1 00:00:05,600 --> 00:00:08,800 Speaker 1: From the Daily Os. I'm beliefit Simon's I'm Zara Seidler. 2 00:00:09,000 --> 00:00:12,240 Speaker 1: It's Friday, the thirteenth of February. Here's what's making headlines 3 00:00:12,280 --> 00:00:12,760 Speaker 1: this evening. 4 00:00:15,640 --> 00:00:18,320 Speaker 2: Anger Taylor is officially the new leader of the Liberal 5 00:00:18,360 --> 00:00:21,240 Speaker 2: Party after a party room vote on Friday morning, which 6 00:00:21,280 --> 00:00:24,320 Speaker 2: also makes him the new opposition leader. In the vote, 7 00:00:24,440 --> 00:00:27,680 Speaker 2: seventeen people voted for Susan Lee to remain leader and 8 00:00:27,760 --> 00:00:30,600 Speaker 2: thirty four people voted for Taylor. Lee, who was the 9 00:00:30,640 --> 00:00:33,960 Speaker 2: Liberal Party's first female leader, announced shortly after that she 10 00:00:33,960 --> 00:00:37,479 Speaker 2: would resign from Parliament altogether after a twenty five year career. 11 00:00:37,880 --> 00:00:40,960 Speaker 2: In his first press conference as leader, Taylor flagged immigration 12 00:00:41,159 --> 00:00:43,479 Speaker 2: as a key focus area, saying he will put the 13 00:00:43,520 --> 00:00:47,159 Speaker 2: interests of Australians first and put Australian values at the 14 00:00:47,159 --> 00:00:49,159 Speaker 2: center of the Liberal Party's policy. 15 00:00:51,720 --> 00:00:54,480 Speaker 1: The price of stamps could be about to increase due 16 00:00:54,480 --> 00:00:58,640 Speaker 1: to plummeting male volumes. On Friday, Australia Post asked the 17 00:00:58,640 --> 00:01:01,400 Speaker 1: consumer watchdog to inc increase the cost of stamps to 18 00:01:01,440 --> 00:01:05,120 Speaker 1: a dollar eighty five, up from a dollar seventy. Outside 19 00:01:05,160 --> 00:01:08,600 Speaker 1: of last year's federal election letter numbers dropped more than 20 00:01:08,680 --> 00:01:12,240 Speaker 1: eleven percent in the last financial year to the lowest 21 00:01:12,319 --> 00:01:16,080 Speaker 1: levels since the nineteen thirties. Stamp prices have surged in 22 00:01:16,120 --> 00:01:19,800 Speaker 1: recent years, having been a dollar ten in twenty twenty two. 23 00:01:19,880 --> 00:01:23,520 Speaker 1: The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission will assess the proposal 24 00:01:23,600 --> 00:01:26,040 Speaker 1: and has called for consumer and business feedback. 25 00:01:28,760 --> 00:01:32,119 Speaker 2: Portugal has passed a bill to require explicit parental consent 26 00:01:32,240 --> 00:01:35,560 Speaker 2: for children aged thirteen to sixteen to access social media. 27 00:01:36,000 --> 00:01:38,440 Speaker 2: This is on top of an existing ban in Portugal 28 00:01:38,480 --> 00:01:42,080 Speaker 2: for children under thirteen to access social media. Authors of 29 00:01:42,120 --> 00:01:45,039 Speaker 2: the bill, from Portugal's Social Democratic Party said it will 30 00:01:45,040 --> 00:01:49,560 Speaker 2: better protect children from cyberbullying, harmful content and predatory individuals. 31 00:01:49,840 --> 00:01:52,960 Speaker 2: It comes after Australia's world first ban fro under sixteen's 32 00:01:53,000 --> 00:01:56,680 Speaker 2: on social media platforms came into effect last December. 33 00:01:58,840 --> 00:02:02,120 Speaker 1: And Today's Good News. Popstar Kylie Minogue has become the 34 00:02:02,160 --> 00:02:05,160 Speaker 1: first Australian artist to be honored with a Barbie signature 35 00:02:05,200 --> 00:02:08,239 Speaker 1: collected doll dressed in her red padum Pa Dumb music 36 00:02:08,320 --> 00:02:11,799 Speaker 1: video costume. Minogue, who began her music career in the 37 00:02:11,880 --> 00:02:16,000 Speaker 1: late nineteen eighties, has sold more than eighty million records worldwide, 38 00:02:16,320 --> 00:02:20,799 Speaker 1: had eleven UK number one albums and has won multiple awards. 39 00:02:21,080 --> 00:02:23,840 Speaker 1: Minogue said of the new Barbie, seeing this dole come 40 00:02:23,840 --> 00:02:25,480 Speaker 1: to life has been really special. 41 00:02:25,880 --> 00:02:28,280 Speaker 2: Love that and that is the latest from the Daily 42 00:02:28,320 --> 00:02:30,400 Speaker 2: Ozs news room. Thanks for keeping up with us for 43 00:02:30,600 --> 00:02:32,880 Speaker 2: another week. If you are looking for something else, you 44 00:02:32,919 --> 00:02:35,359 Speaker 2: can catch up on this morning's deep dive about the 45 00:02:35,440 --> 00:02:37,720 Speaker 2: leadership spill that of course has now happened. 46 00:02:37,919 --> 00:02:40,120 Speaker 1: We'll be back on Monday with another deep dive, but 47 00:02:40,200 --> 00:02:42,200 Speaker 1: until then, we hope you have a lovely weekend. 48 00:02:42,440 --> 00:02:44,040 Speaker 2: Bye. 49 00:02:45,840 --> 00:02:48,120 Speaker 1: My name is Lily Madden and I'm a proud Arunda 50 00:02:48,360 --> 00:02:53,160 Speaker 1: Bungelung Calcottin woman from Gadighl Country. The Daily oz acknowledges 51 00:02:53,240 --> 00:02:55,400 Speaker 1: that this podcast is recorded on the lands of the 52 00:02:55,440 --> 00:02:58,960 Speaker 1: Gadighl people and pays respect to all Aboriginal and Torres 53 00:02:59,000 --> 00:03:02,160 Speaker 1: Strait Islander nations. We pay our respects to the first 54 00:03:02,200 --> 00:03:04,680 Speaker 1: peoples of these countries, both past and present.