1 00:00:05,200 --> 00:00:08,600 Speaker 1: From the Daily Os. I'm Emma Gillespie, I'm belief at Simon's. 2 00:00:08,720 --> 00:00:11,719 Speaker 1: It's Monday, the thirtieth of March. Here's what's making headlines 3 00:00:11,760 --> 00:00:12,320 Speaker 1: this evening. 4 00:00:14,320 --> 00:00:17,520 Speaker 2: Prime Minister Anthony Albanesi has announced the government will have 5 00:00:17,840 --> 00:00:20,880 Speaker 2: the fuel excise for the next three months in a 6 00:00:20,920 --> 00:00:24,080 Speaker 2: bid to bring down petrol prices. It comes as fuel 7 00:00:24,120 --> 00:00:27,639 Speaker 2: costs continue to surge amid the US Iran conflict, which 8 00:00:27,680 --> 00:00:32,040 Speaker 2: has disrupted global oil supply. From Wednesday, petrol and diesel 9 00:00:32,080 --> 00:00:35,600 Speaker 2: will drop about twenty six cents a leader. Albanzi says 10 00:00:35,600 --> 00:00:37,920 Speaker 2: the move is aimed at easing some of the serious 11 00:00:37,960 --> 00:00:41,560 Speaker 2: pressure being faced by Australian households. The change is part 12 00:00:41,640 --> 00:00:44,680 Speaker 2: of a broader national fuel security plan agreed to buy 13 00:00:44,720 --> 00:00:47,880 Speaker 2: all states and territories at today's National Cabinet meeting. 14 00:00:50,560 --> 00:00:54,080 Speaker 1: Victoria police have shot and killed Desi Freeman, the man 15 00:00:54,120 --> 00:00:57,920 Speaker 1: who killed two police officers in the state's northeast last August. 16 00:00:58,240 --> 00:01:02,120 Speaker 1: Following a seven month man Chief Commissioner Mike Bush confirmed 17 00:01:02,120 --> 00:01:04,560 Speaker 1: a man was killed at a rural property in northeast 18 00:01:04,640 --> 00:01:08,000 Speaker 1: Victoria on Monday morning. Officers believe the man they shot 19 00:01:08,240 --> 00:01:12,360 Speaker 1: is Freeman, but a formal identification process is continuing. Freeman 20 00:01:12,440 --> 00:01:14,640 Speaker 1: was wanted over the shootings of two officers who were 21 00:01:14,720 --> 00:01:16,840 Speaker 1: killed whilst serving a warrant at his home in the 22 00:01:16,880 --> 00:01:20,679 Speaker 1: small town of Poorpunker last year. Freeman, a self described 23 00:01:20,800 --> 00:01:24,520 Speaker 1: sovereign citizen, fled into bushland near his home shortly after 24 00:01:24,560 --> 00:01:28,360 Speaker 1: the shooting incident and had not been seen since. Investigators 25 00:01:28,400 --> 00:01:31,600 Speaker 1: are exploring the possibility that he received help from others 26 00:01:31,680 --> 00:01:32,640 Speaker 1: whilst on the run. 27 00:01:35,160 --> 00:01:38,280 Speaker 2: The Israeli military has suspended a group of soldiers who 28 00:01:38,360 --> 00:01:43,360 Speaker 2: allegedly attacked CNN journalists in the occupied West Bank. Reporters 29 00:01:43,400 --> 00:01:46,640 Speaker 2: from the US broadcaster were documenting the aftermath of an 30 00:01:46,640 --> 00:01:50,360 Speaker 2: attack by Israeli settlers an establishment of an illegal art 31 00:01:50,400 --> 00:01:54,520 Speaker 2: post when CNN claims the team were assaulted and detained. 32 00:01:54,840 --> 00:01:59,160 Speaker 2: The Foreign Press Association said the journalists had clearly identified themselves, 33 00:01:59,200 --> 00:02:03,000 Speaker 2: but the soldiers repeatedly tried to prevent filming. The Reserve 34 00:02:03,000 --> 00:02:06,800 Speaker 2: battalion involved will now undergo quote a process aimed at 35 00:02:06,800 --> 00:02:11,720 Speaker 2: reinforcing the military's professional and ethical foundations, officials said on Monday. 36 00:02:12,000 --> 00:02:16,079 Speaker 2: The Israeli military has also opened an investigation into the incident. 37 00:02:18,440 --> 00:02:21,880 Speaker 1: And Today's Good News Australian researchers are teaming up with 38 00:02:22,000 --> 00:02:26,200 Speaker 1: international scientists to restore coral reefs around the world. The 39 00:02:26,240 --> 00:02:30,200 Speaker 1: Australian Institute of Marine Science AIMS has successfully grown and 40 00:02:30,240 --> 00:02:35,000 Speaker 1: transplanted and unprecedented forty thousand baby corals onto the Great 41 00:02:35,000 --> 00:02:38,160 Speaker 1: Barrier Reef over the past year using what it calls 42 00:02:38,280 --> 00:02:42,560 Speaker 1: scalable and cost effective coral seeding methods. Now AIMS will 43 00:02:42,600 --> 00:02:46,000 Speaker 1: apply these methods to restore reefs in the Caribbean, where 44 00:02:46,040 --> 00:02:49,880 Speaker 1: severe marine heat waves have led to choral losses. Ames 45 00:02:49,960 --> 00:02:53,960 Speaker 1: Senior research scientist doctor Carly Randalls said, given the importance 46 00:02:54,000 --> 00:02:57,200 Speaker 1: of coral reefs to billions of people globally, we are 47 00:02:57,320 --> 00:03:00,920 Speaker 1: quote very interested in ensuring this technology she works across 48 00:03:00,960 --> 00:03:02,880 Speaker 1: regions and with many species. 49 00:03:03,400 --> 00:03:06,120 Speaker 2: That's the latest from the Daily Oz newsroom. If you're 50 00:03:06,120 --> 00:03:08,120 Speaker 2: looking for something else, you can catch up on this 51 00:03:08,160 --> 00:03:11,040 Speaker 2: morning's deep dive, where we explain Kyle sandalans is one 52 00:03:11,120 --> 00:03:14,440 Speaker 2: hundred million dollar legal fight over the termination of his 53 00:03:14,600 --> 00:03:15,600 Speaker 2: radio contract. 54 00:03:15,880 --> 00:03:18,440 Speaker 1: We'll be back tomorrow with another deep dive for you, 55 00:03:18,520 --> 00:03:20,720 Speaker 1: but until then, have a great Monday evening. 56 00:03:24,800 --> 00:03:27,120 Speaker 3: My name is Lily Maddon and I'm a proud Arunda 57 00:03:27,360 --> 00:03:32,160 Speaker 3: Bunjelung Calcuttin woman from Gadighl country. 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