1 00:00:05,160 --> 00:00:09,119 Speaker 1: From the Daily Os. I'm Emma Gillespie, i'm Zarasidler. It's Wednesday, 2 00:00:09,160 --> 00:00:12,080 Speaker 1: the eighteenth of March. Here's what's making headlines this evening. 3 00:00:14,360 --> 00:00:17,320 Speaker 2: An Australian military base in the Middle East has sustained 4 00:00:17,400 --> 00:00:21,120 Speaker 2: minor damage from an Iranian missile, the Prime Minister has confirmed. 5 00:00:21,480 --> 00:00:24,080 Speaker 2: Anthony Albnizi said the strike landed near the base at 6 00:00:24,120 --> 00:00:27,760 Speaker 2: aul Minhad in the UAE around nine am on Wednesday. 7 00:00:28,000 --> 00:00:31,120 Speaker 2: According to the PM, no Australian troops were wounded and 8 00:00:31,320 --> 00:00:34,560 Speaker 2: everybody is quote absolutely safe at this point in time. 9 00:00:35,000 --> 00:00:37,920 Speaker 2: He accused the Iranian regime of continuing to engage in 10 00:00:38,000 --> 00:00:41,840 Speaker 2: frankly random attacks right across the Gulf region. An accommodation 11 00:00:41,920 --> 00:00:44,720 Speaker 2: block and a medical facility near the base were damaged 12 00:00:44,720 --> 00:00:46,640 Speaker 2: by a small fire caused by the missile. 13 00:00:49,200 --> 00:00:52,320 Speaker 1: The New South Wales Parliament has banned symbols affiliated with 14 00:00:52,440 --> 00:00:56,920 Speaker 1: recently outlawed hate group his Butteria. Anyone found publicly waving 15 00:00:56,960 --> 00:01:00,320 Speaker 1: flags or wearing clothes linked to the radical Islamist group, 16 00:01:00,400 --> 00:01:03,840 Speaker 1: as well as the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps could face 17 00:01:03,960 --> 00:01:07,319 Speaker 1: up to two years imprisonment, a twenty two thousand dollar fine, 18 00:01:07,520 --> 00:01:10,720 Speaker 1: or both. New South Wales Attorney General Michael Daily said 19 00:01:10,760 --> 00:01:13,920 Speaker 1: the labour drafted bill follows in the federal government's footsteps 20 00:01:13,959 --> 00:01:17,600 Speaker 1: aimed at holding extremists to account. He said quote there 21 00:01:17,640 --> 00:01:21,000 Speaker 1: is no place in New South Wales for hateful extremist conduct. 22 00:01:23,640 --> 00:01:27,000 Speaker 2: Cuba has connected its energy grid and brought its largest 23 00:01:27,040 --> 00:01:30,360 Speaker 2: oil fired power plant back online following a twenty nine 24 00:01:30,360 --> 00:01:34,479 Speaker 2: hour nationwide blackout. Officials have warned Cubans that power shortages 25 00:01:34,520 --> 00:01:38,160 Speaker 2: may continue because not enough electricity is being generated. It 26 00:01:38,200 --> 00:01:40,960 Speaker 2: comes as US President Donald Trump continues to threaten to 27 00:01:41,000 --> 00:01:44,399 Speaker 2: take over the Caribbean island nation. US officials blamed the 28 00:01:44,400 --> 00:01:47,559 Speaker 2: Cuban government for the grid collapse, but President fired back 29 00:01:47,640 --> 00:01:52,040 Speaker 2: at Washington, criticizing its almost daily public threats against Cuba. 30 00:01:52,160 --> 00:01:55,520 Speaker 2: Cuban authorities haven't revealed the cause of Monday's grid failure, 31 00:01:55,560 --> 00:01:57,840 Speaker 2: which was the first blackout since the US blocked its 32 00:01:57,840 --> 00:02:00,760 Speaker 2: oil supply from Venezuela. The White House has promised to 33 00:02:00,800 --> 00:02:05,880 Speaker 2: impose harsh tariffs on countries that ship fueled Cuba. 34 00:02:06,200 --> 00:02:08,760 Speaker 1: And Today's good news. An eleven year old in the 35 00:02:08,880 --> 00:02:11,560 Speaker 1: UK has designed a pair of glasses which make it 36 00:02:11,600 --> 00:02:15,600 Speaker 1: easier for people with dyslexia to read. Primary school student Millie, 37 00:02:15,600 --> 00:02:18,800 Speaker 1: who has dyslexia herself, was inspired to invent something that 38 00:02:18,840 --> 00:02:21,960 Speaker 1: would make reading more comfortable for herself and others like her. 39 00:02:22,320 --> 00:02:25,600 Speaker 1: She entered her design into an engineering competition, beating out 40 00:02:25,639 --> 00:02:29,680 Speaker 1: more than seventy thousand other students to win gold. Millly's 41 00:02:29,680 --> 00:02:33,120 Speaker 1: glasses include a frame and several colored lenses. Uses can 42 00:02:33,160 --> 00:02:36,280 Speaker 1: mix and match lenses in different hues for tailored relief 43 00:02:36,360 --> 00:02:40,040 Speaker 1: from visual stress. Lilli's concept is now being manufactured into 44 00:02:40,120 --> 00:02:43,680 Speaker 1: unofficial prototype. Her mum, Sarah, told the BBC she thinks 45 00:02:43,680 --> 00:02:46,240 Speaker 1: the glasses are going to change people's lives. 46 00:02:46,720 --> 00:02:49,239 Speaker 2: And that is the latest from the Daily OHS newsroom. 47 00:02:49,360 --> 00:02:51,400 Speaker 2: If you're looking for something else, you can catch up 48 00:02:51,440 --> 00:02:53,520 Speaker 2: on this morning's deep dive about the fall of the 49 00:02:53,520 --> 00:02:55,760 Speaker 2: world's biggest youth media company. 50 00:02:55,440 --> 00:02:57,040 Speaker 1: BuzzFeed not the Daily Os. 51 00:02:57,600 --> 00:02:59,960 Speaker 2: Not the Daily Ods. We will be back tomorrow morning 52 00:03:00,280 --> 00:03:02,520 Speaker 2: with another deep dive. Until then, have a great one. 53 00:03:02,800 --> 00:03:04,320 Speaker 1: Bye. 54 00:03:07,360 --> 00:03:09,720 Speaker 2: My name is Lily Maddon and I'm a proud Arunda 55 00:03:09,919 --> 00:03:14,720 Speaker 2: Bunjelung Calkatin woman from Gadighl Country. The Daily oz acknowledges 56 00:03:14,800 --> 00:03:16,959 Speaker 2: that this podcast is recorded on the lands of the 57 00:03:17,000 --> 00:03:20,600 Speaker 2: Gadighl people and pays respect to all Aboriginal and torrest 58 00:03:20,639 --> 00:03:23,480 Speaker 2: rate island and nations. We pay our respects to the 59 00:03:23,480 --> 00:03:26,280 Speaker 2: first peoples of these countries, both past and present.