1 00:00:05,480 --> 00:00:08,520 Speaker 1: From the Daily Odds. I'm Zara Seidler, I'm Lucy Tassel. 2 00:00:08,680 --> 00:00:11,640 Speaker 1: It's Friday, the eleventh and April. Here's what's making headlines 3 00:00:11,680 --> 00:00:12,240 Speaker 1: this evening. 4 00:00:14,400 --> 00:00:17,599 Speaker 2: Opposition leader Peter Dutton has responded to reports he was 5 00:00:17,640 --> 00:00:21,320 Speaker 2: allegedly the target of a terror plot last year. According 6 00:00:21,360 --> 00:00:24,000 Speaker 2: to a report by The Australian, a sixteen year old 7 00:00:24,000 --> 00:00:26,680 Speaker 2: boy is accused of planning to attack Dutton at his 8 00:00:26,760 --> 00:00:31,040 Speaker 2: Brisbane home. Commenting on the incident today, Dutton described politics 9 00:00:31,080 --> 00:00:34,400 Speaker 2: as a quote brutal business, but said he feels protected 10 00:00:34,400 --> 00:00:37,920 Speaker 2: by the Australian Federal Police. It's understood the teen is 11 00:00:37,960 --> 00:00:42,320 Speaker 2: in police custody awaiting trial in Queensland Supreme Court. The 12 00:00:42,320 --> 00:00:45,120 Speaker 2: Prime Minister confirmed he reached out to the opposition leader 13 00:00:45,200 --> 00:00:49,080 Speaker 2: directly after learning about the reports. Albanize said there's no 14 00:00:49,200 --> 00:00:52,600 Speaker 2: place whatsoever in politics for any of this. The PM 15 00:00:52,640 --> 00:00:54,960 Speaker 2: told reporters he was also the target of what he 16 00:00:55,120 --> 00:01:00,240 Speaker 2: called a pretty serious incident which is currently before legal processes. 17 00:01:01,760 --> 00:01:04,479 Speaker 1: The Bureau of Meteorology has warned there is a high 18 00:01:04,600 --> 00:01:08,480 Speaker 1: chance of a tropical cyclone forming off WA's north this weekend. 19 00:01:09,040 --> 00:01:13,120 Speaker 1: BOMB meteorologist Dean Narramore said a tropical low well to 20 00:01:13,160 --> 00:01:16,600 Speaker 1: the northwest of Darwin is likely to intensify as we 21 00:01:16,720 --> 00:01:20,360 Speaker 1: move throughout today and tonight, before it's expected to pass 22 00:01:20,400 --> 00:01:22,920 Speaker 1: north of the Kimberley as a Category one system on 23 00:01:23,000 --> 00:01:27,160 Speaker 1: Saturday afternoon. Communities along the Kimberley coast are being told 24 00:01:27,200 --> 00:01:30,520 Speaker 1: to brace for possible heavy rainfall and damaging wind gusts 25 00:01:30,560 --> 00:01:33,480 Speaker 1: of up to eighty five kilometers per hour developing in 26 00:01:33,560 --> 00:01:37,720 Speaker 1: areas between Berkeley River Mouth and Cockatoo Island. Locals are 27 00:01:37,760 --> 00:01:41,280 Speaker 1: being urged to download the Emergency WA app to stay updated. 28 00:01:43,720 --> 00:01:46,680 Speaker 2: A woman believed to have been wrongfully imprisoned in Russia 29 00:01:46,800 --> 00:01:51,200 Speaker 2: has been released after fifteen months behind bars. Senya Carolina 30 00:01:51,280 --> 00:01:54,120 Speaker 2: walks free as part of a US Russia prisoner swap. 31 00:01:54,440 --> 00:01:56,920 Speaker 2: A citizen of both countries, the thirty three year old 32 00:01:56,960 --> 00:01:59,840 Speaker 2: was arrested during a visit to family in Russia last year. 33 00:02:00,400 --> 00:02:03,480 Speaker 2: She was later charged with high treason over a small 34 00:02:03,480 --> 00:02:07,000 Speaker 2: donation she made to a Ukrainian charity. In exchange for 35 00:02:07,040 --> 00:02:10,080 Speaker 2: her release from Russia, the US agreed to free Russian 36 00:02:10,160 --> 00:02:13,280 Speaker 2: German citizen Arthur Petrov, who was charged with trying to 37 00:02:13,320 --> 00:02:17,720 Speaker 2: smuggle US microelectronics to Russian military factories. In twenty twenty three, 38 00:02:18,360 --> 00:02:21,359 Speaker 2: the high profile swap took place in Abu Dharby. It's 39 00:02:21,400 --> 00:02:26,119 Speaker 2: the second US led prisoner exchange in as many months. 40 00:02:27,240 --> 00:02:30,000 Speaker 1: And some Friday good news. Forty percent of the world's 41 00:02:30,000 --> 00:02:33,520 Speaker 1: electricity was generated by clean energy in twenty twenty four. 42 00:02:33,600 --> 00:02:37,640 Speaker 1: That's according to a new report. EMBA, an independent global 43 00:02:37,760 --> 00:02:40,920 Speaker 1: energy think tank, attributed the result to record growth in 44 00:02:40,960 --> 00:02:45,400 Speaker 1: the renewable sector last year, particularly across solar energy. In 45 00:02:45,440 --> 00:02:48,520 Speaker 1: its report, EMBER said solar generation has doubled in the 46 00:02:48,600 --> 00:02:52,400 Speaker 1: last three years, adding more electricity than any other source 47 00:02:52,480 --> 00:02:55,639 Speaker 1: over that period. Twenty twenty four was also a record 48 00:02:55,720 --> 00:02:59,520 Speaker 1: year for solar capacity installations, for example, roof panels on 49 00:02:59,560 --> 00:03:04,440 Speaker 1: homes and businesses. EMBER estimates that even if electricity demand grows, 50 00:03:04,560 --> 00:03:07,480 Speaker 1: clean generation growth will be fast enough to keep pace. 51 00:03:08,720 --> 00:03:11,480 Speaker 2: That's the latest from the Daily Os newsroom. If you're 52 00:03:11,480 --> 00:03:13,920 Speaker 2: looking for something else, you can listen to today's deep 53 00:03:13,960 --> 00:03:16,959 Speaker 2: dive on tda's quest to get an interview with opposition 54 00:03:17,080 --> 00:03:18,040 Speaker 2: leader Peter Dutton. 55 00:03:18,440 --> 00:03:20,720 Speaker 1: Will of course be back with some good news via 56 00:03:20,760 --> 00:03:24,079 Speaker 1: Saturday tomorrow morning, but until then, enjoy your Friday night. 57 00:03:29,400 --> 00:03:31,720 Speaker 2: My name is Lily Madden and I'm a proud Arunda 58 00:03:31,960 --> 00:03:36,760 Speaker 2: Bungelung Calcoton woman from Gadigol country. The Daily oz acknowledges 59 00:03:36,840 --> 00:03:39,000 Speaker 2: that this podcast is recorded on the lands of the 60 00:03:39,040 --> 00:03:42,560 Speaker 2: Gadighl people and pays respect to all Aboriginal and Torres 61 00:03:42,600 --> 00:03:45,360 Speaker 2: s right island and nations. We pay our respects to 62 00:03:45,440 --> 00:03:48,320 Speaker 2: the first peoples of these countries, both past and present.