WEBVTT - Vic teens on life support after Laos methanol poisoning

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<v Speaker 1>From the Daily Ohs, I'm the Emma, I'm Harry. It's Wednesday,

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<v Speaker 1>the twentieth of November. Here's what's making headlines this evening.

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<v Speaker 2>Two Melbourne teenagers are on life support in Lao with

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<v Speaker 2>suspected methanol poisoning. The two were affected by a suspected

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<v Speaker 2>mass poisoning that's believed to have led to the deaths

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<v Speaker 2>of two Danish backpackers and the hospitalization of at least

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<v Speaker 2>ten others. Methanol is a colorless, sweet smelling chemical used

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<v Speaker 2>in petrol and is dangerous for humans to consume. It's

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<v Speaker 2>different to ethanol, which is the chemical present in alcoholic drinks.

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<v Speaker 2>Australia's Department of Foreign Affairs has confirmed its providing help

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<v Speaker 2>to the families of the two travelers, who are now

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<v Speaker 2>in separate hospitals in Thailand. The Smart Traveler website, which

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<v Speaker 2>provides advice to Australians heading overseas, has updated its caution

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<v Speaker 2>for Lao to urge anyone traveling there to be cautious

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<v Speaker 2>of any alcoholic drinks, especially spirit based beverages and cocktails.

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<v Speaker 1>Mining giant Rio Tinto will take over its subsidiary Energy

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<v Speaker 1>Resources of Australia or RA, in a move that could

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<v Speaker 1>see an inactive uranium mine shut down permanently in the

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<v Speaker 1>Northern Territory. The ERA was set to spend over seven

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<v Speaker 1>hundred and sixty six million dollars to rehabilitate the Range

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<v Speaker 1>of Mine near Kakadu National Park, which hasn't been operational

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<v Speaker 1>since twenty twenty one. Rehabilitating involves trying to restore contaminated

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<v Speaker 1>land to its natural state. The land used by the

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<v Speaker 1>Range of Mine is expected to be incorporated into Kakadu

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<v Speaker 1>National Park. In a statement to the asx Rio, Tinto

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<v Speaker 1>announced it would take over ninety eight percent control of

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<v Speaker 1>the RA and push ahead with the rehabilitation plans. A

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<v Speaker 1>similar move has taken place in era's neighboring site, Jibulika,

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<v Speaker 1>which was never mined for uranium but was identified as

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<v Speaker 1>a potential uranium site. Whinto said its takeover means Jibulika

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<v Speaker 1>will not become an active mind in the future.

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<v Speaker 2>Russian President Vladimir Putin has signed a decree lowering the

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<v Speaker 2>threshold to justify using nuclear arms. It follows an announcement

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<v Speaker 2>earlier this week from US officials confirming they gave Ukraine

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<v Speaker 2>approval to fire long range missiles into Russian territory, a

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<v Speaker 2>move that it hadn't allowed until now. The White House

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<v Speaker 2>has not officially commented on the reports. Since the announcement,

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<v Speaker 2>Ukraine has launched several rockets into the border Kersk region,

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<v Speaker 2>where Ukrainian troops have held onto Russian territory. Overnight, Russian

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<v Speaker 2>government spokesperson Dmitry Peskov confirmed to the lower threshold for

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<v Speaker 2>a nuclear response would be if a country supported by

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<v Speaker 2>a nuclear state attacks Russia, because the US has a

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<v Speaker 2>stockpile of nuclear weapons. This has been considered a reference

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<v Speaker 2>to Ukraine's long range strikes.

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<v Speaker 1>And in today's good News, the Peak Body for General

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<v Speaker 1>Practitioners or GPS, has confirmed it's filled all its GP

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<v Speaker 1>training roles for junior doctors heading into next year, a

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<v Speaker 1>move that it says will help ease shortages of GPS

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<v Speaker 1>across the country. The program trains roughly ninety percent of

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<v Speaker 1>the country's GPS and include spots for doctors planning to

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<v Speaker 1>work in remote and regional communities. The Department of Health

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<v Speaker 1>estimates as a current shortfall of roughly two and a

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<v Speaker 1>half thousand doctors across Australia. It's projected worse shortages to

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<v Speaker 1>come over the next decade. The Royal Australian College of

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<v Speaker 1>GPS says it marks the first time in years that

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<v Speaker 1>its specialist training program has been at capacity, adding that

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<v Speaker 1>the one thousand, five hundred trainees in twenty twenty five

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<v Speaker 1>is a sign that the GP workforce is recovering.

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

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<v Speaker 1>We'll be back tomorrow morning. Until then, have a great evening.

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