1 00:00:05,440 --> 00:00:08,800 Speaker 1: From the Daily Os. I'm emma, I'm lucy. It's Thursday, 2 00:00:08,840 --> 00:00:12,000 Speaker 1: the thirteenth of March. Here's what's making headlines this evening. 3 00:00:14,480 --> 00:00:17,160 Speaker 2: Trade Minister Don Farrell will speak with a White House 4 00:00:17,200 --> 00:00:21,440 Speaker 2: representative about US President Donald Trump's import tariffs on Australian's 5 00:00:21,480 --> 00:00:24,920 Speaker 2: steel and aluminium. The twenty five percent tariffs came into 6 00:00:25,000 --> 00:00:28,840 Speaker 2: effect yesterday. Farrell said the government has quote not given 7 00:00:28,920 --> 00:00:31,680 Speaker 2: up on trying to negotiate an exemption on the tariff. 8 00:00:32,080 --> 00:00:34,600 Speaker 2: The minister confirmed he's secured a phone call with a 9 00:00:34,640 --> 00:00:38,040 Speaker 2: trade official from the Trump administration this weekend. We'll be 10 00:00:38,120 --> 00:00:40,720 Speaker 2: talking with our American counterparts to try and convince them 11 00:00:40,760 --> 00:00:42,840 Speaker 2: that they are heading in the wrong direction, he said. 12 00:00:43,479 --> 00:00:46,800 Speaker 2: Farrell promised to maintain the government's quote cool, calm and 13 00:00:46,960 --> 00:00:49,120 Speaker 2: collected approach to negotiations. 14 00:00:51,960 --> 00:00:54,480 Speaker 1: Energy prices are set to rise by up to nine 15 00:00:54,560 --> 00:00:58,320 Speaker 1: percent in large parts of the country under recommendations from 16 00:00:58,360 --> 00:01:02,720 Speaker 1: the Energy Market Regulate. The increases will affect households and 17 00:01:02,760 --> 00:01:06,760 Speaker 1: businesses in New South Wales, South Australia and Southeast Queensland, 18 00:01:07,120 --> 00:01:11,240 Speaker 1: with power bill increases expected from July. Chair of the 19 00:01:11,280 --> 00:01:15,720 Speaker 1: Australian Energy Regulator, Claire Savage said cost pressures have impacted 20 00:01:15,800 --> 00:01:19,240 Speaker 1: every part of the network. Last year, the federal government 21 00:01:19,280 --> 00:01:22,520 Speaker 1: introduced a three hundred dollars energy bill discount for households 22 00:01:22,560 --> 00:01:25,760 Speaker 1: applied across the financial year. It's not yet clear if 23 00:01:25,760 --> 00:01:28,920 Speaker 1: it will extend this discount in the upcoming budget, due 24 00:01:28,959 --> 00:01:31,160 Speaker 1: to be handed down on the twenty fifth of March. 25 00:01:31,760 --> 00:01:34,880 Speaker 1: Energy Minister Chris Bowen said the government will quote consider 26 00:01:34,959 --> 00:01:38,760 Speaker 1: what more can be done. 27 00:01:38,920 --> 00:01:42,520 Speaker 2: A mission to rescue two NASA astronauts who've been stranded 28 00:01:42,560 --> 00:01:46,280 Speaker 2: on the International Space Station for nine months has been delayed. 29 00:01:47,000 --> 00:01:50,400 Speaker 2: Astronauts Barry Wilmore and Sunita Williams traveled to the station 30 00:01:50,640 --> 00:01:53,680 Speaker 2: in June on a Boeing mission. They were scheduled to 31 00:01:53,720 --> 00:01:57,200 Speaker 2: return that month, but technical difficulties made it unsafe for 32 00:01:57,240 --> 00:02:01,000 Speaker 2: the pair to make the journey on the Boeing craft. SpaceX, 33 00:02:01,040 --> 00:02:03,920 Speaker 2: which is owned by Elon Musk, then offered to assist 34 00:02:03,920 --> 00:02:06,800 Speaker 2: in a rescue mission, saying it stood ready to support 35 00:02:06,880 --> 00:02:10,480 Speaker 2: NASA however it can. NASA was due to launch a 36 00:02:10,480 --> 00:02:14,119 Speaker 2: SpaceX rocket from Florida today, but the mission was canceled 37 00:02:14,160 --> 00:02:17,639 Speaker 2: at the last minute, and NASA spokesperson blamed an issue 38 00:02:17,639 --> 00:02:21,200 Speaker 2: with the launch pad's quote hydraulic system on the ground side. 39 00:02:21,480 --> 00:02:23,799 Speaker 2: It's not yet clear when the next launch attempt will 40 00:02:23,800 --> 00:02:24,399 Speaker 2: be scheduled. 41 00:02:27,080 --> 00:02:31,080 Speaker 1: And today's good news. Donating blood regularly could lower the 42 00:02:31,160 --> 00:02:35,480 Speaker 1: risk of developing cancer, new research has found. Scientists from 43 00:02:35,520 --> 00:02:39,640 Speaker 1: the Francis Creek Institute, a biomedical research center in London, 44 00:02:39,840 --> 00:02:42,920 Speaker 1: compared blood samples from two groups of healthy men in 45 00:02:42,960 --> 00:02:46,560 Speaker 1: their sixties. One group were regular blood donors and the 46 00:02:46,600 --> 00:02:49,880 Speaker 1: other had rarely donated. The study found those who gave 47 00:02:49,880 --> 00:02:52,880 Speaker 1: blood regularly for several years were more likely to have 48 00:02:52,960 --> 00:02:56,480 Speaker 1: genetic changes linked to a decreased risk of cancer. 49 00:02:56,960 --> 00:02:59,520 Speaker 2: That's the latest from the Daily os newsroom. If you're 50 00:02:59,520 --> 00:03:02,280 Speaker 2: looking for anything else, listen to today's deep dive on 51 00:03:02,360 --> 00:03:04,680 Speaker 2: what Trump's tariffs might mean for Australia. 52 00:03:04,919 --> 00:03:07,600 Speaker 1: We will be back tomorrow morning with another deep dive, 53 00:03:07,639 --> 00:03:09,640 Speaker 1: but until then, have a great night. 54 00:03:12,680 --> 00:03:15,000 Speaker 2: My name is Lily Maddon and I'm a proud Arunda 55 00:03:15,200 --> 00:03:19,960 Speaker 2: Bunjelung Kalkadin woman from Gadighl Country. The Daily oz acknowledges 56 00:03:20,080 --> 00:03:22,239 Speaker 2: that this podcast is recorded on the lands of the 57 00:03:22,280 --> 00:03:25,880 Speaker 2: Gadighl people and pays respect to all Aboriginal and torrest 58 00:03:25,919 --> 00:03:28,760 Speaker 2: Rate island and nations. We pay our respects to the 59 00:03:28,760 --> 00:03:31,560 Speaker 2: first peoples of these countries, both past and present.