1 00:00:10,614 --> 00:00:15,414 Speaker 1: You're listening to Amma Mia podcast. Mamma Mia 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 --> 00:00:25,534 Speaker 1: recorded on Hi I'm Tully Blackman from Momamea's twice daily 4 00:00:25,534 --> 00:00:28,814 Speaker 1: news podcast, The Quigie with your Headlines for Friday, July eleven. 5 00:00:29,854 --> 00:00:32,494 Speaker 1: The search for twenty six year old German backpacker Carolina 6 00:00:32,534 --> 00:00:36,494 Speaker 1: Wilger continues after her van was found abandoned in remote 7 00:00:36,494 --> 00:00:41,254 Speaker 1: bushland in Western Australia's Wheatbelts. Miss Wilga had been living 8 00:00:41,254 --> 00:00:44,214 Speaker 1: and working in Wa for two years before setting off 9 00:00:44,214 --> 00:00:47,734 Speaker 1: from Fremantle on June twenty eight in a black Mitsubishi van. 10 00:00:48,614 --> 00:00:51,214 Speaker 1: She planned to explore regional and remote parts of the 11 00:00:51,214 --> 00:00:55,574 Speaker 1: state before traveling to the East coast. CCTV captured her 12 00:00:55,614 --> 00:00:58,134 Speaker 1: in two Ya on the afternoon of June twenty eight, 13 00:00:58,334 --> 00:01:00,974 Speaker 1: and the last confirmed sighting was at a general store 14 00:01:01,014 --> 00:01:04,774 Speaker 1: in Beacon on June twenty nine. Police believe she traveled 15 00:01:04,774 --> 00:01:08,654 Speaker 1: to Wayuki before contact was lost. Her van was found 16 00:01:08,694 --> 00:01:11,854 Speaker 1: on July tenth, bogged in the karum Hill Nature Reserve, 17 00:01:12,014 --> 00:01:16,654 Speaker 1: more than fifty kilometers north of wayouki Wa Police Acting 18 00:01:16,694 --> 00:01:20,734 Speaker 1: Inspector Jessica Sekiro said based on their information, Wilga has 19 00:01:20,894 --> 00:01:23,854 Speaker 1: likely become lost after walking away from her vehicle that 20 00:01:23,974 --> 00:01:26,814 Speaker 1: seems to have become bogged at least thirty five kilometers 21 00:01:26,894 --> 00:01:30,534 Speaker 1: inland from any main tracks in dense bushland. Police say 22 00:01:30,614 --> 00:01:34,014 Speaker 1: the case is unusual and concerning and are continuing their 23 00:01:34,054 --> 00:01:37,214 Speaker 1: search by land and air in difficult and remote terrain. 24 00:01:38,614 --> 00:01:41,694 Speaker 1: A woman has died and two others are seriously injured 25 00:01:41,774 --> 00:01:45,334 Speaker 1: after a car mounted the footpath and struck three pedestrians 26 00:01:45,454 --> 00:01:48,974 Speaker 1: in Wantona South, in Melbourne's East. The crash happened at 27 00:01:48,974 --> 00:01:51,694 Speaker 1: around twelve twenty on Thursday, when a ninety one year 28 00:01:51,694 --> 00:01:55,494 Speaker 1: old woman driving a Toyota Yaris lost control on Coleman Road. 29 00:01:55,974 --> 00:01:58,414 Speaker 1: Police say the car hit a man, woman and young 30 00:01:58,494 --> 00:02:01,334 Speaker 1: boy believed to be aged three or four while they 31 00:02:01,374 --> 00:02:04,454 Speaker 1: were walking near a playground. The woman died at the scene, 32 00:02:04,534 --> 00:02:06,854 Speaker 1: and the child and the man were taken to hospital 33 00:02:06,934 --> 00:02:10,654 Speaker 1: with life threatening injuries. The car continued for another two 34 00:02:10,774 --> 00:02:13,734 Speaker 1: hundred meters, hitting a sign and smashing through a fence 35 00:02:13,814 --> 00:02:18,174 Speaker 1: before stopping near the park. Superintendent Justin Goldsmith said the 36 00:02:18,254 --> 00:02:21,374 Speaker 1: victims appeared to be a young family. The driver, who 37 00:02:21,414 --> 00:02:25,734 Speaker 1: suffered minor injuries, was taken to hospital for assessment. A 38 00:02:25,774 --> 00:02:29,214 Speaker 1: Melbourne childcare worker, Joshua Dale Brown, filled in as a 39 00:02:29,254 --> 00:02:32,894 Speaker 1: cook at Papillio Early Learning in Essendon just weeks before 40 00:02:32,934 --> 00:02:36,574 Speaker 1: being charged with contaminating food with his bodily fluids and 41 00:02:36,854 --> 00:02:42,214 Speaker 1: dozens of sexual offenses. Brown, accused of offending against eight children. 42 00:02:42,574 --> 00:02:46,134 Speaker 1: Usually worked as an educator but temporarily cooked mills. In 43 00:02:46,214 --> 00:02:49,494 Speaker 1: May this year, a parent confirmed seeing him in the kitchen, 44 00:02:49,654 --> 00:02:55,134 Speaker 1: which was unusual. Brown faces over seventy charges, including reckless contamination, 45 00:02:55,414 --> 00:02:58,374 Speaker 1: linked to his time at Creative Garden Early Learning Center 46 00:02:58,574 --> 00:03:01,894 Speaker 1: in Point Cook between April twenty twenty two and January 47 00:03:01,934 --> 00:03:06,814 Speaker 1: twenty twenty three. Former Sydney counselor turned MAGA commentator Nick 48 00:03:06,854 --> 00:03:09,854 Speaker 1: Adams has been nominated by Donald Trump to serve as 49 00:03:09,894 --> 00:03:14,534 Speaker 1: a US ambassador to Malaysia. Adams originally gained early attention 50 00:03:14,734 --> 00:03:17,774 Speaker 1: as a Liberal Party deputy mayor in Ashfield, where he 51 00:03:17,814 --> 00:03:22,054 Speaker 1: once proposed removing pigeons to stop birdflu. In two thousand 52 00:03:22,094 --> 00:03:25,054 Speaker 1: and nine, he faced suspension from the party after swearing 53 00:03:25,094 --> 00:03:28,774 Speaker 1: at Channel ten reporter Brett Mason. Since moving to the 54 00:03:28,894 --> 00:03:32,694 Speaker 1: United States, Adams has been a conservative influencer, founding the 55 00:03:32,774 --> 00:03:36,654 Speaker 1: Foundation for liberty and American greatness and promoting alpha male 56 00:03:36,734 --> 00:03:40,934 Speaker 1: ideas online. Trump called him an incredible patriot and praised 57 00:03:40,974 --> 00:03:44,414 Speaker 1: his work as an entrepreneur and author. Critics say the 58 00:03:44,454 --> 00:03:49,614 Speaker 1: appointment could damage already strained US Malaysia relations. His nomination 59 00:03:49,774 --> 00:03:53,014 Speaker 1: must be confirmed by the U. S. Senate. Brad Pitt 60 00:03:53,094 --> 00:03:57,374 Speaker 1: has demanded private communications from Angelina Jolly in their ongoing 61 00:03:57,454 --> 00:04:00,494 Speaker 1: legal battle over their two hundred and sixty two million 62 00:04:00,494 --> 00:04:05,374 Speaker 1: dollar winery, Chateau Miravol. The couple, who split in twenty sixteen, 63 00:04:05,534 --> 00:04:08,854 Speaker 1: are disputing Jolly's twenty twenty one sale of her stake 64 00:04:08,974 --> 00:04:13,254 Speaker 1: to Tenu del Mondo, part of Stoly Group. Pitt recently 65 00:04:13,294 --> 00:04:16,294 Speaker 1: targeted a Stolely employee with the knowledge of the sale 66 00:04:16,374 --> 00:04:19,814 Speaker 1: who has refused to provide documents or attend a deposition 67 00:04:20,054 --> 00:04:24,734 Speaker 1: citing Swiss residency. Pitt alleges Jolly acted with malice by 68 00:04:24,774 --> 00:04:27,614 Speaker 1: selling without his approval, and accused her of telling their 69 00:04:27,694 --> 00:04:30,894 Speaker 1: children not to speak to him during custody visits, using 70 00:04:31,014 --> 00:04:34,654 Speaker 1: NDAs to silence her security team. The case is before 71 00:04:34,654 --> 00:04:40,294 Speaker 1: California courts. That's your evening news headlines. On Monday's episode 72 00:04:40,294 --> 00:04:42,734 Speaker 1: of The Quickie, we take a look at ghost stores, 73 00:04:42,894 --> 00:04:46,134 Speaker 1: and why closing down sales flooding your social media feeds 74 00:04:46,174 --> 00:04:49,214 Speaker 1: aren't what they've seen. Listen to The Quickie wherever you 75 00:04:49,214 --> 00:04:50,254 Speaker 1: get your podcasts