1 00:00:02,200 --> 00:00:04,559 Speaker 1: From the newsroom and news still come to me. 2 00:00:06,280 --> 00:00:08,880 Speaker 2: Gooday there, I'm Andrew Bucklow. Let's start with some showbi, 3 00:00:09,000 --> 00:00:12,240 Speaker 2: shall we are? This year's Gold Logi nominees have been announced. 4 00:00:12,480 --> 00:00:14,440 Speaker 2: Up for the award this year are six women and 5 00:00:14,600 --> 00:00:17,720 Speaker 2: one man. That one man is Hamish Blake, who really 6 00:00:17,840 --> 00:00:20,520 Speaker 2: does not want to win, is what he told me earlier. 7 00:00:20,800 --> 00:00:23,320 Speaker 3: Never should someone win it less than I should win 8 00:00:23,360 --> 00:00:25,880 Speaker 3: it this year. I think, in this climate, this day 9 00:00:25,880 --> 00:00:27,880 Speaker 3: and age, the only guy I geting able to win 10 00:00:28,000 --> 00:00:29,560 Speaker 3: is the last thing and he wants to see so 11 00:00:30,000 --> 00:00:32,320 Speaker 3: very happy to be nominated one of a bunch of ladies. 12 00:00:32,320 --> 00:00:35,640 Speaker 3: I'm win, My god, it would be just a disaster. 13 00:00:35,280 --> 00:00:35,839 Speaker 4: If I want it. 14 00:00:37,400 --> 00:00:39,320 Speaker 2: You can check out all the other nominees at news 15 00:00:39,360 --> 00:00:41,920 Speaker 2: dot com at dot AU. Now there's something even bigger 16 00:00:41,960 --> 00:00:44,479 Speaker 2: than the Logi nominations happening right now, if you can 17 00:00:44,560 --> 00:00:48,159 Speaker 2: believe that the g seventh Summit is in Canada. I 18 00:00:48,200 --> 00:00:50,159 Speaker 2: spoke to my colleague who's there on Monday night, and 19 00:00:50,159 --> 00:00:51,559 Speaker 2: I'm going to play that chat for you in just 20 00:00:51,600 --> 00:00:54,400 Speaker 2: a second. He told me about arriving on Anthony Abanese's 21 00:00:54,440 --> 00:00:57,120 Speaker 2: private plane, what the point of the summit actually is, 22 00:00:57,320 --> 00:00:59,160 Speaker 2: and what the PM will be hoping to achieve and 23 00:00:59,240 --> 00:01:01,040 Speaker 2: his sit down with Donald Trump. 24 00:01:06,000 --> 00:01:09,600 Speaker 5: In the face of geopolitical tensions and foreign policy issues. 25 00:01:09,840 --> 00:01:12,880 Speaker 2: Several world leaders are arriving in Alberta tonight for the 26 00:01:13,000 --> 00:01:16,200 Speaker 2: G seven summit. Another person who's just arrived in Canada 27 00:01:16,280 --> 00:01:18,960 Speaker 2: is news dot com dot I use Benedicte Brook good Abb. 28 00:01:20,000 --> 00:01:21,000 Speaker 1: Hello, how are you doing? 29 00:01:21,120 --> 00:01:23,040 Speaker 2: I am very well, thanks, And I want to start 30 00:01:23,040 --> 00:01:25,200 Speaker 2: with a fun question because a little birdie told me 31 00:01:25,280 --> 00:01:28,360 Speaker 2: that you flew into Canada on Australia's version of Air 32 00:01:28,400 --> 00:01:29,000 Speaker 2: Force one. 33 00:01:29,080 --> 00:01:31,880 Speaker 4: What is it like to fly on the PM's plane. 34 00:01:32,520 --> 00:01:34,440 Speaker 1: Well, look, I like to think of it as Air 35 00:01:34,520 --> 00:01:39,440 Speaker 1: RU one or Waltzing matild Air. Oh see, I think 36 00:01:39,440 --> 00:01:40,720 Speaker 1: that's what it should be called. 37 00:01:40,800 --> 00:01:43,160 Speaker 4: Yeah, what's it like on the plane? 38 00:01:43,720 --> 00:01:47,120 Speaker 1: Well, look, it's actually just it's a modified airbus plane, 39 00:01:47,160 --> 00:01:49,720 Speaker 1: which a lot of people would have flown on before, 40 00:01:49,800 --> 00:01:54,480 Speaker 1: but this one is painted battleship gray and says rowed 41 00:01:54,520 --> 00:01:56,800 Speaker 1: Australian Air Force on the side. It's a very serious 42 00:01:56,840 --> 00:01:59,520 Speaker 1: looking plane and it does some serious stuff. It can 43 00:01:59,560 --> 00:02:03,800 Speaker 1: shield itself from surface to air missiles and refuel in 44 00:02:03,840 --> 00:02:06,440 Speaker 1: the middle of the air, right, so that doesn't usually 45 00:02:06,440 --> 00:02:10,320 Speaker 1: happen on Jet Star, you know, so it's a pretty 46 00:02:10,320 --> 00:02:13,440 Speaker 1: serious piece of kit. The journalists were all in the 47 00:02:13,480 --> 00:02:16,680 Speaker 1: economy bit. It does get swankier towards the pointy end 48 00:02:16,680 --> 00:02:19,320 Speaker 1: where the Prime minister is And it's the only plane 49 00:02:19,360 --> 00:02:22,120 Speaker 1: I've been on where they come over the tannoy and 50 00:02:22,280 --> 00:02:25,160 Speaker 1: say welcome Prime Minister. So you know that was a 51 00:02:25,160 --> 00:02:25,960 Speaker 1: little bit special. 52 00:02:26,280 --> 00:02:27,959 Speaker 4: Did they serve you a meal? Like, did you get 53 00:02:27,960 --> 00:02:30,200 Speaker 4: something decent on there? Yeah? 54 00:02:30,200 --> 00:02:32,680 Speaker 1: We did, actually they Yes, I had a very nice 55 00:02:33,160 --> 00:02:37,160 Speaker 1: cheesy chicken breast vegetable combo with a little bit of cheesecake. 56 00:02:37,520 --> 00:02:40,440 Speaker 1: I thought it was pretty decent. You know, Thank you Australia. 57 00:02:40,560 --> 00:02:42,320 Speaker 2: Yeah, that's it. The taxpayer has just paid for that, 58 00:02:42,320 --> 00:02:45,280 Speaker 2: all right. So you're obviously in Canada for the G seven. Hey, 59 00:02:45,360 --> 00:02:47,440 Speaker 2: let's just assume mumma dum dumb and don't know anything 60 00:02:47,440 --> 00:02:48,240 Speaker 2: about the G seven. 61 00:02:48,240 --> 00:02:49,120 Speaker 4: What is it all about? 62 00:02:49,720 --> 00:02:55,200 Speaker 1: Okay? So the G seven is the seven most Advanced economies, right, 63 00:02:55,240 --> 00:02:57,600 Speaker 1: and it's a big kind of meeting they have every year. 64 00:02:57,720 --> 00:03:00,360 Speaker 1: But it's been around for half a century. So the 65 00:03:00,400 --> 00:03:03,000 Speaker 1: same countries that were in it half a century ago 66 00:03:03,080 --> 00:03:06,640 Speaker 1: is still there. So those other economies which are bigger 67 00:03:06,840 --> 00:03:10,280 Speaker 1: like China. They're not here right, so it's a bit 68 00:03:10,320 --> 00:03:14,560 Speaker 1: of a kind of self slitzing group. It's the UK, US, Canada, Italy, France, 69 00:03:14,720 --> 00:03:19,320 Speaker 1: Germany and Japan. And you will notice that the Australia 70 00:03:19,400 --> 00:03:23,520 Speaker 1: is not on that list because Australia is not part 71 00:03:23,600 --> 00:03:26,600 Speaker 1: of the G seven. But every year they like to 72 00:03:26,600 --> 00:03:29,639 Speaker 1: give like a special guest, you know, access all areas 73 00:03:29,720 --> 00:03:33,360 Speaker 1: pass to a few countries, and so Australia has been 74 00:03:33,360 --> 00:03:37,960 Speaker 1: invited along by Canada who's hosting, along with a few 75 00:03:37,960 --> 00:03:42,160 Speaker 1: other nations like India, Ukraine, Brazil. There's a lot of 76 00:03:42,160 --> 00:03:42,720 Speaker 1: people here. 77 00:03:42,840 --> 00:03:46,040 Speaker 2: This is just like Eurovision all over again. For some reason, 78 00:03:46,080 --> 00:03:48,360 Speaker 2: Australia gets involved in these things when we're not meant 79 00:03:48,360 --> 00:03:51,000 Speaker 2: to be there. So we've obviously got albow there. We 80 00:03:51,040 --> 00:03:53,160 Speaker 2: know that the Canadian PM is there. Who else is 81 00:03:53,200 --> 00:03:54,400 Speaker 2: there this year for G seven? 82 00:03:55,400 --> 00:03:59,320 Speaker 1: So we're going to have Emmanuel Macron from France, Kiirstarmer 83 00:03:59,360 --> 00:04:02,840 Speaker 1: from the UK, We are going to have Vladimir Zelenski 84 00:04:02,880 --> 00:04:08,560 Speaker 1: from Ukraine, Claudia Shinebaum from Mexico, Narendra Modi from India 85 00:04:08,600 --> 00:04:11,080 Speaker 1: and of course Donald Trump. 86 00:04:10,800 --> 00:04:14,480 Speaker 2: Bump bump bum, the Big Trump himself. So with all 87 00:04:14,480 --> 00:04:17,080 Speaker 2: these world leaders getting together for the G seven, what 88 00:04:17,160 --> 00:04:20,320 Speaker 2: are the big talking points that they'll be discussing in meetings. 89 00:04:20,920 --> 00:04:23,839 Speaker 1: Well, Canada, which runs the thing this year, has set 90 00:04:23,880 --> 00:04:25,599 Speaker 1: out its list of what it wants to talk about. 91 00:04:25,760 --> 00:04:28,680 Speaker 1: One of them is security and peace, which is super 92 00:04:28,720 --> 00:04:31,920 Speaker 1: awkward right now when there is a conflict in the 93 00:04:31,920 --> 00:04:35,360 Speaker 1: Middle East going on, So that's like Israel Iran has 94 00:04:35,440 --> 00:04:40,840 Speaker 1: shot right up the agenda. There's also energy security, critical 95 00:04:40,880 --> 00:04:45,800 Speaker 1: minerals AI there on the list, and securing partnerships, which 96 00:04:45,839 --> 00:04:47,919 Speaker 1: I think is a bit of a code for trying 97 00:04:47,960 --> 00:04:52,560 Speaker 1: to stop America economically destroying a whole lot of other countries' economies. 98 00:04:54,279 --> 00:04:55,640 Speaker 2: It sounds like there's going to be a lot of 99 00:04:55,720 --> 00:04:58,520 Speaker 2: interesting meetings there from what I understand. When you have 100 00:04:58,560 --> 00:05:00,240 Speaker 2: a big event like this and there are so many 101 00:05:00,279 --> 00:05:03,680 Speaker 2: world leaders that typically they catch up behind the scenes, 102 00:05:03,720 --> 00:05:07,600 Speaker 2: sometimes for one on one meetings. And Anthony Albanesi reportedly 103 00:05:07,720 --> 00:05:10,120 Speaker 2: is going to have a private power wow with Donald Trump. 104 00:05:10,160 --> 00:05:12,560 Speaker 4: Is that right or we know about that? 105 00:05:12,560 --> 00:05:14,600 Speaker 1: That is indeed correct, And there was a bit of 106 00:05:14,640 --> 00:05:17,839 Speaker 1: worry that it wouldn't happen because it wasn't actually locked 107 00:05:17,880 --> 00:05:19,880 Speaker 1: into a couple of days ago and it would have 108 00:05:19,880 --> 00:05:23,160 Speaker 1: been a huge snub if Albo didn't get to meet Trump. 109 00:05:23,200 --> 00:05:27,760 Speaker 1: But it's happening. It's happening on Tuesday afternoon here in Canada, 110 00:05:27,800 --> 00:05:31,479 Speaker 1: which will be about Wednesday morning in Australia. It's happening 111 00:05:31,720 --> 00:05:35,240 Speaker 1: right at the tail end of the G seven, so 112 00:05:35,839 --> 00:05:38,359 Speaker 1: everybody will be hoping that Donald Trump doesn't leave early, 113 00:05:38,400 --> 00:05:41,440 Speaker 1: which he did once. And it's the first time they've met. 114 00:05:41,480 --> 00:05:43,520 Speaker 1: They've spoken on the phone, but it's the first time 115 00:05:43,600 --> 00:05:46,279 Speaker 1: Albo and Trump have actually met face to face. 116 00:05:46,480 --> 00:05:49,239 Speaker 2: That's crazy. And do we know what they plan to discuss? 117 00:05:49,279 --> 00:05:52,320 Speaker 2: I imagine that Orcus, the big security deal that we 118 00:05:52,480 --> 00:05:54,960 Speaker 2: have with America. I know that Trump made some headlines 119 00:05:55,000 --> 00:05:56,000 Speaker 2: about that the other day. 120 00:05:56,320 --> 00:05:59,200 Speaker 5: Camera has downplayed a decision by the Night at Sea 121 00:05:59,200 --> 00:06:02,880 Speaker 5: it's to formally review the Orcus Defence packed with Australia 122 00:06:02,920 --> 00:06:07,960 Speaker 5: and Britain. The agreement, spanning decades, would ultimately equip Australia 123 00:06:08,000 --> 00:06:10,560 Speaker 5: with a fleet of nuclear powered submarines. 124 00:06:10,960 --> 00:06:13,279 Speaker 4: Do we know what they're planning to have a chat about. 125 00:06:14,360 --> 00:06:16,760 Speaker 1: The PM has said he's not going to preempt how 126 00:06:16,760 --> 00:06:19,200 Speaker 1: that meeting's going to go. He wants it to be 127 00:06:19,279 --> 00:06:23,000 Speaker 1: constructive and respectful, which means he doesn't want to be 128 00:06:23,040 --> 00:06:26,000 Speaker 1: treated like Zelenski was. He basically has two things on 129 00:06:26,000 --> 00:06:28,440 Speaker 1: his list, he said, orcus as you say, which is 130 00:06:28,560 --> 00:06:32,360 Speaker 1: the big defense packed between US UK and Australia about submarines, 131 00:06:32,560 --> 00:06:36,039 Speaker 1: And of course the other one is tariffs and you 132 00:06:36,040 --> 00:06:39,240 Speaker 1: know Australia has ten percent tariffs against it, higher for 133 00:06:39,279 --> 00:06:41,760 Speaker 1: some metals, so it wants so Albo is going to 134 00:06:41,760 --> 00:06:44,600 Speaker 1: see if he can sweet talk Donald Trump into lowering 135 00:06:44,640 --> 00:06:45,440 Speaker 1: those tariffs. 136 00:06:46,000 --> 00:06:48,599 Speaker 2: So there you are in Alberta, Canada with some of 137 00:06:48,600 --> 00:06:50,440 Speaker 2: the world's most famous leaders. 138 00:06:50,480 --> 00:06:53,480 Speaker 4: There must be so much security there. Can you paint 139 00:06:53,480 --> 00:06:54,280 Speaker 4: a picture for us? 140 00:06:55,160 --> 00:06:59,560 Speaker 1: Yes, it is bonkers. The security is bonkers. There are 141 00:06:59,640 --> 00:07:02,600 Speaker 1: police everywhere and they've got police from all over Canada, right, 142 00:07:02,680 --> 00:07:06,599 Speaker 1: so you have like, you know, the Calgary police van 143 00:07:06,680 --> 00:07:09,640 Speaker 1: and then next to the Edmonton Police van and they've 144 00:07:09,640 --> 00:07:12,480 Speaker 1: got everybody in. We were just in the middle of 145 00:07:12,640 --> 00:07:16,680 Speaker 1: Calgary downtown where the Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney met 146 00:07:16,680 --> 00:07:20,440 Speaker 1: Anthony Albanezi and there were the motorcades going by, there 147 00:07:20,560 --> 00:07:25,840 Speaker 1: was Cordon's happening, and the actual summits taking place half 148 00:07:25,840 --> 00:07:30,000 Speaker 1: of a mountain at a lodge to get basically to 149 00:07:30,040 --> 00:07:32,040 Speaker 1: put all these world leaders somewhere where no one can 150 00:07:32,080 --> 00:07:36,920 Speaker 1: get them right, and the highway apparently basically it's got 151 00:07:37,160 --> 00:07:41,320 Speaker 1: checkpoints everywhere. We've had to go through screening just avoid 152 00:07:41,360 --> 00:07:41,800 Speaker 1: the area. 153 00:07:41,920 --> 00:07:45,480 Speaker 2: Really, so maybe it sounds like an amazing event, but 154 00:07:45,520 --> 00:07:48,240 Speaker 2: could anything go wrong, Like if you had to suggest 155 00:07:48,320 --> 00:07:51,160 Speaker 2: a few things that could kind of ruin this juseive 156 00:07:51,200 --> 00:07:51,920 Speaker 2: and what would they be. 157 00:07:53,040 --> 00:07:56,360 Speaker 1: Well, I mean, clearly if the security all went downhill 158 00:07:56,560 --> 00:07:59,880 Speaker 1: and you know, like it didn't work anymore in the 159 00:08:00,040 --> 00:08:05,040 Speaker 1: world leaders are in danger, that would be bad. But look, 160 00:08:05,160 --> 00:08:08,560 Speaker 1: Donald Trump is coming and he you know, he's coming 161 00:08:08,600 --> 00:08:11,960 Speaker 1: to Canada, a nation which he has said essentially should 162 00:08:12,000 --> 00:08:14,400 Speaker 1: be part of the US, should be the fifty first state, 163 00:08:15,320 --> 00:08:17,920 Speaker 1: and that could go down very badly. Here. 164 00:08:18,400 --> 00:08:21,200 Speaker 4: What I'd like to seek Canada become our fifty first day. 165 00:08:21,640 --> 00:08:24,600 Speaker 1: The Canadian Prime Minister and the US President have met 166 00:08:24,640 --> 00:08:28,800 Speaker 1: before and they have both shared their viewpoints on Canada 167 00:08:29,440 --> 00:08:31,880 Speaker 1: becoming or not becoming a fifty first date. But if 168 00:08:31,880 --> 00:08:35,640 Speaker 1: Donald Trump comes here and starts pushing that idea that 169 00:08:35,679 --> 00:08:38,720 Speaker 1: Canada shouldn't exist, that is not going to go down 170 00:08:38,840 --> 00:08:40,959 Speaker 1: very well. I don't think the Canadian Prime Minister is 171 00:08:40,960 --> 00:08:43,880 Speaker 1: going to stand for that. And in the past, when 172 00:08:44,240 --> 00:08:46,800 Speaker 1: Donald Trump has come to some of these G seven events, 173 00:08:46,840 --> 00:08:51,280 Speaker 1: he has openly criticized some of the other leaders there 174 00:08:51,720 --> 00:08:56,200 Speaker 1: on social media or to their face, and so that 175 00:08:56,240 --> 00:08:59,480 Speaker 1: could make this whole summit quite awkward. 176 00:09:00,240 --> 00:09:02,559 Speaker 4: Stick around. We'll have more from Benedict in just a moment. 177 00:09:09,600 --> 00:09:10,160 Speaker 4: Welcome back. 178 00:09:10,200 --> 00:09:12,280 Speaker 2: I'm chatting to news dot com dot I use Benedict 179 00:09:12,360 --> 00:09:15,240 Speaker 2: Brook who's over in Canada for the G seventh summit. Now, BB, 180 00:09:15,440 --> 00:09:17,840 Speaker 2: what's it like to be a journalist at that event? 181 00:09:17,960 --> 00:09:20,160 Speaker 2: Is it action packed every second of the day or 182 00:09:20,200 --> 00:09:20,600 Speaker 2: is it just. 183 00:09:20,559 --> 00:09:21,720 Speaker 4: A lot of waiting around? 184 00:09:22,760 --> 00:09:24,840 Speaker 1: Yes, it is a lot of waiting around. It's a 185 00:09:24,840 --> 00:09:27,920 Speaker 1: lot of not knowing when you're going to eat or 186 00:09:28,280 --> 00:09:31,600 Speaker 1: see a hotel, a lot of like just standing and 187 00:09:31,640 --> 00:09:34,560 Speaker 1: waiting for world leaders to turn up. But you know what, Like, 188 00:09:34,640 --> 00:09:36,520 Speaker 1: it's amazing to be in the middle of it, right, 189 00:09:36,559 --> 00:09:40,000 Speaker 1: It's amazing to be somewhere where the Canadian Prime minister 190 00:09:40,040 --> 00:09:42,760 Speaker 1: is just sumed by the Australian prime ministers, walked by 191 00:09:43,000 --> 00:09:46,760 Speaker 1: Donald Trump's helicopter is landing somewhere and Emmanuel Macron could 192 00:09:46,760 --> 00:09:48,599 Speaker 1: be smoking a cigar in a corner. I mean, just 193 00:09:48,679 --> 00:09:50,079 Speaker 1: who knows, you know. 194 00:09:50,920 --> 00:09:53,480 Speaker 2: And with so many journos there from around the world, 195 00:09:53,520 --> 00:09:57,280 Speaker 2: what's the vibe like amongst the press, Like, is it collegial? 196 00:09:57,440 --> 00:09:58,400 Speaker 2: Is it cutthroat? 197 00:09:59,280 --> 00:10:02,400 Speaker 1: I actually would say it's probably more collegial, right, because 198 00:10:02,640 --> 00:10:05,120 Speaker 1: even though journalists have a bit of a reputation for 199 00:10:05,200 --> 00:10:08,000 Speaker 1: being cutthroat, and of course everybody wants to scoop, they 200 00:10:08,000 --> 00:10:11,280 Speaker 1: want the exclusive, the facts is we're all being like 201 00:10:11,480 --> 00:10:13,680 Speaker 1: shuttled back and forth. We're on the same buses to 202 00:10:13,720 --> 00:10:16,520 Speaker 1: the same plane, to the same hotels, and we're going 203 00:10:16,559 --> 00:10:20,600 Speaker 1: to the same press conferences with various world leaders, and 204 00:10:20,679 --> 00:10:24,040 Speaker 1: so you know, it's it's unlikely that a journal is 205 00:10:24,080 --> 00:10:27,839 Speaker 1: gonna get something different to everybody else, so we are 206 00:10:28,000 --> 00:10:30,480 Speaker 1: all kind of working together. I think the most kind 207 00:10:30,520 --> 00:10:33,440 Speaker 1: of cutthroat thing is when we get the PM in 208 00:10:33,480 --> 00:10:35,640 Speaker 1: a room, we all want to ask the best question. 209 00:10:36,000 --> 00:10:37,920 Speaker 1: But the thing is that even if you ask a 210 00:10:38,040 --> 00:10:41,079 Speaker 1: humdinger zinger of a question, everybody else in the room 211 00:10:41,120 --> 00:10:44,439 Speaker 1: can hear it too, so you know everyone's going to 212 00:10:44,480 --> 00:10:45,200 Speaker 1: hear the response. 213 00:10:45,600 --> 00:10:48,240 Speaker 2: Well, I can't wait to read and see your hum 214 00:10:48,400 --> 00:10:51,120 Speaker 2: dingers on news dot com dot au. Good luck over there, 215 00:10:51,160 --> 00:10:53,480 Speaker 2: Benedict and have fun and try and get a selfie 216 00:10:53,480 --> 00:10:54,320 Speaker 2: with Trump if you can. 217 00:10:55,120 --> 00:10:55,840 Speaker 1: We'll do, we'll do. 218 00:10:56,280 --> 00:10:58,280 Speaker 2: Thank you so much for listening to today's episode. I 219 00:10:58,320 --> 00:10:59,520 Speaker 2: will chat to you again Tomorrown. 220 00:11:00,720 --> 00:11:03,920 Speaker 1: Follow us, subscribe to from the Newsroom wherever you get 221 00:11:03,920 --> 00:11:04,760 Speaker 1: your podcasts.