1 00:00:05,680 --> 00:00:07,680 Speaker 1: From The Daily os I'm Billy fitz Simons. 2 00:00:07,760 --> 00:00:08,559 Speaker 2: I'm Sam Kauloski. 3 00:00:08,880 --> 00:00:11,879 Speaker 1: It's Wednesday, the sixth of August. Here's what's making headlines 4 00:00:11,920 --> 00:00:12,360 Speaker 1: this evening. 5 00:00:14,200 --> 00:00:17,759 Speaker 2: Tasmania's Liberal leader Jeremy Rockcliffe has been reappointed as the 6 00:00:17,800 --> 00:00:21,439 Speaker 2: state's premier. Weeks after an early election. Neither the Liberals 7 00:00:21,560 --> 00:00:24,640 Speaker 2: or Labor received a majority, leading to a hung parliament, 8 00:00:25,000 --> 00:00:28,000 Speaker 2: but after the approval of the state governor earlier today, 9 00:00:28,320 --> 00:00:30,920 Speaker 2: Rockliffe will now try to form a government in parliament. 10 00:00:31,320 --> 00:00:34,479 Speaker 2: There are fourteen Liberal members in Tasmania's House of Assembly, 11 00:00:34,520 --> 00:00:37,680 Speaker 2: which is their lower house. To form a majority, Rockcliffe 12 00:00:37,680 --> 00:00:40,400 Speaker 2: will need the support of at least four other MPs. 13 00:00:40,880 --> 00:00:43,600 Speaker 2: Prior to the election, Rockcliffe had been governing in a 14 00:00:43,720 --> 00:00:48,160 Speaker 2: minority government since twenty twenty two. Tasmania's Labor leader, Dean 15 00:00:48,240 --> 00:00:50,479 Speaker 2: Winter has said he will table a motion of no 16 00:00:50,560 --> 00:00:53,239 Speaker 2: confidence in the premier on the first day of this 17 00:00:53,320 --> 00:00:53,959 Speaker 2: new parliament. 18 00:00:56,760 --> 00:00:59,360 Speaker 1: A twenty year old city man has become the first 19 00:00:59,400 --> 00:01:03,440 Speaker 1: in Australia charged with supplying vape liquid laced with niazines. 20 00:01:03,880 --> 00:01:07,280 Speaker 1: Police describe niazines as a type of opioid that is 21 00:01:07,400 --> 00:01:12,240 Speaker 1: highly addictive, incredibly potent and potentially lethal. According to New 22 00:01:12,280 --> 00:01:15,080 Speaker 1: South Wales Police, they can be up to five hundred 23 00:01:15,120 --> 00:01:19,240 Speaker 1: times more potent than heroin. A police search uncovered cash, 24 00:01:19,360 --> 00:01:22,560 Speaker 1: weapons and two point one kilos of niazines at a 25 00:01:22,640 --> 00:01:26,200 Speaker 1: location connected to the twenty year old. Authorities warn the 26 00:01:26,280 --> 00:01:30,640 Speaker 1: vapes were marketed as supercharged and urge caution around recreational 27 00:01:30,720 --> 00:01:31,320 Speaker 1: drug use. 28 00:01:33,760 --> 00:01:36,679 Speaker 2: At least one hundred people are missing after severe flash 29 00:01:36,720 --> 00:01:41,160 Speaker 2: flooding in India's northern state of Uttarakhand, a popular tourist 30 00:01:41,200 --> 00:01:45,280 Speaker 2: destination for people traveling to the Himalayas. Roads and buildings 31 00:01:45,319 --> 00:01:47,919 Speaker 2: across the region were damaged by water from the overflowing 32 00:01:47,960 --> 00:01:51,520 Speaker 2: Bagurathi River, with communication lines down and a number of 33 00:01:51,640 --> 00:01:55,200 Speaker 2: key highways severely damaged. Authorities say one hundred and thirty 34 00:01:55,240 --> 00:01:58,040 Speaker 2: people have been rescued so far, and eleven of the 35 00:01:58,080 --> 00:02:00,440 Speaker 2: missing are from a nearby army base that was hit 36 00:02:00,520 --> 00:02:03,720 Speaker 2: by the flash flooding. Authorities told the BBC they now 37 00:02:03,760 --> 00:02:07,360 Speaker 2: hold concerns for a number of other smaller villages downstream 38 00:02:07,600 --> 00:02:11,200 Speaker 2: which could be hit by further flash flooding and landslides. 39 00:02:13,600 --> 00:02:16,680 Speaker 1: And today's good news, para athletes in the Northern territory 40 00:02:16,720 --> 00:02:19,360 Speaker 1: now have access to greater support and training with the 41 00:02:19,440 --> 00:02:23,080 Speaker 1: launch of a new parasport unit in Darwin, Australia's sixth 42 00:02:23,120 --> 00:02:26,760 Speaker 1: such facility in just seven months. Backed by about seven 43 00:02:26,880 --> 00:02:29,680 Speaker 1: hundred and fifty thousand dollars from the Australian Institute of 44 00:02:29,720 --> 00:02:34,320 Speaker 1: Sport alongside funding from the Anti Government and Paralympics Australia, 45 00:02:34,680 --> 00:02:37,359 Speaker 1: the unit is part of a broader fifty five million 46 00:02:37,400 --> 00:02:43,120 Speaker 1: dollar Federal Power Uplift initiative. The program aims to enhance classification, access, 47 00:02:43,240 --> 00:02:46,919 Speaker 1: coaching and performance environments ahead of the Brisbane twenty thirty 48 00:02:46,919 --> 00:02:48,080 Speaker 1: two Paralympics. 49 00:02:49,360 --> 00:02:51,400 Speaker 2: And that's the letters from the Daily oz newsroom Now. 50 00:02:51,400 --> 00:02:53,120 Speaker 2: If you're looking for something else to listen to on 51 00:02:53,160 --> 00:02:56,000 Speaker 2: your way home today, definitely check out today's deep dive 52 00:02:56,160 --> 00:03:00,560 Speaker 2: on the Sydney swinging controversy. It's explained all from the beginning. 53 00:03:00,960 --> 00:03:03,240 Speaker 2: We'll be back tomorrow with another day dive. Until then, 54 00:03:03,400 --> 00:03:09,760 Speaker 2: have a great evening. My name is Lily Maddon and 55 00:03:09,800 --> 00:03:13,560 Speaker 2: I'm a proud Arunda Bunjelung Calgatin woman from Gadighl Country. 56 00:03:14,400 --> 00:03:17,519 Speaker 2: The Daily Oz acknowledges that this podcast is recorded on 57 00:03:17,560 --> 00:03:20,080 Speaker 2: the lands of the Gadighl people and pays respect to 58 00:03:20,120 --> 00:03:23,440 Speaker 2: all Aboriginal and torrest rate island and nations. We pay 59 00:03:23,480 --> 00:03:26,400 Speaker 2: our respects to the first peoples of these countries, both 60 00:03:26,440 --> 00:03:27,360 Speaker 2: past and present.