1 00:00:00,120 --> 00:00:02,599 Speaker 1: Murray Old's Australia correspondence with us A MS. 2 00:00:03,560 --> 00:00:04,400 Speaker 2: Very good afternoon, Heather. 3 00:00:04,440 --> 00:00:06,360 Speaker 1: All right, so fill us in on what's happening with Iran. 4 00:00:07,360 --> 00:00:10,400 Speaker 3: Well, the ambassadors being kicked out along with we understand 5 00:00:10,440 --> 00:00:13,920 Speaker 3: two of his staff the first time. We understand this 6 00:00:13,920 --> 00:00:16,520 Speaker 3: has happened since the Second World War? And why is 7 00:00:16,560 --> 00:00:19,880 Speaker 3: this occurring? Well as oh, which is the Australian Domestic 8 00:00:19,960 --> 00:00:27,800 Speaker 3: Intelligence Agency, says Iran, via the embassy in Canberra, orchestrated 9 00:00:27,840 --> 00:00:32,159 Speaker 3: at least two anti Semitic attacks in Australia, both involving firebombs, 10 00:00:32,520 --> 00:00:35,360 Speaker 3: one on a Sydney bakery, a Jewish business, the other, 11 00:00:35,440 --> 00:00:39,480 Speaker 3: if you don't mind, on the Adas Synagogue in Melbourne. 12 00:00:39,560 --> 00:00:43,040 Speaker 3: And Asia is of the view that it's not the 13 00:00:43,040 --> 00:00:46,479 Speaker 3: only attacks that Iran has been orchestrating from long distance, 14 00:00:46,520 --> 00:00:50,159 Speaker 3: but via the officers of the Iranian embassy in Canberra. 15 00:00:51,200 --> 00:00:53,880 Speaker 3: As far as the Prime Minister's concerned, he says, it's 16 00:00:53,960 --> 00:00:58,560 Speaker 3: just the most dreadful thing you can imagine. Imagine another 17 00:00:58,600 --> 00:01:03,240 Speaker 3: government orchestrating addy Submitic attacks in a second country. So 18 00:01:03,440 --> 00:01:07,120 Speaker 3: the ambassador's going so to a number of staff and 19 00:01:07,200 --> 00:01:11,160 Speaker 3: Australia's embassy in Iran has been suspended and by the way, 20 00:01:11,200 --> 00:01:13,800 Speaker 3: the Islamic Revolutionary Guard has been able to listened as 21 00:01:13,800 --> 00:01:15,600 Speaker 3: a terrorist organization. 22 00:01:16,000 --> 00:01:19,240 Speaker 2: So you know, it's it is a developing situation. 23 00:01:19,520 --> 00:01:23,119 Speaker 3: It's still I'm really interested to see what it's going 24 00:01:23,120 --> 00:01:25,400 Speaker 3: to unfold later in the in the afternoon and end 25 00:01:25,400 --> 00:01:28,200 Speaker 3: of the evening, as our television news bulletins get more 26 00:01:28,200 --> 00:01:31,800 Speaker 3: information and package it up for evening consumption, because it's 27 00:01:31,840 --> 00:01:33,760 Speaker 3: still moving and there's still lots of little bits and 28 00:01:33,760 --> 00:01:35,080 Speaker 3: pieces that I'm really interested in. 29 00:01:36,080 --> 00:01:36,319 Speaker 2: Mauss. 30 00:01:36,400 --> 00:01:40,399 Speaker 1: Any indication as to why Iran was targeting Australia in particular. 31 00:01:40,720 --> 00:01:43,080 Speaker 2: Well, we don't know at this point. I mean. 32 00:01:44,520 --> 00:01:48,080 Speaker 3: Perhaps mister Albanezi alluded to it. Heather, I'll give you 33 00:01:48,120 --> 00:01:52,400 Speaker 3: a quote. Now, Australian people don't want conflict of the 34 00:01:52,400 --> 00:01:55,320 Speaker 3: Middle East to be brought here, and he says, Iran 35 00:01:55,360 --> 00:01:57,559 Speaker 3: has sought to do just that. I've sought to harm 36 00:01:57,600 --> 00:02:01,880 Speaker 3: and terrorized Jewish Australians and so hatred and division in 37 00:02:01,920 --> 00:02:05,320 Speaker 3: our community here in Australia, and the actions of my government, 38 00:02:05,360 --> 00:02:08,320 Speaker 3: says Albanezi, send a clear message to all Australia. We 39 00:02:08,360 --> 00:02:11,400 Speaker 3: stand against anti Semitism, we stand against violence, and we're 40 00:02:11,400 --> 00:02:13,959 Speaker 3: not going to stand for another country like a run, 41 00:02:14,400 --> 00:02:18,440 Speaker 3: carrying out these attacks orchestrating these attacks on Australian soil. 42 00:02:18,560 --> 00:02:21,040 Speaker 1: Yeah, good stuff. Okay, Now tell me about these two 43 00:02:21,080 --> 00:02:23,440 Speaker 1: police officers killed in the shooting. What's gone down here? 44 00:02:24,200 --> 00:02:25,359 Speaker 2: Well, they were ambooks. 45 00:02:25,400 --> 00:02:28,480 Speaker 3: According to reports that are coming out of the Victorian 46 00:02:28,560 --> 00:02:31,760 Speaker 3: High Country, there were three police executing a warrant. 47 00:02:32,240 --> 00:02:34,639 Speaker 2: They were investigating historical sex. 48 00:02:34,440 --> 00:02:38,880 Speaker 3: Abuse allegations and they were allegedly ambushed by a fellow 49 00:02:38,880 --> 00:02:40,600 Speaker 3: who lived on this property in a bus. 50 00:02:40,919 --> 00:02:43,440 Speaker 2: It's about three hundred kilometers northeast of Melbourne. 51 00:02:43,480 --> 00:02:46,840 Speaker 3: For those who know the area, perhaps you've cycled up 52 00:02:46,840 --> 00:02:50,160 Speaker 3: through their hiking and you know it's a lovely, beautiful, 53 00:02:50,200 --> 00:02:54,080 Speaker 3: peaceful part of the Australian High Country. So these two 54 00:02:54,280 --> 00:02:56,839 Speaker 3: officers have been shot dead, the third one hitting the leg. 55 00:02:57,320 --> 00:02:59,680 Speaker 3: Now a huge police presence there, as you might imagine 56 00:02:59,680 --> 00:03:02,040 Speaker 3: the sound afternoon, because the government's still on the run. 57 00:03:02,680 --> 00:03:04,800 Speaker 2: They've got police and camouflage gear. 58 00:03:05,120 --> 00:03:07,720 Speaker 3: This is a very very difficult part of the country 59 00:03:08,000 --> 00:03:11,280 Speaker 3: to get around. It's very dense bush, very steep and 60 00:03:11,720 --> 00:03:15,600 Speaker 3: rocky terrain. We understand a little bit about the chap 61 00:03:15,639 --> 00:03:18,800 Speaker 3: they're looking for he's believed to be a self proclaimed 62 00:03:19,160 --> 00:03:22,680 Speaker 3: sovereign citizen. These are people who consider themselves to be 63 00:03:22,720 --> 00:03:26,160 Speaker 3: off the grid as far as any police, any government, 64 00:03:26,280 --> 00:03:31,400 Speaker 3: any normal societal involvement is concerned. They don't believe in 65 00:03:31,480 --> 00:03:35,240 Speaker 3: anything along those lines. Distrust for law, distrust for government. 66 00:03:35,520 --> 00:03:38,360 Speaker 3: He's even changed his name to reflect as sovereign status. 67 00:03:38,560 --> 00:03:42,320 Speaker 3: And apparently the two weapons that the fatally shot officers 68 00:03:42,360 --> 00:03:43,360 Speaker 3: were carrying. 69 00:03:43,000 --> 00:03:47,120 Speaker 2: Were taken from their bodies. So again another unfolding situation. 70 00:03:47,160 --> 00:03:48,480 Speaker 2: It's a hell of a mess down there. 71 00:03:48,960 --> 00:03:51,160 Speaker 3: Of course the Prime Minister you heard that clip, and 72 00:03:51,400 --> 00:03:55,360 Speaker 3: of course the Victorian Premierre also expressing just the deepest 73 00:03:55,360 --> 00:03:56,160 Speaker 3: shock and sadness. 74 00:03:56,160 --> 00:03:56,840 Speaker 2: Met what's happened? 75 00:03:56,960 --> 00:03:59,600 Speaker 1: You're too right now, Brendan Smith is in. 76 00:03:59,640 --> 00:04:02,600 Speaker 2: A law in trouble, isn't He could be? Could be 77 00:04:02,720 --> 00:04:04,960 Speaker 2: my word? Brandon Smith for those who don't know, he's 78 00:04:04,960 --> 00:04:06,160 Speaker 2: twenty nine years old. 79 00:04:05,920 --> 00:04:09,360 Speaker 3: A fabulous rugby league player, played I think thirteen fourteen 80 00:04:09,440 --> 00:04:13,800 Speaker 3: times for the kiwis also played for the Maori rugby 81 00:04:13,880 --> 00:04:18,680 Speaker 3: league side, currently playing for the South Sydney Bunnies after 82 00:04:18,680 --> 00:04:20,600 Speaker 3: one hundred and forty odd games with the Storm. I 83 00:04:20,640 --> 00:04:24,520 Speaker 3: mean he's a very good player, but he's apparently it's 84 00:04:24,560 --> 00:04:29,160 Speaker 3: emerged that he's in being investigated for allegedly organizing a 85 00:04:29,200 --> 00:04:33,200 Speaker 3: cocaine drop for his then teammates. A bunch of them 86 00:04:33,200 --> 00:04:35,240 Speaker 3: were up on the Gold Coast on a bye weekend, 87 00:04:35,360 --> 00:04:37,680 Speaker 3: the weekend off from rugby league up there on a 88 00:04:37,680 --> 00:04:40,560 Speaker 3: golf trip and they wanted a bit of Bolivian marching 89 00:04:40,600 --> 00:04:43,760 Speaker 3: powder apparently, and Brandon Smith. The allegation is that he's 90 00:04:43,760 --> 00:04:44,560 Speaker 3: put his Adams here. 91 00:04:44,600 --> 00:04:46,359 Speaker 2: I can sort that out for you. 92 00:04:47,720 --> 00:04:51,880 Speaker 3: So there's no suggestion any drugs were consumed or changed hands. 93 00:04:52,320 --> 00:04:55,560 Speaker 3: The suggestion is that Smith was perhaps caught on some 94 00:04:55,600 --> 00:04:58,800 Speaker 3: sort of listening device, suggesting that wouldn't be a problem 95 00:04:59,440 --> 00:05:03,320 Speaker 3: in queens It's pretty strict under Queensland law. A person 96 00:05:03,360 --> 00:05:06,479 Speaker 3: who supplies the drug, whether that in the state or not, 97 00:05:07,200 --> 00:05:10,320 Speaker 3: is guilty of a crime if they're convicted. Now, look, 98 00:05:10,640 --> 00:05:12,800 Speaker 3: he's had a few other issues in the past. He 99 00:05:12,880 --> 00:05:15,279 Speaker 3: made comments about a boozy culture of the Storm that 100 00:05:15,320 --> 00:05:20,120 Speaker 3: did not endear him to his teammates, and suggestions that 101 00:05:20,160 --> 00:05:22,760 Speaker 3: he was involved in taking illegal subances with the Roosters 102 00:05:23,080 --> 00:05:25,920 Speaker 3: last year in twenty twenty four season twenty four. So 103 00:05:25,960 --> 00:05:28,200 Speaker 3: there's a whole again. Another moving story he had there 104 00:05:28,200 --> 00:05:30,839 Speaker 3: lots of moving parts. We'll have to have a look 105 00:05:30,880 --> 00:05:33,520 Speaker 3: tonight and see how it's all been packaged up. 106 00:05:33,600 --> 00:05:36,160 Speaker 1: Yep hey, thanks Mars, appreciated. Look after yourself. Murray Olds, 107 00:05:36,160 --> 00:05:40,680 Speaker 1: Australia correspondent. For more from Hither Duplessy Allen Drive, listen 108 00:05:40,839 --> 00:05:43,800 Speaker 1: live to news Talks it'd be from four pm weekdays, 109 00:05:43,960 --> 00:05:46,160 Speaker 1: or follow the podcast on iHeartRadio.