1 00:00:06,415 --> 00:00:13,815 Speaker 1: You're listening to a Mummamea podcast. Hi, I'm Ailish Delaney 2 00:00:13,855 --> 00:00:17,015 Speaker 1: from Mumamea's twice daily news podcast, The Quickie with Your 3 00:00:17,015 --> 00:00:21,095 Speaker 1: Headlines for Tuesday, December two. A scathing report into government 4 00:00:21,135 --> 00:00:24,575 Speaker 1: board appointments has found a lack of transparency and integrity 5 00:00:24,855 --> 00:00:27,895 Speaker 1: are e roading trust in the government. The long awaited 6 00:00:27,935 --> 00:00:31,855 Speaker 1: review by former Public Service Commissioner Linell Briggs recommended an 7 00:00:32,015 --> 00:00:35,175 Speaker 1: end to politicized appointments and a move to an independent, 8 00:00:35,295 --> 00:00:38,495 Speaker 1: merit based process. The government sat on the report for 9 00:00:38,534 --> 00:00:41,894 Speaker 1: two years before releasing it on Tuesday, and snubbed its 10 00:00:41,934 --> 00:00:46,335 Speaker 1: thirty recommendations. Instead, it released a seven point framework which 11 00:00:46,375 --> 00:00:51,374 Speaker 1: reinforces that ministers have flexibility to implement selection processes suitable 12 00:00:51,415 --> 00:00:54,655 Speaker 1: for sourcing the best candidates for appointments within their portfolio. 13 00:00:55,255 --> 00:00:58,295 Speaker 1: The review found both the Coalition and Labor have been 14 00:00:58,335 --> 00:01:01,375 Speaker 1: guilty of appointing friends of the government to boards, either 15 00:01:01,415 --> 00:01:04,575 Speaker 1: as a reward for past loyalty or to ensure alignment 16 00:01:04,615 --> 00:01:08,655 Speaker 1: with government prayer ladies. Briggs recommended politicians and staffers be 17 00:01:08,735 --> 00:01:12,095 Speaker 1: banned from appointment within six months of leaving government positions, 18 00:01:12,415 --> 00:01:15,295 Speaker 1: and ministers not be allowed to make direct appointments six 19 00:01:15,335 --> 00:01:19,175 Speaker 1: months before an election. A landmark class action by a 20 00:01:19,215 --> 00:01:22,615 Speaker 1: group of women who allege systemic sexual abuse, harassment and 21 00:01:22,695 --> 00:01:26,335 Speaker 1: discrimination within the Australian Defense Force has made its way 22 00:01:26,375 --> 00:01:29,495 Speaker 1: to the court room. The first hearing of the unprecedented 23 00:01:29,575 --> 00:01:32,415 Speaker 1: legal action against the Commonwealth Government was held in the 24 00:01:32,415 --> 00:01:35,815 Speaker 1: Federal Court in Sydney on Tuesday. There are four applicants 25 00:01:35,895 --> 00:01:39,375 Speaker 1: in the class action, but any woman subjected to sexual violence, 26 00:01:39,455 --> 00:01:43,495 Speaker 1: sexual harassment or discrimination while working in the ADF between 27 00:01:43,535 --> 00:01:46,575 Speaker 1: November twelve, two thousand and three and May twenty five, 28 00:01:46,695 --> 00:01:50,855 Speaker 1: twenty twenty five is eligible to participate. It comes as Veterans, 29 00:01:50,895 --> 00:01:55,015 Speaker 1: Affairs and Defense Personnel Minister Mat Keo announced an inquiry 30 00:01:55,055 --> 00:01:58,455 Speaker 1: into how pervasive sexual assault and sexual harassment are within 31 00:01:58,495 --> 00:02:02,655 Speaker 1: the ADF. New research is found the more violent porn 32 00:02:02,655 --> 00:02:05,415 Speaker 1: Australian men watch, the more likely they are to prepare 33 00:02:05,415 --> 00:02:09,615 Speaker 1: to wait sexual violence. The Australian Institute of Criminology study 34 00:02:09,734 --> 00:02:13,895 Speaker 1: released on Tuesday examined the association between viewing porn and 35 00:02:14,015 --> 00:02:17,695 Speaker 1: self reported sexual violence in the past twelve months. When 36 00:02:17,775 --> 00:02:21,055 Speaker 1: comparing those who did and didn't watch violent porn, those 37 00:02:21,055 --> 00:02:23,535 Speaker 1: who had were twice as likely to have engaged in 38 00:02:23,575 --> 00:02:27,455 Speaker 1: sexual violence, but the study conceded those seeking violent porn 39 00:02:27,575 --> 00:02:31,375 Speaker 1: may already have an emotionally detached orientation towards sex and 40 00:02:31,455 --> 00:02:35,454 Speaker 1: hostile attitudes towards women. The Secret Lives of Mormon Wive 41 00:02:35,575 --> 00:02:38,535 Speaker 1: star Whitney Levitt is set to make her Broadway debut 42 00:02:38,815 --> 00:02:42,175 Speaker 1: with a coveted role in Chicago next year. It marks 43 00:02:42,175 --> 00:02:45,615 Speaker 1: her first foray into professional theater. After appearing on season 44 00:02:45,695 --> 00:02:48,815 Speaker 1: thirty four of Dancing with the Stars, Levitt chose to 45 00:02:48,855 --> 00:02:52,735 Speaker 1: walk away from the reality show during contract negotiations after 46 00:02:52,775 --> 00:02:55,335 Speaker 1: she was denied a scripted role on another show and 47 00:02:55,415 --> 00:02:58,375 Speaker 1: said she needed a break. She admitted she decided to 48 00:02:58,415 --> 00:03:00,855 Speaker 1: return when she discovered it could land her a role 49 00:03:00,855 --> 00:03:03,895 Speaker 1: in Dancing with the Stars, a move that clearly paid off. 50 00:03:04,575 --> 00:03:07,495 Speaker 1: And that's your evening use headlines. On tomorrow's episode of 51 00:03:07,495 --> 00:03:10,095 Speaker 1: The Quikie, we unpack what's going on with the new 52 00:03:10,095 --> 00:03:13,535 Speaker 1: messaging around weight loss drugs. Plus the Oxford word of 53 00:03:13,575 --> 00:03:16,175 Speaker 1: the Year has dropped and people are raging over it. 54 00:03:16,335 --> 00:03:19,055 Speaker 1: Find out exactly what it means. Listen to the Quickie 55 00:03:19,135 --> 00:03:29,135 Speaker 1: wherever you get your podcasts. Mumma Mea acknowledges the traditional 56 00:03:29,175 --> 00:03:32,095 Speaker 1: owners of land and waters that this podcast is recorded on.