1 00:00:01,960 --> 00:00:04,240 Speaker 1: From the news zoom are used to comment. 2 00:00:06,400 --> 00:00:10,400 Speaker 2: An Olympics commentator sacked after making a dodgy joke. Barnaby 3 00:00:10,480 --> 00:00:13,360 Speaker 2: Joyce sparks outrage with a bullet metaphor and one of 4 00:00:13,360 --> 00:00:16,600 Speaker 2: the world's biggest stars lets slip that she's engaged. All 5 00:00:16,640 --> 00:00:18,479 Speaker 2: of that is coming up in this episode from the 6 00:00:18,480 --> 00:00:20,599 Speaker 2: news Room. It is Monday, the twenty ninth of July. 7 00:00:24,560 --> 00:00:26,360 Speaker 2: Gooday there, I'm Andrew Bucklow. 8 00:00:26,040 --> 00:00:29,240 Speaker 3: And I'm Natalie Brown. We'll start with an Olympic controversy. 9 00:00:29,600 --> 00:00:32,960 Speaker 3: A TV commentator has been fired after making a sexist 10 00:00:33,000 --> 00:00:36,760 Speaker 3: comment about Australia's female swimmers as our four by one 11 00:00:36,800 --> 00:00:40,319 Speaker 3: hundred meter freestyle relay team were waiting to collect their 12 00:00:40,320 --> 00:00:40,960 Speaker 3: gold medals. 13 00:00:40,960 --> 00:00:41,680 Speaker 1: That's a mouthful. 14 00:00:42,040 --> 00:00:44,400 Speaker 3: Eurosport commentator Bob Ballard said. 15 00:00:44,240 --> 00:00:46,040 Speaker 1: On TV she want me to play the character. Yesh, 16 00:00:46,040 --> 00:00:46,600 Speaker 1: thank you, Bucky. 17 00:00:46,640 --> 00:00:49,080 Speaker 2: Well, he said, well, the women just finishing up. You 18 00:00:49,080 --> 00:00:51,600 Speaker 2: know what women are like, hanging around doing their makeup. 19 00:00:52,479 --> 00:00:53,600 Speaker 1: Not good, not cool. 20 00:00:53,840 --> 00:00:57,040 Speaker 3: The shocking comment went viral on social media, and Eurosport 21 00:00:57,080 --> 00:01:00,480 Speaker 3: announced today that it had removed Ballard from its commentary. 22 00:01:00,680 --> 00:01:04,080 Speaker 2: Catcher Bobby Ballard back home now. Anthony Abernezi has called 23 00:01:04,120 --> 00:01:06,800 Speaker 2: for Barnaby Joyce to be sacked from the Shadow Cabinet 24 00:01:06,840 --> 00:01:09,759 Speaker 2: after making tone deaf comments at an anti wind farm 25 00:01:09,840 --> 00:01:13,119 Speaker 2: rally over the weekend. The Nationals MP told voters they 26 00:01:13,120 --> 00:01:15,640 Speaker 2: had a bullet in their hands that they could use 27 00:01:15,640 --> 00:01:18,280 Speaker 2: at the voting box, the bullet being their voting slips. 28 00:01:18,480 --> 00:01:21,480 Speaker 2: The Prime Minister said the comments were unacceptable, especially in 29 00:01:21,520 --> 00:01:23,640 Speaker 2: the wake of Donald Trump's assassination attempt. 30 00:01:24,440 --> 00:01:28,880 Speaker 4: This is the sort of language which has no place 31 00:01:29,240 --> 00:01:33,759 Speaker 4: in any part of Australian society, let alone in public life. 32 00:01:34,000 --> 00:01:37,440 Speaker 4: And here you have a guy going to a rally 33 00:01:38,080 --> 00:01:44,119 Speaker 4: calling for action using analogies of guns, bullets, magazines and 34 00:01:44,840 --> 00:01:51,120 Speaker 4: goodbye to three members of the government. What does this 35 00:01:51,200 --> 00:01:53,440 Speaker 4: bloke have to do to lose his job? 36 00:01:54,160 --> 00:01:56,880 Speaker 1: Mister Joyce has apologized for using the metaphor. 37 00:01:57,280 --> 00:01:59,560 Speaker 3: Moving on, We've got an update on that twenty three 38 00:01:59,600 --> 00:02:02,040 Speaker 3: year old surfer whose leg was bitten off by a 39 00:02:02,120 --> 00:02:05,040 Speaker 3: shark in New South Wales last week. There were hopes 40 00:02:05,080 --> 00:02:07,600 Speaker 3: surgeons would be able to reattach his leg after it 41 00:02:07,720 --> 00:02:10,720 Speaker 3: washed up on shore not long after the attack, but 42 00:02:10,800 --> 00:02:13,440 Speaker 3: Kyle McKenzie announced today that his leg wasn't able to 43 00:02:13,520 --> 00:02:16,519 Speaker 3: be saved. The surfer remains positive, saying will be back 44 00:02:16,560 --> 00:02:17,760 Speaker 3: in the water in no time. 45 00:02:17,840 --> 00:02:18,919 Speaker 1: Good Honi ma to move. 46 00:02:18,960 --> 00:02:22,400 Speaker 2: In news now, Deadpool and Wolverine had a massive opening 47 00:02:22,400 --> 00:02:24,880 Speaker 2: weekend in the US. It took in the staggering two 48 00:02:24,960 --> 00:02:28,480 Speaker 2: hundred and five million US dollars. That's the eighth biggest 49 00:02:28,560 --> 00:02:31,600 Speaker 2: opening in box office history. Its opening was also the 50 00:02:31,600 --> 00:02:33,359 Speaker 2: best ever for an R rated film. 51 00:02:33,480 --> 00:02:35,959 Speaker 3: We Go and in celeb news, it seems as if 52 00:02:36,080 --> 00:02:40,040 Speaker 3: Lady Gaga is engaged. She was overheard referring to her 53 00:02:40,080 --> 00:02:43,480 Speaker 3: partner Michael Polanski as her fiance while chatting with the 54 00:02:43,480 --> 00:02:46,440 Speaker 3: French PM in Paris. The pair have been together for 55 00:02:46,480 --> 00:02:47,359 Speaker 3: about four years. 56 00:02:47,440 --> 00:02:49,520 Speaker 2: French PM in Paris is hard to say to her 57 00:02:49,520 --> 00:02:51,440 Speaker 2: hat a mouthful, Yeah, We'll be back in a moment. 58 00:02:51,440 --> 00:02:52,080 Speaker 1: With the latest in. 59 00:02:52,080 --> 00:02:58,919 Speaker 2: Sport the sport now, ossi Arian Tipmas is tipped to 60 00:02:58,960 --> 00:03:01,560 Speaker 2: win her second swimming gold of the Games tomorrow morning 61 00:03:01,600 --> 00:03:04,520 Speaker 2: in the women's two hundred meter freestyle. Her biggest rival 62 00:03:04,520 --> 00:03:07,000 Speaker 2: in the final will be fellow Aussie Molly o' callaghan. 63 00:03:07,320 --> 00:03:10,400 Speaker 2: The race is at five forty one Australian Eastern Standard 64 00:03:10,400 --> 00:03:12,600 Speaker 2: time on Tuesday morning and comes just a couple of 65 00:03:12,639 --> 00:03:15,560 Speaker 2: days after Arian one gold in the four hundred meter freestyle. 66 00:03:15,840 --> 00:03:18,480 Speaker 2: This morning, her dad Steve spoke to Nova's fits in 67 00:03:18,480 --> 00:03:20,959 Speaker 2: Whipper with Kate Richie show, I'll see. 68 00:03:21,040 --> 00:03:24,280 Speaker 5: One thing that we're really amazed about last night is 69 00:03:24,280 --> 00:03:27,920 Speaker 5: that when Arnie came round after the Metal presentation, the 70 00:03:28,120 --> 00:03:32,560 Speaker 5: crowd was just roaring. And the world acceptance of our 71 00:03:32,680 --> 00:03:36,760 Speaker 5: daughter and the love for her has really been humbling 72 00:03:36,800 --> 00:03:41,760 Speaker 5: and really been probably the most proudest because she's been 73 00:03:41,840 --> 00:03:45,120 Speaker 5: so you know, so well received as not just a swimmer, 74 00:03:45,200 --> 00:03:47,920 Speaker 5: but as a person, and that is what we're enormously 75 00:03:48,320 --> 00:03:48,920 Speaker 5: that's beautiful. 76 00:03:48,920 --> 00:03:52,560 Speaker 2: Step Australia is currently second on the Metal tally, behind 77 00:03:52,600 --> 00:03:53,600 Speaker 2: which country Japan? 78 00:03:53,880 --> 00:03:55,160 Speaker 1: Well it was written on the script, isn't it. 79 00:03:55,920 --> 00:03:57,760 Speaker 3: And you're now up to date with the latest from 80 00:03:57,800 --> 00:04:01,640 Speaker 3: the newsroom. 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