From the Daily Os. I'm Lucy, I'm Zara. It's Friday, the sixth of December. Here's what's making headlines this evening.
Victoria's Arson Squad is investigating what it says was a deliberate and targeted attack on a Melbourne synagogue. Witnesses say they saw two masked individuals at the synagogue pouring a liquid on the floor before a quote deliberately lit fire destroyed much of the building. Detective Inspector Chris Murray said
an accelerant had been found at the synagogue. PM Anthony Alberizi has condemned the incident, saying he has quote zero tolerance for anti Semitism, while Opposition leader Peter Dudden called it totally unacceptable.
Woolworths has filed an application with the Fair Work Commission over ongoing employee strikes at several of its distribution centers. The employees, who are members of the United Workers' Union, have blocked the entrances to four distribution centers across Victoria and New South Wales as part of an indefinite strike for quote, safer warehouses, fair pay and the same rights
at every site. Blocking the distribution sites has meant goods can't reach stores, leading to empty shelves at some Woolworth supermarkets. Woolworth said it believed the majority of its employees at these centers weren't union members and wanted to quote return to work to begin being paid. The UWU has said its members quote don't want empty shelves, but can't go back in until Woolworth's puts their safety first.
Members of South Korea's parliament will vote tomorrow night on whether to impeach President yunsuk yol. It comes days after President Yun put the country under military rule or martial law for several hours overnight until a majority vote of MPs forced him to back down. The motion to impeach comes from the opposing Democratic Party. However, Korean media reports some members of Yun's own party could support the motion.
The leader of the People Power Party has said that although he previously work to stop the impeachment, he now believes that President Yun's immediate suspension from duty is necessary to protect the Republic of Korea and its people. The impeachment motion needs a support of two hundred members of parliament to pass, which means at least eight members of Yun's party have to vote for it.
And today's good news, a team of researchers from South Australia and China have developed a new strategy to make water desalination more efficient, which could increase the world's supply of fresh drinking water. Currently, seawater evaporates more slowly than fresh water, such as that found in rivers and lakes. That means desalination plants use a lot of energy to
turn salt water into drinkable water. With the addition of some common minerals to a pre existing water evaporator, the scientists found they could make seawater evaporate faster than freshwater, increasing efficiency. Lead scientist Professor Harlan Schu said this new strategy will provide additional access to massive amounts of clean water, benefiting billions of people worldwide.
Well, that wraps up another week of the Daily Ods. Don't forget to tune in tomorrow for a bit of good news. Sam and I will be taking you through the bright stories you might have missed this week. But until tomorrow morning, have a lovely evening.
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