WEBVTT - Headlines: PM expected to call election tomorrow

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<v Speaker 1>From the Daily Odds. I'm Zara Seidler, I'm Emma Gillespie.

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<v Speaker 1>It's Thursday, the twenty seventh of March. Here's what's making

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<v Speaker 1>headlines this evening.

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<v Speaker 2>Prime Minister Anthony Albanezi is expected to call an election tomorrow,

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<v Speaker 2>meaning voters can expect to head to the polls in

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<v Speaker 2>early May. Speculation follows a now deleted post which appeared

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<v Speaker 2>on the Department of Prime Minister and Cabinet's ex account

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<v Speaker 2>earlier today. The post was up for a brief period

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<v Speaker 2>and said the government was quote now operating in accordance

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<v Speaker 2>with caretaker conventions pending the outcome of the twenty twenty

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<v Speaker 2>five federal election. Caretaker mode refers to the period after

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<v Speaker 2>an election is called when Parliament is dissolved. During the

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<v Speaker 2>caretaker period, the government will avoid any major policy decisions

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<v Speaker 2>or making any significant appointments or commitments.

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<v Speaker 1>Health authorities and multiple supermarkets have issued recalls for various

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<v Speaker 1>mixed life products due to E. Coli contamination. The recall

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<v Speaker 1>includes community co branded product like baby spinach, rocket and

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<v Speaker 1>salad mixes sold at independent retailers and IGAs across New

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<v Speaker 1>South Wales. The ACT and Queensland recall alerts have now

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<v Speaker 1>also been issued for Woolworths and Aldi customers across Queensland

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<v Speaker 1>and northern New South Wales. Anyone who purchased salad leaf mixes,

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<v Speaker 1>baby spinach and stir fry kits in these areas are

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<v Speaker 1>advised not to eat them. A full list of recalled

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<v Speaker 1>products can be found at food Standards dot cav dot au.

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<v Speaker 2>Former South Australian Opposition leader David Spears has pleaded guilty

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<v Speaker 2>to drug charges in an Adelaide court. Spears stepped down

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<v Speaker 2>as leader of the South Australian Liberal Party in August

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<v Speaker 2>and quit politics in October. He made headlines last year

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<v Speaker 2>when a leaked video appeared to show him snorting a

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<v Speaker 2>white powder. At the time, Spears claimed the footage was

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<v Speaker 2>a deep fake. The forty year old pled guilty to

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<v Speaker 2>two counts of applying a controlled substance in the Adelaide

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<v Speaker 2>Magistrates Court today. Spears had previously denied the charges. Speaking

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<v Speaker 2>outside court, he said he wants to bring the matter

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<v Speaker 2>to a conclusion quote as quickly as possible. A hearing

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<v Speaker 2>is scheduled for next.

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<v Speaker 1>Month and today's good news an Australian organization will lead

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<v Speaker 1>the first attempt to grow mushrooms in space. The FRAM

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<v Speaker 1>two mission is expected to launch on a SpaceX craft

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<v Speaker 1>next month. The four day journey will be the first

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<v Speaker 1>human spaceflight over Earth's polar regions. Its crew, which includes

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<v Speaker 1>Australian Eric Phillips, will attempt to grow oyster mushrooms in microgravity.

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<v Speaker 1>The experiment, which is aptly coined Mission Mushroom, will be

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<v Speaker 1>led by food iq Global, an Australian based company. In

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<v Speaker 1>a statement, FRAM two said it will be the first

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<v Speaker 1>study of its kind, called oyster mushrooms the perfect space crop,

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<v Speaker 1>helping astronauts meet their nutritional needs on long duration space

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<v Speaker 1>missions like those to Mars, while closing the loop in

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<v Speaker 1>plant agriculture and helping minimize inputs and waste.

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<v Speaker 2>Do you reckon that? Ozzie? Eric Phillips is a fun guy,

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<v Speaker 2>fun guy. Fungi It was a joke.

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<v Speaker 1>Really sorry. It's a Thursday afternoon.

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<v Speaker 2>That's the latest. That's the latest from the Daily OZ newsroom.

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<v Speaker 2>If you are looking for something else to listen to,

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<v Speaker 2>check out today's deep Dive, where we explain that time

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<v Speaker 2>the White House texted a journalist It's all plans.

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<v Speaker 1>Or if you're looking for something a bit closer to home,

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<v Speaker 1>why not catch up on yesterday's interview with the Prime Minister.

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<v Speaker 1>We will of course be back tomorrow morning with another

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<v Speaker 1>deep dive and hopefully an election announcement. See then see ya.

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