1 00:00:05,800 --> 00:00:08,879 Speaker 1: From the Daily os. I'm Zara, I'm Lucy. It's Friday, 2 00:00:08,920 --> 00:00:12,080 Speaker 1: the twenty eighth of February. Here's what's making headlines this evening. 3 00:00:15,000 --> 00:00:17,959 Speaker 2: A fleet of Chinese warships in the Tasman Sea is 4 00:00:17,960 --> 00:00:21,960 Speaker 2: now just outside the border of Australia's Exclusive Economic Zone. 5 00:00:22,000 --> 00:00:25,400 Speaker 2: According to the Prime Minister. It comes after three vessels 6 00:00:25,440 --> 00:00:29,840 Speaker 2: conducted multiple live fire drills in international waters earlier this month. 7 00:00:30,400 --> 00:00:33,680 Speaker 2: Anthony Albanesi said the fleet is now about five hundred 8 00:00:33,680 --> 00:00:36,920 Speaker 2: and ninety kilometers southwest of Adelaide and is been closely 9 00:00:36,960 --> 00:00:40,839 Speaker 2: shadowed by Australian Defense Force ships. The federal government has 10 00:00:40,840 --> 00:00:44,599 Speaker 2: criticized China for failing to disclose the planned drills in advance. 11 00:00:45,320 --> 00:00:46,000 Speaker 1: Speaking at a. 12 00:00:45,920 --> 00:00:49,200 Speaker 2: Press conference today, the PM said the government has quote 13 00:00:49,240 --> 00:00:52,760 Speaker 2: protested and made very clear to China that it expects 14 00:00:52,840 --> 00:00:54,640 Speaker 2: quote more notice to have been given. 15 00:00:56,840 --> 00:01:00,520 Speaker 1: The US Department of Justice has released previously seal court 16 00:01:00,560 --> 00:01:05,160 Speaker 1: documents relating to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. Epstein was 17 00:01:05,160 --> 00:01:08,000 Speaker 1: a well known banker who died in jail awaiting trial 18 00:01:08,040 --> 00:01:11,559 Speaker 1: for sex trafficking charges back in twenty nineteen. The release 19 00:01:11,600 --> 00:01:15,199 Speaker 1: of documents included flight logs, a heavily redacted address book 20 00:01:15,319 --> 00:01:19,440 Speaker 1: and an evidence list containing items including explicit images and 21 00:01:19,520 --> 00:01:23,280 Speaker 1: sex toys. The declassified files mostly contain documents that have 22 00:01:23,319 --> 00:01:26,839 Speaker 1: been previously leaked but never released in a formal capacity. 23 00:01:27,400 --> 00:01:30,160 Speaker 1: Attorney General Pamela Bundai said the release is part of 24 00:01:30,200 --> 00:01:34,080 Speaker 1: President Trump's commitment to quote transparency and lifting the veil 25 00:01:34,160 --> 00:01:37,880 Speaker 1: on the disgusting actions of Jeffrey Epstein and his co conspirators. 26 00:01:40,480 --> 00:01:43,520 Speaker 2: Australians will be able to see a rare planetary parade 27 00:01:43,600 --> 00:01:48,960 Speaker 2: in tonight's sky featuring Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, 28 00:01:49,080 --> 00:01:53,280 Speaker 2: and Neptune. Keen stargazers are advised to look up around 29 00:01:53,320 --> 00:01:55,920 Speaker 2: thirty minutes after sunset, when most of the planets will 30 00:01:55,960 --> 00:01:58,760 Speaker 2: be close to the horizon. At least five will be 31 00:01:58,840 --> 00:02:01,880 Speaker 2: visible to the naked eye, but spotting Uranus and Neptune 32 00:02:01,960 --> 00:02:05,320 Speaker 2: will require a telescope. Venus will stand out as the 33 00:02:05,360 --> 00:02:07,960 Speaker 2: brightest of the planets, while Mars will appear with a 34 00:02:08,040 --> 00:02:11,720 Speaker 2: distinct orange red glow. Tonight is one of the last 35 00:02:11,800 --> 00:02:14,480 Speaker 2: chances to spot these planets, with the next alignment of 36 00:02:14,520 --> 00:02:17,440 Speaker 2: this kind not expected until twenty forty. 37 00:02:19,680 --> 00:02:22,520 Speaker 1: And today's good news. A group of volunteers in Iceland 38 00:02:22,680 --> 00:02:26,960 Speaker 1: is working to save local puffin chicks. The Heymea Island 39 00:02:27,080 --> 00:02:31,119 Speaker 1: community's Puffling Patrol initiative helps puff and chicks who lose 40 00:02:31,160 --> 00:02:34,720 Speaker 1: their way due to light pollution. The small Icelandic island 41 00:02:34,800 --> 00:02:38,480 Speaker 1: boasts the largest breeding colony of Atlantic puffins in the world. 42 00:02:39,080 --> 00:02:43,480 Speaker 1: Each year, fledgling seabirds fly to open waters from the island. However, 43 00:02:43,720 --> 00:02:48,040 Speaker 1: some fly towards residential areas instead. Residents have come together 44 00:02:48,080 --> 00:02:51,360 Speaker 1: to conduct search and rescue missions after dark, taking lost 45 00:02:51,400 --> 00:02:55,520 Speaker 1: pufflings to safety. Experts say this puffling patrol plays a 46 00:02:55,600 --> 00:02:58,840 Speaker 1: vital role in protecting these iconic seabirds, which are vulnerable 47 00:02:58,840 --> 00:02:59,919 Speaker 1: to predators Online. 48 00:03:01,120 --> 00:03:03,680 Speaker 2: That's the latest from the Daily Ods newsroom. If you're 49 00:03:03,720 --> 00:03:05,800 Speaker 2: looking for something else to listen to, make sure you 50 00:03:05,840 --> 00:03:08,800 Speaker 2: catch up on today's deep dive on Queensland church group 51 00:03:08,919 --> 00:03:10,360 Speaker 2: jailed over a child's death. 52 00:03:10,639 --> 00:03:13,200 Speaker 1: We'll be back again tomorrow morning with your dose of 53 00:03:13,360 --> 00:03:16,360 Speaker 1: the good news, but until then, have a great Friday evening. 54 00:03:21,040 --> 00:03:23,360 Speaker 2: My name is Lily Maddon and I'm a proud Arunda 55 00:03:23,560 --> 00:03:28,360 Speaker 2: Bungelung Calkatin woman from Gadighl Country. The Daily oz acknowledges 56 00:03:28,440 --> 00:03:30,600 Speaker 2: that this podcast is recorded on the lands of the 57 00:03:30,639 --> 00:03:34,239 Speaker 2: Gadighl people and pays respect to all Aboriginal and torrest 58 00:03:34,280 --> 00:03:37,120 Speaker 2: right island and nations. We pay our respects to the 59 00:03:37,120 --> 00:03:39,920 Speaker 2: first peoples of these countries, both past and present.