From the Daily Os. I'm Emma Gillespie, I'm Lucy Tassel. It's Wednesday, the twenty second of October. Here's what's making headlines this evening.
Queensland nurses and midwives will receive annual pay increases after the union voted to approve a new agreement with the state government. Under the deal, staff will get a two point five to three percent pay rise at least once a year until twenty twenty seven. The first increase will come into effect in quote a few weeks and be
backdated to April twenty twenty five. The Queensland Nurses and Midwives Union or QNMU, said it comes after lengthy negotiations with the state government and industrial action by q and MU members, including strikes. Union secretary Sarah Beeman said the state's nurses and midwives should be quote very proud of
the agreement. Queensland Health Minister Timnicles said he was pleased that both sides had quote worked construct on the agreement, which must now be signed off by the state's Industrial Relations Commission.
The Prime Minister's plane has made an emergency landing on its way back to Australia after a mid air medical incident involving a crew member. The plane took off from Washington, DC on Tuesday evening local time following Anthony Albanesi's two day White House visit. The Royal Australian Air Force craft made an unscheduled stop near Saint Louis, about a two hour flight from the US Capitol, when an object fell from an overhead locker and hit a military representative on
the head. They were taken to hospital with a possible concussion. The plane, which is also carrying several ministers, public servants and journalists, resumed its journey to Hawaii after a three hour wait. It will refuel in Honolulu before continuing onto Australia.
Negotiations to end Russia's war in Ukraine are in doubt, with a meeting between Russian President Vladimir Putin and US President Donald Trump postponed in definitely. After a two hour phone call between the leaders last week, Trump announced Putin had agreed to meet him for a summit in Budapest later this month. However, the meeting has been delayed following a call between Secretary of State Margot Rubio and Russian
Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov. Trump has since told reporters quote, I don't want to have a wasted meeting at a wasted time, so I will see what happens. A Kremlin spokesperson claimed the summit was not confirmed and said quote, you can't postpone what was not scheduled. Meanwhile, Ukrainian President Voladimir Zelenski is expected to meet with European Union leaders over the coming days to discuss further efforts to end the war.
And today's good news, researchers have put forward a solution to end the algal bloom in South Australia and prevent future marine disasters. Conservation scientists with the Nature Conservancy say the humble oyster could hold the key to addressing the toxic bloom and protecting our oceans for generations to come. Oyster reefs are natural filtration systems which act as the kidneys of the sea. According to TNC Australia's Director of Oceans,
doctor MICHAELA. De Misa, a joint essay and federal funding deal, we'll see around ten million dollars allocated to shellfish reef restoration using recycled oyster shells to quote create a natural habitat for new oysters. And Marine Life. Demisa called it an encouraging first step, but said more investment is required to future proof coastlines nationally. Through large scale habitat restoration, she said, we can fix the current crisis.
That's the latest from the Daily OOS newsroom. If you're looking for something else to listen to, you can check out today's deep dive on what happened during Prime Minister Albanese's long awaited meeting with Donald Trump.
We will be back tomorrow morning with another deep dive, but until then, have a great night.
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