Headlines: Albanese supports U.S. decision to strike Iran

Today's headlines include:

The Australian Government has confirmed its support for the U.S. strikes on Iran’s nuclear sites, while repeating calls for a “diplomatic” solution to the Middle East conflict.

Most renters avoid asking their landlords for repairs “in case they face a rent increase”, according to a new study from the Australian Council of Social Service.

Tesla has launched self-driving taxis in the city of Austin, Texas. 

And today's good news: Three Australian capitals have been named in a list of the top ten most liveable cities in the world. 

Hosts: Emma Gillespie and Lucy Tassell
Producer: Emma Gillespie

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Episode Transcript

Speaker 1 (00:06):
From The Daily Os. I'm Emma Gillespie, I'm Lucy Tassel.
It's Monday, the twenty third of June. Here's what's making
headlines this evening.

Speaker 2 (00:14):
The Australian government has confirmed its support for the US
strikes on Iran's nuclear sites, while repeating calls for a
diplomatic solution to the Middle East conflict. Over the weekend,
the US hit three nuclear facilities across Iran. This followed
reports from the UN's nuclear watchdog that found Iran wasn't
able to show evidence quote its nuclear material was not

(00:36):
being diverted for military use, violating a deal. Iran has
vowed to defend itself against what it called quote the
United States criminal aggression in the wake of the strikes.
Speaking to reporters this morning, Australia's Foreign Minister Pennywong said,
quote Iran cannot be allowed to develop a nuclear weapon.
We support action to prevent that from occurring, and this

(00:59):
is what this is. Prime Minister Anthony Albanizi added, we
urge Uran not to take any further action that could
destabilize the region. Australia has sent two Defense Force planes
to Dubai to help Australians leave the Middle East.

Speaker 1 (01:15):
A new study from the Australian Council of Social Service
ACOS has found nearly seven in ten renters are afraid
of asking their landlords for repairs in case it leads
to a rent increase. More than one thousand renters were
surveyed as part of a research partnership between ACOS and UNSW.
It found half of respondents lived in homes needing repairs,

(01:36):
with one in ten homes needing urgent repairs. While landlords
can only increase rent once every twelve months across most
of Australia, and tenants do have the legal right to
ask four repairs. The ACOS report found fifty six percent
fear a repair request would lead to their eviction, sixty
eight percent fear that by asking four repairs they'll receive

(01:57):
a rent increase. Doctor Chris Martin from You and SW
said the report also found that people who are unemployed
or who have disabilities quote experience more rent increases and
are more concerned about asserting their rights than the general
rental population. A cor CEO doctor Cassandra Goldie has called
on state and federal governments to work together to quote

(02:19):
abolish no grounds evictions and boost social housing.

Speaker 2 (02:24):
Tesla has launched self driving taxis in the city of Austin, Texas.
According to the Elon Musk owned company, the Robotaxi is
a driverless autonomous riding service that will cost customers a
flat fee of around four US dollars or about six
Australian dollars. Tesla joins other US companies, including Waymo, in

(02:47):
rolling out driverless cars. It had promised to launch without
anyone in the car other than the passenger, but Tesla
employees were in the passenger seat of some rides during
the launch. In opposed to x, the social media platform
he also owns, Mask said the launch had been quote
successful and a culmination of a decade of hard work.

(03:07):
Mask has promised safety measures including limiting driving services to
certain zones and not driving anyone below the age of eighteen.

Speaker 1 (03:18):
And Today's good News. Three Australian capitals have been named
in a list of the top ten most livable cities
in the world. The Global Livability Index the GLI is
an annual report which scores one hundred and seventy three
cities on dozens of indicators including healthcare outcomes, climate and environment.
The twenty twenty five GLI ranked Copenhagen as the world's

(03:41):
most livable city. The Danish capital recorded perfect scores across
the categories of stability, education, and infrastructure. Melbourne and Sydney
were ranked fourth and sixth respectively, while Adelaide was named
as the ninth most livable city in the world, behind
Auckland go Ossie's. After three consecutive years in the top spot,

(04:03):
Vienna dropped to equal second, tied with Zurich. Geneva, Vancouver
and Osaka also featured in the top ten.

Speaker 2 (04:11):
That's the latest from the Daily oz newsroom. If you're
looking for something else to listen to, you can check
out today's deep dive on a story out of the
US about a pregnant woman who was declared brain dead,
the delivery of her baby, and the legal debate her
case has sparked.

Speaker 1 (04:27):
We will be back tomorrow with another deep dive, but
until then, have a great evening.

Speaker 2 (04:36):
My name is Lily Maddon and I'm a proud Arunda
Bungelung Calcuttin woman from Gadighl Country. The Daily oz acknowledges
that this podcast is recorded on the lands of the
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Strait Island and nations. We pay our respects to the
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