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 --> 00:00:20,614 Speaker 1: is recorded on Hi. 4 00:00:20,774 --> 00:00:23,614 Speaker 2: I'm Grace Ruvery from Mumma MEA's daily news podcast, The 5 00:00:23,654 --> 00:00:27,414 Speaker 2: Quickie with your Headlines for Thursday eighth of August. Samantha 6 00:00:27,494 --> 00:00:30,694 Speaker 2: Murphy's alleged murderer, will wait behind bars for another three 7 00:00:30,734 --> 00:00:34,534 Speaker 2: months before his case returns due to the unprecedented brief 8 00:00:34,534 --> 00:00:38,894 Speaker 2: of evidence against him. Patrick Stephenson faced Ballarat Magistrate's Court 9 00:00:38,934 --> 00:00:42,294 Speaker 2: on Thursday morning by video link from prison. Prosecutors asked 10 00:00:42,374 --> 00:00:44,734 Speaker 2: the court to adjourn the committal mentioned for twelve weeks 11 00:00:45,014 --> 00:00:46,894 Speaker 2: to allow them to go through a brief of evidence 12 00:00:46,894 --> 00:00:51,014 Speaker 2: which contained extensive CCTV. Defense lawyers agreed to the three 13 00:00:51,014 --> 00:00:53,734 Speaker 2: month delay, saying the evidence brief had only recently been 14 00:00:53,774 --> 00:00:57,334 Speaker 2: served on defense and was described as unprecedented in terms 15 00:00:57,374 --> 00:01:00,574 Speaker 2: of science. Magistrate Mark Stratman acknowledged that three months was 16 00:01:00,614 --> 00:01:02,814 Speaker 2: a long time for the community, saying it's a case 17 00:01:02,854 --> 00:01:05,494 Speaker 2: that needs to be moved quickly. He agreed to follow 18 00:01:05,534 --> 00:01:08,694 Speaker 2: the adjournment and remanded Stevenson in custody until the case 19 00:01:08,734 --> 00:01:13,054 Speaker 2: returned to Ballarat court on November fourteenth. Quantus has trimmed 20 00:01:13,094 --> 00:01:15,894 Speaker 2: millions of dollars from Alan Joyce's pay packet after the 21 00:01:15,934 --> 00:01:18,694 Speaker 2: former chief's early departure from the top job during a 22 00:01:18,734 --> 00:01:22,974 Speaker 2: reputational crisis. Other executives and directors also face a cut 23 00:01:23,014 --> 00:01:26,774 Speaker 2: following a review after brand turbulence triggered mister Joyce's departure 24 00:01:26,814 --> 00:01:29,974 Speaker 2: in September. Mister Joyce had been due to leave in November, 25 00:01:30,014 --> 00:01:32,814 Speaker 2: which would have marked fifteen years at the airline. Mister 26 00:01:32,894 --> 00:01:35,894 Speaker 2: Joyce will fourth at more than one million incentive based shares. 27 00:01:35,974 --> 00:01:39,174 Speaker 2: The airline's shares opened at five dollars ninety four on Thursday, 28 00:01:39,454 --> 00:01:42,414 Speaker 2: valuing the loss at just over eight million dollars. The 29 00:01:42,454 --> 00:01:45,134 Speaker 2: airline launched a review in October after a twelve month 30 00:01:45,174 --> 00:01:48,054 Speaker 2: period in which Quantus was accused of advertising flights it 31 00:01:48,094 --> 00:01:51,214 Speaker 2: had already canceled and found to have illegally sacked more 32 00:01:51,214 --> 00:01:55,414 Speaker 2: than sixteen hundred workers during the COVID nineteen pandemic. Property 33 00:01:55,454 --> 00:01:58,894 Speaker 2: giant Murvak Group has posted a smaller operating profit amid 34 00:01:58,934 --> 00:02:02,174 Speaker 2: tough conditions as it sells office blocks to invest in 35 00:02:02,254 --> 00:02:05,734 Speaker 2: build to rent apartments and warehouses. The developer investor and 36 00:02:05,774 --> 00:02:08,454 Speaker 2: fund manager on Thursday reported a five percent fall in 37 00:02:08,574 --> 00:02:11,414 Speaker 2: net operating profit to five hundred and fifty two million 38 00:02:11,454 --> 00:02:14,094 Speaker 2: dollars for the year to June thirty. Some one point 39 00:02:14,174 --> 00:02:16,574 Speaker 2: one billion dollars was slashed from the value of the 40 00:02:16,614 --> 00:02:21,454 Speaker 2: investment property portfolio, mostly unwanted high rise offices. Murvak also 41 00:02:21,494 --> 00:02:24,094 Speaker 2: completed the one billion dollar sale of assets in Sydney 42 00:02:24,094 --> 00:02:27,414 Speaker 2: and Melbourne's CBDs to strengthen its balance sheet and improve 43 00:02:27,494 --> 00:02:30,774 Speaker 2: financial headroom. Higher costs for apartment projects in New South 44 00:02:30,814 --> 00:02:34,294 Speaker 2: Wales and Queensland, hit by bad weather and contractor insolvencies 45 00:02:34,494 --> 00:02:37,214 Speaker 2: in the past year, were expected to continue into twenty 46 00:02:37,254 --> 00:02:40,974 Speaker 2: twenty five. Our world first computer model that can predict 47 00:02:40,974 --> 00:02:44,534 Speaker 2: when a bacterial infection will stop responding to treatment could 48 00:02:44,654 --> 00:02:46,974 Speaker 2: offer a much needed boost in the fight against one 49 00:02:47,054 --> 00:02:50,294 Speaker 2: of the top global health threats. Over a million deaths 50 00:02:50,294 --> 00:02:54,614 Speaker 2: were linked to antimicrobial resistance in twenty nineteen, which occurs 51 00:02:54,614 --> 00:02:58,854 Speaker 2: when bacteria, parasites, viruses, and fungi stop responding to treatments. 52 00:02:59,254 --> 00:03:02,094 Speaker 2: Scientists are racing to develop new ways to predict when 53 00:03:02,134 --> 00:03:05,694 Speaker 2: infections become resistant to medicines, so that drug treatments can 54 00:03:05,734 --> 00:03:09,534 Speaker 2: be used more effectively and now Monash University led researchers 55 00:03:09,654 --> 00:03:12,134 Speaker 2: have developed a computer model that can predict when a 56 00:03:12,174 --> 00:03:15,574 Speaker 2: certain antibiotic used for the sickest hospital patients will no 57 00:03:15,654 --> 00:03:17,894 Speaker 2: longer work on strains of a specific infection. 58 00:03:20,294 --> 00:03:23,254 Speaker 1: The pols on Paris. Thanks to move by Mama Mia, 59 00:03:23,494 --> 00:03:28,334 Speaker 1: the exercise app, you'll actually enjoy semifinals kicking off tonight 60 00:03:28,374 --> 00:03:30,814 Speaker 1: first up with Ossie's in the five hundred meter women's 61 00:03:30,854 --> 00:03:33,694 Speaker 1: kayak and men's kayak, as well as the boxing semis 62 00:03:33,734 --> 00:03:36,414 Speaker 1: with Charlie Senior and Caitlin Parker both competing for a 63 00:03:36,454 --> 00:03:39,174 Speaker 1: place in the finals. The track and field heats continue 64 00:03:39,214 --> 00:03:41,414 Speaker 1: with Ossies in the high jump hurdles and the one 65 00:03:41,454 --> 00:03:45,294 Speaker 1: hundred meter relays. As Paris winds down, Los Angeles swings 66 00:03:45,294 --> 00:03:47,934 Speaker 1: into planning for twenty twenty eight, from the City of 67 00:03:47,974 --> 00:03:50,374 Speaker 1: Love to the City of Angels. Planning for the twenty 68 00:03:50,374 --> 00:03:53,574 Speaker 1: twenty eight Los Angeles Olympics is well underway and organizers 69 00:03:53,574 --> 00:03:56,294 Speaker 1: are paying close attention to what's worked and what hasn't 70 00:03:56,334 --> 00:03:59,174 Speaker 1: so far. In Paris, it will be LA's third time 71 00:03:59,214 --> 00:04:01,814 Speaker 1: hosting the Olympics, the last time was forty years ago, 72 00:04:02,054 --> 00:04:05,414 Speaker 1: and the first time hosting the Paralympic Games. The official 73 00:04:05,454 --> 00:04:08,574 Speaker 1: handoff to Los Angeles will take place on Sunday. That's 74 00:04:08,574 --> 00:04:11,294 Speaker 1: your Latest News headline, and on tomorrow's episode of The Quickie, 75 00:04:11,374 --> 00:04:14,814 Speaker 1: Claire Murphy is talking to Prime Minister Anthony Alberaneesi all 76 00:04:14,854 --> 00:04:18,254 Speaker 1: about what's gone down in Australian politics this week. 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