1 00:00:05,240 --> 00:00:07,240 Speaker 1: From The Daily Os. I'm Emma Gillespie. 2 00:00:07,400 --> 00:00:08,480 Speaker 2: I'm belief it's Simon's. 3 00:00:08,520 --> 00:00:11,680 Speaker 1: It's Wednesday, the twelfth of November. Here's what's making headlines 4 00:00:11,720 --> 00:00:12,280 Speaker 1: this evening. 5 00:00:14,360 --> 00:00:17,600 Speaker 2: Liberal MPs have gathered in Canberra to discuss the party's 6 00:00:17,640 --> 00:00:21,239 Speaker 2: future position on net zero emissions. It comes after their 7 00:00:21,239 --> 00:00:25,280 Speaker 2: coalition partner, the Nationals Party, announced it was dumping support 8 00:00:25,320 --> 00:00:28,920 Speaker 2: for the twenty fifty target. Net zero refers to balancing 9 00:00:28,960 --> 00:00:32,600 Speaker 2: the amount of greenhouse gas emissions produced and taken out 10 00:00:32,640 --> 00:00:36,240 Speaker 2: of the atmosphere. Australia has a legislated target to achieve 11 00:00:36,320 --> 00:00:40,280 Speaker 2: net zero emissions by twenty fifty. Liberal MPs and senators 12 00:00:40,560 --> 00:00:43,320 Speaker 2: shared their views on whether the party should stick with 13 00:00:43,400 --> 00:00:46,720 Speaker 2: net zero or walk away from it during closed door 14 00:00:46,800 --> 00:00:50,519 Speaker 2: talks this afternoon. Those discussions will inform the Shadow Cabinet, 15 00:00:50,800 --> 00:00:54,200 Speaker 2: who will meet tomorrow to determine the party's position. Once 16 00:00:54,240 --> 00:00:57,400 Speaker 2: the Liberal Party has reached an agreement, it will negotiate 17 00:00:57,440 --> 00:01:00,920 Speaker 2: with the Nationals on Sunday to determine the coalition's final 18 00:01:01,000 --> 00:01:02,080 Speaker 2: stance on net zero. 19 00:01:04,840 --> 00:01:08,680 Speaker 1: Ex Construction union boss John Setka has been charged over 20 00:01:08,760 --> 00:01:12,920 Speaker 1: alleged threatening emails. Setka, the former head of the cfmeu's 21 00:01:13,000 --> 00:01:16,360 Speaker 1: construction union was arrested at his home in Melbourne this 22 00:01:16,480 --> 00:01:19,360 Speaker 1: morning as part of a joint operation between the Victorian 23 00:01:19,400 --> 00:01:23,120 Speaker 1: and Australian Federal Police. He was charged with seven counts 24 00:01:23,160 --> 00:01:27,160 Speaker 1: of using a telecommunications device to menace, harass and offend. 25 00:01:27,520 --> 00:01:31,039 Speaker 1: Setka will face court in January, where prosecutors will allege 26 00:01:31,080 --> 00:01:34,640 Speaker 1: he sent a number of allegedly threatening, offensive and abusive 27 00:01:34,680 --> 00:01:39,559 Speaker 1: emails to a CFMEU administrator. Crime Command Assistant Commissioner Martin 28 00:01:39,600 --> 00:01:43,240 Speaker 1: O'Brien said police quote will not tolerate behavior that aims 29 00:01:43,280 --> 00:01:46,360 Speaker 1: to intimidate and harass people who simply want to go 30 00:01:46,480 --> 00:01:48,880 Speaker 1: to work. It comes more than a year since the 31 00:01:48,880 --> 00:01:53,600 Speaker 1: Federal government forced the CFMEU into administration over its alleged 32 00:01:53,680 --> 00:01:56,440 Speaker 1: ties to organized crime and biking gangs. 33 00:01:59,040 --> 00:02:03,280 Speaker 2: AZO Chief Mike Burgess has accused Chinese hackers of trying 34 00:02:03,320 --> 00:02:08,359 Speaker 2: to access Australian infrastructure, including telco's. Speaking at the Australian 35 00:02:08,400 --> 00:02:12,440 Speaker 2: Securities and Investments Commission annual forum, Burgess said the National 36 00:02:12,440 --> 00:02:16,400 Speaker 2: Spy Agency is aware of multiple attempts by overseas actors 37 00:02:16,440 --> 00:02:22,240 Speaker 2: to penetrate critical infrastructure, including water, transport, telecommunications and energy 38 00:02:22,280 --> 00:02:27,639 Speaker 2: networks with potentially devastating results. He confirmed two hacking groups 39 00:02:27,720 --> 00:02:31,720 Speaker 2: working for Chinese government intelligence and their military known to 40 00:02:31,760 --> 00:02:37,079 Speaker 2: have accessed US telecosystems have also probed Australian networks. Burgess 41 00:02:37,080 --> 00:02:40,640 Speaker 2: warned the threat could have led to high impact sabotage. 42 00:02:40,720 --> 00:02:43,960 Speaker 2: There is no excuse for not taking all reasonable steps 43 00:02:44,000 --> 00:02:48,160 Speaker 2: to manage the risk of security breaches that asioboss noted. 44 00:02:50,400 --> 00:02:53,760 Speaker 1: And Today's Good News. Researchers are working to develop a 45 00:02:53,840 --> 00:02:56,480 Speaker 1: camera that can search for life on distant planets as 46 00:02:56,560 --> 00:03:01,720 Speaker 1: part of future space missions. NASA's Habitable World's Observatory HWO 47 00:03:02,280 --> 00:03:04,960 Speaker 1: is a proposed telescope designed to look for signs of 48 00:03:04,960 --> 00:03:09,360 Speaker 1: life on Earth like planets. Physics experts at Durham University 49 00:03:09,440 --> 00:03:12,079 Speaker 1: in Northeast England a part of a group of researchers 50 00:03:12,120 --> 00:03:16,360 Speaker 1: building a high resolution imaging camera for the observatory. The 51 00:03:16,440 --> 00:03:18,880 Speaker 1: camera would be used to measure the mass of suitable 52 00:03:18,919 --> 00:03:23,000 Speaker 1: planets and inspect their atmospheres for the chemical fingerprints of life, 53 00:03:23,400 --> 00:03:27,640 Speaker 1: including water, oxygen, and methane. Durham University said the observatory 54 00:03:27,680 --> 00:03:30,360 Speaker 1: will also be able to stare into black holes and 55 00:03:30,520 --> 00:03:34,880 Speaker 1: solve the mystery of dark matter. HWO is expected to 56 00:03:34,960 --> 00:03:38,240 Speaker 1: launch in the early twenty forties, not too far away. 57 00:03:38,440 --> 00:03:40,480 Speaker 1: I wouldn't hold your breath, Billy, but it's closer than 58 00:03:40,480 --> 00:03:41,040 Speaker 1: a black hole. 59 00:03:41,160 --> 00:03:44,160 Speaker 2: It is closer. That is the latest from the Daily 60 00:03:44,240 --> 00:03:46,840 Speaker 2: Oz newsroom. If you're looking for something else to listen to, 61 00:03:47,080 --> 00:03:50,400 Speaker 2: check out today's deep dive on the landmark inquiry into 62 00:03:50,520 --> 00:03:51,360 Speaker 2: Women's Pain. 63 00:03:51,680 --> 00:03:54,000 Speaker 1: We'll be back tomorrow morning with another deep dive, but 64 00:03:54,120 --> 00:04:00,040 Speaker 1: until then, have a good one bye. 65 00:04:00,160 --> 00:04:02,480 Speaker 2: My name is Lily Maddon and I'm a proud Arunda 66 00:04:02,680 --> 00:04:07,480 Speaker 2: Bunjelung Calkatin woman from Gadigol Country. The Daily Oz acknowledges 67 00:04:07,560 --> 00:04:09,680 Speaker 2: that this podcast is recorded on the lands of the 68 00:04:09,720 --> 00:04:13,360 Speaker 2: Gadigol people and pays respect to all Aboriginal and torrest 69 00:04:13,400 --> 00:04:16,200 Speaker 2: Rate island and nations. We pay our respects to the 70 00:04:16,240 --> 00:04:19,000 Speaker 2: first peoples of these countries, both past and present.