Headlines: Trump to impose 100% pharma tariff from 1 Oct

Today's headlines include:

U.S. President Donald Trump has announced a 100% tariff on pharmaceutical imports.

A Qantas flight from Sydney to Auckland has made a mid-air mayday call, after the pilot flagged concerns of a possible fire in the plane’s cargo hold. 

Celebrations are underway in Victoria ahead of tomorrow’s AFL grand final. 

And today’s good news: A new dinosaur species has been discovered in Argentina.

Hosts: Emma Gillespie and Lucy Tassell
Producer: Emma Gillespie

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Episode Transcript

Speaker 1 (00:05):
From The Daily Oz. I'm Emma Gillespie, I'm Lucy Tassel.
It's Friday, the twenty sixth of September. Here's what's making
headlines the seven.

Speaker 2 (00:14):
US President Donald Trump has announced a one hundred percent
tariff on pharmaceutical imports in oppost to his social media
platform truth Social. Trump announced at tax will come into
effect on the first of October and be applied to
quote any branded or patented pharmaceutical product imported into the US. However,
foreign companies that operate manufacturing facilities in the US will

(00:36):
be exempt from the one hundred percent tariff. Australia's pharmaceutical
and medicine exports to the US were worth two billion
dollars in twenty twenty four. The federal government said it's
seeking further details.

Speaker 1 (00:50):
A QUANTUS flight from Sydney to Auckland has made a
mid air May Day call after the pilot flagged concerns
of a possible fire in the plane's cargo hold. Urgency
call triggered a priority landing response at Auckland Airport, but
the plane landed safely with no injuries reported across its
one hundred and sixty two passengers. According to quantas. Preliminary

(01:11):
investigations suggest there was no fire, it's understood, and alarm
went off in the cockpit, signaling a smoke or heat source.
Engineers are inspecting the plane to determine what triggered the alert.

Speaker 2 (01:26):
Celebrations are underway in Victoria ahead of tomorrow's AFL Grant Final.
The Geelong Cats will face reigning premiers the Brisbane Lions
at the MCG with first bounce at two thirty pm.
It will be each side's seventh Grant Final appearance, but
the first time they have met for a desider. The
Cats are on an eight match winning streak and head

(01:47):
into tomorrow as marginal favorites, three weeks since they defeated
the Lions in a qualifying final. Snoop Dogg will headline
the pre match entertainment. The AFL has defended its decision
to move forward with the US Rapper following criticism over
his previous homophobic comments. The league said his performance will
be quote family friendly.

Speaker 1 (02:09):
And today's good news. A new dinosaur species has been
discovered in Argentina. The fossil of a seven meter long
predator who died with the leg of an ancient crocodile
in its mouth was uncovered by researchers with the Patagonian
Institute of Geology and Paleontology. The dinosaur lived and estimated
seventy million years ago in what is now central Patagonia

(02:31):
and belonged to the Mega raptor family, a type of
carnivorous dinosaur that roamed South America, Asia and Australia. It's
been named Juaquin Raptor, after the son of doctor Luccio Ibiiku,
the palaeontologist who led the discovery team. Juaquin Raptor is
the most complete Mega raptor fossil ever discovered, providing researchers
with a clearer picture of the least understood dinosaurs of all.

Speaker 2 (02:54):
That's the latest tar of the Daily Oos newsroom. If
you're looking for something else to listen to, you can
check out today's day Dive, where we take a look
at the Sydney Olympics twenty five years later.

Speaker 1 (03:04):
We will be back on Monday morning with another deep dive,
but until then, have a fabulous weekend.

Speaker 2 (03:16):
My name is Lily Maddon and I'm a proud Arunda
bunjelung Caalcuton woman from Gadaghl Country. The Daily oz acknowledges
that this podcast is recorded on the lands of the
Gadighl people and pays respect to all Aboriginal and Torres
Straight Island and nations. We pay our respects to the
first peoples of these countries, both past and present.