WEBVTT - ‘Absolutely devastated’: Gus’ grandparents react to SA Police bombshell

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<v Speaker 1>Today's biggest news from The Australian. I'm Kristin Amyot with

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<v Speaker 1>the Front's afternoon headlines. A bombshell revelation in a baffling case.

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<v Speaker 1>South Australian police say they've identified a suspect in the

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<v Speaker 1>disappearance of four year old Gus Lamont from his family's

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<v Speaker 1>rural property in September.

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<v Speaker 2>We have a suspect who we believe is known to Gus.

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<v Speaker 2>I can't give you any more information about the suspect,

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<v Speaker 2>or where the suspect is and why that person is

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<v Speaker 2>a suspect. I do want to stress, however, that Guss's

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<v Speaker 2>parents are not suspects in his disappearance.

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<v Speaker 1>Guss's grandparents, Shannon Murray and Josie Murray, have each separately

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<v Speaker 1>hired lawyers, but jointly released a statement saying they were

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<v Speaker 1>absolutely devastated by the police announcement. The pair said they

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<v Speaker 1>want nothing more than to find Gus and reunite him

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<v Speaker 1>with his mum and dad. No charges have been laid,

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<v Speaker 1>Detective Superintendent Darren Fielki said on Thursday. They've been forthcoming

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<v Speaker 1>with information throughout the investigation.

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<v Speaker 2>So from the time that Gus went missing, the family

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<v Speaker 2>members have been cooperating with police and providing information that

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<v Speaker 2>has assisted with establishing the movements of Gus around the

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<v Speaker 2>time that he went missing. A detailed review of all

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<v Speaker 2>that information has been conducted by Task Force Horizon members.

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<v Speaker 2>As a result of that, we've identified a number of

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<v Speaker 2>inconsistencies and discrepancies with that information as it relates to

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<v Speaker 2>timelines and the versions of events provided to us by

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<v Speaker 2>the family members.

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<v Speaker 1>Fielke said the suspect stopped cooperating with the investigation following

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<v Speaker 1>an operation at Oak Park Station in mid January where

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<v Speaker 1>police sees a vehicle, a motorcycle, and electronic devices.

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<v Speaker 2>As a result of these inconsistencies and investigations into them,

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<v Speaker 2>a person who resides at Oak Park Station has withdrawn

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<v Speaker 2>their support for the police and is no longer cooperating

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<v Speaker 2>with us.

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<v Speaker 1>Said on Thursday, the incident was being treated as a

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<v Speaker 1>major crime and confirmed police believe Gus is deceased. They

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<v Speaker 1>say they've ruled out the possibility Gus was abducted by

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<v Speaker 1>a stranger or that he simply wandered off.

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<v Speaker 2>The ground searches and the aerial searches have failed to

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<v Speaker 2>locate Gus or any items belonging to Gus. At this time,

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<v Speaker 2>despite all of the combined search efforts, we have found

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<v Speaker 2>no evidence, physical or otherwise to suggest that Gus has

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<v Speaker 2>merely wandered off from the Oak Park homestead.

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<v Speaker 1>The detective superintendent said. The police investigation is ongoing.

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<v Speaker 2>What I can say, however, is that we'll can if

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<v Speaker 2>he knew, to thoroughly and meticulously investigate the disappearance of

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<v Speaker 2>Gus until we get an outcome. We are all focused

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<v Speaker 2>and determined to locate Gus and return him to his parents.

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<v Speaker 2>Nothing is off the table as we work towards that outcome.

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<v Speaker 1>Reserve Bank Governor Michelle Bullock confirmed the government's big spending

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<v Speaker 1>agenda fueled inflation. It comes after the RBA raised interest

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<v Speaker 1>rates for the first time in two years due to

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<v Speaker 1>persistent inflation, and is at odds with a claim by

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<v Speaker 1>Treasurer Jim Chalmers that government spending wasn't a factor in

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<v Speaker 1>that decision.

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<v Speaker 3>Government spending is part of total spending and total aggregate

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<v Speaker 3>demand in the economy, so it, along with private spending,

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<v Speaker 3>contributes to aggregate demand. And so to the extent that

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<v Speaker 3>aggregate demand is above our group supply, which we think

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<v Speaker 3>it is, that's contributing to inflationary pressures, and that's why

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<v Speaker 3>we've decided to raise interest rates just a bit.

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<v Speaker 1>Anti Israel author and activists Runder Abdelfhatar will appear at

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<v Speaker 1>Newcastle on a panel moderated by Josh Bornstein, the employment

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<v Speaker 1>Arts Minister John Graham said on Thursday, while hate speech

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