From the Daily os i'm Emma, i'm zara. It's Friday, the twenty fourth of January. Here's what's making headlines this evening.
Prime Minister Anthony Alberesi has ruled out calling a second voice referendum if Labour wins reelection. Speaking at the Press Club in Canberra today, the PM said he respected the outcome of the twenty twenty three referendum, when Australia voted against adding a voice to Parliament to the constitution. Albanesi said we will not be holding a referendum in our second term on any issues, adding that referendums are hard
to win in this country. The comments were part of a broader address outlining Albanese's key policy priorities going into the upcoming election campaign. A federal election is due by May seventeen this year.
Channel nine presenter Alex Cullen will step down permanently after allegedly accepting fifty thousand dollars to refer to social media personality Adrian Portelli as the The McLaren Man live on air. On The Today Show This morning, co host Karl Stefanovic said Cullen had agreed that he would finish with the network. It's against the Australian Media Union's Code of Ethics for journalists to allow a quote, payment, gift or benefit to influence accuracy, fairness or independence.
A statue of Captain Cook has been vandalized in Sydney ahead of Australia Day. New South Wales Police confirmed a number of items at the location was seized by police after the statue was graffeited and damaged. New South Wales Premier Chris Minds said there is no tolerance for vandalism and added National Days are important for the state and for the country.
And today's good news. Researchers in the US are a step closer to solving the long standing mystery of how far bees travel from their hives to collect pollen and nectar. A study led by Penn State has attached hundreds of tiny QR coats to the back of several hundred bees in rural parts of the states of Penna, Sylvania and
New York. The tags track when the bees go in and out of their hives, and while most trips last a few minutes, researchers have already learned that some of the bees spend hours away from the hive at a time. Researchers said the tracking method enables far more comprehensive and expanded observations of bee behaviors.
That wraps up another week from the Dally Oohs newsroom. If you're looking for something to listen to as you head home for the weekend, make sure you catch up on today's deep dive on whether or not BMI should be used to measure obesity.
We'll be back tomorrow with the good news of the week, but until then, have a great night.
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