1 00:00:01,720 --> 00:00:06,120 Speaker 1: From the Newsroom. A news still come today, a police 2 00:00:06,160 --> 00:00:10,000 Speaker 1: officer stabbed in Melbourne, an Olympic athlete doused in petrol 3 00:00:10,039 --> 00:00:13,080 Speaker 1: and set a light, and elmcpherson opens up about a 4 00:00:13,119 --> 00:00:16,000 Speaker 1: secret cancer battle that's all coming up in this episode 5 00:00:16,079 --> 00:00:19,400 Speaker 1: from the Newsroom. It's Wednesday, the fourth of September. An 6 00:00:19,480 --> 00:00:22,040 Speaker 1: eighteen year old man has been charged after a male 7 00:00:22,160 --> 00:00:26,280 Speaker 1: constable was allegedly stabbed in Melbourne yesterday afternoon. Police were 8 00:00:26,320 --> 00:00:29,440 Speaker 1: called to reports of an aggravated burglary at a residential 9 00:00:29,440 --> 00:00:32,760 Speaker 1: premises at about four point thirty pm. When officers arrived, 10 00:00:32,800 --> 00:00:35,159 Speaker 1: one of the members was allegedly confronted by a man 11 00:00:35,200 --> 00:00:37,680 Speaker 1: in the driveway who stabbed him in the leg. He 12 00:00:37,800 --> 00:00:40,800 Speaker 1: sustained non life threatening injuries and was taken to hospital 13 00:00:40,840 --> 00:00:44,800 Speaker 1: for treatment. Moving on, Queensland Premier Stephen Miles. He's under 14 00:00:44,880 --> 00:00:48,360 Speaker 1: fire for using a government jet for an eleven minute flight. 15 00:00:48,440 --> 00:00:51,720 Speaker 1: Earlier this week. He flew from Harvey Bay to Bunderberg 16 00:00:51,800 --> 00:00:55,280 Speaker 1: to celebrate an MP's birthday and announce a school fence. 17 00:00:55,600 --> 00:00:57,600 Speaker 1: The journey would have taken about an hour and twenty 18 00:00:57,640 --> 00:01:01,000 Speaker 1: minutes by car, but mister Miles's off stress the government 19 00:01:01,000 --> 00:01:03,480 Speaker 1: had already leased the plane and that it didn't cost 20 00:01:03,520 --> 00:01:07,480 Speaker 1: taxpayers any extra money to fly it to Bunderberg overseas. 21 00:01:07,520 --> 00:01:10,360 Speaker 1: Now there's been a shocking attack on a female athlete 22 00:01:10,400 --> 00:01:13,840 Speaker 1: from Uganda who competed in the recent Paris Games. The 23 00:01:13,880 --> 00:01:16,920 Speaker 1: thirty three year old long distance runner was allegedly doused 24 00:01:16,959 --> 00:01:20,319 Speaker 1: in petrol by her boyfriend and set alight after the 25 00:01:20,319 --> 00:01:23,319 Speaker 1: pair had a disagreement. She's in a serious condition in 26 00:01:23,360 --> 00:01:26,440 Speaker 1: hospital with burns to over seventy five percent of her body. 27 00:01:26,520 --> 00:01:30,440 Speaker 1: That is awful to celebrity news. El McPherson has revealed 28 00:01:30,480 --> 00:01:33,640 Speaker 1: that she secretly battled breast cancer seven years ago and 29 00:01:33,720 --> 00:01:38,440 Speaker 1: shunned her doctor's recommendations for treatment. They suggested an aggressive 30 00:01:38,480 --> 00:01:43,040 Speaker 1: treatment plan that included amystectomy and chemotherapy, but instead l 31 00:01:43,160 --> 00:01:45,960 Speaker 1: chose to treat her cancer with different forms of holistic 32 00:01:46,040 --> 00:01:49,240 Speaker 1: treatments and says she's now in remission. Is what she 33 00:01:49,280 --> 00:01:51,680 Speaker 1: had to say on Nova's Fits in Whipper with Kate Richie. 34 00:01:52,040 --> 00:01:54,440 Speaker 2: The hardest part was coming to the decision. First of 35 00:01:54,480 --> 00:01:56,840 Speaker 2: all the diagnosis that the next part was well what 36 00:01:56,880 --> 00:02:01,840 Speaker 2: do I do about it? And I was very very 37 00:02:01,880 --> 00:02:06,280 Speaker 2: you know, it was such a magnificent story of rebirth 38 00:02:06,360 --> 00:02:09,360 Speaker 2: for me and County can be a catalyst. And I 39 00:02:09,400 --> 00:02:12,200 Speaker 2: think the most important thing for people is to go 40 00:02:12,320 --> 00:02:17,760 Speaker 2: inside their heart and to really really listen only to themselves. 41 00:02:17,760 --> 00:02:21,480 Speaker 2: I mean, of course, take advice where you can, but 42 00:02:21,800 --> 00:02:23,840 Speaker 2: listen to yourself as to what's the right thing for 43 00:02:23,880 --> 00:02:24,359 Speaker 2: you to do. 44 00:02:25,000 --> 00:02:27,480 Speaker 1: And a bit more celebrity medical news for you. Elton 45 00:02:27,560 --> 00:02:30,080 Speaker 1: John has revealed that he's been battling a severe eye 46 00:02:30,120 --> 00:02:33,160 Speaker 1: infection that's left him with limited vision in one eye. 47 00:02:33,280 --> 00:02:35,200 Speaker 1: The singer said it would take a while for his 48 00:02:35,280 --> 00:02:41,120 Speaker 1: full sight to return. The sport now A Sydney zoo 49 00:02:41,160 --> 00:02:44,480 Speaker 1: has paid tribute to Ozzie Olympians Jess and Nowaymi Fox, 50 00:02:44,520 --> 00:02:47,280 Speaker 1: who both won gold medals in Paris. They've named a 51 00:02:47,440 --> 00:02:50,800 Speaker 1: ten month old Koala Fox in the girls honor. The 52 00:02:50,840 --> 00:02:53,440 Speaker 1: sisters met the Joey yesterday and here's what Jess had 53 00:02:53,480 --> 00:02:56,560 Speaker 1: to say afterwards. It's very special. When we got the 54 00:02:56,600 --> 00:02:59,000 Speaker 1: message that there was a little Joey named after us, 55 00:02:59,040 --> 00:03:01,560 Speaker 1: I think we both scoo, oh my god. I'm excited 56 00:03:01,919 --> 00:03:03,760 Speaker 1: and just to actually be able to meet him is 57 00:03:04,240 --> 00:03:08,520 Speaker 1: so beautiful. And another Ossie Olympian update for you. Controversial 58 00:03:08,520 --> 00:03:12,000 Speaker 1: breakdancer Ray Gun will sit down for her first major 59 00:03:12,120 --> 00:03:15,400 Speaker 1: TV interview since the Games tonight. She'll be interviewed by 60 00:03:15,680 --> 00:03:18,919 Speaker 1: Walid Ali on the Project and I am so excited 61 00:03:18,960 --> 00:03:20,840 Speaker 1: to watch that. All Right, you are now up to 62 00:03:20,919 --> 00:03:24,080 Speaker 1: date with the latest from the Newsroom. Follow or subscribe 63 00:03:24,120 --> 00:03:27,000 Speaker 1: to from the Newsroom wherever you get your podcasts.