1 00:00:01,960 --> 00:00:02,880 Speaker 1: From the newsroom. 2 00:00:03,120 --> 00:00:04,360 Speaker 2: Are news to come to me? 3 00:00:06,160 --> 00:00:09,800 Speaker 1: Anthony Alberesi rips into Peter Dutton. The Wiggles revealed they 4 00:00:09,840 --> 00:00:12,520 Speaker 1: turned down a huge offer from a billionaire and one 5 00:00:12,520 --> 00:00:14,920 Speaker 1: of the Melbourne Cup favorites pulls out of the race. 6 00:00:15,000 --> 00:00:17,320 Speaker 1: That's all coming up in this episode from the Newsroom. 7 00:00:17,360 --> 00:00:23,599 Speaker 1: It is Tuesday, the twenty ninth of October. Well Anthony 8 00:00:23,640 --> 00:00:27,880 Speaker 1: Albanesi has blasted Peter Dutton for stoking controversy over free 9 00:00:27,880 --> 00:00:31,600 Speaker 1: flight upgrades. The PM's been copping grief in recent days 10 00:00:31,600 --> 00:00:34,680 Speaker 1: for accepting tens of thousands of dollars worth of upgrades 11 00:00:34,720 --> 00:00:39,080 Speaker 1: from Quantas during his political career. Mister Alberzi did declare 12 00:00:39,120 --> 00:00:42,519 Speaker 1: all the freebies as required and said many other politicians, 13 00:00:42,520 --> 00:00:45,360 Speaker 1: including Peter Dutton, have accepted similar offers. 14 00:00:46,400 --> 00:00:50,360 Speaker 2: I have at all times, at all times, acted in 15 00:00:50,400 --> 00:00:54,840 Speaker 2: a transparent and appropriate way. And what I'm concerned about 16 00:00:54,880 --> 00:01:00,360 Speaker 2: here is that Peter Dutton seems to be obsessed with 17 00:01:01,520 --> 00:01:06,760 Speaker 2: making a text on myself, my family and to try 18 00:01:06,880 --> 00:01:16,120 Speaker 2: to engage in this obsession. My obsession. My obsession is 19 00:01:16,160 --> 00:01:19,120 Speaker 2: with helping Australians moving on. 20 00:01:19,240 --> 00:01:22,120 Speaker 1: In New South Wales, six students have been expelled from 21 00:01:22,160 --> 00:01:25,800 Speaker 1: one of Australia's elite to university colleges. Following a severe 22 00:01:25,880 --> 00:01:29,600 Speaker 1: bullying incident last week, Saint Paul's College at the University 23 00:01:29,640 --> 00:01:32,839 Speaker 1: of Sydney has launched an investigation into the incident, which 24 00:01:32,880 --> 00:01:36,640 Speaker 1: reportedly involved humiliation type behavior among a group of male 25 00:01:36,800 --> 00:01:41,399 Speaker 1: undergraduate students. Twenty one students have also been suspended. To 26 00:01:41,440 --> 00:01:44,880 Speaker 1: the Middle East now, Israel's parliament has sparked outrage after 27 00:01:44,959 --> 00:01:48,200 Speaker 1: approving a bill banning the main un AID agency in 28 00:01:48,240 --> 00:01:51,760 Speaker 1: the Gaza Strip. Despite objections from the United States and 29 00:01:51,840 --> 00:01:55,760 Speaker 1: warnings from the UN Security Council, Israeli lawmakers passed the 30 00:01:55,800 --> 00:02:00,000 Speaker 1: bill banning the United Nations Agency for Palestinian Refugees from 31 00:02:00,080 --> 00:02:04,360 Speaker 1: working in Israel and Occupied East Jerusalem. Israel claims that 32 00:02:04,520 --> 00:02:06,800 Speaker 1: U n r w A has a deep connection with 33 00:02:06,880 --> 00:02:11,240 Speaker 1: Hamas to celebrity news, actor Armie Hammer is attempting to 34 00:02:11,240 --> 00:02:14,959 Speaker 1: make a comeback nearly four years after his cannibalism scandal. 35 00:02:15,200 --> 00:02:18,360 Speaker 1: He's launched his own podcast and addresses the scandal in 36 00:02:18,400 --> 00:02:21,200 Speaker 1: the first episode alongside his guest Tom Arnold. 37 00:02:21,720 --> 00:02:23,320 Speaker 3: I'm not gonna lie. I can't like the cannibal I 38 00:02:23,440 --> 00:02:23,760 Speaker 3: don't know. 39 00:02:24,080 --> 00:02:27,320 Speaker 1: I'm just like there's a lot of cannibals smiling. Yeah. 40 00:02:27,360 --> 00:02:31,120 Speaker 3: Yeah, the accusations of the thing that makes so much noise, 41 00:02:31,280 --> 00:02:34,640 Speaker 3: Like what makes more noise? Armi hammer is a cannibal? 42 00:02:34,960 --> 00:02:37,360 Speaker 3: More Armi hammer might not be a cannibal. 43 00:02:37,880 --> 00:02:38,080 Speaker 1: You know. 44 00:02:38,120 --> 00:02:40,960 Speaker 3: It's like the cannibal thing makes more noise. And you 45 00:02:41,160 --> 00:02:45,000 Speaker 3: don't get an apology tool in this world. Like someone 46 00:02:45,040 --> 00:02:47,960 Speaker 3: says something about you, everyone believes it and then they 47 00:02:48,160 --> 00:02:49,239 Speaker 3: move on with their lives. 48 00:02:49,840 --> 00:02:53,160 Speaker 1: And Anthony Field has revealed The Wiggles once turned down 49 00:02:53,200 --> 00:02:57,720 Speaker 1: a huge offer from American billionaire Mark Cuban. Marke Cuban 50 00:02:57,800 --> 00:03:01,239 Speaker 1: wanted to open up Wiggle Play, sent us all over it, 51 00:03:01,520 --> 00:03:06,799 Speaker 1: all over the States. Why we turned him down? Maybe 52 00:03:06,800 --> 00:03:09,200 Speaker 1: that was the craziest thing we ever did. Maybe we 53 00:03:09,280 --> 00:03:13,920 Speaker 1: should have done it. I don't know. But if he 54 00:03:13,919 --> 00:03:16,960 Speaker 1: wants to do it again, we're over. Anthony has just 55 00:03:17,000 --> 00:03:19,600 Speaker 1: released his memoir called Out of the Blue. I've read it. 56 00:03:19,600 --> 00:03:26,359 Speaker 1: It's a cracker to sport now. One of the favorites 57 00:03:26,400 --> 00:03:28,840 Speaker 1: to win the Melbourne Cup has pulled out of the race. 58 00:03:29,000 --> 00:03:33,200 Speaker 1: Irish horse Yarn Brugal has withdrawn following veterinary advice that 59 00:03:33,320 --> 00:03:36,440 Speaker 1: it's currently at a heightened risk of injury. The race 60 00:03:36,560 --> 00:03:38,760 Speaker 1: is coming up next Tuesday. All right, You are now 61 00:03:38,840 --> 00:03:41,640 Speaker 1: up to date with the latest from the newsroom. 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