1 00:00:05,200 --> 00:00:08,440 Speaker 1: From the Daily Os. I'm Emma Gillespie, I'm Billy fitz Simon. 2 00:00:08,560 --> 00:00:11,360 Speaker 1: It's Wednesday, the twenty first of May. Here's what's making 3 00:00:11,360 --> 00:00:12,440 Speaker 1: headlines this evening. 4 00:00:14,400 --> 00:00:17,160 Speaker 2: Record breaking rainfall in parts of New South Wales has 5 00:00:17,239 --> 00:00:21,080 Speaker 2: left thousands cut off by floodwaters. At the time of recording, 6 00:00:21,280 --> 00:00:24,560 Speaker 2: nineteen emergency warnings are in place across the state's Hunter 7 00:00:24,680 --> 00:00:28,120 Speaker 2: and Mid North Coast regions. It follows days of heavy 8 00:00:28,160 --> 00:00:31,720 Speaker 2: downpours caused by a persistent coastal trough near Coffs Harbor, 9 00:00:32,040 --> 00:00:36,159 Speaker 2: with conditions expected to intensify over Thursday and Friday. The 10 00:00:36,159 --> 00:00:39,280 Speaker 2: New South Wales government said around three hundred people have 11 00:00:39,360 --> 00:00:43,760 Speaker 2: taken shelter in flood evacuation centers. The State Emergency Service, 12 00:00:43,840 --> 00:00:46,479 Speaker 2: also known as the SEES, said more than forty eight 13 00:00:46,560 --> 00:00:49,960 Speaker 2: tho eight hundred people and twenty three thousand homes have 14 00:00:50,040 --> 00:00:53,000 Speaker 2: been isolated by floodwaters on the New South Wales Mid 15 00:00:53,040 --> 00:00:56,720 Speaker 2: North Coast. The SEES said around the clock rescue efforts 16 00:00:56,720 --> 00:01:01,080 Speaker 2: are continuing, with rainfall continuing to impact satchided catchments. 17 00:01:03,280 --> 00:01:06,920 Speaker 1: The fallout of the coalition's split has continued today, with 18 00:01:07,040 --> 00:01:10,680 Speaker 1: Prime Minister Anthony Albanesi revealing he has now had discussions 19 00:01:10,720 --> 00:01:13,960 Speaker 1: with both the Liberal leader Susan Lee and the National's 20 00:01:14,040 --> 00:01:18,160 Speaker 1: leader David Little Proud. Albanzi said quote, political parties will 21 00:01:18,200 --> 00:01:21,600 Speaker 1: not be successful if they're focused on themselves, and that 22 00:01:21,760 --> 00:01:24,080 Speaker 1: is what my task is, to focus on the needs 23 00:01:24,080 --> 00:01:27,440 Speaker 1: of the Australian people. Asked if this was a win 24 00:01:27,560 --> 00:01:30,920 Speaker 1: for the Labor Party, Albanzi said, that's a matter for 25 00:01:31,280 --> 00:01:35,120 Speaker 1: them the Liberal and National parties. Former Prime Minister Tony 26 00:01:35,160 --> 00:01:38,319 Speaker 1: Abbott also weighed in today, saying he hopes the coalition 27 00:01:38,520 --> 00:01:42,640 Speaker 1: can be reformed as soon as possible. The former Liberal MP, 28 00:01:42,800 --> 00:01:45,280 Speaker 1: adding that he believes what is needed right now is 29 00:01:45,319 --> 00:01:48,640 Speaker 1: a strong critique of a deeply underwhelming government. 30 00:01:51,160 --> 00:01:55,120 Speaker 2: Spain has ordered Airbnb to remove thousands of tourist accommodation 31 00:01:55,240 --> 00:01:59,800 Speaker 2: listings from its platform after finding they violated local regulations. 32 00:02:00,360 --> 00:02:03,400 Speaker 2: Many of the accommodation listings don't have a registration number, 33 00:02:03,520 --> 00:02:07,480 Speaker 2: which is a legal requirement, or have a falsified number. 34 00:02:08,120 --> 00:02:12,040 Speaker 2: The Spanish Department of Consumer Affairs ordered Airbnb to remove 35 00:02:12,080 --> 00:02:16,280 Speaker 2: thousands of its listings, which the company appealed but was unsuccessful. 36 00:02:16,320 --> 00:02:19,359 Speaker 2: In a court decision this week, the company must now 37 00:02:19,440 --> 00:02:23,399 Speaker 2: immediately remove a first tranch of five eight hundred listings. 38 00:02:24,000 --> 00:02:27,400 Speaker 2: This comes a day after thousands of anti tourism protests 39 00:02:27,480 --> 00:02:30,040 Speaker 2: rallied ahead of the peak European summer season. 40 00:02:32,760 --> 00:02:36,480 Speaker 1: And today's good news, researchers have developed a new breakthrough 41 00:02:36,600 --> 00:02:40,760 Speaker 1: gel substance to boost coral restoration efforts. A group of 42 00:02:40,800 --> 00:02:44,080 Speaker 1: scientists from the US, Italy and the Netherlands came together 43 00:02:44,160 --> 00:02:48,760 Speaker 1: to develop nanogel capsules which mimic the smell of natural reefs. 44 00:02:49,200 --> 00:02:53,440 Speaker 1: The light sensitive, slow release capsules contain reef stabilizing algae 45 00:02:53,440 --> 00:02:58,160 Speaker 1: compounds released by some corals. During testing, researchers found coral 46 00:02:58,240 --> 00:03:01,440 Speaker 1: larvae were six to twenty times more likely to settle 47 00:03:01,440 --> 00:03:05,200 Speaker 1: on surfaces treated with the capsules. It means they've created 48 00:03:05,240 --> 00:03:08,400 Speaker 1: a synthetic chemical that acts like a welcome that to 49 00:03:08,480 --> 00:03:12,400 Speaker 1: attract coral in its early developmental stages. It's hoped the 50 00:03:12,440 --> 00:03:15,640 Speaker 1: compound can be used to help boost genetic diversity in 51 00:03:15,680 --> 00:03:19,040 Speaker 1: reefs to better protect them from future bleaching events. 52 00:03:19,760 --> 00:03:22,080 Speaker 2: That's the latest from the Daily OS newsroom. 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