1 00:00:05,160 --> 00:00:05,960 Speaker 1: From The Daily ozs. 2 00:00:05,960 --> 00:00:07,880 Speaker 2: I'm Sam Kauzlowski, I'm Billiefit Simon. 3 00:00:08,039 --> 00:00:10,680 Speaker 1: It is Thursday, the twelfth of February. Here's what's making 4 00:00:10,720 --> 00:00:11,719 Speaker 1: headlines this evening. 5 00:00:14,360 --> 00:00:17,720 Speaker 2: Angus Taylor has officially confirmed he is running for the 6 00:00:17,800 --> 00:00:20,479 Speaker 2: leadership of the Liberal Party in a bid to replace 7 00:00:20,600 --> 00:00:24,599 Speaker 2: current leader Susan Lee. Taylor announced his intention to challenge 8 00:00:24,680 --> 00:00:27,760 Speaker 2: Lee in a social media post on Thursday morning, while 9 00:00:27,760 --> 00:00:30,800 Speaker 2: two of his colleagues delivered a letter to Lee asking 10 00:00:30,840 --> 00:00:34,760 Speaker 2: for an urgent party room meeting to resolve the leadership issue. 11 00:00:35,000 --> 00:00:37,960 Speaker 2: It came after Taylor quit his position as Shadow Defense 12 00:00:38,040 --> 00:00:41,680 Speaker 2: Minister on Wednesday because he said he no longer supports 13 00:00:41,720 --> 00:00:45,280 Speaker 2: the current Liberal leader. The vote will be held tomorrow morning, 14 00:00:45,360 --> 00:00:47,440 Speaker 2: and Sam and I are going to be breaking down 15 00:00:47,479 --> 00:00:50,960 Speaker 2: exactly who Angus Taylor is and his quest to challenge 16 00:00:50,960 --> 00:00:53,160 Speaker 2: the leadership in tomorrow Morning's Dick Dive. 17 00:00:55,960 --> 00:00:58,400 Speaker 1: Actor James van der Beeek has died at age forty 18 00:00:58,440 --> 00:01:01,440 Speaker 1: eight after a battle with Balcaan. Van Deerbiek rose to 19 00:01:01,480 --> 00:01:04,080 Speaker 1: fame in the late nineties as the star of the 20 00:01:04,120 --> 00:01:08,000 Speaker 1: TV show Dawson's Creek and also acted in films Vastly 21 00:01:08,040 --> 00:01:11,839 Speaker 1: Blues and Rules of attraction. In November of twenty twenty four, 22 00:01:12,000 --> 00:01:14,800 Speaker 1: the actor revealed he had been diagnosed with bow cancer. 23 00:01:15,200 --> 00:01:18,600 Speaker 1: Vanderbik's wife Kimberly, posted to Instagram saying he met his 24 00:01:18,680 --> 00:01:21,240 Speaker 1: final days with courage, faith and grace. 25 00:01:23,760 --> 00:01:26,840 Speaker 2: Prime Minister Anthony Albanesi has announced a one hundred and 26 00:01:26,920 --> 00:01:30,080 Speaker 2: forty four million dollar boost to Indigenous health in his 27 00:01:30,160 --> 00:01:33,680 Speaker 2: annual Closing the Gap speech. The Closing the Gap targets 28 00:01:33,720 --> 00:01:37,520 Speaker 2: are designed to reduce disadvantages faced by First Nations people. 29 00:01:37,840 --> 00:01:40,520 Speaker 2: Of the nineteen targets, only four are on track to 30 00:01:40,560 --> 00:01:44,920 Speaker 2: be met. Four other targets are going backwards. However, Albanesi 31 00:01:44,959 --> 00:01:48,080 Speaker 2: warned against describing the targets as a failure because he 32 00:01:48,200 --> 00:01:53,600 Speaker 2: said that quote dismisses the aspirations and achievements of Indigenous Australians. 33 00:01:55,520 --> 00:01:59,280 Speaker 1: And today's good news. Australian five time Olympians Scottie James 34 00:01:59,320 --> 00:02:02,920 Speaker 1: has finished first in qualifying for the men's snowboard half 35 00:02:02,960 --> 00:02:06,200 Speaker 1: pipe at the Winter Olympics. This means he enters the 36 00:02:06,240 --> 00:02:09,239 Speaker 1: final on Saturday as one of the favorites to win gold. 37 00:02:09,680 --> 00:02:12,800 Speaker 1: James called the competition the most competitive half pipe event 38 00:02:12,880 --> 00:02:16,119 Speaker 1: in Olympic history and said it's the finals, so you've 39 00:02:16,120 --> 00:02:18,359 Speaker 1: got to bring something special and that's what I plan 40 00:02:18,520 --> 00:02:21,200 Speaker 1: to do. A gold in Italy would make him Australia's 41 00:02:21,200 --> 00:02:26,280 Speaker 1: most decorated Winter Olympian. Fellow Australian Valentino Gazelli qualified in 42 00:02:26,480 --> 00:02:29,359 Speaker 1: sixth place and will also be competing in the finals 43 00:02:29,360 --> 00:02:32,440 Speaker 1: on Saturday. They kick off at five thirty am Australian 44 00:02:32,480 --> 00:02:33,520 Speaker 1: Eastern daylight time. 45 00:02:33,880 --> 00:02:36,240 Speaker 2: That's the latest from the Daily Os newsroom. If you're 46 00:02:36,280 --> 00:02:38,160 Speaker 2: looking for something else, you can catch up on this 47 00:02:38,240 --> 00:02:40,959 Speaker 2: morning's deep dive where we look into whether the Epstein 48 00:02:41,040 --> 00:02:43,480 Speaker 2: files could bring down the UK Prime Minister. 49 00:02:44,000 --> 00:02:46,840 Speaker 1: We'll be back tomorrow with that deep dive on Angus Taylor. 50 00:02:46,919 --> 00:02:53,720 Speaker 1: Until then, have a great evening. My name is Lily 51 00:02:53,720 --> 00:02:57,160 Speaker 1: Maddon and I'm a proud Aranda Bunjelung Calcottin woman from 52 00:02:57,160 --> 00:03:01,520 Speaker 1: Gadigo Country. The Daily Os acknowledg that this podcast is 53 00:03:01,560 --> 00:03:04,040 Speaker 1: recorded on the lands of the Gadigal people and pays 54 00:03:04,080 --> 00:03:07,680 Speaker 1: respect to all Aboriginal and Torrestrate island and nations. We 55 00:03:07,760 --> 00:03:10,519 Speaker 1: pay our respects to the first peoples of these countries, 56 00:03:10,639 --> 00:03:11,840 Speaker 1: both past and present.