1 00:00:05,559 --> 00:00:08,320 Speaker 1: From the Daily os. I'm Billy, I'm Sam. It's Friday, 2 00:00:08,480 --> 00:00:11,320 Speaker 1: the seventh of March. Here's what's making headlines this evening. 3 00:00:14,360 --> 00:00:17,560 Speaker 2: Some eighty thousand homes and businesses in Queensland and New 4 00:00:17,600 --> 00:00:21,120 Speaker 2: South Wales are without power as cyclone Alfred edges closer 5 00:00:21,200 --> 00:00:24,400 Speaker 2: to land. The category two system is expected to weaken 6 00:00:24,440 --> 00:00:27,080 Speaker 2: to a Category one when it makes landfall south of 7 00:00:27,080 --> 00:00:30,800 Speaker 2: Brisbane tomorrow. However, Alfred has already brought heavy rain and 8 00:00:30,880 --> 00:00:33,600 Speaker 2: strong winds to coastal areas in northern New South Wales 9 00:00:33,640 --> 00:00:37,440 Speaker 2: and southeast Queensland. The New South Wales SES has responded 10 00:00:37,479 --> 00:00:39,959 Speaker 2: to more than eleven hundred incidents in the past day, 11 00:00:40,280 --> 00:00:43,640 Speaker 2: including at least three rescues. Part of the state's northern 12 00:00:43,680 --> 00:00:46,320 Speaker 2: rivers were inundated with more than two hundred mills of 13 00:00:46,400 --> 00:00:49,400 Speaker 2: rain in one day, while in Queensland, two people have 14 00:00:49,479 --> 00:00:52,160 Speaker 2: been rescued after they became trapped when a tree fell 15 00:00:52,200 --> 00:00:55,880 Speaker 2: on their Gold Coast home. Authorities are warning significant rainfall 16 00:00:55,960 --> 00:00:59,200 Speaker 2: and severe winds are expected to continue throughout the weekend. 17 00:00:59,520 --> 00:01:03,080 Speaker 2: Power come van including Energex and Essential Energy have warned 18 00:01:03,080 --> 00:01:05,320 Speaker 2: customers to expect prolonged outages. 19 00:01:08,360 --> 00:01:11,080 Speaker 1: A seventeen year old boy has been charged after he 20 00:01:11,200 --> 00:01:14,800 Speaker 1: allegedly boarded a flight at Melbourne's Avalon Airport with a 21 00:01:14,920 --> 00:01:19,040 Speaker 1: gun yesterday. The teenager was restrained by crew and passengers 22 00:01:19,040 --> 00:01:22,520 Speaker 1: on the plane before Victoria Police arrived at the scene. 23 00:01:22,680 --> 00:01:25,520 Speaker 1: The bomb response unit was called in as a precaution, 24 00:01:25,760 --> 00:01:29,120 Speaker 1: but no injuries were reported. The boy has been charged 25 00:01:29,160 --> 00:01:33,560 Speaker 1: with several offenses, including gun possession, unlawfully taking control of 26 00:01:33,600 --> 00:01:37,880 Speaker 1: an aircraft, and making a bomb hoax. The teenager appeared 27 00:01:37,920 --> 00:01:41,000 Speaker 1: in a children's court today and did not apply for bail. 28 00:01:41,440 --> 00:01:44,319 Speaker 1: He'll remain in custody until a hearing on the twenty 29 00:01:44,360 --> 00:01:45,160 Speaker 1: first of March. 30 00:01:47,600 --> 00:01:51,280 Speaker 2: Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelenski will travel to Saudi Arabia next 31 00:01:51,360 --> 00:01:54,680 Speaker 2: week for US led talks to end the war in Ukraine. 32 00:01:55,000 --> 00:01:58,240 Speaker 2: It comes after a heated exchange between Zelenski, US President 33 00:01:58,320 --> 00:02:01,400 Speaker 2: Donald Trump and Vice President j Evans in the White 34 00:02:01,400 --> 00:02:04,800 Speaker 2: House last week. In a statement posted on telegram as 35 00:02:04,880 --> 00:02:08,400 Speaker 2: Zelenski reiterrated his commitment to peace and confirmed he will 36 00:02:08,440 --> 00:02:11,840 Speaker 2: attends the talks in Saudi Arabia next week. After that, 37 00:02:11,960 --> 00:02:15,000 Speaker 2: a team of Ukrainian officials will quote remain in Saudi 38 00:02:15,040 --> 00:02:18,240 Speaker 2: Arabia to work with American partners. He also said the 39 00:02:18,240 --> 00:02:21,080 Speaker 2: war must be stopped as soon as possible and Ukraine 40 00:02:21,120 --> 00:02:23,280 Speaker 2: is ready to work twenty four to seven with partners 41 00:02:23,320 --> 00:02:25,520 Speaker 2: in America and Europe for peace. 42 00:02:28,240 --> 00:02:31,639 Speaker 1: And today's good news. Several unseen stories by Harper Lee, 43 00:02:31,919 --> 00:02:35,560 Speaker 1: author of Ta Killer Mockingbird, will be published later this year. 44 00:02:36,080 --> 00:02:39,000 Speaker 1: Lee is regarded as one of the most influential American 45 00:02:39,040 --> 00:02:42,440 Speaker 1: writers of the twentieth century. Now readers will have the 46 00:02:42,520 --> 00:02:46,080 Speaker 1: chance to see eight of her unpublished short stories, discovered 47 00:02:46,080 --> 00:02:49,399 Speaker 1: in Lee's New York apartment after she died in twenty sixteen, 48 00:02:49,639 --> 00:02:53,320 Speaker 1: aged eighty nine. It's understood the stories were written before 49 00:02:53,400 --> 00:02:56,320 Speaker 1: she became a household name for T Killer Mockingbird, which 50 00:02:56,360 --> 00:03:00,000 Speaker 1: was published in nineteen sixty. The collection of unseen Harper 51 00:03:00,320 --> 00:03:03,119 Speaker 1: works will be published on the twenty first of October. 52 00:03:04,200 --> 00:03:06,920 Speaker 2: And that's the latest from the Daily Oz newsroom for 53 00:03:07,120 --> 00:03:09,400 Speaker 2: this week. If you're looking for something else to listen to, 54 00:03:09,639 --> 00:03:12,760 Speaker 2: then I would recommend checking out today's Deep Dive for 55 00:03:12,880 --> 00:03:16,040 Speaker 2: the latest on the Australian property market and why we're 56 00:03:16,080 --> 00:03:18,120 Speaker 2: still waiting for those house prices to drop. 57 00:03:18,520 --> 00:03:20,600 Speaker 1: Sam and I will be back in your ears tomorrow 58 00:03:20,639 --> 00:03:23,359 Speaker 1: morning with a wrap up of all the good news 59 00:03:23,400 --> 00:03:25,760 Speaker 1: from the week that you might have missed until then, 60 00:03:25,919 --> 00:03:27,239 Speaker 1: have a great Friday evening. 61 00:03:31,360 --> 00:03:33,639 Speaker 2: My name is Lily Maddon and I'm a proud Arunda 62 00:03:33,880 --> 00:03:38,680 Speaker 2: Bungelung Calcuttin woman from Gadighl country. The Daily oz acknowledges 63 00:03:38,760 --> 00:03:40,920 Speaker 2: that this podcast is recorded on the lands of the 64 00:03:40,960 --> 00:03:44,520 Speaker 2: Gadighl people and pays respect to all Aboriginal and Torres 65 00:03:44,520 --> 00:03:47,440 Speaker 2: Strait Island and nations. We pay our respects to the 66 00:03:47,440 --> 00:03:50,240 Speaker 2: first peoples of these countries, both past and present.