1 00:00:05,440 --> 00:00:08,200 Speaker 1: From the Daily Os. I'm Sam Kazowski, I'm Lucy Tassel. 2 00:00:08,320 --> 00:00:11,400 Speaker 1: It's Thursday, the seventeenth of July. Here's what's making headlines 3 00:00:11,440 --> 00:00:11,879 Speaker 1: this evening. 4 00:00:14,400 --> 00:00:18,119 Speaker 2: Israel has bombed the Syrian capital of Damascus, its third 5 00:00:18,200 --> 00:00:21,760 Speaker 2: strike on the country this week. Syria said the strikes 6 00:00:21,760 --> 00:00:25,479 Speaker 2: were quote a blatant violation of international law and killed 7 00:00:25,520 --> 00:00:29,640 Speaker 2: civilians and soldiers. Israel said it was defending the Druze 8 00:00:29,640 --> 00:00:32,559 Speaker 2: religious minority, which it said had been targeted by the 9 00:00:32,600 --> 00:00:36,520 Speaker 2: new Syrian government. Until December last year, Syria was ruled 10 00:00:36,560 --> 00:00:40,720 Speaker 2: by the Assad family dictatorship. Its government was overthrown by 11 00:00:40,720 --> 00:00:43,720 Speaker 2: a coalition of rebels led by the group Hayat Tarira 12 00:00:43,800 --> 00:00:48,800 Speaker 2: al Sham or HTS, which Australia lists as a terrorist organization. 13 00:00:49,400 --> 00:00:52,360 Speaker 2: In the following months, forces associated with the government have 14 00:00:52,520 --> 00:00:56,680 Speaker 2: attacked or supported attacks against some minority groups in Syria. 15 00:00:57,160 --> 00:01:00,680 Speaker 2: Over the weekend, government forces intervened in a conflict between 16 00:01:00,760 --> 00:01:05,080 Speaker 2: the Druz religious minority and Bedouin tribes. Israel struck the 17 00:01:05,160 --> 00:01:08,600 Speaker 2: area where the conflict was taking place before and after 18 00:01:08,720 --> 00:01:12,520 Speaker 2: a cease fire was announced, which Siria said killed civilians. 19 00:01:13,080 --> 00:01:15,759 Speaker 2: Israel said it carried out strikes to defend its borders 20 00:01:15,800 --> 00:01:19,200 Speaker 2: and the Drews. Israel has a druze population, some of 21 00:01:19,240 --> 00:01:21,440 Speaker 2: whom have joined the Israeli defense forces. 22 00:01:24,080 --> 00:01:27,679 Speaker 1: Australia's unemployment rate rose to four point three percent in June. 23 00:01:27,720 --> 00:01:30,280 Speaker 1: That's up from four point one percent in May. The 24 00:01:30,360 --> 00:01:33,520 Speaker 1: unemployment rate measures the percentage of people who were looking 25 00:01:33,520 --> 00:01:36,720 Speaker 1: for work but couldn't find any. This figure also reflects 26 00:01:36,760 --> 00:01:40,319 Speaker 1: the unemployment rate with certain factors taken out of the calculation, 27 00:01:40,560 --> 00:01:44,200 Speaker 1: including fluctuations based on different jobs available at different times 28 00:01:44,200 --> 00:01:47,440 Speaker 1: of the year like Christmas casual work. The number of 29 00:01:47,440 --> 00:01:50,440 Speaker 1: employed people remains high, with more than fourteen point six 30 00:01:50,560 --> 00:01:53,680 Speaker 1: million people in work across June. However, this is the 31 00:01:53,760 --> 00:01:57,760 Speaker 1: highest unemployment rate since October twenty twenty four. Australians worked 32 00:01:57,800 --> 00:02:01,240 Speaker 1: nearly two billion hours combined last month. That's up slightly 33 00:02:01,360 --> 00:02:02,080 Speaker 1: on last year. 34 00:02:04,680 --> 00:02:08,120 Speaker 2: Prime Minister Anthony Alberizi has concluded his visit to China, 35 00:02:08,360 --> 00:02:11,200 Speaker 2: saying his focus with the country is on reaching quote 36 00:02:11,400 --> 00:02:16,480 Speaker 2: more agreement and less disagreement. Albanizi also praised China's President 37 00:02:16,600 --> 00:02:20,480 Speaker 2: Xi Jinping, saying he's warm and engaging. The trip, which 38 00:02:20,520 --> 00:02:22,720 Speaker 2: included a visit to the Great Wall and to a 39 00:02:22,800 --> 00:02:27,160 Speaker 2: panda sanctuary was criticized by Coalition Senator James Patterson, who 40 00:02:27,200 --> 00:02:29,920 Speaker 2: said the trip was starting to look a bit indulgent. 41 00:02:30,400 --> 00:02:33,360 Speaker 2: In a press conference this afternoon, Albanzi pushed back on 42 00:02:33,400 --> 00:02:36,400 Speaker 2: the criticism, saying I think the Opposition have got some 43 00:02:36,480 --> 00:02:39,760 Speaker 2: issues they need to sort out within themselves, including over 44 00:02:39,760 --> 00:02:41,120 Speaker 2: the relationship with China. 45 00:02:43,720 --> 00:02:46,400 Speaker 1: And some good news for you, Moisha Johnson has become 46 00:02:46,480 --> 00:02:49,480 Speaker 1: the first Australian to win the women's ten kilometer open 47 00:02:49,560 --> 00:02:54,400 Speaker 1: water swimming title in Singapore at the World Aquatics Championships. Johnson, 48 00:02:54,440 --> 00:02:57,320 Speaker 1: who won silver at Paris twenty twenty four one in 49 00:02:57,360 --> 00:03:00,600 Speaker 1: a time of about two hours and eight minutes. Fellow 50 00:03:00,600 --> 00:03:03,679 Speaker 1: assie Kyle Lee won bronze in the men's event. Both 51 00:03:03,720 --> 00:03:07,480 Speaker 1: titles were contested in quote soupy conditions, with the water 52 00:03:07,520 --> 00:03:09,600 Speaker 1: temperature sitting at over thirty degrees. 53 00:03:10,160 --> 00:03:12,680 Speaker 2: That's the latest from The Daily Oo's newsroom. 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