WEBVTT - Headlines: Thousands isolated by NSW flood emergency

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<v Speaker 1>From the Daily Os. I'm Emma Gillespie, I'm Billy fitz Simon.

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<v Speaker 1>It's Wednesday, the twenty first of May. Here's what's making

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<v Speaker 1>headlines this evening.

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<v Speaker 2>Record breaking rainfall in parts of New South Wales has

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<v Speaker 2>left thousands cut off by floodwaters. At the time of recording,

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<v Speaker 2>nineteen emergency warnings are in place across the state's Hunter

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<v Speaker 2>and Mid North Coast regions. It follows days of heavy

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<v Speaker 2>downpours caused by a persistent coastal trough near Coffs Harbor,

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<v Speaker 2>with conditions expected to intensify over Thursday and Friday. The

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<v Speaker 2>New South Wales government said around three hundred people have

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<v Speaker 2>taken shelter in flood evacuation centers. The State Emergency Service,

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<v Speaker 2>also known as the SEES, said more than forty eight

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<v Speaker 2>tho eight hundred people and twenty three thousand homes have

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<v Speaker 2>been isolated by floodwaters on the New South Wales Mid

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<v Speaker 2>North Coast. The SEES said around the clock rescue efforts

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<v Speaker 2>are continuing, with rainfall continuing to impact satchided catchments.

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<v Speaker 1>The fallout of the coalition's split has continued today, with

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<v Speaker 1>Prime Minister Anthony Albanesi revealing he has now had discussions

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<v Speaker 1>with both the Liberal leader Susan Lee and the National's

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<v Speaker 1>leader David Little Proud. Albanzi said quote, political parties will

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<v Speaker 1>not be successful if they're focused on themselves, and that

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<v Speaker 1>is what my task is, to focus on the needs

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<v Speaker 1>of the Australian people. Asked if this was a win

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<v Speaker 1>for the Labor Party, Albanzi said, that's a matter for

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<v Speaker 1>them the Liberal and National parties. Former Prime Minister Tony

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<v Speaker 1>Abbott also weighed in today, saying he hopes the coalition

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<v Speaker 1>can be reformed as soon as possible. The former Liberal MP,

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<v Speaker 1>adding that he believes what is needed right now is

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<v Speaker 1>a strong critique of a deeply underwhelming government.

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<v Speaker 2>Spain has ordered Airbnb to remove thousands of tourist accommodation

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<v Speaker 2>listings from its platform after finding they violated local regulations.

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<v Speaker 2>Many of the accommodation listings don't have a registration number,

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<v Speaker 2>which is a legal requirement, or have a falsified number.

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<v Speaker 2>The Spanish Department of Consumer Affairs ordered Airbnb to remove

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<v Speaker 2>thousands of its listings, which the company appealed but was unsuccessful.

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<v Speaker 2>In a court decision this week, the company must now

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<v Speaker 2>immediately remove a first tranch of five eight hundred listings.

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<v Speaker 2>This comes a day after thousands of anti tourism protests

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<v Speaker 2>rallied ahead of the peak European summer season.

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<v Speaker 1>And today's good news, researchers have developed a new breakthrough

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<v Speaker 1>gel substance to boost coral restoration efforts. A group of

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<v Speaker 1>scientists from the US, Italy and the Netherlands came together

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<v Speaker 1>to develop nanogel capsules which mimic the smell of natural reefs.

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<v Speaker 1>The light sensitive, slow release capsules contain reef stabilizing algae

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<v Speaker 1>compounds released by some corals. During testing, researchers found coral

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<v Speaker 1>larvae were six to twenty times more likely to settle

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<v Speaker 1>on surfaces treated with the capsules. It means they've created

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<v Speaker 1>a synthetic chemical that acts like a welcome that to

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<v Speaker 1>attract coral in its early developmental stages. It's hoped the

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<v Speaker 1>compound can be used to help boost genetic diversity in

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<v Speaker 1>reefs to better protect them from future bleaching events.

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