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Speaker 1: From The Daily Oz.

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Speaker 2: I'm Sam Kazlowski, I'm Emma Gillespie.

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Speaker 1: It's Wednesday, the third of September. Here's what's making headlines

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Speaker 1: this evening.

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Speaker 2: Chinese President Jijinping, Russian President Vladimir Putin, and North Korean

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Speaker 2: leader Kim Jong un have met publicly for the first

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Speaker 2: time ever at a military parade in Beijing. The parade

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Speaker 2: marks eighty years since Japan surrendered in World War Two.

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Speaker 2: It was also attended by former Victorian Premier Dan Andrews,

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Speaker 2: who visited China seven times while in office and once

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Speaker 2: agreed to accept Chinese government funding for Victorian infrastructure projects. However,

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Speaker 2: the then Morrison government intervened to cancel this arrangement, arguing

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Speaker 2: it was against the national interest. A photo from today's

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Speaker 2: parade shows Andrews among a crowd of officials posing Ni Ji,

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Speaker 2: Kim and Putin, the latter who has an active warrant

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Speaker 2: against him from the International Criminal Court. China is one

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Speaker 2: of the regions the Russian leader can safely travel to

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Speaker 2: without being arrested. Former New South Wales Premier bobka is

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Speaker 2: also in Beijing for the anniversary, but told nine newspapers

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Speaker 2: he had chosen to attend meetings with Southeast Asian officials

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Speaker 2: instead of the parade.

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Speaker 1: Australia's economy grew byero point six percent in the last

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Speaker 1: three months of the financial year. That's according to new

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Speaker 1: data from the Australian Bureau of Statistics. The increase means

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Speaker 1: the economy has grown by a total of one point

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Speaker 1: eight percent in the last twelve months. ABS Head of

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Speaker 1: Accounts Tom Lay said the growth showed the economy had

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Speaker 1: bounced back from weather impacts such as Cyclone Alfred. In

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Speaker 1: the first three months of twenty twenty five, household spending

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Speaker 1: increased by almost one percent, driven by East and Anzac

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Speaker 1: Day holidays as well as end of financial year sales

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Speaker 1: in Opposter. Ex Treasurer Jim Tarmas said the result showed

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Speaker 1: Australia's economy is gathering momentum in the face of global

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Speaker 1: economic uncertainty.

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Speaker 2: The federal government agreed to fund an additional twenty thousand

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Speaker 2: aged home care packages following mounting pressure from the Coalition,

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Speaker 2: Greens and some independence. Under its Home Care Packages program,

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Speaker 2: the government subsidizes organizations to provide home care services to

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Speaker 2: eligible older people. Labour promised eighty three thousand new packages

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Speaker 2: in July, but these were delayed until November. With over

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Speaker 2: one hundred thousand Australians on the program's waitlist, the move

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Speaker 2: drew widespread criticism across the parliament. However, Aged Care Minister

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Speaker 2: Sam Ray has now announced the fast tracked release of

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Speaker 2: an extra twenty thousand home care packages in the next

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Speaker 2: eight weeks to keep up with increased demand. The government

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Speaker 2: said quote getting legislation through this week will be absolutely

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Speaker 2: critical to the dignity and security of older Australians. Ahead

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Speaker 2: of the announcement, Shadow Minister for Health and Aged Care

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Speaker 2: Anne Rusten accused Labour of failing older Australians who want

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Speaker 2: to stay independent in their own homes.

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Speaker 1: And today's good news of very special story this one.

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Speaker 1: Former Australian of the Year and cancer research pioneer Richard

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Speaker 1: Schalier will be honored with a new position named after

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Speaker 1: him at the Chris O'Brien Lifehouse, which is a world

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Speaker 1: leading cancer treatment center in Sydney. The government has pledged

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Speaker 1: five point nine million dollars to establish the Richard Schollier

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Speaker 1: Chair in Brain Cancer Research, with funds to go towards

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Speaker 1: expanding clinical trials and supporting leaders, students and scientists in

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Speaker 1: the field of brain cancer research. Scholia was diagnosed with

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Speaker 1: an aggressive form of brain cancer in twenty twenty three

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Speaker 1: and has been receiving treatment at Chris O'Brien Lifehouse. Speaking today,

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Speaker 1: Prime Minister Anthony Abernezi described him as an extraordinary Australian,

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Speaker 1: while Health Minister Mark Butler said there are few people

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Speaker 1: in Australia, or indeed the world, who have made as

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Speaker 1: significant contribution to cancer research, treatment and advocacy as Professor

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Speaker 1: Richard Scalier.

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Speaker 2: That's the latest from the dally Os newsroom for today.

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Speaker 2: But if you are looking for something else to listen to,

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Speaker 2: check out today's deep dive on the athletes pushing the

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Speaker 2: government to take more on climate You can hear my

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Speaker 2: interview with AFLW legend Nicola Barr.

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Speaker 1: That's one not to miss. But we'll be back tomorrow

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Speaker 1: with another dep dive. Until then, have a wonderful evening.

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Speaker 1: My name is Lily Maddon and I'm a proud Arunda

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Speaker 1: Bunjelung Calcuttin woman from Gadighl Country. The Daily oz acknowledges

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Speaker 1: that this podcast is recorded on the lands of the

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Speaker 1: Gadighl people and pays respect to all Aboriginal and Torres

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Speaker 1: s right island and nations. We pay our respects to

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Speaker 1: the first peoples of these countries, both past and present