1 00:00:05,480 --> 00:00:06,400 Speaker 1: From the Daily Os. 2 00:00:06,440 --> 00:00:07,800 Speaker 2: I'm billy, I'm emma. 3 00:00:08,039 --> 00:00:10,719 Speaker 1: It's Tuesday, the fourth of February. Here's what's making headlines 4 00:00:10,760 --> 00:00:11,240 Speaker 1: this evening. 5 00:00:14,400 --> 00:00:17,759 Speaker 2: New South Wales Transport Minister Joe Halen has announced she's 6 00:00:17,800 --> 00:00:21,800 Speaker 2: stepping down from the portfolio overclaims she used her ministerial 7 00:00:21,880 --> 00:00:26,200 Speaker 2: driver for private trips. Halen addressed the alleged misuse of 8 00:00:26,280 --> 00:00:29,680 Speaker 2: taxpayer funds in a press conference today, where she admitted 9 00:00:29,680 --> 00:00:32,000 Speaker 2: to using her chauffeur for a trip to the Hunter 10 00:00:32,120 --> 00:00:36,200 Speaker 2: Valley last year. Haylen described the incident as an error 11 00:00:36,240 --> 00:00:40,000 Speaker 2: of judgment, but denied misusing the service on other occasions. 12 00:00:40,360 --> 00:00:43,120 Speaker 2: Haylen said she has notified New South Wales Premier Chris 13 00:00:43,200 --> 00:00:46,080 Speaker 2: Means that she will resign as Minister for Transport, but 14 00:00:46,159 --> 00:00:48,960 Speaker 2: said she'll continue to serve the state government as the 15 00:00:49,040 --> 00:00:51,520 Speaker 2: local member for the Sydney seat of summer Hill. 16 00:00:54,160 --> 00:00:57,720 Speaker 1: Matilda star Sam Kerr has faced court in London after 17 00:00:57,760 --> 00:01:01,600 Speaker 1: being charged with racially aggravated abuse of a police officer. 18 00:01:02,280 --> 00:01:05,319 Speaker 1: Kerr and her partner Christy Lewis were seen crawling out 19 00:01:05,400 --> 00:01:08,040 Speaker 1: of the broken back window of a taxi in January 20 00:01:08,040 --> 00:01:12,360 Speaker 1: twenty twenty three, following an argument over compensation for vomit 21 00:01:12,520 --> 00:01:15,720 Speaker 1: in the vehicle. At the time, Kerr told officers she 22 00:01:15,840 --> 00:01:18,880 Speaker 1: and Mwis feared they were being kidnapped after the driver 23 00:01:19,080 --> 00:01:23,240 Speaker 1: refused to let them out. Kerr was recorded twice calling 24 00:01:23,240 --> 00:01:27,959 Speaker 1: police Constable Stephen Lovell effing stupid and white and insisting 25 00:01:28,080 --> 00:01:30,760 Speaker 1: on going to court rather than pay for the window, 26 00:01:31,040 --> 00:01:34,800 Speaker 1: leading to her being arrested. The maximum penalty for racially 27 00:01:34,840 --> 00:01:39,080 Speaker 1: aggravated abuse is twenty six weeks in jail under UK law. 28 00:01:39,600 --> 00:01:41,479 Speaker 1: Hearings are continuing this week. 29 00:01:44,360 --> 00:01:47,440 Speaker 2: US tariffs, which are a type of tax on imports 30 00:01:47,440 --> 00:01:51,080 Speaker 2: from Mexico and Canada, will be paused after separate deals 31 00:01:51,080 --> 00:01:54,840 Speaker 2: were reached. Over the weekend. US President Donald Trump announced 32 00:01:54,960 --> 00:01:58,880 Speaker 2: new tariffs on Mexico, Canada, and China to ensure the 33 00:01:58,960 --> 00:02:02,520 Speaker 2: quote cooperation and compliance of these countries to stop the 34 00:02:02,520 --> 00:02:06,400 Speaker 2: flow of migrants and illegal drugs. These tariffs were due 35 00:02:06,400 --> 00:02:09,799 Speaker 2: to take effect this week. However, on Monday, it was 36 00:02:09,840 --> 00:02:13,119 Speaker 2: announced the tariffs on Mexico and Canada would be delayed 37 00:02:13,480 --> 00:02:16,880 Speaker 2: because steps had been taken by the country's governments to 38 00:02:17,040 --> 00:02:21,520 Speaker 2: quote alleviate the illegal migration and illicit drug crisis. The 39 00:02:21,560 --> 00:02:25,440 Speaker 2: tariffs against China are still set to take effect as planned. 40 00:02:25,840 --> 00:02:28,320 Speaker 2: And to learn more about this policy move, you can 41 00:02:28,400 --> 00:02:30,880 Speaker 2: listen to this morning's Deep Dive, where Billy and I 42 00:02:31,000 --> 00:02:34,920 Speaker 2: explain everything you need to know about tariffs and Trump. 43 00:02:37,080 --> 00:02:40,520 Speaker 1: And today's good news. A successful breeding program led by 44 00:02:40,600 --> 00:02:43,440 Speaker 1: London Zoo has led to the births of thirty three 45 00:02:43,680 --> 00:02:46,880 Speaker 1: endangered frogs. The zoo has been trying to conserve the 46 00:02:46,919 --> 00:02:50,640 Speaker 1: species of Darwin's frogs, named after Charles Darwin, who discovered 47 00:02:50,680 --> 00:02:55,919 Speaker 1: them in eighteen thirty four. For fifteen years. Eleven male frogs, 48 00:02:55,960 --> 00:02:59,799 Speaker 1: who have an unusual and unique reproductive cycle, carried the 49 00:03:00,240 --> 00:03:04,320 Speaker 1: poles inside their vocal sacks before they transform into little 50 00:03:04,360 --> 00:03:08,080 Speaker 1: froglets and give birth through their mouths. Last year, a 51 00:03:08,120 --> 00:03:10,520 Speaker 1: team of specialists went to an island off the coast 52 00:03:10,560 --> 00:03:13,120 Speaker 1: of Chile to collect the frogs and take them to 53 00:03:13,160 --> 00:03:16,680 Speaker 1: the zoo, where a breeding and research program began. The 54 00:03:16,760 --> 00:03:20,240 Speaker 1: London Zoo said in a statement, these precious froglets are 55 00:03:20,280 --> 00:03:23,880 Speaker 1: a symbol of hope for one of the world's rarest species. 56 00:03:24,600 --> 00:03:27,200 Speaker 2: That's the latest from the Daily Oos newsroom. If you're 57 00:03:27,200 --> 00:03:29,240 Speaker 2: looking for something else to listen to, make sure you 58 00:03:29,280 --> 00:03:31,920 Speaker 2: catch up on that deep dive we mentioned for all 59 00:03:32,000 --> 00:03:34,240 Speaker 2: things tariffs, and Trump explained. 60 00:03:34,600 --> 00:03:37,520 Speaker 1: We'll be back tomorrow morning with another deep dive. Until then, 61 00:03:37,680 --> 00:03:42,840 Speaker 1: have a great evening. My name is Lily Maddon and 62 00:03:42,880 --> 00:03:46,640 Speaker 1: I'm a proud Arunda Bunelung Calcuttin woman from Gadighl Country. 63 00:03:47,480 --> 00:03:50,640 Speaker 1: The Daly oz acknowledges that this podcast is recorded on 64 00:03:50,640 --> 00:03:53,160 Speaker 1: the lands of the Gatighl people and pays respect to 65 00:03:53,200 --> 00:03:56,560 Speaker 1: all Aboriginal and Torres Straight Island and nations. We pay 66 00:03:56,560 --> 00:03:59,480 Speaker 1: our respects to the first peoples of these countries, both 67 00:03:59,520 --> 00:04:00,440 Speaker 1: past and present.