1 00:00:05,200 --> 00:00:08,039 Speaker 1: From The Daily Os. I'm Emma Gillespie, I'm Sam Keselowski. 2 00:00:08,160 --> 00:00:11,200 Speaker 1: It's Monday, the second of February. Here's what's making headlines 3 00:00:11,240 --> 00:00:11,799 Speaker 1: this evening. 4 00:00:14,360 --> 00:00:17,400 Speaker 2: Victoria police believed the man accused of killing two officers 5 00:00:17,440 --> 00:00:20,520 Speaker 2: in an ambush at a rural property last year is 6 00:00:20,760 --> 00:00:24,320 Speaker 2: likely dead. Authorities have launched a fresh five day search 7 00:00:24,400 --> 00:00:27,760 Speaker 2: to locate the remains of Desi Freeman, with kadava dogs 8 00:00:27,800 --> 00:00:31,040 Speaker 2: and specialist officers being brought in from around the country. 9 00:00:31,440 --> 00:00:34,200 Speaker 2: It follows a five month manhunt for the fifty six 10 00:00:34,240 --> 00:00:36,720 Speaker 2: year old after two officers were shot and killed at 11 00:00:36,760 --> 00:00:40,400 Speaker 2: Freeman's home in the small Victorian town of Porpunka in 12 00:00:40,520 --> 00:00:44,279 Speaker 2: late August. Detective Inspector Adam Tilley said there had been 13 00:00:44,320 --> 00:00:47,559 Speaker 2: no sightings of Freeman since the shooting. Tilly said, we 14 00:00:47,560 --> 00:00:50,120 Speaker 2: don't believe that he is still in the area alive. 15 00:00:50,240 --> 00:00:53,560 Speaker 2: We do believe strongly that he's in this area deceased. 16 00:00:54,000 --> 00:00:57,040 Speaker 2: His head. Finding Freeman is the Victoria Police forces number 17 00:00:57,040 --> 00:00:57,800 Speaker 2: one priority. 18 00:01:00,400 --> 00:01:03,640 Speaker 1: David little Proud will remain the leader of the Nationals Party. 19 00:01:03,720 --> 00:01:07,840 Speaker 1: After a failed spill motion, Queensland MP Colin Boyce launched 20 00:01:07,880 --> 00:01:11,199 Speaker 1: the attempt to trigger a leadership's bill shortly after two pm, 21 00:01:11,600 --> 00:01:14,200 Speaker 1: but did not get enough support from his colleagues to 22 00:01:14,319 --> 00:01:17,720 Speaker 1: trigger the formal vote. Boyce said he did not expect 23 00:01:17,760 --> 00:01:20,800 Speaker 1: to unseat Little Proud ahead of the motion, but that 24 00:01:20,880 --> 00:01:23,160 Speaker 1: he is still hoping for a Nationals leader who will 25 00:01:23,200 --> 00:01:27,080 Speaker 1: work to reunite the Liberal National coalition. It follows nearly 26 00:01:27,120 --> 00:01:30,400 Speaker 1: two weeks of infighting between the former coalition parties triggered 27 00:01:30,400 --> 00:01:33,759 Speaker 1: by a split vote on Labour's controversial hate speech laws. 28 00:01:34,160 --> 00:01:37,240 Speaker 1: Little Proud and Opposition leader Susan Lee are expected to 29 00:01:37,280 --> 00:01:41,480 Speaker 1: hold talks later tonight to negotiate a potential reforming of 30 00:01:41,520 --> 00:01:42,200 Speaker 1: the coalition. 31 00:01:44,959 --> 00:01:48,400 Speaker 2: Major parties and special interest groups spent hundreds of millions 32 00:01:48,400 --> 00:01:52,120 Speaker 2: on political parties and last year's election. That's according to 33 00:01:52,240 --> 00:01:55,880 Speaker 2: new figures. Australian Electoral Commission data from the twenty twenty 34 00:01:55,880 --> 00:01:58,600 Speaker 2: four to twenty five financial years shows Clive Palmer was 35 00:01:58,600 --> 00:02:01,840 Speaker 2: the biggest spender, having done needed fifty three million dollars 36 00:02:01,880 --> 00:02:05,200 Speaker 2: to his own party ahead of the May election. However, 37 00:02:05,320 --> 00:02:08,320 Speaker 2: Palmer failed to elect any candidates for his Trumpet of 38 00:02:08,360 --> 00:02:13,520 Speaker 2: Patriots party. Gennerinhart's Hancock Prospecting donated nearly nine hundred thousand 39 00:02:13,560 --> 00:02:17,720 Speaker 2: dollars to Advance Australia, which is a conservative advocacy group. 40 00:02:18,080 --> 00:02:21,239 Speaker 2: All up, Advance Australia spent more than ten million dollars 41 00:02:21,280 --> 00:02:24,120 Speaker 2: on the election and made thirteen point five million dollars 42 00:02:24,160 --> 00:02:28,120 Speaker 2: in political payments. Labour spent more than seventy one million 43 00:02:28,160 --> 00:02:31,080 Speaker 2: dollars in the financial year, while the Liberal Party spent 44 00:02:31,160 --> 00:02:34,520 Speaker 2: almost fifty three million. All those figures according to the. 45 00:02:34,440 --> 00:02:41,920 Speaker 1: AEC and Today's Good News, Australia's Tame Imparla aka Kevin 46 00:02:41,960 --> 00:02:45,480 Speaker 1: Parker has won the Grammy for Best Dance Electronic Recording 47 00:02:45,680 --> 00:02:49,160 Speaker 1: for a second year in a rono less Parker received 48 00:02:49,200 --> 00:02:52,239 Speaker 1: his first Grammy last year for his collaboration with French 49 00:02:52,320 --> 00:02:55,720 Speaker 1: duo Justice on never Ender. He won this year with 50 00:02:55,800 --> 00:02:59,040 Speaker 1: the Tame Imparlor track End of Summer. It marks Parker's 51 00:02:59,120 --> 00:03:02,720 Speaker 1: first solo Grammy win. Elsewhere, Album of the Year went 52 00:03:02,760 --> 00:03:05,880 Speaker 1: to Bad Bunny, who made history with the first Spanish 53 00:03:05,960 --> 00:03:10,000 Speaker 1: language album to win that category. With wins in five categories, 54 00:03:10,120 --> 00:03:14,360 Speaker 1: Kendrick Lamar has become the most awarded rapper in Grammy's history. 55 00:03:14,720 --> 00:03:18,320 Speaker 1: Lamar now has twenty seven Grammy wins under his belts, 56 00:03:18,320 --> 00:03:20,760 Speaker 1: surpassing Jay Z's record of twenty five. 57 00:03:21,080 --> 00:03:24,040 Speaker 2: Well done, Kevin Parker, feels like we're only going forwards. 58 00:03:24,440 --> 00:03:27,160 Speaker 2: That's the latest from the Dalios newsroom. If you're looking 59 00:03:27,160 --> 00:03:29,280 Speaker 2: for something else, you can catch up on this morning's 60 00:03:29,320 --> 00:03:31,920 Speaker 2: deep dive. Will we take you through why more young 61 00:03:31,960 --> 00:03:35,360 Speaker 2: Australians are reading and the genre that could be saving books. 62 00:03:35,520 --> 00:03:39,400 Speaker 1: Hint, it's a little bit naughty. Hang on essential listening. 63 00:03:39,440 --> 00:03:41,840 Speaker 1: But that is it for us from the Dalio's newsroom 64 00:03:41,880 --> 00:03:44,400 Speaker 1: before another day. We'll be back tomorrow morning with another 65 00:03:44,440 --> 00:03:46,520 Speaker 1: deep dive, but until then, have a great night. 66 00:03:50,520 --> 00:03:52,800 Speaker 2: My name is Lily Maddon and I'm a proud Arunda 67 00:03:53,040 --> 00:03:57,840 Speaker 2: Bunjelung Calcottin woman from Gadigal Country. 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