1 00:00:00,200 --> 00:00:02,639 Speaker 1: Murray Old's Australia corresponds with us. Now, he mus. 2 00:00:04,040 --> 00:00:04,800 Speaker 2: Good afternoon, Heather. 3 00:00:04,920 --> 00:00:07,320 Speaker 1: So what do you make about Albo speaking with Buffwoo. 4 00:00:06,960 --> 00:00:11,040 Speaker 2: Bus Well, it's well and truly in keeping with what 5 00:00:11,280 --> 00:00:14,000 Speaker 2: you would expect from, you know, a left wing prime 6 00:00:14,040 --> 00:00:18,000 Speaker 2: minister of Australia. Don't forget the Labor government has said 7 00:00:18,000 --> 00:00:21,360 Speaker 2: over here that Australian recognition of Palestine it's not a 8 00:00:21,400 --> 00:00:24,479 Speaker 2: matter of when, but if, not if, but when I 9 00:00:24,520 --> 00:00:27,040 Speaker 2: beg your pardon to put around the other way. So 10 00:00:27,160 --> 00:00:31,120 Speaker 2: it's going to happen. But again Albanesi and Penny Wong's 11 00:00:31,120 --> 00:00:35,480 Speaker 2: stressing it'll be done on their timeline, not pressured by 12 00:00:35,640 --> 00:00:39,840 Speaker 2: you know, for example, France, Britain, Canada all announcing conditional 13 00:00:39,880 --> 00:00:43,800 Speaker 2: recognition plans. Now, he did speak overnight with Muhmud Abbas, 14 00:00:44,360 --> 00:00:47,320 Speaker 2: who was the boss of the Palestinian Authority. As a 15 00:00:47,360 --> 00:00:51,199 Speaker 2: readout from the Prime Minister's office, Albanzi calling for the 16 00:00:51,240 --> 00:00:54,520 Speaker 2: immediate entry of as much aid as could possibly be 17 00:00:54,560 --> 00:00:57,640 Speaker 2: shoved in there, a permanent cease fire and the release 18 00:00:57,680 --> 00:01:00,680 Speaker 2: of all the hostages, something that of course a bus 19 00:01:01,000 --> 00:01:04,840 Speaker 2: can't deliver. He's also reinforced that his support for a 20 00:01:04,840 --> 00:01:07,720 Speaker 2: two state solution and the pair will be able to 21 00:01:07,760 --> 00:01:11,280 Speaker 2: meet next month Heather at the United Nations General Assembly. 22 00:01:11,600 --> 00:01:15,040 Speaker 2: This is very much a moving, moving feast over here 23 00:01:15,160 --> 00:01:18,680 Speaker 2: for the government, as I said, And it's not a 24 00:01:18,680 --> 00:01:21,640 Speaker 2: matter of it's a matter of when not if that 25 00:01:21,760 --> 00:01:24,399 Speaker 2: Australia recognizes Palestine as a state. 26 00:01:24,640 --> 00:01:27,199 Speaker 1: Okay, So so he's talked to a bus. He also 27 00:01:27,240 --> 00:01:29,959 Speaker 1: wants a call with bb Why is why has Albow 28 00:01:30,080 --> 00:01:32,240 Speaker 1: suddenly become the guy who wants to get himself involved 29 00:01:32,240 --> 00:01:32,920 Speaker 1: in the Middle East? 30 00:01:33,959 --> 00:01:38,080 Speaker 2: Well, good question, I mean to me, it's a bit 31 00:01:38,120 --> 00:01:41,080 Speaker 2: of a mystery, to be honest. I mean, Australia's position 32 00:01:41,240 --> 00:01:44,759 Speaker 2: is pretty well known. The temperature has been amping up 33 00:01:44,760 --> 00:01:47,960 Speaker 2: over here. We had that huge rally on Sunday and 34 00:01:48,000 --> 00:01:50,320 Speaker 2: the pouring rain of the Harbor Bridge. Yeah, so that 35 00:01:50,760 --> 00:01:54,000 Speaker 2: the optics of that was pretty it was pretty profound. 36 00:01:54,000 --> 00:01:57,120 Speaker 1: The answer, isn't it, muz, is that is that he's 37 00:01:57,160 --> 00:01:59,720 Speaker 1: being he's been pressured by Australians who want to see 38 00:01:59,760 --> 00:02:01,880 Speaker 1: something done and he's doing something or at least trying. 39 00:02:02,040 --> 00:02:04,720 Speaker 2: Well, that could be one explanation, to be honest, I 40 00:02:04,720 --> 00:02:06,800 Speaker 2: hadn't sort of thought down that little rabbit hole. But 41 00:02:07,400 --> 00:02:09,840 Speaker 2: you might be dead right because the optics were very, 42 00:02:09,960 --> 00:02:13,920 Speaker 2: very powerful. I mean you see all ages, women in wheelchairs, 43 00:02:13,919 --> 00:02:16,600 Speaker 2: babies on shoulders. It was a hell of a turnout 44 00:02:16,639 --> 00:02:22,000 Speaker 2: in a dreadful, dreadful weathery day. So you know who knows, 45 00:02:22,000 --> 00:02:25,200 Speaker 2: I mean politics, your gifts is as good as mine. 46 00:02:25,240 --> 00:02:28,640 Speaker 2: But gee, don't they love an optical like a pick? Fact? 47 00:02:28,639 --> 00:02:30,760 Speaker 2: Don't they love an opportunity to stand there in front 48 00:02:30,800 --> 00:02:31,360 Speaker 2: of the cameras? 49 00:02:31,400 --> 00:02:34,680 Speaker 1: Yeah, totally. Hey, how about your consumer confidence? What's going on? 50 00:02:35,760 --> 00:02:40,520 Speaker 2: Well? Interest rates are coming down, that's the inflations down 51 00:02:40,639 --> 00:02:44,920 Speaker 2: right where the Reserve Bank wants it, and expectations of 52 00:02:44,960 --> 00:02:49,200 Speaker 2: a cut in interest rates have really accelerated. This push 53 00:02:49,240 --> 00:02:52,600 Speaker 2: in consumer confidence the highest level since labor one and 54 00:02:52,639 --> 00:02:57,120 Speaker 2: twenty twenty two. So you know, the A and zed 55 00:02:57,200 --> 00:03:03,320 Speaker 2: Roy Morgan mob released their weekly consumer sentiment report today 56 00:03:03,880 --> 00:03:07,840 Speaker 2: and what it's found four percentage points have jumped the 57 00:03:07,919 --> 00:03:11,440 Speaker 2: last week. Four percentage points. That's a heck of a 58 00:03:11,440 --> 00:03:14,760 Speaker 2: big uptick, no doubt about that. The Reserve Bank is 59 00:03:14,800 --> 00:03:18,040 Speaker 2: going to meet next week and every economist, I mean 60 00:03:18,880 --> 00:03:22,240 Speaker 2: one hundred percent of economists, I'm not sure how many 61 00:03:22,280 --> 00:03:24,880 Speaker 2: they are, it's maybe twenty. I've all said, yes, rates 62 00:03:24,880 --> 00:03:28,080 Speaker 2: are coming down next week and another rate cut before Christmas, 63 00:03:28,160 --> 00:03:30,240 Speaker 2: So no wonder there's a bit of a step, a 64 00:03:30,280 --> 00:03:31,919 Speaker 2: bit of a spring, and the step of people over 65 00:03:31,960 --> 00:03:33,760 Speaker 2: here have been groaning under the weight of a lot 66 00:03:33,800 --> 00:03:34,079 Speaker 2: of debt. 67 00:03:34,120 --> 00:03:36,480 Speaker 1: Too bloody right, do you reckon that Melbourne can become 68 00:03:36,520 --> 00:03:38,120 Speaker 1: the world's most optimistic city? 69 00:03:40,240 --> 00:03:42,560 Speaker 2: Melbourne gets a bad rap, you know. I mean, you know, 70 00:03:42,680 --> 00:03:45,600 Speaker 2: Sidney gets more rained every year than Melbourne. But when 71 00:03:45,640 --> 00:03:48,400 Speaker 2: you look at the two, yeah, truly, truly, we just 72 00:03:48,480 --> 00:03:52,480 Speaker 2: get it more heavily, less frequently. Melbourne just drizzled the 73 00:03:52,520 --> 00:03:56,680 Speaker 2: bloody time. It's just, yeah, that's that horrible drizzle. Melbourne's 74 00:03:56,680 --> 00:03:59,720 Speaker 2: got great coffee and maybe the best sporting precinct in 75 00:03:59,760 --> 00:04:02,200 Speaker 2: the war with the mcg and then the tennis center 76 00:04:02,320 --> 00:04:05,320 Speaker 2: just down the hill. But for me, that's where it 77 00:04:05,360 --> 00:04:09,280 Speaker 2: sort of stops. It's a boring synem. 78 00:04:08,240 --> 00:04:11,880 Speaker 1: So I overrated. I hate it, eye borderline hate it. 79 00:04:13,240 --> 00:04:16,760 Speaker 2: You hate velvet? Oh my goodness, Well the mayor seems 80 00:04:16,800 --> 00:04:19,039 Speaker 2: to think. Listen. He had a big round table. His 81 00:04:19,120 --> 00:04:22,080 Speaker 2: name is Nick Reese. He hosted a Melbourne twenty to 82 00:04:22,120 --> 00:04:24,920 Speaker 2: fifty summit back in May, looking for new initiatives to 83 00:04:24,960 --> 00:04:27,360 Speaker 2: promote the city. A lot of young people were there 84 00:04:27,720 --> 00:04:31,360 Speaker 2: and they said, listen, can we also include KPIs for happiness? 85 00:04:31,400 --> 00:04:34,160 Speaker 2: We want to measure the feel good factor amongst Melburnian's. 86 00:04:34,400 --> 00:04:36,919 Speaker 2: What do we like about our city. Let's have a 87 00:04:36,960 --> 00:04:39,960 Speaker 2: strategy to make it the world's most optimistic and happiest city. 88 00:04:40,360 --> 00:04:42,680 Speaker 2: Just half close your eyes. A minute ago they were 89 00:04:42,720 --> 00:04:46,600 Speaker 2: lockdown with the worst COVID lockdown in the world. Daniel 90 00:04:46,640 --> 00:04:50,159 Speaker 2: Andrew's strutting around in his north faced jacket with his 91 00:04:50,279 --> 00:04:54,120 Speaker 2: big bloody ears sticking out like the doors in a Volkswagen, 92 00:04:54,880 --> 00:04:58,960 Speaker 2: absolutely making everyone furious. A minute ago, that's what that 93 00:04:59,080 --> 00:05:02,800 Speaker 2: was the temperature in the tone in Melbourne. Now, the 94 00:05:02,880 --> 00:05:05,320 Speaker 2: new mayor says, the city is going to be pumping. 95 00:05:05,320 --> 00:05:07,200 Speaker 2: We're going to be humming, We're going to be optimistic 96 00:05:07,279 --> 00:05:12,359 Speaker 2: and happy. Well your borderline hatred my goodness, Yeah. 97 00:05:12,560 --> 00:05:15,000 Speaker 1: I really do. I hate muz. Thank you appreciate it, 98 00:05:15,040 --> 00:05:18,640 Speaker 1: Mariol's Australia correspondent. See how that goes for Melbourne. Drizzle 99 00:05:18,720 --> 00:05:21,240 Speaker 1: does somewhat dampen the mood, doesn't it? 100 00:05:21,920 --> 00:05:22,080 Speaker 2: Here? 101 00:05:22,080 --> 00:05:24,839 Speaker 1: The AI already marks my draft internal assessments. Does a 102 00:05:24,839 --> 00:05:27,520 Speaker 1: better job and a quicker job than I could listen 103 00:05:27,640 --> 00:05:32,920 Speaker 1: just on that matter of Elbow calling the Palestinians. I mean, 104 00:05:33,000 --> 00:05:34,240 Speaker 1: I don't know what value it is to call the 105 00:05:34,240 --> 00:05:37,039 Speaker 1: Palestinian authority, but regardless, so he's calling the Palestinians and 106 00:05:37,040 --> 00:05:39,320 Speaker 1: he's calling, he's trying to get a phone call with Benyamin, 107 00:05:39,360 --> 00:05:42,120 Speaker 1: Nett and Yahoo. I kind of I've got to be honest, 108 00:05:42,200 --> 00:05:45,480 Speaker 1: I kind of like the approach that Elbow's taking on 109 00:05:45,520 --> 00:05:47,480 Speaker 1: this because I think this is the kind of approach 110 00:05:47,520 --> 00:05:49,280 Speaker 1: that has to be taken, and I feel like it 111 00:05:49,320 --> 00:05:53,000 Speaker 1: wouldn't the more that if there were more world leaders 112 00:05:53,000 --> 00:05:55,480 Speaker 1: getting on the blow out of these guys and going listen, 113 00:05:55,800 --> 00:05:57,800 Speaker 1: we have had an absolute guts full of it. My 114 00:05:57,880 --> 00:06:02,200 Speaker 1: people are furious. Surely it kind of start to get 115 00:06:02,720 --> 00:06:04,479 Speaker 1: just shape a bit of sentiment in the Middle East. 116 00:06:04,600 --> 00:06:06,240 Speaker 1: Because I was listening to something the other day. It 117 00:06:06,360 --> 00:06:09,760 Speaker 1: was a couple of BBC correspondents who are very very experienced, 118 00:06:09,960 --> 00:06:12,560 Speaker 1: very very connected. They were talking about this, and the 119 00:06:12,600 --> 00:06:15,200 Speaker 1: revelation from them is that the Israelis, at least at 120 00:06:15,200 --> 00:06:18,479 Speaker 1: the cabinet level, have no idea how upset the world 121 00:06:18,600 --> 00:06:20,360 Speaker 1: is about what's going on in Gaza. They have no 122 00:06:20,400 --> 00:06:22,520 Speaker 1: idea the officials do, because the officials are the ones. 123 00:06:23,120 --> 00:06:25,120 Speaker 1: The diplomats are the ones having to meet with other 124 00:06:25,120 --> 00:06:27,680 Speaker 1: diplomats around the world and just getting an absolute bollocking 125 00:06:27,960 --> 00:06:29,640 Speaker 1: from around the world. The other ones having to listen 126 00:06:29,640 --> 00:06:32,400 Speaker 1: to media in the rest of the world and see 127 00:06:32,400 --> 00:06:34,680 Speaker 1: what's going on. But actually, at the cabinet level in Israel, 128 00:06:34,800 --> 00:06:37,160 Speaker 1: they've got no idea how upset everybody is. So maybe 129 00:06:37,160 --> 00:06:38,760 Speaker 1: if everybody around the world's got on the blower to 130 00:06:38,800 --> 00:06:41,080 Speaker 1: bb and just gave him a bollocking, maybe he might 131 00:06:41,120 --> 00:06:43,279 Speaker 1: start to realize that there is potentially some value in 132 00:06:43,320 --> 00:06:46,960 Speaker 1: what Albow's doing. For more from Heather Duplessy Alan Drive, 133 00:06:47,160 --> 00:06:48,559 Speaker 1: listen live to news talks. 134 00:06:48,560 --> 00:06:51,760 Speaker 2: It'd be from four pm weekdays, or follow the podcast 135 00:06:51,880 --> 00:06:52,880 Speaker 2: on iHeartRadio.