1 00:00:05,480 --> 00:00:08,760 Speaker 1: From The Daily Odds. I'm Zara Sidler, I'm Annabel Whitehouse. 2 00:00:09,119 --> 00:00:12,360 Speaker 1: Actually Annavil's very first out of the podcast. Welcome Bell. 3 00:00:13,200 --> 00:00:13,680 Speaker 2: Thank you. 4 00:00:14,080 --> 00:00:17,000 Speaker 1: It's Thursday, the twelfth of June. Here's what's making headlines 5 00:00:17,040 --> 00:00:17,560 Speaker 1: this evening. 6 00:00:20,120 --> 00:00:23,400 Speaker 2: The US Defense Department has announced its reviewing ORCUS, a 7 00:00:23,480 --> 00:00:27,920 Speaker 2: submarine deal between Australia, the UK and the US. ORCUS 8 00:00:28,000 --> 00:00:30,640 Speaker 2: was first announced in twenty twenty one, but the Pentagon 9 00:00:30,680 --> 00:00:33,880 Speaker 2: has confirmed it's now reviewing the Defense Pact to ensure 10 00:00:33,880 --> 00:00:37,159 Speaker 2: it is quote aligned with President Trump's America First Agenda. 11 00:00:37,600 --> 00:00:41,000 Speaker 2: Federal Defense Minister Richard Miles has brushed off concerns about 12 00:00:41,040 --> 00:00:44,920 Speaker 2: the deal's future, saying it has widespread support. Shadow Defense 13 00:00:45,000 --> 00:00:47,800 Speaker 2: Minister Angus Taylor has urged the government to seek a 14 00:00:47,840 --> 00:00:51,320 Speaker 2: direct meeting with Trump to safeguard ORCUS. It comes ahead 15 00:00:51,360 --> 00:00:54,160 Speaker 2: of a World Leader's summit in Canada next week, where 16 00:00:54,160 --> 00:00:57,560 Speaker 2: Prime Minister Anthony Alberizi is expected to meet with Trump. 17 00:01:00,160 --> 00:01:03,920 Speaker 1: The Fairwork Onbirdsman has found Griffith University underpaid thousands of 18 00:01:03,960 --> 00:01:07,080 Speaker 1: staff by eight point three million dollars. A report from 19 00:01:07,080 --> 00:01:10,880 Speaker 1: the National Workplace Regulator out today shows the Southeast Queensland 20 00:01:10,880 --> 00:01:14,280 Speaker 1: based UNI underpaid around five and a half thousand employees 21 00:01:14,640 --> 00:01:18,080 Speaker 1: between twenty fifteen and twenty twenty four. The underpayments have 22 00:01:18,120 --> 00:01:22,280 Speaker 1: been blamed on insufficient or non existent payroll and data processes, 23 00:01:22,920 --> 00:01:27,080 Speaker 1: fairwork Onbirdsman and Abooth credited Griffith University for acknowledging its 24 00:01:27,120 --> 00:01:31,880 Speaker 1: breaches and implementing measures to fully reimburse impacted staff. The 25 00:01:31,959 --> 00:01:34,720 Speaker 1: UNI has also pledged to pay any interest accrued on 26 00:01:34,800 --> 00:01:38,000 Speaker 1: outstanding staff payments. 27 00:01:39,120 --> 00:01:41,800 Speaker 2: Donald Trump says the US has reached a quote great 28 00:01:41,840 --> 00:01:45,000 Speaker 2: deal with China following trade talks with his counterpart, President 29 00:01:45,120 --> 00:01:48,400 Speaker 2: Chijing Ping. The two countries have been in an escalating 30 00:01:48,440 --> 00:01:51,560 Speaker 2: trade war over recent months, which saw Trump threaten tariffs 31 00:01:51,560 --> 00:01:53,520 Speaker 2: of up to one hundred and forty five percent on 32 00:01:53,600 --> 00:01:57,520 Speaker 2: Chinese imports. Following trade talks between officials from Washington and 33 00:01:57,560 --> 00:02:00,000 Speaker 2: Beijing this week, the White House said it will implement 34 00:02:00,080 --> 00:02:03,520 Speaker 2: a fixed tariff rate of fifty five percent on Chinese imports. 35 00:02:04,080 --> 00:02:07,400 Speaker 2: While limited details about their meeting have been released, Trump 36 00:02:07,440 --> 00:02:10,799 Speaker 2: and she also discussed a rare earth minerals deal which 37 00:02:10,800 --> 00:02:14,680 Speaker 2: would remove restrictions on some Chinese exports. In a statement 38 00:02:14,720 --> 00:02:17,800 Speaker 2: to Trump's Truth social platform, he said the US China 39 00:02:17,840 --> 00:02:21,720 Speaker 2: relationship is quote excellent, he told reporters on Wednesday night. 40 00:02:22,080 --> 00:02:24,440 Speaker 2: We made a great deal with China. We're very happy 41 00:02:24,440 --> 00:02:26,440 Speaker 2: with it and we're going to do very well with it, 42 00:02:26,639 --> 00:02:27,880 Speaker 2: and hopefully they are too. 43 00:02:30,280 --> 00:02:33,280 Speaker 1: And today's good news, the discovery of a new dinosaur 44 00:02:33,320 --> 00:02:37,080 Speaker 1: species has shifted scientists understanding of the evolution of the 45 00:02:37,160 --> 00:02:41,079 Speaker 1: t rex. Researchers made the finding while analyzing a dinosaur 46 00:02:41,120 --> 00:02:45,480 Speaker 1: collection from a Mongolian museum. Paleontologists concluded that two of 47 00:02:45,480 --> 00:02:49,320 Speaker 1: the skeletons they'd studied were from previously unknown dinosaur species 48 00:02:49,720 --> 00:02:53,960 Speaker 1: thought to be the Tyrannosaurus's closest relative. Findings published in 49 00:02:54,000 --> 00:02:56,880 Speaker 1: the journal Nature, estimate the fossils are over eighty six 50 00:02:57,000 --> 00:03:00,400 Speaker 1: million years old. Researchers said the species shows how their 51 00:03:00,400 --> 00:03:05,120 Speaker 1: ancestors evolved from small dinosaurs into large apex predators, rewriting 52 00:03:05,160 --> 00:03:07,600 Speaker 1: the evolutionary history of tyrannosaurs. 53 00:03:08,600 --> 00:03:11,480 Speaker 2: That's the latest from the Daily Oos newsroom. If you're 54 00:03:11,520 --> 00:03:14,200 Speaker 2: looking for something else to listen to, check out today's 55 00:03:14,240 --> 00:03:16,840 Speaker 2: deep dive on the ongoing protest in LA and the 56 00:03:16,880 --> 00:03:19,880 Speaker 2: political fallout between Trump and the Californian governor. 57 00:03:20,320 --> 00:03:23,000 Speaker 1: We'll be back tomorrow with another deep dive as usual, 58 00:03:23,080 --> 00:03:25,000 Speaker 1: but until then, enjoy your evening. 59 00:03:32,080 --> 00:03:34,400 Speaker 2: My name is Lily Maddon and I'm a proud Arunda 60 00:03:34,600 --> 00:03:39,400 Speaker 2: Bunjelung Calcuttin woman from Gadighl country. The Daily oz acknowledges 61 00:03:39,480 --> 00:03:41,640 Speaker 2: that this podcast is recorded on the lands of the 62 00:03:41,680 --> 00:03:45,240 Speaker 2: Gadighl people and pays respect to all Aboriginal and Torres 63 00:03:45,240 --> 00:03:48,160 Speaker 2: Strait Island and nations. We pay our respects to the 64 00:03:48,160 --> 00:03:50,960 Speaker 2: first peoples of these countries, both past and present.