1 00:00:00,640 --> 00:00:03,800 Speaker 1: Murray Old Dozzie correspondents with us. Now, Hey, Muzz, good afternoon. 2 00:00:03,840 --> 00:00:04,000 Speaker 2: Heather. 3 00:00:04,120 --> 00:00:05,560 Speaker 1: RBA's kicked the rates on hold. 4 00:00:06,120 --> 00:00:09,920 Speaker 3: Yes they have, indeed, four point three five percent. It's 5 00:00:10,000 --> 00:00:12,719 Speaker 3: the fourth time the bank has met this year under 6 00:00:12,720 --> 00:00:21,239 Speaker 3: the chairmanship. Very refreshing championship. I must say of the 7 00:00:21,320 --> 00:00:24,439 Speaker 3: chairman of the of the Central banks, he's always out. 8 00:00:24,600 --> 00:00:28,000 Speaker 1: Got Muzz back, Muzz Hello, yeah, sorry, but that. 9 00:00:28,040 --> 00:00:31,440 Speaker 2: Heather the old signaled not as flash as the strength 10 00:00:31,440 --> 00:00:34,320 Speaker 2: of the Reserve Bank resolve over here. They've kept interest 11 00:00:34,360 --> 00:00:37,600 Speaker 2: rates on hold four point three five percent. Michelle Bullet 12 00:00:37,600 --> 00:00:40,040 Speaker 2: will be coming out and telling us why the bank 13 00:00:40,080 --> 00:00:43,280 Speaker 2: wants inflation down between two and three percent. It's still 14 00:00:43,400 --> 00:00:46,320 Speaker 2: too high. We've had thirteen rate rises to this point, 15 00:00:46,320 --> 00:00:49,080 Speaker 2: and people are streaming. The cost of living crisis over 16 00:00:49,120 --> 00:00:51,880 Speaker 2: here is real, the opposition with a greape line. People 17 00:00:51,880 --> 00:00:55,320 Speaker 2: are eating. Are you eating their homes or eating? And 18 00:00:55,400 --> 00:00:58,959 Speaker 2: for some families apparently that is exactly what it is. 19 00:00:59,520 --> 00:01:03,680 Speaker 2: The situation very complex in Australia. Very strong employment growth. 20 00:01:03,680 --> 00:01:06,760 Speaker 2: We saw those figures last month, which means more spending 21 00:01:06,760 --> 00:01:08,800 Speaker 2: out in the economy from tens of thousands of new 22 00:01:08,840 --> 00:01:11,640 Speaker 2: pay packets and that's not going to help get inflation down. 23 00:01:11,880 --> 00:01:14,880 Speaker 2: Yet small businesses struggling, So two households were the cost 24 00:01:14,880 --> 00:01:17,720 Speaker 2: of living. That's reflective of course here in the latest 25 00:01:17,760 --> 00:01:20,800 Speaker 2: poll that shows Peter Dutton is now preferred Prime Minister 26 00:01:20,880 --> 00:01:24,440 Speaker 2: over Anthony Albenezi and the coalition the government fifty to fifty. 27 00:01:24,920 --> 00:01:27,919 Speaker 1: This controversy about the Chinese officials trying to blame the journo, 28 00:01:28,040 --> 00:01:30,000 Speaker 1: is this like an actual controversy or is it just 29 00:01:30,000 --> 00:01:32,640 Speaker 1: one of those ones we go Chinese officials at it again. 30 00:01:33,400 --> 00:01:36,360 Speaker 2: Oh well, it's it's I mean, it's it's you look 31 00:01:36,400 --> 00:01:38,560 Speaker 2: at it and you think, what are you trying to do? 32 00:01:38,800 --> 00:01:42,759 Speaker 2: They were trying to stand because this young female Australian 33 00:01:42,840 --> 00:01:45,280 Speaker 2: Chinese journalist, right, she was locked up for three years 34 00:01:45,280 --> 00:01:48,720 Speaker 2: by Beijing with this nonsense about you know, she was 35 00:01:48,720 --> 00:01:52,920 Speaker 2: involved in espionage. As soon as the COVID crisis died down, 36 00:01:52,960 --> 00:01:54,960 Speaker 2: she was released and she's back home. She's now working 37 00:01:55,000 --> 00:01:59,960 Speaker 2: for Sky News. She was the number one broadcast, you know, 38 00:02:00,160 --> 00:02:02,640 Speaker 2: a newsreader on that particular channel. I think she was 39 00:02:02,680 --> 00:02:05,280 Speaker 2: coming out of Hong Kong. In any event, she's now 40 00:02:05,320 --> 00:02:08,120 Speaker 2: working here in Australia. She's an Aussie citizen and these 41 00:02:08,200 --> 00:02:12,640 Speaker 2: clowns from the Chinese embassy and camera were at the 42 00:02:12,680 --> 00:02:16,480 Speaker 2: news conference with Albanisi and the Chinese premiere yesterday. He 43 00:02:16,600 --> 00:02:19,520 Speaker 2: is the second most powerful political leader in China, so 44 00:02:19,560 --> 00:02:22,240 Speaker 2: he's a big deal. And she's there with her Sky 45 00:02:22,360 --> 00:02:25,359 Speaker 2: News camera and these clowns. It was like that, I 46 00:02:25,400 --> 00:02:28,000 Speaker 2: don't know, the Keystone cops they're trying to stand in 47 00:02:28,040 --> 00:02:29,919 Speaker 2: front of the camera so she can't get a shot. 48 00:02:30,240 --> 00:02:32,160 Speaker 2: Or the Australian officials, a couple of young women have 49 00:02:32,240 --> 00:02:35,680 Speaker 2: sort of edging them along. She's changed seats. The Chinese 50 00:02:35,720 --> 00:02:37,440 Speaker 2: officials and the embassy of trying to jump in, and 51 00:02:37,480 --> 00:02:41,000 Speaker 2: the Australian women from Foreign Affairs that just a bit 52 00:02:41,160 --> 00:02:44,040 Speaker 2: like Ossie rules tackling. They just sort of stand in 53 00:02:44,040 --> 00:02:48,240 Speaker 2: their way so there's no way they can block the 54 00:02:48,280 --> 00:02:52,480 Speaker 2: female journalist's shot. It is nonsense. What it did, of course, 55 00:02:52,600 --> 00:02:55,200 Speaker 2: was distract from a very important meeting between a very 56 00:02:55,240 --> 00:02:58,600 Speaker 2: important Chinese leader and Anthony Alberanizi. Lots and lots of 57 00:02:58,639 --> 00:03:04,520 Speaker 2: stuff discussed yesterday. You know, obviously military engagements unwanted in 58 00:03:04,560 --> 00:03:07,720 Speaker 2: the disputed waters off China. Now they're over in w 59 00:03:07,720 --> 00:03:10,359 Speaker 2: way today. China wants to invest a lot more money 60 00:03:10,720 --> 00:03:13,679 Speaker 2: in rare earth minerals. So let's see how that goes. 61 00:03:13,760 --> 00:03:15,880 Speaker 1: Mus What do you make about this brew ha about 62 00:03:15,880 --> 00:03:17,079 Speaker 1: the Robert Irwin cartoon? 63 00:03:18,480 --> 00:03:21,640 Speaker 2: Well, I mean look, Robert Irwin says, oh've benda fam 64 00:03:22,040 --> 00:03:25,680 Speaker 2: mate bonds of beauty, and paul and Hanson's come out 65 00:03:25,680 --> 00:03:28,600 Speaker 2: and said no, you haven't, No, no, Paul, Look it's 66 00:03:28,639 --> 00:03:32,960 Speaker 2: one Nation. Her political party has been using cartoons for 67 00:03:33,000 --> 00:03:36,200 Speaker 2: a while to highlight things that Pauline Hanson One Nation 68 00:03:36,320 --> 00:03:39,920 Speaker 2: Bob sees wrong with the Australian political setup. There's a 69 00:03:39,960 --> 00:03:43,120 Speaker 2: Queensland election coming up. Pauline Hanson comes from Queensland, so 70 00:03:43,440 --> 00:03:46,760 Speaker 2: let's make a cartoon that highlights the incompetence and the 71 00:03:47,000 --> 00:03:51,520 Speaker 2: absolute bloody uselessness of the labor government lands. So that's 72 00:03:51,520 --> 00:03:58,440 Speaker 2: the character Steve soud of now the dog saying, see 73 00:03:58,480 --> 00:04:01,040 Speaker 2: where's We've been evicted from a big exploding because of 74 00:04:01,240 --> 00:04:04,680 Speaker 2: native title. Look our vehicles are in stolen by bloody 75 00:04:04,760 --> 00:04:07,960 Speaker 2: juvenile the lens and now they have to wait six 76 00:04:08,000 --> 00:04:11,400 Speaker 2: miles care He says, oh, I don't like it. It's 77 00:04:11,440 --> 00:04:13,720 Speaker 2: the favatory. Take it down, and Pauline says, not on 78 00:04:13,800 --> 00:04:16,559 Speaker 2: n Nellie, not while we're getting all this free public city. 79 00:04:16,960 --> 00:04:19,279 Speaker 2: So I to stand up lawyers at twenty prices. 80 00:04:19,480 --> 00:04:22,240 Speaker 1: Brilliant stuff. Hey, thank you Mars Gez Gorbert Roby there again. 81 00:04:22,279 --> 00:04:25,240 Speaker 1: A Murray Old's Australia corresponding might have been those Chinese 82 00:04:25,279 --> 00:04:27,919 Speaker 1: officials having a crack at the old travel line. For 83 00:04:28,040 --> 00:04:31,640 Speaker 1: more from Hither Duplessy Allen Drive listen live to news talks. 84 00:04:31,680 --> 00:04:34,880 Speaker 3: It'd be from four pm weekdays, or follow the podcast 85 00:04:34,960 --> 00:04:35,960 Speaker 3: on iHeartRadio.