Speaker 1: From the Daily os I'm billy, I'm emma. It's Thursday,
Speaker 1: the sixth of February. Here's what's making headlines this evening.
Speaker 2: Opposition leader Peter Dutton has called for an inquiry into
Speaker 2: the Prime Minister's handling of a planned terrorist attack in Sydney.
Speaker 2: Dutton's concerns relate to the discovery of explosives inside a
Speaker 2: caravan in the Outer Sydney suburb of Dural this month.
Speaker 2: Investigators said the explosives might have been used in some
Speaker 2: form of anti Semitic attack. The explosives were found on
Speaker 2: the nineteenth of January, and it's understood the Prime Minister
Speaker 2: was briefed about them a week later before the incident
Speaker 2: was made public on the twenty ninth of January. Dutton
Speaker 2: said he's now written to Anthony albanizi quote asking for
Speaker 2: an independent inquiry in relation to the fact that the
Speaker 2: Prime Minister of our country wasn't notified for nine days
Speaker 2: ten days of what was believed to be the biggest
Speaker 2: planned terrorist attack in our countries.
Speaker 1: The Federal government says authorities in Lao have rejected Australia's
Speaker 1: offer to assist with a methanol poisoning investigation. Melbourne teenagers
Speaker 1: Holly Bowls and Bianca Jones died in November following a
Speaker 1: suspected poisoning incident linked to a hostel in the tourist
Speaker 1: town of Vang Viang. Speaking in parliament today, Deputy Prime
Speaker 1: Minister Richard Miles said federal police offered to assist with
Speaker 1: the investigation in Lao. However, sadly, he said the invitation
Speaker 1: has been rejected. Myles, who is also Defense Minister, said
Speaker 1: I want to assure the families of Bianca and Holly
Speaker 1: that the two countries will remain in contact. The federal
Speaker 1: government has also emphasized to Lao's foreign ministry that it
Speaker 1: expects a thorough investigation into the case and that the
Speaker 1: perpetrators be found.
Speaker 2: Argentina will withdraw from the World Health Organization weeks after
Speaker 2: US President Donald Trump signed off on the United States withdrawal.
Speaker 2: Argentina's present did Javier Mille, criticized the who's handling of
Speaker 2: the pandemic. In an announcement this week, he called the
Speaker 2: Global Health Bodies quarantine requirements quote one of the most
Speaker 2: outlandish crimes against humanity in history, saying Argentina has decided
Speaker 2: to leave such a harmful organization. Trump ordered the US
Speaker 2: withdrawal from the organization during the first hours of his
Speaker 2: presidency last month. The WHO said it was disappointed in
Speaker 2: Trump's decision, but that it's more than one hundred and
Speaker 2: ninety other member countries would quote get on with the
Speaker 2: business of protecting, providing and promoting health.
Speaker 1: And today's good news, an IVF breakthrough led by OSSIE
Speaker 1: researchers could help save endangered animals from extinction. In a
Speaker 1: world first, scientists at the University of Queensland produced a
Speaker 1: kangaroo embryo through IVF. While kangaroos aren't endangered, its hoped
Speaker 1: the process can be applied to other species for conservation practices.
Speaker 1: Said they're refining their techniques to safeguard the genetic future
Speaker 1: of native massupials, which have the highest rate of mammal extinctions.
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Speaker 1: great evening. My name is Lily Maddon and I'm a
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