Headlines: Trump nominates Australian as Malaysia ambassador

U.S. President Donald Trump has nominated Australian social media personality and author Nick Adams as his ambassador to Malaysia.

A man has faced court over allegations he stalked radio personality Jackie 'O' Henderson.

Sweden’s immigration minister has refused to resign from office following news that his teenage son was engaging with white supremacist content online.

And the good news: Three new dogs have begun work at the Federal and Family Court in NSW as part of its ‘Court Dogs’ program, which supports vulnerable people and children in the court system.

Hosts: Sam Koslowski and Billi FitzSimons
Producer: Orla Maher

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Episode Transcript

Speaker 1 (00:05):
From The Daily Oz. I'm Belief fitz Simons.

Speaker 2 (00:07):
I'm Sam Kazlowski.

Speaker 1 (00:08):
It's Friday, the eleventh of July. He's what's making headlines
this evening.

Speaker 2 (00:15):
US President Donald Trump has nominated Australian social media personality
and author Nick Adams as his ambassador to Malaysia. Adams
previously served as Deputy mayor of Ashfield Council in Sydney's
Inner West in the two thousands. He has since moved
to the US, where he's become an American citizen and
Trump supporter. In a social media post, Trump described Adams

(00:37):
as a quote incredible patriot and very successful entrepreneur. Adams
responded to news of his appointment in a social media video,
confirming he was quote accepting this call of duty. He
expressed gratitude to Trump and vowed to strengthen ties between
the US and Malaysia. The US Senate, where Republicans, which
is Trump's party, have a majority, will need to still

(00:58):
approve Adam's nomination.

Speaker 1 (01:02):
A man has faced court today after he was charged
with allegedly stalking radio host Jackie O. Henderson. The man
was arrested earlier this month over four charges, including stalking
and intimidating with the intention to cause fear or physical harm.
He was also charged with using a carriage service to
harass and offend. The thirty eight year old man has

(01:23):
been denied bail and the radio host has not commented
on the matter, which remains before the court system.

Speaker 2 (01:31):
Sweden's immigration minister has refused to resign from office following
news that his teenage son was engaging with white supremacist
content online. Johann Forcile said he had learned of his
son's online activities two weeks ago when he was contacted
by a magazine called Expo, which publishes investigations into racism
in Sweden. Forsyle said he was also alerted by Sweden's

(01:53):
intelligence service shortly after he was contacted by the magazine.
The group Forsyle's son was connected to is neo Nazi
organization primarily based in the US and Europe, which Swedish
media reports has been found to be recruiting young people
via social media. Expo describes the group as violent and
hyper masculine. Speaking to Swedish TV, Forsil said he has

(02:14):
spoken to his son, who he described as deeply remorseful,
and that the matter was resolved. Prime Minister Ulf Christensen
said he still had confidence in Forsil, while the Opposition
party has called for him to face a parliamentary committee.

Speaker 1 (02:30):
And today's good news. Three new dogs have begun work
at the Federal and Family Court in New South Wales
as part of its Court Dog's program, which supports vulnerable
people and children in the court system. This week, Molly,
Lani and Sunny were sworn in to serve at courts
in Paramatta, Newcastle and the Sydney CBD. The dogs were
trained by Guide Dogs Australia to help people who have

(02:52):
been victims of crime to feel happy, safe, calm and
able to fully engage with court proceedings. A previous of
the program, which is already underway in Melbourne and Hobart,
found one hundred percent of respondents felt supported by having
a dog there to help them in court. The Law
Society of New South Wales which donated to allow the

(03:13):
court to buy the dogs so they help keep victims
and witnesses come, which in turn helps them give better evidence.

Speaker 2 (03:20):
That's all we've got time for on the Daily OS
this afternoon, But if you need something else to listen
to on your way home and.

Speaker 1 (03:25):
If you need more news about.

Speaker 2 (03:27):
Dogs, Yeah, we've got a podcast for you. Billy and
I had to chat this morning about the changing laws
of pet ownership. Take a listen in your podcast player.

Speaker 1 (03:35):
Yeah, there are new laws in the Act about a
mandatory amount of hours that you should be spending with
your dog every single day. So if you want to
find out more about that, listen to that in today's
deep dive. We'll be back on Monday with another deep dive,
but until then, have a great weekend.

Speaker 2 (03:54):
My name is Lily Maddon and I'm a proud Arunda
Bungelung Calcottin woman from Gadigal Country.

Speaker 1 (04:00):
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the lands of the Gadigal people and pays respect to
all Aboriginal and Torrestrate island and nations. We pay our
respects to the first peoples of these countries, both past
and present,