1 00:00:00,400 --> 00:00:02,160 Speaker 1: We shall all, by the way, give a shout out, 2 00:00:02,279 --> 00:00:04,560 Speaker 1: or at least take a few moments to read lyric 3 00:00:04,760 --> 00:00:09,320 Speaker 1: Wirery Smith's account of the Treaty Settlement's build submissions. Now 4 00:00:09,360 --> 00:00:12,520 Speaker 1: she works for the spin off. She sat through it 5 00:00:12,560 --> 00:00:15,840 Speaker 1: seems virtually all of the eighty hours of submissions and 6 00:00:16,040 --> 00:00:18,119 Speaker 1: cast a series of observations by a way of a 7 00:00:18,320 --> 00:00:20,920 Speaker 1: fifty things I learned less Now. One of the things 8 00:00:20,960 --> 00:00:23,479 Speaker 1: she learned in fact thirty seventh was the lack of 9 00:00:23,520 --> 00:00:25,919 Speaker 1: media coverage and the lack of media interest. Now you 10 00:00:25,920 --> 00:00:28,080 Speaker 1: may recall, at the start of this particular process it 11 00:00:28,280 --> 00:00:31,400 Speaker 1: was a mad water wall, blow by blow account of 12 00:00:31,400 --> 00:00:36,519 Speaker 1: what was one of the country's an exciting word, contentious, outrageous, 13 00:00:37,120 --> 00:00:39,680 Speaker 1: henous acts of the modern age. Fast forward a few 14 00:00:39,760 --> 00:00:42,680 Speaker 1: days she was the only one left, along with Mary Television. 15 00:00:43,400 --> 00:00:45,519 Speaker 1: So there's a lesson in that. On one hand, I 16 00:00:45,560 --> 00:00:47,640 Speaker 1: suppose you can mount an argument that the media is 17 00:00:47,640 --> 00:00:50,519 Speaker 1: so trimmed down these days, resourceful, lengthy procedures is limited. 18 00:00:50,760 --> 00:00:53,120 Speaker 1: And you can also argue, and this is my argument, 19 00:00:53,320 --> 00:00:55,880 Speaker 1: the media are two magpie ish and fascinate themselves with 20 00:00:55,920 --> 00:00:58,880 Speaker 1: shiny things, lose interest too quickly, and as such, enhance 21 00:00:58,920 --> 00:01:02,560 Speaker 1: the reputation, as fly byis interested in cliques, not knowledge 22 00:01:03,000 --> 00:01:05,600 Speaker 1: my work. Cover it properly or don't cover it at 23 00:01:05,640 --> 00:01:08,160 Speaker 1: all could be a guiding idea. Some of the fifty 24 00:01:08,200 --> 00:01:10,640 Speaker 1: things are bit lightish in nature, and some of this 25 00:01:10,680 --> 00:01:12,479 Speaker 1: is not a criticism of the piece. In fact, we 26 00:01:12,480 --> 00:01:14,280 Speaker 1: should all be grateful someone bothered to give us this 27 00:01:14,360 --> 00:01:17,120 Speaker 1: overarching insight. Hence it behooves us to absorb it. But 28 00:01:17,240 --> 00:01:21,160 Speaker 1: some basically tell you what you thought they would. Namely, 29 00:01:21,200 --> 00:01:23,319 Speaker 1: a lot of people turned up as you would expect, 30 00:01:23,440 --> 00:01:25,759 Speaker 1: to hate on it, thus drawing into questioning the whole 31 00:01:25,760 --> 00:01:28,920 Speaker 1: submission process. Is it really worth anything? Does it achieve anything? More? 32 00:01:28,959 --> 00:01:32,600 Speaker 1: Importantly for me? Was my suspicion? Was confirmed that there 33 00:01:32,600 --> 00:01:35,720 Speaker 1: remains great debate over the treaty and its principles, and 34 00:01:35,760 --> 00:01:38,080 Speaker 1: as such David Seymour was more than right to do 35 00:01:38,120 --> 00:01:40,600 Speaker 1: what he has done. The High and Mighty turned up 36 00:01:40,720 --> 00:01:43,520 Speaker 1: and basically argued with each other. The treaty is not 37 00:01:43,600 --> 00:01:47,080 Speaker 1: settled or anywhere close to it. It is not defined. 38 00:01:47,480 --> 00:01:49,560 Speaker 1: You can find scholars and lawyers and experts will tell 39 00:01:49,600 --> 00:01:52,200 Speaker 1: you the one thing full of vim, full of vigor 40 00:01:52,360 --> 00:01:56,040 Speaker 1: and eloquence, and then you can find another equally qualified 41 00:01:56,040 --> 00:01:58,400 Speaker 1: person saying exactly the opposite, and how wrong they are. 42 00:01:58,600 --> 00:02:01,200 Speaker 1: Hence we are where we are and where we are. Sadly, 43 00:02:01,400 --> 00:02:03,400 Speaker 1: is that for now the end of the road, because 44 00:02:03,400 --> 00:02:05,320 Speaker 1: the bill, as we all know, will be voted down, 45 00:02:05,520 --> 00:02:08,240 Speaker 1: which is a shame given as Miss Smith's list surely 46 00:02:08,320 --> 00:02:13,160 Speaker 1: shows a definitive understanding is well and truly overdue. For 47 00:02:13,280 --> 00:02:16,320 Speaker 1: more from the Mic Asking Breakfast, listen live to News 48 00:02:16,360 --> 00:02:19,280 Speaker 1: Talks at B from six am weekdays, or follow the 49 00:02:19,320 --> 00:02:20,760 Speaker 1: podcast on iHeartRadio.