1 00:00:05,600 --> 00:00:06,520 Speaker 1: From The Daily Os. 2 00:00:06,559 --> 00:00:08,920 Speaker 2: I'm Lucy Tussel, I'm Emma Gillespie. 3 00:00:09,000 --> 00:00:12,000 Speaker 1: It's Monday, the third of November. Here's what's waking headlines 4 00:00:12,039 --> 00:00:12,559 Speaker 1: this evening. 5 00:00:14,360 --> 00:00:18,800 Speaker 2: Parliament has passed legislation to protect employer funded paid leave 6 00:00:18,880 --> 00:00:22,239 Speaker 2: for parents experiencing the stillbirth or death of a child. 7 00:00:22,800 --> 00:00:25,520 Speaker 2: It follows a push from a mother whose employer canceled 8 00:00:25,520 --> 00:00:28,240 Speaker 2: her paid parental leave after the death of her six 9 00:00:28,280 --> 00:00:31,880 Speaker 2: week old daughter. Tabled by the federal government last month, 10 00:00:31,960 --> 00:00:35,159 Speaker 2: Baby Priya's Bill will make it illegal for an employer 11 00:00:35,200 --> 00:00:38,800 Speaker 2: to withhold paid parental leave because a child is stillborn 12 00:00:38,920 --> 00:00:42,479 Speaker 2: or dies. Last week, a small group of Coalition MPs 13 00:00:42,560 --> 00:00:45,920 Speaker 2: raised concerns that the Fair Work Amendment would encompass late 14 00:00:46,000 --> 00:00:49,600 Speaker 2: term abortions. Labor criticized what it called a very small 15 00:00:49,640 --> 00:00:52,839 Speaker 2: minority who tried to hijack the bill and pretend it's 16 00:00:52,840 --> 00:00:57,160 Speaker 2: about something that it's not. According to Employment Minister Amanda Rishworth, 17 00:00:57,240 --> 00:01:00,800 Speaker 2: the bill doesn't create any new entitlement to parental leave. 18 00:01:01,200 --> 00:01:05,039 Speaker 2: The legislation has now passed both houses of Parliament thanks 19 00:01:05,040 --> 00:01:08,520 Speaker 2: to what Rishworth described as quote members from many sides 20 00:01:08,560 --> 00:01:12,120 Speaker 2: of politics who recognize the importance of providing clear and 21 00:01:12,280 --> 00:01:16,560 Speaker 2: compassionate arrangements for families facing the heartbreaking loss of a baby. 22 00:01:19,000 --> 00:01:22,440 Speaker 1: National property prices have risen at their fastest pace in 23 00:01:22,480 --> 00:01:25,639 Speaker 1: more than two years. According to the latest Cotality data. 24 00:01:26,280 --> 00:01:29,200 Speaker 1: Values increased by an average one point one percent in 25 00:01:29,240 --> 00:01:33,240 Speaker 1: October quote, marking the strongest monthly gain since June twenty 26 00:01:33,280 --> 00:01:36,600 Speaker 1: twenty three, and pushing the annual growth rate to six 27 00:01:36,640 --> 00:01:40,280 Speaker 1: point one percent. The research firm said the figures are 28 00:01:40,360 --> 00:01:43,600 Speaker 1: the first monthly snapshot of property prices since the government's 29 00:01:43,640 --> 00:01:45,920 Speaker 1: new First Home by a scheme was rolled out on 30 00:01:45,959 --> 00:01:49,720 Speaker 1: the first of October, allowing first time purchases to secure 31 00:01:49,720 --> 00:01:53,880 Speaker 1: a property with a five percent deposit. Codality Research director 32 00:01:53,920 --> 00:01:57,280 Speaker 1: Tim Lawless said there was quote stronger housing demand at 33 00:01:57,320 --> 00:02:00,760 Speaker 1: the lower price points during October, which he attributed in 34 00:02:00,840 --> 00:02:05,240 Speaker 1: part to intensified competition from the expanded deposit guarantee scheme. 35 00:02:05,880 --> 00:02:09,239 Speaker 1: The Real Estate Biers Agents Association said quote by a 36 00:02:09,320 --> 00:02:12,000 Speaker 1: panic about the impact of the scheme on the wider 37 00:02:12,040 --> 00:02:15,880 Speaker 1: market led to higher prices and demand in September before 38 00:02:15,919 --> 00:02:19,160 Speaker 1: the initiative came into effect. 39 00:02:20,200 --> 00:02:23,320 Speaker 2: At least ten people are dead and hundreds feared injured 40 00:02:23,360 --> 00:02:27,360 Speaker 2: after a six point three magnitude earthquake struck northern Afghanistan. 41 00:02:27,880 --> 00:02:30,720 Speaker 2: The quake hit near meza Is sha Reef, an area 42 00:02:30,840 --> 00:02:33,800 Speaker 2: with a population of around five hundred and twenty thousand, 43 00:02:33,960 --> 00:02:38,640 Speaker 2: early on Monday morning local time. The US Geological Survey 44 00:02:38,720 --> 00:02:43,119 Speaker 2: warned significant casualties are likely from the earthquake, which had 45 00:02:43,160 --> 00:02:47,200 Speaker 2: a depth of twenty eight kilometers. Authorities are expecting the 46 00:02:47,240 --> 00:02:49,800 Speaker 2: death toll to rise with a high chance of several 47 00:02:49,840 --> 00:02:53,320 Speaker 2: after shocks over the coming days. It comes after more 48 00:02:53,360 --> 00:02:56,520 Speaker 2: than two thousand people were killed by a magnitude six 49 00:02:56,639 --> 00:02:59,480 Speaker 2: quake in eastern Afghanistan in August. 50 00:03:02,240 --> 00:03:05,120 Speaker 1: And today's good news. Two messages in a bottle by 51 00:03:05,160 --> 00:03:08,519 Speaker 1: World War One soldiers have washed up in Western Australia 52 00:03:08,840 --> 00:03:11,720 Speaker 1: more than a century after they were written. The chance 53 00:03:11,760 --> 00:03:14,720 Speaker 1: discovery of an old schwep's bottle came during a recent 54 00:03:14,760 --> 00:03:18,600 Speaker 1: beach clean up near Esperance. According to the Associated Press, 55 00:03:18,680 --> 00:03:21,680 Speaker 1: Inside the glass bottle were two hand written notes, dated 56 00:03:21,720 --> 00:03:25,720 Speaker 1: the fifteenth of August nineteen sixteen and signed by Australian 57 00:03:25,840 --> 00:03:30,760 Speaker 1: soldiers Privates Malcolm Neville twenty seven and William Harley thirty seven. 58 00:03:31,360 --> 00:03:33,720 Speaker 1: The bottle was thrown into the ocean off the coast 59 00:03:33,720 --> 00:03:37,560 Speaker 1: of South Australia during their journey to France. Neville's note, 60 00:03:37,560 --> 00:03:39,840 Speaker 1: addressed to his mum said the food on the ship 61 00:03:39,920 --> 00:03:42,280 Speaker 1: was quote really good and that he was happy as 62 00:03:42,360 --> 00:03:46,600 Speaker 1: Larry despite the choppy conditions at sea. Harley's note said, 63 00:03:46,760 --> 00:03:49,120 Speaker 1: quote may the finder of this letter be as well 64 00:03:49,160 --> 00:03:51,640 Speaker 1: as we are. The letters have been passed on to 65 00:03:51,680 --> 00:03:52,880 Speaker 1: the soldiers' families. 66 00:03:53,720 --> 00:03:56,480 Speaker 2: That's the latest from the Dallyos newsroom for today, But 67 00:03:56,640 --> 00:03:58,560 Speaker 2: if you are looking for something else to listen to, 68 00:03:58,760 --> 00:04:02,120 Speaker 2: check out this morning's deep on why politicians are talking 69 00:04:02,200 --> 00:04:05,839 Speaker 2: about abortion again. For a full explainer on Priya's bill. 70 00:04:06,280 --> 00:04:08,640 Speaker 1: We'll be back tomorrow morning with another deep dive, but 71 00:04:08,880 --> 00:04:17,000 Speaker 1: until then, have a good one. My name is Lily 72 00:04:17,080 --> 00:04:20,440 Speaker 1: Maddon and I'm a proud Arunda Bungelung Calcoton woman from 73 00:04:20,520 --> 00:04:24,880 Speaker 1: Gadighl Country. The Daily oz acknowledges that this podcast is 74 00:04:24,880 --> 00:04:27,359 Speaker 1: recorded on the lands of the Gadighl people and pays 75 00:04:27,400 --> 00:04:30,599 Speaker 1: respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Island and nations. 76 00:04:30,920 --> 00:04:33,840 Speaker 1: We pay our respects to the first peoples of these countries, 77 00:04:34,000 --> 00:04:35,160 Speaker 1: both past and present.