WEBVTT - Sandilands ‘traumatised’ by ARN axing

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<v Speaker 1>Today's biggest news from The Australian. I'm Christanami It with

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<v Speaker 1>the Front's afternoon headlines. Sacked radio superstar Kyle Sandalans is

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<v Speaker 1>seeking to fast track his legal action against his former employer,

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<v Speaker 1>the radio network ARN, after it tore up his one

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<v Speaker 1>hundred million dollar contract. Sandalans appeared in the Federal Court

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<v Speaker 1>in Sydney on Friday, where he's seeking to be paid

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<v Speaker 1>the balance of the ten year deal about eighty five

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<v Speaker 1>million dollars. He was dumped by ARN after an on

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<v Speaker 1>air blow up with his longtime co host Jackie Henderson,

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<v Speaker 1>who's known as Jackie Oh. In February, Sandalans told and

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<v Speaker 1>upset Henderson she was quote off with the fairies and

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<v Speaker 1>claimed several of their KISSFM colleagues had complained to him

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<v Speaker 1>about her work ethic. AARN said that amounted to serious

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<v Speaker 1>misconduct and gave the shock jock fourteen days to patch

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<v Speaker 1>things up with Henderson. His contract was terminated when that

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<v Speaker 1>didn't happen. Now he wants the court to force ARN

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<v Speaker 1>to pay him out of the multimillion dollar contract, of

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<v Speaker 1>which he and Henderson only served a bit over a year.

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<v Speaker 1>He told the assembled media pack on Friday morning, he

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<v Speaker 1>was traumatized by the events of the last month and

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<v Speaker 1>said the contract shouldn't have been terminated. Oh AAR was

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<v Speaker 1>slow down, So make up your own mindus So what

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<v Speaker 1>that strategy is about. I just want to get back,

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<v Speaker 1>either to work or get back earlier that the family

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<v Speaker 1>got mortgages to pay like everyone else. In documents filed

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<v Speaker 1>in court, Sandalanz claimed AARN leveraged the bust up to

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<v Speaker 1>cancel the Kyle and Jackie O show and to get

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<v Speaker 1>out of the joint two hundred million dollar contracted into

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<v Speaker 1>with the Stars in twenty twenty three. The barrister representing

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<v Speaker 1>Kyle Sandalans, Scott Robertson, SC, is pushing for the case

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<v Speaker 1>to be heard quick smart in as little as three days.

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<v Speaker 1>He told the court this quote isn't an occasion for

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<v Speaker 1>a royal commission into mister Sandalans and his previous radio career.

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<v Speaker 1>But Arn's barrister, Tom Blackburn SC said his client is

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<v Speaker 1>seeking for the case to be heard over two weeks

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<v Speaker 1>so they can quote do this properly. The radio network

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<v Speaker 1>suggested on Friday it may launch a cross claim against

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<v Speaker 1>Sandalands for his quote conduct towards Henderson before their show

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<v Speaker 1>stopped being broadcast. The matter will return to court on

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<v Speaker 1>April twenty four for a case management hearing, with five

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<v Speaker 1>days set aside in June for it to be heard.

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<v Speaker 1>With the prospect of delay. An additional ten thousand U

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<v Speaker 1>S Ground troops could be sent to the Middle East

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<v Speaker 1>by the Pentagon. That's in addition to the five thousand

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<v Speaker 1>marines and thousands of paratroopers already deployed to the region.

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<v Speaker 1>Department of Defense officials familiar with the matter said extra

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<v Speaker 1>force would open up more military options for President Donald

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<v Speaker 1>Trump as he works to reopen the Strait of Hormuz

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<v Speaker 1>and ways talks with Tehran. A landmark ruling by a

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<v Speaker 1>US court could pave the way for an Australian class

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<v Speaker 1>action lawsuit against tech giants Meta and Google. Los Angeles

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<v Speaker 1>jury found that the tech companies intentionally built addictive and

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<v Speaker 1>harmful social media platforms, including Facebook, Instagram, and YouTube. They've

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<v Speaker 1>been ordered to pay just over eight point five million

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<v Speaker 1>dollars to a twenty year old woman who sued the

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<v Speaker 1>companies for a childhood's social media addiction she says harmed

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<v Speaker 1>her mental health. The Silicon Valley giants say they'll appeal

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<v Speaker 1>the court's ruling. Now, Australian law firm Maurice Blackburn says

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<v Speaker 1>it wants to quote create accountability by mounting a class

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<v Speaker 1>action lawsuit on behalf of Australians. Check out those stories

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<v Speaker 1>live right now at the Australian dot com dot au

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<v Speaker 1>and come back to the front first thing in the

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<v Speaker 1>morning for a look at an unexpected casualty of the

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<v Speaker 1>conflict in the Middle East, the prized artworks being hidden

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<v Speaker 1>from view and from bombs. That's right here, Saturday morning.