1 00:00:10,614 --> 00:00:15,294 Speaker 1: You're listening to a Muma Mia 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 --> 00:00:24,894 Speaker 1: is recorded on Hi. I'm Grace Ruthvey from Mummamea's twice 4 00:00:24,974 --> 00:00:27,854 Speaker 1: daily news podcast, The Quikie with Your Headlines for Wednesday, 5 00:00:27,894 --> 00:00:32,134 Speaker 1: October twenty three, Former Liberal staffer Bruce Lherman has dodged 6 00:00:32,134 --> 00:00:34,774 Speaker 1: a two hundred thousand dollars hit to his already cash 7 00:00:34,854 --> 00:00:38,574 Speaker 1: strapped pockets after a judge ordered his defamation appeal can 8 00:00:38,654 --> 00:00:42,574 Speaker 1: proceed without it. Network Ten journalist Lisa Wilkinson failed in 9 00:00:42,614 --> 00:00:44,734 Speaker 1: their bid to get the funds paid into court as 10 00:00:44,774 --> 00:00:47,134 Speaker 1: security in the event the twenty nine year old loses 11 00:00:47,174 --> 00:00:51,214 Speaker 1: a challenge to his devastating legal loss. On Wednesday, Federal 12 00:00:51,214 --> 00:00:54,934 Speaker 1: Court Justice Wendy Abraham declined to make the proposed orders. 13 00:00:55,334 --> 00:00:58,094 Speaker 1: The judge also allowed Lherman's bid to stay previous court 14 00:00:58,174 --> 00:01:00,054 Speaker 1: orders that he had to pay two million dollars in 15 00:01:00,134 --> 00:01:03,454 Speaker 1: legal cost to Ten for their costs of defending the proceedings. 16 00:01:03,774 --> 00:01:06,254 Speaker 1: He will also be on the hook for Wilkinson's legal costs, 17 00:01:06,294 --> 00:01:10,014 Speaker 1: which are currently unknown. Earlier in October, Justice Abrahm heard 18 00:01:10,014 --> 00:01:12,694 Speaker 1: that Lherman was living on Sentellink benefits in part because 19 00:01:12,734 --> 00:01:15,934 Speaker 1: the broadcaster contributed to his image as a rapist. Ten 20 00:01:16,014 --> 00:01:18,694 Speaker 1: has already served a bankruptcy notice on Lehman, but agreed 21 00:01:18,734 --> 00:01:21,574 Speaker 1: not to take any further steps until the appeal is resolved. 22 00:01:22,534 --> 00:01:26,334 Speaker 1: Supermarket giants Coals and Woolworths will fight allegations they tricked 23 00:01:26,374 --> 00:01:30,574 Speaker 1: customers with fake discounts, claiming the cases against them are misconceived. 24 00:01:31,054 --> 00:01:34,254 Speaker 1: Lawyers for both supermarkets appeared in the Federal Court on Wednesday, 25 00:01:34,294 --> 00:01:38,334 Speaker 1: after the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission launched separate legal 26 00:01:38,334 --> 00:01:42,414 Speaker 1: proceedings in September. The watchdog claims the company's violated consumer 27 00:01:42,534 --> 00:01:46,094 Speaker 1: law by misleading shoppers on hundreds of popular supermarket items 28 00:01:46,294 --> 00:01:49,894 Speaker 1: with their down Down and Prices Dropped campaigns. It's alleged 29 00:01:49,934 --> 00:01:53,414 Speaker 1: both supermarkets used similar ployees to increase prices of hundreds 30 00:01:53,414 --> 00:01:56,894 Speaker 1: of products before dropping them as part of their respective campaigns. 31 00:01:57,214 --> 00:02:00,334 Speaker 1: Both supermarkets claim they were following the requests of suppliers 32 00:02:00,494 --> 00:02:03,134 Speaker 1: who pushed for the increase due to their rising costs. 33 00:02:03,614 --> 00:02:06,334 Speaker 1: Coals and Woolworths have until November twenty nine to file 34 00:02:06,374 --> 00:02:11,614 Speaker 1: a written response to the ahablec's allegations. Republican presidential candidate 35 00:02:11,654 --> 00:02:14,854 Speaker 1: Donald Trump will participate in an interview with popular podcaster 36 00:02:14,974 --> 00:02:18,334 Speaker 1: Joe Rogan. Two campaign officials said Trump would travel to 37 00:02:18,414 --> 00:02:21,854 Speaker 1: Rogan's studio in Austin, Texas for the session. The former 38 00:02:21,894 --> 00:02:25,654 Speaker 1: president criticized Rogan in August on Truth Social, his social 39 00:02:25,694 --> 00:02:29,454 Speaker 1: media platform. After the podcast are praised then independent candidate 40 00:02:29,574 --> 00:02:32,334 Speaker 1: Robert Kennedy Junior. Kennedy has since pulled out of the 41 00:02:32,414 --> 00:02:35,774 Speaker 1: race and endorsed Trump. Trump later called Rogan a good guy. 42 00:02:36,534 --> 00:02:39,494 Speaker 1: Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris have been courting voters 43 00:02:39,494 --> 00:02:42,974 Speaker 1: with appearances on podcasts in addition to more traditional rallies 44 00:02:42,974 --> 00:02:47,214 Speaker 1: and interviews with journalists. The Democrat presidential nominee, Kamala Harris 45 00:02:47,374 --> 00:02:50,094 Speaker 1: has been considering doing an interview with Rogan to try 46 00:02:50,174 --> 00:02:53,134 Speaker 1: to expand her appeal to male voters. Harris has also 47 00:02:53,174 --> 00:02:57,014 Speaker 1: recently appeared on the popular Call Her Daddy podcast. Spotify 48 00:02:57,054 --> 00:02:59,454 Speaker 1: said in March that the Joe Rogan Experience had fourteen 49 00:02:59,454 --> 00:03:02,694 Speaker 1: point five million followers. This was almost triple the platform's 50 00:03:02,774 --> 00:03:07,454 Speaker 1: second most popular program. Musicians from Abba, Radiohead, and The 51 00:03:07,534 --> 00:03:10,734 Speaker 1: Cure have joined actors and authors in signing a protest 52 00:03:10,814 --> 00:03:13,734 Speaker 1: letter against the use of their work to build artificial 53 00:03:13,774 --> 00:03:18,094 Speaker 1: intelligence tools. Thousands of artists signed the letter released on Tuesday, 54 00:03:18,334 --> 00:03:21,414 Speaker 1: the latest public warning about AI tools that can spit 55 00:03:21,454 --> 00:03:24,974 Speaker 1: out synthetic images, music, and writings after being trained on 56 00:03:25,094 --> 00:03:28,854 Speaker 1: human made works. A petition says the unlicensed use of 57 00:03:28,894 --> 00:03:32,134 Speaker 1: creative works for training AI is a major, unjust threat 58 00:03:32,174 --> 00:03:34,894 Speaker 1: to the livelihoods of the people behind these works and 59 00:03:35,014 --> 00:03:38,134 Speaker 1: must not be permitted. Amongst the famous bands signing the 60 00:03:38,174 --> 00:03:42,374 Speaker 1: petition were also actors Julian Moore, Kevin Bacon, and Rosario Dawson. 61 00:03:43,214 --> 00:03:46,014 Speaker 1: That's your latest news headlines on tomorrow's episode of The Quickie. 62 00:03:46,174 --> 00:03:48,374 Speaker 1: With less than two weeks to go to the US election, 63 00:03:48,654 --> 00:03:51,694 Speaker 1: the polls have candidates almost neck and neck. But what 64 00:03:51,774 --> 00:03:54,614 Speaker 1: does that actually mean. We find out all about polling 65 00:03:54,774 --> 00:03:58,414 Speaker 1: with US correspondent Amelia Lester. Listen to The Quickie wherever 66 00:03:58,454 --> 00:03:59,454 Speaker 1: you get your podcasts.