeles, forcing 33 00:01:38,240 --> 00:01:41,960 Speaker 2: the evacuations of more than thirty thousand residents. Within six 34 00:01:42,000 --> 00:01:44,840 Speaker 2: hours of igniting, the Hughes fire burned through nearly forty 35 00:01:44,840 --> 00:01:49,040 Speaker 2: square kilometers of vegetation near Santa Clarita, which is northwest 36 00:01:49,080 --> 00:01:52,440 Speaker 2: of La. Large amounts of fire retardant have been spread 37 00:01:52,480 --> 00:01:55,840 Speaker 2: across the impacted area thanks to slower wind speeds. The 38 00:01:55,920 --> 00:01:59,240 Speaker 2: California Fire Department has instructed residents in parts of the 39 00:01:59,400 --> 00:02:02,480 Speaker 2: La and Vas Tourer counties to leave now, citing an 40 00:02:02,520 --> 00:02:06,040 Speaker 2: immediate threat to life. An ongoing wildfire crisis in southern 41 00:02:06,080 --> 00:02:08,800 Speaker 2: California has claimed at least twenty eight lives this month 42 00:02:08,919 --> 00:02:12,480 Speaker 2: and destroyed thousands of structures. In addition to the latest 43 00:02:12,480 --> 00:02:15,959 Speaker 2: evacuations prompted by the Hues fire, twenty three thousand other 44 00:02:16,200 --> 00:02:20,480 Speaker 2: LA residents remain under evacuation orders as crew's continue efforts 45 00:02:20,520 --> 00:02:23,880 Speaker 2: to contain the Palisades and Eaten wildfires. 46 00:02:25,400 --> 00:02:28,639 Speaker 1: And today's good news, solar energy production in Europe has 47 00:02:28,720 --> 00:02:32,160 Speaker 1: overtaken coal for the first time ever. The latest report 48 00:02:32,160 --> 00:02:35,680 Speaker 1: from climate think tank ember Energy found solar panels generated 49 00:02:35,760 --> 00:02:39,480 Speaker 1: eleven percent of the European Union's electricity in twenty twenty four, 50 00:02:39,919 --> 00:02:42,880 Speaker 1: compared to coal burning plants, which generated just ten percent 51 00:02:42,919 --> 00:02:46,640 Speaker 1: of the EU's annual energy. The European Electricity Review also 52 00:02:46,680 --> 00:02:51,359 Speaker 1: shows gas power generation declined for the fifth consecutive year. Collectively, 53 00:02:51,440 --> 00:02:54,680 Speaker 1: renewable sources generated twenty seven percent of the EU's power 54 00:02:54,680 --> 00:02:57,520 Speaker 1: grid in twenty twenty four, led by wind and solar 55 00:02:57,880 --> 00:03:00,520 Speaker 1: as the region becomes less reliant on fossil fuels. 56 00:03:00,960 --> 00:03:03,240 Speaker 2: That's the latest from the Daily OZ newsroom. If you're 57 00:03:03,280 --> 00:03:05,400 Speaker 2: looking for something else to listen to this evening, make 58 00:03:05,440 --> 00:03:07,720 Speaker 2: sure you catch up on today's deep Dive from Billie 59 00:03:07,760 --> 00:03:11,239 Speaker 2: and Emma on the national response to increased anti Semitism. 60 00:03:11,919 --> 00:03:14,720 Speaker 1: We'll be back again tomorrow morning with a deep dive 61 00:03:14,840 --> 00:03:17,520 Speaker 1: on the push to overturn b am I as a metric. 62 00:03:17,760 --> 00:03:19,640 Speaker 1: You'll have to tune in to listen to that episode 63 00:03:19,680 --> 00:03:25,480 Speaker 1: tomorrow morning. Have a great evening. My name is Lily 64 00:03:25,480 --> 00:03:28,880 Speaker 1: Maddon and I'm a proud Arunda Bungelung Calcottin woman from 65 00:03:28,919 --> 00:03:33,280 Speaker 1: Gadigol Country. 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