1 00:00:05,519 --> 00:00:08,760 Speaker 1: From the Daily OS. I'm Emma Gillespie, I'm Lucy Tassel. 2 00:00:08,880 --> 00:00:12,120 Speaker 1: It's Wednesday, the sixteenth of April. Here's what's making headlines 3 00:00:12,160 --> 00:00:12,680 Speaker 1: this evening. 4 00:00:14,440 --> 00:00:18,400 Speaker 2: Housing Minister Claire O'Neil and Shadow Housing Minister Michael Suka 5 00:00:18,440 --> 00:00:21,640 Speaker 2: have clashed over affordable housing policy during a debate at 6 00:00:21,640 --> 00:00:25,680 Speaker 2: the National Press Club. O'Neil called housing quote the biggest 7 00:00:25,760 --> 00:00:29,480 Speaker 2: social and economic challenge facing our country right now, blaming 8 00:00:29,520 --> 00:00:33,519 Speaker 2: a chronic national shortage of affordable housing on previous Coalition 9 00:00:33,640 --> 00:00:37,960 Speaker 2: governments in action. Shadow Minister Suka promised to quote build 10 00:00:38,040 --> 00:00:41,479 Speaker 2: more homes than the Labor Party and put community housing 11 00:00:41,479 --> 00:00:44,760 Speaker 2: providers at the heart of social and affordable housing if 12 00:00:44,760 --> 00:00:48,720 Speaker 2: the Coalition wins the May III election. It comes ahead 13 00:00:48,760 --> 00:00:52,400 Speaker 2: of tonight's second leader's debate, with Prime Minister Anthony Albanezi 14 00:00:52,520 --> 00:00:56,360 Speaker 2: and Opposition Leader Peter Dutton expected to face more questions 15 00:00:56,360 --> 00:00:59,480 Speaker 2: on housing and cost of living relief measures. The debate 16 00:00:59,480 --> 00:01:02,160 Speaker 2: will be brought cast live by the ABC at eight 17 00:01:02,160 --> 00:01:03,240 Speaker 2: pm AST. 18 00:01:05,840 --> 00:01:09,680 Speaker 1: Chinese airlines have reportedly been ordered to pause all purchases 19 00:01:09,760 --> 00:01:14,240 Speaker 1: from US aviation manufacturing giant Boeing. The direction by the 20 00:01:14,319 --> 00:01:18,000 Speaker 1: Chinese government comes amid its escalating trade war with the US. 21 00:01:18,480 --> 00:01:21,440 Speaker 1: The Trump administration has announced a one hundred and forty 22 00:01:21,480 --> 00:01:24,840 Speaker 1: five percent tariff increase on goods imported to the US 23 00:01:25,000 --> 00:01:29,280 Speaker 1: from China. Under a pre existing deal worth billions of dollars, 24 00:01:29,319 --> 00:01:32,320 Speaker 1: Boeing was expected to deliver one hundred and seventy nine 25 00:01:32,400 --> 00:01:36,920 Speaker 1: jets to Chinese carriers before twenty twenty seven. The future 26 00:01:36,920 --> 00:01:40,360 Speaker 1: of the deal now remains uncertain, according to a report 27 00:01:40,480 --> 00:01:45,000 Speaker 1: by Bloomberg. Beijing has also asked carriers including Air China, 28 00:01:45,240 --> 00:01:49,120 Speaker 1: China Eastern Airlines, and China Southern Airlines not to buy 29 00:01:49,240 --> 00:01:52,160 Speaker 1: any equipment or parts from US companies. 30 00:01:54,840 --> 00:01:58,000 Speaker 2: Rebel forces in Sudan have declared a rival government two 31 00:01:58,120 --> 00:02:00,880 Speaker 2: years after civil war broke out in the region. The 32 00:02:00,960 --> 00:02:05,320 Speaker 2: Rapid Support Forces or RSF paramilitary group took control of 33 00:02:05,360 --> 00:02:09,840 Speaker 2: the capital, Khartoum in twenty twenty three. However, Sudan's army 34 00:02:09,919 --> 00:02:13,880 Speaker 2: reclaimed the city last month. Now, the RSF has announced 35 00:02:13,880 --> 00:02:16,760 Speaker 2: what it's called the Government of Peace and Unity in 36 00:02:16,880 --> 00:02:20,960 Speaker 2: areas still under its control. The declaration poses a direct 37 00:02:21,080 --> 00:02:24,880 Speaker 2: challenge to the authority of the Sudanese Army. New figures 38 00:02:24,880 --> 00:02:27,959 Speaker 2: from the United Nations estimate the two year conflict has 39 00:02:28,000 --> 00:02:31,720 Speaker 2: forced twelve million people to flee their homes. It said 40 00:02:31,840 --> 00:02:36,079 Speaker 2: millions of women, children and displaced families are suffering through 41 00:02:36,160 --> 00:02:39,160 Speaker 2: what it called one of the worst humanitarian crises of 42 00:02:39,200 --> 00:02:40,359 Speaker 2: the twenty first century. 43 00:02:42,639 --> 00:02:45,800 Speaker 1: And today's good news. Two men have set a new 44 00:02:45,919 --> 00:02:49,839 Speaker 1: speed climbing record in the Swiss Alps. The climbing pair 45 00:02:49,919 --> 00:02:53,240 Speaker 1: from Switzerland and Austria completed the north faces of a 46 00:02:53,320 --> 00:02:57,120 Speaker 1: trail of mountains ten hours faster than the previous record, 47 00:02:57,480 --> 00:03:00,560 Speaker 1: which was set more than twenty years ago. The feat 48 00:03:00,720 --> 00:03:04,359 Speaker 1: took Nicholas Hojak and Philip Bruger a total of fifteen 49 00:03:04,400 --> 00:03:08,400 Speaker 1: hours and thirty minutes in icy conditions. Hojack described the 50 00:03:08,480 --> 00:03:13,240 Speaker 1: experience as completely surreal. The trio of peaks conquered by 51 00:03:13,320 --> 00:03:16,680 Speaker 1: the pair are considered some of the most challenging climbs 52 00:03:16,720 --> 00:03:17,800 Speaker 1: in the Swiss Alps. 53 00:03:18,440 --> 00:03:21,480 Speaker 2: That's the latest from the Daily Os newsroom. If you're 54 00:03:21,520 --> 00:03:24,080 Speaker 2: looking for something else, you can listen to today's deep 55 00:03:24,120 --> 00:03:27,320 Speaker 2: dive on Australia's worst known IVF mix up. 56 00:03:27,960 --> 00:03:30,800 Speaker 1: We will be back tomorrow morning with another deep dive, 57 00:03:30,880 --> 00:03:33,840 Speaker 1: but until then, have a wonderful evening. 58 00:03:38,240 --> 00:03:40,520 Speaker 2: My name is Lily Maddon and I'm a proud Arunda 59 00:03:40,760 --> 00:03:45,560 Speaker 2: Bunjelung Calcotin woman from Gadigl country. The Daily oz acknowledges 60 00:03:45,640 --> 00:03:47,800 Speaker 2: that this podcast is recorded on the lands of the 61 00:03:47,800 --> 00:03:51,360 Speaker 2: Gadigel people and pays respect to all Aboriginal and Torres 62 00:03:51,400 --> 00:03:54,320 Speaker 2: Strait island and nations. We pay our respects to the 63 00:03:54,320 --> 00:03:57,040 Speaker 2: first peoples of these countries, both past and present.