1 00:00:02,240 --> 00:00:05,520 Speaker 1: Today's biggest news from The Australian. I'm Christanami It with 2 00:00:05,559 --> 00:00:10,840 Speaker 1: the Front's afternoon headlines. Sacked radio superstar Kyle Sandalans is 3 00:00:10,880 --> 00:00:14,800 Speaker 1: seeking to fast track his legal action against his former employer, 4 00:00:15,120 --> 00:00:18,640 Speaker 1: the radio network ARN, after it tore up his one 5 00:00:18,720 --> 00:00:22,560 Speaker 1: hundred million dollar contract. Sandalans appeared in the Federal Court 6 00:00:22,600 --> 00:00:25,400 Speaker 1: in Sydney on Friday, where he's seeking to be paid 7 00:00:25,400 --> 00:00:28,479 Speaker 1: the balance of the ten year deal about eighty five 8 00:00:28,600 --> 00:00:32,040 Speaker 1: million dollars. He was dumped by ARN after an on 9 00:00:32,120 --> 00:00:35,360 Speaker 1: air blow up with his longtime co host Jackie Henderson, 10 00:00:35,640 --> 00:00:39,960 Speaker 1: who's known as Jackie Oh. In February, Sandalans told and 11 00:00:40,120 --> 00:00:43,400 Speaker 1: upset Henderson she was quote off with the fairies and 12 00:00:43,520 --> 00:00:47,120 Speaker 1: claimed several of their KISSFM colleagues had complained to him 13 00:00:47,159 --> 00:00:50,800 Speaker 1: about her work ethic. AARN said that amounted to serious 14 00:00:50,840 --> 00:00:54,160 Speaker 1: misconduct and gave the shock jock fourteen days to patch 15 00:00:54,200 --> 00:00:57,720 Speaker 1: things up with Henderson. His contract was terminated when that 16 00:00:57,840 --> 00:01:01,400 Speaker 1: didn't happen. Now he wants the court to force ARN 17 00:01:01,480 --> 00:01:04,560 Speaker 1: to pay him out of the multimillion dollar contract, of 18 00:01:04,600 --> 00:01:07,720 Speaker 1: which he and Henderson only served a bit over a year. 19 00:01:08,440 --> 00:01:11,000 Speaker 1: He told the assembled media pack on Friday morning, he 20 00:01:11,120 --> 00:01:14,000 Speaker 1: was traumatized by the events of the last month and 21 00:01:14,120 --> 00:01:18,560 Speaker 1: said the contract shouldn't have been terminated. Oh AAR was 22 00:01:18,640 --> 00:01:22,479 Speaker 1: slow down, So make up your own mindus So what 23 00:01:22,520 --> 00:01:24,360 Speaker 1: that strategy is about. I just want to get back, 24 00:01:24,400 --> 00:01:26,560 Speaker 1: either to work or get back earlier that the family 25 00:01:26,720 --> 00:01:31,679 Speaker 1: got mortgages to pay like everyone else. In documents filed 26 00:01:31,720 --> 00:01:35,039 Speaker 1: in court, Sandalanz claimed AARN leveraged the bust up to 27 00:01:35,080 --> 00:01:37,720 Speaker 1: cancel the Kyle and Jackie O show and to get 28 00:01:37,760 --> 00:01:40,440 Speaker 1: out of the joint two hundred million dollar contracted into 29 00:01:40,520 --> 00:01:43,959 Speaker 1: with the Stars in twenty twenty three. The barrister representing 30 00:01:44,040 --> 00:01:47,640 Speaker 1: Kyle Sandalans, Scott Robertson, SC, is pushing for the case 31 00:01:47,680 --> 00:01:50,760 Speaker 1: to be heard quick smart in as little as three days. 32 00:01:51,280 --> 00:01:54,040 Speaker 1: He told the court this quote isn't an occasion for 33 00:01:54,120 --> 00:01:57,840 Speaker 1: a royal commission into mister Sandalans and his previous radio career. 34 00:01:58,440 --> 00:02:02,440 Speaker 1: But Arn's barrister, Tom Blackburn SC said his client is 35 00:02:02,480 --> 00:02:04,880 Speaker 1: seeking for the case to be heard over two weeks 36 00:02:05,160 --> 00:02:08,880 Speaker 1: so they can quote do this properly. The radio network 37 00:02:08,960 --> 00:02:12,280 Speaker 1: suggested on Friday it may launch a cross claim against 38 00:02:12,280 --> 00:02:16,440 Speaker 1: Sandalands for his quote conduct towards Henderson before their show 39 00:02:16,520 --> 00:02:19,720 Speaker 1: stopped being broadcast. The matter will return to court on 40 00:02:19,760 --> 00:02:22,840 Speaker 1: April twenty four for a case management hearing, with five 41 00:02:22,919 --> 00:02:25,200 Speaker 1: days set aside in June for it to be heard. 42 00:02:25,480 --> 00:02:29,800 Speaker 1: With the prospect of delay. An additional ten thousand U 43 00:02:29,840 --> 00:02:32,040 Speaker 1: S Ground troops could be sent to the Middle East 44 00:02:32,080 --> 00:02:34,880 Speaker 1: by the Pentagon. That's in addition to the five thousand 45 00:02:34,960 --> 00:02:38,560 Speaker 1: marines and thousands of paratroopers already deployed to the region. 46 00:02:39,000 --> 00:02:42,040 Speaker 1: Department of Defense officials familiar with the matter said extra 47 00:02:42,120 --> 00:02:45,000 Speaker 1: force would open up more military options for President Donald 48 00:02:45,040 --> 00:02:48,080 Speaker 1: Trump as he works to reopen the Strait of Hormuz 49 00:02:48,360 --> 00:02:52,840 Speaker 1: and ways talks with Tehran. A landmark ruling by a 50 00:02:52,960 --> 00:02:55,720 Speaker 1: US court could pave the way for an Australian class 51 00:02:55,720 --> 00:03:00,520 Speaker 1: action lawsuit against tech giants Meta and Google. Los Angeles 52 00:03:00,639 --> 00:03:03,640 Speaker 1: jury found that the tech companies intentionally built addictive and 53 00:03:03,760 --> 00:03:09,080 Speaker 1: harmful social media platforms, including Facebook, Instagram, and YouTube. They've 54 00:03:09,080 --> 00:03:11,480 Speaker 1: been ordered to pay just over eight point five million 55 00:03:11,520 --> 00:03:13,680 Speaker 1: dollars to a twenty year old woman who sued the 56 00:03:13,680 --> 00:03:17,560 Speaker 1: companies for a childhood's social media addiction she says harmed 57 00:03:17,560 --> 00:03:21,240 Speaker 1: her mental health. The Silicon Valley giants say they'll appeal 58 00:03:21,320 --> 00:03:25,560 Speaker 1: the court's ruling. Now, Australian law firm Maurice Blackburn says 59 00:03:25,600 --> 00:03:29,280 Speaker 1: it wants to quote create accountability by mounting a class 60 00:03:29,280 --> 00:03:35,720 Speaker 1: action lawsuit on behalf of Australians. Check out those stories 61 00:03:35,720 --> 00:03:38,320 Speaker 1: live right now at the Australian dot com dot au 62 00:03:38,560 --> 00:03:40,400 Speaker 1: and come back to the front first thing in the 63 00:03:40,440 --> 00:03:43,280 Speaker 1: morning for a look at an unexpected casualty of the 64 00:03:43,320 --> 00:03:46,800 Speaker 1: conflict in the Middle East, the prized artworks being hidden 65 00:03:46,840 --> 00:03:50,800 Speaker 1: from view and from bombs. That's right here, Saturday morning.