1 00:00:10,614 --> 00:00:15,294 Speaker 1: You're listening to a Muma Mea podcast. Mumma Mea acknowledges 2 00:00:15,334 --> 00:00:18,174 Speaker 1: the traditional owners of land and waters that this podcast 3 00:00:18,214 --> 00:00:24,214 Speaker 1: is recorded on. Hi. I'm Isabella Ross from Mumma MEA's 4 00:00:24,334 --> 00:00:26,934 Speaker 1: daily news podcast, The Quickie. Here's what's happening in the 5 00:00:26,934 --> 00:00:31,054 Speaker 1: news today, Wednesday, August twenty first federal MPs could be 6 00:00:31,094 --> 00:00:33,974 Speaker 1: slapped with thousands of dollars worth of fines for misconduct. 7 00:00:34,094 --> 00:00:36,814 Speaker 1: As part of measures to stamp out paul workplace behavior 8 00:00:36,934 --> 00:00:40,694 Speaker 1: in parliament, House law setting up an independent Parliamentary Standards 9 00:00:40,694 --> 00:00:43,734 Speaker 1: Commission were introduced to the House of Representatives today. The 10 00:00:43,774 --> 00:00:47,334 Speaker 1: Standards Commission will have the power to conduct workplace investigations 11 00:00:47,374 --> 00:00:51,374 Speaker 1: and impost sanctions under behavior codes for parliamentarians and their staff. 12 00:00:51,734 --> 00:00:54,174 Speaker 1: Sanctions could include a fine of between two to five 13 00:00:54,174 --> 00:00:56,574 Speaker 1: percent of the base salary of an MP or senator, 14 00:00:56,814 --> 00:00:59,214 Speaker 1: or be suspended from Parliament for a period of time. 15 00:00:59,654 --> 00:01:03,734 Speaker 1: Independent teel MPs Kylie Tink, Sally Stegl and Alegraspender push 16 00:01:03,814 --> 00:01:06,614 Speaker 1: for this change after speaking out on the uncomfortable workplace 17 00:01:06,654 --> 00:01:10,574 Speaker 1: conditions they have witnessed. Jennifer Lopez has filed for divorce 18 00:01:10,614 --> 00:01:13,254 Speaker 1: from Ben Affleck after two years of marriage and two 19 00:01:13,294 --> 00:01:16,814 Speaker 1: decades after they first split, Lopez submitted divorce papers in 20 00:01:16,854 --> 00:01:20,174 Speaker 1: the Los Angeles County Superior Court this morning. The filing 21 00:01:20,254 --> 00:01:23,214 Speaker 1: was first reported by TMZ, which said Lopez listed the 22 00:01:23,294 --> 00:01:26,254 Speaker 1: date of separation as April twenty six, twenty twenty four. 23 00:01:26,534 --> 00:01:29,094 Speaker 1: The couple exchange vows in a Las Vegas wedding chapel 24 00:01:29,134 --> 00:01:32,174 Speaker 1: in July twenty twenty two, roughly two decades after a 25 00:01:32,254 --> 00:01:35,414 Speaker 1: high profile romance that ended in a breakup. The Democratic 26 00:01:35,494 --> 00:01:38,814 Speaker 1: National Convention continues with Barack and Michelle Obama taking to 27 00:01:38,854 --> 00:01:42,374 Speaker 1: the stage along with JFK's grandson and also Bernie Sanders. 28 00:01:42,894 --> 00:01:45,374 Speaker 1: At day two of the convention. It was also confirmed 29 00:01:45,374 --> 00:01:48,214 Speaker 1: that Kamala Harris has secured the votes she needed meeting 30 00:01:48,214 --> 00:01:50,974 Speaker 1: A majority of delegates at the convention have now pledged 31 00:01:51,014 --> 00:01:54,534 Speaker 1: their support for her. Barack Obama is expected tonight set 32 00:01:54,534 --> 00:01:58,414 Speaker 1: out Harris's qualifications for the world's most powerful job. Donald 33 00:01:58,454 --> 00:02:01,334 Speaker 1: Trump's former White House Press secretary, has also spoken at 34 00:02:01,374 --> 00:02:04,574 Speaker 1: the DNC, shedding light on her tumultuous time working with 35 00:02:04,694 --> 00:02:08,094 Speaker 1: him while he was leader. Lastly, in further Trump news, 36 00:02:08,174 --> 00:02:10,654 Speaker 1: the late Queen Elizabeth thought that the former US president 37 00:02:10,774 --> 00:02:13,854 Speaker 1: was very rude. According to a new biography, the former 38 00:02:13,894 --> 00:02:16,894 Speaker 1: British monarch, who died in twenty twenty two, aged ninety six, 39 00:02:17,014 --> 00:02:19,694 Speaker 1: hosted Trump twice during her reign, but she's said to 40 00:02:19,694 --> 00:02:22,454 Speaker 1: have been unimpressed by his behavior. In the new book, 41 00:02:22,494 --> 00:02:25,134 Speaker 1: author Craig Brown explains, over the course of her reign, 42 00:02:25,174 --> 00:02:28,774 Speaker 1: the Queen entertained many controversial foreign leaders. A few weeks 43 00:02:28,774 --> 00:02:31,934 Speaker 1: after former President Trump's visit, she confided in one lunch 44 00:02:31,974 --> 00:02:34,374 Speaker 1: guest that she found him to be impolite and bored 45 00:02:34,374 --> 00:02:37,334 Speaker 1: by her company. Trump previously claimed that he had a 46 00:02:37,334 --> 00:02:39,774 Speaker 1: great relationship with the Queen, saying no one else made 47 00:02:39,814 --> 00:02:43,254 Speaker 1: her laugh as much. That's your evening News headlines. In 48 00:02:43,254 --> 00:02:46,094 Speaker 1: tomorrow's episode, we deep dive into a world first study 49 00:02:46,134 --> 00:02:48,454 Speaker 1: that is highlighted not just what chemicals we should be 50 00:02:48,454 --> 00:02:51,014 Speaker 1: looking out for, but where they might be hiding and 51 00:02:51,054 --> 00:02:54,174 Speaker 1: how it could impact our health. Check out the Quickie 52 00:02:54,214 --> 00:02:56,294 Speaker 1: wherever you get your podcasts.