1 00:00:05,559 --> 00:00:07,640 Speaker 1: From The Daily Os. I'm Emma Gillespie. 2 00:00:07,680 --> 00:00:08,560 Speaker 2: I'm Sam Kauseloski. 3 00:00:08,680 --> 00:00:11,640 Speaker 1: It's Wednesday, the first of October. Here's what's making headlines 4 00:00:11,680 --> 00:00:12,240 Speaker 1: this evening. 5 00:00:14,360 --> 00:00:17,200 Speaker 2: The New South Wales Police Commissioner has apologized for the 6 00:00:17,280 --> 00:00:21,120 Speaker 2: unlawful strip search that led to a class action against police. 7 00:00:21,320 --> 00:00:24,200 Speaker 2: Twenty seven year old Raya Meredith told the Supreme Court 8 00:00:24,320 --> 00:00:27,200 Speaker 2: she was subjected to an invasive strip search at the 9 00:00:27,320 --> 00:00:30,880 Speaker 2: twenty eighteen Splendid in the Grass festival. During the search, 10 00:00:31,000 --> 00:00:33,960 Speaker 2: a female officer quote bent down and pulled on the 11 00:00:33,960 --> 00:00:38,320 Speaker 2: string of Meredith's tampon. That's according to court records. A 12 00:00:38,360 --> 00:00:41,880 Speaker 2: male officer also entered the cubicle unannounced while the search 13 00:00:41,960 --> 00:00:45,519 Speaker 2: was still going. New South Wales Police Minister Yasmin Cutley 14 00:00:45,640 --> 00:00:48,760 Speaker 2: said today I apologize what happened to miss Meredith. The 15 00:00:48,800 --> 00:00:52,839 Speaker 2: police have already acknowledged was unlawful. It should not have happened. 16 00:00:53,360 --> 00:00:57,640 Speaker 2: Newly appointed Police Commissioner mal Lanyon also apologized and said 17 00:00:57,880 --> 00:01:01,200 Speaker 2: we've made significant strides forward in terms of policy, practice 18 00:01:01,240 --> 00:01:05,559 Speaker 2: and education. It's the first public apology since Meredith led 19 00:01:05,560 --> 00:01:09,160 Speaker 2: a class action against New South Wales Police. Earlier this week. 20 00:01:09,240 --> 00:01:12,080 Speaker 2: She was awarded ninety three thousand dollars in damages. 21 00:01:15,040 --> 00:01:17,360 Speaker 1: Up to sixty nine people have been killed and one 22 00:01:17,440 --> 00:01:21,119 Speaker 1: hundreds injured after a six point nine magnitude earthquake struck 23 00:01:21,160 --> 00:01:24,560 Speaker 1: off the coast of the Filipino province of Cebu last night. 24 00:01:25,080 --> 00:01:28,760 Speaker 1: Sibu's government declared a state of emergency, with rescue efforts 25 00:01:28,800 --> 00:01:32,200 Speaker 1: impacted by lost electricity and up to six hundred and 26 00:01:32,319 --> 00:01:35,959 Speaker 1: eleven after shocks. The town of Bogo was the hardest 27 00:01:36,040 --> 00:01:40,560 Speaker 1: hit civilian center, with almost all ninety thousand residents impacted there. 28 00:01:41,040 --> 00:01:44,679 Speaker 1: Government and emergency services officials have released public calls for 29 00:01:44,720 --> 00:01:49,080 Speaker 1: medical volunteers on social media, with local hospitals overwhelmed. The 30 00:01:49,080 --> 00:01:52,360 Speaker 1: Philippines is one of the world's most disaster prone countries 31 00:01:52,440 --> 00:01:55,840 Speaker 1: due to its unique location on the Pacific's Ring of Fire, 32 00:01:56,200 --> 00:01:58,720 Speaker 1: the name given to an arched fault line off the 33 00:01:58,720 --> 00:01:59,559 Speaker 1: country's coast. 34 00:02:01,880 --> 00:02:05,120 Speaker 2: The US government has shut down after the Senate rejected 35 00:02:05,160 --> 00:02:07,920 Speaker 2: a short term spending measure that would have funded the 36 00:02:07,920 --> 00:02:12,840 Speaker 2: continuation of federal operations until November twenty one. The shutdown 37 00:02:12,840 --> 00:02:17,200 Speaker 2: effects one point seven trillion US dollars in agency operations, 38 00:02:17,240 --> 00:02:21,640 Speaker 2: forcing government departments to immediately cease operations and terminate all 39 00:02:21,680 --> 00:02:26,400 Speaker 2: non essential employees. Negotiations broke down after President Donald Trump 40 00:02:26,440 --> 00:02:29,960 Speaker 2: and his Republican colleagues refused to compromise on the inclusion 41 00:02:30,080 --> 00:02:34,079 Speaker 2: of increased budget for health care benefits demanded by Democrats. 42 00:02:34,639 --> 00:02:37,680 Speaker 2: It's the fifteenth government shutdown in the US since nineteen 43 00:02:37,720 --> 00:02:41,120 Speaker 2: eighty one and the first shutdown since twenty nineteen, with 44 00:02:41,240 --> 00:02:44,920 Speaker 2: analyst forecasting it could last longer than pass shutdowns, which 45 00:02:45,040 --> 00:02:47,440 Speaker 2: could be resolved in a matter of hours or days, 46 00:02:47,840 --> 00:02:50,880 Speaker 2: due to permanent cuts to federal programs included in this 47 00:02:51,040 --> 00:02:53,640 Speaker 2: new budget by the Trump administration. 48 00:02:55,600 --> 00:02:59,440 Speaker 1: And Today's Good News, researchers have developed a human egg 49 00:02:59,680 --> 00:03:03,400 Speaker 1: using skin cells in what's been described as a landmark 50 00:03:03,480 --> 00:03:07,320 Speaker 1: fertility breakthrough. The team behind the discovery at Oregon Health 51 00:03:07,360 --> 00:03:10,720 Speaker 1: and Science University said they've achieved something that was thought 52 00:03:10,760 --> 00:03:14,880 Speaker 1: to be impossible, According to findings published in the journal Nature. 53 00:03:15,240 --> 00:03:19,440 Speaker 1: The technique mimics cloning technology pioneered in the nineties, which 54 00:03:19,520 --> 00:03:22,280 Speaker 1: led to the world renowned birth of Dolly the sheep. 55 00:03:22,760 --> 00:03:26,360 Speaker 1: This process involves transplanting a skin cell nucleus into a 56 00:03:26,400 --> 00:03:29,880 Speaker 1: donor egg stripped of its nucleus. While several more years 57 00:03:29,880 --> 00:03:33,120 Speaker 1: of research will be required to perfect the process. The 58 00:03:33,120 --> 00:03:36,080 Speaker 1: study's co author, Paula Amat said it offers hope to 59 00:03:36,200 --> 00:03:38,680 Speaker 1: millions of people with infertility due to lack of eggs 60 00:03:38,800 --> 00:03:41,560 Speaker 1: or sperm, and allows for the possibility of same sex 61 00:03:41,640 --> 00:03:44,880 Speaker 1: couples to have a child genetically related to both partners. 62 00:03:45,560 --> 00:03:47,720 Speaker 2: That's all we've got for you from the Daily oos 63 00:03:47,760 --> 00:03:50,920 Speaker 2: newsroom on this Wednesday afternoon. If you are looking for 64 00:03:50,960 --> 00:03:53,760 Speaker 2: something else to listen to, I recommend checking out this 65 00:03:53,800 --> 00:03:56,920 Speaker 2: morning's deep dive on the new rules for first home 66 00:03:56,960 --> 00:03:59,280 Speaker 2: buyers that all came into effect today. 67 00:04:00,000 --> 00:04:02,680 Speaker 1: I'll be back tomorrow with another deep dive, but until then, 68 00:04:02,920 --> 00:04:03,880 Speaker 1: have a great night. 69 00:04:07,480 --> 00:04:09,840 Speaker 2: My name is Lily Maddon and I'm a proud Arunda 70 00:04:10,040 --> 00:04:14,840 Speaker 2: Bungelung Calkatin woman from Gadighl Country. The Daily oz acknowledges 71 00:04:14,920 --> 00:04:17,040 Speaker 2: that this podcast is recorded on the lands of the 72 00:04:17,080 --> 00:04:20,719 Speaker 2: Gadighl people and pays respect to all Aboriginal and torrest 73 00:04:20,760 --> 00:04:23,560 Speaker 2: Rate island and nations. We pay our respects to the 74 00:04:23,600 --> 00:04:26,400 Speaker 2: first peoples of these countries, both past and present.