Headlines: Housing ministers debate key policies

Today's headlines include:

Housing Minister Clare O’Neil and Shadow Housing Minister Michael Sukkar have clashed over affordable housing policy during a debate at the National Press Club.

Chinese airlines have reportedly been ordered to pause all purchases from U.S. aviation manufacturing giant Boeing. 

Rebel forces in Sudan have declared a rival government, two years since civil war broke out in the region. 

And today’s good news: Two men have set a new speed climbing record in the Swiss Alps. 

Hosts: Emma Gillespie and Lucy Tassell
Producer: Emma Gillespie

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Episode Transcript

Speaker 1 (00:05):
From the Daily OS. I'm Emma Gillespie, I'm Lucy Tassel.
It's Wednesday, the sixteenth of April. Here's what's making headlines
this evening.

Speaker 2 (00:14):
Housing Minister Claire O'Neil and Shadow Housing Minister Michael Suka
have clashed over affordable housing policy during a debate at
the National Press Club. O'Neil called housing quote the biggest
social and economic challenge facing our country right now, blaming
a chronic national shortage of affordable housing on previous Coalition
governments in action. Shadow Minister Suka promised to quote build

(00:38):
more homes than the Labor Party and put community housing
providers at the heart of social and affordable housing if
the Coalition wins the May III election. It comes ahead
of tonight's second leader's debate, with Prime Minister Anthony Albanezi
and Opposition Leader Peter Dutton expected to face more questions
on housing and cost of living relief measures. The debate

(00:59):
will be brought cast live by the ABC at eight
pm AST.

Speaker 1 (01:05):
Chinese airlines have reportedly been ordered to pause all purchases
from US aviation manufacturing giant Boeing. The direction by the
Chinese government comes amid its escalating trade war with the US.
The Trump administration has announced a one hundred and forty
five percent tariff increase on goods imported to the US
from China. Under a pre existing deal worth billions of dollars,

(01:29):
Boeing was expected to deliver one hundred and seventy nine
jets to Chinese carriers before twenty twenty seven. The future
of the deal now remains uncertain, according to a report
by Bloomberg. Beijing has also asked carriers including Air China,
China Eastern Airlines, and China Southern Airlines not to buy
any equipment or parts from US companies.

Speaker 2 (01:54):
Rebel forces in Sudan have declared a rival government two
years after civil war broke out in the region. The
Rapid Support Forces or RSF paramilitary group took control of
the capital, Khartoum in twenty twenty three. However, Sudan's army
reclaimed the city last month. Now, the RSF has announced
what it's called the Government of Peace and Unity in

(02:16):
areas still under its control. The declaration poses a direct
challenge to the authority of the Sudanese Army. New figures
from the United Nations estimate the two year conflict has
forced twelve million people to flee their homes. It said
millions of women, children and displaced families are suffering through
what it called one of the worst humanitarian crises of

(02:39):
the twenty first century.

Speaker 1 (02:42):
And today's good news. Two men have set a new
speed climbing record in the Swiss Alps. The climbing pair
from Switzerland and Austria completed the north faces of a
trail of mountains ten hours faster than the previous record,
which was set more than twenty years ago. The feat
took Nicholas Hojak and Philip Bruger a total of fifteen

(03:04):
hours and thirty minutes in icy conditions. Hojack described the
experience as completely surreal. The trio of peaks conquered by
the pair are considered some of the most challenging climbs
in the Swiss Alps.

Speaker 2 (03:18):
That's the latest from the Daily Os newsroom. If you're
looking for something else, you can listen to today's deep
dive on Australia's worst known IVF mix up.

Speaker 1 (03:27):
We will be back tomorrow morning with another deep dive,
but until then, have a wonderful evening.

Speaker 2 (03:38):
My name is Lily Maddon and I'm a proud Arunda
Bunjelung Calcotin woman from Gadigl country. The Daily oz acknowledges
that this podcast is recorded on the lands of the
Gadigel people and pays respect to all Aboriginal and Torres
Strait island and nations. We pay our respects to the
first peoples of these countries, both past and present.