1 00:00:05,519 --> 00:00:08,799 Speaker 1: From The Daily Os. I'm Lucy Tassel, I'm Billy fitz Simons. 2 00:00:08,920 --> 00:00:11,920 Speaker 1: It's Thursday, the fifteenth of May. Here's what's making headlines 3 00:00:11,960 --> 00:00:12,440 Speaker 1: this evening. 4 00:00:14,400 --> 00:00:18,119 Speaker 2: The Greens have unanimously elected a new leader, Larissa Waters, 5 00:00:18,320 --> 00:00:21,000 Speaker 2: after former leader Adam Bandt lost his seat at the 6 00:00:21,000 --> 00:00:24,560 Speaker 2: federal election. Waters has been a Senator for Queensland since 7 00:00:24,600 --> 00:00:27,680 Speaker 2: twenty ten, with a brief break in twenty seventeen after 8 00:00:27,720 --> 00:00:31,120 Speaker 2: she was found to hold dual citizenship with Canada. She's 9 00:00:31,160 --> 00:00:34,400 Speaker 2: also known for being the first MP to breastfeed in Parliament, 10 00:00:34,760 --> 00:00:37,360 Speaker 2: standing to speak to the Senate while doing so. The 11 00:00:37,400 --> 00:00:40,680 Speaker 2: Deputy Greens leader will be Senator Marine Ferruci, who was 12 00:00:40,720 --> 00:00:44,280 Speaker 2: contested for the role by Senator Derinda Cox. Speaking to 13 00:00:44,360 --> 00:00:48,000 Speaker 2: media after her election, Senator Waters said she was thrilled 14 00:00:48,000 --> 00:00:49,760 Speaker 2: to take on the role and that she would seek 15 00:00:49,840 --> 00:00:52,199 Speaker 2: to take strong action on the climate crisis and to 16 00:00:52,280 --> 00:00:55,160 Speaker 2: deliver politics with heart. 17 00:00:56,400 --> 00:01:00,360 Speaker 1: The Israeli Defense Forces have launched a new bombardment of Jaza, 18 00:01:00,600 --> 00:01:03,840 Speaker 1: which the Hamas run Health Ministry says killed at least 19 00:01:03,840 --> 00:01:07,759 Speaker 1: eighty people, a quarter of whom were children. The United 20 00:01:07,880 --> 00:01:11,040 Speaker 1: Nations said the IDF bombed a hospital in the city 21 00:01:11,080 --> 00:01:14,560 Speaker 1: of khn Unis twice in twenty four hours, where a 22 00:01:14,640 --> 00:01:18,960 Speaker 1: team from the World Health Organization were working. The IDF 23 00:01:19,000 --> 00:01:23,000 Speaker 1: has accused Hamas of using hospitals and schools as human shields, 24 00:01:23,400 --> 00:01:26,360 Speaker 1: and Israeli media has reported the force is trying to 25 00:01:26,440 --> 00:01:29,399 Speaker 1: confirm if the current leader of Hamas was killed in 26 00:01:29,440 --> 00:01:33,160 Speaker 1: the strike on the khn Unis hospital. Meanwhile, UN Emergency 27 00:01:33,200 --> 00:01:37,160 Speaker 1: Relief Coordinator Tom Fletcher has told the Security Council Israel 28 00:01:37,240 --> 00:01:42,800 Speaker 1: is quote deliberately and unashamedly imposing inhumane conditions on Palestinians 29 00:01:42,800 --> 00:01:46,880 Speaker 1: in Gaza, and that every person in Gaza is experiencing famine. 30 00:01:49,400 --> 00:01:53,080 Speaker 2: Australia's unemployment rate is at four point one percent, remaining 31 00:01:53,120 --> 00:01:56,520 Speaker 2: steady since the beginning of the year. According to the ABS, 32 00:01:56,960 --> 00:01:59,760 Speaker 2: the unemployment rate measures a percentage of people who are 33 00:01:59,800 --> 00:02:02,440 Speaker 2: looking looking for work but couldn't find any. The number 34 00:02:02,440 --> 00:02:05,720 Speaker 2: of employed people remains high, with more than fourteen point 35 00:02:05,760 --> 00:02:09,240 Speaker 2: six million people in work across April. Of that group, 36 00:02:09,360 --> 00:02:12,080 Speaker 2: more than ten million are in full time work. In 37 00:02:12,120 --> 00:02:15,239 Speaker 2: April twenty twenty five, more than eighty nine thousand Australians 38 00:02:15,240 --> 00:02:18,079 Speaker 2: found jobs, while the number of Australians looking for work 39 00:02:18,200 --> 00:02:22,040 Speaker 2: increased by six thy three hundred. Australia's unemployment rate has 40 00:02:22,040 --> 00:02:25,280 Speaker 2: hovered around this level since December twenty twenty three, following 41 00:02:25,320 --> 00:02:27,400 Speaker 2: a peak during the height of the pandemic. 42 00:02:30,120 --> 00:02:33,359 Speaker 1: And today's good news, the US Centers for Disease Control 43 00:02:33,400 --> 00:02:37,240 Speaker 1: and Prevention aka the CDC have announced that deaths by 44 00:02:37,320 --> 00:02:41,080 Speaker 1: drug overdoses were down almost thirty percent in twenty twenty 45 00:02:41,120 --> 00:02:44,160 Speaker 1: four compared to the previous year. The rate of deaths 46 00:02:44,200 --> 00:02:48,360 Speaker 1: declined across every category of drugs, including opioids. It was 47 00:02:48,400 --> 00:02:51,600 Speaker 1: also the lowest number of recorded drug overdose deaths since 48 00:02:51,639 --> 00:02:54,960 Speaker 1: the early months of the pandemic. In a statement, the 49 00:02:54,960 --> 00:02:58,800 Speaker 1: CDC called the results remarkable and said they show quote 50 00:02:58,960 --> 00:03:02,040 Speaker 1: public health intervents are making a difference and having a 51 00:03:02,080 --> 00:03:05,320 Speaker 1: meaningful impact. It also said the drop in depths could 52 00:03:05,320 --> 00:03:08,919 Speaker 1: be interpreted as eighty one lives being saved every day 53 00:03:08,919 --> 00:03:11,480 Speaker 1: in twenty twenty four compared to twenty twenty three. 54 00:03:12,120 --> 00:03:14,000 Speaker 2: That's the latest from the dally Oos newsroom. 55 00:03:14,040 --> 00:03:15,960 Speaker 1: If you're looking for something else, you can listen to 56 00:03:15,960 --> 00:03:18,760 Speaker 1: today's deep dive on the abortion bill that has sparked 57 00:03:18,880 --> 00:03:20,320 Speaker 1: debate in New South Wales. 58 00:03:20,800 --> 00:03:23,040 Speaker 2: We'll be back again tomorrow morning. With another deep dive, 59 00:03:23,080 --> 00:03:24,720 Speaker 2: but until then, have a great evening. 60 00:03:27,639 --> 00:03:29,919 Speaker 1: My name is Lily Maddon and I'm a proud Arunda 61 00:03:30,160 --> 00:03:34,960 Speaker 1: bunjelung Caalcutin woman from Gadighl country. The Daily oz acknowledges 62 00:03:35,040 --> 00:03:37,200 Speaker 1: that this podcast is recorded on the lands of the 63 00:03:37,240 --> 00:03:40,800 Speaker 1: Gadighl people and pays respect to all Aboriginal and Torres 64 00:03:40,800 --> 00:03:43,720 Speaker 1: Strait Island and nations. We pay our respects to the 65 00:03:43,720 --> 00:03:46,520 Speaker 1: first peoples of these countries, both past and present.