1 00:00:05,400 --> 00:00:07,560 Speaker 1: From the Daily Os. I'm belief, it's Simons. 2 00:00:07,600 --> 00:00:08,760 Speaker 2: I'm Emma Gillespie. 3 00:00:08,800 --> 00:00:11,760 Speaker 1: It's Tuesday, the twenty eighth of October. Here's what's making 4 00:00:11,800 --> 00:00:12,800 Speaker 1: headlines this evening. 5 00:00:14,280 --> 00:00:17,799 Speaker 2: A catastrophic failure is being blamed for a deadly mine 6 00:00:17,840 --> 00:00:21,880 Speaker 2: explosion in far west New South Wales. Emergency services were 7 00:00:21,920 --> 00:00:24,640 Speaker 2: called to Koba in the early hours of Tuesday morning 8 00:00:24,960 --> 00:00:28,080 Speaker 2: after reports three workers had been critically injured in an 9 00:00:28,200 --> 00:00:32,120 Speaker 2: underground explosion. A man was confirmed dead at the scene, 10 00:00:32,159 --> 00:00:34,680 Speaker 2: while a woman was brought to the surface by rescue 11 00:00:34,720 --> 00:00:38,040 Speaker 2: crews but later died. According to a statement from New 12 00:00:38,080 --> 00:00:42,159 Speaker 2: South Wales Police. Another woman was airlifted to hospital suffering 13 00:00:42,200 --> 00:00:45,720 Speaker 2: hearing damage and shock. The Mining and Energy Union said 14 00:00:45,720 --> 00:00:48,600 Speaker 2: the deaths of the mine workers would send shockwaves through 15 00:00:48,600 --> 00:00:52,040 Speaker 2: the entire industry. The union has promised to work with 16 00:00:52,120 --> 00:00:56,080 Speaker 2: authorities to ensure workers are supported quote and this tragedy 17 00:00:56,280 --> 00:00:57,800 Speaker 2: is thoroughly investigated. 18 00:01:00,120 --> 00:01:04,360 Speaker 1: The federal government will require telcos to publish network outages 19 00:01:04,400 --> 00:01:07,960 Speaker 1: in real time following a spate of triple zero disruptions. 20 00:01:08,520 --> 00:01:12,160 Speaker 1: New transparency measures will be enforced by the Australian Communications 21 00:01:12,160 --> 00:01:16,039 Speaker 1: and Media Authority after Communications Minister Annaka Wells wrote to 22 00:01:16,040 --> 00:01:20,160 Speaker 1: the regulator on Monday. The measures will be mandatory for providers, 23 00:01:20,200 --> 00:01:23,760 Speaker 1: including Optus and Telstra, and include a real time public 24 00:01:23,800 --> 00:01:28,119 Speaker 1: register of any network outages. Wells said the data quote 25 00:01:28,120 --> 00:01:32,800 Speaker 1: will increase transparency and accountability around outages and related impacts 26 00:01:32,800 --> 00:01:37,280 Speaker 1: on access to Triple zero. However, Shadow Communications Minister Melissa 27 00:01:37,360 --> 00:01:41,280 Speaker 1: Macintosh said the mechanism is quote not transparent because it 28 00:01:41,319 --> 00:01:45,280 Speaker 1: will be self operated by the telcos. She added Australians 29 00:01:45,280 --> 00:01:47,680 Speaker 1: a losing confidence in the Triple zero network. 30 00:01:50,200 --> 00:01:52,680 Speaker 2: Seven people have been killed in the Northern Caribbean as 31 00:01:52,760 --> 00:01:56,760 Speaker 2: Hurricane Melissa, the world's strongest storm this year, moves towards 32 00:01:56,840 --> 00:01:59,680 Speaker 2: Jamaica with wind speeds of over two hundred and eighty 33 00:01:59,760 --> 00:02:03,440 Speaker 2: klos per hour. The storm is a Category five, which 34 00:02:03,520 --> 00:02:07,760 Speaker 2: is the highest classification. Authorities have warned residents to expect 35 00:02:07,880 --> 00:02:13,000 Speaker 2: catastrophic flash flooding and numerous landslides. The US government's National 36 00:02:13,080 --> 00:02:17,360 Speaker 2: Hurricane Center said quote total structural failure is likely in 37 00:02:17,400 --> 00:02:20,799 Speaker 2: parts of Jamaica, where at least three people have died. 38 00:02:21,280 --> 00:02:24,600 Speaker 2: Melissa has also brought severe downpours and tropical storm conditions 39 00:02:24,639 --> 00:02:27,880 Speaker 2: to Haiti and the Dominican Republic, where at least four 40 00:02:27,919 --> 00:02:31,240 Speaker 2: people have died. The storm has not yet made landfall 41 00:02:31,320 --> 00:02:33,640 Speaker 2: in Jamaica, but it is expected to bring up to 42 00:02:33,760 --> 00:02:37,000 Speaker 2: a meter of rain to the region before moving northeast 43 00:02:37,120 --> 00:02:41,680 Speaker 2: towards Cuba, Haiti and the Bahamas. Jamaican Prime Minister Andrew 44 00:02:41,680 --> 00:02:44,200 Speaker 2: Holness said he has quote been on his knees in 45 00:02:44,280 --> 00:02:47,520 Speaker 2: prayer awaiting the full impact of Hurricane Melissa to hit 46 00:02:47,639 --> 00:02:48,320 Speaker 2: his country. 47 00:02:51,040 --> 00:02:55,080 Speaker 1: And today's good news, three critically endangered wombat joeys have 48 00:02:55,240 --> 00:02:58,400 Speaker 1: been born through a breeding program in a Queensland sanctuary. 49 00:02:58,960 --> 00:03:02,160 Speaker 1: A group of thirty six Northern hairy nosed wombats were 50 00:03:02,200 --> 00:03:04,920 Speaker 1: brought to a protected site in the southern Queensland pro 51 00:03:05,040 --> 00:03:08,359 Speaker 1: Runner State Forests last year as part of an initiative 52 00:03:08,360 --> 00:03:10,799 Speaker 1: to protect the species, which is one of the most 53 00:03:11,000 --> 00:03:14,440 Speaker 1: endangered in the world. According to an update from the 54 00:03:14,520 --> 00:03:18,600 Speaker 1: Queensland Department of Environment, the wild born and bred babies 55 00:03:18,680 --> 00:03:21,240 Speaker 1: are a clear tick of approval that the wombats are 56 00:03:21,280 --> 00:03:25,160 Speaker 1: thriving in their new habitat. The twenty eight hundred hectare 57 00:03:25,240 --> 00:03:29,280 Speaker 1: site is the state's third dedicated hairy nosed conservation site, 58 00:03:29,560 --> 00:03:32,519 Speaker 1: with only four hundred Northern hairy nosed wombats thought to 59 00:03:32,560 --> 00:03:35,200 Speaker 1: be left in the wild. The Queensland Government said the 60 00:03:35,240 --> 00:03:38,880 Speaker 1: project is committed to boosting their numbers quote ensuring we 61 00:03:39,000 --> 00:03:41,600 Speaker 1: keep them on the map for future generations. 62 00:03:42,120 --> 00:03:44,680 Speaker 2: That's the latest from The Daily Oz's newsroom for today, 63 00:03:44,720 --> 00:03:46,800 Speaker 2: But if you are looking for something else to listen to, 64 00:03:47,240 --> 00:03:50,040 Speaker 2: check out this morning's deep dive on the sexual abuse 65 00:03:50,040 --> 00:03:54,200 Speaker 2: allegations against the Australian Defense Force after a class action 66 00:03:54,320 --> 00:03:56,600 Speaker 2: was launched in the Federal Court this month. 67 00:03:57,000 --> 00:03:59,280 Speaker 1: We'll be back tomorrow morning with another deep dive, but 68 00:03:59,440 --> 00:04:04,440 Speaker 1: until then, have a good afternoon. My name is Lily 69 00:04:04,480 --> 00:04:07,840 Speaker 1: Maddon and I'm a proud Arunda bunjelung Caalcuton woman from 70 00:04:07,920 --> 00:04:12,240 Speaker 1: Gadighl country. The Daily Oz acknowledges that this podcast is 71 00:04:12,280 --> 00:04:14,760 Speaker 1: recorded on the lands of the Gadighl people and pays 72 00:04:14,800 --> 00:04:18,000 Speaker 1: respect to all Aboriginal and torrest Rate island and nations. 73 00:04:18,320 --> 00:04:21,240 Speaker 1: We pay our respects to the first peoples of these countries, 74 00:04:21,400 --> 00:04:22,560 Speaker 1: both past and present.