Speaker 1: From the Daily Os. I'm Emma, i'm zara. It's Thursday,
Speaker 1: the ninth of January. Here's what's making headlines this evening.
Speaker 2: At least five people are dead and thousands of homes
Speaker 2: and buildings have been destroyed as fires continue to rage
Speaker 2: in and around Los Angeles. High winds of over one
Speaker 2: hundred and fifty kilometers per hour are fueling three major wildfires,
Speaker 2: with fire crews unable to contain the blazers. It's prompted
Speaker 2: evacuation orders for over seventy thousand residents from areas including
Speaker 2: Malibu and the Hollywood Hills, while state of emergency remains
Speaker 2: in place for California. Smoke pollution from the extremely critical
Speaker 2: fire weather conditions has created hazardous air quality, forcing the
Speaker 2: closure of several schools across La County.
Speaker 1: Prime Minister Anthony Albanesi has announced a two hundred million
Speaker 1: dollar plan to boost housing infrastructure in regional wa. Speaking
Speaker 1: in the state's far north, Anthony Alberanizi set more than
Speaker 1: thirteen hundred new homes will be constructed across the Wheatbelt,
Speaker 1: Karratha and Lockier regions. The government also plans to fund
Speaker 1: infrastructure such as cultural and sporting hubs, town precincts and
Speaker 1: parks in these areas. Meanwhile, Opposition leader Peter Dutton is
Speaker 1: in Queensland where he promised to match Labour's pledge to
Speaker 1: upgrade the Bruce Highway. It comes after the government said
Speaker 1: it would spend seven point two billion dollars to make
Speaker 1: one of the country's most dangerous stretches of road safer
Speaker 1: if it wins reelection this year.
Speaker 2: A twenty three year old man who went missing for
Speaker 2: thirteen days in Kosiosko National Park has released a statement
Speaker 2: after he was found by hikers yesterday. Hadi Nasari thanked
Speaker 2: emergency services crews for their quote tireless work searching for
Speaker 2: thirteen days in tough conditions to locate him. It comes
Speaker 2: after New South Wales Police confirmed the discovery yesterday, saying
Speaker 2: they were elated Nazari would be returned safely to his family.
Speaker 2: Three hundred people were involved in search efforts to low
Speaker 2: kate Nazari, who has also thanks to the public, his
Speaker 2: friends and family for their well wishes. He said, as
Speaker 2: I continue to recover, I ask the media for privacy
Speaker 2: at this time.
Speaker 1: And today's good news a breakthrough blood test could change
Speaker 1: the way endometriosis is diagnosed. Endometriosis or ENDO, is a
Speaker 1: disease when tissue similar to the lining of the uterus
Speaker 1: grows in other areas of the body. It's estimated to
Speaker 1: effect at least one in seven women and can cause
Speaker 1: chronic pain and fertility issues. Currently, ENDO can only be
Speaker 1: diagnosed with surgery, but OSSI researchers have developed a new
Speaker 1: blood test that could provide a non invasive alternative. Findings
Speaker 1: published in the journal Human Reproduction show the test identified
Speaker 1: the early stages of ENDO with strong accuracy. Researchers with
Speaker 1: the Royal Women's Hospital and the University of Melbourne called
Speaker 1: it an exciting advance in the diagnosis of this quote
Speaker 1: debilitating disease.
Speaker 2: And that wraps up another day of headlines from the
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Speaker 1: We'll be back with another deep dive tomorrow morning, but
Speaker 1: until then, have a great night.
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