Speaker 1: From The Daily Os. I'm Emma Gillespie.
Speaker 2: I'm belief at Simon.
Speaker 1: It's Wednesday, the nineteenth of November. Here's what's making headlines
Speaker 1: this evening.
Speaker 2: Wages increased by three point four percent in the year
Speaker 2: to September, according to new data from the Australian Bureau
Speaker 2: of Statistics, with inflation for the same period at three
Speaker 2: point two percent. This means wages have been increasing at
Speaker 2: a slightly faster rate than prices. Annual wage growth remained
Speaker 2: steady compared to the June quarter twenty twenty five, but
Speaker 2: was slightly lower than this time last year. The ABS
Speaker 2: said wage growth data will in part inform the Reserve
Speaker 2: Bank of Australia when it meets for next month's cash
Speaker 2: rate decision.
Speaker 1: The Australian Federal Police has told a Senate inquiry that
Speaker 1: rates of child abuse are worsening online across the country.
Speaker 1: Speaking in Federal Parliament today, Deputy Commissioner Ian McCartney explained
Speaker 1: that he didn't want to quote scare the public, but
Speaker 1: that the crime of online child sexual exploitation is not
Speaker 1: getting better. The inquiry into Early Childhood Safety was launched
Speaker 1: after a spate of alleged abuse in childcare centers. McCartney
Speaker 1: said the AFP will embrace technology as it continues cracking
Speaker 1: down on online child sex offenders. However, he conceded quote,
Speaker 1: we're always going to be unfortunately one step behind, with
Speaker 1: more work needed to close that gap.
Speaker 2: Both houses of the US Congress have voted to force
Speaker 2: the release of all the files from the Department of
Speaker 2: Justice's investigation into the late convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.
Speaker 2: In July, Republican Representative Thomas Massey created a discharge petition
Speaker 2: that would see the introduction of a bill to the
Speaker 2: lower House to release the files. Massey secured enough signatures
Speaker 2: on the petition last week, despite pressure from US President
Speaker 2: Donald Trump's staff on Republicans who signed it, showing days
Speaker 2: Republican members of the upper House the Senate suggested they
Speaker 2: would also support the bill despite his previous objections. Trump,
Speaker 2: who is rumored to be mentioned in the files, told
Speaker 2: reporters on Monday Local time that he would sign the
Speaker 2: bill into law if it passed Congress. It passed the
Speaker 2: Lower House four hundred and twenty seven votes to one
Speaker 2: on Tuesday local time, with a Senate voting unanimously to
Speaker 2: send it to the President's desk hours later.
Speaker 1: And today's good news. Hundreds of dashounds have taken part
Speaker 1: in the annual Paris Sausage Walk to help support a
Speaker 1: local rescue organization. The volunteer run event, now in its
Speaker 1: sixth year, is also known as the March of the Dacksons.
Speaker 1: Participants with two legs and four united for a march
Speaker 1: down the River sen to raise money for a charity
Speaker 1: that rescues foster's and rehomes sausage dogs. This year's walk
Speaker 1: included dogs dressed in bearrats, jumpers, tutus, cowboy hats, and
Speaker 1: of course plenty of hot dog costumes.
Speaker 2: That's the latest from the dally Oz newsroom. If you're
Speaker 2: looking for something else to listen to, check out today's
Speaker 2: Deep Dive to hear our interview with Opposition leader Susan Lee,
Speaker 2: where we discuss why the Coalition has decided to drop
Speaker 2: its policy of Australia achieving net zero by twenty fifty.
Speaker 1: And essentral listen, and another amazing interview by our very
Speaker 1: own Billy FitzSimons. We'll be back tomorrow morning with another
Speaker 1: deep dive, but until then, have a good one.
Speaker 2: My name is Lily Maddon and I'm a proud Arunda
Speaker 2: Bungelung Calcuttin woman from Gadigol Country. The Daily oz acknowledges
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Speaker 2: Strait Island and nations. We pay our respects to the
Speaker 2: first peoples of these countries, both past and present.