From The Daily Os. I'm Emma Gillespie, I'm Lucy Tassel. It's Friday, the thirtieth of May. Here's what's taking headlines this evening.
The political party One Nation has doubled its representation in the Senate to four seats. It comes as the Australian Electoral Commission announced its finalized Senate results for all states and territories, nearly four weeks after the federal election. Labour has increased its representation in the upper House by three seats. The Coalition lost three and the Greens have held steady at eleven. Billionaire businessman Clive Palmer's new party Trumpet of
Patriots did not gain any seats. Swings in New South Wales and Wa mean Pauline Hanson's One Nation picked up a senator in each of these states, increasing its representation from two to four. Previously, Hanson herself and Malcolm Roberts, both from Queensland, were the party's only senators.
Mourners have gathered in an Alice Springs supermarket where a vigil has been held to remember a First Nations man who died in police custody this week. According to a statement from NT Police, two officers restrained the twenty four year old man on Tuesday following an altercation in the store, before he stopped breathing and lost consciousness. The man was rushed to hospital and later pronounced dead. Today, hundreds of locals gathered inside coals in Alice Springs to grieve the
Wolpuriri man and to demand accountability and justice. Ned Hargraves, the grandfather of the man who died on Tuesday, was one of several family members and elders who spoke at the vigil. He's called for law enforcement to respect First Nations communities, saying quote, we respect you, how about us? We were meant to be working together, but when not. It marks the ninth First Nation's death in custody this year.
King Charles has expressed his concern and support for those affected by the recent New South Wales floods, which claimed five lives. In a statement shared via Australia's Governor General Sam Mosten, King Charles expressed both his and his wife, Queen Camilla's deep concern regarding the quote widespread and devastating flooding that inundated the state's Hunter and Mid North Coast regions.
The King expressed his greatest admiration and thanks for frontline responders across emergency services, volunteer groups and disaster recovery agencies. As recovery efforts continue, the King wrote, our thoughts are very much with all those who have been affected so badly, as many hundreds of families have been displaced from their homes. I am deeply conscious that the impact of the crisis will endure for many months.
And today's good news. Scientists have developed an ultra fast sequencing technology that can diagnose brain tumors with a one hundred percent success rate. Researchers at the University of Nottingham, England say the test can cut diagnosis times from six weeks to under two hours. In some cases. Faster diagnosis
means patients can begin treatment sooner. Neurosurgeon doctor Stuart Smith said with this new technology quote, we can do more for patients because we can get answers so much more quickly, which will have a bigger influence on clinical decision making. He also noted the rapid testing would relieve some of the anxiety patient's experience whilst waiting many weeks for results.
That's the latest from the Daily Os Newsroom. If you're looking for something else to listen to, you can check out today's deep dive on the legal bid to stop a school from going coed.
We will be back on Monday with your next deep dive, and until then, have a wonderful weekend.
My name is Lily Maddon and I'm a proud Arunda Bungelung Calcottin woman from Gadigol Country. The Daily oz acknowledges that this podcast is recorded on the lands of the Gadigol people and pays respect to all Aboriginal and Torrestrate island and nations. We pay our respects to the first peoples of these countries, both past and present.