Headlines: Albanese defends Vic plan to legislate WFH rights

Today's headlines:

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has defended the Victorian Government’s plan to legislate working from home protections.

Teachers in Queensland have resumed negotiations with the State Government after this week’s widespread strike action.

U.S officials have ordered NASA to fast-track plans to install a nuclear reactor on the moon.

And today's good news: New research shows a bowel cancer screening initiative has led to an increase in lifesaving early detection rates.

Hosts: Sam Koslowski and Billi FitzSimons
Producer: Emma Gillespie

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Episode Transcript

Speaker 1 (00:05):
From the Daily Oz. I'm Sam Kazowski.

Speaker 2 (00:07):
I'm belief it Simon.

Speaker 1 (00:08):
It's those day, the seventh of August. Here's what's making
headlines this evening.

Speaker 2 (00:13):
Prime Minister Anthony Albanesi has defended the Victorian government's plan
to legislate working from home protections. State Premier Justinto Allan
announced labour's proposal over the weekend, which would give Victorian
workers in the public and private sectors a legal right
to work from home two days a week. Alan said
the law would apply for workers who can reasonably complete

(00:35):
their work outside of the office. When asked about the
work from home legislation today, the Prime Minister called Allen's
proposal consistent with the federal government's stance. Albanesi told reporters
that Premier Allen is responding to what the community have said,
which is that flexible working arrangements help workers and they
help employers. The Victorian government will lead consultations to determine

(01:00):
when the specifics of its work from home proposal before
it introduces legislation in twenty twenty six.

Speaker 1 (01:08):
Teachers in Queensland have resumed negotiations with the state government
after this week's widespread strike action around fifty thousand teachers
walked off the job for the first time in sixteen
years yesterday, amid calls for improved pay and working conditions.
Educators from at least twelve hundred state schools participated in
the strike, with some five hundred thousand students told to

(01:29):
stay home. The Queensland Teachers Union has refused to rule
out further strike action as it resumes talks with the
government today after months of stored negotiations. Teachers have rejected
an eight percent pay rise offer, but Education Minister John
Paul Langbrook said he's confident a settlement will be reached,
as he said the Queensland Government continues to negotiate with

(01:50):
the Queensland Teachers Union in good faith. It coincides with
the release of a new report from the state's Department
of Education, which found thirty three percent of Queensland public
school infrastructure is in poor or very poor condition. The
report estimates the required repairs will cost four hundred and
forty one million dollars.

Speaker 2 (02:10):
US officials have ordered NASA to fast track plans to
install a nuclear reactor on the Moon. The technology would
generate enough electricity to power about eighty homes and support
a permanent lunar base. NASA has been given sixty days
to develop industry proposals for the project. After China and
Russia announced they were considering a joint effort to establish

(02:32):
a nuclear power station on the moon. US Transport Secretary
Sean Duffy has warned that whoever gets their first could
block other countries from setting up their own lunar bases.
We're in a race to the moon, Duffy said.

Speaker 1 (02:48):
And some good news for your Thursday afternoon. New research
shows a BOO cancer screening initiative has led to an
increase in life saving early detection rates. It comes after
the US lowered its recommended colon cancer screening age from
fifty to forty five. According to findings published in the
Journal of the American Medical Association, screening rates jumped fifteen

(03:09):
percent over a two year period. This led to a
fifty percent increase in early stage cancer diagnoses. The survival
rate for early stage colon cancer ranges from ninety to
ninety nine percent. Study author Rebecca Siegel said the increase
in early detection means more young lives are being saved
as colon cancer rates rise globally among young people. It

(03:31):
is hoped the results will encourage other countries to expand
their screening programs to more age groups.

Speaker 2 (03:37):
That's the latest from the Daily Ears newsroom. If you're
looking for something else to listen to, you can check
out today's deep dive on what caused the Titan subdisaster.
That comes after a new report came out.

Speaker 1 (03:48):
We'll be back tomorrow with another deep dive for you.
Until then, have a great night.

Speaker 3 (03:57):
My name is Lily Madden and I'm a proud Aarunda Bungelo,
young Kalkuton woman from Gadighl Country. The Daily oz acknowledges
that this podcast is recorded on the lands of the
Gadighl people and pays respect to all Aboriginal and Torrestrate
island and nations. We pay our respects to the first
peoples of these countries, both past and present.