1 00:00:03,080 --> 00:00:05,840 Speaker 1: Good morning, and welcome to the Daily OS. It's Friday, 2 00:00:05,880 --> 00:00:08,920 Speaker 1: the sixteenth of April. My name is Zara Sidler, and 3 00:00:08,960 --> 00:00:11,880 Speaker 1: helping me make sense of today's news is Sam Koslowski. 4 00:00:12,800 --> 00:00:15,080 Speaker 1: Making news today unemployment in. 5 00:00:15,040 --> 00:00:18,760 Speaker 2: Australia, Australia exits Afghanistan, some. 6 00:00:18,760 --> 00:00:21,079 Speaker 1: Good news about Singaporean solar. 7 00:00:20,760 --> 00:00:23,479 Speaker 2: Power, and three stories to make your Friday a little 8 00:00:23,520 --> 00:00:26,640 Speaker 2: bit brighter. Here's today's Daily Digest. 9 00:00:27,560 --> 00:00:30,880 Speaker 1: The Australian unemployment rate dropped by zero point two percent 10 00:00:30,880 --> 00:00:33,280 Speaker 1: in March, from five point eight percent to five point 11 00:00:33,320 --> 00:00:37,560 Speaker 1: six percent. Since January, an additional seventy thousand, seven hundred 12 00:00:37,560 --> 00:00:41,479 Speaker 1: Australians have found work. According to Treasurer Josh Fridenberg, more 13 00:00:41,520 --> 00:00:44,280 Speaker 1: than two thousand jobs are being created every single day 14 00:00:44,320 --> 00:00:48,040 Speaker 1: since February this year. The latest unemployment figures do not, however, 15 00:00:48,159 --> 00:00:51,600 Speaker 1: take into consideration the job keeper payment ending, which finished 16 00:00:51,640 --> 00:00:52,920 Speaker 1: up on the last day of March. 17 00:00:54,480 --> 00:00:57,400 Speaker 2: Prime Ministers Scott Morrison has announced all Australian troops in 18 00:00:57,440 --> 00:01:01,440 Speaker 2: Afghanistan will be withdrawn this year. The final eighty Australian 19 00:01:01,480 --> 00:01:04,240 Speaker 2: military personnel will leave the country in September along with 20 00:01:04,400 --> 00:01:07,760 Speaker 2: US troops. Announcing the withdrawal, the Prime minister read out 21 00:01:07,760 --> 00:01:10,120 Speaker 2: the forty one names of the ADF personnel who have 22 00:01:10,160 --> 00:01:13,080 Speaker 2: died in Afghanistan since two thousand and one. He said, 23 00:01:13,120 --> 00:01:15,200 Speaker 2: this day we dedicate to their memories. We think of 24 00:01:15,240 --> 00:01:17,760 Speaker 2: their families, their friends, the life they would have lived. 25 00:01:19,200 --> 00:01:22,440 Speaker 1: The former police officer accused of shooting and killing Daunte 26 00:01:22,520 --> 00:01:25,559 Speaker 1: Wright has been arrested and charged with second degree manslaughter. 27 00:01:26,080 --> 00:01:28,560 Speaker 1: The charge carries a sentence of ten years in prison 28 00:01:28,680 --> 00:01:32,200 Speaker 1: and twenty thousand dollar fine. Since Write's death, there have 29 00:01:32,240 --> 00:01:37,000 Speaker 1: been daily protests, with protesters clashing with police. The former officer, 30 00:01:37,080 --> 00:01:40,200 Speaker 1: Kim Potter, is due to make her first court appearance today. 31 00:01:41,400 --> 00:01:44,679 Speaker 2: And here is today's good news. Singapore now hosts one 32 00:01:44,720 --> 00:01:47,360 Speaker 2: of the world's largest floating solar farms that hopes to 33 00:01:47,440 --> 00:01:50,840 Speaker 2: upset four thousand tons of carbon dioxide per year. This 34 00:01:50,960 --> 00:01:53,520 Speaker 2: is roughly equivalent to greenhouse gas emissions from more than 35 00:01:53,600 --> 00:01:57,200 Speaker 2: nine hundred passenger vehicles every twelve months. The solar farm 36 00:01:57,200 --> 00:02:00,680 Speaker 2: includes thirteen three hundred and twelve panels, four body inverters, 37 00:02:00,720 --> 00:02:03,840 Speaker 2: and more than thirty thousand floats spread over an area 38 00:02:03,960 --> 00:02:06,920 Speaker 2: about the size of seven football fields. 39 00:02:07,360 --> 00:02:09,840 Speaker 1: It's been a bit of a stale week in the news. 40 00:02:09,960 --> 00:02:12,880 Speaker 1: There's not a whole lot of hopeful news that we've 41 00:02:12,960 --> 00:02:17,440 Speaker 1: at least spoken about on this podcast. Because of vaccine delays, deaths, 42 00:02:17,480 --> 00:02:21,639 Speaker 1: and custody, the Black Lives Matter movement in America, it's 43 00:02:21,639 --> 00:02:24,160 Speaker 1: hard sometimes to take stock of what is good in 44 00:02:24,200 --> 00:02:27,480 Speaker 1: the news. So my ever optimistic friend Sam is going 45 00:02:27,520 --> 00:02:29,760 Speaker 1: to take us through today what some of the silver 46 00:02:29,840 --> 00:02:31,519 Speaker 1: linings from this week have been. 47 00:02:32,240 --> 00:02:35,440 Speaker 2: I've got three pretty powerful stories for you this week 48 00:02:35,520 --> 00:02:39,280 Speaker 2: that gets us through Friday, some silver linings in some 49 00:02:39,360 --> 00:02:42,800 Speaker 2: pretty hard hitting topics. Let's start in France. They're about 50 00:02:42,840 --> 00:02:45,160 Speaker 2: to become the first nation in the world to give 51 00:02:45,200 --> 00:02:50,360 Speaker 2: people money for old cars to put towards new electric bicycles. Now, 52 00:02:50,880 --> 00:02:53,320 Speaker 2: I got to be honest. This law hasn't actually passed 53 00:02:53,440 --> 00:02:56,800 Speaker 2: the highest level of French parliament yet, but it's looking 54 00:02:56,919 --> 00:03:01,160 Speaker 2: very promising. It has bipartisan support. Similar cash for clunkers 55 00:03:01,320 --> 00:03:05,360 Speaker 2: schemes have been operating in certain areas of Europe, such 56 00:03:05,440 --> 00:03:09,440 Speaker 2: as particular provinces in Finland and Lithuania, and they've seen 57 00:03:09,560 --> 00:03:13,080 Speaker 2: massive success. But this French program could be the first nationwide. 58 00:03:13,440 --> 00:03:15,320 Speaker 2: Carrying on the climate theme, We're now going to fly 59 00:03:15,400 --> 00:03:17,880 Speaker 2: over to New Zealand, where there's a new law that 60 00:03:17,960 --> 00:03:21,040 Speaker 2: forces banks to reveal their impact their investments have on 61 00:03:21,120 --> 00:03:24,880 Speaker 2: climate change. This is big news for the financial sector. 62 00:03:25,080 --> 00:03:29,600 Speaker 2: It basically compels financial institutions to consider their real world 63 00:03:29,639 --> 00:03:32,760 Speaker 2: impact their investments have on climate and actually it goes 64 00:03:32,760 --> 00:03:35,000 Speaker 2: a step further. It makes them write them down and 65 00:03:35,040 --> 00:03:37,600 Speaker 2: report it. New Zealand are making leaps and bounds in 66 00:03:37,640 --> 00:03:41,280 Speaker 2: this space. They've committed to becoming fully carbon neutral by 67 00:03:41,320 --> 00:03:45,320 Speaker 2: twenty fifty and generating all energy from renewable sources by 68 00:03:45,360 --> 00:03:48,480 Speaker 2: twenty thirty five. This new reporting law is going to 69 00:03:48,680 --> 00:03:54,040 Speaker 2: involve banks, insurance companies, and investment firms and finally over 70 00:03:54,200 --> 00:03:57,680 Speaker 2: to New York. In the space of two days, Maddie Park, 71 00:03:57,840 --> 00:04:00,640 Speaker 2: a young Korean woman from New York, crowd funded over 72 00:04:00,680 --> 00:04:03,920 Speaker 2: one hundred thousand US dollars to help give free taxi 73 00:04:03,960 --> 00:04:07,400 Speaker 2: rides to vulnerable members of the Asian American community who 74 00:04:07,400 --> 00:04:09,920 Speaker 2: may be wary of walking alone. We did a few 75 00:04:09,920 --> 00:04:12,440 Speaker 2: posts this week about the rising number of hate crimes 76 00:04:12,480 --> 00:04:16,479 Speaker 2: against Asian Americans, ultimately stemming from a perception that China 77 00:04:16,560 --> 00:04:20,200 Speaker 2: caused COVID nineteen. Maddie started an Instagram page to raise 78 00:04:20,200 --> 00:04:22,440 Speaker 2: the funds after she took a thirty minute train ride 79 00:04:22,440 --> 00:04:25,720 Speaker 2: through Manhattan and reflected that she was feeling fearful the 80 00:04:25,880 --> 00:04:29,080 Speaker 2: entire time. The account features a Google form that Asian 81 00:04:29,080 --> 00:04:32,000 Speaker 2: New Yorkers can fill out to request transportation help. Money 82 00:04:32,040 --> 00:04:34,320 Speaker 2: is then sent through Venmo, which is similar to beamet 83 00:04:34,360 --> 00:04:37,599 Speaker 2: here in Australia, and there's a particular focus on Asian women, 84 00:04:37,880 --> 00:04:41,760 Speaker 2: members of the LGBTQ community, and the Asian elderly. What 85 00:04:41,839 --> 00:04:44,919 Speaker 2: are these three stories tell us? It tells us that 86 00:04:44,960 --> 00:04:47,679 Speaker 2: there's a heap of hope in the world. It shows 87 00:04:47,760 --> 00:04:50,200 Speaker 2: us that from every corner of the world we just 88 00:04:50,240 --> 00:04:54,160 Speaker 2: traversed three continents, there are governments, and there are people 89 00:04:54,320 --> 00:04:56,719 Speaker 2: who are trying to help one another and our planet. 90 00:04:57,080 --> 00:04:59,440 Speaker 2: And that's a really nice sentiment to end the week on. 91 00:05:00,080 --> 00:05:02,040 Speaker 2: A key pillar of our mission at the Daily OS 92 00:05:02,200 --> 00:05:04,279 Speaker 2: is to make you have hope in the news and 93 00:05:04,360 --> 00:05:06,920 Speaker 2: hopefully you feel a little brighter about the state of 94 00:05:06,960 --> 00:05:10,520 Speaker 2: our future after hearing some of those silver linings. That's 95 00:05:10,520 --> 00:05:12,159 Speaker 2: all we have time for today. We hope you have 96 00:05:12,240 --> 00:05:14,960 Speaker 2: a fantastic weekend. 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