1 00:00:05,440 --> 00:00:08,520 Speaker 1: From The Daily Oz. I'm Emma Gillespie, I'm Lucy Tassel. 2 00:00:08,680 --> 00:00:11,440 Speaker 1: It's Thursday, the twenty eighth of August. Here's what's making 3 00:00:11,480 --> 00:00:12,559 Speaker 1: headlines this evening. 4 00:00:14,360 --> 00:00:17,880 Speaker 2: The federal government has announced plans to scrap import taxes 5 00:00:17,920 --> 00:00:22,600 Speaker 2: on five hundred products, ranging from wineglasses to air conditioners. 6 00:00:23,160 --> 00:00:26,759 Speaker 2: The taxes, known as nuisance tariffs, were designed to boost 7 00:00:26,800 --> 00:00:31,040 Speaker 2: government revenue on imported goods and ensure fair competition between 8 00:00:31,080 --> 00:00:36,200 Speaker 2: Australian and international producers. However, Treasurer Jim Chalmers said they've 9 00:00:36,200 --> 00:00:40,440 Speaker 2: become a costly inconvenience for consumers and a quote compliance 10 00:00:40,520 --> 00:00:44,680 Speaker 2: burden on businesses. A final list of tariffs for removal 11 00:00:44,680 --> 00:00:47,480 Speaker 2: will be published ahead of the next budget, but could 12 00:00:47,520 --> 00:00:51,559 Speaker 2: include things like tires and televisions. The measure is in 13 00:00:51,560 --> 00:00:54,280 Speaker 2: addition to a list of four hundred and fifty seven 14 00:00:54,320 --> 00:00:57,400 Speaker 2: tariffs that were abolished last year, and comes after the 15 00:00:57,480 --> 00:01:01,600 Speaker 2: last week's economic roundtable. A joint statement from the Treasurer 16 00:01:01,640 --> 00:01:04,320 Speaker 2: and the Ministers for Trade and Industry said while other 17 00:01:04,440 --> 00:01:07,640 Speaker 2: nations are putting up trade barriers, we're tearing them down. 18 00:01:09,840 --> 00:01:12,959 Speaker 1: Quantus has posted a twenty eight percent increase in its 19 00:01:13,000 --> 00:01:16,960 Speaker 1: annual net profit to one point six billion dollars. The 20 00:01:16,959 --> 00:01:20,640 Speaker 1: airline attributed the growth to ongoing strength in travel demand 21 00:01:20,800 --> 00:01:23,720 Speaker 1: over the twenty twenty four to twenty five financial gear. 22 00:01:24,240 --> 00:01:27,440 Speaker 1: According to figures out today, Quantus and Jetstar delivered their 23 00:01:27,480 --> 00:01:31,640 Speaker 1: best on time performance since twenty nineteen, while Quantus was 24 00:01:31,720 --> 00:01:34,720 Speaker 1: the most on time major domestic airline for the year. 25 00:01:35,080 --> 00:01:37,760 Speaker 1: The results come ten days after the federal court ordered 26 00:01:37,800 --> 00:01:41,280 Speaker 1: Quantas to pay a record ninety million dollars for unlawfully 27 00:01:41,360 --> 00:01:45,720 Speaker 1: sacking eighteen hundred workers during the pandemic. The penalty is 28 00:01:45,760 --> 00:01:50,360 Speaker 1: the biggest employer fine in Australian history. Quantus Group CEO 29 00:01:50,480 --> 00:01:54,080 Speaker 1: Vanessa Hudson acknowledged what she called the carrier's strong financial 30 00:01:54,080 --> 00:01:57,760 Speaker 1: performance over the last year, but said Quantus quote remains 31 00:01:57,800 --> 00:02:01,840 Speaker 1: focused on further improving its performances and continuing to deliver 32 00:02:02,000 --> 00:02:04,320 Speaker 1: for its customers, staff and shareholders. 33 00:02:06,760 --> 00:02:09,480 Speaker 2: A shooting at a Catholic school in the US state 34 00:02:09,520 --> 00:02:13,600 Speaker 2: of Minnesota has left two children dead and seventeen others injured. 35 00:02:14,280 --> 00:02:17,600 Speaker 2: It's understood the shooter opened fire during a mass service 36 00:02:17,680 --> 00:02:21,800 Speaker 2: at the Annunciation Catholic School church in Minneapolis, killing an 37 00:02:21,840 --> 00:02:24,919 Speaker 2: eight year old and a ten year old. The FBI 38 00:02:25,040 --> 00:02:27,880 Speaker 2: has classified the attack as both an act of terrorism 39 00:02:27,960 --> 00:02:32,080 Speaker 2: and a hate crime. Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Fray has called 40 00:02:32,080 --> 00:02:35,280 Speaker 2: for action on gun violence, saying, quote, the impetus has 41 00:02:35,320 --> 00:02:37,240 Speaker 2: to be on all of us as leaders to do 42 00:02:37,320 --> 00:02:39,639 Speaker 2: a whole lot more to recognize that we've got more 43 00:02:39,680 --> 00:02:42,800 Speaker 2: guns in this country than we have people. A twenty 44 00:02:42,840 --> 00:02:45,400 Speaker 2: three year old was found dead at the scene. The 45 00:02:45,440 --> 00:02:48,600 Speaker 2: alleged shooter is understood to have had links to the school. 46 00:02:51,200 --> 00:02:53,960 Speaker 1: And today's good news, a new study has found a 47 00:02:54,040 --> 00:02:58,120 Speaker 1: worm can turn poison from the ocean into golden crystals. 48 00:02:58,520 --> 00:03:01,320 Speaker 1: The creature, known as the gold golden or arsenic worm, 49 00:03:01,440 --> 00:03:04,520 Speaker 1: is found in hot pockets of the Pacific Ocean. It 50 00:03:04,560 --> 00:03:07,720 Speaker 1: has the ability to withstand hot temperatures and even provide 51 00:03:07,760 --> 00:03:11,880 Speaker 1: a cooling effect to its surroundings. Now, researchers in China 52 00:03:11,880 --> 00:03:15,799 Speaker 1: have discovered these worms can also turn toxins into golden minerals. 53 00:03:16,200 --> 00:03:19,320 Speaker 1: They do this by absorbing poison and sulfide into their 54 00:03:19,360 --> 00:03:22,959 Speaker 1: cells to neutralize each other in what scientists have called 55 00:03:23,000 --> 00:03:27,360 Speaker 1: an unexpected fighting poison with poison manner. It's the first 56 00:03:27,440 --> 00:03:30,560 Speaker 1: time this detoxification process has been recognized. 57 00:03:31,720 --> 00:03:34,440 Speaker 2: That's the latest from the Daily oo's newsroom. If you're 58 00:03:34,440 --> 00:03:36,520 Speaker 2: looking for something else to listen to, you can check 59 00:03:36,520 --> 00:03:38,840 Speaker 2: out Today's Deep Dive to hear the first part of 60 00:03:38,840 --> 00:03:41,960 Speaker 2: our interview with former West Coast Eagles player Mitch Brown, 61 00:03:42,360 --> 00:03:44,920 Speaker 2: the AFL's first openly bisexual player. 62 00:03:45,520 --> 00:03:47,880 Speaker 1: Keep an eye out for part two of that chat 63 00:03:47,920 --> 00:03:51,160 Speaker 1: tomorrow in your podcast feed, but until then, have a 64 00:03:51,200 --> 00:03:51,960 Speaker 1: great evening. 65 00:03:55,640 --> 00:03:57,960 Speaker 2: My name is Lily Maddon and I'm a proud Arunda 66 00:03:58,160 --> 00:04:03,120 Speaker 2: Bungelung Calcotin woman Fromdigal Country. 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