1 00:00:00,640 --> 00:00:04,440 Speaker 1: Murray Old's Ossie correspondents with us A mus afternoon. Heather, 2 00:00:04,519 --> 00:00:05,840 Speaker 1: who has he got Urgela in town? 3 00:00:05,920 --> 00:00:08,920 Speaker 2: Have you? Yes, we do. And it's a very big 4 00:00:09,000 --> 00:00:11,799 Speaker 2: day for Australia and for Europe according to the Federal 5 00:00:11,840 --> 00:00:16,200 Speaker 2: Government and indeed to the European Union ursular vonder lyon 6 00:00:16,320 --> 00:00:18,840 Speaker 2: She's addressed the Australian Parliament warned about you know that 7 00:00:18,960 --> 00:00:24,319 Speaker 2: Europe offers stability in an increasingly unstable world, but that 8 00:00:24,400 --> 00:00:27,159 Speaker 2: stability is under threat like never before. You've got to 9 00:00:27,240 --> 00:00:29,560 Speaker 2: change a new reality. She said. The world we're living 10 00:00:29,560 --> 00:00:32,640 Speaker 2: in is brutal, harsh and unforgiving. The comfort blanket of 11 00:00:32,720 --> 00:00:35,479 Speaker 2: yesterday's been ripped away and that's confronting. And she's right, 12 00:00:35,720 --> 00:00:38,879 Speaker 2: look what's happening in the Middle East. Also part of 13 00:00:39,600 --> 00:00:42,640 Speaker 2: her visit down Under is to sign a two way 14 00:00:42,680 --> 00:00:46,279 Speaker 2: trade deal. Now this stands to benefit Australia biglely. As 15 00:00:46,320 --> 00:00:49,480 Speaker 2: Donald Trump would say, there are four hundred and fifty 16 00:00:49,479 --> 00:00:52,760 Speaker 2: million people in Europe and there's now ninety eight percent 17 00:00:52,800 --> 00:00:54,880 Speaker 2: of existing Australian exports to Europe are going to be 18 00:00:54,920 --> 00:00:58,520 Speaker 2: duty free, no tariffs. For example. Heather on wine, on fruit, 19 00:00:58,600 --> 00:01:02,880 Speaker 2: on vegetables and meat, sugar, butter, those sorts of things 20 00:01:03,200 --> 00:01:06,319 Speaker 2: much more commercial access. And it's a two way deal 21 00:01:07,080 --> 00:01:11,479 Speaker 2: because all of almost all European imports to Australia are 22 00:01:11,480 --> 00:01:14,560 Speaker 2: gone or reduced. The tariffs on those goods. Names like 23 00:01:14,600 --> 00:01:17,160 Speaker 2: feta and prosecca will still be able to be used 24 00:01:17,200 --> 00:01:19,000 Speaker 2: in this country for at least ten years in the 25 00:01:19,040 --> 00:01:21,720 Speaker 2: case of prosecco, because that was a big sticking point. 26 00:01:21,920 --> 00:01:24,360 Speaker 2: And this dealed in two way trade worth hundreds and 27 00:01:24,440 --> 00:01:27,960 Speaker 2: hundreds of millions of dollars. So on paper it looks 28 00:01:28,000 --> 00:01:29,800 Speaker 2: pretty darn good. And as soon as the Straits of 29 00:01:29,840 --> 00:01:33,040 Speaker 2: hor Moves open up again and we get more oil flowing, 30 00:01:33,400 --> 00:01:35,640 Speaker 2: I'm sure all the Australian goods will pour into the 31 00:01:35,680 --> 00:01:36,559 Speaker 2: Northern hemisphere. 32 00:01:36,640 --> 00:01:39,360 Speaker 1: Yeah. Now, you guys are not going to be doing 33 00:01:39,400 --> 00:01:42,320 Speaker 1: any fuel rationing at the moment. Is everybody on board 34 00:01:42,360 --> 00:01:44,280 Speaker 1: with us or are there still some skeptics out there? 35 00:01:45,480 --> 00:01:48,640 Speaker 2: Well, look, I've not heard any skeptics. Certainly the biggest state, 36 00:01:48,720 --> 00:01:53,000 Speaker 2: New South Wales, the premiere Chris Men's yesterday made it 37 00:01:53,120 --> 00:01:55,640 Speaker 2: very clear they were working right across the weekend with 38 00:01:55,680 --> 00:01:57,880 Speaker 2: all the big fuel distribution companies. There are four or 39 00:01:57,880 --> 00:02:01,520 Speaker 2: five of them in this country and part of the problem, 40 00:02:01,600 --> 00:02:04,520 Speaker 2: of course is getting fuel to where it's needed. Farmers 41 00:02:04,560 --> 00:02:08,520 Speaker 2: need diesel, for example, but where farmers typically are getting 42 00:02:08,560 --> 00:02:13,920 Speaker 2: their fuel from they're often small regional centers where you 43 00:02:14,000 --> 00:02:16,280 Speaker 2: don't have a big BP. For example, you've got a 44 00:02:16,320 --> 00:02:20,440 Speaker 2: small independent operator and it's the independent operators who haven't 45 00:02:20,480 --> 00:02:24,440 Speaker 2: been getting fuel deliveries of diesel and petrol and so 46 00:02:24,600 --> 00:02:28,160 Speaker 2: on because they don't have locked in existing contracts with 47 00:02:28,200 --> 00:02:31,839 Speaker 2: the big distribution companies. Because the distribution companies actually own 48 00:02:31,919 --> 00:02:35,320 Speaker 2: outlets themselves, so they're looking after their own outlets first, 49 00:02:35,360 --> 00:02:37,720 Speaker 2: and there isn't a BP in every dawn a small 50 00:02:37,880 --> 00:02:42,040 Speaker 2: country center. So the Premier yesterday made it clear. Across 51 00:02:42,080 --> 00:02:45,160 Speaker 2: the weekend those talks progressed. He wanted some answers by 52 00:02:45,240 --> 00:02:49,400 Speaker 2: clothes of business today about getting fuel supplies out to 53 00:02:49,520 --> 00:02:53,840 Speaker 2: where they needed in the bush. But it really is 54 00:02:53,919 --> 00:02:57,880 Speaker 2: a demand driven problem according to the federal government Albanez. 55 00:02:57,960 --> 00:03:02,160 Speaker 2: He says, we're getting regular flies. Yes, six or seven 56 00:03:02,240 --> 00:03:06,200 Speaker 2: ships have not turned up on time this month, but 57 00:03:06,320 --> 00:03:11,280 Speaker 2: that means about eighty odd have. But our buying patterns 58 00:03:11,280 --> 00:03:14,400 Speaker 2: have changed dramatically. We're buying more than we need to. Basically, 59 00:03:14,720 --> 00:03:17,720 Speaker 2: you know, perhaps I would. I would go a whole week, 60 00:03:17,760 --> 00:03:20,240 Speaker 2: ten days before my tank was exhausted. I might be 61 00:03:20,280 --> 00:03:23,480 Speaker 2: topping up that tank halfway through, for example, And everybody 62 00:03:23,520 --> 00:03:25,200 Speaker 2: seems to be doing it. So that's a big part 63 00:03:25,240 --> 00:03:25,600 Speaker 2: of the problem. 64 00:03:25,680 --> 00:03:27,400 Speaker 1: Actually, the rational thing to do, it's what it's what 65 00:03:27,400 --> 00:03:29,440 Speaker 1: people in crisis management will tell you you have to do. 66 00:03:29,520 --> 00:03:30,239 Speaker 2: So doing the right things. 67 00:03:30,480 --> 00:03:32,680 Speaker 1: Sure, thank you for your time, mate, look after yourself. 68 00:03:32,720 --> 00:03:34,960 Speaker 1: We'll talk to you soon. As Murray Old's Ossie correspondent. 69 00:03:35,520 --> 00:03:38,680 Speaker 1: For more from Hither Duplessy Allen Drive, listen live to 70 00:03:38,800 --> 00:03:41,840 Speaker 1: news talks it'd be from four pm weekdays, or follow 71 00:03:41,880 --> 00:03:43,640 Speaker 1: the podcast on iHeartRadio.