From the Daily Os. I'm Zara Seidler, I'm Lucy Tassel. It's Wednesday, the twenty third of April. Here's what's making headlines this evening.
A man in his eighties is in a serious condition in hospital after he was allegedly assaulted by a teenager outside an early voting center this afternoon. New South Wales police alleged the assault took place on Liverpool Road in Ashfield, in the federal electorate of Graindler, held by Prime Minister Anthony Albanesi. A seventeen year old boy was taken into custody, where police said he is quote assisting with inquiries. The man was treated by paramedics at the scene and was
then taken to hospital. Police have asked any witnesses to contact Bowood Police station.
US President Donald Trump has announced that U S tariffs on Chinese imports will be lowered substantially. There is currently an one hundred and forty five percent tariff right on goods imported to the US from China, which was announced earlier this month. The President has now said he believes a tariff deal with China will happen quote pretty quickly.
He added, they're going to do very well, and I think they're going to be very happy, and we're going to live together very happily and ideally work together.
A minor party in New Zealand's coalition government has proposed a bill seeking to legally define woman and man based on biological sex. The move comes a week after the UK Supreme Court ruled a woman is defined by biological sex under the law. The New Zealand First Party said the bill will ensure quote the protection, progression and safety
of women. The party proposed the draft law as a member's Bill, which means it needs to be drawn from a random ballot before it's debated in New Zealand's parliament.
And Today's Good News. Paralympic gold medalist Alexi Leary has broken a world record in the S nine one hundred meter swim at the Australian Open Championships. Leary's time was fifty nine seconds and twenty two milliseconds in the heats, breaking her own world records set at the Paris Paralympics last year. While she swam slightly slower in the final,
she still took out gold. Following the final, Leary said she had been quote so confident about the race following hard work after the Paris Games.
That's the latest from the Dallyos newsroom. If you're looking for something else, you can listen to today's deep dive on how the next pope will be chosen.
We're going to be back tomorrow morning with another deep dive, but until then, have a great Wednesday evening.
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