Speaker 1: From the Daily Oz. I'm Sam Kozlowski.
Speaker 2: I'm belief, it's Simon's.
Speaker 1: It's Wednesday, the fourteenth of May. Here's what's making headlines
Speaker 1: this evening.
Speaker 2: Prime Minister Anthony Albanesi is traveling to Jakarta, the capital
Speaker 2: of Indonesia, in his first overseas trip since his decisive
Speaker 2: victory at the federal election. Foreign Minister Penny Wong, who
Speaker 2: will be joining the Prime Minister, told the ABC this
Speaker 2: morning there is no country more important for Australia than Indonesia.
Speaker 2: Wong said the economy, trade and defense will be among
Speaker 2: the issues on the agenda. After his trip to Indonesia,
Speaker 2: Albanesi is set to travel to Rome for Pope Leo
Speaker 2: the fourteenth formal inauguration on Sunday.
Speaker 1: Wages increased by three point four percent in the year
Speaker 1: to March. That's according to new data from the Australian
Speaker 1: Bureau of Statistics. With inflation for the same period at
Speaker 1: two point four percent, This means wages have been increasing
Speaker 1: at a faster rate than prices of the past year.
Speaker 1: The data suggests that wage growth was strongest in the
Speaker 1: public sector, mostly due to state based enterprise bargaining agreements
Speaker 1: as well as increases for aged care workers. Wage growth
Speaker 1: data is part of what will be considered by the
Speaker 1: Reserve Bank of Australia when it meets next week to
Speaker 1: discuss the cash rate, which influences interest rates across the economy.
Speaker 2: The Menendez brothers have been re sentenced to life in prison,
Speaker 2: with the possibility of parole, meaning they could soon be released.
Speaker 2: The two brothers were first sentenced to life in prison
Speaker 2: without parole in nineteen ninety six for the murder of
Speaker 2: their parents in nineteen eighty nine. The re sentencing makes
Speaker 2: them eligible for parole under California's Youth offender laws, which
Speaker 2: state a parole board is required to give special consideration
Speaker 2: to offenders who were under the age of twenty six
Speaker 2: at the time of the crime. A hearing scheduled for
Speaker 2: June will determine if they will be released on parole.
Speaker 1: And some good news for your hump Day afternoon, Five
Speaker 1: fishermen who spent nearly two months lost at sea have
Speaker 1: been rescued by a tuna boat and have arrived safely
Speaker 1: back on shore on the Galapicus Islands in Ecuador. According
Speaker 1: to the Ecuadorian Navy, the men have been missing since
Speaker 1: mid March. They will now coordinate with foreign authorities to
Speaker 1: ensure the safe return of the men to their respective countries.
Speaker 1: Three are from Peru and two are from Columbia.
Speaker 2: That's the latest from the Dally Oos newsroom. If you
Speaker 2: are looking for something else, you can listen to this
Speaker 2: morning's podcast, where we broke down the high profile sex
Speaker 2: trafficking case of Sean Diddy Combs, which began in court
Speaker 2: this week. We'll be back again tomorrow morning with another
Speaker 2: deep dive, but until then, have a great day.
Speaker 1: My name is Lily Maddon and I'm a proud Arunda
Speaker 1: Bunjelung Calcuttin woman from Gadigol Country. The Daily oz acknowledges
Speaker 1: that this podcast is recorded on the lands of the
Speaker 1: Gadighl people and pays respect to all Aboriginal and Torres
Speaker 1: Strait Island and nations.
Speaker 2: We pay our respects to the first peoples of these countries,
Speaker 2: both past and present.