WEBVTT - Paul Murray Live | 13 February

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<v Speaker 1>On the Sky News Center. This is Paul Murray Live. Well,

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<v Speaker 1>good evening. James Barrow here filling in for Paul Murray

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<v Speaker 1>from the Man Cave. Coming up tonight, We've got an

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<v Speaker 1>absolutely massive show. Well, there was an artist, it turns out,

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<v Speaker 1>who was handpicked to represent Australia on the world stage.

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<v Speaker 1>Just the only thing is some of his former works

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<v Speaker 1>include a depiction of a dead terrorist leader. Hey why

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<v Speaker 1>not all under Tony Brooks nose of course, plus Boulder

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<v Speaker 1>By the minute, Chinese warships have been spotted off the

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<v Speaker 1>coast of our nation and there's been another close call

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<v Speaker 1>between fighter jets and another ceasefire could be on the

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<v Speaker 1>cards with talks, said Trump and Putin, we'll meet to

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<v Speaker 1>discuss a deal to end the war in Ukraine. Anyway,

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<v Speaker 1>it is great to be with you here tonight. Only

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<v Speaker 1>I wish that I had happier news to talk with

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<v Speaker 1>you about the fallout from those two New South Wales

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<v Speaker 1>health nurses who were having a bit of you know,

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<v Speaker 1>cheeky internet banter suggesting, we hope jokingly that they would

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<v Speaker 1>kill Israeli patience. News of this well, it spread nationwide,

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<v Speaker 1>even internationally, and it also featured heavily in today's debates

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<v Speaker 1>in Parliament. But first, just to refresh everyone's memory, let's

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<v Speaker 1>go back and have one more look at what nurses

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<v Speaker 1>Ahmed Rashad Nadir and Sarah Abu Lebden said online, apparently

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<v Speaker 1>while they were on shift, words that were so shocking

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<v Speaker 1>that everyone was completely shocked. Let's say an Israeli.

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<v Speaker 2>God batak them out.

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<v Speaker 1>To them, you kill them.

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<v Speaker 3>So if an Israeli is in Australia and God forbid

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<v Speaker 3>something happened to him and he comes to your hospital,

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<v Speaker 3>would you kill him?

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<v Speaker 4>Okay, you have no idea how many Israeli A dog

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<v Speaker 4>came to this hospital and.

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<v Speaker 1>A charming stuff. There you go. They would kill Israeli patients,

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<v Speaker 1>send them to a Jahannam, which is apparently Islam's version

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<v Speaker 1>of hell. You name it. Obviously horrific stuff even to

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<v Speaker 1>joke about. Now the nurses have of course gone to ground,

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<v Speaker 1>claimed it was all of being misunderstanding the usual stuff.

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<v Speaker 1>But who's buying it not me? And the cops are,

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<v Speaker 1>according to the headlines quote, negotiating with the pair over

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<v Speaker 1>them doing a full interview. Now they've been stood down

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<v Speaker 1>by the authorities, saying that they will never work in

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<v Speaker 1>the New South Wales Health system. Again good And in

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<v Speaker 1>the latest development, just a few hours ago, the Australian

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<v Speaker 1>Practitioner Regulation Agency has updated their register to reflect this.

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<v Speaker 1>They have been struck off the rolls. And you know,

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<v Speaker 1>as I talk about this, I can already hear a

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<v Speaker 1>few of the keyboard worriors out there limbering up saying,

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<v Speaker 1>Ohmorrow tomorrow. Isn't this cancel culture? I thought you were

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<v Speaker 1>against that. Don't you believe in free speech? Well, yeah,

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<v Speaker 1>of course I do, which is why it is so

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<v Speaker 1>important to understand just why this speech here was not

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<v Speaker 1>the sort of thing that anyone should deem as protected

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<v Speaker 1>like other sorts of offensive comments. I mean, first of all,

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<v Speaker 1>this video took place. It was filmed and made in

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<v Speaker 1>the workplace, presumably when the pair should have been looking

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<v Speaker 1>after patients Israeli or otherwise. Though let's be frank, I

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<v Speaker 1>think you'd be hard pressed to find too many Sabras

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<v Speaker 1>hanging out in Bankstown these days. Now, the pair were

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<v Speaker 1>also representing their employer, the taxpayer, New South Wales Health

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<v Speaker 1>via their uniforms, and what they said, well, again, that

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<v Speaker 1>wasn't a mere opinion. It could be constituted as a

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<v Speaker 1>threat that, if taken seriously, would have meant they were

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<v Speaker 1>happy and willing to put lives at risk. Now, you

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<v Speaker 1>know how there are signs at the airport that say,

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<v Speaker 1>don't make jokes about bombs at security or you are

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<v Speaker 1>going to have a pretty awful rest of the day. Well,

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<v Speaker 1>it's the same principle here. This is a hospital where

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<v Speaker 1>lives and not just feelings are at stake, and where

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<v Speaker 1>the entire system relies on the fundamental foundational understanding that

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<v Speaker 1>everyone who walks through or is wheeled in through those

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<v Speaker 1>doors is going to get the same first class treatment

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<v Speaker 1>as anybody else. No wonder. Today there was a rally

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<v Speaker 1>of nurses and midwives outside New South Wales Parliament House,

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<v Speaker 1>with many of the participants in tears, yes, tears, understandably

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<v Speaker 1>over the thought that their profession they're calling their vocation

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<v Speaker 1>had been called into question, its integrity called into questions.

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<v Speaker 1>And they carried signs that said things like no hate

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<v Speaker 1>in healthcare to reassure the public that their profession hasn't

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<v Speaker 1>been infiltrated by jihadists and anti semits. Now, these are hospitals,

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<v Speaker 1>after all, not university humanities faculties. So you know, I

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<v Speaker 1>think we're safe. There are those still at least some

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<v Speaker 1>standards there. But look, there is also in a sense

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<v Speaker 1>a sense which there is perhaps a bit of good

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<v Speaker 1>I think that might come out of this whole discussion. Yes,

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<v Speaker 1>that's right now. I don't say this with any particular joy,

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<v Speaker 1>but the shock brazenness of this video has I think

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<v Speaker 1>lifted a lot of the taboos around talking about multiculturalism

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<v Speaker 1>and how Australia, which is yes, a nation of migrants,

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<v Speaker 1>I'm one a nation of settlers and of Aboriginals who

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<v Speaker 1>were here before anybody else, has gone off the rails.

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<v Speaker 1>Now we saw another example of that today when Sky

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<v Speaker 1>News went out to Bankstown, where the hospital in question

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<v Speaker 1>is located in Sydney's western suburbs, and well they spoke

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<v Speaker 1>to this man.

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<v Speaker 5>Have a look, they have a free right to say

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<v Speaker 5>whatever they want.

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<v Speaker 2>You know, is it wrong to say that?

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<v Speaker 5>Yes, in any way possible.

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<v Speaker 2>You stand with the fact that someone has threatened to

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<v Speaker 2>kill and not treat a Jewish patient.

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<v Speaker 3>And what about all the kids that Jews have killed,

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<v Speaker 3>Israel's killing kids in Palestini and people here obviously all

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<v Speaker 3>around the world.

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<v Speaker 5>Look what they did and live.

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<v Speaker 3>On them as well.

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<v Speaker 1>Catch you just feel the vibrancy. I'm enriched already. Now

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<v Speaker 1>our reporter is, to be fair, found plenty of people

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<v Speaker 1>out there who disagreed with those sentiments. But this is,

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<v Speaker 1>you'd have to say, an attitude that is all too prevalent.

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<v Speaker 1>And I'll tell you something else. My own sources in

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<v Speaker 1>the medical profession have told me that the pair we've

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<v Speaker 1>been talking about are not an outlier at least an attitude,

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<v Speaker 1>if not an actual action in some parts of the

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<v Speaker 1>Sydney and New South Wales health system. What a mess

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<v Speaker 1>we have gotten ourselves into. But here's the thing. People

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<v Speaker 1>like me and probably a lot of you out there

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<v Speaker 1>have been warning about the failings of multiculturalism for years now,

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<v Speaker 1>and it is worthwhile to break down just how this

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<v Speaker 1>has all gone so wrong. And number one, I think

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<v Speaker 1>it starts with a series of small l liberal delusions,

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<v Speaker 1>delusions like all cultures are equal, and not only that

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<v Speaker 1>they are compatible, and that there is some magical process,

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<v Speaker 1>a transubstantiation, if you will, that turns people from very

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<v Speaker 1>different cultures with very alien attitudes about religion and children

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<v Speaker 1>and family and work and everything else into people who

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<v Speaker 1>share our nations common values and beliefs. Thus, for example,

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<v Speaker 1>some people who come from a place that treat women

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<v Speaker 1>as property suddenly land in Australia, get a house in

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<v Speaker 1>the Burbs, and magically accept all of a sudden that

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<v Speaker 1>women should be able to work and date and marry

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<v Speaker 1>who they wish, even if that person is a member

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<v Speaker 1>of a different religion or no religion at all. And likewise,

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<v Speaker 1>some people who think Jews are evil and demonic will

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<v Speaker 1>at some point on the way to Australia suddenly being

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<v Speaker 1>seen the light and understand that Jews are in fact

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<v Speaker 1>valued members of the Australian communit who have been contributing

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<v Speaker 1>to Australian society at the highest levels virtually since our

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<v Speaker 1>modern nation was founded. So as a result of this, well,

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<v Speaker 1>these delusions have led us to make all sorts of

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<v Speaker 1>poor policy choices and led to this situation now where

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<v Speaker 1>we have ethnicity based identity politics. These delusions, this magical

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<v Speaker 1>thinking about multiculturalism, of course, began under Guff Whitlam, though multiculturalism,

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<v Speaker 1>it should be said, wasn't part of his original plan. Instead,

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<v Speaker 1>official multiculturalism was foisted on the nation by activists and

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<v Speaker 1>Whitlam's Immigration minister Al Graspy, which has meant that since

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<v Speaker 1>the seventies, Australian's official policy has been to encourage migrants

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<v Speaker 1>not so much to become Australians as instead to hold

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<v Speaker 1>on to their identity that they've brought over from the

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<v Speaker 1>Old Country with whatever attitudes it happened to go with it.

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<v Speaker 1>How's that working out for us now? Back then, the

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<v Speaker 1>government did things like create the SBS network, Sex and

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<v Speaker 1>Bloody Soccer as it was known in the days, to

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<v Speaker 1>keep migrants connected to their homelands, their home countries. In

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<v Speaker 1>the process. Of course, this also kept them from diving

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<v Speaker 1>head first into the project of becoming Australians, as occurred

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<v Speaker 1>with previous generations, particularly those who came over here after

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<v Speaker 1>World War II. Now today, of course, they don't need SBS.

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<v Speaker 1>They just need the Internet and they can remain living

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<v Speaker 1>mentally in the Old Country even if physically they live here.

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<v Speaker 1>Former Prime Minister John Howard recently had to sit down

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<v Speaker 1>with his former deputy John Anderson and talked about how

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<v Speaker 1>that earlier generation of migrants, the post World War II

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<v Speaker 1>migrants pre SBS, pre guff Whitland, pre al Gaspi, all

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<v Speaker 1>of that well, how they approached migration, and he told

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<v Speaker 1>this story.

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<v Speaker 6>Time and time again as I moved around the country

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<v Speaker 6>as Prime Minister. I can remember I'd go to a

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<v Speaker 6>country here and go to me in ban dance and Lady,

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<v Speaker 6>I came from Croatia and this is the greatest country

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<v Speaker 6>in the world, and I came here because I liked

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<v Speaker 6>what you were. She didn't come to Australia to make

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<v Speaker 6>us like she was. She wanted to become like we were.

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<v Speaker 1>But as we know, things changed after that generation mister

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<v Speaker 1>Howard was referring to, particularly when it came to importing

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<v Speaker 1>people from the Middle East from a very alien culture,

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<v Speaker 1>with all the tribal and religious grievances that can go

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<v Speaker 1>along with that. Now Labor's Paul Keating, for example, lobby

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<v Speaker 1>to stop the controversial shak kalally from being deported to

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<v Speaker 1>play to ethnic votes that resulted from this cultural tribalism

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<v Speaker 1>that we developed the Liberals, although I use that word loosely.

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<v Speaker 1>Malcolm Fraser well he was warned by Immigration Department officials

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<v Speaker 1>that his government was accepting too many Lebanese Muslim refugees

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<v Speaker 1>from the Lebanese Civil War without quote the required qualities.

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<v Speaker 1>According to the Department, for successful integration, and most recently

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<v Speaker 1>we have seen Labor under Anthony Albanizi presiding over the

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<v Speaker 1>worst outbreak of hatred an anti semitism in Australian history. Truly,

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<v Speaker 1>that began just after the October seventh atrocities. I mean,

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<v Speaker 1>who could forget this moment from Western Sydney as news

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<v Speaker 1>of Hamas's rapes and massacres ricochet around the world.

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<v Speaker 3>I'm smighty, I'm smiling and unhappy.

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<v Speaker 1>I'm the night.

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<v Speaker 3>It's a die of courage fall.

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<v Speaker 1>It seems like we're gating a lot more than vibrant

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<v Speaker 1>Cuisines with our multiculturalism. Hey but remember, as Labor always says,

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<v Speaker 1>it's always anti Semitism and Islamophobia. That's the problem which

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<v Speaker 1>brings us to the other part of the delusions behind

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<v Speaker 1>our multicultural policy, and that is the failure to actively

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<v Speaker 1>turn new migrants from anywhere into Australians. And that has

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<v Speaker 1>been that failure to do so has been and remains

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<v Speaker 1>a grave error. You see, since whatever faery dust they

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<v Speaker 1>supposedly sprinkle on people when they land in Australia to stay,

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<v Speaker 1>I mean, I remember what I got it, I called

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<v Speaker 1>for weeks, Well, where's that that stuff doesn't work. Effort

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<v Speaker 1>needs to be made by Australia, by the Australian government

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<v Speaker 1>and the Australian people to help knit people into our

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<v Speaker 1>collective Australian family. Yet the Albanese government has failed at

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<v Speaker 1>every turn to do so. To be fair, previous governments

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<v Speaker 1>have as well. It's mouth the right words about hate

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<v Speaker 1>having no place during the current crisis, but because it

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<v Speaker 1>is so wedded to votes and heavily Muslim outer suburban

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<v Speaker 1>Sydney seats and in Sydney and Melbourne, that it plays

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<v Speaker 1>into these old country obsessions. Therefore you have Penny Wongs

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<v Speaker 1>continued railing against Israel at the UN and elsewhere. But

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<v Speaker 1>more than that, all Australians have been let down by

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<v Speaker 1>governments again of both stripes, to really argue for what

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<v Speaker 1>is necessary, not a multi cultural Australia, but a multi racial,

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<v Speaker 1>multi ethnic, multi confessional Australia where we may come from

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<v Speaker 1>wherever and have whatever skin color, and have whatever religious beliefs,

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<v Speaker 1>but our first loyalty is to Australia and a firmly

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<v Speaker 1>articulated set of values. What, after all, our new migrants

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<v Speaker 1>to think when they see the government undermining the very

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<v Speaker 1>legitimacy of the modern nation that they came to when

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<v Speaker 1>they see things like the Voice referendum and the school

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<v Speaker 1>curriculum that runs down our history at every turn, where

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<v Speaker 1>even the kids are told, no, this isn't Australia, this

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<v Speaker 1>is stolen land and if you come here, well you're

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<v Speaker 1>in on the thievery. To this end, perhaps I reckon

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<v Speaker 1>Peter Dutton ought to pledge, if elected, to eliminate the

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<v Speaker 1>multiculturalism portfolio from his government should he win power, and

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<v Speaker 1>instead replace it with something else not maybe a Minister

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<v Speaker 1>for Social cohesion. I think that's a willy phrase. It

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<v Speaker 1>all too often is used to tell people to shut

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<v Speaker 1>up and not talk about the problem. But maybe a

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<v Speaker 1>Minister for integration making sure the entire Australian family, whenever

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<v Speaker 1>you arrived here, is knitted together as one. Because focusing

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<v Speaker 1>on multiculturalism and nostrums like diversity is our strength. Well

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<v Speaker 1>by doing so, we have for decades been walking into

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<v Speaker 1>a trap, a trap that is being sprung on us. Now,

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<v Speaker 1>diversity for its own sake is actually, let's be clear

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<v Speaker 1>about it, a ticket to a low trust society, one

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<v Speaker 1>where social cohesion drops. Just look at the latest scandal

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<v Speaker 1>report and where individual participation in the community falls as

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<v Speaker 1>everyone retreats to be with their own kind. Now, that's

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<v Speaker 1>not the Australia I came here for, and I'm not

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<v Speaker 1>and I am sure it is not the Australia you

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<v Speaker 1>want to live in. So how about we do something

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<v Speaker 1>about it? People altogether? Well, all right, there's so much

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<v Speaker 1>talking about tonight and I'm thrilled to be able to

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<v Speaker 1>get straight into it with my panel. Both here in

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<v Speaker 1>the man came Sky News contributor Joe Hildebrandt, also read

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<v Speaker 1>his stuff in the Daily Telegraph, the country all over

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<v Speaker 1>the country, all over the country and a Donni Media's

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<v Speaker 1>Lisa Godthard. Now, both of you, thank you so much

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<v Speaker 1>for joining me tonight. We have got to talk. I'm

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<v Speaker 1>sorry about this. The nurses, the New South Wales police

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<v Speaker 1>are getting involved and gathering evidence of this latest display

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<v Speaker 1>of vitriol by these two now former nurses. Now they

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<v Speaker 1>are lawyering up apparently after the video surfaced online. They

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<v Speaker 1>are bragging about where they are seen, bragging about how

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<v Speaker 1>they would rather kill than tree. It is really pacious

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<v Speaker 1>and apparently the full unedited video is going to wind

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<v Speaker 1>up in the hands of detectives. But Joe, I'll start

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<v Speaker 1>with you here. This feels to me like this is

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<v Speaker 1>what happens when we let ethnic sectarianism build in the

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<v Speaker 1>community and we don't, you know, focus on what brings

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<v Speaker 1>us together.

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<v Speaker 5>I think we're actually looking at a very specific example

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<v Speaker 5>of one particular ethnic sectarianism and extrapolating that to all

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<v Speaker 5>the multiculturalism. And I think that actually that's not fair

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<v Speaker 5>on the rest of Australia. I think the vast majority

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<v Speaker 5>of migrants have been very, very capable of walking and

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<v Speaker 5>chewing gum at the same time. They love Australia. They

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<v Speaker 5>love Australia. Day they voted against the Voice overwhelming. She

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<v Speaker 5>should be happy about it was all the white ones

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<v Speaker 5>who have been here forever and rich in the city

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<v Speaker 5>leaky sub actually voted for the Voice. So these guys

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<v Speaker 5>really do love Australia and they and they do want

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<v Speaker 5>to be here. There is a very particular group of people,

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<v Speaker 5>and it's not just Muslims or Islamists. It is also

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<v Speaker 5>know noodle armed snot nosed upper middle class socialists who

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<v Speaker 5>adorn our universities and holds it in there, who have

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<v Speaker 5>legitimized the hatred of Israel and therefore the hatred of Israelis.

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<v Speaker 5>And as you can see from the video where quite frankly,

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<v Speaker 5>the words are used interchangeably. For example, when they're used

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<v Speaker 5>on the video and what the man in the street says,

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<v Speaker 5>he supports Israelis and Jews are simply used interchangeably as

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<v Speaker 5>people who are worthy of being killed because of what

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<v Speaker 5>the Israeli government is doing on the other side of

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<v Speaker 5>the world. So the problem is that you have one

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<v Speaker 5>set of people, and again it's not all. The head

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<v Speaker 5>of the Lebanese Muslims Association, Jamal Reefi, former Australian Australian

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<v Speaker 5>of the Year, absolute superstar. He is clamped down on

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<v Speaker 5>this extremists just like you did when Isis was rising up.

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<v Speaker 5>He has no truck with it whatsoever. But you do have,

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<v Speaker 5>i think sections of the community which have been told

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<v Speaker 5>that all Israelis are murderous, genocidal, barbarous, you know, non

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<v Speaker 5>humans who need to be slaughtered in retaliation for the

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<v Speaker 5>murder of children. They've been told that by their communities,

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<v Speaker 5>They've been told that by their families. That has been ratified,

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<v Speaker 5>if you like, and given political justification by the upper

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<v Speaker 5>middle class activist Left, the Greens and people like that,

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<v Speaker 5>and so they actually see within this bubble I think

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<v Speaker 5>you called it a silo, whatever it was, this is

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<v Speaker 5>a completely unremarkable view. And so what happens when these

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<v Speaker 5>two kids, young people are on a late shift with

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<v Speaker 5>not enough to do at Bankstown Hospital. They say this

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<v Speaker 5>stuff as though it's completely fine, even as a joke,

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<v Speaker 5>and they say this as though, of course it's okay

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<v Speaker 5>to kill Israelis, even though there are no Israelis in

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<v Speaker 5>banks Down because guess what they're in Israel.

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<v Speaker 1>But of course what they.

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<v Speaker 5>Actually what it's code for is Jews, of who they

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<v Speaker 5>wouldn't be too many in banks Down either, and they

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<v Speaker 5>think it's okay. So the thing that gets me is

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<v Speaker 5>that I think, even if they think this in their

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<v Speaker 5>deepest thoughts, that they think it would be perfectly okay

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<v Speaker 5>to say in a video interview on social media in

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<v Speaker 5>their New South Wales health scrubs, because this is a

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<v Speaker 5>view that has been so ratified to them and been

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<v Speaker 5>given so a figure ief of legitimacy by the activist

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<v Speaker 5>left as well as by their communities. And you have

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<v Speaker 5>basically ended up justifying anti Semitism, justifying murder in the

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<v Speaker 5>name of activism.

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<v Speaker 1>Well, you know you talked about that, actors, But Lisa,

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<v Speaker 1>people have been warning for years and years and years,

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<v Speaker 1>long before our cover safe with and long before the

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<v Speaker 1>albanize A government came to power that this equation of

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<v Speaker 1>Zionism with war crimes and all sorts of things and

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<v Speaker 1>the BDS movement and all of these other sort of

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<v Speaker 1>boycott Israel. Israel's a genocidal state that has been percolating

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<v Speaker 1>on the left for an awful long time. And it

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<v Speaker 1>feels to me like the government, you know, tacitly encouraged

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<v Speaker 1>us for a while and didn't you know, understand that

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<v Speaker 1>they were playing with real fire with this, and you know,

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<v Speaker 1>hence we see this, Hence we see a million others

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<v Speaker 1>horrible things almost every morning, it seems like sometimes when

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<v Speaker 1>you wake up a look at the paper.

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<v Speaker 2>So what jarred with me with this is you can't

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<v Speaker 2>tell me that in that hospital that these opinions weren't

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<v Speaker 2>being said, and that other people in that hospital weren't

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<v Speaker 2>aware of what their thoughts were, and the fact that

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<v Speaker 2>you've got them in those roles. And even a whistleblower

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<v Speaker 2>who did come forward, she was the one that was disciplined.

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<v Speaker 2>That's the problem. And when you come back to the

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<v Speaker 2>grassroots of this, that's where you've got an issue that

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<v Speaker 2>people know this is happening, and you've got people turning

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<v Speaker 2>a blind eye, so it's allowed to continue. So that

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<v Speaker 2>silo or that bubble exists, that's.

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<v Speaker 5>Right, and the views are legitimized. And because of course,

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<v Speaker 5>if you accuse someone of being genocide and perpetrating genocide,

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<v Speaker 5>well of course that makes them a rule target. And

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<v Speaker 5>so again I think there are sections of the Muslim community,

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<v Speaker 5>but the minority by no means of uss majority, but

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<v Speaker 5>also sections of the activist left who both basically have

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<v Speaker 5>blood on their hands or.

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<v Speaker 1>And like, let's just take it beyond that though. You know,

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<v Speaker 1>we are in a position right now where we have

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<v Speaker 1>got a huge migration right into this country. Neither side

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<v Speaker 1>seems to be able to really talk about it or

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<v Speaker 1>do anything about it, you know, and we've got a

0:23:10.640 --> 0:23:13.520
<v Speaker 1>large proportion of people who've been born overseas. They are

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<v Speaker 1>often living, you know, very in communities where they are

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<v Speaker 1>all coming from the same country, in different suburbs and

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<v Speaker 1>so on. Whatever that is, you know, perfectly fine, wonderful people,

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<v Speaker 1>but are we doing enough Joe to teach these people

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<v Speaker 1>or bring them into or make them feel like they

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<v Speaker 1>are part of you know, Team Australia, as we say,

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<v Speaker 1>and not just coming in and say, well, you know,

0:23:34.440 --> 0:23:36.919
<v Speaker 1>we're here in Australia because there's a economic opportunity and

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<v Speaker 1>that's it.

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<v Speaker 5>Now. I think people are voting for their fate and

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<v Speaker 5>the reason they come here is because they say, what

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<v Speaker 5>we have in Australia and they want a part of it.

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<v Speaker 5>And again, if you look at pretty much every single

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<v Speaker 5>section of the community, they have all integrated incredibly well

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<v Speaker 5>while at the same time bringing great sort of cultural riches,

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<v Speaker 5>be it food, you know, Chinese New Year, which goes

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<v Speaker 5>on forever, you know, whatever it may be, None of

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<v Speaker 5>that impacts anyone else's life and it adds, you know,

0:24:04.200 --> 0:24:07.480
<v Speaker 5>it adds depth and fun and color to Australian life.

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<v Speaker 5>So the first big non European intake we had in

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<v Speaker 5>Australia was largely the boat people that came in from Vietnam,

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<v Speaker 5>people fleeing the communist insurgents from the north. So these

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<v Speaker 5>were you know, these were shopkeepers, These were small business

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<v Speaker 5>people who had been run out of town by the communists,

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<v Speaker 5>and we took in thousands.

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<v Speaker 1>Upon them the phenomenal comunity.

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<v Speaker 5>Clearly, it's not multiculturalism that's failing. It is these particular attitudes,

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<v Speaker 5>and it is as my and I think they are

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<v Speaker 5>particularly toxic because not only are they held by you know,

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<v Speaker 5>a particular community, who is who's often been raised on propaganda,

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<v Speaker 5>who has people in Ghaza, people in Pasdane who have

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<v Speaker 5>been indoctrinated by Hamas or Fatah or whatever, who are

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<v Speaker 5>telling people on the other side it's horrible what they're doing.

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<v Speaker 5>And yes, Israel has been killing a lot of them.

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<v Speaker 5>Does that make it okay to kill is random Israelis

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<v Speaker 5>or random jew instead of criticizing the Israeli government? Of

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<v Speaker 5>course not. But these people have been indoctrinated. And then

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<v Speaker 5>when they look outside their own communities for whether or

0:25:08.000 --> 0:25:10.600
<v Speaker 5>not this is true or not, they have it again.

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<v Speaker 5>They have it ratified, they have it legitimized by the

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<v Speaker 5>extreme activist left from places like that.

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<v Speaker 2>And that is they've all gone through university. Both of

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<v Speaker 2>these nurses had gone through universities, right, yes, exactly, exactly,

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<v Speaker 2>So then you've got a big problem alone.

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<v Speaker 1>Well yeah, exactly. Hey, I want to go on that,

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<v Speaker 1>because we had so much more news to come here.

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<v Speaker 1>We've also had news here in the last few hours.

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<v Speaker 1>The ADF has taken the rare step of raising the

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<v Speaker 1>alarm about three Chinese vessels off the Australian coast. There's

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<v Speaker 1>also been Chinese warships spotted operating. But they also revealed

0:25:45.960 --> 0:25:48.840
<v Speaker 1>that there's been yet another close call with between an

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<v Speaker 1>Australian plane and a Chinese plane. Flares. You know, all

0:25:53.320 --> 0:25:56.479
<v Speaker 1>of this is very dangerous stuff. Even if they were

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<v Speaker 1>out in international waters, these sorts of encounters, you know,

0:25:59.640 --> 0:26:03.119
<v Speaker 1>there is the possibility of a real serious accident and

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<v Speaker 1>potentially worse here, Joe, what do you make of this?

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<v Speaker 1>And is Australia My big concern about Australia is that

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<v Speaker 1>we don't take our defense seriously enough. We simply, you know,

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<v Speaker 1>we buy a lot of shiny things, one of each,

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<v Speaker 1>big shiny things, but we don't really have a culture

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<v Speaker 1>that's in a real sort of war fighting pasture when

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<v Speaker 1>we're in a position where we may need to actually

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<v Speaker 1>do that sort of.

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<v Speaker 5>Long got one little boat, one little submarine sort of

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<v Speaker 5>chugging around the coast down. Yeah, yeah, Now, I think

0:26:30.680 --> 0:26:34.840
<v Speaker 5>the problem has been it's been not necessarily a lack

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<v Speaker 5>of will, but a lack of sort of long term

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<v Speaker 5>decision making. So we're constantly changing our minds about what

0:26:41.240 --> 0:26:46.000
<v Speaker 5>the defense capability we need is. It changes with every government,

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<v Speaker 5>it even changes within government. So we had Tony Abbott

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<v Speaker 5>saying we're going to get Japanese submarines. Then we had

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<v Speaker 5>mouth and term I'll saying no, we're going to get

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<v Speaker 5>French submarines. And we had Scott Morris and saying no,

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<v Speaker 5>we're going to go with orcast, which I think is

0:26:56.080 --> 0:26:57.840
<v Speaker 5>the right thing to do. But God, it's taken a

0:26:57.880 --> 0:26:59.840
<v Speaker 5>long time to get there, and meantime we've got this

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<v Speaker 5>massive lag where we're not going to get the first

0:27:01.920 --> 0:27:06.000
<v Speaker 5>things for decades. So our only military strength and security

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<v Speaker 5>actually lies with our agreement with the US, and that

0:27:09.760 --> 0:27:11.440
<v Speaker 5>is why we need to make sure we are lockstep

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<v Speaker 5>with the US.

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<v Speaker 1>Well, Liza, you know, because you know you mentioned all

0:27:14.440 --> 0:27:17.320
<v Speaker 1>these conflicts, but it seems like right now in the world,

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<v Speaker 1>if you look at the world, there's a great lesson

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<v Speaker 1>in how modern warfare is being fought. It's being fought

0:27:22.320 --> 0:27:23.960
<v Speaker 1>in the Red Sea with the WHU this, it's being

0:27:24.000 --> 0:27:27.480
<v Speaker 1>fought in Ukraine and the use of drones and technology.

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<v Speaker 1>There are we preparing basically to fight the last war

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<v Speaker 1>two wars ago or have we got some sense of,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, where we actually need to be in terms

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<v Speaker 1>of what our fighting force looks like to respond to

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<v Speaker 1>the way how war is going to be fought in

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<v Speaker 1>the future.

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<v Speaker 2>You talk about the capacity that we have in terms

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<v Speaker 2>of the weapons that we have and the artillery that

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<v Speaker 2>we have. What about the boots on the ground. They

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<v Speaker 2>can't actually recruit enough people into the military alone to

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<v Speaker 2>actually been sure we've got the people there to fight

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<v Speaker 2>for us when we need it. So you've got this

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<v Speaker 2>threat coming in from You've got what's happening in the

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<v Speaker 2>world as far as different conflicts underway, and yet here

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<v Speaker 2>we are focused on making sure that the military has

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<v Speaker 2>enough you know DEI in it, and not enough men

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<v Speaker 2>and women on the ground.

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<v Speaker 1>To actually do the fighting on the ground.

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<v Speaker 5>The People's Liberation armyology and the money.

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah, boots on the ground, not high heels on the ground. Absolutely. Now,

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<v Speaker 1>the Prime Minister, we got to we want here get

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<v Speaker 1>so much time the Prime Minister has we want to

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<v Speaker 1>talk about this issue with the tariffs and Anthony Albinizi

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<v Speaker 1>Joel want to ask you about this especially. We've spoken

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<v Speaker 1>about this before, thought that the phone call might work

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<v Speaker 1>to get him the extension exemption from the steel and

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<v Speaker 1>aluminium tariffs, but we now know that is not the case.

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<v Speaker 1>The coalition has called on Alban Easy to go over

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<v Speaker 1>to Washington to deal with Trump face to face. Now,

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<v Speaker 1>aside from the irony of telling Airbus Albow to get

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<v Speaker 1>on a plane, because he's pretty happy to do that,

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<v Speaker 1>let's be honest about that. He likes that sort of thing.

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<v Speaker 1>Do you think that will work or you know, could

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<v Speaker 1>there be something else in the offering that we could

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<v Speaker 1>offer the Americans?

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<v Speaker 5>Well, I think someone suggested that of julianman grant to

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<v Speaker 5>Elon Musk, and maybe that might square the I think

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<v Speaker 5>failing in any form of human sacrifice. I think the

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<v Speaker 5>I think it is still under consideration. Trump actually overegged

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<v Speaker 5>what was agreed to by the two men. They both

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<v Speaker 5>agreed to say it was under consideration. Trump said it

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<v Speaker 5>was under great consideration. He said Albow was a very

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<v Speaker 5>fine man. That obviously bodes extremely well. They don't come

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<v Speaker 5>into effect for another month, and so there is a

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<v Speaker 5>long time before we can actually say that there has

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<v Speaker 5>been no progress or that they haven't been that Australia

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<v Speaker 5>hasn't carved out an exemption if I mean, the Prime

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<v Speaker 5>minist isn't going to go and just sort of set

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<v Speaker 5>up a ten t embacy outside the White House. See

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<v Speaker 5>if Trump lets him in, you have to arrange a meeting.

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<v Speaker 5>Even that phone call was arranged a week ago, so

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<v Speaker 5>it was actually arranged before Trump made the tariff announcement,

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<v Speaker 5>and it would have been the The arrangements to set

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<v Speaker 5>the date and the time for the phone call would

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<v Speaker 5>have been implied probably ever since Trump was elected and

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<v Speaker 5>let alone even inaugurated. So they think fat time to

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<v Speaker 5>set up.

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<v Speaker 1>I think, gone fact, sure, sure, sure, yeah that's but

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<v Speaker 1>you've got right, yeah, we've got heaven right. I mean,

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<v Speaker 1>what could go what could go wrong with that? But Lisa,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, one of the things is if you look

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<v Speaker 1>at the Trump overall strategy, it's about to reshore manufacturing

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<v Speaker 1>into the United States. And this is where the world

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<v Speaker 1>is going now. Everybody's going to have to start making

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<v Speaker 1>more of their own stuff. That's just simply the way

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<v Speaker 1>things go as globalism breaks up. We though have about

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<v Speaker 1>five percent of our economy now too its manufacturing. It's

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<v Speaker 1>one of the lowest, if not the lowest in the

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<v Speaker 1>OE c D. I think it's almost in inverse proportion

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<v Speaker 1>to our alcohol taxes. Have we really left ourselves exposed

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<v Speaker 1>here by running down our industry and running up our

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<v Speaker 1>energy prices.

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<v Speaker 2>Running energy process of what we're doing is not providing

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<v Speaker 2>so manufacturing. You speak of manufacturing forty two percent, I

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<v Speaker 2>think it is of manufacturing relies on gas, right, so

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<v Speaker 2>we don't have the gas supplies that are being brought

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<v Speaker 2>out of the ground in this country to meet that demand.

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<v Speaker 2>And what you've got with Trump is saying, well, we

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<v Speaker 2>need to make America competitive again. The Business Council Australia

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<v Speaker 2>has just come out and said that's exactly what we

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<v Speaker 2>need Australia to do. So that's where the pressure is

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<v Speaker 2>going to come heading into this federal election, because you've

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<v Speaker 2>got the leaders in this country in the business world

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<v Speaker 2>finally standing up and saying, look, we need you to

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<v Speaker 2>make it the regulatory restrictions around this lifted. We need

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<v Speaker 2>better tax breaks, we need to make it easier in

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<v Speaker 2>this country to run a business and actually contribute to

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<v Speaker 2>the economy so we don't see everything going off shore.

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<v Speaker 1>Here here the red tape in this country. Whenever I

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<v Speaker 1>talk to people in business, and whether it's you know,

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<v Speaker 1>big business or the panel beater down the road, you know,

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<v Speaker 1>it just says everything is simply too hard. And whenever

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<v Speaker 1>I go to America, you know, it just feels like

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<v Speaker 1>people are so excited about the prospect of arning businesses,

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<v Speaker 1>making money, getting in on it. And the optimism and

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<v Speaker 1>the energy in America right now under Donald Trump. Having

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<v Speaker 1>been there just after the election and again in December

0:32:10.120 --> 0:32:15.000
<v Speaker 1>is just off the charts. But staying on America, I

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<v Speaker 1>love this story because we have had all of the

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<v Speaker 1>talk about declassification and finding out what's in all of

0:32:23.160 --> 0:32:25.440
<v Speaker 1>those files, and for people like me who love to

0:32:25.480 --> 0:32:28.400
<v Speaker 1>go down rabbit holes, not that I'm a conspiracy theorist,

0:32:28.520 --> 0:32:31.200
<v Speaker 1>but who love to go down rabbit holes on these things.

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<v Speaker 1>There is now a Congressional task Force being headed up

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<v Speaker 1>by Florida Representative Anna Paulina Luna, and it is tasked

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<v Speaker 1>with spilling the tea on the assassinations of figures like

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<v Speaker 1>mart Luther King, Robert F. Kennedy had the Biggie JFK.

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<v Speaker 1>And here's the fascinating thing here, Representative Luna seems to

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<v Speaker 1>think there could have been somebody there on that grass

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<v Speaker 1>sat a well, have look at this.

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<v Speaker 6>The initial hearing that was actually held here in Congress

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<v Speaker 6>was actually faulty in the single balle theory.

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<v Speaker 4>I believe that there were two shooters.

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<v Speaker 1>Boo, this is h this is huge. God, we've got

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<v Speaker 1>something learned congresswoman saying there was a second shooter.

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<v Speaker 5>That's it.

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<v Speaker 1>Joe, what is Joe? What do you think though, is

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<v Speaker 1>going to come out of this? If anything? And why

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<v Speaker 1>are if these things are there's nothing to see here?

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<v Speaker 1>Why has the government been so secret squirrel about it?

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<v Speaker 5>But this is the thing the government is. The government

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<v Speaker 5>is secret squirrel about these things that thinks it needs

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<v Speaker 5>to protect national security and all this sort of stuff.

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<v Speaker 5>And governments are instinctively secretive because that makes everyone think

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<v Speaker 5>the government has something to hide. Usually what the government

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<v Speaker 5>has to hide is its own incompetence. The reason JFK died,

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<v Speaker 5>the reason he was shot, is because there was a loser,

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<v Speaker 5>madman who kept trying to work for communists, trying to

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<v Speaker 5>work for the CIA. Nobody wanted him because he was

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<v Speaker 5>that dopey. Even his partner didn't want him. I think

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<v Speaker 5>he drank any better. So he gets to he's working

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<v Speaker 5>in a book deposit, all his mates go out to lunch.

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<v Speaker 5>He's left the line. He knows exactly where JFK is

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<v Speaker 5>going to be in an open air limousine, in open

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<v Speaker 5>air convertible right with no protection whatsoever. And he knows

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<v Speaker 5>exactly where he's going to be because they printed it

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<v Speaker 5>in the paper before.

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<v Speaker 1>Say hey, Dallas, everyone come out.

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<v Speaker 5>You wanted to get a shot at the I mean,

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<v Speaker 5>I look at the.

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<v Speaker 1>Presence, and so Lisa, second shooter, what do you reckon? No?

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<v Speaker 2>What I love about this? FBI found fourteen thousand pages

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<v Speaker 2>of unearthed documents since that executive order has come out

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<v Speaker 2>from Trump. So you can't tell me that there is

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<v Speaker 2>a lot of interesting information in those fourteen thousand pages.

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<v Speaker 1>There will be some inchiesting information. My mail or my

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<v Speaker 1>call is that something funny happened in Mexico City with

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<v Speaker 1>Oswald and you know it wasn't a conspiracy, but he

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<v Speaker 1>might have been the original. Oh he was on our

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<v Speaker 1>radar guy, which is what they always seemed to say

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<v Speaker 1>after these things. Anyway, thank you so much, Lisa Godar.

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<v Speaker 1>Now don't go anywhere, because I got another second All

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<v Speaker 1>Star panel, so many all stars. I don't know what

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<v Speaker 1>to do with myself. After the break though, we're gonna

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<v Speaker 1>have a sign of the timespeacause Creative Australia has picked

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<v Speaker 1>an artist to represent us at the Venice Bienale. And

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<v Speaker 1>guess who one of his works depicts. Here's a hint,

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<v Speaker 1>it's a former now exploded leader of Hezbollah. More on

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<v Speaker 1>this absolute madness after the break All right, James Moorrow

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<v Speaker 1>here sitting in for Pol in the man Cave Live

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<v Speaker 1>and we've got tons more fun and tons more news

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<v Speaker 1>to get through tonight. I want to bring in my

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<v Speaker 1>next panel Hobart City Councilor Louise Elliott and from the

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<v Speaker 1>Daily Telegraph, my very good friend national Political Affairs correspondent

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<v Speaker 1>and Geira Barrawanje Louise, thank you so much here, and

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<v Speaker 1>I want to start off with this story here which

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<v Speaker 1>well i'd say it made by blood boil, but in

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<v Speaker 1>fact it just didn't surprise me at all. Turns out

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<v Speaker 1>there's an artist named Khaled Sabsabi and he was selected

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<v Speaker 1>to represent Australia at a global art exhibit exhibit known

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<v Speaker 1>as the Venice Bienali. And if you've ever been to

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<v Speaker 1>Venice for the BIONALI well, h's a lot of this

0:36:22.080 --> 0:36:25.600
<v Speaker 1>sort of thing. But get this. One of this fellow's

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<v Speaker 1>prominent pieces of previous work depicts the leader of the

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<v Speaker 1>terrorist organization, Hezbolov, looking like some sort of saint or

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<v Speaker 1>divine spirit. Almost looks like an icon to me. And

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<v Speaker 1>guess who finds himself at the center of all of it. Well,

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<v Speaker 1>Arts Minister Tony Burke's prize prize, who was apparently who

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<v Speaker 1>knew shocked to Louise about all of the to learn

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<v Speaker 1>about all of this stuff, Angira, let's start with you here.

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<v Speaker 1>I mean, Tony Burke is the Arts Minister. Shouldn't he

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<v Speaker 1>have been a little bit better briefed about who the

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<v Speaker 1>restaurant community was sending to represent at this very important

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<v Speaker 1>global art extravaganza in Venice.

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<v Speaker 4>Look, I think his comment or response that he didn't

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<v Speaker 4>know about it could have been acceptable if Creative Australia

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<v Speaker 4>was not something that had been raced with him before.

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<v Speaker 4>And I say this as someone who's written about this

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<v Speaker 4>agency before. There have been concerns about funding given by

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<v Speaker 4>Creative Australia to artists who have, at times, either through

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<v Speaker 4>their art or on social media or on other public platforms,

0:37:34.040 --> 0:37:38.000
<v Speaker 4>written statements that are anti Semitic or just controversial more

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<v Speaker 4>generally at times anti Australian. And this is something I

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<v Speaker 4>have raced with his office, and you know, he's directed

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<v Speaker 4>it to Creative Australia and they've said, look, we don't

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<v Speaker 4>look at the political views of our artists. We give

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<v Speaker 4>them funding based on their art. So I don't think

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<v Speaker 4>it's fair for Tony Birk to say I had no

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<v Speaker 4>idea about this, because this agency should be on his radar.

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<v Speaker 4>It's something that's been raised with his office before, something

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<v Speaker 4>that's been written about in the media before.

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah, I mean, Louise, I don't really buy it either.

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<v Speaker 1>The idea that you know, he hasn't been probably briefed

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<v Speaker 1>about it, that Creative Australia had no idea that this

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<v Speaker 1>could be contentious. Well, you know, either he knew but

0:38:13.880 --> 0:38:16.360
<v Speaker 1>claimed not to know or whatever, or he was simply

0:38:16.360 --> 0:38:20.200
<v Speaker 1>poorly advised. His advisors didn't know. Creative Australia didn't think

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<v Speaker 1>to say anything. Maybe they kept it from him. I

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<v Speaker 1>don't know. I mean, look, I guess we should be

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<v Speaker 1>happy that at least, you know, the art is of

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<v Speaker 1>a recognizable, you know, figure and not just squiggles, you know,

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<v Speaker 1>sounding a complete philistine here. But at the same time, Louise,

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<v Speaker 1>none of this sort of seems good enough, given particularly

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<v Speaker 1>just how sensitive this government really ought to be about

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<v Speaker 1>any perceptions of giving you know, aid and comfort to

0:38:47.040 --> 0:38:49.880
<v Speaker 1>this particular point of view.

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<v Speaker 7>It could also be that everyone in the chain of

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<v Speaker 7>communication knew about it and not one single person had

0:38:57.080 --> 0:39:01.080
<v Speaker 7>the backbone to say anything, because, let's be honest, there

0:39:01.120 --> 0:39:04.560
<v Speaker 7>is a sense of immunity around some topics, some people,

0:39:04.719 --> 0:39:07.920
<v Speaker 7>some groups, some religions. You're not allowed to say anything

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<v Speaker 7>remotely critical. And yes, it is really confronting seeing an

0:39:12.000 --> 0:39:16.160
<v Speaker 7>artwork of the leader of a terrorist organization, especially pictured

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<v Speaker 7>in some sort of you know, enlightened sort of state.

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<v Speaker 7>I mean, of course, art is also meant to be challenging.

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<v Speaker 7>But I actually do think that there could be some

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<v Speaker 7>merit to my suggestion that people knew and no one

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<v Speaker 7>said anything.

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah, no, I think I'm with you on that one. There.

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<v Speaker 1>I want to want to another interesting story about Canberra

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<v Speaker 1>and electoral reforums and donations reform. Now there's also sounded

0:39:43.360 --> 0:39:45.799
<v Speaker 1>a little bit inside baseball to people, but it is

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<v Speaker 1>important because they have moved to put caps on donations

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<v Speaker 1>to political parties and at fifty thousand dollars and require

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<v Speaker 1>public disclosure of donations of more than five thousand dollars.

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<v Speaker 1>Now you'd think that caps would be a good thing,

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<v Speaker 1>and you think the disclosure would be a good thing,

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<v Speaker 1>but gosh, there was a bit of anger in the

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<v Speaker 1>holes of parliament.

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<v Speaker 2>Have a look, now, why don't you talk this frown people?

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<v Speaker 5>What is going to happen.

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<v Speaker 2>The big money that will be in politics is the

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<v Speaker 2>public money, because.

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<v Speaker 4>Now the public is paying for the money that you

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<v Speaker 4>that you want to still spend during elections, and the

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<v Speaker 4>transparency anticipat in elections will be Union members.

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<v Speaker 1>That that is completely untrue. Bit of action there, and

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<v Speaker 1>Gira explain this to us and why people are so

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<v Speaker 1>annoyed about what I think a lot of people might

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<v Speaker 1>just on the face of things seem like sensible changes.

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<v Speaker 2>I would never be here today had it not been

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<v Speaker 2>for a billion billionaire and his kindness to get me

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<v Speaker 2>where I am.

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<v Speaker 1>And there was a Jackie Lambi there there. But Gira

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<v Speaker 1>talk us through this.

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<v Speaker 4>Yeah, you're completely right. It it seems like a sensible

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<v Speaker 4>change on the face of it. But the issue is

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<v Speaker 4>that the Independence are saying this is essentially a way

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<v Speaker 4>for the bigger parties to have an upper hand. Now,

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<v Speaker 4>these changes won't impact the upcoming election, which is due

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<v Speaker 4>in May this year, but it will have an impact

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<v Speaker 4>for future elections. And what they're saying is this is

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<v Speaker 4>essentially Anthony Albanezi and Peter Upton safeguarding major parties and

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<v Speaker 4>their future so that people can't just keep voting and

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<v Speaker 4>supporting smaller parties. We did see a third of people

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<v Speaker 4>voted for an independent or minor party at the last election,

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<v Speaker 4>so I think they've realized, you know, the independent movements

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<v Speaker 4>is not something that's just a one off. We probably

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<v Speaker 4>will see it more in future elections, and they want

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<v Speaker 4>to make sure that they're not getting as much funding

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<v Speaker 4>as they were able to previously.

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah, Louise, what's your take on this? Is this, you know,

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<v Speaker 1>a way to protect the system or is this actually

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<v Speaker 1>an anti democratic move against you know, as a Gerra

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<v Speaker 1>says independence, although you know, as we've also seen an

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<v Speaker 1>awful lot of these independence and heals. Well, I think

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<v Speaker 1>that disclosure about the donations that's about showing how some

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<v Speaker 1>of these aren't as independent as you'd think.

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<v Speaker 7>Yes, the tears or like the billionaire babies, they're certainly

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<v Speaker 7>not impressed with this change at all. We all know

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<v Speaker 7>why the current situation isn't ideal in my opinion, and

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<v Speaker 7>I also don't think that the reforms that have just

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<v Speaker 7>passed the Senate are ideal either. I think that we

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<v Speaker 7>do need to absolutely get more everyday people into politics,

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<v Speaker 7>less career politicians, less people who are mates with billionaires.

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<v Speaker 7>I mean, at least Jackie Lamby was honest about it.

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<v Speaker 7>To her credit, I do think that the two major

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<v Speaker 7>parties undoubtedly have and will retain massive advantages. They have

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<v Speaker 7>the branding, and they have often the huge benefit of incumbency.

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<v Speaker 7>So I don't think today's laws or the future laws

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<v Speaker 7>are ideal, but I do think it is It's good

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<v Speaker 7>to see the billionaire funded tials a bit nervous, and

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<v Speaker 7>I do hope that whatever it is, that we do

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<v Speaker 7>see more everyday people inspired to be and enabled to

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<v Speaker 7>be able to stand up for and represent our country.

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<v Speaker 1>Thank you so much for that, Louis. Great, great take

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<v Speaker 1>on that there. But let's take a break ourselves here,

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<v Speaker 1>because we've got to talk about Russia Ukraine. There's another

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<v Speaker 1>ceasefire on the cards. Trump and Putin to meet face

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<v Speaker 1>to face for talks about a possible deal between the

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<v Speaker 1>two nations. We're going to break it down and whether

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<v Speaker 1>or not Ukraine's gonna wind up having to give up

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<v Speaker 1>any territory after the break. James Barrow here sitting in

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<v Speaker 1>for Paul Murray in the man Cave on Poulburray Live

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<v Speaker 1>on a Thursday night where they say Thursdays are the

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<v Speaker 1>new Friday. So let's have some fun here. Let's go

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<v Speaker 1>back to our panel here and Gira barrat WAG and

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<v Speaker 1>Louise Elliott from Hobart and Gira, I want to talk

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<v Speaker 1>to you again about another great piece of reporting you've

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<v Speaker 1>done in the Daily Telegraph where we both have the

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<v Speaker 1>honor of working together. Fantom of Payment. It turns out,

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<v Speaker 1>according to your report, will take the guest of honor

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<v Speaker 1>spot at a fundraising event for AH Muslim Votes Matters now.

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<v Speaker 1>Attendees have been assured that it's not only a night

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<v Speaker 1>of fun and trivia, but also an opportunity to support

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<v Speaker 1>Muslim Votes Matter and empower the community. Aghiro, what do

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<v Speaker 1>you make of this headline act here?

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<v Speaker 4>I mean it's interesting to see the senator pop up

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<v Speaker 4>here after she initially said that she didn't have any

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<v Speaker 4>immediate plans of working with Muslim Votes Matter when she

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<v Speaker 4>left Labor back in July last year. She has also

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<v Speaker 4>launched her own party, Australia's Voice, which she says is

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<v Speaker 4>not just here to represent a certain demographic. She wants

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<v Speaker 4>to represent all Australians who've been left behind. But she

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<v Speaker 4>hasn't announced any candidates yet. She hasn't announced too many

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<v Speaker 4>major policies, so to see her pop up for this

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<v Speaker 4>other grassroots movement has been interesting because I think she's

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<v Speaker 4>at risk of pigeonholing herself as basically a candidate for

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<v Speaker 4>Muslim Wotes Matter as opposed to an independent senator with

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<v Speaker 4>her own party.

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah. I think that's a really good point there, and

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<v Speaker 1>she has taken some pretty interesting stances over the past

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<v Speaker 1>number of months too. But we've got to also move

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<v Speaker 1>on and cover this whole question of Donald Trump and

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<v Speaker 1>Vladimir Putin, and I'd love to get both of you

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<v Speaker 1>guys take on this. They're going to have a meeting,

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<v Speaker 1>apparently in Saudi Arabia to try to come to some

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<v Speaker 1>end to the fighting between Russia and Ukraine. Russia, of course,

0:45:29.520 --> 0:45:32.400
<v Speaker 1>invaded Ukraine a couple of years ago, and the fighting

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<v Speaker 1>has just been a Charnal House for both nations ever since,

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<v Speaker 1>but critics Louise have said that Trump has already given

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<v Speaker 1>away the game by saying that Ukraine will have to

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<v Speaker 1>give up some territory. What do you think is it

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<v Speaker 1>better here, Louise, to give up a bit of territory

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<v Speaker 1>and end the fighting or does this wind up being

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<v Speaker 1>a Neville Chamberlain appeasement thing all over again.

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<v Speaker 7>Well, first of all, this is an immense program compared

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<v Speaker 7>to the non existent action we had under the Biden administration.

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<v Speaker 7>So I'm really relieved to actually see some movement. Some

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<v Speaker 7>discussions had myself and millions and millions of other people

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<v Speaker 7>would be really sad. And if it came to the

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<v Speaker 7>fact that Ukraine actually did lose territory, no one wants

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<v Speaker 7>that to happen. Well, no one in Australia, that's for sure.

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<v Speaker 7>But I do think that this is progress. It's great

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<v Speaker 7>to see Donald Trump talking to both of the leaders

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<v Speaker 7>and having constructive conversations, And like I said, I hope

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<v Speaker 7>that Ukraine can absolutely retain We get back it's any

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<v Speaker 7>land that it has lost, and most of all, everyone

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<v Speaker 7>wants to see an then to the loss of innocent

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<v Speaker 7>lives and the devastation and heartbreak that is left on

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<v Speaker 7>the families involved.

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah, Giral, what's the mood in Canberra about all of this?

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<v Speaker 1>These developments here? I mean, obviously the Albanizer government has

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<v Speaker 1>been at least verbally very supportive of Ukraine, although some

0:46:58.760 --> 0:47:01.759
<v Speaker 1>people have said that their support has gone far enough

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<v Speaker 1>in a material sense. Have you heard any chatter about

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<v Speaker 1>this and more generally, how is the government coping with

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<v Speaker 1>the change of change show in Washington.

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<v Speaker 4>Look, it's been interesting because with Donald Trump, there's been

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<v Speaker 4>new developments every day, something for the government to be

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<v Speaker 4>asked about, something for them to comment on. Now, Anthony Albanize,

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<v Speaker 4>he has repeatedly said that he doesn't want to provide

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<v Speaker 4>a running commentary on Donald Trump's second presidency. But with

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<v Speaker 4>some of these really big issues involving our allies, involving

0:47:35.000 --> 0:47:38.439
<v Speaker 4>countries that we've supported, it is ultimately going to mean

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<v Speaker 4>that we're going to have to start to weigh in.

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<v Speaker 4>I did have someone mentioned to me today that it's

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<v Speaker 4>been interesting that the Foreign Minister, Penny Wong has been

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<v Speaker 4>quite restrained in weighing into some of these international affairs.

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<v Speaker 4>She hasn't done a lot of interviews. It's really only

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<v Speaker 4>what's been coming up in question Time, and in some

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<v Speaker 4>ways it's probably understandable. I mean, things are changing very rapidly,

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<v Speaker 4>but I think the mood here is to try and

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<v Speaker 4>just wait out some of these updates from Donald Trumpet

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<v Speaker 4>before Australia has to weigh in. I did also spot

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<v Speaker 4>the Ukraine's ambassador to Australia here in Parliament House today,

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<v Speaker 4>so I'm sure there are some conversations taking place behind

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<v Speaker 4>post doors as well, but I think we might have

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<v Speaker 4>to wait a little bit before we get any more

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<v Speaker 4>updates from the government.

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah, I think you're right here very quickly. I just

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<v Speaker 1>want to cover this off here because tomorrow's Valentine's Day,

0:48:26.320 --> 0:48:28.919
<v Speaker 1>but it's no longer apparently Valentine's Day, because I got

0:48:29.000 --> 0:48:33.359
<v Speaker 1>changed to Gallentine's Day with ladies celebrating their friendships. But

0:48:33.400 --> 0:48:39.600
<v Speaker 1>now apparently it's become Palantine's Day, a rebranding just aimed

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<v Speaker 1>at making sure no one feels excluded. Louise, have we

0:48:42.760 --> 0:48:47.239
<v Speaker 1>gone too far making every single thing totally inclusive? Is

0:48:47.320 --> 0:48:50.400
<v Speaker 1>Valentine's Day just too offensive to the Singletons?

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<v Speaker 7>We went too far five years ago. The line is

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<v Speaker 7>well and truly been crossed. Let's get back to reality, all.

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<v Speaker 1>Right, thank you, thanks so much, Louise and Gerre. We're

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<v Speaker 1>gonna have to leave it there. I hope everybody out

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<v Speaker 1>there has a great Valentine's Day. Gallentine's Day, Valentine's Day.

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<v Speaker 1>You watch me tomorrow night on the US Report. And

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<v Speaker 1>Palmray is back on Sunday.