Speaker 1: From the Daily Os. I'm emma, i'm zara. It's Monday,
Speaker 1: the sixth of January. Here's what's making headlines this evening.
Speaker 2: The federal government has promised to spend seven point two
Speaker 2: billion dollars to upgrade one of the country's most dangerous
Speaker 2: stretches of road. That's if it wins reelection this year.
Speaker 2: Prime Minister Anthony Abernezi announced the funding for Queensland's Bruce
Speaker 2: Highway during a visit to the state Sunshine Coast on Monday.
Speaker 2: The near seventeen hundred kilometer highway connects Brisbane and major
Speaker 2: regional centers across Queensland. According to the government, it has
Speaker 2: an average fatal and serious injury crash rate three to
Speaker 2: five times higher than any major highway in New South
Speaker 2: Wales and Victoria. Forty one people died on the Bruce
Speaker 2: Highway in twenty twenty four, with a death toll for
Speaker 2: twenty twenty five already at two after a fatal crash
Speaker 2: on Friday.
Speaker 1: Melbourne Airport's second runway has reopened up after safety concerns
Speaker 1: forced a passenger plane to abort takeoff yesterday. The Eddyhard
Speaker 1: flight was scheduled to fly nearly three hundred people to
Speaker 1: Abu Dhabi when its pilot reported an issue with the
Speaker 1: plane's wheels. All passengers were safely disembarked on the ground
Speaker 1: last night, but the plane remained on the runway overnight
Speaker 1: for safety inspections, blocking one of Melbourne's two runways and
Speaker 1: causing delays and disruptions. A statement from Melbourne Airport confirmed
Speaker 1: the aircraft had been safely towed from the runway, with
Speaker 1: operations resuming this morning.
Speaker 2: Blizzard warnings are in place across large parts of North America,
Speaker 2: with a state of emergency in place for six US states.
Speaker 2: A winter storm surge has brought heavy snow and ice
Speaker 2: to areas including Kansas, Missouri, and Virginia, as well as
Speaker 2: much of Canada, with severe weather warnings impacting at least
Speaker 2: sixty million residents. Thousands of flight services have been disrupted
Speaker 2: as America's National Weather Service worn some states could see
Speaker 2: the heaviest snowfall in at least a decade, with prolonged
Speaker 2: power outages expected.
Speaker 1: And today's good news, seventeen year old Luke Littler has
Speaker 1: become the youngest ever World darts champion. The English competitor
Speaker 1: defeated three time world Champ Michael van Gowen from the Netherlands.
Speaker 1: Over the weekend seventy three, Littler was awarded a cash
Speaker 1: prize worth nearly one million Aussie dollars for his efforts.
Speaker 2: Well, that wraps up day one of the new year
Speaker 2: from the Daily OHS newsroom. If you are looking for
Speaker 2: something else to listen to make sure you catch up
Speaker 2: on today's deep Dive. It was Billy and I explaining
Speaker 2: the biggest stories that you might have missed from over
Speaker 2: the break.
Speaker 1: We'll be back tomorrow morning, but until then, have a
Speaker 1: great evening.
Speaker 2: My name is Lily Madden and I'm a proud Arunda
Speaker 2: Bungelung Calcottin woman from Gadigl Country. The Daily oz acknowledges
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Speaker 2: Rate island and nations. We pay our respects to the
Speaker 2: first peoples of these countries, both past and present.