1 00:00:00,320 --> 00:00:05,000 Speaker 1: Sam Imriosi correspondence with US Now Sam, Hello, good a, Heather, Sam. 2 00:00:05,000 --> 00:00:08,560 Speaker 1: Where are we at with this major rescue operation? Well, 3 00:00:09,240 --> 00:00:12,320 Speaker 1: there's certainly plenty of cars still stuck there, but it's 4 00:00:12,320 --> 00:00:16,079 Speaker 1: actually moved into a rescue operation to try and find 5 00:00:16,200 --> 00:00:19,919 Speaker 1: two hikers that are stuck in freezing conditions in Victoria's 6 00:00:19,920 --> 00:00:22,520 Speaker 1: Alpine region. The two hikers are apparently on a walking 7 00:00:22,600 --> 00:00:26,560 Speaker 1: track southwest of Mount Hotham. That's where the emergency services 8 00:00:26,600 --> 00:00:30,720 Speaker 1: are responding after fifty centimeters dump of snow, which is 9 00:00:30,720 --> 00:00:34,080 Speaker 1: something that we're certainly not used to here in Australia 10 00:00:34,120 --> 00:00:36,840 Speaker 1: over a long weekend and the condition of the missing 11 00:00:36,880 --> 00:00:40,120 Speaker 1: pair on the walking track is unknown at this stage, 12 00:00:40,560 --> 00:00:43,960 Speaker 1: but we know that emergency services are also using specialized 13 00:00:44,040 --> 00:00:47,400 Speaker 1: vehicles to try and continue rescuing people who are trapped 14 00:00:47,400 --> 00:00:50,879 Speaker 1: in their cars on the remote snow laden roads at 15 00:00:50,920 --> 00:00:55,000 Speaker 1: Mount Hotham. Heather thirteen were rescued over the weekend on 16 00:00:55,040 --> 00:00:58,920 Speaker 1: the first day. Six have now spent two nights in. 17 00:00:59,000 --> 00:01:02,760 Speaker 1: What they're saying is about mind is four degrees and 18 00:01:03,400 --> 00:01:06,520 Speaker 1: you know police are obviously urging them to people to 19 00:01:06,600 --> 00:01:10,680 Speaker 1: sort of pay close attention to the weather warnings and 20 00:01:10,800 --> 00:01:13,920 Speaker 1: monitor the conditions. I think Ozzie's Heather are just a 21 00:01:13,920 --> 00:01:15,760 Speaker 1: bit used to sort of jump in the car and 22 00:01:15,880 --> 00:01:18,959 Speaker 1: going wherever they like. But these days, with the floods 23 00:01:18,959 --> 00:01:21,320 Speaker 1: and all these sorts of things happening, we probably need 24 00:01:21,360 --> 00:01:23,040 Speaker 1: to get a bit better at preparing before we just 25 00:01:23,120 --> 00:01:25,200 Speaker 1: jump in and head off on these big trips. Yeah, 26 00:01:25,240 --> 00:01:27,840 Speaker 1: I'll tell you what. Listen, what's going to happen to 27 00:01:27,840 --> 00:01:31,600 Speaker 1: your super Yeah? Well, this is Labour's plan to try 28 00:01:31,640 --> 00:01:34,720 Speaker 1: and double it double the levee to thirty percent, but 29 00:01:35,000 --> 00:01:37,920 Speaker 1: it's on people with three million dollars or more in 30 00:01:37,959 --> 00:01:40,800 Speaker 1: their superinnuation and they're saying it's only going to affect 31 00:01:40,800 --> 00:01:44,160 Speaker 1: about eighty thousand Australians. The Greens are calling to lower 32 00:01:44,200 --> 00:01:48,440 Speaker 1: the threshold to two million, but with indexation. Don't ask 33 00:01:48,480 --> 00:01:50,040 Speaker 1: me too much on the economics, Heather. I won't be 34 00:01:50,080 --> 00:01:52,160 Speaker 1: able to tell you the final detail of it all. 35 00:01:52,200 --> 00:01:55,320 Speaker 1: But there's obviously plenty of loud opposition. But you know 36 00:01:55,400 --> 00:01:58,520 Speaker 1: this is people who have two or three million. To 37 00:01:58,520 --> 00:02:01,200 Speaker 1: give you a bit of an idea, they're saying something 38 00:02:01,200 --> 00:02:03,920 Speaker 1: tanks to saying that people who leave school this year 39 00:02:04,600 --> 00:02:07,920 Speaker 1: will probably never have three million dollars in their accounts. 40 00:02:08,040 --> 00:02:11,840 Speaker 1: So it's rather depressing fact, but it's also you know, 41 00:02:11,960 --> 00:02:14,760 Speaker 1: what labor is trying to do obviously is get a 42 00:02:14,760 --> 00:02:17,839 Speaker 1: little bit more cream off the top and we'll see 43 00:02:17,840 --> 00:02:20,280 Speaker 1: if they can actually get it through. Hey, were you 44 00:02:20,360 --> 00:02:24,760 Speaker 1: a project viewer? I definitely was when it was the 45 00:02:24,760 --> 00:02:28,680 Speaker 1: seven PM Project. I remember everyone sort of wondering what 46 00:02:28,760 --> 00:02:30,799 Speaker 1: kind of show this was going to be like and 47 00:02:30,880 --> 00:02:33,959 Speaker 1: how could they possibly you know, fit a full current 48 00:02:33,960 --> 00:02:37,160 Speaker 1: affairs program in half an hour? And what was this 49 00:02:37,240 --> 00:02:40,040 Speaker 1: program that was news but it was funny? Was it comedy? 50 00:02:41,400 --> 00:02:44,520 Speaker 1: But Heather, as you might have heard, it's sort of 51 00:02:44,520 --> 00:02:48,080 Speaker 1: been in weeks of speculation really, but Channel ten finally 52 00:02:48,120 --> 00:02:51,480 Speaker 1: confirming that the long running Current Affairs show has been axed. 53 00:02:52,919 --> 00:02:56,640 Speaker 1: What do you think? Why is it that you stopped watching? Like? 54 00:02:56,720 --> 00:02:58,880 Speaker 1: Why is it that people used to watch it and 55 00:02:58,919 --> 00:03:02,640 Speaker 1: don't watch it anymore? I think for me probably it 56 00:03:02,680 --> 00:03:05,799 Speaker 1: was definitely aimed at trying to get a younger generation 57 00:03:06,120 --> 00:03:08,840 Speaker 1: into the news and talking about the news, and it 58 00:03:08,880 --> 00:03:13,040 Speaker 1: was shorter, sharper and obviously bringing the comedy. And I 59 00:03:13,040 --> 00:03:15,160 Speaker 1: think I sort of grew out of it, you know, 60 00:03:15,280 --> 00:03:21,240 Speaker 1: being over forty now, and did it get Yeah? I 61 00:03:21,280 --> 00:03:23,600 Speaker 1: think you just sort of yeah, you want a bit 62 00:03:23,639 --> 00:03:26,960 Speaker 1: more in depth inside, and interestingly, you know that's what 63 00:03:27,000 --> 00:03:30,600 Speaker 1: they're going to replace it with. Heather. They've apparently been 64 00:03:30,720 --> 00:03:35,040 Speaker 1: secretly working on this new in house investigative program that 65 00:03:35,080 --> 00:03:38,320 Speaker 1: they're calling the working title The Australian says is Behind 66 00:03:38,360 --> 00:03:42,080 Speaker 1: the Lines. And you might know Danim Hitchcock. He's a 67 00:03:42,200 --> 00:03:45,920 Speaker 1: reporter over here. He's been on seventh Spotlight program. Apparently 68 00:03:45,920 --> 00:03:48,560 Speaker 1: he's been drafted in to host that. So to me, 69 00:03:48,600 --> 00:03:50,440 Speaker 1: it kind of makes sense that you know that they 70 00:03:50,440 --> 00:03:52,400 Speaker 1: would go into something like this. I think people are 71 00:03:52,400 --> 00:03:57,040 Speaker 1: craving better investigative news. But interestingly, I guess that means 72 00:03:57,040 --> 00:04:01,080 Speaker 1: that they're thinking their audience has moved into the older 73 00:04:01,080 --> 00:04:03,120 Speaker 1: side of things rather than trying to get the younger 74 00:04:03,160 --> 00:04:05,080 Speaker 1: ones in. Yeah, that's a fair point. Actually a very 75 00:04:05,080 --> 00:04:07,400 Speaker 1: interesting Sam. I appreciate it. Thanks so much, mate, Sam Memory, 76 00:04:07,400 --> 00:04:11,720 Speaker 1: Australia correspondent. For more from Hither Duplessy Allen Drive, listen 77 00:04:11,840 --> 00:04:14,839 Speaker 1: live to news talks. It'd be from four pm weekdays, 78 00:04:14,960 --> 00:04:17,160 Speaker 1: or follow the podcast on iHeartRadio.