New Role for Brittany Higgins Four Years After Leaving Parliament

The Australian Greens have unveiled a portfolio reshuffle aimed at a "fresh start" after Senator Dorinda Cox quit the Greens to join Labor; Elon Musk has launched a scathing attack on US President Donald Trump's major tax and spending bill; It’s been 18 years since Madeleine McCann vanished from her family’s hotel room at a Portugal resort while they were on vacation; Brittany Higgins is returning to the workforce four years after she left parliament.

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Speaker 1 (00:10):
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for Wednesday, June four. The Australian Greens have unveiled a
portfolio reshuffle aimed at a fresh start after Senator Derinda

(00:34):
Cox quit the Greens to join Labour. Green's leader Larissa
Waters announced she will now take on the First Nation's portfolio,
previously held by Senator Cox, who was the party's last
Indigenous member. Despite the defection, the Greens maintain the balance
of power in the Senate, meaning the federal government will
still require their support to pass legislation. Senator Waters stated

(00:56):
women's safety and equality will become a priority under her leadership,
alongside continued focus on the environment, housing and cost of living.
This move comes after Senator Cox's departure, which followed reports
of India Eternal Party tensions and previous bullying allegations against her.
Elon Musk has launched a scathing attack on US President

(01:18):
Donald Trump's major tax and spending bill calling it a
disgusting abomination that will massively increase the federal deficit. In
social media posts, the billionaire entrepreneur, who recently ended a
government cost cutting roll, urged lawmakers to reject the pork
filled measure. The bill, which extends Trump's twenty seventeen tax

(01:38):
cuts and is dubbed the One Big Beautiful Bill Act
by proponents, has passed the House and now heads to
the Senate. While some fiscally conservative Republicans have embraced Musk's critique,
House Speaker Mike Johnson said Musk is terribly wrong, and
the White House dismissed his concerns, stating President Trump remains
committed to the bill. Trump appointed Musk, the world's richest person,

(02:02):
to lead a government cost cutting and efficiency drive, during
which he upended several federal agencies but ultimately failed to
deliver the massive savings he had sought. It's been eighteen
years since Madeleine McCann vanished from her family's hotel room
at a Portugal resort when they were on vacation. The
search for the British girl resumed this week as teams

(02:23):
drained a well and cleared areas of dense vegetation near
abandoned buildings in the countryside a few kilometers away from
Prayer Deluche. Three year old Madeleine vanished while on holiday
with her family in the Algave resort on May three
in two thousand and seven, after her parents went out
to dinner and left her sleeping in a room with
her siblings. The search is being carried out at the

(02:44):
request of the German Federal Police as they look for
evidence that could implicate prime suspect Christian Bruckner, who was
in prison for raping a seventy two year old woman
in Prayer Deluche in two thousand and five. He is
due to be released from jail in September if no
further charges are brought. Britney Higgins is returning to the workforce,

(03:04):
joining public relations agency Third Hemisphere as public Affairs Director,
four years after she left Parliament. The Australian Financial Review
reports Miss Higgins will work alongside her husband, David Sharaz,
who joined the Sydney agency in April. In her role,
Miss Higgins will reportedly head to strategic advocacy and reputation management,

(03:26):
focusing on female focused clients and women's advocacy groups. Extending
her previous work in workplace safety and cultural reform. She
told the AFR she was keen to reclaim her identity
outside of being this story and getting back to being
a working person. Miss Higgins and mister Charaz recently welcomed
their first child and will work from home. That's your

(03:48):
evening news headlines on tomorrow's episode of The Quickie. Have
you ever been told to let go of a grudge? Well,
what if all that advice about forgiveness isn't actually the
healthiest approach. Listen to The Quickie wherever you get your podcasts.