Headlines: Thousands isolated by NSW flood emergency

Today's headlines include:

Record-breaking rainfall in parts of NSW has left thousands cut-off by flood waters.

The fallout of the Coalition’s split has continued today with Prime Minister Anthony Albanese revealing he has now had discussions with both the Liberal Leader Sussan Ley and the Nationals Leader David Littleproud.

Spain has ordered Airbnb to remove thousands of tourist accommodation listings from its platform, after finding they violated local regulations.

And today’s good news: Researchers have developed a new breakthrough gel substance to boost coral restoration efforts.

Hosts: Emma Gillespie and Billi FitzSimons
Producer: Emma Gillespie

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Episode Transcript

Speaker 1 (00:05):
From the Daily Os. I'm Emma Gillespie, I'm Billy fitz Simon.
It's Wednesday, the twenty first of May. Here's what's making
headlines this evening.

Speaker 2 (00:14):
Record breaking rainfall in parts of New South Wales has
left thousands cut off by floodwaters. At the time of recording,
nineteen emergency warnings are in place across the state's Hunter
and Mid North Coast regions. It follows days of heavy
downpours caused by a persistent coastal trough near Coffs Harbor,
with conditions expected to intensify over Thursday and Friday. The

(00:36):
New South Wales government said around three hundred people have
taken shelter in flood evacuation centers. The State Emergency Service,
also known as the SEES, said more than forty eight
tho eight hundred people and twenty three thousand homes have
been isolated by floodwaters on the New South Wales Mid
North Coast. The SEES said around the clock rescue efforts

(00:56):
are continuing, with rainfall continuing to impact satchided catchments.

Speaker 1 (01:03):
The fallout of the coalition's split has continued today, with
Prime Minister Anthony Albanesi revealing he has now had discussions
with both the Liberal leader Susan Lee and the National's
leader David Little Proud. Albanzi said quote, political parties will
not be successful if they're focused on themselves, and that
is what my task is, to focus on the needs

(01:24):
of the Australian people. Asked if this was a win
for the Labor Party, Albanzi said, that's a matter for
them the Liberal and National parties. Former Prime Minister Tony
Abbott also weighed in today, saying he hopes the coalition
can be reformed as soon as possible. The former Liberal MP,
adding that he believes what is needed right now is

(01:45):
a strong critique of a deeply underwhelming government.

Speaker 2 (01:51):
Spain has ordered Airbnb to remove thousands of tourist accommodation
listings from its platform after finding they violated local regulations.
Many of the accommodation listings don't have a registration number,
which is a legal requirement, or have a falsified number.
The Spanish Department of Consumer Affairs ordered Airbnb to remove

(02:12):
thousands of its listings, which the company appealed but was unsuccessful.
In a court decision this week, the company must now
immediately remove a first tranch of five eight hundred listings.
This comes a day after thousands of anti tourism protests
rallied ahead of the peak European summer season.

Speaker 1 (02:32):
And today's good news, researchers have developed a new breakthrough
gel substance to boost coral restoration efforts. A group of
scientists from the US, Italy and the Netherlands came together
to develop nanogel capsules which mimic the smell of natural reefs.
The light sensitive, slow release capsules contain reef stabilizing algae

(02:53):
compounds released by some corals. During testing, researchers found coral
larvae were six to twenty times more likely to settle
on surfaces treated with the capsules. It means they've created
a synthetic chemical that acts like a welcome that to
attract coral in its early developmental stages. It's hoped the
compound can be used to help boost genetic diversity in

(03:15):
reefs to better protect them from future bleaching events.

Speaker 2 (03:19):
That's the latest from the Daily OS newsroom. If you
are looking for something else, you can listen to today's
Deep Dive, which is part three of our new series,
which was produced and hosted by the brilliant Emma Gillespie.
It is called Investigating Ozepic and I highly recommend it.
On today's episode, Emma explored how ozempic has impacted diet

(03:40):
culture for young people.

Speaker 1 (03:42):
Oh shocks where you can find that in your podcast
feed Beneath this very episode of Headlines. We will be
resuming regular programming tomorrow with a podcast deep Dive, but
until then, have a fantastic evening.

Speaker 2 (03:57):
Bye. My name is Lily Maddon and I'm a proud
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(04:17):
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