WEBVTT - BREAKING: Police Provide Update On Investigation Into MAFS

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<v Speaker 1>Hello, and welcome back to the Maths to New podcast

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<v Speaker 1>with me Joshua Fox, and today I have some breaking

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<v Speaker 1>news for you guys. As we all know, this year's

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<v Speaker 1>season took a bit of a doc turn at the

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<v Speaker 1>start of March when Paul admitted to punching a wall

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<v Speaker 1>during an argument with wife Carina. This act of domestic

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<v Speaker 1>violence didn't then just you know, upset and trigger many viewers,

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<v Speaker 1>but it also angered them at how producers just then

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<v Speaker 1>allowed him to remain on the show when they had

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<v Speaker 1>such a great opportunity to maybe make an example to

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<v Speaker 1>Australia and say, hey, you know, this behavior is not accepted.

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<v Speaker 1>And during that whole discussion that obviously started about you know,

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<v Speaker 1>should he have been able to stay or should he

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<v Speaker 1>have been immediately removed? New South Wales Police then announced

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<v Speaker 1>that they had commenced an investigation into the incident and

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<v Speaker 1>wouldn't be making any further comment in relation to the

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<v Speaker 1>matter as the investigation is current. Well that was six

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<v Speaker 1>weeks ago now, and whereas the rest of the media

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<v Speaker 1>seem to have all kind of lost interest in this story,

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<v Speaker 1>I've been wondering, well, what came of that investigation? What

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<v Speaker 1>did the police do if anything, And I spent the

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<v Speaker 1>weekend then investigating their investigation and I have the answers.

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<v Speaker 1>I can reveal that at the start of March, Karina

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<v Speaker 1>did go down to a police station in Sydney to

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<v Speaker 1>discuss the incident with officers there, but she did not

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<v Speaker 1>wish to make a formal statement or complaint. That same day,

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<v Speaker 1>after Karna had left, and then told that the police

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<v Speaker 1>phone Paul, who was in Perth, to discuss the incident

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<v Speaker 1>from his side. I'm told that they asked him, you know,

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<v Speaker 1>about that night, if he had a history of things

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<v Speaker 1>like this, and they also asked him like if him

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<v Speaker 1>doing that was him attempting to intimidate Karna on more

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<v Speaker 1>just an unexpected aggressive outburst. And I can also reveal that,

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<v Speaker 1>as well as speaking to both Paul and Karna, the

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<v Speaker 1>police did review footage that was supplied to them by

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<v Speaker 1>production company Animal Show in Australia from not just that

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<v Speaker 1>time of the experiment, but the whole experiment. And you know,

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<v Speaker 1>I'm talking footage that wasn't edited, It wasn't what we

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<v Speaker 1>seen on TV. It was just a raw footage from

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<v Speaker 1>the cameras which would maybe give them a accurate impression

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<v Speaker 1>of Paul's character as a whole from his time on

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<v Speaker 1>the show, and then after doing those things, the police

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<v Speaker 1>basically decided it was not a police matter. And this

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<v Speaker 1>morning I reached out to New South Wales Police media

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<v Speaker 1>just to confirm this and seeing if they'd give me

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<v Speaker 1>a statement, and this is what they just replied with.

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<v Speaker 1>Following an investigation conducted by officers attached to South Sydney

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<v Speaker 1>Police Area Command, no further police action is expected. And

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<v Speaker 1>you know what, I kind of knew this was always

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<v Speaker 1>going to be the outcome of this because none of

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<v Speaker 1>the people actually involved in the incident ever reported it

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<v Speaker 1>to the police. Like, remember, five months had actually passed

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<v Speaker 1>between Paul punching that door and then the police announcing

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<v Speaker 1>they were now investigating it. And if you're wondering why

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<v Speaker 1>did they do this, then I'm told by several sources

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<v Speaker 1>that as it all unfolded on TV and the public

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<v Speaker 1>was reacting to it, different journalists and media outlets kept

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<v Speaker 1>emailing police media asking are they going to comment? Are

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<v Speaker 1>they doing anything about it? And then there was a

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<v Speaker 1>couple of complaints from the public, which basically both put

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<v Speaker 1>pressure on the police to almost be like, well, we've

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<v Speaker 1>got to do something and show we're taking this seriously

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<v Speaker 1>because of these external factors. So they did launch their investigation,

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<v Speaker 1>and I kind of assume this from the start because

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<v Speaker 1>in their only statement at the start of March, when

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<v Speaker 1>they announced they were doing this, the police started that

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<v Speaker 1>statement by saying this the matter has been referred to

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<v Speaker 1>officers from South Sydney Police Area Command. And usually a

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<v Speaker 1>statement from police might start with something like an incident

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<v Speaker 1>had been reported or someone had been charged, but them

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<v Speaker 1>starting it with referred to again just means people with

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<v Speaker 1>no direct involvement were like, yo, are you going to

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<v Speaker 1>do anything about this? And having worked in the media

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<v Speaker 1>and for newspapers and stuff before, I know that would

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<v Speaker 1>have just been led by journalists who all wanted to

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<v Speaker 1>just keep the story going, you know, for their clicks

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<v Speaker 1>and add revenue and whatever. And personally, I do feel

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<v Speaker 1>a little conflicted about that because on one hand, it's like, well,

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<v Speaker 1>great journalists doing that and pushing the police to do

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<v Speaker 1>that little investigation kind of made it clear to Australia

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<v Speaker 1>that hey, they do actually take domestic violence seriously. And

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<v Speaker 1>all those articles that went viral at the start of match,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, like Paul under investigation for domestic violence. Please

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<v Speaker 1>investigate in maths, Please pro Paul. You know, all those stories,

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<v Speaker 1>hopefully they reinforce that message to domestic violence victims that hey,

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<v Speaker 1>help is out there and the police will step in

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<v Speaker 1>if they're aware. So, you know, maybe that made people

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<v Speaker 1>want to seek help if they are sadly in that situation,

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<v Speaker 1>and maybe even to any perpetrators of domestic violence, it

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<v Speaker 1>made them think like fuck, like my actions can have

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<v Speaker 1>serious consequences here. But then, on the other hand, I

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<v Speaker 1>do know how media companies kind of rarely care about

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<v Speaker 1>these things, and they're driven not necessarily by the idea

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<v Speaker 1>of change or helping society or educating people, are raising awareness, whatever,

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<v Speaker 1>but often by what will get them the most clicks

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<v Speaker 1>at a certain time, and they'll do anything to keep

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<v Speaker 1>that story going. Then once that story stops getting clicks,

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<v Speaker 1>they move on, which is why I assume none of

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<v Speaker 1>those journals who initially put the police to start this

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<v Speaker 1>investigation have done the follow up I've just done here now.

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<v Speaker 1>But yeah, that's that's it. That's the breaking news for

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<v Speaker 1>those who have been asking what came of the investigation.

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<v Speaker 1>There you go away from that, though, as far as

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<v Speaker 1>I'm aware, the New South Wales fair Work investigation is

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<v Speaker 1>still ongoing, you know, into the complaints from cast members

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<v Speaker 1>about working rights and what they went through during filming.

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<v Speaker 1>I don't have an update on that. I will let

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<v Speaker 1>you know when I do, I'll do a bit more digging.

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<v Speaker 1>But yeah, that's that's on the police investigation. It's done,

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<v Speaker 1>it's concluded.