1 00:00:05,400 --> 00:00:08,520 Speaker 1: From the Daily Os. I'm Lucy Tassel, I'm Billiefit Simons. 2 00:00:08,640 --> 00:00:11,800 Speaker 1: It's Wednesday, the eighth of October. Here's what's making headlines 3 00:00:11,960 --> 00:00:12,520 Speaker 1: ze next. 4 00:00:14,360 --> 00:00:18,640 Speaker 2: The Coalition has accused Communications Minister Annika Wells of misleading 5 00:00:18,680 --> 00:00:22,880 Speaker 2: Australians over the OPTIS outage to quote protect herself. Wells 6 00:00:22,920 --> 00:00:25,720 Speaker 2: has responded by saying Optis are the ones responsible for 7 00:00:25,760 --> 00:00:30,800 Speaker 2: misleading information, stating they initially provided quote inaccurate information to 8 00:00:30,880 --> 00:00:34,040 Speaker 2: her office. A key issue has been the email's Optis 9 00:00:34,040 --> 00:00:36,879 Speaker 2: sent to the Communication Minister's office to inform them of 10 00:00:36,920 --> 00:00:40,159 Speaker 2: the outage, which were initially sent to the wrong public 11 00:00:40,200 --> 00:00:45,120 Speaker 2: service email address. The emails also allegedly downplayed the impacts 12 00:00:45,159 --> 00:00:48,120 Speaker 2: of the outage. Wells hit back at the Coalition by 13 00:00:48,159 --> 00:00:51,800 Speaker 2: accusing them of quote politicizing the grief of the three 14 00:00:51,800 --> 00:00:54,920 Speaker 2: families who lost loved ones when they couldn't reach triple 15 00:00:55,000 --> 00:00:58,600 Speaker 2: zero during the outage. It comes as the Government introduced 16 00:00:58,640 --> 00:01:01,120 Speaker 2: a bill earlier this week that would force them to 17 00:01:01,160 --> 00:01:03,880 Speaker 2: meet new targets for handling triple zero calls. 18 00:01:06,560 --> 00:01:09,800 Speaker 1: Seven Australians have been deported to Jordan after they were 19 00:01:09,800 --> 00:01:13,200 Speaker 1: detained by Israel from a flotilla of boats carrying some 20 00:01:13,319 --> 00:01:17,040 Speaker 1: aid to Gaza. International authorities have said parts of Gaza 21 00:01:17,080 --> 00:01:21,000 Speaker 1: are inn famine as Israel restricts. Aid Jennifer Robinson, a 22 00:01:21,080 --> 00:01:24,120 Speaker 1: lawyer representing the group of seven Australians, told The Sydney 23 00:01:24,160 --> 00:01:27,320 Speaker 1: Morning Herald, we remain deeply concerned by the human rights 24 00:01:27,400 --> 00:01:31,920 Speaker 1: violations suffered by our clients during their detention, including physical abuse, 25 00:01:32,120 --> 00:01:35,880 Speaker 1: threats of violence, sleep deprivation and other forms of inhuman 26 00:01:36,000 --> 00:01:39,399 Speaker 1: and degrading treatment. One of the activists who was detained, 27 00:01:39,560 --> 00:01:42,800 Speaker 1: Juliet Lamont, has also accused the Australian government of being 28 00:01:42,880 --> 00:01:45,560 Speaker 1: quote shameful in their support for their citizens during an 29 00:01:45,600 --> 00:01:49,040 Speaker 1: interview with the ABC. Foreign Minister Pennywong said in a 30 00:01:49,120 --> 00:01:52,640 Speaker 1: statement officials worked with Israeli authorities to ensure the release 31 00:01:52,680 --> 00:01:55,920 Speaker 1: and deportation of the Australians and they continue to provide 32 00:01:55,960 --> 00:01:57,600 Speaker 1: consular assistance. 33 00:02:00,000 --> 00:02:03,280 Speaker 2: Our in Premiere Justinto Allen has announced that public transport 34 00:02:03,360 --> 00:02:06,600 Speaker 2: will be free across the state this summer. Free travel 35 00:02:06,640 --> 00:02:09,480 Speaker 2: will be available to all passengers on all forms of 36 00:02:09,480 --> 00:02:14,360 Speaker 2: public transport across both metropolitan and regional areas. The initiative 37 00:02:14,360 --> 00:02:17,040 Speaker 2: aligns with the opening of the state's new metro tunnel, 38 00:02:17,200 --> 00:02:20,639 Speaker 2: which begins operating in early December. The government is yet 39 00:02:20,680 --> 00:02:24,240 Speaker 2: to announce an exact date, meaning it also remains unclear 40 00:02:24,320 --> 00:02:27,200 Speaker 2: when the free public Transport period will come into effect. 41 00:02:29,840 --> 00:02:33,200 Speaker 1: And today's good news, Scientists have developed the world's first 42 00:02:33,400 --> 00:02:37,160 Speaker 1: accurate test for chronic fatigue syndrome. Chronic fatigue is a 43 00:02:37,160 --> 00:02:40,760 Speaker 1: disorder that causes extreme exhaustion for at least six months. 44 00:02:41,000 --> 00:02:44,520 Speaker 1: Symptoms often worsen with physical and mental activity, but don't 45 00:02:44,520 --> 00:02:48,200 Speaker 1: fully improve with rest. Studies suggest up to one percent 46 00:02:48,240 --> 00:02:51,400 Speaker 1: of Australians are living with the disorder, and until now 47 00:02:51,440 --> 00:02:54,400 Speaker 1: there has been no test available for it, meaning patients 48 00:02:54,440 --> 00:02:58,720 Speaker 1: often go undiagnosed for years. Researchers from the University of 49 00:02:58,760 --> 00:03:01,560 Speaker 1: East Anglia in the UK KAY examined the blood of 50 00:03:01,680 --> 00:03:05,520 Speaker 1: forty seven patients with extreme chronic fatigue and compared it 51 00:03:05,560 --> 00:03:08,880 Speaker 1: with sixty one healthy adults blood. The team discovered a 52 00:03:09,000 --> 00:03:12,600 Speaker 1: unique pattern in people with chronic fatigue, enabling them to 53 00:03:12,680 --> 00:03:15,640 Speaker 1: create a blood test that can detect the disease. The 54 00:03:15,680 --> 00:03:20,080 Speaker 1: study's lead author, Professor Dmitri p. Shishetski, said this is 55 00:03:20,120 --> 00:03:23,040 Speaker 1: a significant step forward. For the first time we have 56 00:03:23,160 --> 00:03:27,480 Speaker 1: a simple blood test that can reliably identify chronic fatigue syndrome, 57 00:03:27,680 --> 00:03:31,760 Speaker 1: potentially transforming how we diagnose and manage this complex disease. 58 00:03:32,360 --> 00:03:34,840 Speaker 2: That's the latest from the Daily os newsroom. If you're 59 00:03:34,840 --> 00:03:36,920 Speaker 2: looking for something else to listen to, you can check 60 00:03:36,960 --> 00:03:39,640 Speaker 2: out today's deep dive on what is going to happen 61 00:03:39,720 --> 00:03:41,440 Speaker 2: next for Sean diddy Cones. 62 00:03:41,720 --> 00:03:44,880 Speaker 1: We'll be back tomorrow morning with another deep dive. Until then, 63 00:03:45,120 --> 00:03:50,320 Speaker 1: have a great evening. 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