1 00:00:10,614 --> 00:00:15,414 Speaker 1: You're listening to Amma Mia podcast. Mumma Mea acknowledges the 2 00:00:15,414 --> 00:00:18,294 Speaker 1: traditional owners of land and waters that this podcast is 3 00:00:18,334 --> 00:00:23,174 Speaker 1: recorded on Hi. I'm Alish Delaney from Momea's twice daily 4 00:00:23,174 --> 00:00:26,054 Speaker 1: news podcast, The Quickie with Your Headlines for Wednesday, May 5 00:00:26,094 --> 00:00:30,614 Speaker 1: twenty eight, The Federal Coalition has reunited, just eight days 6 00:00:30,654 --> 00:00:34,174 Speaker 1: after the Nationals blew up their decades long relationship. The 7 00:00:34,254 --> 00:00:37,334 Speaker 1: development has opened the way for opposition leader Susan Lay 8 00:00:37,654 --> 00:00:41,294 Speaker 1: to announce her fresh shadow cabinet on Wednesday. On May twenty, 9 00:00:41,454 --> 00:00:44,134 Speaker 1: the Nationals pulled the plug on its coalition partnership with 10 00:00:44,174 --> 00:00:48,014 Speaker 1: the Liberals following a landslide election loss to Labor. The 11 00:00:48,094 --> 00:00:51,774 Speaker 1: junior member had sought guarantees on four policies, including a 12 00:00:51,814 --> 00:00:55,894 Speaker 1: recommitment to nuclear power, a regional investment fund, powers to 13 00:00:55,894 --> 00:01:00,454 Speaker 1: break up big supermarket chains, and universal telecommunications coverage. The 14 00:01:00,534 --> 00:01:03,814 Speaker 1: Liberals initially wanted to wait before committing and put every 15 00:01:03,854 --> 00:01:07,094 Speaker 1: coalition policy up for review, but by week's end they 16 00:01:07,094 --> 00:01:10,014 Speaker 1: were offering in principal support to those demands, which the 17 00:01:10,094 --> 00:01:14,294 Speaker 1: Nationals have accepted. An independent senator has alleged a parliamentary 18 00:01:14,294 --> 00:01:18,214 Speaker 1: colleague made sexually suggestive and racially insensitive comments towards her. 19 00:01:18,654 --> 00:01:21,574 Speaker 1: Fatima Payman, who is Muslim and does not drink alcohol, 20 00:01:21,814 --> 00:01:24,814 Speaker 1: was attending a social event as part of official parliamentary 21 00:01:24,814 --> 00:01:28,294 Speaker 1: business when, she says, an older male colleague made comments 22 00:01:28,334 --> 00:01:30,494 Speaker 1: like let's get some wine into you and see you 23 00:01:30,614 --> 00:01:33,934 Speaker 1: dance on the table. Speaking to the ABC, Payment said 24 00:01:34,014 --> 00:01:36,334 Speaker 1: she told the colleague she was drawing a line and 25 00:01:36,454 --> 00:01:39,854 Speaker 1: made a formal complaint. The issue has been escalated to 26 00:01:39,894 --> 00:01:44,094 Speaker 1: the Parliamentary Workplace Support Service, a body established after staffer 27 00:01:44,134 --> 00:01:47,654 Speaker 1: Britney Higgins made public allegations about being raped in Parliament 28 00:01:47,694 --> 00:01:51,054 Speaker 1: House by a colleague. Senator Payment said the support Service 29 00:01:51,054 --> 00:01:53,014 Speaker 1: had taken care of her and she was happy with 30 00:01:53,094 --> 00:01:56,654 Speaker 1: the swift handling of her complaint. A former top aide 31 00:01:56,694 --> 00:01:59,614 Speaker 1: to Sean Diddy Combs has testified the US hip hop 32 00:01:59,614 --> 00:02:01,894 Speaker 1: mogul threatened to kill her during her first day on 33 00:02:01,934 --> 00:02:04,454 Speaker 1: the job and waived a gun as he kidnapped her 34 00:02:04,534 --> 00:02:07,374 Speaker 1: years later in an angry rush to find and kill 35 00:02:07,414 --> 00:02:11,654 Speaker 1: a rapper kid Cuddyprico on Clark's account of Combe's volatility 36 00:02:11,694 --> 00:02:14,494 Speaker 1: and violence, launched the third week of testimony at his 37 00:02:14,574 --> 00:02:18,814 Speaker 1: Manhattan federal sex trafficking trial. Clark said Combs was angry 38 00:02:18,814 --> 00:02:22,374 Speaker 1: Cuddy was dating his former partner Cassie Venturer, and broken 39 00:02:22,454 --> 00:02:25,334 Speaker 1: to his home. She said she and Venturer then went 40 00:02:25,374 --> 00:02:27,934 Speaker 1: to Cutty's home, telling Durors they needed to talk to 41 00:02:28,014 --> 00:02:30,294 Speaker 1: him to make sure he wasn't going to report Combs 42 00:02:30,294 --> 00:02:33,774 Speaker 1: to police. After that, Clark said she watched in shock 43 00:02:34,054 --> 00:02:38,054 Speaker 1: as Comb's viciously assaulted Venturer over her relationship with Cuddy. 44 00:02:38,774 --> 00:02:42,294 Speaker 1: Her tearful testimony came days after Cutty testified that Clark 45 00:02:42,374 --> 00:02:44,934 Speaker 1: called him from a car outside his home in December 46 00:02:44,934 --> 00:02:47,414 Speaker 1: twenty eleven and told him Combs had forced her to 47 00:02:47,414 --> 00:02:50,774 Speaker 1: accompany him to Cutty's house. Combs has pleaded not guilty 48 00:02:50,814 --> 00:02:54,654 Speaker 1: to an indictment alleging he abused Venturer and others. If convicted, 49 00:02:54,694 --> 00:02:57,854 Speaker 1: he could face fifteen years to life in prison. Debora 50 00:02:57,934 --> 00:03:01,014 Speaker 1: Le Furnas has spoken about filing for divorce from her husband, 51 00:03:01,134 --> 00:03:04,654 Speaker 1: Hugh Jackman. The Australian actors were married for almost three 52 00:03:04,694 --> 00:03:08,734 Speaker 1: decades before announcing their separation in twenty twenty three. On Wednesday, 53 00:03:08,814 --> 00:03:12,374 Speaker 1: Furnas shared powerful statement saying she remains grateful but has 54 00:03:12,414 --> 00:03:16,014 Speaker 1: been navigating the traumatic journey of betrayal. In the statement 55 00:03:16,054 --> 00:03:19,174 Speaker 1: shared with nine. Furna says betrayal is a profound wound 56 00:03:19,214 --> 00:03:22,694 Speaker 1: that cuts deep. She says she's found liberation and freedom 57 00:03:22,734 --> 00:03:26,214 Speaker 1: post split and is grateful for her life path. That's 58 00:03:26,254 --> 00:03:29,134 Speaker 1: your evening news headlines. On tomorrow's episode of The Quikie, 59 00:03:29,254 --> 00:03:32,254 Speaker 1: we dive into the controversy surrounding the new HBO Harry 60 00:03:32,294 --> 00:03:35,654 Speaker 1: Potter TV series and ask could workplace gossip be good 61 00:03:35,694 --> 00:03:38,334 Speaker 1: for your career? Listen to The Quickie wherever you get 62 00:03:38,334 --> 00:03:39,014 Speaker 1: your podcasts.