1 00:00:05,120 --> 00:00:06,080 Speaker 1: From The Daily Os. 2 00:00:06,120 --> 00:00:08,440 Speaker 2: I'm Emma Gillespie, I'm Zara Sidelock. 3 00:00:08,560 --> 00:00:11,280 Speaker 1: It's Friday, the twenty seventh of February. Here's what's making 4 00:00:11,320 --> 00:00:12,400 Speaker 1: headlines this evening. 5 00:00:14,440 --> 00:00:17,599 Speaker 2: Susan Lee has officially resigned from Parliament after she lost 6 00:00:17,600 --> 00:00:20,759 Speaker 2: the Liberal leadership to Angus Taylor earlier this month. Lee 7 00:00:20,800 --> 00:00:23,720 Speaker 2: received seventeen votes to Taylor's thirty four during a party 8 00:00:23,800 --> 00:00:27,120 Speaker 2: room vote on the thirteenth of February. Following the leadership challenge, 9 00:00:27,240 --> 00:00:30,120 Speaker 2: Lee announced she would leave Parliament after a twenty five 10 00:00:30,200 --> 00:00:33,600 Speaker 2: year career. On Friday, she formalized her departure in writing 11 00:00:33,600 --> 00:00:36,160 Speaker 2: to the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Milton Dick. 12 00:00:36,479 --> 00:00:38,960 Speaker 2: The resignation will now trigger a by election in Lee's 13 00:00:39,000 --> 00:00:42,080 Speaker 2: former electorate of Farrer in New South Wales. The Speaker 14 00:00:42,120 --> 00:00:44,280 Speaker 2: will determine a date for the by election, which will 15 00:00:44,280 --> 00:00:45,720 Speaker 2: be announced in due course. 16 00:00:48,360 --> 00:00:52,519 Speaker 1: Police say they've dismantled a deeply entrenched syndicate after dozens 17 00:00:52,560 --> 00:00:56,200 Speaker 1: of people were charged with hundreds of offenses in central Queensland. 18 00:00:56,440 --> 00:00:58,680 Speaker 1: More than three million dollars worth of drugs and one 19 00:00:58,680 --> 00:01:01,440 Speaker 1: million dollars in cash was seized during raids in the 20 00:01:01,440 --> 00:01:04,480 Speaker 1: Gladstone region as part of a nine month police operation. 21 00:01:04,920 --> 00:01:08,480 Speaker 1: According to Queensland Police, investigators uncovered more than seven and 22 00:01:08,520 --> 00:01:11,679 Speaker 1: a half kilos of methyl amphetamine, three hundred grams of 23 00:01:11,680 --> 00:01:15,039 Speaker 1: cocaine and three hundred and sixty pounds of cannabis, as 24 00:01:15,040 --> 00:01:20,080 Speaker 1: well as other illicit substances. After searches across residences and bushland, 25 00:01:20,400 --> 00:01:23,040 Speaker 1: twenty five people have now been charged with two hundred 26 00:01:23,080 --> 00:01:27,399 Speaker 1: and thirty five offenses. Detective Senior Sergeant Brett Richards said, quote, 27 00:01:27,440 --> 00:01:30,240 Speaker 1: there is no place for illicit drugs within our community 28 00:01:30,440 --> 00:01:33,560 Speaker 1: and investigators will continue to hold offenders to account. 29 00:01:36,280 --> 00:01:39,600 Speaker 2: Former US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has told officials 30 00:01:39,600 --> 00:01:42,520 Speaker 2: in Washington that she never met the late sex offender 31 00:01:42,600 --> 00:01:47,080 Speaker 2: Jeffrey Epstein. Clinton testified before a congressional committee, telling lawmakers 32 00:01:47,120 --> 00:01:50,920 Speaker 2: she has no information to share about Epstein's criminal activities. 33 00:01:51,240 --> 00:01:54,080 Speaker 2: In a statement, Clinton said, and I quote, I do 34 00:01:54,200 --> 00:01:57,360 Speaker 2: not recall ever encountering mister Epstein. I never flew on 35 00:01:57,360 --> 00:02:00,920 Speaker 2: his plane or visited his Island home or offices. I 36 00:02:00,960 --> 00:02:03,600 Speaker 2: have nothing to add to that. Clinton and her husband, 37 00:02:03,640 --> 00:02:07,160 Speaker 2: former President Bill Clinton, initially refused to testify before the 38 00:02:07,160 --> 00:02:10,880 Speaker 2: committee before lawmakers moved to hold them in contempt of Congress. 39 00:02:11,200 --> 00:02:14,200 Speaker 2: Bill Clinton is scheduled to testify on Friday local time. 40 00:02:17,040 --> 00:02:20,799 Speaker 1: And today's good news Ossie comedian and actor Magda Zebanski 41 00:02:20,840 --> 00:02:23,880 Speaker 1: has announced she's in remission after treatment for a rare 42 00:02:23,919 --> 00:02:26,800 Speaker 1: blood cancer. The Kathin Kimstar. She had an update on 43 00:02:26,800 --> 00:02:29,480 Speaker 1: her Instagram today which said, quote, I wanted to share 44 00:02:29,520 --> 00:02:32,760 Speaker 1: the fantastic news, which is I've completed chemo and I'm 45 00:02:32,760 --> 00:02:36,160 Speaker 1: now in remission. It comes nine months after Zebanski was 46 00:02:36,200 --> 00:02:39,800 Speaker 1: diagnosed with stage four mantle cell lymphoma, a rare and 47 00:02:39,919 --> 00:02:43,280 Speaker 1: fast moving blood cancer. The performer said remission doesn't mean 48 00:02:43,320 --> 00:02:46,120 Speaker 1: she's cured, but that hopefully she'll quote keep the cancer 49 00:02:46,160 --> 00:02:48,919 Speaker 1: at bay for a good long time, which she called 50 00:02:49,000 --> 00:02:49,880 Speaker 1: a big relief. 51 00:02:50,040 --> 00:02:53,840 Speaker 2: Truly, some great Friday good news. And that is a 52 00:02:53,880 --> 00:02:56,440 Speaker 2: wrap from us this week. If you are looking for 53 00:02:56,480 --> 00:02:59,040 Speaker 2: something else, you can catch up on this morning steep dive, 54 00:02:59,160 --> 00:03:01,560 Speaker 2: where we answer all all your questions about what it's 55 00:03:01,639 --> 00:03:05,520 Speaker 2: like working with an intimacy coordinator on film and TV sets. 56 00:03:05,720 --> 00:03:07,520 Speaker 2: That's from someone who actually does it. 57 00:03:07,600 --> 00:03:10,000 Speaker 1: We'll be back Monday morning with another deep dive, but 58 00:03:10,120 --> 00:03:12,399 Speaker 1: until then, have an excellent weekend. 59 00:03:16,520 --> 00:03:18,840 Speaker 2: My name is Lily Maddon and I'm a proud Arunda 60 00:03:19,080 --> 00:03:23,880 Speaker 2: Bungelung Calcuttin woman from Gadighl country. The Daily oz acknowledges 61 00:03:23,960 --> 00:03:26,079 Speaker 2: that this podcast is recorded on the lands of the 62 00:03:26,120 --> 00:03:29,680 Speaker 2: Gadighl people and pays respect to all Aboriginal and Torres 63 00:03:29,720 --> 00:03:32,480 Speaker 2: s right island and nations. We pay our respects to 64 00:03:32,520 --> 00:03:35,400 Speaker 2: the first peoples of these countries, both past and present.