1 00:00:05,240 --> 00:00:08,200 Speaker 1: From The Daily Os. I'm Emma Gillespie, I'm Lucy Tassel. 2 00:00:08,320 --> 00:00:11,480 Speaker 1: It's Wednesday, the eighteenth of February. Here's what's making headlines 3 00:00:11,520 --> 00:00:12,040 Speaker 1: this evening. 4 00:00:14,400 --> 00:00:16,840 Speaker 2: Wage growth is below the rate of inflation for the 5 00:00:16,880 --> 00:00:19,680 Speaker 2: first time in over two years. According to new figures 6 00:00:19,720 --> 00:00:23,479 Speaker 2: from the Australian Bureau of Statistics, wages data for the 7 00:00:23,480 --> 00:00:27,240 Speaker 2: December quarter showed seasonally adjusted wages rose three point four 8 00:00:27,280 --> 00:00:29,760 Speaker 2: percent for the year, up from three point three percent. 9 00:00:30,240 --> 00:00:32,680 Speaker 2: The figure is below the three point eight percent in 10 00:00:32,720 --> 00:00:36,320 Speaker 2: annual inflation to December, the first time wages have not 11 00:00:36,440 --> 00:00:39,600 Speaker 2: kept up with rising prices since September twenty twenty three. 12 00:00:40,000 --> 00:00:43,839 Speaker 2: Federal Treasurer Jim Chalmers was optimistic about the wage data 13 00:00:43,880 --> 00:00:47,239 Speaker 2: despite inflation being quote higher than the government would like. 14 00:00:47,760 --> 00:00:50,360 Speaker 2: This is the longest streak of wages growth above three 15 00:00:50,400 --> 00:00:53,480 Speaker 2: percent in more than a decade and a half, Charmers. 16 00:00:53,080 --> 00:00:59,280 Speaker 1: Said One Nation leader Pauline Hanson has partially walked back 17 00:00:59,320 --> 00:01:03,080 Speaker 1: anti Muslim comments after criticism from Islamic faith groups and 18 00:01:03,240 --> 00:01:07,160 Speaker 1: both major parties. Senator Hanson said in an interview on Monday, 19 00:01:07,319 --> 00:01:11,320 Speaker 1: there were quote no good Muslims and suggested future generations 20 00:01:11,319 --> 00:01:14,400 Speaker 1: would suffer if more followers of the religion were allowed 21 00:01:14,400 --> 00:01:18,280 Speaker 1: into Australia. Hanson also claimed non Muslim Australians are not 22 00:01:18,400 --> 00:01:22,280 Speaker 1: welcome in some suburbs, including the Kember in southwest Sydney. 23 00:01:22,680 --> 00:01:26,160 Speaker 1: Hanson backtracked today, telling the ABC on the first day 24 00:01:26,200 --> 00:01:29,040 Speaker 1: of Ramadan, quote, if I've offended anyone out there that 25 00:01:29,080 --> 00:01:32,160 Speaker 1: doesn't believe in Sharia law, or multiple marriages or wants 26 00:01:32,200 --> 00:01:34,959 Speaker 1: to bring Isis brides in, than I apologize to you 27 00:01:35,040 --> 00:01:38,560 Speaker 1: for my comment. National Senator Matt Canavan said Hanson is 28 00:01:38,640 --> 00:01:40,160 Speaker 1: not fit to lead her party. 29 00:01:43,280 --> 00:01:47,039 Speaker 2: Rescue efforts are continuing in northern California after an avalanche 30 00:01:47,120 --> 00:01:50,240 Speaker 2: buried a group of skiers. At least ten people are 31 00:01:50,240 --> 00:01:53,240 Speaker 2: missing near Lake Tahoe, while six others remain at the 32 00:01:53,280 --> 00:01:56,920 Speaker 2: avalanche site, a wedding rescue. It follows heavy snowfall in 33 00:01:57,000 --> 00:02:01,080 Speaker 2: the state's Sierra Nevada Mountains. According to a statement from 34 00:02:01,160 --> 00:02:05,040 Speaker 2: the Nevada County Sheriff's Office, forty six emergency responders have 35 00:02:05,160 --> 00:02:08,839 Speaker 2: been deployed to the avalanche site. However, officials warned whether 36 00:02:08,880 --> 00:02:12,920 Speaker 2: conditions remained highly dangerous, with large avalanches expected to continue 37 00:02:13,000 --> 00:02:14,400 Speaker 2: over the coming days. 38 00:02:16,760 --> 00:02:20,440 Speaker 1: And today's good news Team usays Alana Mayas Taylor has 39 00:02:20,480 --> 00:02:25,000 Speaker 1: become the oldest individual Winter Games gold medalist. The forty 40 00:02:25,040 --> 00:02:27,680 Speaker 1: one year old went into the twenty twenty six Games 41 00:02:27,680 --> 00:02:30,720 Speaker 1: as a five time Olympic medalist, but victory in the 42 00:02:30,760 --> 00:02:35,000 Speaker 1: one woman bobsleigh event at Milano Cortina delivered her first gold. 43 00:02:35,400 --> 00:02:38,040 Speaker 1: Mayas Taylor said, the win quote just goes to show 44 00:02:38,080 --> 00:02:41,760 Speaker 1: you to keep persevering. She thanked her team and supporters, 45 00:02:41,840 --> 00:02:44,200 Speaker 1: adding quote, it means so much to come away as 46 00:02:44,240 --> 00:02:47,680 Speaker 1: Olympic champion. The previous record was set by forty year 47 00:02:47,720 --> 00:02:51,440 Speaker 1: old Austrian snowboarder Benjamin Carl at the Olympics just over 48 00:02:51,480 --> 00:02:52,040 Speaker 1: a week ago. 49 00:02:52,560 --> 00:02:54,960 Speaker 2: That's the latest from the Daily Jos newsroom. If you're 50 00:02:54,960 --> 00:02:56,760 Speaker 2: looking for something else, you can catch up on this 51 00:02:56,800 --> 00:02:59,320 Speaker 2: morning's deep dive, where we unpack what we know about 52 00:02:59,320 --> 00:03:01,720 Speaker 2: the case of miss four year old Gus Lamont. 53 00:03:01,880 --> 00:03:04,080 Speaker 1: We'll be back tomorrow morning with another deep dive, but 54 00:03:04,160 --> 00:03:06,359 Speaker 1: until then, have a good one. 55 00:03:09,360 --> 00:03:11,720 Speaker 2: My name is Lily Maddon and I'm a proud Arunda 56 00:03:11,919 --> 00:03:16,720 Speaker 2: Bungelung Calcatin woman from Gadigol Country. The Daily oz acknowledges 57 00:03:16,800 --> 00:03:18,919 Speaker 2: that this podcast is recorded on the lands of the 58 00:03:18,960 --> 00:03:22,600 Speaker 2: Gadighl people and pays respect to all Aboriginal and torrest 59 00:03:22,639 --> 00:03:25,480 Speaker 2: rate island and nations. We pay our respects to the 60 00:03:25,480 --> 00:03:28,280 Speaker 2: first peoples of these countries, both past and present.