1 00:00:00,720 --> 00:00:02,680 Speaker 1: In Australia, Steve Price, very good morning to you. 2 00:00:03,320 --> 00:00:03,840 Speaker 2: Good there. 3 00:00:04,000 --> 00:00:06,840 Speaker 1: Tell you what this c if emma you thing. I mean, 4 00:00:06,920 --> 00:00:10,520 Speaker 1: the bloke who got pinged and is gone, and what's 5 00:00:10,600 --> 00:00:13,840 Speaker 1: unfolded in the last forty eight hours since we last talked, 6 00:00:13,960 --> 00:00:18,720 Speaker 1: I find astonishing. Is it as astonishing in Australia or not. 7 00:00:19,920 --> 00:00:21,960 Speaker 2: We all knew what was going on, and it was, 8 00:00:22,160 --> 00:00:25,880 Speaker 2: but that's what I find astonishing. Well, when I say we, 9 00:00:26,960 --> 00:00:30,360 Speaker 2: the Labor Party, certainly state branches of the Labor Party 10 00:00:30,440 --> 00:00:35,360 Speaker 2: and probably even federal Labor knew that this union was 11 00:00:35,600 --> 00:00:40,400 Speaker 2: pulling on corruption. I mean it's historical. I've written about 12 00:00:40,400 --> 00:00:44,159 Speaker 2: it in Colins forever, but no one ever did anything 13 00:00:44,200 --> 00:00:48,120 Speaker 2: about it until this nine newspaper sixty minutes Australia investigation. 14 00:00:48,520 --> 00:00:52,040 Speaker 2: What they did is classical journalism, Mike. They pulled it 15 00:00:52,080 --> 00:00:54,920 Speaker 2: all together. I mean, there were strands here, strands there, 16 00:00:55,000 --> 00:00:58,040 Speaker 2: things happening in Melbourne, things happening in Sydney, and they 17 00:00:58,040 --> 00:01:00,600 Speaker 2: put it all together. They did a tremendous job on it, 18 00:01:00,920 --> 00:01:04,080 Speaker 2: and they've just splashed it out there with pictures, including 19 00:01:04,120 --> 00:01:07,520 Speaker 2: today a new vision from a police camera hidden in 20 00:01:07,560 --> 00:01:11,319 Speaker 2: a ceiling of the cfmu's Sydney office. Now this is 21 00:01:11,360 --> 00:01:16,280 Speaker 2: allegedly captured the New South Wales construction boss Darren Greenfield. 22 00:01:16,800 --> 00:01:18,759 Speaker 2: I mean this is straight out of a Hollywood movie, 23 00:01:18,800 --> 00:01:22,560 Speaker 2: being past a five bundle of cash, five thousand dollars 24 00:01:22,640 --> 00:01:26,199 Speaker 2: under a table. Now, this was a suspected kickback deal 25 00:01:26,680 --> 00:01:30,279 Speaker 2: traded for union backing. It was filmed in June twenty twenty, 26 00:01:30,319 --> 00:01:32,679 Speaker 2: so it's historical. As I said, it's been going on forever. 27 00:01:33,080 --> 00:01:36,520 Speaker 2: Appears to show a building company owner seeking union support. 28 00:01:36,520 --> 00:01:38,600 Speaker 2: What does that mean? It says, well, if I give 29 00:01:38,640 --> 00:01:41,839 Speaker 2: you some money, where you make sure your union makes 30 00:01:42,240 --> 00:01:45,160 Speaker 2: look after me while we're building this block of flats. 31 00:01:45,360 --> 00:01:47,720 Speaker 2: I mean I'm paraphrasing there, but that's what it means. 32 00:01:48,080 --> 00:01:51,760 Speaker 2: Ten minutes later, the camera captures images of this Greenfield 33 00:01:51,840 --> 00:01:55,720 Speaker 2: character allegedly putting that cash in his desk draw. Now 34 00:01:55,760 --> 00:01:58,040 Speaker 2: it was part of a joint New South Wales Police 35 00:01:58,320 --> 00:02:03,720 Speaker 2: an AFP investigation. He was charged in September twenty twenty one. 36 00:02:03,800 --> 00:02:06,920 Speaker 2: Those charges are still pending. They haven't been tested before 37 00:02:06,960 --> 00:02:10,639 Speaker 2: the courts. His son, Michael Greenfield, is the CFM he 38 00:02:10,760 --> 00:02:13,960 Speaker 2: used assistant secretary. He was also charged. Now these people 39 00:02:14,000 --> 00:02:16,720 Speaker 2: are still in those positions and even though the head 40 00:02:16,720 --> 00:02:20,600 Speaker 2: of the act US said on Monday anyone charged should 41 00:02:20,600 --> 00:02:24,799 Speaker 2: stand down pending the examination of those charges, that's not happen. Now. 42 00:02:24,840 --> 00:02:28,200 Speaker 2: The Premiere of Victoria just sent to Allen, who's married 43 00:02:28,240 --> 00:02:32,200 Speaker 2: to an ex cf you member. She was in charge 44 00:02:32,240 --> 00:02:35,200 Speaker 2: of all of those big bill projects where the union 45 00:02:35,240 --> 00:02:38,040 Speaker 2: had their fingers stuck all over them. Now and it 46 00:02:38,080 --> 00:02:41,280 Speaker 2: goes all the way to the federal ALP because of 47 00:02:41,360 --> 00:02:44,640 Speaker 2: the dollar cash donations that they have taken over the year. 48 00:02:44,639 --> 00:02:48,400 Speaker 1: Exactly, so you get so the letter directors of an 49 00:02:48,400 --> 00:02:51,200 Speaker 1: indigenous labor higher firm they write to just cin to 50 00:02:51,280 --> 00:02:56,000 Speaker 1: Ellen when she's Victoria's infrastructure minister. They wait a year, 51 00:02:56,280 --> 00:02:59,480 Speaker 1: she doesn't reply. In the ensuing period, they get frustrated 52 00:02:59,520 --> 00:03:02,520 Speaker 1: and send it to Elbow. Elber doesn't reply. I mean, 53 00:03:02,560 --> 00:03:04,239 Speaker 1: how donkey deeper the Labour Party in this. 54 00:03:05,120 --> 00:03:08,600 Speaker 2: I know, it's just extraordinary. And the Premier has come 55 00:03:08,639 --> 00:03:12,639 Speaker 2: out twice now. Day one she was sort of thinking about, 56 00:03:12,760 --> 00:03:16,120 Speaker 2: you know, scanning people down. Day two she's launched some 57 00:03:16,160 --> 00:03:18,680 Speaker 2: sort of investigation. This will go nowhere. It'll end up 58 00:03:18,720 --> 00:03:22,200 Speaker 2: being like the examination to what Daniel Andrews did during COVID. 59 00:03:22,760 --> 00:03:27,000 Speaker 2: People won't remember what happened, and you know it'll cost me. 60 00:03:27,200 --> 00:03:30,600 Speaker 2: We've had two Royal commissions into the trade union movement 61 00:03:30,639 --> 00:03:33,480 Speaker 2: in general in this country under the Howard government and 62 00:03:33,480 --> 00:03:36,600 Speaker 2: then under the Morrison government, which costs millions of dollars, 63 00:03:36,960 --> 00:03:38,480 Speaker 2: and nothing ever happened done. 64 00:03:38,480 --> 00:03:41,960 Speaker 1: Really, is that in part why Dutton and the Coalition 65 00:03:42,040 --> 00:03:43,760 Speaker 1: did what they did yesterday in the polls. This is 66 00:03:43,800 --> 00:03:46,640 Speaker 1: a culmination of stuff that's banking up against the government. 67 00:03:47,120 --> 00:03:49,880 Speaker 2: It's probably more to do with cost of living and 68 00:03:49,920 --> 00:03:53,440 Speaker 2: the debate over renewable energy, in whether going all renewables 69 00:03:53,480 --> 00:03:56,120 Speaker 2: will keep the lights on. I think that's probably the situation. 70 00:03:56,640 --> 00:03:59,200 Speaker 2: But the Labor primary vote, that's that's the key here. 71 00:03:59,200 --> 00:04:02,240 Speaker 2: It's down to twenty percent, and you can't win an 72 00:04:02,280 --> 00:04:04,400 Speaker 2: election with the primary vote of twenty eight percent, even 73 00:04:04,440 --> 00:04:08,120 Speaker 2: with our preferential voting system. Labor and the Coalition of 74 00:04:08,200 --> 00:04:12,040 Speaker 2: fifty to fifty and fifty five percent of people say 75 00:04:12,120 --> 00:04:15,880 Speaker 2: cost of living is the main issue, and thirty percent 76 00:04:15,880 --> 00:04:18,880 Speaker 2: of people piled in that result poll, so they're paying 77 00:04:18,920 --> 00:04:22,560 Speaker 2: more a month than they're actually earning. Now that's a 78 00:04:22,600 --> 00:04:24,599 Speaker 2: frightening statistic in any country. 79 00:04:24,839 --> 00:04:28,440 Speaker 1: Having said that, Elbow can't go early on twenty eight, Kenny. 80 00:04:29,240 --> 00:04:31,799 Speaker 2: He can't. And so you know, I know, I flip 81 00:04:31,800 --> 00:04:35,120 Speaker 2: flop on this, but it's increasingly looking like the old 82 00:04:35,120 --> 00:04:37,120 Speaker 2: adage you only go to an election when you think 83 00:04:37,120 --> 00:04:39,200 Speaker 2: you can win it. Well, I don't think they can 84 00:04:39,240 --> 00:04:40,880 Speaker 2: win it on twenty eight. I don't think they can 85 00:04:40,880 --> 00:04:42,960 Speaker 2: win it with a penny interest rate rise. And so 86 00:04:43,000 --> 00:04:45,560 Speaker 2: we might be now looking at sometime next May. 87 00:04:45,400 --> 00:04:49,760 Speaker 1: Exactly do you reckon Jack Black was really blindsided or 88 00:04:50,000 --> 00:04:51,640 Speaker 1: do you think that's just the best he can do 89 00:04:51,680 --> 00:04:53,440 Speaker 1: in a very difficult set of circumstances. 90 00:04:53,760 --> 00:04:55,640 Speaker 2: He wasn't blind sided him. And you look at the 91 00:04:55,720 --> 00:05:00,440 Speaker 2: vision this bloke, Kyle gas Gas is a very prepriate 92 00:05:00,480 --> 00:05:04,120 Speaker 2: surname for it. Easy one who said, you know, I 93 00:05:04,120 --> 00:05:07,880 Speaker 2: don't miss Trump next time? And Jack Black laughs. So 94 00:05:08,600 --> 00:05:11,719 Speaker 2: the Newcastle concert was postponed yesterday. Now we know the 95 00:05:11,760 --> 00:05:15,400 Speaker 2: whole tour has been canceled. Jack's going, Oh, it's terrible, 96 00:05:15,440 --> 00:05:18,400 Speaker 2: it's horrible. We should never have said this. I don't 97 00:05:18,520 --> 00:05:22,119 Speaker 2: endorse hate speech. I mean, please give me a bloat break. 98 00:05:22,160 --> 00:05:25,080 Speaker 2: The bloke was one of the kiaks at a Joe 99 00:05:25,080 --> 00:05:29,240 Speaker 2: Biden fundraising event where George Clooney organized a few weeks ago. 100 00:05:29,279 --> 00:05:32,800 Speaker 2: I mean the serner Jack Black and his mate Gas 101 00:05:32,800 --> 00:05:34,479 Speaker 2: get out of the country the better will all be. 102 00:05:35,279 --> 00:05:37,520 Speaker 1: See you next week. 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