1 00:00:00,560 --> 00:00:04,440 Speaker 1: International correspondence with ends in Eye Insurance, Peace of Mind 2 00:00:04,480 --> 00:00:06,960 Speaker 1: for New Zealand business, Murray Old. 3 00:00:06,960 --> 00:00:08,119 Speaker 2: Osit correspondence with US. 4 00:00:08,160 --> 00:00:10,800 Speaker 1: Now heymaz hi there here they're going to afternoon. 5 00:00:10,840 --> 00:00:12,520 Speaker 2: Okay, So what's going on with employment? 6 00:00:13,480 --> 00:00:16,480 Speaker 1: Well, it's not a pretty picture. Jobless rate at the 7 00:00:16,560 --> 00:00:19,200 Speaker 1: highest level now in four years, jumped up to four 8 00:00:19,239 --> 00:00:23,640 Speaker 1: and a half percent in September, a surprising result. All 9 00:00:23,680 --> 00:00:27,639 Speaker 1: the economists who were asked about their expectations, they said, well, 10 00:00:28,040 --> 00:00:30,240 Speaker 1: it's going to stay around four point three percent, which 11 00:00:30,240 --> 00:00:32,879 Speaker 1: is what it was in August. So more than one 12 00:00:32,880 --> 00:00:37,199 Speaker 1: thousand people a day lost their jobs in September, a 13 00:00:37,280 --> 00:00:40,800 Speaker 1: modest job growth of fifteen thousand, spurred on by a 14 00:00:40,920 --> 00:00:43,560 Speaker 1: rise of course in the participation rate, which measures the 15 00:00:43,640 --> 00:00:47,600 Speaker 1: number of people out there in the across the country 16 00:00:47,600 --> 00:00:51,080 Speaker 1: actively looking for work. So the number ticked up four 17 00:00:51,080 --> 00:00:53,599 Speaker 1: and a half percent. This of course puts pressure on 18 00:00:53,640 --> 00:00:56,360 Speaker 1: the Reserve Bank to think about cutting interest rates. The 19 00:00:56,440 --> 00:00:59,280 Speaker 1: cash rate currently has at three point six percent, and 20 00:00:59,400 --> 00:01:02,600 Speaker 1: the next Reserve Bank meeting that's due on Melbourne Cup 21 00:01:02,680 --> 00:01:04,840 Speaker 1: Day on Tuesday, the fourth of November. 22 00:01:05,319 --> 00:01:08,480 Speaker 2: Now, okay, so this court case about the synagogues and 23 00:01:08,520 --> 00:01:10,880 Speaker 2: the pro Palestine activists explain this. 24 00:01:12,240 --> 00:01:15,199 Speaker 1: Okay, Back in February this year, there was a huge 25 00:01:15,200 --> 00:01:22,800 Speaker 1: spike in anti Semitic incidents across Sydney. It's almost all 26 00:01:22,840 --> 00:01:26,520 Speaker 1: confined to Sydney. So you had spray painting on synagogue walls, 27 00:01:26,560 --> 00:01:29,240 Speaker 1: you know, hate the Jews, pro Palestine from the rivet 28 00:01:29,280 --> 00:01:31,960 Speaker 1: of the sea, all that sort of standard stuff that 29 00:01:32,080 --> 00:01:35,960 Speaker 1: has obscene it's just dreadful. So the state government brought 30 00:01:36,040 --> 00:01:40,240 Speaker 1: in laws that were cloaked in this kind of anti 31 00:01:40,280 --> 00:01:42,679 Speaker 1: hate speech was the phrase that the government was using 32 00:01:42,720 --> 00:01:45,920 Speaker 1: at the time. It was one of several changes designed 33 00:01:45,920 --> 00:01:48,720 Speaker 1: to crack down on hate speech. But lawyers for the 34 00:01:48,760 --> 00:01:52,400 Speaker 1: Palestine Action Group challenge the validity of these laws. They 35 00:01:52,520 --> 00:01:57,280 Speaker 1: said it actually pushed police powers beyond legitimate bounds. Police 36 00:01:57,320 --> 00:02:00,360 Speaker 1: were empowered to order protests to move on if they 37 00:02:00,400 --> 00:02:02,840 Speaker 1: were near a place of worship, being a synagogue, be 38 00:02:02,960 --> 00:02:05,320 Speaker 1: the mosque, be at a church, even if there was 39 00:02:05,400 --> 00:02:09,280 Speaker 1: no basis to believe worshipers were obstructed or frightened or 40 00:02:09,320 --> 00:02:11,920 Speaker 1: fearful or know anything along those lives. It was a 41 00:02:11,960 --> 00:02:15,920 Speaker 1: step too far for the government well and the police, 42 00:02:16,200 --> 00:02:19,080 Speaker 1: and the Supreme Court today is ruled yes, in fact, 43 00:02:19,120 --> 00:02:21,920 Speaker 1: it was an overreach. It's a step too far in 44 00:02:22,000 --> 00:02:26,560 Speaker 1: terms of allowing protests against governments or political matters. It's 45 00:02:26,600 --> 00:02:28,639 Speaker 1: a been embarrassing for the New South Wales government. It's 46 00:02:28,639 --> 00:02:30,800 Speaker 1: been very hot and strong on this, as you might expect. 47 00:02:31,160 --> 00:02:34,200 Speaker 1: Governments here, the governments everywhere don't want to see this 48 00:02:34,280 --> 00:02:36,920 Speaker 1: sort of stuff in our society, you know, hateful speech, 49 00:02:37,280 --> 00:02:39,800 Speaker 1: spray paated on the walls of the places of worship. 50 00:02:39,800 --> 00:02:43,040 Speaker 1: It's dreadful. The power to move on has been ruled invalid, 51 00:02:43,040 --> 00:02:46,440 Speaker 1: but it will still be a crime to impede people, 52 00:02:46,440 --> 00:02:49,280 Speaker 1: to harass people, to intimidate them if they're trying to 53 00:02:49,320 --> 00:02:51,440 Speaker 1: go in and out of a synagogue or a mosca, 54 00:02:51,520 --> 00:02:52,480 Speaker 1: a church. 55 00:02:52,480 --> 00:02:54,799 Speaker 2: So the police for you, though, why do these activists 56 00:02:54,800 --> 00:02:56,280 Speaker 2: have to be anywhey of synagogues? 57 00:02:57,160 --> 00:02:59,000 Speaker 1: Well, I suppose they think it gets them an extra 58 00:02:59,040 --> 00:03:02,639 Speaker 1: headline headline chases, aren't they. I mean, anything we do 59 00:03:02,720 --> 00:03:06,160 Speaker 1: here by way of protest doesn't resonate, but doesn't ripple 60 00:03:06,400 --> 00:03:09,040 Speaker 1: far beyond Sydney. I mean, to be honest, unless you 61 00:03:09,080 --> 00:03:11,600 Speaker 1: get on the harbor bridges they did, unless you get 62 00:03:11,680 --> 00:03:14,600 Speaker 1: down on the Opera house. I mean, those images go 63 00:03:14,680 --> 00:03:18,120 Speaker 1: around the world, but your point's very valid. 64 00:03:18,120 --> 00:03:20,680 Speaker 2: I mean, I mean it strikes me that we're conflating 65 00:03:20,680 --> 00:03:23,639 Speaker 2: a state with its religion and they're not necessarily the same. 66 00:03:23,680 --> 00:03:24,000 Speaker 1: Revision. 67 00:03:24,000 --> 00:03:24,560 Speaker 2: Do you know what I mean? 68 00:03:25,080 --> 00:03:28,320 Speaker 1: One hundred percent? I mean, just stay away from dudy churches. 69 00:03:28,400 --> 00:03:30,240 Speaker 1: I mean it's a bit sort of I don't know, 70 00:03:30,320 --> 00:03:33,919 Speaker 1: a bit the Spanish inquisitions. I mean, there's no need 71 00:03:33,960 --> 00:03:35,720 Speaker 1: to go near a synagogue or a mosco or a 72 00:03:35,760 --> 00:03:37,080 Speaker 1: church from. 73 00:03:37,240 --> 00:03:39,840 Speaker 2: Leave those people alone, all right. So Tidmus is retiring. 74 00:03:40,640 --> 00:03:42,880 Speaker 1: She is, indeed, and look, it's a big loss for 75 00:03:42,880 --> 00:03:46,440 Speaker 1: Australian swimming. She's only twenty five years old, but she's 76 00:03:46,480 --> 00:03:49,000 Speaker 1: been of the pool since she was about six, so 77 00:03:49,320 --> 00:03:51,640 Speaker 1: it's a hell of a career from this young woman. 78 00:03:52,160 --> 00:03:54,280 Speaker 1: She's one of the greatest distance swimmers ever, not just 79 00:03:54,320 --> 00:03:59,080 Speaker 1: in Australia but for all time. Eight Olympic medals at 80 00:03:59,120 --> 00:04:02,640 Speaker 1: the Games in param in Tokyo, four of those gold, 81 00:04:03,200 --> 00:04:08,560 Speaker 1: nine World championship titles, including world championship medals, including four 82 00:04:08,720 --> 00:04:12,360 Speaker 1: titles at world level, and look, she is a bit 83 00:04:12,360 --> 00:04:14,200 Speaker 1: of a loss, has no doubt about that. She was 84 00:04:14,200 --> 00:04:18,240 Speaker 1: an absolute weapon. She earned arian titmas. Her nickname was 85 00:04:18,279 --> 00:04:21,400 Speaker 1: the Terminator and you know the likes of Katie Ladecki. 86 00:04:21,600 --> 00:04:24,040 Speaker 1: She mowed her down and Lidecki is one of the greatest, 87 00:04:24,120 --> 00:04:26,880 Speaker 1: one of the goats of swimming and Tipmos had her 88 00:04:26,920 --> 00:04:30,400 Speaker 1: measure twice at Olympic level, so a very big loss 89 00:04:30,440 --> 00:04:33,440 Speaker 1: to Australian swimming. But look, she's a bright, very attractive 90 00:04:34,520 --> 00:04:38,240 Speaker 1: in terms of public personality. She's got a big career 91 00:04:38,279 --> 00:04:39,680 Speaker 1: in the media somewhere, I'm sure of it. 92 00:04:40,360 --> 00:04:42,520 Speaker 2: Brilliant stuff. Thank you very much, Maus appreciate it. Marie 93 00:04:42,520 --> 00:04:46,440 Speaker 2: Old's Australia correspondent. For more from Hither Duplessy Allen Drive, 94 00:04:46,600 --> 00:04:50,000 Speaker 2: listen live to news talks it'd be from four pm weekdays, 95 00:04:50,120 --> 00:04:52,320 Speaker 2: or follow the podcast on iHeartRadio.