1 00:00:05,400 --> 00:00:08,840 Speaker 1: From the Daily Os. I'm Billy, I'm Emma. It's Thursday, 2 00:00:08,880 --> 00:00:12,119 Speaker 1: the twenty seventh of February. Here's what's making headlines this evening. 3 00:00:14,400 --> 00:00:16,880 Speaker 2: The Federal government has signed off on a deal allowing 4 00:00:16,960 --> 00:00:20,720 Speaker 2: Qatar Airways to acquire twenty five percent of Virgin Australia. 5 00:00:21,200 --> 00:00:24,640 Speaker 2: Treasurer Jim Chalmers said the decision will support Australia's economic 6 00:00:24,720 --> 00:00:28,360 Speaker 2: interests and will mean quote more flights for Australians and 7 00:00:28,600 --> 00:00:32,960 Speaker 2: more competition in aviation. It comes after Qatar Airways Group 8 00:00:33,000 --> 00:00:36,400 Speaker 2: announced plans to purchase a minority stake in the Australian 9 00:00:36,440 --> 00:00:40,839 Speaker 2: airline in October last year. Virgin currently operates domestic and 10 00:00:40,960 --> 00:00:44,159 Speaker 2: short haul international flights, but under the new deal it 11 00:00:44,200 --> 00:00:47,000 Speaker 2: will re enter the long haul international flight market for 12 00:00:47,040 --> 00:00:50,720 Speaker 2: the first time since twenty twenty. In a statement, Virgin 13 00:00:50,760 --> 00:00:53,880 Speaker 2: Australia said flights to Doha will run between four capital 14 00:00:53,920 --> 00:00:56,400 Speaker 2: cities from June. 15 00:00:57,920 --> 00:01:00,640 Speaker 3: A suspicious object that washed up on a Gold Coast 16 00:01:00,640 --> 00:01:03,680 Speaker 3: beach this morning was a practice army torpedo, which is 17 00:01:03,720 --> 00:01:07,039 Speaker 3: a type of underwater weapon. Police were called to Maine 18 00:01:07,040 --> 00:01:10,199 Speaker 3: Beach this morning after a passerby and surf life saving 19 00:01:10,280 --> 00:01:13,760 Speaker 3: crewis found the washed up object. Police established a one 20 00:01:13,840 --> 00:01:17,080 Speaker 3: hundred meter exclusion zone around the beach as a precaution. 21 00:01:17,800 --> 00:01:21,480 Speaker 3: Australian Defense Force personnel examined the item and confirmed it 22 00:01:21,560 --> 00:01:24,200 Speaker 3: was a missing practice torpedo that had been used in 23 00:01:24,240 --> 00:01:27,920 Speaker 3: a recent drill exercise. The device has been removed and 24 00:01:27,959 --> 00:01:29,680 Speaker 3: the beach has since reopened. 25 00:01:32,480 --> 00:01:35,959 Speaker 2: Israel and Hamas have completed another hostage prisoner release as 26 00:01:36,000 --> 00:01:39,520 Speaker 2: the end of phase one of the ceasefireeers. The overnight 27 00:01:39,560 --> 00:01:42,800 Speaker 2: swap saw Hamas return the bodies of four Israeli hostages 28 00:01:42,880 --> 00:01:46,880 Speaker 2: in exchange for hundreds of Palestinian prisoners detained in Israel. 29 00:01:47,480 --> 00:01:51,040 Speaker 2: The Israeli government said its conducting DNHX to confirm the 30 00:01:51,080 --> 00:01:54,440 Speaker 2: identity of the bodies. The first phase of the Israel 31 00:01:54,520 --> 00:01:57,520 Speaker 2: Her Must ceasefire agreement is due to end on Saturday. 32 00:01:57,880 --> 00:02:00,720 Speaker 2: It has not been publicly confirmed when a good Botiations 33 00:02:00,760 --> 00:02:02,280 Speaker 2: for Phase two are up to. 34 00:02:05,400 --> 00:02:08,880 Speaker 3: And today's good news a stolen ancient bronze statue will 35 00:02:08,880 --> 00:02:11,440 Speaker 3: be returned to Greece from the US, nearly one hundred 36 00:02:11,520 --> 00:02:14,880 Speaker 3: years after it was taken. The artifact from the seventh 37 00:02:14,919 --> 00:02:18,480 Speaker 3: century BCE has been on display in New York's Metropolitan 38 00:02:18,560 --> 00:02:22,720 Speaker 3: Museum of Art aka the MET since nineteen seventy two. 39 00:02:23,360 --> 00:02:26,680 Speaker 3: It's believed it was stolen from an archaeological museum in 40 00:02:26,720 --> 00:02:30,760 Speaker 3: Olympia in the nineteen thirties. A representative from Greece will 41 00:02:30,800 --> 00:02:33,920 Speaker 3: attend a ceremony in New York on Monday where the 42 00:02:33,960 --> 00:02:36,440 Speaker 3: MET will formally hand over the statue. 43 00:02:36,760 --> 00:02:39,359 Speaker 2: That's the latest from the Daily os newsroom. If you're 44 00:02:39,400 --> 00:02:41,600 Speaker 2: looking for something else to listen to, make sure you 45 00:02:41,680 --> 00:02:44,680 Speaker 2: catch up on today's deep dive on the chargers laid 46 00:02:44,720 --> 00:02:47,280 Speaker 2: against a New South Wales nurse who appeared in an 47 00:02:47,320 --> 00:02:48,480 Speaker 2: antisemitic video. 48 00:02:49,040 --> 00:02:51,960 Speaker 1: We'll be back tomorrow morning with another deep dive. Until then, 49 00:02:52,160 --> 00:02:58,480 Speaker 1: have a great evening. My name is Lily Maddon and 50 00:02:58,520 --> 00:03:02,840 Speaker 1: I'm a proud Arunda bunj Slung Kalguton woman from Gadighl Country. 51 00:03:03,120 --> 00:03:06,239 Speaker 3: The Daily oz acknowledges that this podcast is recorded on 52 00:03:06,280 --> 00:03:08,760 Speaker 3: the lands of the Gadighl people and pays respect to 53 00:03:08,840 --> 00:03:11,520 Speaker 3: all Aboriginal and torrest Rate island and nations. 54 00:03:11,840 --> 00:03:14,760 Speaker 1: We pay our respects to the first peoples of these countries, 55 00:03:14,880 --> 00:03:16,080 Speaker 1: both past and present.