1 00:00:06,415 --> 00:00:13,215 Speaker 1: You're listening to I'm Ama Mia podcast. Good afternoon. I'm 2 00:00:13,254 --> 00:00:15,655 Speaker 1: Claire Murphy with the latest from the Quikie newsroom. Wednesday, 3 00:00:15,695 --> 00:00:19,895 Speaker 1: March eighteen, parent company of the Kiss Radio network, arn's 4 00:00:20,015 --> 00:00:23,215 Speaker 1: share prices tumbled off the announcement that both Kyle Sandalans 5 00:00:23,255 --> 00:00:26,255 Speaker 1: and Jackie O have been axed from their popular breakfast show. 6 00:00:26,655 --> 00:00:29,535 Speaker 1: Shares in the company, which also operates the Golden iHeart 7 00:00:29,575 --> 00:00:32,775 Speaker 1: brands in Australia, dipped one point five percent to thirty 8 00:00:32,815 --> 00:00:35,775 Speaker 1: three point five cents inside the first hour of trade today. 9 00:00:36,135 --> 00:00:39,854 Speaker 1: Prices have fallen sixty four percent since ARN inked the 10 00:00:39,934 --> 00:00:42,534 Speaker 1: ten year, two hundred million dollar deal with Kyl Sandalan's 11 00:00:42,534 --> 00:00:46,654 Speaker 1: and Jackie Oh in November twenty twenty three. AARN suspended 12 00:00:46,695 --> 00:00:49,135 Speaker 1: Sandalan's on March three and issued him with a breach 13 00:00:49,214 --> 00:00:53,054 Speaker 1: notice for serious misconduct after he verbally attacked Henderson on 14 00:00:53,095 --> 00:00:56,295 Speaker 1: air nearly two weeks earlier. Sandalans denied he'd breached his 15 00:00:56,415 --> 00:00:59,495 Speaker 1: contract and vowed to sue AARN after it tore up 16 00:00:59,535 --> 00:01:02,654 Speaker 1: Here's one hundred million dollar contract, leading to concerns the 17 00:01:02,695 --> 00:01:05,855 Speaker 1: network will be involved in a protracted legal dispute. In 18 00:01:05,895 --> 00:01:08,935 Speaker 1: the statement released earlier today, sandal And said Arn took 19 00:01:08,975 --> 00:01:12,015 Speaker 1: the situation and decided to try and burn the place down. 20 00:01:12,295 --> 00:01:14,295 Speaker 1: They wouldn't even let me pick up the phone to 21 00:01:14,375 --> 00:01:16,975 Speaker 1: call her or anyone else on the show. He went 22 00:01:17,015 --> 00:01:18,775 Speaker 1: on to say, then, and this is a bit that 23 00:01:18,855 --> 00:01:21,615 Speaker 1: gets me. Once they'd made it impossible for the show 24 00:01:21,655 --> 00:01:23,935 Speaker 1: to go on, they turn around and say you didn't 25 00:01:23,935 --> 00:01:27,095 Speaker 1: fix it, You're fired. He started the statement by saying, 26 00:01:27,255 --> 00:01:31,015 Speaker 1: I don't accept it. Tropical Cyclone Nerell is approaching far 27 00:01:31,095 --> 00:01:34,455 Speaker 1: north Queensland, the third system to impact the already soaked 28 00:01:34,495 --> 00:01:37,495 Speaker 1: region in barely two months. Norell is expected to make 29 00:01:37,575 --> 00:01:40,735 Speaker 1: landfall north of cans on Friday, bringing destructive winds of 30 00:01:40,775 --> 00:01:43,855 Speaker 1: up to two hundred kilometers an hour and intense rainfall, 31 00:01:43,975 --> 00:01:47,335 Speaker 1: triggering dangerous flooding. It will mark the first Category four 32 00:01:47,415 --> 00:01:50,775 Speaker 1: system to hit Queensland since Cyclone Debbie in twenty seventeen, 33 00:01:51,055 --> 00:01:54,055 Speaker 1: which devastated the w Sunday Islands and caused billions of 34 00:01:54,055 --> 00:01:57,855 Speaker 1: dollars in damage. Queensland is still reeling from flooding caused 35 00:01:57,895 --> 00:02:01,055 Speaker 1: by back to back storm systems, the tropical low, causing 36 00:02:01,135 --> 00:02:04,815 Speaker 1: record breaking rainfall across the States north and west over February, 37 00:02:05,055 --> 00:02:08,215 Speaker 1: another across the Far North Coast earlier in March, dumping 38 00:02:08,255 --> 00:02:11,415 Speaker 1: more heavy rain on the region. Cyclone Norell is forecast 39 00:02:11,415 --> 00:02:14,535 Speaker 1: to move west from Queensland across the Gulf of Carpenteria 40 00:02:14,855 --> 00:02:18,335 Speaker 1: before hitting eastern parts of the Northern Territory, potentially bringing 41 00:02:18,375 --> 00:02:21,775 Speaker 1: more rain to already swamped top end communities. It may 42 00:02:21,815 --> 00:02:24,855 Speaker 1: then also make a rare third border crossing into Western 43 00:02:24,895 --> 00:02:29,335 Speaker 1: Australia's North. Matilda's captain Sam Kerr has started every game 44 00:02:29,375 --> 00:02:31,855 Speaker 1: in the Asian Cup tournament so far, meaning by the 45 00:02:31,895 --> 00:02:35,375 Speaker 1: time Saturday's final roles around, she'll have played six matches 46 00:02:35,375 --> 00:02:38,655 Speaker 1: in twenty one days. Kerr only returned to playing duties 47 00:02:38,655 --> 00:02:42,014 Speaker 1: in September after spending twenty months on the sidelines following 48 00:02:42,015 --> 00:02:45,535 Speaker 1: a knee reconstruction, saying, after last night's two one win 49 00:02:45,575 --> 00:02:48,735 Speaker 1: over China, in the sixty second minute of the semifinal, 50 00:02:48,855 --> 00:02:51,695 Speaker 1: I went over to Joe and I said Joe, I'm done. Literally, 51 00:02:51,815 --> 00:02:54,175 Speaker 1: if there was one more minute, I think, Kerr says, 52 00:02:54,255 --> 00:02:56,895 Speaker 1: I would have fallen over. I couldn't even celebrate. I 53 00:02:56,975 --> 00:02:59,935 Speaker 1: was so tired. Kerr has scored four goals so far 54 00:03:00,015 --> 00:03:02,294 Speaker 1: this tournament, including the one that scored the Aussies a 55 00:03:02,335 --> 00:03:05,815 Speaker 1: place in the Asian Cup final. US President Donald tramp 56 00:03:05,815 --> 00:03:09,215 Speaker 1: has blasted Australia and other Indo Pacific nations for their 57 00:03:09,255 --> 00:03:12,495 Speaker 1: refusal to get involved in the conflict with Iran. Posting 58 00:03:12,535 --> 00:03:15,695 Speaker 1: to his social media platform, Trump wrote, the United States 59 00:03:15,695 --> 00:03:18,255 Speaker 1: has been informed by most of our NATO allies that 60 00:03:18,335 --> 00:03:20,695 Speaker 1: they don't want to get involved with our military operation 61 00:03:20,895 --> 00:03:23,495 Speaker 1: against the terrorist regime of Iran in the Middle East. 62 00:03:23,855 --> 00:03:26,975 Speaker 1: Mister Trump's post said we no longer need or desire 63 00:03:27,015 --> 00:03:31,415 Speaker 1: the NATO country's assistance. We never did likewise Japan, Australia, 64 00:03:31,495 --> 00:03:35,295 Speaker 1: or South Korea. The conflict, triggered by US Israeli strikes 65 00:03:35,335 --> 00:03:39,055 Speaker 1: on Iran, has sent fuel prices skyrocketing globally. After the 66 00:03:39,095 --> 00:03:41,775 Speaker 1: de facto closure of the Strait of Homus due to 67 00:03:41,815 --> 00:03:45,935 Speaker 1: Tehran's retalitory actions, the US president had requested a naval 68 00:03:45,975 --> 00:03:49,015 Speaker 1: coalition to help secure the key shipping route, which about 69 00:03:49,055 --> 00:03:52,215 Speaker 1: a fifth of the world's oil supplies. Travels Treasurer Jim 70 00:03:52,295 --> 00:03:55,415 Speaker 1: Chalmers said the government had not considered sending any vessels 71 00:03:55,415 --> 00:03:58,495 Speaker 1: to protect oil tankers in the strait, while Opposition front 72 00:03:58,495 --> 00:04:01,775 Speaker 1: bencher Andrew Hasty told the ABC it was a petulant 73 00:04:01,815 --> 00:04:05,295 Speaker 1: post from a president under immense pressure. Relationships that along 74 00:04:05,295 --> 00:04:07,775 Speaker 1: side standing, you show respect, and I don't think it 75 00:04:07,855 --> 00:04:10,415 Speaker 1: was a respectful post at all. We've got a proud 76 00:04:10,495 --> 00:04:13,215 Speaker 1: history and I just don't think that's how you treat allies. 77 00:04:13,455 --> 00:04:18,654 Speaker 1: It's a reflection Hasty said on his character more than us. Meanwhile, 78 00:04:18,695 --> 00:04:21,734 Speaker 1: Prime Minister an Then Alberizi has confirmed that no Australian 79 00:04:21,775 --> 00:04:24,935 Speaker 1: ADF personnel were injured after an Iranian missile landed near 80 00:04:24,935 --> 00:04:27,575 Speaker 1: a base where they were stationed in the UAE. The 81 00:04:27,655 --> 00:04:30,375 Speaker 1: attack occurred earlier this morning at the al Minhard base 82 00:04:30,455 --> 00:04:33,335 Speaker 1: near Dubai. It was also targeted by a drone strike 83 00:04:33,415 --> 00:04:36,695 Speaker 1: earlier this month. Mister Alberizi says he's spoken to the 84 00:04:36,735 --> 00:04:39,975 Speaker 1: Defense Minister and confirmed that everyone is safe, saying it's 85 00:04:40,015 --> 00:04:43,135 Speaker 1: important that we recognize that the Iranian regime are engaging 86 00:04:43,215 --> 00:04:47,055 Speaker 1: in frankly random attacks across the golf region. A former 87 00:04:47,095 --> 00:04:49,415 Speaker 1: AFL player and a former member of the Aussie band 88 00:04:49,415 --> 00:04:52,455 Speaker 1: Powderfinger are lobbing to ensure ossie As are considered to 89 00:04:52,495 --> 00:04:55,535 Speaker 1: play the AFL Grand Final, while the list of Australian 90 00:04:55,575 --> 00:04:58,895 Speaker 1: greats to perform at the Grand Final includes Peter Allens, Slim, Dusty, 91 00:04:58,975 --> 00:05:02,734 Speaker 1: Olivia Newton, John John Farnham, the Seekers, Archie Roach, Tim Rodgers, 92 00:05:02,775 --> 00:05:05,855 Speaker 1: Powderfinger and Paul Kelly, and local acts are f frequently 93 00:05:05,895 --> 00:05:08,935 Speaker 1: booked as supports. In recent years, US stars have been 94 00:05:08,935 --> 00:05:12,455 Speaker 1: the headliners. Katie Perry, Snoop Dogg, Kiss and a questionable 95 00:05:12,455 --> 00:05:16,094 Speaker 1: performance from Meat Loaf are amongst recent Grand Final Day acts, 96 00:05:16,135 --> 00:05:19,335 Speaker 1: with powder Fingers, Darren Middleton and former Richmond player Matthew 97 00:05:19,375 --> 00:05:22,815 Speaker 1: Richardson joining the campaign by lobby groups Save Our Arts 98 00:05:22,855 --> 00:05:25,175 Speaker 1: to call for Australian acts to headline the big day. 99 00:05:25,575 --> 00:05:27,695 Speaker 1: Middleton says there's a bunch of us who noticed that 100 00:05:27,735 --> 00:05:30,455 Speaker 1: the AFL are flying in an international group to take 101 00:05:30,495 --> 00:05:34,055 Speaker 1: the prime position. Naturally, we would prefer an Ossie artist 102 00:05:34,095 --> 00:05:36,815 Speaker 1: be given that spot. He says. In the streaming era, 103 00:05:37,055 --> 00:05:39,854 Speaker 1: live performance has become the only way Australian acts can 104 00:05:39,935 --> 00:05:42,735 Speaker 1: hope to make a living, and that the AFL's programming 105 00:05:42,815 --> 00:05:46,735 Speaker 1: feeds a perception that local acts aren't good enough. That's 106 00:05:46,775 --> 00:05:49,295 Speaker 1: your latest news headlines. More from the Quickie Tomorrow, we're 107 00:05:49,295 --> 00:05:51,575 Speaker 1: looking into the fallout of the axing of the Kyle 108 00:05:51,615 --> 00:05:54,175 Speaker 1: and Jackie O Show and what impact that might have 109 00:05:54,375 --> 00:05:57,815 Speaker 1: across the radio network of Australia. Listen to the Quickie 110 00:05:57,815 --> 00:06:07,255 Speaker 1: where if you get your podcasts. MMAMEA acknowledges the traditional 111 00:06:07,255 --> 00:06:10,135 Speaker 1: owners of land and waters that this podcast is recorded on.