Headlines: Recognising Palestinian state "must be more than a gesture," Albanese says

Today's headlines include:

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has reiterated calls for Israel to “comply immediately with its obligations under international law”.

The Victorian Coroner has found that a First Nations woman’s death in custody was preventable. 

Thousands of people have been evacuated from the Turkish city of Bursa, as wildfires continue to burn out of control around the country’s northwest. 

And today’s good news: Scientists have re-discovered a species of coral they thought had been extinct for more than 20 years. 

Hosts: Emma Gillespie and Lucy Tassell
Producer: Orla Maher

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Episode Transcript

Speaker 1 (00:05):
From the Dahlias.

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

Speaker 1 (00:08):
It's Monday, the twenty eighth of July. Here's what's making
headlines this evening.

Speaker 2 (00:16):
Prime Minister Anthony Albanesi has reiterated calls for Israel to
comply immediately with its obligations under international law. It comes
after Israel announced a tactical pause of its military operations
in parts of Gaza after mounting international pressure to end
AID restrictions. The Prime Minister was asked when Australia will
recognize Palestine as a state during question time today. Responding

(00:39):
to the query by Independent MP Sophie Scomps, Alberanzi said
the timing of such a decision quote must be more
than a gesture. It must be something that's part of
moving forward. The PM condemned what he called Israel's indefensible
denial of aid and the killing of civilians, including children,
seeking access to water and food. Albanzi also called for
the immediate release of hostages and unequivocally condemned her muss,

(01:03):
which he said, quote can play no role whatsoever in
the future state of Palestine.

Speaker 1 (01:10):
First Nations listeners are advised the following story contains the
name of an Indigenous person who has died. The Victorian
Coroner has found a First Nations woman's death in custody
was preventable. Yamachi Nunga Wangi and Pichanatara woman Heather Calgarret
died in hospital in November twenty twenty one after she
was found unresponsive on the floor of her cell at

(01:31):
Melbourne's Dame Phyllis Frost Center. Calgarret, a thirty year old
mother of four, was serving a sentence for armed robbery
at the time, beginning while she was still pregnant with
her fourth child. During her time in prison, Calgarret repeatedly
sought medical care for both physical and mental conditions, including depression,
a hernia, and rapid weight gain. The coroner heard she

(01:51):
had been denied parole in the weeks before her death
and was losing motivation to manage her health. In early November,
the coroner herd Calgarret was prescribed to argues to help
people withdraw from opiate addiction, despite her not having taken
opioids in several years. The coroner found she was not
monitored by prison staff in the hours before her death,
and that she was given two higher dose of the

(02:12):
drug than she could tolerate, as well as additional health
risk factors. First Nations listeners can call thirteen YARN that's one, three, nine,
two seven six if this story has raised any issues.

Speaker 2 (02:26):
Thousands of people have been evacuated from the Turkish city
of Bursa as wildfires continue to burn out of control
around the country's northwest. According to local media reports, two
volunteers died trying to contain a forest fire on Sunday.
Conditions have intensified over recent days thanks to an ongoing
record breaking heat wave and extreme winds across Turkya. At

(02:48):
least seventeen people, including ten frontline responders, have been killed
in the fires since June. Turkish officials are investigating several
suspected arson attacks in the region. Wildfire are also continuing
to threaten parts of Greece, where European Union countries have
agreed to send fire crews and aircraft to assist.

Speaker 1 (03:10):
And today's good news, scientists have rediscovered a species of
coral they thought had been extinct for more than twenty years.
A team of scientists working at the Galapagus Islands National
Park found quote over two hundred and fifty living colonies
of the corals around the islands, including in one place
they had not previously been detected. The scientists study said

(03:31):
the coral species had last been cited in the year
two thousand and was thought not to have survived the
ongoing impacts of an El Nino related rise in ocean
temperatures in the early nineteen eighties. It's believed the corals
survived by going into deeper, cooler waters and were able
to return to the shallows after the twenty twenty to
twenty twenty three Lamnina event made the ocean colder. Study

(03:54):
lead author doctor Inti Keith said, quote, even the most
vulnerable species can persist if we protect the right habitats.

Speaker 2 (04:02):
That's the latest from the Daily Oz newsroom for today,
but if you are looking for something else to listen to,
check out today's deep dive on the Canadian assault trial
making global headlines.

Speaker 1 (04:13):
We'll be back again tomorrow with another deep dive. Until then,
have a great evening. My name is Lily Maddon and
I'm a proud Arunda Bunjelung Calkatin woman from Gadighl Country.
The Daly Oz acknowledges that this podcast is recorded on
the lands of the Gadighl people and pays respect to

(04:33):
all Aboriginal and Torres Straight Island and nations. We pay
our respects to the first peoples of these countries, both
past and present.