1 00:00:10,254 --> 00:00:14,334 Speaker 1: So much you're listening Tea a Muma Mea podcast. Mumma 2 00:00:14,414 --> 00:00:17,294 Speaker 1: Mea acknowledges the traditional owners of land and waters that 3 00:00:17,374 --> 00:00:25,814 Speaker 1: this podcast is recorded on. Hey, I'm Taylorstrano from Muma 4 00:00:25,894 --> 00:00:29,334 Speaker 1: MEA's twice daily news podcast, The Quickie with Your Headlines 5 00:00:29,334 --> 00:00:33,254 Speaker 1: for Friday, August twenty nine. There's still been no confirmed 6 00:00:33,254 --> 00:00:36,734 Speaker 1: sightings of ques cop killer Desi Freeman as the man 7 00:00:36,854 --> 00:00:40,814 Speaker 1: hunt for him in Victoria's High Country enters day four. However, 8 00:00:40,894 --> 00:00:44,494 Speaker 1: police have revealed two people were arrested overnight following an 9 00:00:44,574 --> 00:00:47,854 Speaker 1: operation at an address in Chandler Court, near the town 10 00:00:47,974 --> 00:00:51,214 Speaker 1: center of Port Punker. A forty two year old woman 11 00:00:51,374 --> 00:00:54,574 Speaker 1: confirmed to be Desi Freeman's wife, and a fifteen year 12 00:00:54,614 --> 00:00:58,174 Speaker 1: old boy were taken into police custody but released without 13 00:00:58,254 --> 00:01:01,574 Speaker 1: charge a short time later. Fifty six year old Freeman 14 00:01:01,654 --> 00:01:05,894 Speaker 1: remains at large following the fatal confrontation on Tuesday, where 15 00:01:05,894 --> 00:01:09,174 Speaker 1: it's alleged he shot dead detective Leading Senior Constable Neil 16 00:01:09,214 --> 00:01:12,814 Speaker 1: Thompson and Senior Constable Vadim de Wart when they arrived 17 00:01:12,814 --> 00:01:16,054 Speaker 1: at a property in Porpunker to execute a search warrant. 18 00:01:16,654 --> 00:01:20,134 Speaker 1: A third officer was also injured. Police have provided an 19 00:01:20,174 --> 00:01:23,694 Speaker 1: update to say that officer has received surgery and remains 20 00:01:23,694 --> 00:01:27,894 Speaker 1: in hospital while recovering. Search operations continue in the dense 21 00:01:27,934 --> 00:01:31,734 Speaker 1: alpine region where Freeman was last seen, but weather conditions 22 00:01:31,774 --> 00:01:35,454 Speaker 1: on the ground are expected to deteriorate on Friday, bringing 23 00:01:35,494 --> 00:01:40,454 Speaker 1: wintery conditions including snowfall to six hundred millimeters above sea level. 24 00:01:40,614 --> 00:01:43,614 Speaker 1: Those headed to the snow have been urged to reconsider 25 00:01:43,694 --> 00:01:47,494 Speaker 1: visiting the area and surrounding areas this weekend, including Mount 26 00:01:47,534 --> 00:01:52,014 Speaker 1: Hotham and Falls Creek. Reality TV star Matt Wright has 27 00:01:52,094 --> 00:01:55,254 Speaker 1: been found guilty of two counts of attempting to pervert 28 00:01:55,294 --> 00:01:58,974 Speaker 1: the course of justice after a deadly helicopter crash, but 29 00:01:59,214 --> 00:02:02,414 Speaker 1: a Supreme Court jury in Darwin on Friday failed to 30 00:02:02,454 --> 00:02:05,334 Speaker 1: reach an agreement on a third count after a four 31 00:02:05,334 --> 00:02:08,654 Speaker 1: week trial. The Outback Wrangler star was accused of trying 32 00:02:08,654 --> 00:02:11,654 Speaker 1: to cover up every dents following a February twenty twenty 33 00:02:11,694 --> 00:02:15,014 Speaker 1: two crash that killed his co star Chris Willow Wilson 34 00:02:15,334 --> 00:02:19,814 Speaker 1: and left pilot Sebastian Robinson a paraplegic. Wright was accused 35 00:02:19,854 --> 00:02:22,934 Speaker 1: of lying to crash investigators about the amount of fuel 36 00:02:22,974 --> 00:02:25,774 Speaker 1: in the machine, of trying to get mister Robinson to 37 00:02:25,934 --> 00:02:29,374 Speaker 1: falsify flying hours and of asking a friend to torch 38 00:02:29,414 --> 00:02:33,294 Speaker 1: the helicopter's maintenance release. He's been granted bail and will 39 00:02:33,334 --> 00:02:37,494 Speaker 1: be sentenced on October six. One person has been arrested 40 00:02:37,614 --> 00:02:40,854 Speaker 1: after a foiled plan to hijack a passenger aircraft in 41 00:02:40,894 --> 00:02:45,294 Speaker 1: Australia was uncovered. Speaking to Sunrise on Friday, Health Minister 42 00:02:45,334 --> 00:02:49,694 Speaker 1: Mark Butler confirmed authorities are investigating the disrupted plan, which 43 00:02:49,734 --> 00:02:53,374 Speaker 1: involved taking a passenger plane from Australia forcing it to 44 00:02:53,374 --> 00:02:56,934 Speaker 1: fly to a hostile Middle Eastern country. The Australian Federal 45 00:02:56,974 --> 00:03:01,054 Speaker 1: Police and a counter Terrorism Task Force are investigating. A 46 00:03:01,134 --> 00:03:03,894 Speaker 1: man has been arrested and charged over the kidnapping and 47 00:03:03,974 --> 00:03:07,014 Speaker 1: murder of Kim Tran. Twenty nine year old arn Winn 48 00:03:07,174 --> 00:03:10,214 Speaker 1: is accused of allegedly kidnapping and murdering the forty five 49 00:03:10,294 --> 00:03:13,334 Speaker 1: year old earlier this year in what police believe is 50 00:03:13,374 --> 00:03:16,414 Speaker 1: an organized crime linked event. The mother of two was 51 00:03:16,454 --> 00:03:19,374 Speaker 1: abducted by masked men from her Western Sydney home on 52 00:03:19,454 --> 00:03:23,094 Speaker 1: April seventeen. Police believed she was targeted due to her 53 00:03:23,174 --> 00:03:27,334 Speaker 1: husband's alleged connections to organized crime in Melbourne. During her 54 00:03:27,414 --> 00:03:30,254 Speaker 1: kidnapping it's understood and eight year old boy was struck 55 00:03:30,254 --> 00:03:32,854 Speaker 1: with a baseball bat. A fifteen year old boy was 56 00:03:32,894 --> 00:03:36,374 Speaker 1: also in the home at the time. Hours after her abduction, 57 00:03:36,494 --> 00:03:39,214 Speaker 1: Miss trans body was discovered in a burnt out car 58 00:03:39,334 --> 00:03:42,494 Speaker 1: in Beverly Hills. It's now known she was shot dead. 59 00:03:42,934 --> 00:03:46,014 Speaker 1: Police alleged the lead up to Miss trans death Unwin 60 00:03:46,374 --> 00:03:49,774 Speaker 1: was tasked with solving a dispute over stolen drugs, but 61 00:03:49,934 --> 00:03:52,214 Speaker 1: also say the twenty nine year old did not pull 62 00:03:52,294 --> 00:03:54,974 Speaker 1: the trigger to kill the victim. He did not apply 63 00:03:55,054 --> 00:03:59,094 Speaker 1: for bail and will face court again in November. Australia's 64 00:03:59,094 --> 00:04:01,774 Speaker 1: first ever lunar rovera will shoot for the Moon as 65 00:04:01,894 --> 00:04:05,094 Speaker 1: mankind tries to take one giant leap towards a human 66 00:04:05,174 --> 00:04:09,494 Speaker 1: presence on Mars. Weighing in at about twenty kilograms and high, 67 00:04:09,534 --> 00:04:12,334 Speaker 1: hardly bigger than a piece of check in luggage, Ruba 68 00:04:12,614 --> 00:04:15,934 Speaker 1: will boldly go where no Ossie space object has gone before. 69 00:04:16,374 --> 00:04:20,174 Speaker 1: After its first NASA mission was confirmed, it's scheduled for 70 00:04:20,254 --> 00:04:22,894 Speaker 1: liftoff at the end of the decade to study the 71 00:04:22,894 --> 00:04:26,054 Speaker 1: Moon's surface as scientists continue to push through the final 72 00:04:26,094 --> 00:04:29,854 Speaker 1: frontier launching as part of NASA's future artemit's mission. The 73 00:04:29,894 --> 00:04:33,054 Speaker 1: aim will be to explore the Moon for scientific discovery, 74 00:04:33,254 --> 00:04:37,294 Speaker 1: technological advancement, and to potentially find ways to live and 75 00:04:37,494 --> 00:04:40,814 Speaker 1: work on other worlds as the agency prepares to send 76 00:04:40,854 --> 00:04:44,774 Speaker 1: humans to Mars and Dave Hughes is worse for wear 77 00:04:44,934 --> 00:04:47,814 Speaker 1: after being sent to the intensive care unit overnight. The 78 00:04:47,854 --> 00:04:50,894 Speaker 1: comedian who took part in the AFL Legends match on 79 00:04:51,014 --> 00:04:54,814 Speaker 1: Thursday evening, has been hospitalized with five broken ribs and 80 00:04:54,894 --> 00:04:58,414 Speaker 1: a punctured lung following repeated blows on the footy field. 81 00:04:58,854 --> 00:05:01,614 Speaker 1: Fifty four year old Hughes, who was wrapping the Victorian 82 00:05:01,694 --> 00:05:04,254 Speaker 1: team during the game, was rushed to hospital by his 83 00:05:04,334 --> 00:05:07,574 Speaker 1: wife Holly in the early hours of Friday morning. He 84 00:05:07,614 --> 00:05:10,414 Speaker 1: did manage to call into Triple M home to mcmlloy's 85 00:05:10,454 --> 00:05:13,774 Speaker 1: morning radio program to speak on the matter. When asked 86 00:05:13,814 --> 00:05:16,654 Speaker 1: who was responsible for the bone crushing blow, he pointed 87 00:05:16,654 --> 00:05:20,614 Speaker 1: the finger at former Eagles player Andrew Embley. AFL legend 88 00:05:20,614 --> 00:05:23,934 Speaker 1: Brendan Favola has described the incident as a dog act, 89 00:05:24,214 --> 00:05:27,694 Speaker 1: while others have agreed Hughes was targeted during the match. 90 00:05:28,054 --> 00:05:31,614 Speaker 1: That's Your Evening News headlines on Monday's episode of The 91 00:05:31,734 --> 00:05:35,774 Speaker 1: Quickie great news for weekend workers as penalty rates are 92 00:05:35,814 --> 00:05:39,934 Speaker 1: now protected by law. Plus, with a change in season, 93 00:05:40,214 --> 00:05:43,814 Speaker 1: can we finally expect some warmer days or has false 94 00:05:43,854 --> 00:05:47,934 Speaker 1: spring lured us into a fake sense of security. 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