WEBVTT - Headlines: Qld nurses accept new pay offer

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<v Speaker 1>From the Daily Os. I'm Emma Gillespie, I'm Lucy Tassel.

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<v Speaker 1>It's Wednesday, the twenty second of October. Here's what's making

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<v Speaker 1>headlines this evening.

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<v Speaker 2>Queensland nurses and midwives will receive annual pay increases after

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<v Speaker 2>the union voted to approve a new agreement with the

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<v Speaker 2>state government. Under the deal, staff will get a two

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<v Speaker 2>point five to three percent pay rise at least once

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<v Speaker 2>a year until twenty twenty seven. The first increase will

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<v Speaker 2>come into effect in quote a few weeks and be

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<v Speaker 2>backdated to April twenty twenty five. The Queensland Nurses and

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<v Speaker 2>Midwives Union or QNMU, said it comes after lengthy negotiations

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<v Speaker 2>with the state government and industrial action by q and

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<v Speaker 2>MU members, including strikes. Union secretary Sarah Beeman said the

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<v Speaker 2>state's nurses and midwives should be quote very proud of

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<v Speaker 2>the agreement. Queensland Health Minister Timnicles said he was pleased

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<v Speaker 2>that both sides had quote worked construct on the agreement,

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<v Speaker 2>which must now be signed off by the state's Industrial

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<v Speaker 2>Relations Commission.

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<v Speaker 1>The Prime Minister's plane has made an emergency landing on

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<v Speaker 1>its way back to Australia after a mid air medical

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<v Speaker 1>incident involving a crew member. The plane took off from Washington,

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<v Speaker 1>DC on Tuesday evening local time following Anthony Albanesi's two

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<v Speaker 1>day White House visit. The Royal Australian Air Force craft

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<v Speaker 1>made an unscheduled stop near Saint Louis, about a two

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<v Speaker 1>hour flight from the US Capitol, when an object fell

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<v Speaker 1>from an overhead locker and hit a military representative on

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<v Speaker 1>the head. They were taken to hospital with a possible concussion.

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<v Speaker 1>The plane, which is also carrying several ministers, public servants

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<v Speaker 1>and journalists, resumed its journey to Hawaii after a three

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<v Speaker 1>hour wait. It will refuel in Honolulu before continuing onto Australia.

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<v Speaker 2>Negotiations to end Russia's war in Ukraine are in doubt,

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<v Speaker 2>with a meeting between Russian President Vladimir Putin and US

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<v Speaker 2>President Donald Trump postponed in definitely. After a two hour

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<v Speaker 2>phone call between the leaders last week, Trump announced Putin

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<v Speaker 2>had agreed to meet him for a summit in Budapest

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<v Speaker 2>later this month. However, the meeting has been delayed following

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<v Speaker 2>a call between Secretary of State Margot Rubio and Russian

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<v Speaker 2>Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov. Trump has since told reporters quote,

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<v Speaker 2>I don't want to have a wasted meeting at a

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<v Speaker 2>wasted time, so I will see what happens. A Kremlin

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<v Speaker 2>spokesperson claimed the summit was not confirmed and said quote,

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<v Speaker 2>you can't postpone what was not scheduled. Meanwhile, Ukrainian President

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<v Speaker 2>Voladimir Zelenski is expected to meet with European Union leaders

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<v Speaker 2>over the coming days to discuss further efforts to end

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<v Speaker 2>the war.

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<v Speaker 1>And today's good news, researchers have put forward a solution

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<v Speaker 1>to end the algal bloom in South Australia and prevent

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<v Speaker 1>future marine disasters. Conservation scientists with the Nature Conservancy say

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<v Speaker 1>the humble oyster could hold the key to addressing the

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<v Speaker 1>toxic bloom and protecting our oceans for generations to come.

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<v Speaker 1>Oyster reefs are natural filtration systems which act as the

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<v Speaker 1>kidneys of the sea. According to TNC Australia's Director of Oceans,

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<v Speaker 1>doctor MICHAELA. De Misa, a joint essay and federal funding deal,

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<v Speaker 1>we'll see around ten million dollars allocated to shellfish reef

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<v Speaker 1>restoration using recycled oyster shells to quote create a natural

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<v Speaker 1>habitat for new oysters. And Marine Life. Demisa called it

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<v Speaker 1>an encouraging first step, but said more investment is required

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<v Speaker 1>to future proof coastlines nationally. Through large scale habitat restoration,

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<v Speaker 1>she said, we can fix the current crisis.

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<v Speaker 2>That's the latest from the Daily OOS newsroom. If you're

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<v Speaker 2>out today's deep dive on what happened during Prime Minister

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<v Speaker 2>Albanese's long awaited meeting with Donald Trump.

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<v Speaker 1>We will be back tomorrow morning with another deep dive,

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<v Speaker 1>but until then, have a great night.

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