Speaker 1: From The Daily Os. I'm Zara Sidler, I'm Emma Gillespie.
Speaker 1: It's Monday, the seventh of April. Here's what's making headlines
Speaker 1: this evening.
Speaker 2: The Australian dollar has dropped to a five year low,
Speaker 2: plunging below sixty US cents. The latest market decline comes
Speaker 2: in response to US President Donald Trump's Liberation Day tariff
Speaker 2: announcements last week. Trillions of dollars was wiped off global
Speaker 2: markets following the announcement, which saw the worst day on
Speaker 2: Wall Street since the start of the pandemic in twenty twenty.
Speaker 2: The Australian share market is now mirroring the US downturn,
Speaker 2: with the ASX two hundred falling by four percent today.
Speaker 2: The Aussie dollar is trading significantly lower, reflecting global uncertainty.
Speaker 2: During a press conference today, Treasurer Jim Chalmers said he's
Speaker 2: expecting the tariffs to have a quote manageable impact on
Speaker 2: some prices here. However, he said the government is quote
Speaker 2: forecasting economic growth to kay continue to gather the pace
Speaker 2: thanks to slowing inflation and cost of living relief measures.
Speaker 1: The Coalition has reversed its promise to force Australian public
Speaker 1: service employees back to the office if it wins the
Speaker 1: upcoming election. In early March, Shadow Finance Minister Jane Hume
Speaker 1: said a coalition government would make it an expectation that
Speaker 1: all aps staff work from the office full time. Today,
Speaker 1: the Coalition announced it has backflipped on its planned work
Speaker 1: from homeban. This means there will be no changes to
Speaker 1: flexible work within the public service if it wins the election.
Speaker 1: Senator Hume said in a statement that there will be
Speaker 1: no mandated minimum number of days for public servants to
Speaker 1: work in the office. Hume also clarified that the coalition
Speaker 1: never had a policy impacting flexible work in the private sector.
Speaker 2: Israel has promised a quote thorough examination of a strike
Speaker 2: that killed fifteen first responders in Gaza last month. According
Speaker 2: to the United Nations, eight place Stinian medics, six civil
Speaker 2: defense first responders and a UN staff member were assisting
Speaker 2: in Rougher when the IDF attacked their convoy. Israeli forces
Speaker 2: originally said the group was advancing suspiciously towards its troops
Speaker 2: without headlights or emergency signals when it opened fire. However,
Speaker 2: it's now admitted this account was inaccurate after footage of
Speaker 2: the incident emerged showing the flashing emergency lights of the ambulances.
Speaker 2: According to the Palestine Red Crescent Society, paramedics stopped to
Speaker 2: help injured civilians when they were fired upon by Israeli forces.
Speaker 2: It said the PRCS insignia was visible on their uniforms
Speaker 2: and vehicles at the time of the attack. The IDF
Speaker 2: says several of the medics had ties to humas, but
Speaker 2: it has not yet shared evidence to support this claim.
Speaker 2: Israel said its continuing inquiries to quote understand the sequence
Speaker 2: of events and the handling of.
Speaker 1: The situation and today's good news. New data from the
Speaker 1: CSIRO Revere fel that plastic pollution along Australian coastlines has
Speaker 1: decreased by thirty nine percent. The study, which surveyed six
Speaker 1: key regions including Hobart, Newcastle, Perth and the Sunshine Coast,
Speaker 1: found a marked reduction in plastic waste across five of
Speaker 1: six locations, along with a decreased plastic pollution. Senior CSIRO
Speaker 1: researcher doctor Denise Hardesty so the survey identified a sixteen
Speaker 1: percent increase in the number of coastal areas with no
Speaker 1: plastic debris at all, although there are still areas of concern.
Speaker 1: Hardesty said Australians are becoming more aware of the harmful
Speaker 1: effects of plastic waste on people, communities and wildlife.
Speaker 2: That's the latest from the Daily os newsroom for your Monday,
Speaker 2: But if you're looking for something else to listen to,
Speaker 2: check out today's Deep Dive featuring our interview with Shadow
Speaker 2: treasurer Angus Taylor. Another fantastic interview from Billy speaking to
Speaker 2: him about the Coalition's plan for young people. We will
Speaker 2: be back tomorrow morning with another deep dive. Until then,
Speaker 2: have a great night.
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