WEBVTT - BREAKING: SafeWork NSW Investigation's Shock Findings...

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<v Speaker 1>Hello, and welcome to a breaking news episode of the

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<v Speaker 1>Maths Funny podcast where the current investigation from Safe Work

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<v Speaker 1>New South Wales, the findings of that have now been

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<v Speaker 1>published by the Sydney Morning Herald and yeah, this is

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<v Speaker 1>quite serious to be honest. Earlier this week you may

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<v Speaker 1>have seen I published on the Mass Puny podcast Facebook

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<v Speaker 1>that Safe Work New South Wales had confirmed they'd issued

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<v Speaker 1>free notices of improvement from their findings which kind of

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<v Speaker 1>related to managing the physical and psychosocial hazards on set

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<v Speaker 1>of the show. And this matter was recently discussed in

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<v Speaker 1>New South Wales Parliament by MP make Latham, and Make

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<v Speaker 1>said Safe Work New South Wales will still continue to

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<v Speaker 1>monitor production going forward. But now the Sydney Morning Herold

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<v Speaker 1>have obtained the actual documents from Safe Work New South

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<v Speaker 1>Wales about these things that need improving and they've done

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<v Speaker 1>this under the free of information law and these are

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<v Speaker 1>the points that they have found. And I'm just going

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<v Speaker 1>to read from the press now because i want to

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<v Speaker 1>make sure this is right. So firstly, they say a

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<v Speaker 1>situation report described the allegations of violence and aggression by

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<v Speaker 1>producers and grooms of the show, including non consensual touching

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<v Speaker 1>by a groom. The article then goes on in one

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<v Speaker 1>incident revealed in the documents, a bride alleged being filmed

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<v Speaker 1>while showering without her knowledge or consent, and other participants

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<v Speaker 1>complained of a general lack of privacy, including production staff

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<v Speaker 1>having keys to their apartments to access at any time

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<v Speaker 1>and not allowing the cast to remove their microphones while

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<v Speaker 1>using the bathroom, which that point is actually quite interesting

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<v Speaker 1>because they can't actually deny that one because this year

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<v Speaker 1>they just used the audio, like on the stint After show,

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<v Speaker 1>like every time someone went to the toilet whenever and

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<v Speaker 1>thought they were safe and they were a bitching nah,

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<v Speaker 1>they just use the audio. And then the article then

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<v Speaker 1>go on to say participants told Safe Work New South

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<v Speaker 1>Wales they were threatened and intimidated if they tried to

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<v Speaker 1>leave the production or when they asked not to be

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<v Speaker 1>filmed if they were too unwell. At least one participant

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<v Speaker 1>accused film crews of physically blocking exits to prevent the

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<v Speaker 1>cast from leaving. Other allegations include extremely long filming hours

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<v Speaker 1>with just six or seven hours break between shoots, being

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<v Speaker 1>confined to apartments under curfew, and banned from speaking to

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<v Speaker 1>other participants and being and I quote dated and harassed

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<v Speaker 1>by producers to encourage emotional responses. Safe Work New South

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<v Speaker 1>Wales have now ordered production to improve reporting of notifiable incidents,

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<v Speaker 1>systems to manage physical and psychosocial hazards and work health

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<v Speaker 1>and safety training. The articles then have to state there

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<v Speaker 1>is no suggestion the claims are true, only that they

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<v Speaker 1>have been alleged and reported and part of this investigation.

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<v Speaker 1>And A nine Entertainment spokesperson says when it comes to

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<v Speaker 1>the health, wellbeing and safety of participants, our approach is

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<v Speaker 1>not a set and forget. We are continually looking at

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<v Speaker 1>ways we can improve our process and support. At the

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<v Speaker 1>end of each season we review and make a distance

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<v Speaker 1>where needed. We cooperated with Safe Work New South Wales

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<v Speaker 1>inquiries two nine and we'll continue to do so as required.

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<v Speaker 1>Now a couple of points from me on that quote. Firstly, lol,

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<v Speaker 1>what a load of shit. Yes, you can say that

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<v Speaker 1>it reads great, but my view of someone on the

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<v Speaker 1>side talking about this show and documenting it and you'll

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<v Speaker 1>all I assume feel the same, is how can they

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<v Speaker 1>say every year they're improving and changing things when every

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<v Speaker 1>year the cast come out with the same complaints of

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<v Speaker 1>these unreasonable work hours, being pushed and pressured by production

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<v Speaker 1>being totally can't leave. All these things that year in

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<v Speaker 1>year out is being said. Even this last season, which

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<v Speaker 1>we've just watched. I know that. I think after the

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<v Speaker 1>first dinner party, one of the big bosses basically stopped

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<v Speaker 1>everyone who says, this is boring, this is shit, Telly.

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<v Speaker 1>No one's leaving until you give us something. Multiple people

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<v Speaker 1>have told me that, and then what happened after that.

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<v Speaker 1>So the second week dinner party, which was you know,

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<v Speaker 1>described as the most brutal, intense bullying one in the

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<v Speaker 1>history of this show, like that also comes into play

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<v Speaker 1>of why it was so extreme at as far as

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<v Speaker 1>I'm told. So when nine are saying, like when it

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<v Speaker 1>comes to this that we do all this, like yeah, fair,

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<v Speaker 1>you can say that, and you can think you do that,

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<v Speaker 1>but nine, are you there on set every day? Because

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<v Speaker 1>I don't think you are. I could rant about this

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<v Speaker 1>for a long time, but I won't, and I'll just

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<v Speaker 1>go back to what I've been saying so long now,

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<v Speaker 1>which is just you don't have to push these people

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<v Speaker 1>so hard to make good entertaining television, Like you don't

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<v Speaker 1>need to exploit people to get that result, like, just

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<v Speaker 1>scale it back, listen to what they're saying, and don't

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<v Speaker 1>come out with just endless bullshit statements instead of actually

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<v Speaker 1>just going, oh, maybe we're should change a few things,

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<v Speaker 1>like instead of doing the bare minimum, which it feels

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<v Speaker 1>like you have. That's my opinion, maybe nine or right.

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<v Speaker 1>Maybe they are making all these changes, it's just we're

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<v Speaker 1>not aware, and no cast member seems to be aware

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<v Speaker 1>when they come out with their complaints. Also, last point,

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<v Speaker 1>none of this has anything to do with the UK stuff.

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<v Speaker 1>As I previously mentioned, that's its own investigation into another

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<v Speaker 1>production company on the other side of the world. But

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<v Speaker 1>what does this mean for the future of Maths Australia Again,

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<v Speaker 1>to be honest, probably nothing. The show's still going to

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<v Speaker 1>carry on, nothing's going to stop it. They'll just say

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<v Speaker 1>they've changed a few things and take a few more

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<v Speaker 1>boxes when it comes to film in the next one,

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<v Speaker 1>and maybe employ a few extra therapists. Are someone to

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<v Speaker 1>stand on the side and say, look, no, we're not

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<v Speaker 1>doing that because we've got free therapists in the corner.

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<v Speaker 1>But trust me, next season we'll just be as hectic,

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<v Speaker 1>as extreme, as explosive as the one we've just watched.

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<v Speaker 1>Next year's cast will come out and they call the

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<v Speaker 1>same complaints every other year's cast have done safe working

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<v Speaker 1>with Southwall as well. Then do another investigation and we'll

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<v Speaker 1>do another statement disputing that, and it's just going to

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<v Speaker 1>go on and on and on and on and on

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<v Speaker 1>until we the viewers stop watching by the million, and

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<v Speaker 1>therefore the brand stop paying by the million to advertise

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<v Speaker 1>on there. Say yeah,