1 00:00:01,240 --> 00:00:04,080 Speaker 1: Today's biggest news from The Australian. I'm Claire Harvey with 2 00:00:04,200 --> 00:00:07,400 Speaker 1: the Front's afternoon headlines. The boss of one of Australia's 3 00:00:07,400 --> 00:00:10,680 Speaker 1: biggest companies has been sacked after the company said he'd 4 00:00:10,760 --> 00:00:15,080 Speaker 1: misled them about an affair with another senior executive. Super 5 00:00:15,120 --> 00:00:19,040 Speaker 1: Retail said Anthony Herety had given disclosures that were not 6 00:00:19,160 --> 00:00:23,319 Speaker 1: satisfactory and that it had discovered new information that meant 7 00:00:23,320 --> 00:00:27,840 Speaker 1: Herety would be terminated immediately. Super Retail, which owns Rebelsport, 8 00:00:27,960 --> 00:00:32,120 Speaker 1: Macpack and BCF, said it was exercising its discretion to 9 00:00:32,280 --> 00:00:36,400 Speaker 1: lapse Hereti's incentives too. Listeners to the Front will remember 10 00:00:36,479 --> 00:00:41,000 Speaker 1: when The Australian's retail reporter Eli Greenblatt grilled Herety about 11 00:00:41,000 --> 00:00:44,480 Speaker 1: the alleged affair, which was raised by two former executives 12 00:00:44,520 --> 00:00:49,040 Speaker 1: who were taking legal action against the firm. Heredy stonewalled 13 00:00:49,280 --> 00:00:51,200 Speaker 1: in a very awkward moment. 14 00:00:51,560 --> 00:00:56,600 Speaker 2: Are you currently in a relationship with Jane Kelly? I 15 00:00:56,640 --> 00:00:59,280 Speaker 2: mean whether or not you're in a relationship with Jane Kelly. 16 00:00:59,640 --> 00:01:01,800 Speaker 2: That's not a subject to coll proceedings and that's a 17 00:01:01,800 --> 00:01:08,360 Speaker 2: personal relationship. You can't comment on that. I'm sorry to disrespectful. 18 00:01:08,080 --> 00:01:11,319 Speaker 1: Anthony Albanezi is confident he will get a defense treaty 19 00:01:11,360 --> 00:01:14,080 Speaker 1: with Papua New Guinea, even after the agreement hit a 20 00:01:14,200 --> 00:01:19,040 Speaker 1: last minute snag. The deal precludes a security pact with China, 21 00:01:19,120 --> 00:01:23,600 Speaker 1: but it hasn't yet been endorsed by PNG's Cabinet Hunters 22 00:01:23,600 --> 00:01:27,680 Speaker 1: and Collectors. Frontman Mark Seymour reconnected with his mother following 23 00:01:27,760 --> 00:01:31,120 Speaker 1: her dementia diagnosis. Now he's written a story for The 24 00:01:31,120 --> 00:01:35,560 Speaker 1: Australian about his mum and a musical tribute Come On. 25 00:01:37,000 --> 00:01:44,360 Speaker 3: Down, Lay Down, good Bye. 26 00:01:46,400 --> 00:01:49,360 Speaker 1: That's part of the Australians campaign Think Again, which is 27 00:01:49,480 --> 00:01:52,520 Speaker 1: live now at fink Again dementia dot com dot AU. 28 00:01:54,000 --> 00:01:56,320 Speaker 1: You can check out all our stories live right now 29 00:01:56,360 --> 00:01:59,000 Speaker 1: at The Australian dot com dot a U and come 30 00:01:59,040 --> 00:02:00,920 Speaker 1: back to the front first in the morning for our 31 00:02:00,960 --> 00:02:04,960 Speaker 1: close look at why Victorian Premier Jacinta Allen is in 32 00:02:05,160 --> 00:02:08,840 Speaker 1: China of all places, risking the annoyance of Anthony Albanezi 33 00:02:09,120 --> 00:02:13,400 Speaker 1: and making up for the misjudgments of Daniel Andrews