1 00:00:10,614 --> 00:00:13,334 Speaker 1: You're listening to a Muma Mea podcast. 2 00:00:14,094 --> 00:00:17,214 Speaker 2: Mumma Mea acknowledges the traditional owners of land and waters 3 00:00:17,214 --> 00:00:19,054 Speaker 2: that this podcast is recorded on. 4 00:00:21,134 --> 00:00:21,334 Speaker 1: Hi. 5 00:00:21,414 --> 00:00:24,694 Speaker 2: I'm Cassandra Green from Mamma MIA's twice daily news podcast, 6 00:00:24,814 --> 00:00:27,934 Speaker 2: The Quickie with Your Headlines for Wednesday, August twenty seven. 7 00:00:29,134 --> 00:00:32,374 Speaker 2: Former West Australian Senator Linda Reynolds has won a defamation 8 00:00:32,494 --> 00:00:36,534 Speaker 2: case against her former staffer Brittany Higgins. She accused Higgins 9 00:00:36,574 --> 00:00:38,974 Speaker 2: of orchestrating a campaign to end her career. In a 10 00:00:39,014 --> 00:00:42,054 Speaker 2: series of social media posts, Miss Higgins alleged she was 11 00:00:42,134 --> 00:00:45,094 Speaker 2: raped by former Liberal staffer Bruce Lehman in Linda Reynolds's 12 00:00:45,134 --> 00:00:48,974 Speaker 2: ministerial suite in March twenty nineteen. She posted on social 13 00:00:49,054 --> 00:00:52,014 Speaker 2: media several times after the incident. Reynolds said she was 14 00:00:52,014 --> 00:00:55,494 Speaker 2: defamed in certain posts. Justice Tottle found three of the 15 00:00:55,494 --> 00:00:59,934 Speaker 2: social media post's word offamatory, resulting in damages. However, Reynolds's 16 00:00:59,934 --> 00:01:02,454 Speaker 2: claim over a tweet she alleged implied she was seeking 17 00:01:02,494 --> 00:01:05,294 Speaker 2: to silence a sexual assault victim, failed, as well as 18 00:01:05,294 --> 00:01:08,694 Speaker 2: a claim that Higgins and her husband David Scheraz engaged 19 00:01:08,734 --> 00:01:11,814 Speaker 2: in a conspiracy to injure her reputation. Linda Reynolds was 20 00:01:11,854 --> 00:01:15,174 Speaker 2: awarded three hundred and fifteen thousand dollars in damages plus 21 00:01:15,254 --> 00:01:18,654 Speaker 2: twenty six thousand dollars in interest payments. The ruling signals 22 00:01:18,694 --> 00:01:20,614 Speaker 2: the end of a six year saga of suits and 23 00:01:20,694 --> 00:01:24,614 Speaker 2: countersuits for both women dependent on off Higgins appeals. Miss 24 00:01:24,694 --> 00:01:27,774 Speaker 2: Higgins did not give evidence at the trial for medical reasons. 25 00:01:29,054 --> 00:01:32,614 Speaker 2: The executive principle of Christian College, Geelong has confirmed one 26 00:01:32,654 --> 00:01:36,454 Speaker 2: person is dead following a bus crash earlier today, according 27 00:01:36,454 --> 00:01:38,014 Speaker 2: to the Age. In an e mail sent to the 28 00:01:38,014 --> 00:01:41,494 Speaker 2: school community, Matilda Duba said a female student lost their 29 00:01:41,494 --> 00:01:44,094 Speaker 2: life while several other students were injured and are now 30 00:01:44,134 --> 00:01:48,494 Speaker 2: receiving treatment. This has now also been confirmed by Victoria Police. 31 00:01:49,014 --> 00:01:52,294 Speaker 2: The major incident occurred in Stonehaven, just outside of Geelong, 32 00:01:52,414 --> 00:01:55,654 Speaker 2: earlier on Wednesday morning, after a school bus rolled closing 33 00:01:55,654 --> 00:01:59,534 Speaker 2: the highway. Emergency services responded to the call around eight 34 00:01:59,654 --> 00:02:03,734 Speaker 2: twenty am. Ambulance Victoria said paramedics arrived at the scene 35 00:02:03,774 --> 00:02:07,014 Speaker 2: and are prioritizing their patients. There were twenty eight students 36 00:02:07,014 --> 00:02:09,534 Speaker 2: on board at the time of the incident, ranging from 37 00:02:09,574 --> 00:02:13,174 Speaker 2: primary to secondary school age. There has been little development 38 00:02:13,214 --> 00:02:16,774 Speaker 2: on the police shooting in the Victorian High Country. Authorities 39 00:02:16,814 --> 00:02:20,054 Speaker 2: are still searching for the alleged shooter, Desi Freeman, with 40 00:02:20,174 --> 00:02:23,214 Speaker 2: Victoria Police Commissioner Mike Bush telling media they have set 41 00:02:23,254 --> 00:02:25,814 Speaker 2: up a wide cordon as part of a very wide 42 00:02:25,854 --> 00:02:29,854 Speaker 2: search area. Freeman is an alleged conspiracy theorist and self 43 00:02:29,894 --> 00:02:34,414 Speaker 2: described sovereign citizen who rejects government and law. Aged fifty six, 44 00:02:34,454 --> 00:02:36,654 Speaker 2: he has a long history with police and his hatred 45 00:02:36,734 --> 00:02:40,454 Speaker 2: of authority is well documented. Commissioner Bush that they're pouring 46 00:02:40,494 --> 00:02:44,174 Speaker 2: all available resources into the search for him. Victoria Police's 47 00:02:44,254 --> 00:02:47,254 Speaker 2: Secretary Wayne Gatt told Iron Breakfast the loss of two 48 00:02:47,334 --> 00:02:49,894 Speaker 2: of his colleagues and another being injured has been an 49 00:02:49,894 --> 00:02:51,374 Speaker 2: emotional blow to the force. 50 00:02:51,694 --> 00:02:54,494 Speaker 1: They're just enormously said that, you know, some of them, 51 00:02:54,534 --> 00:02:56,614 Speaker 1: in fact, hundreds of them are having to suppress the 52 00:02:56,654 --> 00:02:59,734 Speaker 1: way they're feeling emotionally as they turn up to work 53 00:02:59,774 --> 00:03:03,454 Speaker 1: and get on with this dangerous job, but so important 54 00:03:03,494 --> 00:03:05,534 Speaker 1: job of holding this offended to account. 55 00:03:05,734 --> 00:03:08,854 Speaker 2: As the search continues, politicians are turning to the scourge 56 00:03:08,854 --> 00:03:12,494 Speaker 2: of far right eas extremism. Prime Minister Anthony Alberizi said 57 00:03:12,494 --> 00:03:15,334 Speaker 2: that the federal government takes the threat of ideologies like 58 00:03:15,414 --> 00:03:19,494 Speaker 2: sovereign citizenship very seriously, he said. Mike Burgess, the Director 59 00:03:19,574 --> 00:03:22,374 Speaker 2: General of ASIO, has been warned about the threat, although 60 00:03:22,414 --> 00:03:26,974 Speaker 2: he acknowledged it is difficult to defend against such individuals. Today, 61 00:03:27,054 --> 00:03:30,094 Speaker 2: AFL player Mitch Brown has become the games first openly 62 00:03:30,134 --> 00:03:33,694 Speaker 2: bisexual man. The former West Coast Eagle played ninety four 63 00:03:33,734 --> 00:03:35,774 Speaker 2: games for the club from two thousand and seven to 64 00:03:35,814 --> 00:03:39,374 Speaker 2: twenty sixteen. He spoke to The Daily Oz talking about 65 00:03:39,374 --> 00:03:44,374 Speaker 2: the AFL's culture of hypermasculinity that made questioning his sexuality impossible. 66 00:03:44,774 --> 00:03:46,694 Speaker 2: He said at one point he asked the teammate how 67 00:03:46,694 --> 00:03:48,454 Speaker 2: to know if you were gay, to which he was 68 00:03:48,534 --> 00:03:51,214 Speaker 2: laughed at. Throughout his time on the field, he said, 69 00:03:51,254 --> 00:03:54,734 Speaker 2: countless homophobic insults were leveled at him, not because they 70 00:03:54,774 --> 00:03:58,654 Speaker 2: suspected his sexuality, but because such words were used interchangeably 71 00:03:58,694 --> 00:04:02,574 Speaker 2: with insults. Even after retirement, he struggled to explore and 72 00:04:02,614 --> 00:04:06,334 Speaker 2: accept his sexuality. Deciding to go public was a big decision, 73 00:04:06,414 --> 00:04:09,054 Speaker 2: but something his ex partner, Shay, with whom he shares 74 00:04:09,094 --> 00:04:12,014 Speaker 2: two kires kids, was very on board. With his current 75 00:04:12,054 --> 00:04:14,934 Speaker 2: partner Lou was entirely in his corner, he said, he 76 00:04:14,974 --> 00:04:17,774 Speaker 2: wanted to share his experience so other players could feel seen. 77 00:04:18,694 --> 00:04:21,974 Speaker 2: Taylor Swift and Travis Kelsey are getting married, news they 78 00:04:22,014 --> 00:04:25,254 Speaker 2: shared with fans on their social media this morning. However, 79 00:04:25,374 --> 00:04:28,254 Speaker 2: eagle eyed fans have been pointing out a series of 80 00:04:28,294 --> 00:04:31,694 Speaker 2: subtle messages in the post. Taylor Swift is a known 81 00:04:31,734 --> 00:04:35,294 Speaker 2: mastermind leaving hints for her swifties, so it's no surprise 82 00:04:35,374 --> 00:04:39,254 Speaker 2: this would continue in her engagement post. Perhaps the biggest 83 00:04:39,414 --> 00:04:42,094 Speaker 2: was the caption your English Teacher and your gym teacher 84 00:04:42,174 --> 00:04:45,054 Speaker 2: are getting married. It's a reference to her song so 85 00:04:45,174 --> 00:04:47,734 Speaker 2: High School, which was written for Travis about how their 86 00:04:47,774 --> 00:04:50,214 Speaker 2: love swept her off her feet like a first love 87 00:04:50,214 --> 00:04:53,014 Speaker 2: in high school would. It features the line you know 88 00:04:53,094 --> 00:04:56,094 Speaker 2: how to ball? I know Aristotle, clearly a reference to 89 00:04:56,134 --> 00:04:58,374 Speaker 2: the fact that he is a champion football player and 90 00:04:58,494 --> 00:05:02,534 Speaker 2: she is a singer songwriter. She also added a dynamite emoji, 91 00:05:02,654 --> 00:05:05,574 Speaker 2: also known as TNT. The pair have been going by 92 00:05:05,574 --> 00:05:09,134 Speaker 2: the abbreviation for some time, meaning Taylor and Travis, with 93 00:05:09,174 --> 00:05:12,854 Speaker 2: Swift even having it emblazoned on a diamond bracelet. She 94 00:05:12,974 --> 00:05:15,534 Speaker 2: also posted the news on the thirteenth hour of the 95 00:05:15,574 --> 00:05:18,854 Speaker 2: twenty sixth day of August. Now to do so. Mass 96 00:05:18,934 --> 00:05:24,054 Speaker 2: thirteen plus thirteen equals twenty six for the uninitiated. Taylorswift's 97 00:05:24,054 --> 00:05:27,574 Speaker 2: favorite number is thirteen and the Kicker. It's been thirteen 98 00:05:27,694 --> 00:05:31,254 Speaker 2: days since she appeared on Travis Kelsey's podcast. How she 99 00:05:31,414 --> 00:05:34,654 Speaker 2: even thinks of this is beyond us. That's your evening 100 00:05:34,654 --> 00:05:38,054 Speaker 2: news headlines. On Thursday's episode of The Quikie, Daniel's Law 101 00:05:38,094 --> 00:05:40,734 Speaker 2: is now Live. We explain the rules around the new 102 00:05:40,814 --> 00:05:44,254 Speaker 2: sex offender registry, plus everything you need to know as 103 00:05:44,254 --> 00:05:48,574 Speaker 2: diplomatic relations between Australia, Iran and Israel reach a new low. 104 00:05:49,454 --> 00:05:53,494 Speaker 2: Listen to The Quikie wherever you get your podcasts.