1 00:00:05,480 --> 00:00:08,480 Speaker 1: From The Daily os I'm Zara, I'm Billy. It's Monday, 2 00:00:08,520 --> 00:00:12,920 Speaker 1: the twenty fourth of March. Here's what's making headlines this evening. 3 00:00:14,360 --> 00:00:17,200 Speaker 2: Ahead of the federal budget tomorrow, the Labor government has 4 00:00:17,239 --> 00:00:21,239 Speaker 2: announced it will cut spending on outsourced private consultants by 5 00:00:21,280 --> 00:00:24,079 Speaker 2: seven hundred and twenty million dollars, which it says is 6 00:00:24,160 --> 00:00:27,800 Speaker 2: part of its plan to rebuild the public service. Finance 7 00:00:27,840 --> 00:00:31,160 Speaker 2: Minister Katie Gallaher said this means the government can quote 8 00:00:31,240 --> 00:00:34,559 Speaker 2: invest in the things that matter most like cost of living, support, 9 00:00:34,760 --> 00:00:38,640 Speaker 2: medicare and housing. Despite the savings, the government is set 10 00:00:38,680 --> 00:00:41,000 Speaker 2: to record a deficit for the first time in three 11 00:00:41,080 --> 00:00:44,080 Speaker 2: years tomorrow, meaning it will be spending more than it 12 00:00:44,159 --> 00:00:48,360 Speaker 2: earns in taxes. On Sunday, Opposition treasurer Angus Taylor said 13 00:00:48,360 --> 00:00:52,440 Speaker 2: on ABC's Insiders, government spending continues to grow at a 14 00:00:52,520 --> 00:00:55,600 Speaker 2: rapid rate to the highest level we've seen for fifty years. 15 00:00:56,000 --> 00:00:58,640 Speaker 2: The public service has not been able to deliver the 16 00:00:58,680 --> 00:01:01,200 Speaker 2: outcomes we want to see in areas like health. 17 00:01:03,880 --> 00:01:08,000 Speaker 1: Independent MP doctor Monique Ryan has apologized after her husband 18 00:01:08,040 --> 00:01:10,959 Speaker 1: Peter Jordan, was filmed removing a sign of her rival. 19 00:01:11,000 --> 00:01:15,600 Speaker 1: Liberal candidate. Ryan is going up against liberal candidate Emelia 20 00:01:15,640 --> 00:01:18,520 Speaker 1: Hamer in the seat of Kujong at the upcoming election. 21 00:01:19,160 --> 00:01:21,960 Speaker 1: In a statement, doctor Ryan said, I apologize for the 22 00:01:22,000 --> 00:01:25,440 Speaker 1: removal of the sign. It should not have happened. Ryan's 23 00:01:25,480 --> 00:01:28,800 Speaker 1: husband also apologized and explained he believed the sign had 24 00:01:28,840 --> 00:01:31,840 Speaker 1: been illegally placed, but said he should have reported his 25 00:01:31,959 --> 00:01:33,200 Speaker 1: concerns to the council. 26 00:01:35,920 --> 00:01:39,119 Speaker 2: The death toll in Gaza from ongoing Israeli attacks has 27 00:01:39,160 --> 00:01:43,320 Speaker 2: surpassed fifty thousand, according to data cited by the United Nations. 28 00:01:43,800 --> 00:01:46,120 Speaker 2: This death toll counts from the seventh of October twenty 29 00:01:46,160 --> 00:01:50,440 Speaker 2: twenty three, when the terrorist organization Hamas launched attacks on Israel, 30 00:01:50,600 --> 00:01:53,920 Speaker 2: killing nearly one thy two hundred people. The recent rise 31 00:01:53,960 --> 00:01:56,640 Speaker 2: in the death toll comes is Israel last week launched 32 00:01:56,680 --> 00:01:59,520 Speaker 2: its largest attacks in the Gaza strips since Phase one 33 00:01:59,520 --> 00:02:02,000 Speaker 2: of a seas took hold in January. 34 00:02:04,720 --> 00:02:08,400 Speaker 1: And today's good news. At forty years old, American skier 35 00:02:08,480 --> 00:02:11,720 Speaker 1: Lindsay Vaughn has become the oldest woman to have stood 36 00:02:11,760 --> 00:02:15,240 Speaker 1: on a Skiing World Cup podium. Von won silver in 37 00:02:15,280 --> 00:02:17,919 Speaker 1: the women's Super G, which is a speed event, at 38 00:02:17,919 --> 00:02:21,440 Speaker 1: the Alpine Ski World Cup Finals on Sunday. The four 39 00:02:21,480 --> 00:02:24,440 Speaker 1: time olympian retired in twenty nineteen, but returned to the 40 00:02:24,480 --> 00:02:27,520 Speaker 1: sport at the beginning of the season following a knee reconstruction. 41 00:02:28,200 --> 00:02:30,720 Speaker 1: The forty year old said after the race, age is 42 00:02:30,840 --> 00:02:33,120 Speaker 1: just a number. If you feel good and you're mentally 43 00:02:33,160 --> 00:02:35,920 Speaker 1: still driven and you work hard, you can achieve anything 44 00:02:35,919 --> 00:02:36,760 Speaker 1: you set your mind to. 45 00:02:37,320 --> 00:02:39,280 Speaker 2: That is the latest from the Daily OL's newsroom. 46 00:02:39,560 --> 00:02:42,440 Speaker 1: And if you miss this morning's deep dive, we spoke 47 00:02:42,520 --> 00:02:45,200 Speaker 1: about the coronial inquest into the murder of twenty one 48 00:02:45,240 --> 00:02:47,600 Speaker 1: year old water polo coach Lily James. 49 00:02:48,000 --> 00:02:51,000 Speaker 2: We'll be back tomorrow morning with another deep dive. Until then, 50 00:02:51,160 --> 00:02:56,240 Speaker 2: have a great evening. My name is Lily Madden and 51 00:02:56,280 --> 00:03:00,440 Speaker 2: I'm a proud Arunda Bungelung Calcottin woman from Gadigal Country. 52 00:03:00,880 --> 00:03:04,000 Speaker 2: The Daily oz acknowledges that this podcast is recorded on 53 00:03:04,040 --> 00:03:06,519 Speaker 2: the lands of the Gadigal people and pays respect to 54 00:03:06,600 --> 00:03:10,080 Speaker 2: all Aboriginal and Torrestrate island and nations. We pay our 55 00:03:10,080 --> 00:03:13,240 Speaker 2: respects to the first peoples of these countries, both past 56 00:03:13,320 --> 00:03:13,840 Speaker 2: and present.