Speaker 1: From the Daily Os. I'm Emma Gillespie, I'm Billy fitz Simon.
Speaker 1: It's Wednesday, the twenty first of May. Here's what's making
Speaker 1: headlines this evening.
Speaker 2: Record breaking rainfall in parts of New South Wales has
Speaker 2: left thousands cut off by floodwaters. At the time of recording,
Speaker 2: nineteen emergency warnings are in place across the state's Hunter
Speaker 2: and Mid North Coast regions. It follows days of heavy
Speaker 2: downpours caused by a persistent coastal trough near Coffs Harbor,
Speaker 2: with conditions expected to intensify over Thursday and Friday. The
Speaker 2: New South Wales government said around three hundred people have
Speaker 2: taken shelter in flood evacuation centers. The State Emergency Service,
Speaker 2: also known as the SEES, said more than forty eight
Speaker 2: tho eight hundred people and twenty three thousand homes have
Speaker 2: been isolated by floodwaters on the New South Wales Mid
Speaker 2: North Coast. The SEES said around the clock rescue efforts
Speaker 2: are continuing, with rainfall continuing to impact satchided catchments.
Speaker 1: The fallout of the coalition's split has continued today, with
Speaker 1: Prime Minister Anthony Albanesi revealing he has now had discussions
Speaker 1: with both the Liberal leader Susan Lee and the National's
Speaker 1: leader David Little Proud. Albanzi said quote, political parties will
Speaker 1: not be successful if they're focused on themselves, and that
Speaker 1: is what my task is, to focus on the needs
Speaker 1: of the Australian people. Asked if this was a win
Speaker 1: for the Labor Party, Albanzi said, that's a matter for
Speaker 1: them the Liberal and National parties. Former Prime Minister Tony
Speaker 1: Abbott also weighed in today, saying he hopes the coalition
Speaker 1: can be reformed as soon as possible. The former Liberal MP,
Speaker 1: adding that he believes what is needed right now is
Speaker 1: a strong critique of a deeply underwhelming government.
Speaker 2: Spain has ordered Airbnb to remove thousands of tourist accommodation
Speaker 2: listings from its platform after finding they violated local regulations.
Speaker 2: Many of the accommodation listings don't have a registration number,
Speaker 2: which is a legal requirement, or have a falsified number.
Speaker 2: The Spanish Department of Consumer Affairs ordered Airbnb to remove
Speaker 2: thousands of its listings, which the company appealed but was unsuccessful.
Speaker 2: In a court decision this week, the company must now
Speaker 2: immediately remove a first tranch of five eight hundred listings.
Speaker 2: This comes a day after thousands of anti tourism protests
Speaker 2: rallied ahead of the peak European summer season.
Speaker 1: And today's good news, researchers have developed a new breakthrough
Speaker 1: gel substance to boost coral restoration efforts. A group of
Speaker 1: scientists from the US, Italy and the Netherlands came together
Speaker 1: to develop nanogel capsules which mimic the smell of natural reefs.
Speaker 1: The light sensitive, slow release capsules contain reef stabilizing algae
Speaker 1: compounds released by some corals. During testing, researchers found coral
Speaker 1: larvae were six to twenty times more likely to settle
Speaker 1: on surfaces treated with the capsules. It means they've created
Speaker 1: a synthetic chemical that acts like a welcome that to
Speaker 1: attract coral in its early developmental stages. It's hoped the
Speaker 1: compound can be used to help boost genetic diversity in
Speaker 1: reefs to better protect them from future bleaching events.
Speaker 2: That's the latest from the Daily OS newsroom. If you
Speaker 2: are looking for something else, you can listen to today's
Speaker 2: Deep Dive, which is part three of our new series,
Speaker 2: which was produced and hosted by the brilliant Emma Gillespie.
Speaker 2: It is called Investigating Ozepic and I highly recommend it.
Speaker 2: On today's episode, Emma explored how ozempic has impacted diet
Speaker 2: culture for young people.
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Speaker 1: until then, have a fantastic evening.
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