Speaker 1: From the Daily Odds. I'm Zara Seidler, I'm Emma Gillespie.
Speaker 1: It's Thursday, the twenty seventh of March. Here's what's making
Speaker 1: headlines this evening.
Speaker 2: Prime Minister Anthony Albanezi is expected to call an election tomorrow,
Speaker 2: meaning voters can expect to head to the polls in
Speaker 2: early May. Speculation follows a now deleted post which appeared
Speaker 2: on the Department of Prime Minister and Cabinet's ex account
Speaker 2: earlier today. The post was up for a brief period
Speaker 2: and said the government was quote now operating in accordance
Speaker 2: with caretaker conventions pending the outcome of the twenty twenty
Speaker 2: five federal election. Caretaker mode refers to the period after
Speaker 2: an election is called when Parliament is dissolved. During the
Speaker 2: caretaker period, the government will avoid any major policy decisions
Speaker 2: or making any significant appointments or commitments.
Speaker 1: Health authorities and multiple supermarkets have issued recalls for various
Speaker 1: mixed life products due to E. Coli contamination. The recall
Speaker 1: includes community co branded product like baby spinach, rocket and
Speaker 1: salad mixes sold at independent retailers and IGAs across New
Speaker 1: South Wales. The ACT and Queensland recall alerts have now
Speaker 1: also been issued for Woolworths and Aldi customers across Queensland
Speaker 1: and northern New South Wales. Anyone who purchased salad leaf mixes,
Speaker 1: baby spinach and stir fry kits in these areas are
Speaker 1: advised not to eat them. A full list of recalled
Speaker 1: products can be found at food Standards dot cav dot au.
Speaker 2: Former South Australian Opposition leader David Spears has pleaded guilty
Speaker 2: to drug charges in an Adelaide court. Spears stepped down
Speaker 2: as leader of the South Australian Liberal Party in August
Speaker 2: and quit politics in October. He made headlines last year
Speaker 2: when a leaked video appeared to show him snorting a
Speaker 2: white powder. At the time, Spears claimed the footage was
Speaker 2: a deep fake. The forty year old pled guilty to
Speaker 2: two counts of applying a controlled substance in the Adelaide
Speaker 2: Magistrates Court today. Spears had previously denied the charges. Speaking
Speaker 2: outside court, he said he wants to bring the matter
Speaker 2: to a conclusion quote as quickly as possible. A hearing
Speaker 2: is scheduled for next.
Speaker 1: Month and today's good news an Australian organization will lead
Speaker 1: the first attempt to grow mushrooms in space. The FRAM
Speaker 1: two mission is expected to launch on a SpaceX craft
Speaker 1: next month. The four day journey will be the first
Speaker 1: human spaceflight over Earth's polar regions. Its crew, which includes
Speaker 1: Australian Eric Phillips, will attempt to grow oyster mushrooms in microgravity.
Speaker 1: The experiment, which is aptly coined Mission Mushroom, will be
Speaker 1: led by food iq Global, an Australian based company. In
Speaker 1: a statement, FRAM two said it will be the first
Speaker 1: study of its kind, called oyster mushrooms the perfect space crop,
Speaker 1: helping astronauts meet their nutritional needs on long duration space
Speaker 1: missions like those to Mars, while closing the loop in
Speaker 1: plant agriculture and helping minimize inputs and waste.
Speaker 2: Do you reckon that? Ozzie? Eric Phillips is a fun guy,
Speaker 2: fun guy. Fungi It was a joke.
Speaker 1: Really sorry. It's a Thursday afternoon.
Speaker 2: That's the latest. That's the latest from the Daily OZ newsroom.
Speaker 2: If you are looking for something else to listen to,
Speaker 2: check out today's deep Dive, where we explain that time
Speaker 2: the White House texted a journalist It's all plans.
Speaker 1: Or if you're looking for something a bit closer to home,
Speaker 1: why not catch up on yesterday's interview with the Prime Minister.
Speaker 1: We will of course be back tomorrow morning with another
Speaker 1: deep dive and hopefully an election announcement. See then see ya.
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