Headlines: Prison guards strike across NSW

Today's headlines include:

• The NSW Government is seeking urgent action to stop thousands of prison guards across the state from walking off the job.
• U.S. President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping have struck a deal to reduce tariffs, after meeting for the first time since 2019. 
• A drug raid in the Brazilian city of Rio de Janeiro has left at least 132 people dead, marking the deadliest police operation in the country’s history.
• And today’s good news: Researchers have discovered an antibiotic that’s 100 times stronger than existing ones, and is effective against deadly superbugs. 

Hosts: Emma Gillespie and Lucy Tassell
Producer: Emma Gillespie

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Episode Transcript

Speaker 1 (00:05):
From the Daily Os.

Speaker 2 (00:06):
I'm Lucy Tassel, I'm Emma Gillespie.

Speaker 1 (00:08):
It's Thursday, the thirtieth of October. Here's what's making headlines
this evening.

Speaker 2 (00:14):
The New South Wales government is seeking urgent action to
stop thousands of prison guards across the state from walking
off the job. The strikes are in response to the
sentencing of an inmate who assaulted four prison officers in
the state's Hunter region in February. According to the Public
Service Association, two of the officers involved in the incident
at Cesnock Prison will quote never work again. Cameron Welsh

(00:37):
was handed a three year community corrections order, but no
additional time was added to his sentence. PSA president Nicole
Jess called it a quote slap on the wrist and
a slap in the face to every prison officer in
the state. Officers at Cesnock and Bathist prisons have already
commenced strike action, but the union said guards at all
of the state's thirty six prisons were expected to follow

(01:00):
in the coming hours. An update from the state's corrections
minister confirmed Corrective Services New South Wales has an urgent
hearing before the Industrial Relations commissioned today to quote resolve this.
Government officials said centers remain secure and are being operated
by a reduced number of staff.

Speaker 1 (01:21):
US President Donald Trump and Chinese President Jijin Ping have
struck a deal to reduce tariffs after meeting for the
first time since twenty nineteen. The leaders agreed to bilateral
talks on the sidelines of the APEX summit in South
Korea after months of escalating trade tensions. Trump called g
a quote very tough negotiator as he shook hands with

(01:42):
his Chinese counterpart, promising the pair were going to have
what he called a very successful meeting After a nearly
two hour closed door discussion. Both leaders have now left
the city of Busan. Trump said the US and China
are quote in agreement on many things, confirming there's no
rare Earth's roadblock from China anymore. Trump also announced he

(02:04):
and she are going to work together on Ukraine. While
the pair have spoken over the phone in recent months,
it marked their first face to face talk since Trump
was re elected last year.

Speaker 2 (02:16):
A drug raid in the Brazilian city of Rio de
Janeiro has left at least one hundred and thirty two
people dead, marking the deadliest police operation in the country's history.
An estimated two thousand, five hundred police officers raided the
Red Command gang, the oldest criminal group in Brazil, on
Tuesday at local time. Four police officers were killed during

(02:38):
a shootout with the gang. Residents were seen carrying the
bodies of more than one hundred people into a town square.
In a post on, x Rio's governor, Claudio Castro said
one hundred and eighteen weapons and one ton worth of
drugs was seized by police during the raids. The UN
Human Rights High Commissioner said Brazil must break the cycle

(02:58):
of extreme brutality and ensure that law enforcement operations comply
with international standards regarding the use of force.

Speaker 1 (03:08):
And today's good news, researchers have discovered an antibiotic that's
one hundred times stronger than existing ones and is effective
against deadly superbugs. Chemists from Melbourne's Monash University teamed up
with scientists based at England's University of Warwick to study
quote one of the world's most urgent health challenges, antibiotic resistance.

(03:30):
According to findings published in the Journal of the American
Chemical Society, a promising new antibiotic discovered quote hiding in
plain sight was shown to be more than one hundred
times more active against bacteria than other popular antibiotics. A
statement from the University of Warwick said the molecule had
been overlooked for decades and quote importantly, the researchers could

(03:52):
not detect any emergence of resistance to it. The discovery
could offer new hope in the fight against antimicrobial resistance.

Speaker 2 (04:00):
That is the latest from the Daily Os newsroom for today.
But if you're looking for something else to listen to,
check out today's deep dive on why the federal government
has refused a Dutch athlete's visa.

Speaker 1 (04:12):
We'll be back tomorrow morning with another deep dive, but
until then, have a good one. My name is Lily
Maddon and I'm a proud Arunda Bungelung Caalgutin woman from
Gadighl Country. The daly oz acknowledges that this podcast is
recorded on the lands of the Gadighl people and pays
respect to all Aboriginal and Torres s right island and nations.

(04:33):
We pay our respects to the first peoples of these countries,
both past and present.