1 00:00:05,600 --> 00:00:06,480 Speaker 1: From the Daily Os. 2 00:00:06,519 --> 00:00:07,760 Speaker 2: I'm billy, I'm emma. 3 00:00:08,039 --> 00:00:10,719 Speaker 1: It's Monday, the tenth of March. Here's what's making headlines 4 00:00:10,760 --> 00:00:11,480 Speaker 1: this evening. 5 00:00:14,400 --> 00:00:17,000 Speaker 2: Major flood warnings are in place for parts of southeast 6 00:00:17,040 --> 00:00:20,479 Speaker 2: Queensland and northern New South Wales as ex Cyclone Alfred 7 00:00:20,520 --> 00:00:24,960 Speaker 2: continues to threaten communities. Since making landfall on Saturday, Alfred 8 00:00:24,960 --> 00:00:28,680 Speaker 2: has drenched parts of the East coast with record breaking rainfall. 9 00:00:29,120 --> 00:00:32,680 Speaker 2: The Bureau of Meteorology has warned rivers a continuing to rise, 10 00:00:32,760 --> 00:00:36,559 Speaker 2: with major flood warnings around Brisbane, Logan, Ipswich and the 11 00:00:36,560 --> 00:00:39,839 Speaker 2: Lochier Valley In New South Wales. Major flood warnings are 12 00:00:39,880 --> 00:00:42,919 Speaker 2: in place for the Clarence River at Grafton, while residents 13 00:00:42,960 --> 00:00:46,520 Speaker 2: along the Tweed River are also on alert. Meantime, Prime 14 00:00:46,560 --> 00:00:49,760 Speaker 2: Minister Anthony Albanesi has announced up to thirteen weeks of 15 00:00:49,800 --> 00:00:54,120 Speaker 2: income support for eligible impacted workers. The Queensland government has 16 00:00:54,160 --> 00:00:57,920 Speaker 2: also announced emergency hardship assistance grants of one hundred and 17 00:00:57,920 --> 00:01:00,800 Speaker 2: eighty dollars per person for immediate essentials. 18 00:01:03,080 --> 00:01:06,800 Speaker 1: Rental affordability fell to its worst level on record in December, 19 00:01:06,959 --> 00:01:11,319 Speaker 1: according to prop Track's Laters Rental Affordability Index, while prices 20 00:01:11,440 --> 00:01:13,959 Speaker 1: increased at a slower rate in twenty twenty four compared 21 00:01:13,959 --> 00:01:17,520 Speaker 1: to twenty twenty three. Prop Track found rental growth still 22 00:01:17,600 --> 00:01:21,960 Speaker 1: outpaced wage growth. New South Wales remains the least affordable 23 00:01:22,000 --> 00:01:26,000 Speaker 1: state for renters, followed by South Australia. Rent prices in 24 00:01:26,120 --> 00:01:29,080 Speaker 1: Victoria have also surged in line with national trends over 25 00:01:29,160 --> 00:01:32,640 Speaker 1: recent years. However, prop tracks said it was the most 26 00:01:32,640 --> 00:01:36,160 Speaker 1: affordable state because rents in Melbourne haven't grown nearly as 27 00:01:36,240 --> 00:01:39,240 Speaker 1: quickly as other parts of the country. Since twenty twenty. 28 00:01:42,080 --> 00:01:45,480 Speaker 2: The Romanian government has banned a far right politician from 29 00:01:45,600 --> 00:01:50,320 Speaker 2: running in the country's upcoming presidential elections. Voters in Romania 30 00:01:50,360 --> 00:01:52,520 Speaker 2: are due to head to the polls in May, but 31 00:01:52,760 --> 00:01:56,160 Speaker 2: Colleen Jarjescu won't appear on the ballot after a decision 32 00:01:56,200 --> 00:02:00,400 Speaker 2: by the country's Central Electoral Bureau. Jarjescu led the first 33 00:02:00,480 --> 00:02:03,600 Speaker 2: round vote in November last year, but a court overruled 34 00:02:03,600 --> 00:02:07,760 Speaker 2: the result after finding evidence of election interference from Russian actors. 35 00:02:08,200 --> 00:02:11,040 Speaker 2: This week's decision to bar him from continuing as a 36 00:02:11,080 --> 00:02:15,160 Speaker 2: candidate have sparked violent protests in the Romanian capital of Bucharest. 37 00:02:15,720 --> 00:02:18,240 Speaker 2: The sixty two year old independent who called the ban 38 00:02:18,360 --> 00:02:21,600 Speaker 2: a direct blow to democracy, has one day to launch 39 00:02:21,639 --> 00:02:22,200 Speaker 2: an appeal. 40 00:02:24,680 --> 00:02:28,480 Speaker 1: And today's good news, Australian researchers have located the world's 41 00:02:28,560 --> 00:02:32,760 Speaker 1: oldest known crater in outback Western Australia. It's believe, the 42 00:02:32,800 --> 00:02:35,920 Speaker 1: media write Impact Crater dates back more than three point 43 00:02:36,040 --> 00:02:39,440 Speaker 1: five billion years, making it the oldest known crater by 44 00:02:39,440 --> 00:02:42,400 Speaker 1: more than a billion years. The discovery in the state's 45 00:02:42,440 --> 00:02:45,800 Speaker 1: Pilboro region gives geologists new clues into how the world's 46 00:02:45,880 --> 00:02:50,160 Speaker 1: first continents formed. In a statement from Curtain University, professor 47 00:02:50,200 --> 00:02:53,800 Speaker 1: Tim Johnson said, until now, the absence of any truly 48 00:02:53,840 --> 00:02:57,800 Speaker 1: ancient creators means they are largely ignored by geologists. This 49 00:02:57,840 --> 00:03:00,880 Speaker 1: study provides a crucial piece of the puzzle of Earth's 50 00:03:00,960 --> 00:03:01,960 Speaker 1: impact history. 51 00:03:03,400 --> 00:03:05,880 Speaker 2: That's the latest from the Daily Os newsroom. If you're 52 00:03:05,919 --> 00:03:08,360 Speaker 2: looking for something else to listen to, check out today's 53 00:03:08,360 --> 00:03:11,160 Speaker 2: Deep Dive, where we explore the latest data drop from 54 00:03:11,160 --> 00:03:15,280 Speaker 2: the annual Hilda Survey, which analyzes fascinating trends across a 55 00:03:15,320 --> 00:03:19,840 Speaker 2: broad section of Ossie's everyday lives, including some interesting data 56 00:03:19,880 --> 00:03:21,639 Speaker 2: about men and housework. 57 00:03:22,600 --> 00:03:25,240 Speaker 1: It is a fascinating chat. I highly recommend that one 58 00:03:25,360 --> 00:03:28,160 Speaker 1: and we'll be back again tomorrow morning with another deep dive. 59 00:03:28,320 --> 00:03:35,520 Speaker 1: Until then, have a great evening. My name is Lily 60 00:03:35,520 --> 00:03:38,960 Speaker 1: Maddon and I'm a proud Arunda Bunjelung Calcuttin woman from 61 00:03:38,960 --> 00:03:43,320 Speaker 1: Gadighl country. The Daily oz acknowledges that this podcast is 62 00:03:43,360 --> 00:03:45,840 Speaker 1: recorded on the lands of the Gadighl people and pays 63 00:03:45,880 --> 00:03:49,080 Speaker 1: respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Island and nations. 64 00:03:49,400 --> 00:03:52,320 Speaker 1: We pay our respects to the first peoples of these countries, 65 00:03:52,440 --> 00:03:53,640 Speaker 1: both past and present.