WEBVTT - Headlines: Govt to cut spending on consultants

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<v Speaker 1>From The Daily os I'm Zara, I'm Billy. It's Monday,

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<v Speaker 1>the twenty fourth of March. Here's what's making headlines this evening.

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<v Speaker 2>Ahead of the federal budget tomorrow, the Labor government has

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<v Speaker 2>announced it will cut spending on outsourced private consultants by

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<v Speaker 2>seven hundred and twenty million dollars, which it says is

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<v Speaker 2>part of its plan to rebuild the public service. Finance

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<v Speaker 2>Minister Katie Gallaher said this means the government can quote

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<v Speaker 2>invest in the things that matter most like cost of living, support,

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<v Speaker 2>medicare and housing. Despite the savings, the government is set

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<v Speaker 2>to record a deficit for the first time in three

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<v Speaker 2>years tomorrow, meaning it will be spending more than it

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<v Speaker 2>earns in taxes. On Sunday, Opposition treasurer Angus Taylor said

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<v Speaker 2>on ABC's Insiders, government spending continues to grow at a

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<v Speaker 2>rapid rate to the highest level we've seen for fifty years.

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<v Speaker 2>The public service has not been able to deliver the

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<v Speaker 2>outcomes we want to see in areas like health.

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<v Speaker 1>Independent MP doctor Monique Ryan has apologized after her husband

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<v Speaker 1>Peter Jordan, was filmed removing a sign of her rival.

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<v Speaker 1>Liberal candidate. Ryan is going up against liberal candidate Emelia

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<v Speaker 1>Hamer in the seat of Kujong at the upcoming election.

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<v Speaker 1>In a statement, doctor Ryan said, I apologize for the

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<v Speaker 1>removal of the sign. It should not have happened. Ryan's

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<v Speaker 1>husband also apologized and explained he believed the sign had

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<v Speaker 1>been illegally placed, but said he should have reported his

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<v Speaker 1>concerns to the council.

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<v Speaker 2>The death toll in Gaza from ongoing Israeli attacks has

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<v Speaker 2>surpassed fifty thousand, according to data cited by the United Nations.

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<v Speaker 2>This death toll counts from the seventh of October twenty

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<v Speaker 2>twenty three, when the terrorist organization Hamas launched attacks on Israel,

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<v Speaker 2>killing nearly one thy two hundred people. The recent rise

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<v Speaker 2>in the death toll comes is Israel last week launched

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<v Speaker 2>its largest attacks in the Gaza strips since Phase one

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<v Speaker 2>of a seas took hold in January.

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<v Speaker 1>And today's good news. At forty years old, American skier

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<v Speaker 1>Lindsay Vaughn has become the oldest woman to have stood

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<v Speaker 1>on a Skiing World Cup podium. Von won silver in

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<v Speaker 1>the women's Super G, which is a speed event, at

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<v Speaker 1>the Alpine Ski World Cup Finals on Sunday. The four

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<v Speaker 1>time olympian retired in twenty nineteen, but returned to the

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<v Speaker 1>sport at the beginning of the season following a knee reconstruction.

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<v Speaker 1>The forty year old said after the race, age is

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<v Speaker 1>just a number. If you feel good and you're mentally

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<v Speaker 1>still driven and you work hard, you can achieve anything

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<v Speaker 1>you set your mind to.

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<v Speaker 2>That is the latest from the Daily OL's newsroom.

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<v Speaker 1>And if you miss this morning's deep dive, we spoke

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<v Speaker 1>about the coronial inquest into the murder of twenty one

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<v Speaker 1>year old water polo coach Lily James.

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<v Speaker 2>We'll be back tomorrow morning with another deep dive. Until then,

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<v Speaker 2>have a great evening. My name is Lily Madden and

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<v Speaker 2>I'm a proud Arunda Bungelung Calcottin woman from Gadigal Country.

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