1 00:00:10,614 --> 00:00:15,294 Speaker 1: You're listening to a Muma Mia podcast. Mamma Mia 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 --> 00:00:22,374 Speaker 1: is recorded on Hi. I'm Clare Murphy. This is Mamma 4 00:00:22,414 --> 00:00:25,054 Speaker 1: MEA's twice daily news podcast, The Quickie with your evening 5 00:00:25,134 --> 00:00:29,054 Speaker 1: Headlines for Monday, August five. Former Defense Minister Linda Reynolds 6 00:00:29,094 --> 00:00:31,694 Speaker 1: says she's keen to take the stand as a witness 7 00:00:31,774 --> 00:00:35,574 Speaker 1: in her high profile defamation trial against Britney Higgins. Senator 8 00:00:35,574 --> 00:00:38,574 Speaker 1: Reynolds is suing Miss Higgins over social media posts she 9 00:00:38,694 --> 00:00:42,374 Speaker 1: claims damaged her reputation. Miss Higgins is using the defense 10 00:00:42,414 --> 00:00:45,774 Speaker 1: of truth to fight Senator Reynolds's claims. For lawyer delivering 11 00:00:45,814 --> 00:00:49,654 Speaker 1: opening submissions today, Senator Reynolds told media outside court she 12 00:00:49,734 --> 00:00:52,254 Speaker 1: was looking forward to finally having the opportunity to tell 13 00:00:52,254 --> 00:00:55,094 Speaker 1: the truth, taking a swipe at the Attorney General, saying 14 00:00:55,134 --> 00:00:57,414 Speaker 1: she's glad they don't have any reach in the Supreme 15 00:00:57,454 --> 00:01:01,374 Speaker 1: Court of WA. Australia's terrorism threat has been raised from 16 00:01:01,414 --> 00:01:05,254 Speaker 1: possible to probable due to an increase in politically motivated violence. 17 00:01:05,574 --> 00:01:08,934 Speaker 1: Azeo says there hasn't been a specific incident that's led 18 00:01:08,934 --> 00:01:12,294 Speaker 1: to the leveling but they have investigated eight incidents in 19 00:01:12,334 --> 00:01:16,614 Speaker 1: Australia for alleged terrorism or possible terrorist links. The conflict 20 00:01:16,614 --> 00:01:19,934 Speaker 1: in Gaza is also understood to have exacerbated the concerns 21 00:01:19,934 --> 00:01:23,094 Speaker 1: of security agencies, although they say it's not the direct 22 00:01:23,214 --> 00:01:27,054 Speaker 1: cause of the threat level rising. Asio's Director General of Security, 23 00:01:27,094 --> 00:01:30,974 Speaker 1: Mike Burgess says more Australians are embracing extreme ideologies and 24 00:01:31,014 --> 00:01:34,334 Speaker 1: are willing to use violence to advance their cause. The 25 00:01:34,414 --> 00:01:37,534 Speaker 1: nerdy pommel horse Superman of the US men's gymnastics team 26 00:01:37,614 --> 00:01:39,374 Speaker 1: is still trying to come to terms with being a 27 00:01:39,374 --> 00:01:43,494 Speaker 1: two time Olympic medalist. Stephen Neoskik went viral recently for 28 00:01:43,654 --> 00:01:46,134 Speaker 1: sitting almost napping on the bench during the men's team's 29 00:01:46,174 --> 00:01:49,574 Speaker 1: gymnastics before throwing off his glasses and smashing out a 30 00:01:49,614 --> 00:01:52,454 Speaker 1: medal winning performance on the pommel horse in a Clark 31 00:01:52,534 --> 00:01:56,254 Speaker 1: Kent Superman transition, saying it's still just so surreal that 32 00:01:56,294 --> 00:01:58,294 Speaker 1: he wakes up in the morning having to remind himself 33 00:01:58,374 --> 00:02:00,934 Speaker 1: that he's a two time Olympic medallist. After securing two 34 00:02:01,054 --> 00:02:03,894 Speaker 1: bronze medals in Paris, the twenty five year old finished 35 00:02:03,894 --> 00:02:06,374 Speaker 1: third in the pommel horse on the weekend, five days 36 00:02:06,374 --> 00:02:08,934 Speaker 1: after helping his team to the bronze in the team's events, 37 00:02:09,574 --> 00:02:12,014 Speaker 1: Neighbors star Ryan Maloney has revealed that it was not 38 00:02:12,174 --> 00:02:14,534 Speaker 1: his choice to leave the show, but he's glad he 39 00:02:14,614 --> 00:02:18,054 Speaker 1: got the boot. Maloney, who played Jared Toadfish Rebecy for 40 00:02:18,094 --> 00:02:20,614 Speaker 1: thirty years, told the website Back to the Bay that 41 00:02:20,654 --> 00:02:23,254 Speaker 1: he'd wanted to leave Ramsey Street for some time but 42 00:02:23,374 --> 00:02:25,654 Speaker 1: had been convinced to stay, saying when you get paid 43 00:02:25,694 --> 00:02:27,934 Speaker 1: really well, it's a tough choice to up and leave, 44 00:02:28,254 --> 00:02:30,374 Speaker 1: but that he's actually glad they did tell him to 45 00:02:30,374 --> 00:02:32,494 Speaker 1: move on, or he'd still be there and not following 46 00:02:32,534 --> 00:02:34,854 Speaker 1: his new love of directing. He says he's going to 47 00:02:34,854 --> 00:02:37,934 Speaker 1: miss Toady and Erinsborough and encouraged fans not to miss 48 00:02:37,974 --> 00:02:41,254 Speaker 1: what's still happening on Ramsey Street. His character is reportedly 49 00:02:41,294 --> 00:02:43,854 Speaker 1: getting a send off befitting his more than three decades 50 00:02:43,894 --> 00:02:48,734 Speaker 1: of service the Pulse on Paris thanks to move by 51 00:02:48,774 --> 00:02:52,854 Speaker 1: Mamma Mia, the exercise app he'll actually enjoy after Nicole 52 00:02:52,894 --> 00:02:56,134 Speaker 1: Olslagger's and Eleanor Patterson added a silver and bronze to 53 00:02:56,174 --> 00:02:59,014 Speaker 1: the metal tally in the women's high jump earlier Todays, 54 00:02:59,054 --> 00:03:02,294 Speaker 1: we can see our athletes competing tonight at six pm 55 00:03:02,334 --> 00:03:05,694 Speaker 1: Eastern Standard time, Ellie Cole and Ozzie veteran Melissa Wu 56 00:03:05,734 --> 00:03:08,054 Speaker 1: will be lining up for the women's ten meter platform 57 00:03:08,094 --> 00:03:12,494 Speaker 1: diving prelimbs Kabara's face China in the women's hockey quarterfinals, 58 00:03:12,694 --> 00:03:14,894 Speaker 1: and out on the track, Alana Yuki Cho we spoke 59 00:03:14,934 --> 00:03:17,134 Speaker 1: to in an earlier episode of The Quikies, hoping to 60 00:03:17,214 --> 00:03:20,414 Speaker 1: qualify in the four hundred meter hurdles at six fifty pm. 61 00:03:20,654 --> 00:03:23,094 Speaker 1: At nine thirty five Eastern, the Ossie Sharks are in 62 00:03:23,134 --> 00:03:25,814 Speaker 1: the prelims against Japan in the men's water polo, and 63 00:03:25,894 --> 00:03:28,894 Speaker 1: Naomi Fox, sister to two time Paris gold medal winner 64 00:03:28,974 --> 00:03:31,534 Speaker 1: Jess Fox, is in the quarterfinals of the women's kayak 65 00:03:31,534 --> 00:03:34,454 Speaker 1: cross at eleven thirty. That's your latest news headlines. For 66 00:03:34,534 --> 00:03:36,934 Speaker 1: more from the Quikie, tuning tomorrow where we find out 67 00:03:36,974 --> 00:03:39,814 Speaker 1: who has filled the gap in Donald Trump's family support 68 00:03:39,894 --> 00:03:43,294 Speaker 1: network now that Milania and Evanka seem to have stepped 69 00:03:43,454 --> 00:03:45,734 Speaker 1: right back Noove enough to help him over the line 70 00:03:45,774 --> 00:03:48,814 Speaker 1: in November. Listen to the Quikie wherever you get your podcasts.