Speaker 1: From The Daily Oz. I'm Emma Gillespie, I'm Sam Kauzloski.
Speaker 1: It's Thursday, the eighteenth of September. Here's what's making headlines
Speaker 1: the CP.
Speaker 2: The federal government has announced its anticipated twenty thirty five
Speaker 2: emissions reduction target, committing to cut emissions by sixty two
Speaker 2: to seventy percent. Emissions reduction targets are aimed at reducing
Speaker 2: greenhouse gas production. The government's twenty thirty five target is
Speaker 2: in line with a recommendation by the Independent Climate Change Authority.
Speaker 2: Alongside this target, the government has also announced initiatives aimed
Speaker 2: at lowering electricity prices, boosting the rollout of curbside fast
Speaker 2: ev charges, and supporting industries transition to renewables. Prime Minister
Speaker 2: Anthony Alberanezi said the sixty two to seventy percent target
Speaker 2: would protect the environment, the economy and jobs for future generations.
Speaker 2: Energy Minister Chris Bowen called the target range ambitious and achievable. However,
Speaker 2: the Jians have called it a failure, while the Coalition
Speaker 2: have vowed to oppose the target. Australia is due to
Speaker 2: confirm its omissions reduction commitment at the UN Climate Conference
Speaker 2: in November.
Speaker 1: Prosecutors have downgraded charges against retired broadcaster Alan Jones. The
Speaker 1: eighty four year old was facing forty four offenses in
Speaker 1: total for charges related to indecent assault and sexual touching allegations. However,
Speaker 1: some charges have now been downgraded and eleven have been dropped.
Speaker 1: Jones is now facing twenty five in decent assault charges
Speaker 1: and two counts of sexual touching against nine alleged victims. Jones,
Speaker 1: who has pleaded not guilty to the historic charges, is
Speaker 1: expected to face court next year. The trial will proceed
Speaker 1: without a jury and instead be heard by a local
Speaker 1: court magistrate. Speaking outside court last year, Jones called the
Speaker 1: allegations against him baseless.
Speaker 2: US President Donald Trump has attended a banquet hosted by
Speaker 2: the British royal family at Windsor Castle, his second state
Speaker 2: visit to the UK. King Charles used a speech at
Speaker 2: the event to celebrate the alliance between the US and
Speaker 2: the UK. He also spooked the Orcast submarine deal, which
Speaker 2: is currently under review by the Pentagon. According to international
Speaker 2: media reports, Trump called the dinner and ceremony truly one
Speaker 2: of the highest honors of my life. The president's visit
Speaker 2: was met with widespread protests outside the castle and in
Speaker 2: London's Parliament Square, which is about forty kilometers west of Windsor.
Speaker 2: During the state visit, Trump celebrated the suspension of late
Speaker 2: night host Jimmy Kimmel following his on air comments about
Speaker 2: the death of conservative political activist Charlie Kirk. In a
Speaker 2: post on truth Social he wrote, it's great news for
Speaker 2: America that Kimmel has been taken off the air indefinitely,
Speaker 2: and tomorrow morning you and I are going to break
Speaker 2: down that story in a bit more detail.
Speaker 1: We sure are, but before then, today's good news is
Speaker 1: a supersonic plane is being developed by NASA, and it's
Speaker 1: getting closer to taking its first flight. The one of
Speaker 1: a kind X fifty nine quiet supersonic craft, nicknamed Son
Speaker 1: of Concord, can fly faster than the speed of sound
Speaker 1: at mark one point five, which is around eighteen hundred
Speaker 1: kilometers per hour. It's expected X fifty nine will be
Speaker 1: able to fly from London to New York in less
Speaker 1: than four hours. The journey currently takes about eight hours
Speaker 1: on a normal passenger plane. According to NASA, the aircraft
Speaker 1: is designed to fly supersonic while generating a quiet thump
Speaker 1: rather than a loud sonic boom, solving a noise problem
Speaker 1: that has previously prevented such planes from traveling over densely
Speaker 1: populated areas. NASA researchers have generated thousands of files over
Speaker 1: two hundred and thirty seven days of ground tests and
Speaker 1: system evaluations. Those records provide a detailed history to help
Speaker 1: engineers verify the aircraft's readiness for its upcoming first flight.
Speaker 2: And that's all we've got for you from the Daily
Speaker 2: os newsroom. If you're looking for something else to listen
Speaker 2: to on your way home, check out today's deep dive
Speaker 2: where we discuss Israel's ground defensive in Gaza.
Speaker 1: We will be back with another deep dive to i'morrow,
Speaker 1: but until then, have a great night.
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