1 00:00:10,614 --> 00:00:15,254 Speaker 1: You're listening to a Muma Mia podcast. Mumma Mea acknowledges 2 00:00:15,334 --> 00:00:18,134 Speaker 1: the traditional owners of land and waters that this podcast 3 00:00:18,214 --> 00:00:24,494 Speaker 1: is recorded on Hello, I'm Kimberly Braddish from Mumma MEA's 4 00:00:24,494 --> 00:00:28,134 Speaker 1: twice daily news podcast, The Quickie. Here's your headlines for Wednesday, 5 00:00:28,294 --> 00:00:32,134 Speaker 1: January twenty second. A potential major shakeup of the justice 6 00:00:32,134 --> 00:00:35,174 Speaker 1: system could see victims of sexual assault receiving their own 7 00:00:35,254 --> 00:00:40,054 Speaker 1: legal representation. The Australian Law Reform Commission's Inquiry into Justice 8 00:00:40,094 --> 00:00:43,694 Speaker 1: Responses to Sexual Violence is set to deliver its final report, 9 00:00:43,974 --> 00:00:49,414 Speaker 1: recommending significant changes to police investigation procedures and victim support mechanisms. 10 00:00:49,814 --> 00:00:53,414 Speaker 1: Victim advocate Sarah Rosenberg describes this as a once inner 11 00:00:53,454 --> 00:00:57,854 Speaker 1: generation opportunity for reform, highlighting the current system as inefficient 12 00:00:57,894 --> 00:01:01,934 Speaker 1: and costly for taxpayers. She is advocating for alternative justice 13 00:01:01,934 --> 00:01:07,574 Speaker 1: options alongside criminal proceedings, including comprehensive compensation and counseling services 14 00:01:07,574 --> 00:01:10,814 Speaker 1: for victims. She says currently victims of sexual assault are 15 00:01:10,814 --> 00:01:14,734 Speaker 1: treated as mere witnesses with no legal representation, and the 16 00:01:14,774 --> 00:01:18,214 Speaker 1: proposed changes would provide dedicated lawyers to guide them through 17 00:01:18,214 --> 00:01:21,134 Speaker 1: the legal process and ensure their voices are heard in court, 18 00:01:21,534 --> 00:01:24,454 Speaker 1: with current statistics showing fewer than one in ten sexual 19 00:01:24,454 --> 00:01:28,454 Speaker 1: assault allegations result in a guilty verdict. The proposed reforms 20 00:01:28,494 --> 00:01:33,054 Speaker 1: aim to address critical systemic failures in handling sexual violence cases. 21 00:01:33,894 --> 00:01:36,374 Speaker 1: A thirty three year old man has been arrested and 22 00:01:36,454 --> 00:01:39,534 Speaker 1: charged in connection with an anti Semitic attack on a 23 00:01:39,614 --> 00:01:43,814 Speaker 1: Sydney synagogue, marking a significant development in the ongoing investigation 24 00:01:43,894 --> 00:01:47,174 Speaker 1: of hate crimes in Australia. The incident, which occurred on 25 00:01:47,254 --> 00:01:51,934 Speaker 1: January eleven, involved two masked individuals spray painting swastikas on 26 00:01:51,974 --> 00:01:55,734 Speaker 1: the Newtown Synagogue before allegedly fire bombing the building. This 27 00:01:55,854 --> 00:01:58,494 Speaker 1: attack was part of a series of anti Semitic incidents 28 00:01:58,494 --> 00:02:00,974 Speaker 1: that have plagued Sydney and other parts of Australia in 29 00:02:01,054 --> 00:02:04,854 Speaker 1: recent months, prompting Prime Minister Anthony Abernezi to convene a 30 00:02:04,934 --> 00:02:09,014 Speaker 1: national Cabinet meeting to address the escalating situation. In response 31 00:02:09,014 --> 00:02:12,294 Speaker 1: to these events, Australian authorities have announced the establishment of 32 00:02:12,334 --> 00:02:15,814 Speaker 1: a national database to track anti Semitic crimes and behaviors, 33 00:02:16,094 --> 00:02:20,294 Speaker 1: while also increasing police patrols and investigative resources to combat 34 00:02:20,294 --> 00:02:25,294 Speaker 1: this disturbing trend. President Donald Trump has pardoned Ross Olbricht, 35 00:02:25,414 --> 00:02:28,934 Speaker 1: the founder of silk Road, an underground online marketplace that 36 00:02:29,014 --> 00:02:32,774 Speaker 1: operated from twenty eleven to twenty thirteen and facilitated over 37 00:02:32,814 --> 00:02:35,574 Speaker 1: one hundred and eighty three million US dollars in illegal 38 00:02:35,654 --> 00:02:39,694 Speaker 1: drug sales using currencies like bitcoin. Silk Road was the 39 00:02:39,734 --> 00:02:43,534 Speaker 1: first modern darknet market, allowing users to anonymously buy and 40 00:02:43,574 --> 00:02:47,374 Speaker 1: sell drugs like heroin, cocaine, and LSD, with approximately one 41 00:02:47,414 --> 00:02:51,934 Speaker 1: hundred thousand buyers participating during its brief existence. Olbrich, who 42 00:02:52,014 --> 00:02:54,854 Speaker 1: ran the site under the pseudonym dread Pirate Roberts, was 43 00:02:54,934 --> 00:02:58,094 Speaker 1: arrested in twenty thirteen and sentenced to life in prison 44 00:02:58,134 --> 00:03:01,854 Speaker 1: in twenty fifteen for multiple charges, including drug trafficking and 45 00:03:01,894 --> 00:03:05,774 Speaker 1: money laundering. Trump, fulfilling a campaign promise, announced the full 46 00:03:05,814 --> 00:03:09,814 Speaker 1: and unconditional pardon on truth Social after speaking with Olbrich's mother. 47 00:03:10,174 --> 00:03:13,094 Speaker 1: The pardon marks a significant moment for Oldbridge, who had 48 00:03:13,094 --> 00:03:17,014 Speaker 1: previously exhausted all legal appeals, and it also signals a 49 00:03:17,174 --> 00:03:23,494 Speaker 1: potential shift in the administration's approach to cryptocurrency regulation and asap, Rocky, 50 00:03:23,574 --> 00:03:26,854 Speaker 1: the Grammy nominated rapper and partner of Rihanna, has rejected 51 00:03:26,854 --> 00:03:29,054 Speaker 1: a plea deal offering one hundred and eighty days in 52 00:03:29,174 --> 00:03:32,334 Speaker 1: jail as his assault trial opens in Los Angeles. The 53 00:03:32,374 --> 00:03:35,174 Speaker 1: thirty six year old faces two felony counts of assault 54 00:03:35,214 --> 00:03:38,654 Speaker 1: with a semi automatic firearm, stemming from an alleged incident 55 00:03:38,694 --> 00:03:41,374 Speaker 1: in twenty twenty one, where he's accused of firing a 56 00:03:41,414 --> 00:03:44,974 Speaker 1: gun at a former friend. Terrell Efron was allegedly shot 57 00:03:44,974 --> 00:03:47,614 Speaker 1: in the hand during an altercation with Asap Rocky in 58 00:03:47,694 --> 00:03:51,094 Speaker 1: Hollywood on November six, twenty twenty one. Efron said that 59 00:03:51,214 --> 00:03:54,974 Speaker 1: bullets grazed his knuckles. Rocky's defense team plans to argue 60 00:03:55,014 --> 00:03:58,014 Speaker 1: that the firearm scene in security footage was a starter 61 00:03:58,134 --> 00:04:01,854 Speaker 1: pistol used as a prop for security purposes. If convicted, 62 00:04:01,894 --> 00:04:04,534 Speaker 1: the rapper could face up to twenty four years in prison. 63 00:04:05,094 --> 00:04:08,094 Speaker 1: That's your latest news headlines. On tomorrow's episode of The Quickie, 64 00:04:08,174 --> 00:04:10,774 Speaker 1: there's been a lot of changes at Meta, we'll find 65 00:04:10,774 --> 00:04:13,334 Speaker 1: out just what Mark Zuckerberg is up to and how 66 00:04:13,374 --> 00:04:16,614 Speaker 1: it'll affect your Facebook and Instagram feeds. Listen to The 67 00:04:16,654 --> 00:04:18,374 Speaker 1: Quickie wherever you get your podcasts.