1 00:00:05,400 --> 00:00:06,160 Speaker 1: From The Daily Oz. 2 00:00:06,160 --> 00:00:08,200 Speaker 2: I'm Sam Kauzlowski, I'm Billy fitz Simons. 3 00:00:08,320 --> 00:00:11,440 Speaker 1: It's Thursday, the thirteenth of November. Here's what's making headlines 4 00:00:11,440 --> 00:00:11,960 Speaker 1: this evening. 5 00:00:14,360 --> 00:00:17,799 Speaker 2: The unemployment rate fell to four point three percent in October, 6 00:00:18,079 --> 00:00:21,120 Speaker 2: according to new data from the Australian Bureau of Statistics. 7 00:00:21,360 --> 00:00:25,640 Speaker 2: Seasonally adjusted unemployment dropped zero point two percent last month, 8 00:00:26,000 --> 00:00:29,200 Speaker 2: down from four point five percent in September. This figure 9 00:00:29,240 --> 00:00:31,720 Speaker 2: measures the percentage of people who were looking for work 10 00:00:31,760 --> 00:00:35,400 Speaker 2: but could not find any, excluding any seasonal patterns or 11 00:00:35,440 --> 00:00:39,920 Speaker 2: periodic fluctuations like Christmas casual work. ABS Head of Labor 12 00:00:39,920 --> 00:00:43,240 Speaker 2: Statistics Sean Crick said there were forty two thousand more 13 00:00:43,280 --> 00:00:47,040 Speaker 2: employed people in October, and the number of unemployed people 14 00:00:47,120 --> 00:00:50,400 Speaker 2: fell by seventeen thousand. In the same period, there was 15 00:00:50,440 --> 00:00:54,160 Speaker 2: a rise in full time employment, with women's participation up 16 00:00:54,160 --> 00:00:57,560 Speaker 2: by twenty nine thousand people and men by twenty six thousand. 17 00:00:57,840 --> 00:01:00,960 Speaker 2: This contrasted with a drop in part time employment, which 18 00:01:01,040 --> 00:01:02,880 Speaker 2: was down by thirteen thousand people. 19 00:01:05,480 --> 00:01:08,559 Speaker 1: The Liberal Party has announced it will abandon net zero 20 00:01:08,640 --> 00:01:12,160 Speaker 1: emissions by twenty fifty. Net zero refers to balancing the 21 00:01:12,240 --> 00:01:15,520 Speaker 1: amount of greenhouse gas emissions produced and taken out of 22 00:01:15,560 --> 00:01:18,959 Speaker 1: the atmosphere. On Thursday, Opposition leader Susan Lee said the 23 00:01:18,959 --> 00:01:23,160 Speaker 1: party had decided quote affordable energy must come first, citing 24 00:01:23,240 --> 00:01:26,160 Speaker 1: rising power prices as a key reason to ditch the 25 00:01:26,160 --> 00:01:29,479 Speaker 1: twenty fifty target. Lee announced a re elected Liberal government 26 00:01:29,520 --> 00:01:32,559 Speaker 1: would also repeal the government's sixty two to seventy percent 27 00:01:32,640 --> 00:01:36,039 Speaker 1: emissions reduction target by twenty thirty, which was introduced by 28 00:01:36,120 --> 00:01:39,360 Speaker 1: Labour in September. The Liberal Party will, however, stay in 29 00:01:39,400 --> 00:01:42,720 Speaker 1: the Paris Agreement, which is the world's leading climate treaty. 30 00:01:42,959 --> 00:01:46,520 Speaker 1: Shadow Energy Minister Dantean said the Liberals would submit five 31 00:01:46,640 --> 00:01:50,160 Speaker 1: yearly emissions reduction targets and ensure the party is quote 32 00:01:50,200 --> 00:01:54,000 Speaker 1: throwing all technologies at emissions reluction. It comes weeks after 33 00:01:54,000 --> 00:01:57,920 Speaker 1: the Liberals coalition partner, the Nationals, also abandoned net zero. 34 00:01:58,320 --> 00:02:01,240 Speaker 1: On Sunday, the Liberals and Nationals will hold a joint 35 00:02:01,240 --> 00:02:05,160 Speaker 1: meeting to determine the coalition's final climate policy position. The 36 00:02:05,240 --> 00:02:07,920 Speaker 1: changes to the opposition's policy have no effect on the 37 00:02:07,960 --> 00:02:11,240 Speaker 1: current government's net zero commitment, but the Prime Minister has 38 00:02:11,280 --> 00:02:15,000 Speaker 1: warned the shifts could negatively impact investment in renewables. 39 00:02:17,600 --> 00:02:21,320 Speaker 2: US Congress has voted to end the country's longest government 40 00:02:21,440 --> 00:02:24,560 Speaker 2: shutdown after forty three days. A bill to resolve the 41 00:02:24,560 --> 00:02:27,680 Speaker 2: shutdown passed the Senate earlier this week and required a 42 00:02:27,720 --> 00:02:30,639 Speaker 2: majority of votes in the House of Representatives. On Wednesday 43 00:02:30,720 --> 00:02:33,600 Speaker 2: night local time, it passed with two hundred and twenty 44 00:02:33,639 --> 00:02:37,240 Speaker 2: two votes four and two hundred and nine votes against. 45 00:02:37,560 --> 00:02:40,760 Speaker 2: All but three Republicans in the House voted in favor 46 00:02:40,840 --> 00:02:44,560 Speaker 2: of the bill, while all but six Democrats voted against it. 47 00:02:44,800 --> 00:02:48,800 Speaker 2: Two representatives, one from each party, abstained from voting. The 48 00:02:48,840 --> 00:02:52,639 Speaker 2: bill resumes government funding until the thirtieth of January next year. 49 00:02:52,880 --> 00:02:55,440 Speaker 2: It will also reverse firings carried out by the Trump 50 00:02:55,480 --> 00:02:58,160 Speaker 2: administration at the start of the shutdown on the first 51 00:02:58,160 --> 00:03:02,800 Speaker 2: of October and prevent the firings before January. President Donald 52 00:03:02,840 --> 00:03:05,160 Speaker 2: Trump signed off on the bill just before ten thirty 53 00:03:05,160 --> 00:03:08,359 Speaker 2: pm Local time and said quote, the country has never 54 00:03:08,440 --> 00:03:11,000 Speaker 2: been in better shape after what he called a short 55 00:03:11,080 --> 00:03:12,320 Speaker 2: term disaster. 56 00:03:14,720 --> 00:03:17,840 Speaker 1: And today's good news. A Queensland police officer has set 57 00:03:17,840 --> 00:03:20,919 Speaker 1: the Goodness World record for the most pull ups by 58 00:03:21,000 --> 00:03:25,040 Speaker 1: a woman in an hour. Senior Constable Jade Henderson achieved 59 00:03:25,080 --> 00:03:27,600 Speaker 1: seven hundred and thirty three pull ups in sixty minutes 60 00:03:27,760 --> 00:03:31,000 Speaker 1: my gosh, that's impressive. Henderson was inspired by a conversation 61 00:03:31,120 --> 00:03:33,560 Speaker 1: between her colleagues and trained at the gym, which she 62 00:03:33,680 --> 00:03:36,520 Speaker 1: calls her happy place, with the initial goal of breaking 63 00:03:36,560 --> 00:03:38,600 Speaker 1: the record for the most pull ups in twenty four 64 00:03:38,640 --> 00:03:41,440 Speaker 1: hours by a woman. A week before the planned attempt, 65 00:03:41,560 --> 00:03:45,160 Speaker 1: Henderson suffered a biceptare and took five weeks away from 66 00:03:45,240 --> 00:03:48,160 Speaker 1: her training. She shifted her focus instead to the one 67 00:03:48,200 --> 00:03:51,000 Speaker 1: hour feet and beat the previous record of seven hundred 68 00:03:51,040 --> 00:03:53,680 Speaker 1: and twenty five, which was set back in twenty sixteen 69 00:03:54,120 --> 00:03:56,840 Speaker 1: by a whole eight pull ups. Henderson broke the record 70 00:03:56,840 --> 00:04:00,200 Speaker 1: back in August, but only recently received her official confirmation 71 00:04:00,360 --> 00:04:03,680 Speaker 1: from the authorities. The policewoman said, I wanted to attempt 72 00:04:03,720 --> 00:04:05,840 Speaker 1: a record of some sort to see how far I 73 00:04:05,880 --> 00:04:07,520 Speaker 1: could push my body and mind. 74 00:04:07,720 --> 00:04:09,080 Speaker 2: That's sorry, just got more and more. 75 00:04:09,000 --> 00:04:10,880 Speaker 1: Oppressive, incredible, torn by sex. 76 00:04:11,880 --> 00:04:14,360 Speaker 2: That is the latest from the Daily OZ newsroom. If 77 00:04:14,360 --> 00:04:16,560 Speaker 2: you're looking for something else to listen to, you can 78 00:04:16,640 --> 00:04:18,960 Speaker 2: check out today's deep dive, which is all about the 79 00:04:19,000 --> 00:04:22,000 Speaker 2: coalition's net zero policy and the big decision that they 80 00:04:22,120 --> 00:04:22,880 Speaker 2: made today. 81 00:04:23,160 --> 00:04:25,479 Speaker 1: We'll be back again in the morning with another deep dive, 82 00:04:25,520 --> 00:04:30,600 Speaker 1: but until then, have a beautiful evening. My name is 83 00:04:30,640 --> 00:04:34,080 Speaker 1: Lily Maddon and I'm a proud Arunda Bunjelung Caalcuttin woman 84 00:04:34,160 --> 00:04:35,240 Speaker 1: from Gadigol Country. 85 00:04:36,040 --> 00:04:39,200 Speaker 2: The Daily oz acknowledges that this podcast is recorded on 86 00:04:39,240 --> 00:04:41,719 Speaker 2: the lands of the Gadighl people and pays respect to 87 00:04:41,800 --> 00:04:44,920 Speaker 2: all Aboriginal and Torres s right island and nations. We 88 00:04:44,960 --> 00:04:47,720 Speaker 2: pay our respects to the first peoples of these countries, 89 00:04:47,839 --> 00:04:48,960 Speaker 2: both past and present.