1 00:00:00,080 --> 00:00:02,800 Speaker 1: Let's go to Murray Old's Australia correspondence. Murray, great to 2 00:00:02,840 --> 00:00:05,120 Speaker 1: have you on house. That P and G NURL news 3 00:00:05,160 --> 00:00:05,640 Speaker 1: going down. 4 00:00:06,440 --> 00:00:08,920 Speaker 2: Look, it depends who you listen to. Will be some 5 00:00:09,039 --> 00:00:11,119 Speaker 2: of the opposition side as they are. It's a dreadful 6 00:00:11,200 --> 00:00:14,120 Speaker 2: waste of money. But the way the government's framing it, 7 00:00:14,120 --> 00:00:17,320 Speaker 2: it's a six hundred million dollar investment in regional security. 8 00:00:18,000 --> 00:00:19,280 Speaker 3: The way it's being spun. 9 00:00:19,480 --> 00:00:22,320 Speaker 2: Here was a brand new rugby league team from twenty 10 00:00:22,400 --> 00:00:25,800 Speaker 2: twenty eight from Papua New Guinea, no name, no jumper yet, 11 00:00:25,840 --> 00:00:28,840 Speaker 2: but rugby league. I've been up to P and G 12 00:00:28,960 --> 00:00:31,520 Speaker 2: a couple of times and rugby league is the number 13 00:00:31,520 --> 00:00:33,279 Speaker 2: one sport, no doubt about. It was a great deal 14 00:00:33,320 --> 00:00:35,839 Speaker 2: of support across the country for the game. They know 15 00:00:35,960 --> 00:00:38,720 Speaker 2: all the players, they know all the teams down in Australia. 16 00:00:39,120 --> 00:00:42,120 Speaker 2: But the deal, the six hundred billion dollar deal is conditional. 17 00:00:42,200 --> 00:00:42,480 Speaker 3: Ryan. 18 00:00:42,960 --> 00:00:46,239 Speaker 2: P and g's entered what's called a Parallel Security Agreement 19 00:00:47,080 --> 00:00:51,400 Speaker 2: on Strategic Trust between Australia and Papua New Guinea. It's 20 00:00:51,440 --> 00:00:54,640 Speaker 2: clearly designed to stop China. No one's saying that Albany's 21 00:00:54,720 --> 00:00:56,960 Speaker 2: not saying that Nora is Marape, the Prime Minister of 22 00:00:57,040 --> 00:01:00,440 Speaker 2: P and G. But it's all about stopping China gettingtrategic 23 00:01:00,440 --> 00:01:04,280 Speaker 2: foothold in the region. The deal ties future Papua New 24 00:01:04,280 --> 00:01:07,600 Speaker 2: Guide governments to this agreement, meaning a rugby league team 25 00:01:07,800 --> 00:01:10,839 Speaker 2: could be dumped if Papa New Giddy decides to cuddle 26 00:01:10,880 --> 00:01:13,880 Speaker 2: up to Beijing. I can't see Beijing dropping six hundred 27 00:01:13,880 --> 00:01:16,720 Speaker 2: million dollars in a rugby league team. Albanese says the 28 00:01:16,720 --> 00:01:21,200 Speaker 2: deals about sport, economic development and of course in brackets security. 29 00:01:21,360 --> 00:01:22,720 Speaker 3: So he's making no apologies. 30 00:01:22,920 --> 00:01:25,119 Speaker 1: Yeah, interesting but hard one to sell though. I'd imagine 31 00:01:25,160 --> 00:01:28,160 Speaker 1: come election time and no doubt Dustn't will be making 32 00:01:28,200 --> 00:01:29,840 Speaker 1: hay while the sun shines on that one, is he? 33 00:01:30,720 --> 00:01:33,280 Speaker 2: Well, they play rugby league in Queensland as well, and 34 00:01:34,120 --> 00:01:37,720 Speaker 2: you know the way Albanese is trying to frame it, 35 00:01:37,720 --> 00:01:41,280 Speaker 2: it's all about regional security. It's also about expanding, you know, 36 00:01:41,560 --> 00:01:45,200 Speaker 2: soft cultural power, if you like soft diplomatic power in 37 00:01:45,240 --> 00:01:48,320 Speaker 2: the form of a game that P and G absolutely adores. 38 00:01:49,080 --> 00:01:54,120 Speaker 2: Unemployments down, It is down, yeah, and it's kind of 39 00:01:54,760 --> 00:01:58,280 Speaker 2: basically caught everybody by surprise. Unemployment in November fell to 40 00:01:58,280 --> 00:02:01,240 Speaker 2: three point nine percent, with twenty six thousand brand new 41 00:02:01,320 --> 00:02:04,280 Speaker 2: jobs created. It was four point one percent in October 42 00:02:05,080 --> 00:02:07,040 Speaker 2: and it was supposed to go up according to all 43 00:02:07,040 --> 00:02:07,840 Speaker 2: the economists. 44 00:02:08,440 --> 00:02:10,239 Speaker 3: But it's the lowest rate since March. 45 00:02:10,280 --> 00:02:13,600 Speaker 2: And this, of course ran will not help those people 46 00:02:13,600 --> 00:02:16,480 Speaker 2: who are hanging out for a cut and official interest rates. 47 00:02:16,480 --> 00:02:18,120 Speaker 3: This is exactly what they didn't want. 48 00:02:18,440 --> 00:02:21,240 Speaker 2: The Reserve Bank wants to see unemployment tick up a 49 00:02:21,280 --> 00:02:25,000 Speaker 2: bit because that will then take pressure off inflation as 50 00:02:25,040 --> 00:02:28,640 Speaker 2: long as inflation is The Reserve Banks made it very 51 00:02:28,639 --> 00:02:31,760 Speaker 2: clear inflation is the dragon that must be slay, and 52 00:02:32,800 --> 00:02:36,680 Speaker 2: you know, more people and more pay packets slashing around 53 00:02:36,680 --> 00:02:39,560 Speaker 2: on the economy is not going to rain. 54 00:02:39,360 --> 00:02:41,320 Speaker 3: In inflation to any large degree at all. 55 00:02:41,400 --> 00:02:43,960 Speaker 2: So it's just one of the factors the Reserve Bank 56 00:02:44,040 --> 00:02:45,560 Speaker 2: we're looking at in February. 57 00:02:45,120 --> 00:02:47,840 Speaker 1: When the next meets some bloody, stubborn dragon. You've got 58 00:02:47,880 --> 00:02:51,960 Speaker 1: over there, isn't it, Hey, my work. Obesity has overtaken 59 00:02:52,040 --> 00:02:55,800 Speaker 1: Murray tobacco as the number one health risk in Australia. 60 00:02:56,440 --> 00:02:59,800 Speaker 3: Yeah, it's the number one preventable health problem facing Australia. 61 00:02:59,800 --> 00:03:03,680 Speaker 2: This the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare report that's published. 62 00:03:03,680 --> 00:03:06,639 Speaker 3: It's twenty twenty four reports called Burden of Disease. 63 00:03:07,440 --> 00:03:12,600 Speaker 2: And look, it's the leading risk factor over here is now. 64 00:03:13,240 --> 00:03:17,880 Speaker 3: Being fat, being overweight. Obesity, it has overtaken tobacco. 65 00:03:17,919 --> 00:03:20,720 Speaker 2: Tobacco smoking rates are being driven down over the last 66 00:03:20,720 --> 00:03:24,240 Speaker 2: twenty thirty years, you know, to the point where it 67 00:03:24,320 --> 00:03:27,400 Speaker 2: is quite frankly, it's rare to see people smoking. I mean, 68 00:03:27,440 --> 00:03:30,200 Speaker 2: sure people do keep smoking, but it's very rare compared 69 00:03:30,240 --> 00:03:33,360 Speaker 2: to you know, twenty or thirty years ago. So in 70 00:03:33,400 --> 00:03:37,640 Speaker 2: its place obesity and people are dying early from a 71 00:03:37,680 --> 00:03:41,280 Speaker 2: whole bunch of different diseases related to obesity. You've got, 72 00:03:41,360 --> 00:03:44,040 Speaker 2: you know, basic heart disease, if you're overweight, you know, 73 00:03:44,080 --> 00:03:48,800 Speaker 2: and nobody's exercising. That's the big problem eating unhealthy food. 74 00:03:49,080 --> 00:03:53,680 Speaker 2: There's no basically, you know, where's the stat I'm looking for? 75 00:03:53,720 --> 00:03:57,520 Speaker 2: Here we are five point eight million years of healthy 76 00:03:57,560 --> 00:04:00,560 Speaker 2: life have been lost because people are dying early from this. 77 00:04:01,320 --> 00:04:02,920 Speaker 3: Obesity related diseases. 78 00:04:03,760 --> 00:04:06,040 Speaker 2: The people out there looking out for this stuff, they're 79 00:04:06,040 --> 00:04:09,240 Speaker 2: saying we have to protect children from marketing of unhealthy foods. 80 00:04:09,600 --> 00:04:12,800 Speaker 2: That you know, tax on sugary drinks, well, you know, 81 00:04:13,000 --> 00:04:15,840 Speaker 2: no politician will back that, or no, they'll make drinks 82 00:04:15,880 --> 00:04:21,440 Speaker 2: more expensive. They want five star ratings on all packaged foods, 83 00:04:21,480 --> 00:04:23,839 Speaker 2: you know the ratings you see, you know, one to 84 00:04:23,960 --> 00:04:27,400 Speaker 2: five on cereal boxes and the like, improve how baby 85 00:04:27,440 --> 00:04:29,920 Speaker 2: and toddler foods are made and marketed. So there's a 86 00:04:29,960 --> 00:04:32,240 Speaker 2: whole bunch of things they'd love to see. Whether or 87 00:04:32,279 --> 00:04:35,800 Speaker 2: not the political class embraces these things remains to be seen. 88 00:04:35,839 --> 00:04:39,080 Speaker 2: But being overweight over here is a natural problem and 89 00:04:39,120 --> 00:04:40,080 Speaker 2: it's only getting bigger. 90 00:04:40,120 --> 00:04:41,080 Speaker 3: Pardon the put. 91 00:04:40,880 --> 00:04:42,880 Speaker 1: Yeah, goodness me, Murray, thank you very much for that. 92 00:04:42,960 --> 00:04:46,640 Speaker 1: Murray Old's are Australia corresponding. 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