WEBVTT - Sydney Now with Clinton Maynard – Full Show May 28th 0:00:11.119 --> 0:00:12.000 Onto GV. 0:00:13.160 --> 0:00:14.840 This is Sydney now. 0:00:15.320 --> 0:00:19.360 With Clinton, Wednesday, May twenty seven three. It is Clinton 0:00:19.440 --> 0:00:22.480 maynar here, blue skies across Sydney the South and there 0:00:22.560 --> 0:00:24.880 is hardly a cloud in the sky. This must be 0:00:24.880 --> 0:00:27.159 an omen. This must be an omen. The Blues are 0:00:27.160 --> 0:00:30.600 going to win Origin one this evening. It's not under question. Okay, yes, 0:00:30.800 --> 0:00:34.720 the dust brought us orange skies yesterday. We've never had 0:00:34.720 --> 0:00:37.080 my own skies in Sydney, have we? So the Blues 0:00:37.120 --> 0:00:39.400 to win tonight. Coming up on the program, a three 0:00:39.440 --> 0:00:42.559 person panel set up to review Sydney's trains and the 0:00:42.600 --> 0:00:45.720 incident of last week. Day after day in the past week, 0:00:45.800 --> 0:00:47.800 we have had trains that have been a miss and 0:00:47.920 --> 0:00:50.560 good luck. If you caught the train today and you're 0:00:50.560 --> 0:00:53.040 trying to get home in time for Origin, all I 0:00:53.080 --> 0:00:54.720 can do is wish you the best of luck. I 0:00:54.840 --> 0:00:57.319 drove specifically because I want to be home in time 0:00:57.360 --> 0:00:59.560 to watch Origin tonight. I have a zero confidence the 0:00:59.560 --> 0:01:02.160 trains are to get me there. We'll talk about that. 0:01:02.640 --> 0:01:04.440 We are often warned at this time of the year 0:01:04.760 --> 0:01:08.039 about making false claims with deductions with our tax returns. Well, 0:01:08.160 --> 0:01:10.640 we're going to look at it from a different perspective today, 0:01:10.680 --> 0:01:13.600 what you should be claiming, what you can legitimately claim. 0:01:13.600 --> 0:01:16.240 Some research has been released that shows that we're doing 0:01:16.240 --> 0:01:19.800 ourselves out of five hundred dollars per year on average 0:01:19.800 --> 0:01:22.160 by not making the right deduction. So we'll look at that. 0:01:22.520 --> 0:01:25.559 Lucy Zelich joins me in studio to talk climate change. 0:01:25.600 --> 0:01:27.440 You want to hear what Lucy has to say. Plus 0:01:27.600 --> 0:01:30.920 MG Mark Guy alive in Brisbane. He'll preview origin for 0:01:31.080 --> 0:01:33.000 us and we might have a chat about his clash 0:01:33.040 --> 0:01:35.399 with Wally Lewis in nineteen ninety one. You are my 0:01:35.480 --> 0:01:37.480 eyes and ears when it's happening in Sydney now, so 0:01:37.640 --> 0:01:40.080 text me zero force zero eight seven three out seven 0:01:40.120 --> 0:01:49.840 three have you say one three one eight seven three? 0:01:51.440 --> 0:01:53.800 Well in Sydney now. The search is continuing for a 0:01:53.840 --> 0:01:57.160 man who is wanted by the police for questioning. In fact, 0:01:57.200 --> 0:02:00.520 they do have concerns for his welfare following a house 0:02:00.560 --> 0:02:02.840 fire in Croydon this morning which has claimed the life 0:02:02.880 --> 0:02:06.840 of an eighty year old man. Ted Grandam Superintendent Christy 0:02:06.920 --> 0:02:09.720 McDonald is heading up the investigation into the fire and 0:02:09.760 --> 0:02:12.440 the search for this man, who is Asian his fifties. 0:02:12.440 --> 0:02:13.919 A thank you a few times Superintendent. 0:02:14.480 --> 0:02:16.320 Thanks Clinton, thanks for having me on your show. 0:02:16.440 --> 0:02:20.120 You've got quite an extensive search now for this man. 0:02:20.200 --> 0:02:21.480 What can you tell us about him? 0:02:22.760 --> 0:02:25.960 Yeah? Thanks Clinton. Just after four am this morning, as 0:02:26.080 --> 0:02:29.600 you would already know, police and emergency services were called 0:02:29.600 --> 0:02:33.200 to a house fire in Aararra Street in Croydon. And 0:02:33.400 --> 0:02:36.679 what we know is that, sadly, the eighty year old 0:02:36.720 --> 0:02:40.000 man who you've mentioned was located inside that house deceased. 0:02:40.520 --> 0:02:44.680 We've got one elderly female from that residence studies assisting 0:02:44.720 --> 0:02:48.000 police with inquiries. We're not suspecting that she has any 0:02:48.040 --> 0:02:52.640 involvement in the fire itself, but very grateful that she's 0:02:52.800 --> 0:02:57.079 providing some assistance. But what we really need to do 0:02:57.240 --> 0:02:59.919 is we really need to locate this fifty year old man. 0:03:00.080 --> 0:03:04.560 A relative that resides at the location. We want to 0:03:04.560 --> 0:03:07.240 speak to him. We believe that he has information that 0:03:07.280 --> 0:03:09.400 will assist us greatly with his investigation. 0:03:09.960 --> 0:03:12.640 Now I know the man you're looking for. You just 0:03:12.639 --> 0:03:15.519 mentioned his relative. Your limited can say that the reports 0:03:15.520 --> 0:03:19.839 he is the couple's son. There will reports this morning, Superintendent, 0:03:19.960 --> 0:03:23.440 the fire is suspicious based on your investigation throughout the day, 0:03:23.480 --> 0:03:24.440 Is that still the case. 0:03:25.200 --> 0:03:28.800 Yeah, that's the case Clinton, I obviously wouldn't be saying 0:03:28.800 --> 0:03:32.040 that it's not suspicious. I do believe that this is suspicious, 0:03:32.040 --> 0:03:35.040 and we are treating it as so. We've established strikeforced 0:03:35.120 --> 0:03:38.280 Levier to investigate the circumstances of the fire and also 0:03:38.320 --> 0:03:41.000 the death of the eighty year old man. And I 0:03:41.040 --> 0:03:43.840 guess that that suggests to your listeners that this is 0:03:43.880 --> 0:03:46.240 an investigation that I'm taking very, very seriously. 0:03:46.440 --> 0:03:47.960 So the fifty year old man that you're looking for 0:03:48.000 --> 0:03:49.520 at the moment, what can you tell us about him? 0:03:49.560 --> 0:03:51.119 What does he look like? And where do you believe 0:03:51.160 --> 0:03:51.680 he's traveled. 0:03:52.480 --> 0:03:55.400 Yeah, Earlier this morning, when I conducted a press conference, 0:03:55.440 --> 0:04:00.200 I gave a very broad description male, fifty Caucasian, one 0:04:00.240 --> 0:04:03.200 hundred and ninety centimeters tool, medium to large build, with 0:04:03.360 --> 0:04:05.800 short brown hair. And I guess for your listeners, we 0:04:05.880 --> 0:04:08.240 all know a lot of people with that description. But 0:04:08.280 --> 0:04:12.920 I've been able, through investigation, been able to narrow that 0:04:13.000 --> 0:04:15.280 down even further. And he was last seen wearing a 0:04:15.360 --> 0:04:19.080 navy hoodie with a white New York Yankees logo on 0:04:19.120 --> 0:04:21.919 the front of that hoodie, blue denim jeans, and a 0:04:21.960 --> 0:04:25.240 black New York Yankees logo hat. And he was last 0:04:25.400 --> 0:04:30.039 seen in the like Art area, so that's where we're 0:04:30.080 --> 0:04:32.360 targeting our inquiries at this stage. 0:04:32.400 --> 0:04:34.359 Do you still believe he may have been using public 0:04:34.400 --> 0:04:37.760 transport Circular Key Watson's Bay as well. 0:04:37.920 --> 0:04:40.239 Yes, what we believe is that he is on foot 0:04:40.440 --> 0:04:44.200 and has been using public transport to get around. And 0:04:44.360 --> 0:04:46.800 we'd be asking anyone in the community if they do 0:04:46.960 --> 0:04:50.240 cite someone with matching that description, that they contact place immediately. 0:04:50.320 --> 0:04:53.760 Okay, that's quite a distinctive dress. He's now wearing the hoodie, 0:04:53.760 --> 0:04:55.719 the New York Yankees hoodie and the caps. So hopefully 0:04:55.720 --> 0:04:57.520 we do find him. Thank you a few times, Superintendent, 0:04:57.920 --> 0:05:02.559 Thanks Clinton, Superintendent Christine McDonald. So this is police believe 0:05:02.600 --> 0:05:05.279 they deliberately lit fine in Croydon this morning. It has 0:05:05.279 --> 0:05:08.479 claimed the life of eighty year old Ted Grantham. Police 0:05:08.480 --> 0:05:11.360 are looking for his son. They believe he is dressed 0:05:11.360 --> 0:05:14.160 in the New York Yankees hoodie. He's a fifty year 0:05:14.160 --> 0:05:18.760 old man wearing a New York Yankees logo hat. It's 0:05:18.800 --> 0:05:21.760 believed he has been sighted in Theikehart area. If you 0:05:21.839 --> 0:05:23.919 have any information, please contact the police. 0:05:24.040 --> 0:05:27.080 If it matters to you, you'll hear it here. Sydney 0:05:27.120 --> 0:05:29.640 Now with Clinton Maynard until six. 0:05:29.480 --> 0:05:31.840 Twelve past three. Well, the coalition, the Liberal and the 0:05:31.920 --> 0:05:34.080 National Parties are finally back together. 0:05:35.120 --> 0:05:41.159 Sat for GG. 0:05:44.880 --> 0:05:47.920 Susan Lee wants David Little Proud backed for Good and 0:05:48.040 --> 0:05:49.919 together they have stood in front of the cameras in 0:05:49.960 --> 0:05:53.640 Canberra unveiling the new shadow cabinet. And this is raising 0:05:53.640 --> 0:05:57.880 a few eyebrows, particularly within the Liberal Party, not necessarily 0:05:57.880 --> 0:06:00.880 who's been given significant portfolios, but those who have been 0:06:00.960 --> 0:06:03.039 left out. Now, just from the outset, I should point 0:06:03.040 --> 0:06:07.440 out these are shadow ministries. So these are jobs that 0:06:07.480 --> 0:06:11.640 don't mean decisions are made by these particular politicians on 0:06:11.680 --> 0:06:16.040 our behalf. These are jobs basically for politicians to criticize 0:06:16.040 --> 0:06:18.200 the ministers that are currently in power. And that's an 0:06:18.200 --> 0:06:20.800 important role because it keeps them, holds them to account. 0:06:20.800 --> 0:06:22.840 But just bear in mind there's a lot of excitement 0:06:22.880 --> 0:06:26.280 about the shadow ministry. These people have zero power. Just 0:06:26.680 --> 0:06:29.920 remember that. However, there are some significant appointments here. So 0:06:29.960 --> 0:06:32.760 Ted O'Brien, who is the Deputy Liberal Leader, the deputy 0:06:32.800 --> 0:06:35.320 leader of the opposition, he is allowed to choose his 0:06:35.320 --> 0:06:38.640 own portfolio, so he becomes the shadow Treasurer. That means 0:06:38.680 --> 0:06:41.160 Angus Taylor. And there was some speculation that Angus Taylor 0:06:41.200 --> 0:06:43.719 would move to the back bench. Well, basically the Liberals 0:06:43.760 --> 0:06:46.200 don't have enough members to fill the back bench, so no, 0:06:46.279 --> 0:06:48.080 he will be maining part of cabinet. He will be 0:06:48.080 --> 0:06:51.440 the Shadow Defense Minister. Dan Tiyen is the Shadow Minister 0:06:51.520 --> 0:06:54.839 for Energy and emissions reduction and obviously that is an 0:06:54.880 --> 0:06:58.320 important issue going forward. Michaulia Cash is the Shadow Foreign 0:06:58.320 --> 0:07:01.040 Affairs Minister. David Little Prest of course, who is now 0:07:01.080 --> 0:07:03.839 back in love with Susan Lee. He holds the portfolios 0:07:03.880 --> 0:07:07.719 of Environment, Water, Fisheries and Forestry along with Agriculture Tim 0:07:07.760 --> 0:07:11.320 Wilson who is just returning to partner after winning Goldstein. 0:07:11.720 --> 0:07:14.840 He is the Shadow Minister for Industrial Relations and Employment. 0:07:15.200 --> 0:07:18.000 Jane Hume has been given the acts now she was 0:07:18.040 --> 0:07:20.840 the shadow Finance Minister, and this could be interpreted as 0:07:21.080 --> 0:07:24.400 where the blame lays for the election campaign failures. Many 0:07:24.440 --> 0:07:26.600 within the Liberal Party point of the finger at those 0:07:26.600 --> 0:07:29.560 who are in control of the financial portfolios, so Treasury 0:07:29.960 --> 0:07:33.120 and Finance. That was Angus Taylor and Jane Hume. So 0:07:33.280 --> 0:07:37.440 Jane Hume has been boned. No Barnaby Joyce, no Michael McCormack. 0:07:37.840 --> 0:07:40.200 But there are some interesting decisions that have been made, 0:07:40.320 --> 0:07:43.200 including the appointment of Gizill Capterian. 0:07:43.440 --> 0:07:47.320 Subject to the outcome of a vote in Bradfield, Gizell 0:07:47.400 --> 0:07:51.280 Capterian will be appointed a Shadow Assistant Minister for Communications, 0:07:51.600 --> 0:07:56.720 Shadow Assistant Minister for Technology and for Digital Economy. Jizell's 0:07:56.760 --> 0:07:59.560 appointment is a vote of confidence in the future of 0:07:59.640 --> 0:08:03.200 women in our party and it's a clear message to 0:08:03.400 --> 0:08:07.760 communities like Bradfield that if you support your local Liberal member, 0:08:07.880 --> 0:08:10.560 they will have a direct say in the decisions that 0:08:10.720 --> 0:08:12.600 change the direction of this country. 0:08:12.880 --> 0:08:15.920 But there is an asterisk next to her name because 0:08:15.920 --> 0:08:17.800 she has not yet been confirmed in that seat. The 0:08:17.840 --> 0:08:20.760 recount is continuing now. My information is around twenty two 0:08:20.760 --> 0:08:23.800 thousand votes have been recounted of a total of ninety 0:08:23.800 --> 0:08:26.680 six thousand in Bradfield. Giselle capped here in is in 0:08:26.760 --> 0:08:30.840 front of the Teal candidate, but only by five votes, 0:08:31.400 --> 0:08:34.040 and the gap is actually narrowed in the past twenty 0:08:34.080 --> 0:08:36.319 four hours, so it's still going to be probably it's 0:08:36.360 --> 0:08:38.600 going to be given how fast the Electoral Commission works 0:08:38.640 --> 0:08:40.320 another week or so before we know that. But she 0:08:40.400 --> 0:08:45.160 has been given that Shadow Assistant Communications role. Center Price 0:08:45.200 --> 0:08:50.199 has effectively been demoted now. She was the Shadow Indigenous 0:08:50.200 --> 0:08:53.000 Affairs Minister in the last parliament and that's a shadow 0:08:53.000 --> 0:08:56.120 cabinet position. She now moves to the outer ministry, so 0:08:56.160 --> 0:08:59.079 she's not part of shadow cabinet, part of the senior team. Effectively, 0:08:59.440 --> 0:09:02.200 she will hold the position as Shadow Minister for Defense 0:09:02.360 --> 0:09:06.360 Industries and Susan Lee says she has had a justification. 0:09:06.480 --> 0:09:08.480 She has had a decent chat with Giselle. 0:09:09.200 --> 0:09:11.959 I spoke to Jacinta yesterday about her new appointment. She's 0:09:12.040 --> 0:09:14.280 very excited to take it up. There is no more 0:09:14.320 --> 0:09:18.320 important area than safety, national security and defense, and you 0:09:18.360 --> 0:09:22.880 will see a great profiling of defense under Angus Taylor 0:09:23.080 --> 0:09:26.240 as we go forward in this term of opposition. And 0:09:26.280 --> 0:09:28.720 I'm delighted that Jacinta is taking up what is a 0:09:28.760 --> 0:09:34.240 really vital role and her style of communication, her relationship 0:09:34.280 --> 0:09:36.880 with Australian people will be incredibly valuable. 0:09:36.960 --> 0:09:39.480 So she is delighted. But she is actually moving down 0:09:39.480 --> 0:09:41.640 the ladder effectively. Look, there's a lot of argie bargie 0:09:41.720 --> 0:09:44.600 going on within the coalition. In the end, she is 0:09:44.600 --> 0:09:47.040 still going to be part of the team, but she's 0:09:47.200 --> 0:09:50.280 downgraded somewhat. But the good news is the Nationals and 0:09:50.320 --> 0:09:52.120 the Liberals are back together again. 0:09:52.360 --> 0:10:04.720 Yes, it's never. 0:10:01.960 --> 0:10:05.040 It's never over in politics, particularly when both sides realize 0:10:05.120 --> 0:10:07.720 they need each other. Seventeen past three State of Origin 0:10:07.800 --> 0:10:11.520 one tonight, sun Corps Stadium, New South Wales up against Queensland. 0:10:11.520 --> 0:10:13.880 You'll hear full coverage here on the Continuous Call team, 0:10:14.080 --> 0:10:16.560 with Mark Leevy calling his first Origin match, of course, 0:10:16.600 --> 0:10:20.040 broadcast on nine as well. James Wilson nine, new Sydney 0:10:20.040 --> 0:10:22.679 based reporter, is very brave because he's from Sydney and 0:10:22.720 --> 0:10:25.040 he's traveled to Queensland to cover the game. Hello James, 0:10:25.520 --> 0:10:28.160 Hello Clinton, how are you? You are a New South Welshman? 0:10:28.240 --> 0:10:29.400 What are you doing in Queensland? 0:10:30.080 --> 0:10:32.400 Very very proud New South Welshman. I am here to 0:10:32.480 --> 0:10:34.960 absolutely stick it to the Queenslanders and hopefully see the 0:10:34.960 --> 0:10:36.240 Blues get up in game one. 0:10:36.320 --> 0:10:38.320 I am concerned about your personal safety. Have you been 0:10:38.360 --> 0:10:39.480 to Caston Street yet? 0:10:40.040 --> 0:10:42.640 I've cleared it with HR. I am on Caxton Street 0:10:42.720 --> 0:10:43.120 right now. 0:10:43.120 --> 0:10:44.480 I've got my eyes on. 0:10:44.360 --> 0:10:46.800 The beautiful Catching Hotel and I'm happy to report that 0:10:46.840 --> 0:10:49.840 it is currently He's being here, getting busier by the minute, 0:10:49.960 --> 0:10:52.280 and lots of Blues jerseys as well. In fact, so 0:10:52.400 --> 0:10:56.920 good to see our proud New Welshman representing here in 0:10:56.960 --> 0:10:59.240 the northern state. There's plenty of Bogans on this streets. 0:10:59.280 --> 0:11:00.599 I'll tell you what I run into. One of the 0:11:00.640 --> 0:11:02.360 biggest ones of all. He goes by the name of 0:11:02.400 --> 0:11:05.960 Peter Vegan. He's the four BC Rector's presenter. He told 0:11:06.000 --> 0:11:08.080 me to say get eighty and quintin. He said he's 0:11:08.200 --> 0:11:10.280 on his way to get up his face painted, so 0:11:10.600 --> 0:11:12.520 it'll be a pretty interesting look for us. Beaks a 0:11:12.559 --> 0:11:13.120 bit later on. 0:11:13.320 --> 0:11:15.959 Peter Veig and one of the biggest bargains of them all. 0:11:16.000 --> 0:11:18.640 What is the vibe is? I get the Queenslanders be confident, 0:11:18.640 --> 0:11:22.160 but origin means so much. The Queensland is in particular. 0:11:22.679 --> 0:11:25.000 Of course, and not everybody who's come to Brisbane, whether 0:11:25.040 --> 0:11:27.000 it's the Magic Round or State of Origin or just 0:11:27.000 --> 0:11:29.640 for a Broncos game, they do get They do get 0:11:29.679 --> 0:11:31.480 footy up here. They love it, They live and breathe 0:11:31.480 --> 0:11:33.760 it and they do the rugby League party is better 0:11:33.800 --> 0:11:36.520 than anybody and catch the street. He's really the mecha 0:11:36.679 --> 0:11:38.760 of all of that. There's over fifty thousand people going 0:11:38.800 --> 0:11:40.600 to go to Suncorp tonight and a lot of them 0:11:40.679 --> 0:11:43.760 come here before the game. The traffic is still moving here, 0:11:43.760 --> 0:11:45.280 but in the next hour or so we're going to 0:11:45.320 --> 0:11:48.079 fee the street shut down and it'll just be startings 0:11:48.080 --> 0:11:50.800 as everybody drinks and gets ready for the game. One 0:11:50.840 --> 0:11:52.840 series open. I down at Suncorp but there's going about 0:11:52.840 --> 0:11:55.200 one hundred meet scattered right. It's a cracking venue down. 0:11:55.840 --> 0:11:57.800 It is a brillen venue and even though it's in Brisbane, 0:11:57.880 --> 0:11:59.920 we still love it. James will see you on nineties tonight. 0:12:01.360 --> 0:12:05.120 James Wilson covering State of Origin one. Five teenagers are 0:12:05.160 --> 0:12:10.760 before the courts in new Castle following allegations of theft, car, 0:12:10.800 --> 0:12:14.200 theft traffic offenses. But it's when I tell you the 0:12:14.240 --> 0:12:16.640 ages and when I tell you what's happened in the 0:12:16.679 --> 0:12:19.400 past is what's going to raise the alarm. So this 0:12:19.480 --> 0:12:23.200 is related to events that unfolded yesterday and also on Monday, 0:12:23.280 --> 0:12:25.920 where three vehicles were stolen during two break and enters 0:12:25.960 --> 0:12:30.960 in the Hunter Valley, including Katara South. Police were patrolling 0:12:31.040 --> 0:12:32.960 the local area they sighted one of these vehicles that 0:12:33.000 --> 0:12:35.800 had been reported as being stolen. Police then did a 0:12:35.880 --> 0:12:38.600 quick U turn and approached the vehicle. There were five 0:12:38.640 --> 0:12:43.760 teenagers inside the car. Three then jumped and started running away. 0:12:44.080 --> 0:12:49.040 Eventually police made arrests. They managed to arrest five teenagers. 0:12:49.640 --> 0:12:53.760 When I say teenagers, we're talking young teenagers. Fourteen year 0:12:53.760 --> 0:12:57.160 old and fifteen year old boys and then another two 0:12:57.280 --> 0:13:01.520 fourteen year old's boy and a girl fourteen fifteen year olds. 0:13:02.760 --> 0:13:07.560 The alleged driver fifteen charged with nine offenses, including using 0:13:07.600 --> 0:13:12.360 an offensive weapon to prevent lawful detention, another fifteen charged 0:13:12.360 --> 0:13:16.199 with eight offences, including aggravated break and enter. A fourteen 0:13:16.240 --> 0:13:20.160 year old charge with seven offenses. But this is what 0:13:20.320 --> 0:13:24.520 jumps out of me. The fourteen and fifteen year old 0:13:24.600 --> 0:13:30.240 boys those serious charges including break and enter, but a 0:13:30.280 --> 0:13:34.760 boy and a girl, both age fourteen, were charged with 0:13:34.880 --> 0:13:40.280 alleged breaches of bail. Two other fourteen year olds charged 0:13:40.320 --> 0:13:44.880 with breaches of bail. And this is a continuing problem, 0:13:44.960 --> 0:13:47.160 despite the government promising us that they're going to get 0:13:47.160 --> 0:13:49.840 tough when it comes to bail laws. We see this 0:13:50.040 --> 0:13:52.360 on an almost weekly basis that police tell us about 0:13:52.360 --> 0:13:56.280 the arrests of teenagers and they detail serious charges such 0:13:56.320 --> 0:13:59.960 as break and enters, carthef using weapons to threaten police, 0:14:00.920 --> 0:14:03.120 and then you see at the bottom of the detail 0:14:03.559 --> 0:14:08.680 alleged breaches of bail. So when governments tell you we're 0:14:08.720 --> 0:14:12.520 getting tough on bail, just remember in the end, it's 0:14:12.520 --> 0:14:14.679 not up to the government. It's up to magistrates who 0:14:14.679 --> 0:14:16.560 actually make the decision of whether they're going to release 0:14:16.679 --> 0:14:22.400 these teenagers, and too often they do. One seven three. 0:14:22.440 --> 0:14:24.720 Who are you tipping in the origin tonight? One three 0:14:24.760 --> 0:14:28.200 one eight seven three Let me know, hello, Zach, mate, 0:14:28.280 --> 0:14:32.720 good Zach. The Blues or the Marons? Course, why the 0:14:32.760 --> 0:14:33.520 Blue is going to win? 0:14:34.920 --> 0:14:35.600 I just hate them? 0:14:35.640 --> 0:14:38.440 Read next, mate, that's. 0:14:38.280 --> 0:14:40.400 A bit rough, and I know they've got two heads, 0:14:40.760 --> 0:14:42.840 but that's a bit rough. Thank you, Zach. A question 0:14:42.920 --> 0:14:46.440 here from Trevor. Has Bridget mackenzie been dumped from shadow 0:14:46.520 --> 0:14:49.440 Cabinet to the Nationals Senate? Lyd No, she hasn't. So 0:14:49.560 --> 0:14:53.600 Bridget mackenzie does retain a senior position. Her position is 0:14:53.640 --> 0:14:58.360 Shadow Minister for Infrastructure, Transport Regional Development and also she'll 0:14:58.400 --> 0:15:02.000 be Shadow Minister for the has been Saturday Minister for Infrastructure, 0:15:02.040 --> 0:15:04.600 Transport and Regional Development and she is Leader of the 0:15:04.640 --> 0:15:07.200 Nationals in the Senate. But this is causing a fair 0:15:07.240 --> 0:15:10.760 bit of angst within the Liberal Party itself. I've just 0:15:10.800 --> 0:15:15.360 been sent a message and this is from a female 0:15:15.400 --> 0:15:20.080 within the Liberal Party, and she says it's incredibly disappointing 0:15:20.120 --> 0:15:23.240 to see women like Jane Hume and Clear Chandler dumped 0:15:23.680 --> 0:15:26.200 as a woman in the Liberal Party. This is disheartening. 0:15:26.680 --> 0:15:29.960 I've been extremely optimistic that Susan Lee would be different. 0:15:31.240 --> 0:15:36.000 So just because Susan Lee is female doesn't mean that 0:15:36.080 --> 0:15:38.480 all female members of the Liberal Party approve of what 0:15:38.520 --> 0:15:43.320 she's doing. So Jane Hume gone, chair, Clear Chandler is 0:15:43.360 --> 0:15:46.840 also gone, and that seems he causing a fair bit 0:15:46.840 --> 0:15:52.880 of anks right now. And good afternoon, Josh Bryce. 0:15:52.640 --> 0:15:53.240 Good afternoon. 0:15:53.320 --> 0:15:57.680 Clinton detectives following multiple lines of inquiry as they investigate 0:15:57.720 --> 0:15:59.880 the cause of a deadly house fire in Sydney's in 0:16:00.120 --> 0:16:02.840 a West. A man is missing after the blaze which 0:16:02.960 --> 0:16:06.240 killed an eighty year old at Croydon. Some economists are 0:16:06.240 --> 0:16:09.360 confident there is still room for movement on interest rates, 0:16:09.520 --> 0:16:12.720 as the latest inflation figures show inflation remains steady for 0:16:12.760 --> 0:16:16.080 another month. A legal challenge against Newington College going co 0:16:16.320 --> 0:16:18.640 ed has been dealt a significant blow in court, with 0:16:18.720 --> 0:16:21.640 a judge ruling the term youth in the school's trusteed 0:16:21.960 --> 0:16:25.400 is gender neutral and a dairy free baby formula is 0:16:25.440 --> 0:16:28.680 being recalled due to incorrect feeding labels. The Coco two 0:16:28.800 --> 0:16:31.680 Infant Formula Stage one follow On Stage two and Toddler 0:16:31.800 --> 0:16:35.120 Stage products in eight hundred gram sizes have the incorrect 0:16:35.160 --> 0:16:39.160 scoop size and labeling errors. And in sport, Emerging Wartars 0:16:39.160 --> 0:16:42.160 playmaker Jack Bowen's been promoted to the starting side for 0:16:42.160 --> 0:16:45.040 Saturday's must win clash with the Blues in Auckland. He'll 0:16:45.040 --> 0:16:47.240 play fly half as the Tars strive to keep their 0:16:47.280 --> 0:16:50.320 faint Rugby hopes Final Rugby Finals hopes alive. 0:16:50.520 --> 0:16:52.240 We'll have more news in sport at full. 0:16:52.080 --> 0:16:54.360 Thank you, Josh, twenty degrees on the coast, eighteen degrees 0:16:54.400 --> 0:16:56.800 in Terry Hills, the moment Lucy Zielich coming up in 0:16:56.800 --> 0:16:59.120 the second hour of the program. Murray Watt has made 0:16:59.160 --> 0:17:01.320 his first major Thesay decision since he was appointed the 0:17:01.400 --> 0:17:06.119 Environment Minister. He has today decided to continue granting approval 0:17:06.240 --> 0:17:10.119 for the Northwest Shelf Oil and Gas project to continue, 0:17:10.200 --> 0:17:13.760 so effectively they have a license for another forty five years. 0:17:14.240 --> 0:17:17.280 This is owned by Woodside Or. It's operated by Woodside Energy, 0:17:17.280 --> 0:17:20.840 one of the biggest oil and gas companies in the country. 0:17:20.920 --> 0:17:24.040 It is a joint venture in Wa, a network of 0:17:24.040 --> 0:17:28.600 offshore gas riling facilities and also the Karatha Gas processing plant. 0:17:29.000 --> 0:17:33.240 It has been producing LNG liquefied natural gas since the 0:17:33.320 --> 0:17:36.280 nineteen eighties. But the approval was due to expire in 0:17:36.359 --> 0:17:39.680 twenty thirty, so really five years away. So this is 0:17:39.720 --> 0:17:42.679 a significant decision. So despite the fact that the Albanezy government 0:17:42.720 --> 0:17:45.720 went to the election promising net zero by twenty fifty 0:17:45.760 --> 0:17:49.080 and the end of fossil fuels, they obviously realize that 0:17:49.080 --> 0:17:52.160 we still need access to fossil fuels. So the project 0:17:52.160 --> 0:17:53.840 has been extended by forty five years. 0:17:53.960 --> 0:17:56.159 If it's happening in Sydney, you'll. 0:17:55.920 --> 0:17:59.560 Hear it on Sydney Now with Clinton Maynard on two G. 0:18:00.960 --> 0:18:02.720 If you've got to send a text message zero force 0:18:02.880 --> 0:18:05.119 zero eight seven three eight seven three. Now. Just talking 0:18:05.119 --> 0:18:07.520 about the makeup of Susan Lee's new front bench and 0:18:07.560 --> 0:18:11.080 the number of women who are in different portfolios. Anthony 0:18:11.119 --> 0:18:13.160 Albernizi has decided to have a bit of a kick 0:18:13.200 --> 0:18:14.199 at the Liberals today. 0:18:14.640 --> 0:18:17.920 Just a fun fact that's been drawding to my attention 0:18:18.720 --> 0:18:24.080 is that there are more women whose name begins with 0:18:24.320 --> 0:18:29.440 A in the Labor Party caucus in the House of Representatives. Ten, 0:18:30.240 --> 0:18:35.919 then there will be nine coalition women on the floor 0:18:36.040 --> 0:18:39.119 of the House of Representatives in the Liberal Party and 0:18:39.160 --> 0:18:44.359 the National Party, combined with Anika here, Ann Lee, Ailey 0:18:44.520 --> 0:18:49.800 France who's here, Alisha Payne, Alice Jordan Baird, ash Amberjapaha 0:18:50.480 --> 0:18:54.400 and Stanley Allison Burns, Anne Urkhart and Amanda Rishworth. 0:18:55.040 --> 0:18:58.320 So really we're now pointing out the number of women 0:18:58.440 --> 0:19:03.320 whose names start with the letter A in the labor team. 0:19:03.720 --> 0:19:06.120 Lucy's Elich will join me after four p thirty. I'll 0:19:06.119 --> 0:19:14.920 get her views on that one. Definitely. Hurdis Hugh Jacksonan's 0:19:14.960 --> 0:19:18.080 now X well about to be formally X has released 0:19:18.119 --> 0:19:21.000 a statement that well very much says a lot about 0:19:21.040 --> 0:19:24.080 the state of their marriage in the final years. Peter Ford, 0:19:24.080 --> 0:19:25.760 our entertainment correspondent, joins us Sale. 0:19:25.840 --> 0:19:28.399 Peter, Yeah, well, it's quite a surprise, actually, Clinton to 0:19:28.440 --> 0:19:30.919 see this statement that's come out, because the day began 0:19:31.359 --> 0:19:34.480 with the news that Deborah Lee had filed for divorce. 0:19:34.560 --> 0:19:37.119 Everything has been sorted out. There's obviously a lot of 0:19:37.119 --> 0:19:37.880 money involved. 0:19:37.920 --> 0:19:39.400 I think that the rough. 0:19:39.280 --> 0:19:43.200 Estimate is about three hundred and seventy two million dollars 0:19:43.480 --> 0:19:45.960 and one of the big stumbling blocks to solve in 0:19:46.040 --> 0:19:49.280 all this was the fact that what about royalties. You know, 0:19:49.320 --> 0:19:53.080 he's going to continue to get royalties for Wolverine X 0:19:53.119 --> 0:19:56.240 Man the Greatest Showman. Does she have an entitlement to 0:19:56.320 --> 0:19:59.960 those moving forward? She was around obviously when that worked 0:20:00.160 --> 0:20:03.040 was done, when the contracts were signed. Does she have 0:20:03.080 --> 0:20:05.560 an entitlement? So that's all sorted. 0:20:05.480 --> 0:20:06.640 And then lo and behold. 0:20:06.760 --> 0:20:10.080 Quite late this morning a statement came out from Deborah 0:20:10.119 --> 0:20:13.199 Le that I think said quite a lot. I'll just 0:20:13.280 --> 0:20:15.919 read you some parts of it. The first part is 0:20:16.080 --> 0:20:19.480 my heart and compassion go out to everyone who has 0:20:19.520 --> 0:20:24.280 traversed the traumatic journey of betrayal. Now, that obviously is 0:20:24.320 --> 0:20:26.280 the word that's going to jump out and is going 0:20:26.280 --> 0:20:30.159 to become the headline. It's a profound wound that cuts deep. However, 0:20:30.200 --> 0:20:33.640 I believe in a higher power and that God, the universe, 0:20:33.760 --> 0:20:37.600 whatever you relate to as your guidance is all always 0:20:37.680 --> 0:20:41.720 working for us. It can hurt, but in the long run, 0:20:42.040 --> 0:20:46.280 returning to yourself and living within your own integrity, values 0:20:46.400 --> 0:20:51.199 and boundaries is liberation and freedom. So she's trying to, 0:20:51.560 --> 0:20:54.800 I think, think positive things, but it's very clear that 0:20:54.880 --> 0:20:57.640 she is being wounded and hurt by what happened, and 0:20:57.800 --> 0:21:02.280 by using that word betrayal almost confirms the reports that 0:21:02.320 --> 0:21:05.880 went around that you took up with Sutton Foster while 0:21:05.920 --> 0:21:08.920 they were both performing on stage in The Music Man, 0:21:09.119 --> 0:21:11.560 and while dev Believe was obviously still his wife. 0:21:11.720 --> 0:21:14.000 There's an extraordinary amount of money here at stake. I 0:21:14.040 --> 0:21:17.040 didn't realize when you mentioned that figure. Three hundred and 0:21:17.080 --> 0:21:20.679 seventy two million dollars. That's effectively how much the couple's worth. 0:21:21.200 --> 0:21:23.399 Yeah, and has to say, ongoing royalties are going to 0:21:23.400 --> 0:21:25.159 be coming and from things he's done, even if he 0:21:25.240 --> 0:21:27.840 never works again. So look, she will be well and 0:21:27.880 --> 0:21:30.280 truly looked after as she should be. She is a 0:21:30.359 --> 0:21:33.639 very wealthy woman, so moving forward, I mean, she certainly 0:21:33.680 --> 0:21:36.359 doesn't have to work if she doesn't want to. But 0:21:36.400 --> 0:21:38.600 she's a very talent woman as a director and as 0:21:38.640 --> 0:21:41.399 an actress, so she may choose that she wants to 0:21:41.440 --> 0:21:44.080 do that. She's seventy this year, so that can be 0:21:44.160 --> 0:21:47.560 limiting in choices that are open to you. I do 0:21:47.920 --> 0:21:49.679 still get a kick when I hear this amount of 0:21:49.680 --> 0:21:52.359 money that there worth. I mean, the apartment in Manhattan 0:21:52.400 --> 0:21:56.160 alone is worth fifty two million dollars Because I remember 0:21:56.359 --> 0:21:58.360 this is going back a long time ago. I did 0:21:58.359 --> 0:22:01.520 the very first interview with Jackman. He'd never given an 0:22:01.560 --> 0:22:04.280 interview to anybody, and he got cast in Beauty and 0:22:04.280 --> 0:22:07.360 the Beast musical in Melbourne and nobody knew him at all. 0:22:07.960 --> 0:22:10.920 But he was already filming Corelli, which is the TV 0:22:11.040 --> 0:22:13.840 show that Deblie was the star of, and that's where 0:22:13.880 --> 0:22:16.600 they're met and their romance began. But after I did 0:22:16.640 --> 0:22:18.760 this interview with them, he said to me, oh, could 0:22:18.800 --> 0:22:21.880 you get me a VHS copy of that? And that's 0:22:21.880 --> 0:22:24.640 how far back we're going, And he said, I said, yeah, sure, 0:22:24.680 --> 0:22:26.280 I gave you my phone number. I said give me 0:22:26.320 --> 0:22:27.960 a call next week and I'll get it to you. 0:22:28.240 --> 0:22:29.600 And sure, and I think wrang me a couple of 0:22:29.680 --> 0:22:33.400 days later, almost in tears because he'd been in a taxi. 0:22:33.480 --> 0:22:36.200 He had a corporate gig coming up, his first ever 0:22:36.320 --> 0:22:40.080 corporate gig, singing at a business function, and he'd left 0:22:40.080 --> 0:22:42.760 his suit behind in the taxi and he said, oh, 0:22:42.880 --> 0:22:45.720 can you go on through ow? Will they let me 0:22:45.840 --> 0:22:48.840 go on? And I can offer a fifty dollars reward 0:22:49.200 --> 0:22:51.040 if they will get my suit back to me, because 0:22:51.080 --> 0:22:53.359 I haven't got another one and I can't afford to 0:22:53.359 --> 0:22:56.440 buy a new one. So long story short, we got 0:22:56.480 --> 0:22:59.840 him his suit sack, but you know that was a 0:23:00.200 --> 0:23:02.960 from Tari Tony Barlow's. It might have been worth two 0:23:03.080 --> 0:23:06.280 hundred tops. And now we're talking about you know, fifty 0:23:06.320 --> 0:23:07.400 million dollar apartments. 0:23:07.440 --> 0:23:09.359 Oh you can afford it. Now, is this going to 0:23:09.440 --> 0:23:10.320 hurt his career? Do you think? 0:23:11.119 --> 0:23:12.880 I look at the dent. I don't think it will 0:23:12.920 --> 0:23:15.480 kill it, unless Deborah Lee is going to go on 0:23:15.560 --> 0:23:17.000 some kind of campaign, which I. 0:23:16.920 --> 0:23:17.879 Don't think she will. 0:23:18.359 --> 0:23:21.800 Although it was interesting that she gave that statement to 0:23:21.920 --> 0:23:24.919 the Daily Mail as an exclusive. That's an interesting one. 0:23:24.920 --> 0:23:25.520 There's lots of. 0:23:25.480 --> 0:23:28.800 Outlets and publications she could have given it too, But 0:23:28.880 --> 0:23:30.879 I don't think she will be doing that. That's not 0:23:31.000 --> 0:23:33.199 to say she wanted to address it again, but I 0:23:33.240 --> 0:23:35.800 don't think she's going to go on a rampage. But yes, 0:23:35.920 --> 0:23:38.960 I think there is the potential for some damage to 0:23:39.080 --> 0:23:42.640 Hughes reputation, which has always been squeaky clean. He's never 0:23:42.680 --> 0:23:47.040 had bad publicity. That suddenly, you know, Deborah is confirming 0:23:47.160 --> 0:23:50.440 that he was having an affair behind her back. That's 0:23:50.480 --> 0:23:52.720 not good and deb is greatly respected you know, I 0:23:52.720 --> 0:23:55.320 don't forget the work she's done through the years in 0:23:55.320 --> 0:23:59.600 that space of adoptions into Australia, and she's very well 0:23:59.640 --> 0:24:03.000 respected by women for that work. So yeah, as I say, 0:24:03.240 --> 0:24:05.919 it's a dent, but I don't think it's a career killer. 0:24:06.240 --> 0:24:07.280 Pete will talk tomorrow. 0:24:07.760 --> 0:24:11.000 Thanks Clinton, Peter Ford until six. 0:24:11.320 --> 0:24:14.639 This is Sydney Now with Clinton Maynard on two GB 0:24:15.160 --> 0:24:17.560 call now one three one eight seven three. 0:24:18.680 --> 0:24:21.879 There's an operation continuing off Sydney's northern beaches as a 0:24:21.960 --> 0:24:25.240 search continues for a missing man who disappeared from Mona Vale. 0:24:25.359 --> 0:24:27.879 Emir Etimadi, who is a twenty eight year old, was 0:24:27.920 --> 0:24:31.639 last seen on Monavale Beach eleven o'clock yesterday morning. He 0:24:31.920 --> 0:24:35.280 can't be found, so police have begun a formal investigation 0:24:35.400 --> 0:24:37.800 and a search. Now. They're being assisted by Marine Rescue 0:24:37.880 --> 0:24:42.080 New South Wales. They're using three vessels that are searching 0:24:42.119 --> 0:24:45.560 an area off Monaval Beach between Monaval Headland and a 0:24:45.560 --> 0:24:48.320 little further north. The conditions are actually reasonably good for 0:24:48.359 --> 0:24:50.720 an offshore search at the moment. So far they have 0:24:50.840 --> 0:24:53.800 not found sign of the man, but they believe he 0:24:54.080 --> 0:24:57.119 potentially went into the water. Twenty eight year old Amir 0:24:57.480 --> 0:24:59.920 itter Mardi. He is known to frequent the Northern Beaches 0:25:00.040 --> 0:25:03.960 but also Pimble. A passer by located clothing and property 0:25:04.000 --> 0:25:07.040 they believe is owned by Emir. That's why they've entered 0:25:07.080 --> 0:25:09.480 the water, but's so far, despite this day long search, 0:25:09.520 --> 0:25:11.440 they haven't found a sign of him within the water. 0:25:11.680 --> 0:25:14.159 This news just to hand the state government's order to 0:25:14.160 --> 0:25:17.280 review into the way selective high school testing was conducted 0:25:17.320 --> 0:25:19.640 a few weeks ago. You'll know we reported about this 0:25:19.760 --> 0:25:22.399 throughout the afternoon when there was a big drama. It 0:25:22.440 --> 0:25:25.800 was at Canry Racecourse where thousands of students were sitting 0:25:25.840 --> 0:25:30.479 both OC testing Opportunity class within primary schools but then 0:25:30.680 --> 0:25:34.960 selective high school tests and there was basically a crowd 0:25:35.000 --> 0:25:37.600 crush as students were coming and going. It was a 0:25:37.640 --> 0:25:40.679 complete and utter mess. But there's also been reports of 0:25:40.920 --> 0:25:43.760 issues at round It Racecourse where other tests were being conducted, 0:25:44.160 --> 0:25:47.760 and Sydney Olympic Park. I have received messages from some 0:25:47.920 --> 0:25:51.040 parents that there had been rumors of cheating. Now I've 0:25:51.119 --> 0:25:53.399 checked that with the Department of Education. They say they 0:25:53.400 --> 0:25:55.159 don't have that information. But there seems to be a 0:25:55.200 --> 0:25:58.440 lot of concern about the way these tests have been conducted, 0:25:58.720 --> 0:26:01.879 so formally pro resort in an independent review into the 0:26:01.920 --> 0:26:05.040 administration of both the Opportunity Class and the selective high 0:26:05.040 --> 0:26:08.879 school testing after the disruptions affected twenty thousand tests because 0:26:08.920 --> 0:26:13.600 tests were postponed. A respected academic will actually lead this review. 0:26:13.640 --> 0:26:18.479 We'll examine how these tests were conducted. Rescheduled tests were 0:26:18.520 --> 0:26:22.040 held last weekend and the weekend before, So that's now done. 0:26:22.400 --> 0:26:24.119 But what they need to ensure is there isn't a 0:26:24.119 --> 0:26:27.320 repeat of this next year. Now it might seem not 0:26:27.400 --> 0:26:29.040 the biggest issue in the world, but if you've got 0:26:29.080 --> 0:26:33.119 a child who's finishing primary school and has ambitions to 0:26:33.119 --> 0:26:35.000 get into a selective high school, or you want your 0:26:35.080 --> 0:26:37.840 child to get into a selective high school, if suddenly 0:26:38.040 --> 0:26:41.040 they're in this position where they're completely disrupted with their test, 0:26:41.520 --> 0:26:44.480 just psychologically, you're not in exactly the best headspace to 0:26:44.520 --> 0:26:47.400 complete this style of testing. So it's important that this 0:26:47.960 --> 0:26:50.320 isn't repeated and it can be sorted out by the 0:26:50.320 --> 0:26:58.359 state government. Thirteen to four. There was news this week 0:26:58.440 --> 0:27:01.679 that in New Zealand, teen year old died participating in 0:27:01.720 --> 0:27:04.440 a new social media trend. This is a craze called 0:27:04.680 --> 0:27:09.080 run it Straight. This is basically when two people charged 0:27:09.119 --> 0:27:13.160 each other at full speed, effectively they want to knock 0:27:13.200 --> 0:27:16.080 each other over, sometimes with their head knock. There was 0:27:16.119 --> 0:27:18.240 a video and there's a bit of drama last week 0:27:18.240 --> 0:27:22.040 about Reese Walsh, the Brisbane Broncos fullback superstar player, and 0:27:22.080 --> 0:27:24.040 on social media there was a video that circulated with 0:27:24.119 --> 0:27:27.360 Reese Walsh with a big boxing glove on but punching 0:27:27.400 --> 0:27:30.120 his friend in the head. And this is a similar 0:27:30.119 --> 0:27:32.960 and it went on viral on social media, and it's 0:27:33.000 --> 0:27:36.440 a similar craze that a lot of teenagers are taking 0:27:36.440 --> 0:27:39.399 part in at the moment. Well run it straight can 0:27:39.440 --> 0:27:43.040 be quite dangerous obviously, in this case it's led to 0:27:43.040 --> 0:27:46.520 a fatality. New Zealand Police averged anyone thinking of taking 0:27:46.520 --> 0:27:48.800 part in this game or this event to consider the 0:27:48.840 --> 0:27:52.960 safety and the injury risks. And this is also part 0:27:53.000 --> 0:27:56.199 of how social media is being used. People will do 0:27:56.280 --> 0:28:00.000 crazy things on social media, put it up on Instagram, 0:28:00.520 --> 0:28:05.520 other formats TikTok to attract likes. The crazier, the more daring, 0:28:05.800 --> 0:28:09.440 the more dangerous, the better. And this is one example. 0:28:09.920 --> 0:28:14.040 Headsafe is a Sydney organization specializing in brain health technology 0:28:14.040 --> 0:28:17.520 and they're committed to to improving what we know about concussion. 0:28:18.000 --> 0:28:20.480 Doctor Adrian Cohen is a concussion expert. He is the 0:28:20.480 --> 0:28:23.040 founder of the CEO of head Safe and he joins me, 0:28:23.080 --> 0:28:24.040 thank you for your time. Doctor. 0:28:24.680 --> 0:28:26.600 You are always welcome to em What do you. 0:28:26.600 --> 0:28:29.600 Know about this? This Run It Straight craze. 0:28:30.560 --> 0:28:34.520 All was started as a activity designed to get a 0:28:34.520 --> 0:28:37.399 crowd together, offer some prize money and have a competition. 0:28:37.560 --> 0:28:40.680 It's previewed in Melbourne a couple of weeks ago. This 0:28:40.720 --> 0:28:42.800 is the first time a competition was held in New 0:28:42.880 --> 0:28:46.520 Zealand just last week and predictably, and I'm going to 0:28:46.600 --> 0:28:50.400 use that word advisably predictably it's been emulated by kids 0:28:50.400 --> 0:28:52.440 in playgrounds. But there's a difference. 0:28:52.440 --> 0:28:55.360 You know, this is not a grown up version of 0:28:55.440 --> 0:28:58.520 playground sport. You go home to mom and dad after 0:28:58.560 --> 0:29:01.160 playground sport die as a result. 0:29:01.760 --> 0:29:04.719 And tragically that's what unfolded this week in New Zealand 0:29:04.760 --> 0:29:08.640 with the nineteen year old so running at each other straight. 0:29:09.760 --> 0:29:13.480 It has the effect of two heads colliding. What effect 0:29:13.520 --> 0:29:15.360 does that have? What's happening inside the skull? 0:29:16.840 --> 0:29:19.760 Well, you know you've only got one brain, You've got 0:29:19.760 --> 0:29:23.440 two hamstricks to biceps, two hips, you can injure either 0:29:23.480 --> 0:29:25.240 of those. You only got You're never going to get 0:29:25.240 --> 0:29:27.480 more than one brain. You injure it, and that's it. 0:29:27.920 --> 0:29:30.200 In this kind of activity. It's designed to emulate our 0:29:30.240 --> 0:29:33.400 tackle sports on rugby league and rugby union. So sometimes 0:29:33.480 --> 0:29:36.080 they give one of the players at ball the participants, 0:29:36.080 --> 0:29:37.920 he runs at the other one. He's got to effect 0:29:38.000 --> 0:29:40.880 the tackle them and the organizers will say things like, oh, 0:29:40.920 --> 0:29:42.600 you know, we tell them they've got a hit between 0:29:42.840 --> 0:29:45.280 the shoulders and the hips. There's no guarantee that's going 0:29:45.320 --> 0:29:47.320 to happen. There's not a lot of refereeing out there, 0:29:47.360 --> 0:29:50.040 let's face it, and with outlawed hit to the heavy 0:29:50.160 --> 0:29:54.160 league and union, but it can still happen in this sport. Actually, 0:29:54.280 --> 0:29:57.200 sports the wrong word. This isn't a sport. This is 0:29:57.200 --> 0:30:01.480 an activity whose sole purpose is designed to create a 0:30:01.480 --> 0:30:05.040 brain injury to knock the other person out. It's not 0:30:05.080 --> 0:30:07.160 a mild head knock. It's not being knocked over, it's 0:30:07.160 --> 0:30:09.479 not a bit of fun. It's not another hit and giggle. 0:30:09.800 --> 0:30:11.480 It's a hit and don't get up. 0:30:11.880 --> 0:30:14.000 And that's the difference between sport. Now. Adrian, I'm a 0:30:14.040 --> 0:30:17.240 big rugby league fan. We talk about rugby league on 0:30:17.240 --> 0:30:19.680 this station all the time, Rugby union as well AFL. 0:30:19.800 --> 0:30:22.320 But at least in these sports they seem to now 0:30:22.360 --> 0:30:25.160 be taking concussion seriously. There is the HIA process in 0:30:25.240 --> 0:30:27.640 rugby league, but I'm assuming with run it straight there 0:30:27.680 --> 0:30:28.400 is no process. 0:30:28.480 --> 0:30:32.280 There's no protocol, there's no protocol, there's no rules. 0:30:32.320 --> 0:30:37.320 It's completely lawless. It's the wild West, and that's part 0:30:37.360 --> 0:30:40.640 of the problem. This isn't going to be regulated anytime 0:30:40.760 --> 0:30:43.720 soon because it's not actually a sport. I hope to 0:30:43.720 --> 0:30:46.000 sit on the new South Flalest Combat Sports Authority, and 0:30:46.000 --> 0:30:48.920 we discussed this the other night. It's not a combat sport. 0:30:49.200 --> 0:30:52.840 It's not boxing or taekwondo or MMA. It's just come 0:30:52.880 --> 0:30:56.000 out of the idea that this is a good blood 0:30:56.080 --> 0:30:58.840 sport spectacle and that we can draw a crowd and 0:30:58.880 --> 0:31:02.360 a couple of players walk way with money. In fact, 0:31:02.400 --> 0:31:05.400 the winner walks away with money. Everybody else goes home 0:31:06.640 --> 0:31:10.440 potentially but suffers the long term consequences. So even if 0:31:10.480 --> 0:31:12.440 they don't win, even if they don't get knocked out, 0:31:12.480 --> 0:31:14.920 even if they only get knocked down five or ten 0:31:15.040 --> 0:31:18.360 times during the one afternoon, we all know what sort 0:31:18.360 --> 0:31:19.040 of damage that is. 0:31:19.120 --> 0:31:22.760 Causing contact sports like rugby league, union, AFL and the 0:31:22.760 --> 0:31:25.280 combat sports that you mentioned there. Do you think they're 0:31:25.320 --> 0:31:28.160 now doing enough to prevent concussion or is it just 0:31:28.200 --> 0:31:30.440 a reality that they are contact sports. It's going to 0:31:30.480 --> 0:31:31.280 come with the territory. 0:31:32.920 --> 0:31:34.880 I think the second part is right. It does come 0:31:34.880 --> 0:31:38.040 with the territory. But they're doing increasing amounts to recognize 0:31:38.040 --> 0:31:41.560 this when it happens, to have rules that outlaw it, 0:31:42.080 --> 0:31:45.120 to get players out of harm's way after they've stuff 0:31:45.160 --> 0:31:48.040 for a concussion, and to not let them return to 0:31:48.080 --> 0:31:52.160 their better So without changing the fabric of the sports 0:31:52.160 --> 0:31:54.880 that we enjoy as a society, they're doing the best 0:31:54.920 --> 0:31:57.680 they can to understand that these things are going to happen. 0:31:58.640 --> 0:32:01.360 That's not the aim of rugby league, rugby union and AFL. 0:32:01.440 --> 0:32:04.560 It's a byproduct, and it's a byproduct of large people 0:32:04.600 --> 0:32:06.680 in motion running at each other. And when you and 0:32:06.720 --> 0:32:09.280 I went to school, energy called half mv squared and 0:32:09.280 --> 0:32:11.840 the mass is bigger than it was in the velocity greater, 0:32:11.880 --> 0:32:15.440 and therefore the energy in every collision is more activity. Fight, 0:32:15.640 --> 0:32:19.360 run it or this ridiculous American thing power slap. They're 0:32:19.560 --> 0:32:23.880 just designed to cause injury and as a civilized society. 0:32:25.280 --> 0:32:26.520 They had no place yet. 0:32:26.840 --> 0:32:28.520 I'm with you. Thank you for your time, doctor, and 0:32:28.520 --> 0:32:32.160 you're insight. Always welcome, doctor Adrin Cohen, who is the 0:32:32.200 --> 0:32:35.520 founder of Headsafe. It's significant difference between what this is 0:32:35.560 --> 0:32:39.880 all about in rugby league football rugby union AFL. As 0:32:39.920 --> 0:32:42.440 the doctor rightly pointed out, the aim of rugby league 0:32:42.440 --> 0:32:44.960 is to score a try. Rugby union to score a 0:32:45.000 --> 0:32:48.240 try AFIL to kick goals and as a consequence there 0:32:48.240 --> 0:32:50.960 are collisions and that's that's part of it. But the 0:32:50.960 --> 0:32:53.920 aim of run it straight is actually knock off the opponent. 0:32:54.200 --> 0:32:56.560 Knock out the opponent by running it as hard as possible. 0:32:57.200 --> 0:33:01.320 And it's all driven by social media. And we see 0:33:01.480 --> 0:33:03.920 the danger's social media caused it to our young people 0:33:04.080 --> 0:33:05.760 all over the place in so many different areas. This 0:33:05.800 --> 0:33:07.880 is another example. If you've got a view on this, 0:33:08.000 --> 0:33:10.320 let me know one one eight seven three, coming up 0:33:10.320 --> 0:33:12.000 to the four o'clock news three to four. I need 0:33:12.040 --> 0:33:14.520 your help on this one. We are getting some reports 0:33:15.160 --> 0:33:19.840 of shaking, potentially an earth tremor or even an earthquake 0:33:19.920 --> 0:33:22.520 around the app In area so southwest of Sydney, So 0:33:22.720 --> 0:33:25.880 give me a call seven three if you're in the Southwest. 0:33:25.920 --> 0:33:29.440 If you're around Appen on the outskirts, have you felt anything. 0:33:30.480 --> 0:33:32.760 We'll get in contact and have a look with Geoscience 0:33:32.760 --> 0:33:35.320 Australia in a moment whether anything has been measured on 0:33:35.360 --> 0:33:37.840 their equipment. But there are some reports. We're just hearing 0:33:37.840 --> 0:33:40.760 these early reports and some shaking in the Appen area, 0:33:41.320 --> 0:33:44.080 potentially an earthquake. Word in the street is thanks to temper. 0:33:44.120 --> 0:33:46.760 A great night's sleep night after night. The difference is temper. 0:33:47.040 --> 0:33:49.240 Matt's come across a drama on the roads. Good a Matt? 0:33:49.240 --> 0:33:50.040 Where are you mate? 0:33:50.840 --> 0:33:51.080 Hey? 0:33:51.160 --> 0:33:51.560 Clinton? 0:33:51.720 --> 0:33:53.239 I just want to let you know that there was 0:33:53.320 --> 0:33:57.600 a three car crash on Keemnon Valley Way heading southbound 0:33:57.760 --> 0:33:58.600 at Leppington. 0:33:59.400 --> 0:34:02.479 Ah geez? Are they delayed there now as a result? 0:34:03.200 --> 0:34:06.719 Yeah, right lane's taken out, Traffic starting to bank up 0:34:06.720 --> 0:34:07.240 the left. 0:34:07.160 --> 0:34:09.600 Lane only okay, thanks, learning us know about that. That's 0:34:09.640 --> 0:34:13.279 so that's Leppington three car crash Camden Valley Way. It's 0:34:13.280 --> 0:34:16.680 blocking southbound lanes just before Denham Court. So if you 0:34:16.760 --> 0:34:18.799 see something around Sydney, let us know about it. Send 0:34:18.840 --> 0:34:21.399 me a text message zero four six zero eight seven 0:34:21.440 --> 0:34:23.880 three eight seven three. Steve mentioned this little earlier in 0:34:23.880 --> 0:34:26.560 the hour in our traffic reports police operation Victoria Road 0:34:26.560 --> 0:34:29.560 in Paramatta. We've just had some confirmation from the police 0:34:29.560 --> 0:34:33.120 they've been involved in a pursuit. They're searching for US Sedan. 0:34:33.400 --> 0:34:35.479 They don't have any more information for us at the moment, 0:34:35.520 --> 0:34:38.520 but there has been a police pursuit around Victoria Road 0:34:38.560 --> 0:34:41.600 and vicinity of Victoria Road, Paramatta. If you've seen something, 0:34:41.719 --> 0:34:43.680 let us know about it. One three, one eight, seven 0:34:43.680 --> 0:34:44.480 to three. 0:34:44.960 --> 0:34:48.880 Sydney Now with Clinton Maynard. If it's happening in your city, 0:34:49.160 --> 0:34:50.840 you'll hear it on Sydney Now. 0:34:51.239 --> 0:34:52.200 To GB. 0:34:53.840 --> 0:34:56.160 On the Shadow Cabinet, Marjorie says on the text line, 0:34:56.160 --> 0:34:58.200 I think dumping two women is not a good look 0:34:58.200 --> 0:35:00.360 for the Liberals because Jane Hume is on and she 0:35:00.440 --> 0:35:04.040 was a very prominent Liberal woman. Also, what portfolio does 0:35:04.120 --> 0:35:07.120 James Patterson have? I think he's very good. Maybe these 0:35:07.160 --> 0:35:10.120 people aren't in the correct faction. Well, James Patterson had 0:35:10.200 --> 0:35:12.239 a reasonably high profile role in the last parliament. He 0:35:12.239 --> 0:35:14.960 was Shadow Home Affairs Minister. But during the election campaign, 0:35:15.040 --> 0:35:17.080 one of the reasons we heard a lot from James Patterson. 0:35:17.080 --> 0:35:21.440 He was the official party spokesperson for the campaign, and 0:35:21.440 --> 0:35:23.759 that's because he is regarded as a good performer in 0:35:23.800 --> 0:35:27.680 the media. His new position is Shadow Minister for Urban 0:35:27.760 --> 0:35:30.680 Infrastructure and Cities and that's important. It's probably not going 0:35:30.719 --> 0:35:33.359 to attract as much attention as Urban affairs as Home 0:35:33.400 --> 0:35:36.680 Affairs does, but also Shadow Minister for the Brisbane twenty 0:35:36.760 --> 0:35:39.640 thirty two Olympic Games. He will still be seen coming 0:35:39.680 --> 0:35:41.640 up for the next hour of the program. Lucy's Elich. 0:35:44.320 --> 0:35:48.040 There is Sydney now with Clinton Maynard. 0:35:47.880 --> 0:35:51.440 On to GB seven past four. We can confirm there 0:35:51.440 --> 0:35:53.799 has been an earth tremor. Some were described as an 0:35:53.840 --> 0:35:58.120 earth quake on Sydney's southwestern outskirts. So this from Geoscience Australia. 0:35:58.920 --> 0:36:02.560 A magnitude three point five quake has been recorded in 0:36:02.719 --> 0:36:07.080 Appen a depth of two kilometers. This from the Seismology 0:36:07.160 --> 0:36:11.239 Research Center. A magnitude three point six earthquake occurred two 0:36:11.239 --> 0:36:14.960 point fifty three nim An Angle. There's been at least 0:36:15.000 --> 0:36:18.719 one aftershock so far. If you felt anything, let me know, 0:36:19.480 --> 0:36:21.399 give me a call one three one eight seventy three. 0:36:21.880 --> 0:36:23.799 Tracy has just sent me a message. We felt it 0:36:23.840 --> 0:36:26.600 in the factory here was around three o'clock Smeat and Grange. 0:36:26.680 --> 0:36:31.080 The computer monitor on my desk was actually moving. Emily's 0:36:31.120 --> 0:36:34.640 in picton Emily, did you feel anything? I? 0:36:34.760 --> 0:36:36.960 Yeah, I did. Actually, I was a bit surprised. 0:36:37.719 --> 0:36:38.840 I wasn't expecting that. 0:36:39.080 --> 0:36:41.279 Whereabouts were you at the time. 0:36:41.440 --> 0:36:43.680 I worked from home, so I was in my living. 0:36:43.480 --> 0:36:45.560 Room and what do they feel like? What do they 0:36:45.560 --> 0:36:45.960 feel like? 0:36:46.719 --> 0:36:47.520 I wasn't sure. 0:36:47.600 --> 0:36:49.360 I kind of just was kind of like a wave 0:36:49.560 --> 0:36:52.320 that went through, if that makes sense. 0:36:52.239 --> 0:36:53.360 Like just internally. 0:36:53.400 --> 0:36:55.799 I don't know how to put it into words, really, 0:36:55.840 --> 0:36:56.279 but it was. 0:36:56.400 --> 0:37:00.520 Yes, it And did anything fall from your shells shelves? 0:37:01.040 --> 0:37:01.200 Ah? 0:37:01.280 --> 0:37:02.160 I was just sitting here. 0:37:02.160 --> 0:37:03.640 I have my feet up, so I'm a little bit 0:37:03.719 --> 0:37:06.960 dramatic as a person, and I just thought that I 0:37:07.040 --> 0:37:08.520 was thinking more to it than what it was. 0:37:08.600 --> 0:37:09.520 And well that it's true. 0:37:09.520 --> 0:37:11.360 It kind of was like a big gust of winds 0:37:11.400 --> 0:37:12.000 that come through. 0:37:12.000 --> 0:37:14.440 And then I looked out and see the trees weren't moving, Soniel. 0:37:14.440 --> 0:37:15.640 It was about so there's. 0:37:15.400 --> 0:37:17.600 Not just to confirm Emily, there's no damage at your place. 0:37:18.320 --> 0:37:20.360 No, no, no, I'm totally fine. I didn't have to 0:37:20.440 --> 0:37:21.759 crawl under my desk or anything like that. 0:37:21.840 --> 0:37:22.480 I was all right. 0:37:22.760 --> 0:37:24.880 Thanks letting us know about it, Emily and Picton, So 0:37:25.120 --> 0:37:27.200 this is now, this is small. This is small on 0:37:27.280 --> 0:37:31.480 earthquake scale, but it is confirmed by Geoscience australiat magnitude 0:37:31.480 --> 0:37:36.759 three point five two kilometers in depth. In Appen, four 0:37:36.880 --> 0:37:40.800 hundred and fifty felt reports have been recorded, so formally 0:37:40.800 --> 0:37:43.400 there's been at least one after shock. It was just 0:37:43.480 --> 0:37:45.880 before three o'clock. Paul says he didn't feel anything at 0:37:45.960 --> 0:37:49.440 Razor back. So if you particularly in the southwest of Sydney, 0:37:49.560 --> 0:37:51.400 let us know if you felt anything. Now we're in Pimont, 0:37:51.400 --> 0:37:52.960 so we're a long way from map and we didn't 0:37:52.960 --> 0:37:56.520 feel anything here. Have you been through that before? Years ago, 0:37:57.400 --> 0:37:58.960 maybe about three or four years ago, I was on 0:37:59.000 --> 0:38:00.839 a holiday in Bali and we were woken at about 0:38:00.840 --> 0:38:03.360 three o'clock in the morning. There'd been an earthquake. We 0:38:03.360 --> 0:38:06.040 didn't know at the time, but in Lombok and I 0:38:06.120 --> 0:38:08.040 was in bed and I thought my wife was just 0:38:08.120 --> 0:38:10.960 rumbling around a fair bit, but the bed was shaking, 0:38:11.440 --> 0:38:14.200 and then everybody in the resort we all went outside 0:38:14.200 --> 0:38:16.600 to the balconies trying to figure out what was going on. Now, 0:38:16.680 --> 0:38:18.600 the earthquake wasn't in Bali. It was probably a couple 0:38:18.600 --> 0:38:21.320 of hundred kilometers away. Certainly felt it. That was a 0:38:21.360 --> 0:38:24.800 stronger earthquake than three point five on the Richter scale. 0:38:25.120 --> 0:38:28.080 But if you have experienced it, it appened, let me know. 0:38:28.239 --> 0:38:30.319 Send me a text message zero four S zero eight 0:38:30.440 --> 0:38:33.400 seven three. That is, give me a call one eight 0:38:33.440 --> 0:38:34.040 seven three. 0:38:34.320 --> 0:38:37.920 You're listening to Sydney Now with Clinton Maynard on two 0:38:38.080 --> 0:38:41.319 GB cool now one three one eight seven three. 0:38:41.360 --> 0:38:43.839 The SES has now confirmed with us. They've conducted ten 0:38:43.920 --> 0:38:47.240 thousand and seventy damage assessments across the Mid North Coast 0:38:47.600 --> 0:38:50.680 and also the Hunter Valley. They have deemed so far 0:38:50.880 --> 0:38:55.160 eleven hundred buildings are uninhabitable as a result of the 0:38:55.160 --> 0:38:59.200 flood emergency of last week. So far they've recorded eighty 0:38:59.320 --> 0:39:02.960 two hundred ninety nine incidents. They've conducted eight hundred and 0:39:02.960 --> 0:39:06.800 five flood rescues. Sixteen one hundred and forty five calls 0:39:06.840 --> 0:39:10.480 have been made to the SES for help. This operation 0:39:10.600 --> 0:39:12.880 is going to continue for weeks to come. We know 0:39:12.920 --> 0:39:16.440 that the Prime Minister has now confirmed various forms of 0:39:16.440 --> 0:39:20.000 financial support the SES and other emergency services. They'll be 0:39:20.040 --> 0:39:23.080 on the ground in Tarre and Wingham and surrounding areas 0:39:22.840 --> 0:39:25.120 for weeks to come. The operation is going to take 0:39:25.160 --> 0:39:28.600 quite a long time, but now formally eleven hundred buildings 0:39:28.600 --> 0:39:31.840 have been deemed uninhabitable. It is ten past four. It 0:39:31.920 --> 0:39:35.440 is coming up to tax time, and this surprised me 0:39:35.440 --> 0:39:38.799 when I read this statistic. Five hundred dollars is how 0:39:38.880 --> 0:39:42.120 much we are missing out on. That's right, we're actually 0:39:42.160 --> 0:39:44.520 not putting in the correct claims. Usually at this time 0:39:44.560 --> 0:39:47.239 of the year we hear about people putting in force 0:39:47.280 --> 0:39:50.160 claims making deductions that they're not really entitled to, and 0:39:50.200 --> 0:39:52.359 the ATA always puts a warning out that all we're 0:39:52.360 --> 0:39:55.359 going to be looking very closely at your tax return. Well, 0:39:55.400 --> 0:39:57.759 the Telegraph had this story today that H and R. 0:39:57.800 --> 0:40:01.800 Block has conducted some research found well, actually we're missing 0:40:01.880 --> 0:40:04.959 out on deductions and those deductions on average are worth 0:40:05.080 --> 0:40:07.719 more than five hundred dollars. Mark Chapman is from H 0:40:07.719 --> 0:40:09.799 and R Block and joins us. Mark, You've got good 0:40:09.840 --> 0:40:10.440 news for us. 0:40:11.480 --> 0:40:15.200 Yeah, well, absolutely, there's potentially hundreds of dollars on the 0:40:15.600 --> 0:40:20.560 table for taxpayers to claim in additional refunds. The problem 0:40:20.640 --> 0:40:24.840 is that many taxpayers don't understand what deductions they're actually 0:40:24.960 --> 0:40:29.680 entitled to claim, and they typically miss some of those 0:40:29.719 --> 0:40:33.560 deductions off their touch return and they therefore miss out 0:40:33.560 --> 0:40:34.760 on some additional money. 0:40:34.920 --> 0:40:37.160 So usually we're hearing from the ATO that there are 0:40:37.200 --> 0:40:40.439 always warnings issued every year about making deductions that you're 0:40:40.480 --> 0:40:42.680 not entitled to, So this is very much the other 0:40:43.080 --> 0:40:43.600 way around. 0:40:44.400 --> 0:40:47.359 Yeah, well, exactly, the ATO obviously does focus on those 0:40:47.840 --> 0:40:51.120 overclaim deductions. Well they would wouldn't they because their primary 0:40:51.239 --> 0:40:56.480 function re collect tax whereas they tend to focus far 0:40:56.600 --> 0:40:59.920 less on people not claiming deductions that they're actually entitled to, 0:41:00.239 --> 0:41:05.160 typically because the ATO also doesn't realize that somebody is 0:41:05.320 --> 0:41:09.160 entitled to them because they simply haven't been claimed. So 0:41:09.520 --> 0:41:15.799 what our research was targeted finding out was exactly how 0:41:15.800 --> 0:41:20.799 many people had actually missed out on tax deductions and 0:41:21.000 --> 0:41:23.680 what the actual quantity of those tax deductions were. And 0:41:23.719 --> 0:41:27.600 it turned out that sixty six percent of people who 0:41:27.640 --> 0:41:30.600 had lodged through my Tax who then went on to 0:41:30.640 --> 0:41:36.040 get their tax return reviewed by a tax professional had 0:41:36.160 --> 0:41:39.399 missed out on deductions, and the average value of those 0:41:39.400 --> 0:41:43.040 deductions was five hundred and twenty five dollars and fifty cents. 0:41:43.480 --> 0:41:46.400 So you know, that's quite a substantial amount of money 0:41:47.320 --> 0:41:51.120 which most people can can't afford to leave behind. 0:41:51.280 --> 0:41:52.960 Well, it's more than half of people who do their 0:41:52.960 --> 0:41:54.839 own tax and missing it on those deductions. What are 0:41:54.840 --> 0:41:58.000 the most commonly claimed missed What are the most calling 0:41:58.040 --> 0:41:58.840 missed deductions? 0:41:59.440 --> 0:42:03.160 We very much depends on your occupation, because everybody can 0:42:03.160 --> 0:42:06.600 claim different deductions depending on what we actually do. But 0:42:06.760 --> 0:42:10.640 I mean, you know, working from home deductions, for example, 0:42:10.840 --> 0:42:16.600 is often missed off, particularly if you didn't previously. 0:42:16.160 --> 0:42:16.920 Work from home. 0:42:17.200 --> 0:42:19.719 You might not have realized that in this particular year 0:42:19.760 --> 0:42:21.920 you can claim those working from home deductions if you 0:42:21.960 --> 0:42:25.399 didn't previously work from home in the last tax year. 0:42:26.080 --> 0:42:29.080 Tell me and is the information available? And of course 0:42:29.120 --> 0:42:31.160 if you go to a tax agent, nature block your 0:42:31.239 --> 0:42:34.080 tax agents, the information is via your agent. But if 0:42:34.120 --> 0:42:37.080 you are doing your tax yourself, is the information for 0:42:37.160 --> 0:42:41.880 specific professions and areas of work? Is it easily identifiable 0:42:41.960 --> 0:42:44.040 on the tax website? 0:42:44.200 --> 0:42:46.840 Well, yes, it is available on the Tax office website, 0:42:46.840 --> 0:42:50.319 but it can be quite time pursuing to find it. 0:42:51.560 --> 0:42:53.560 You know that there are hundreds and hundreds of pages 0:42:53.560 --> 0:42:57.760 on the AhR website. You know if you google it, 0:42:57.880 --> 0:43:00.319 you might well end up with a list of tax 0:43:00.360 --> 0:43:04.839 deductions which can commonly be claimed, and you might well 0:43:05.200 --> 0:43:07.399 end up with a list of tax deductions which are 0:43:07.520 --> 0:43:13.919 specific to your professional trade. But you know that does 0:43:13.960 --> 0:43:17.720 require some time and some effort, and many people simply 0:43:17.760 --> 0:43:22.719 don't take that time or their effort to actually find 0:43:22.719 --> 0:43:25.480 out what they're actually entitled to work to claim. 0:43:25.640 --> 0:43:27.319 Is it better that the end of financial year is 0:43:27.320 --> 0:43:29.839 coming up in just over a month? Are your bas 0:43:29.960 --> 0:43:31.960 just to get your tax returning as soon as possible? 0:43:33.760 --> 0:43:37.160 Well, no bet. The best bet is really to wait 0:43:37.239 --> 0:43:40.399 for two to three weeks after the end of financial year. 0:43:40.520 --> 0:43:46.040 So the best time to lodge is typically from about 0:43:46.040 --> 0:43:51.720 the fourteenth or twenty first of July, and that's because employers, banks, 0:43:51.719 --> 0:43:55.960 et cetera have to actually report the income that you've 0:43:56.000 --> 0:43:59.000 received to the ATO and that then goes into the 0:43:59.040 --> 0:44:02.920 aho's pre fill facility, which is the ability for the 0:44:02.920 --> 0:44:07.800 ATO to know exactly what you've earned and to download 0:44:07.840 --> 0:44:12.000 that into the touch return. So if you're lodging early, 0:44:12.239 --> 0:44:13.960 if you happen to be one of those people who 0:44:14.120 --> 0:44:16.120 likes to lodge on the first and second of July, 0:44:17.360 --> 0:44:22.439 and you look at the pre filled data, there could 0:44:22.480 --> 0:44:26.160 well be a good deal income information missing. There could 0:44:26.160 --> 0:44:29.280 be bank accounts missing, we could be employment income missing 0:44:30.520 --> 0:44:32.920 and therefore you run the risk of not including everything 0:44:32.960 --> 0:44:33.840 that you should have included. 0:44:33.960 --> 0:44:34.759 So give it a few weeks. 0:44:35.040 --> 0:44:37.960 Yeah, you give it a few weeks until you know 0:44:38.280 --> 0:44:41.399 the second or third week of July and that risk 0:44:42.239 --> 0:44:48.160 disappears and you can basically lodge with far more comfort. 0:44:48.400 --> 0:44:50.360 A couple of quick questions that often our listeners are 0:44:50.400 --> 0:44:53.239 confused about. Can you climb your travel to and from 0:44:53.280 --> 0:44:54.640 work on a daily basis? 0:44:55.040 --> 0:44:55.200 Now? 0:44:55.280 --> 0:44:59.120 Unfortunately not, that is regarded by the ATO as a 0:44:59.160 --> 0:45:02.560 private expense. The ATO regards the working day at the 0:45:02.640 --> 0:45:04.680 beginning when you actually get to work, right, and it 0:45:04.840 --> 0:45:07.520 ends when you actually leave work. So therefore the journey 0:45:07.600 --> 0:45:10.600 to and from your house to your office or your 0:45:10.760 --> 0:45:15.320 your workplace that simply isn't tax deductible. However, there is 0:45:15.360 --> 0:45:20.720 an exemption if you're required to carry bulky tools. However, 0:45:21.000 --> 0:45:27.279 you know the ATO does is checking those claims quite vigorously, 0:45:27.400 --> 0:45:31.280 because lots of people claim that they are carrying bulky tools, 0:45:31.320 --> 0:45:33.960 but they're actually not in reality doing that. 0:45:34.239 --> 0:45:36.720 And is it correct you can claim three hundred dollars 0:45:36.719 --> 0:45:40.600 of deductions worth of deductions without a receipt. 0:45:41.080 --> 0:45:44.320 Well, well, yes and no, you can claim three hundred 0:45:44.320 --> 0:45:48.520 dollars of deductions without a receipt, provided you can actually 0:45:48.560 --> 0:45:50.040 prove that you spent a few. 0:45:49.960 --> 0:45:52.920 Hundred dollars, right, So if so, if you're audited, you 0:45:53.480 --> 0:45:54.520 might be questioned about it. 0:45:55.040 --> 0:45:57.759 Yeah, yeah, yeah, you can't simply claim the three hundred 0:45:57.800 --> 0:46:00.719 dollars irrespective of whether you've actually spent the month or not. Yeah, 0:46:00.719 --> 0:46:02.240 you've got too mutually spend the money. 0:46:02.440 --> 0:46:05.600 I appreciate the information. Thank you, Mark, Okay, thank you 0:46:05.719 --> 0:46:07.279 Mark Chapman from H and R Block. Now H and 0:46:07.360 --> 0:46:09.640 R block our tax agent. So it's in their interest 0:46:09.680 --> 0:46:11.959 to promote you going to see a tax agent. Mind 0:46:11.960 --> 0:46:13.479 you if you go to an accountant, a tax agent 0:46:13.520 --> 0:46:16.080 that is tax deductible as well. There was a promise 0:46:16.080 --> 0:46:18.600 from Anthony Alberninzi at the election that there would be 0:46:18.600 --> 0:46:20.400 a change to the tax system whereby you can make 0:46:20.440 --> 0:46:24.320 a thousand dollars worth of deductions without actually effectively justification. 0:46:24.440 --> 0:46:26.799 Now that is not enforce for this tax year. That'll 0:46:26.800 --> 0:46:30.160 be subject to legislation down the track. But interesting that 0:46:30.280 --> 0:46:33.279 sixty six percent of us who put our forms in 0:46:33.360 --> 0:46:36.719 our receipts and our tax returns in ourselves and don't 0:46:36.719 --> 0:46:39.880 go through an accountant or a tax agent are actually 0:46:39.920 --> 0:46:42.719 missing out on an average of five hundred dollars worth 0:46:42.719 --> 0:46:45.480 of a refund. Did you feel the earthquake? So, based 0:46:45.520 --> 0:46:49.640 on what geoscience, Australia's recorded, a three point five measured 0:46:49.680 --> 0:46:54.200 quake two kilometers below appen this afternoon. Was just before 0:46:54.239 --> 0:46:56.480 three o'clock. Darren has sent me an email. I live 0:46:56.520 --> 0:46:59.759 in Elderly near Canden. Yes, two fifty four pm our 0:46:59.760 --> 0:47:02.040 hose she took for about two seconds. It was a 0:47:02.080 --> 0:47:06.839 really weird feeling. Lisa's in spring Farm. Did you feel it, Lisa, yes, 0:47:07.640 --> 0:47:09.080 there you going. What does it feel like? 0:47:09.800 --> 0:47:10.080 Well? 0:47:10.800 --> 0:47:13.080 Nothing really, I mean well, my granddaughter was sitting on 0:47:13.080 --> 0:47:16.680 the floor and she said, Nan, did you feel that 0:47:16.719 --> 0:47:19.839 the floor was shaking? And I said no, but at 0:47:19.840 --> 0:47:22.720 the same time what I heard was our pantry shake, 0:47:23.239 --> 0:47:25.080 but it would have only lasted It felt. 0:47:24.840 --> 0:47:25.400 Like a second. 0:47:25.840 --> 0:47:27.560 And she said, oh, there must have been a really big, 0:47:27.600 --> 0:47:29.680 strong gust of wind. And I looked outside and went, no, 0:47:29.800 --> 0:47:32.600 there's no wind out here, darling. So but that was it, 0:47:32.760 --> 0:47:34.759 and we just didn't think any more about it until 0:47:34.800 --> 0:47:37.600 my granddaughter was on Facebook and she said, oh man, 0:47:37.760 --> 0:47:39.759 she said, we didn't know where it was, but there 0:47:39.760 --> 0:47:43.319 were people all around this area saying did you that 0:47:43.520 --> 0:47:46.160 was an earthquake? Blah blah blah. So and then I 0:47:46.200 --> 0:47:47.719 heard it on the news which confirmed it. 0:47:47.760 --> 0:47:51.040 But yeah, thanks letting us now about it, Lisa, spring Farm. 0:47:51.120 --> 0:47:53.680 So spring Farm is about thirty k's out of appen. 0:47:53.960 --> 0:47:56.600 Michael's just sent me a message. He's also in spring Farm, 0:47:56.960 --> 0:47:59.080 says was working from home and all of a sudden, 0:47:59.280 --> 0:48:02.560 the wall and the monitor, my computer monitor started moving. 0:48:02.880 --> 0:48:05.520 The dogs in the area started barking madly. It was 0:48:05.560 --> 0:48:09.160 really felt quite violent. Kevin says, definitely felt the trenming 0:48:09.200 --> 0:48:12.080 here in spring Farm was around two forty three, This 0:48:12.160 --> 0:48:14.280 one from Toss and I felt the impact in Orang 0:48:14.320 --> 0:48:17.000 Park just before three o'clock. It felt like there was 0:48:17.040 --> 0:48:20.520 a huge wave shaking the building and I was upstairs. 0:48:20.520 --> 0:48:22.840 I was wondering what it was. Well, that's what it was. 0:48:23.160 --> 0:48:26.280 Formerly we've had an earthquake. Now Fortunately there's no reports 0:48:26.320 --> 0:48:28.920 of damage, there's certainly no reports of injury, but you 0:48:29.000 --> 0:48:31.520 may well have felt it, and apparently, at least so far, 0:48:31.560 --> 0:48:32.760 at least one after shock. 0:48:33.520 --> 0:48:36.960 You want to know what's happening in Sydney, stay tuned 0:48:37.040 --> 0:48:39.680 to Sydney Now with Clinton Laynard on. 0:48:39.840 --> 0:48:42.919 To GB The state government today has announced a three 0:48:42.920 --> 0:48:46.000 person panel will conduct a review into Sydney trains. Doesn't 0:48:46.040 --> 0:48:48.360 the government love review? They actually announced a review just 0:48:48.400 --> 0:48:51.360 in the last hour into the HSC sorry, the selective 0:48:51.400 --> 0:48:55.560 High School OC selective tests. I think they're to about 0:48:55.560 --> 0:48:58.520 what six hundred and seventy four reviews since they came 0:48:58.560 --> 0:49:02.480 to power in twenty two three slight exaggeration. This review 0:49:02.560 --> 0:49:05.680 is actually a review into a review, believe it or not. 0:49:06.920 --> 0:49:09.160 Let me explain. There was a review a few years 0:49:09.160 --> 0:49:11.160 ago when Labor first came to power about the state 0:49:11.160 --> 0:49:14.480 of Sydney's train network, and it was conducted by the 0:49:14.719 --> 0:49:18.000 former Transport Safety Regulator, Carolin Walsh, and it found that 0:49:18.360 --> 0:49:20.719 maintenance was a big problem, particularly given how old the 0:49:20.760 --> 0:49:22.880 train network was. So as a result of that review, 0:49:22.880 --> 0:49:25.520 there was then a program that was I took about 0:49:25.560 --> 0:49:28.680 a year where every weekend significant chunks of the Sydney 0:49:28.719 --> 0:49:30.880 rail network were shut down for maintenance. That was as 0:49:30.920 --> 0:49:33.239 a result of the review. Well, Caroline Walsh is now 0:49:33.239 --> 0:49:35.360 being called back in to review where the review's up to. 0:49:36.239 --> 0:49:39.040 I'm serious that they're reviewing the progress of the review. 0:49:40.800 --> 0:49:43.560 Goodness me, more than a million people more than a 0:49:43.560 --> 0:49:46.439 mean in Sidney Side was used trains every day and 0:49:46.760 --> 0:49:49.200 on one of them. You're one of them. I bet, 0:49:49.320 --> 0:49:51.880 like me, you've got no confidence in our trains anymore. 0:49:52.120 --> 0:49:54.719 Now I deliberately did not catch the train today. Why 0:49:55.200 --> 0:49:57.440 because I want to watch State of Origin tonight and 0:49:57.480 --> 0:49:58.920 I want to be assured I'm going to get home 0:49:58.920 --> 0:50:01.319 in time from work drove And yes, there's now going 0:50:01.360 --> 0:50:03.399 to any more traffic on the roads. But think about 0:50:03.440 --> 0:50:05.600 what's happened in the last week on our train network. 0:50:05.960 --> 0:50:09.800 Last night Metro and Metro is usually fairly reliable, a 0:50:09.880 --> 0:50:13.120 train was stuck at Barangaroo. It caused or manner of 0:50:13.160 --> 0:50:15.440 grief for hundreds of thousands of people using the Metro, 0:50:15.480 --> 0:50:19.080 which is usually great Monday night. Now there was an 0:50:19.080 --> 0:50:23.719 incident in our Tarman and police asked City Trains to 0:50:23.760 --> 0:50:26.200 not run the trains on the north Shore, but that 0:50:26.280 --> 0:50:28.560 then caused delays in the Western suburbs. Because the Tea 0:50:28.640 --> 0:50:30.320 one operates on the north Shore in the Western Subburbs, 0:50:30.320 --> 0:50:33.160 it had to flow and effect to other lines. There 0:50:33.200 --> 0:50:36.759 was a problem on Friday. Yes, we had horrific rain 0:50:36.920 --> 0:50:39.359 in the morning on Friday. It caused flooding on part 0:50:39.400 --> 0:50:42.080 of the airport line, the T eight, but I was 0:50:42.120 --> 0:50:45.960 getting calls after three o'clock, hours after the line reopened 0:50:46.360 --> 0:50:49.200 that people were not being serviced on the City Circle 0:50:49.760 --> 0:50:52.440 hours after the floodwaters had receded. That was Monday, and 0:50:52.440 --> 0:50:54.120 then of course last week, in the middle of last week, 0:50:54.160 --> 0:50:58.239 from Tuesday afternoon a forty eight hour outage effectively that 0:50:58.320 --> 0:51:02.120 affected every single line except one, the T four, because 0:51:02.120 --> 0:51:06.719 there was a train stuck in Homebush every single day 0:51:06.800 --> 0:51:08.840 virtually in the last week. There's been a problem. So 0:51:08.920 --> 0:51:12.960 the government calls for another review. Kerry Shott, who is 0:51:13.000 --> 0:51:15.560 a longtime transport an infrastructure expert, he will be part 0:51:15.600 --> 0:51:19.480 of this review. As I mentioned Carolyn Walsh, former safety 0:51:19.560 --> 0:51:22.160 regulator who's also conducted a review. She'll be reviewing her 0:51:22.160 --> 0:51:25.640 review and the former osgred CEE Trevor Armstrong will be involved. 0:51:25.640 --> 0:51:27.520 Why do they bring in Trevor Armstrong because he knows 0:51:27.560 --> 0:51:30.240 a lot about electricity and it's an electric train line system. 0:51:30.680 --> 0:51:33.480 They'll look at several issues, but specifically they'll look at 0:51:33.520 --> 0:51:35.560 the cause of the forty eight hour problem last week 0:51:35.719 --> 0:51:39.560 in Homebush and that's critical, but they'll also look at 0:51:39.560 --> 0:51:44.239 whether investment in the system in major maintenance projects which 0:51:44.280 --> 0:51:47.759 occurred over that year, whether it's actually improved reliability. Well, 0:51:47.800 --> 0:51:50.360 I actually think they need a review into that. Just 0:51:50.440 --> 0:51:53.880 ask the everyday person who's stuck on platforms. Did the 0:51:53.920 --> 0:51:58.360 maintenance program result in improved reliability? No, we don't actually 0:51:58.400 --> 0:52:01.160 need a review to say that it has not improved reliability. 0:52:01.400 --> 0:52:04.640 The review will also look at whether communication with passengers, 0:52:04.800 --> 0:52:08.960 real time updates and internal communications during disruptions is up 0:52:08.960 --> 0:52:11.120 to scratch. That's the wording that's been used. The review 0:52:11.120 --> 0:52:14.760 will look at whether communication with passengers, real time updates 0:52:14.760 --> 0:52:19.239 and internal communications during disruptions is up to scratch. Well, again, no, 0:52:20.000 --> 0:52:22.520 because I get so many messages whenever we go through 0:52:22.560 --> 0:52:25.800 these training disruptions from you who send me messages, texts 0:52:25.800 --> 0:52:28.560 and calls to say there's no information on the platform. 0:52:29.360 --> 0:52:33.760 We are all sick of reviews. John Graham, the Transfer Minister, 0:52:33.840 --> 0:52:35.839 today was asked about how long this review is going 0:52:35.880 --> 0:52:36.200 to take. 0:52:36.360 --> 0:52:39.120 We're really looking for answers over the next couple of months. 0:52:39.719 --> 0:52:41.759 If we'll be guided in part by the panel, what 0:52:42.160 --> 0:52:45.280 the time they need to do the job that's here. 0:52:45.600 --> 0:52:48.239 But this is a specific review, it's looking at a 0:52:48.239 --> 0:52:51.880 specific incident it's looking at some it's a check in 0:52:52.040 --> 0:52:55.080 on work that's already being done. But it's a serious 0:52:55.080 --> 0:52:56.880 review and I think you can see that from the panel. 0:52:57.719 --> 0:52:59.920 Can we just forget the reviews? Can we just fix it? 0:53:00.360 --> 0:53:03.640 Or if it's not fixable, can the government can the 0:53:03.640 --> 0:53:05.880 transport officials just front up and say, look, we've got 0:53:05.920 --> 0:53:08.759 a very old system in Sydney. Reality is it's going 0:53:08.840 --> 0:53:11.200 to break down every second day. Just let us know 0:53:11.760 --> 0:53:14.319 that the system can't be easily fixed, that it's going 0:53:14.360 --> 0:53:16.320 to take decades. We were promised in two thousand and 0:53:16.440 --> 0:53:18.759 four the train lines will be untangled. They haven't been 0:53:18.840 --> 0:53:22.879 untangled yet twenty odd years later. Just be upfront with us. 0:53:23.120 --> 0:53:27.160 And if the answer is Metro because we need specific lines, 0:53:27.680 --> 0:53:30.160 well just admit that we want to save up the 0:53:30.200 --> 0:53:31.839 money for it, because we don't have the money at 0:53:31.840 --> 0:53:34.800 the moment. Just be upfront with the commuters of Sydney 0:53:34.960 --> 0:53:37.560 because we are sick of going through this day after 0:53:37.640 --> 0:53:40.200 day after day. And then the best the government comes 0:53:40.280 --> 0:53:54.040 up with, we'll conduct a review. I've got no ear, okay. 0:53:54.480 --> 0:53:56.880 Remember when Ringo started Thomas the tang Kenjin, there was 0:53:56.880 --> 0:53:58.719 the bloke called the fat Control. You know, the fat 0:53:58.719 --> 0:54:01.640 bloke who run the trains the fact controller in he 0:54:01.719 --> 0:54:04.359 can fix Sydney trains for us. Andrew and will gong 0:54:04.480 --> 0:54:06.839 love you work Andrew. Andrew says, well, someone please buy 0:54:06.880 --> 0:54:09.719 Clinton the train set. I do have one. I've got 0:54:09.760 --> 0:54:11.560 a Hornby train set. I was given to by my 0:54:11.640 --> 0:54:16.120 grandfather in the nineteen eighties. Grandfather's no longer here. I reckon, maybe, 0:54:16.120 --> 0:54:18.239 given my experience of that train set, I might be 0:54:18.239 --> 0:54:20.600 better at operating the trains than the fat controller. Can 0:54:20.640 --> 0:54:23.120 we please find that fat controller from Thomas the tan Kenjin, 0:54:23.200 --> 0:54:26.600 because surely he'll do a bead job. He's the cheeky 0:54:27.560 --> 0:54:28.719 cha saying. 0:54:28.560 --> 0:54:34.320 That lots of them happy some man time. God thunderstand. 0:54:35.960 --> 0:54:38.560 I won't give away our listener's name here. He wants 0:54:38.560 --> 0:54:40.880 to be kept anonymous, but he's a railway worker and 0:54:41.000 --> 0:54:44.279 says there are simply too many managers managing others who 0:54:44.360 --> 0:54:47.640 manage others and don't do too much within the system. 0:54:47.920 --> 0:54:49.799 I reckon what we should do there is conduct a 0:54:49.840 --> 0:54:52.840 review into the managers managing other managers into the managers, 0:54:52.960 --> 0:54:54.600 and then we could have a review into the review. 0:54:54.680 --> 0:54:57.200 Let's check out new his headlines bright Hello josh. 0:54:57.000 --> 0:55:00.520 In Clinton residents say they were left shocked and surprised 0:55:00.560 --> 0:55:03.880 after filling an earthquake which hits south of Sydney. This afternoon, 0:55:03.960 --> 0:55:07.200 a magnitude three point six tremor was recorded near Appen. 0:55:07.400 --> 0:55:09.680 There are no reports of any serious damage. 0:55:09.719 --> 0:55:12.400 Opposition leader Susan Lee says it's time for the Liberal 0:55:12.440 --> 0:55:14.759 and National Parties to hold the alban Easy government to 0:55:14.800 --> 0:55:17.680 account as they unfoil the new shadow cabinet following the 0:55:17.719 --> 0:55:21.800 reforming of the Coalition. More than six thousand insurance claims 0:55:21.800 --> 0:55:25.239 have now been launched as the Marathon flood cleanup continues 0:55:25.239 --> 0:55:27.560 for the New South Wales, Mid North Coast and Hunter 0:55:27.840 --> 0:55:29.719 And a man has been rescued from the bottom of 0:55:29.719 --> 0:55:33.120 a thirty meter sinkhole in South Australia. It took about 0:55:33.120 --> 0:55:35.000 two hours to free him from the bottom of the 0:55:35.000 --> 0:55:38.960 Cave Garden sinkhole, which is a popular tourist attraction. In sport, 0:55:39.000 --> 0:55:41.200 the Blues are chasing rare back to back wins at 0:55:41.239 --> 0:55:44.080 Lang Park in tonight's State of Origin Men's Series oDNA. 0:55:44.280 --> 0:55:46.719 They haven't won consecutive games at the home of Queensland 0:55:46.719 --> 0:55:48.080 since nineteen ninety eight. 0:55:48.239 --> 0:55:49.800 We'll have more news and sport at five. 0:55:49.680 --> 0:55:52.080 Thakd Josh twenty degrees on the coast of the moment. 0:55:52.200 --> 0:55:54.959 Wayne felt the earthquake, So there has been a quake. 0:55:55.000 --> 0:55:57.839 Recording happened three point five on the Richter scale and 0:55:58.120 --> 0:56:02.360 Wayne says, I felt it the Hume Highway through Marulin 0:56:02.719 --> 0:56:04.440 and it was it felt like it was a really 0:56:04.560 --> 0:56:07.000 rough road I was driving and I could feel the 0:56:07.080 --> 0:56:10.759 quake as I was driving along. This This is a 0:56:10.880 --> 0:56:14.279 very funny message from James. James about the fact I've 0:56:14.280 --> 0:56:16.360 suggested we bring in the fat controller from Thomas the 0:56:16.400 --> 0:56:20.839 tank Engine to run the train network. James says, this 0:56:20.880 --> 0:56:23.160 is what we need, Yeah, the fat controller. But the 0:56:23.200 --> 0:56:24.799 problem is we're not allowed to call him the fat 0:56:24.840 --> 0:56:28.680 controller anymore. It'll be called the larger organizer because he's 0:56:28.719 --> 0:56:31.919 previously complained being complaining about bullying because of his weight. 0:56:31.960 --> 0:56:34.000 So we can't call the fat controller from Thomas the 0:56:34.000 --> 0:56:57.320 Tank Engine that anymore. He's the larger train organizer. Jesus 0:56:58.280 --> 0:57:00.919 rest assured the government's got it all the control because 0:57:00.920 --> 0:57:03.960 they've called a review into their review. 0:57:05.120 --> 0:57:11.440 On Sydney. Now you can't handle the truth. The straight shooters. 0:57:12.000 --> 0:57:14.839 It's our straight shooter for a Wednesday of Lucy's LH 0:57:14.960 --> 0:57:17.440 Lucy saved me from the public transport system. 0:57:19.280 --> 0:57:21.760 I don't even know that they can save themselves Clinton. 0:57:21.880 --> 0:57:24.360 I mean, this is just turning into quite the catastrophe 0:57:24.440 --> 0:57:24.960 for them. 0:57:24.880 --> 0:57:25.200 Isn't it. 0:57:25.240 --> 0:57:27.920 Not only is it a public relations disaster, but it's 0:57:27.920 --> 0:57:31.320 also a disaster on the ground for Sydney commuters and 0:57:31.360 --> 0:57:35.640 the fact that this now, this piece of vital infrastructure 0:57:35.680 --> 0:57:40.200 in the city is being mocked and it's suffering. Yeah, 0:57:40.240 --> 0:57:43.400 and it's that it's also suffering some serious reputational damage 0:57:43.400 --> 0:57:45.680 to and you know, and people being able to also 0:57:45.800 --> 0:57:47.880 just rely on it as a you know, as a 0:57:48.280 --> 0:57:51.360 as a wonderful way to get through the city and 0:57:51.440 --> 0:57:53.960 to be on time and to not have to stare 0:57:54.000 --> 0:57:57.040 down the barrel of potential industrial action. I mean that 0:57:57.120 --> 0:57:59.200 there's just there's so many narratives around all of this, 0:57:59.240 --> 0:58:01.320 I think, which have been so frustrating for community to 0:58:01.320 --> 0:58:01.560 be fit. 0:58:01.680 --> 0:58:03.120 The Metro has been pretty reliable. 0:58:03.160 --> 0:58:04.840 Yeah, the Metro has been all right, But I'm saying 0:58:04.840 --> 0:58:07.640 as a whole, I think unfortunately all being grouped into 0:58:07.680 --> 0:58:08.560 the one category. 0:58:08.720 --> 0:58:12.760 Yeah. Absolutely. Gary actually asked the question, doesn't the pause 0:58:12.880 --> 0:58:17.600 in union work bands expY next month? So yeah, Garry's right. 0:58:17.640 --> 0:58:21.600 The IIC issued that ban effectively on industrial action through 0:58:21.680 --> 0:58:24.480 until June, so I'll find the precise date now. The 0:58:24.520 --> 0:58:27.640 Transport Minister was actually questioned about the negotiations with the 0:58:27.720 --> 0:58:29.960 union today and he said, look, they need no negotiating 0:58:29.960 --> 0:58:31.440 on a daily basis. 0:58:31.600 --> 0:58:33.000 Do you think they're going to get this over the 0:58:33.000 --> 0:58:33.720 line eventually? 0:58:33.720 --> 0:58:34.120 Clinton? 0:58:34.560 --> 0:58:37.600 Nah, no, No, it's a militant unit, So brace yourselves. 0:58:37.600 --> 0:58:40.560 The anarchists are coming back to the floe and really 0:58:40.640 --> 0:58:42.800 you've got to start relying on your e bike that's 0:58:42.800 --> 0:58:44.280 hopefully not going to blow up in the middle of 0:58:44.320 --> 0:58:47.240 the night because of the lithium batteries, or jump in 0:58:47.280 --> 0:58:50.480 your car it's been fueled by some fossil fuels. 0:58:50.760 --> 0:58:54.760 Phil says, bring back Gladys Gladys Purgic lab I. 0:58:54.680 --> 0:58:58.080 Loved gladd Yeah, and I thought she was fantastic in. 0:58:57.960 --> 0:59:00.560 That These problems on Sydney's train now they've been going 0:59:00.600 --> 0:59:03.040 They go back decades and decades. Governments of all political 0:59:03.080 --> 0:59:06.120 persuasions have failed on it. But yes, the Coalition actually 0:59:06.120 --> 0:59:09.320 did develop Metro and Metro does seem to be the answer. Now. 0:59:09.760 --> 0:59:13.680 There's been a significant court case today a Newington College 0:59:13.720 --> 0:59:16.720 student has lost a bid to challenge the school's move 0:59:16.800 --> 0:59:20.040 to become a co ed. So from twenty twenty six 0:59:20.640 --> 0:59:23.479 and this will be staged, boys and girls will begin 0:59:23.920 --> 0:59:27.080 attending Newington, but there was a challenge in court. We 0:59:27.120 --> 0:59:29.200 can't name the The student can only be referred to 0:59:29.240 --> 0:59:32.440 as student Aid. The student filed a lawsuit in December 0:59:32.440 --> 0:59:35.920 of twenty twenty four and the case hinged on terminology 0:59:35.960 --> 0:59:40.120 in the school's eighteen seventy three Deed of Identire, which 0:59:40.280 --> 0:59:43.600 the statement said that an efficient course of education for 0:59:43.680 --> 0:59:46.440 youth and is limited to the advancement of education of 0:59:46.480 --> 0:59:50.680 boys and young men. However, a court has handed down 0:59:50.680 --> 0:59:53.880 a judgment and it's found that the terminology was used 0:59:53.920 --> 0:59:57.400 in a gender neutral sense, so they conclude effectively that 0:59:57.520 --> 1:00:01.320 Newington can move towards co ed. Good thing or bad thing. 1:00:01.760 --> 1:00:05.760 Look, I happen to disagree with it purely on the 1:00:05.800 --> 1:00:08.840 basis that I think that we've had co educational and 1:00:09.160 --> 1:00:12.439 single sex schools exist for an extended period of time 1:00:12.480 --> 1:00:15.760 now decades, and I think that if it works, and 1:00:15.800 --> 1:00:18.840 if it's something that students have a preference and parents 1:00:18.880 --> 1:00:22.000 have a preference for, then it should be made available 1:00:22.000 --> 1:00:24.480 to them and we're not only talking about, you know, 1:00:24.640 --> 1:00:27.680 just any old school as well. The fees of this 1:00:27.760 --> 1:00:30.840 particular school are also quite exorbitant as well. If you're 1:00:30.840 --> 1:00:32.880 a parent and you've got a child in either year 1:00:32.880 --> 1:00:35.320 eleven or twelve, you're paying upwards of forty five thousand 1:00:35.360 --> 1:00:39.160 dollars a year. So parents who know of Newington College 1:00:39.160 --> 1:00:42.280 have this expectation that it will be a single sex 1:00:42.320 --> 1:00:45.520 and all boys school. Now, I think that we've seen 1:00:45.560 --> 1:00:48.000 this kind of trend recently as well, where there have 1:00:48.040 --> 1:00:51.440 been other schools across Sydney, and prestigious Sydney schools as well, 1:00:51.440 --> 1:00:54.560 that will no longer have co educational learning at their 1:00:54.640 --> 1:00:57.960 junior campuses, schools like Kinkopple as well, which we know 1:00:58.040 --> 1:01:00.720 to be very prestigious. But I'm just what intrigued as 1:01:00.760 --> 1:01:04.400 to why there has been this shift against it, because 1:01:04.520 --> 1:01:06.960 I think that we should have those offerings available to 1:01:07.000 --> 1:01:10.000 students and to parents if they would prefer to go 1:01:10.160 --> 1:01:12.440 to either a co ed or a single sex school. 1:01:12.440 --> 1:01:14.120 I don't think it comes out of money. Well, I 1:01:14.120 --> 1:01:17.280 reckon that the man and I don't go to a pride, 1:01:17.280 --> 1:01:19.240 didn't get a private school, my kids don't get all 1:01:19.280 --> 1:01:23.160 private school. But my parents, my grandparents did. I'd suggest 1:01:23.240 --> 1:01:26.400 it's the operators of the school of the opinion that 1:01:26.480 --> 1:01:30.000 to broaden their income base, they feel the need to 1:01:30.040 --> 1:01:32.240 open up to both male and female students. 1:01:32.040 --> 1:01:34.400 As if the private schools aren't already generating a hell 1:01:34.400 --> 1:01:36.439 of a lot of money. Clinton, I mean, and again 1:01:36.480 --> 1:01:38.440 it comes down to personal experience. I know we were 1:01:38.440 --> 1:01:40.760 speaking to our producer Hannah earlier and she said that 1:01:40.800 --> 1:01:44.040 she didn't very much enjoy her single sex, all girls 1:01:44.080 --> 1:01:46.760 school experience. My sister went to an all girls school. 1:01:46.880 --> 1:01:49.440 Her two daughters, my nieces, go to all girls schools, 1:01:49.480 --> 1:01:51.640 and they just love them. They really appreciate them. 1:01:51.640 --> 1:01:54.600 Moment well there. I went to public schools, but my 1:01:54.960 --> 1:01:57.960 public school merged with a girls' school year eleven and 1:01:58.000 --> 1:02:00.440 twelve and is now a co ed school. And I 1:02:00.480 --> 1:02:03.480 actually loved it, not just because I do like girls, 1:02:03.520 --> 1:02:06.800 but because it for me personally, it lifted the standards 1:02:06.800 --> 1:02:09.480 of the boys. The boys then actually I think, improve 1:02:09.520 --> 1:02:12.440 their behavior and academically it was more of a challenge 1:02:12.480 --> 1:02:14.920 to have strong academic girls in our class. 1:02:14.920 --> 1:02:17.080 It'd be interesting to see the metrics on that, wouldn't it. 1:02:17.080 --> 1:02:20.680 If it does actually impact a lot of parents, of 1:02:20.800 --> 1:02:22.920 daughters don't believe it's good for their daughters. 1:02:22.600 --> 1:02:23.479 All sons as well. 1:02:23.520 --> 1:02:26.320 They believe that the opposite sex exactly that they can 1:02:26.360 --> 1:02:28.040 prove to be a bit of a distraction. But I 1:02:28.120 --> 1:02:30.600 just I mean to your point about it being financial. Okay, 1:02:30.640 --> 1:02:35.120 that's one, but you know, with these particular institutions that 1:02:35.160 --> 1:02:38.720 have been known historically to be single sex, I do 1:02:38.760 --> 1:02:41.440 find it interesting now that they are going against their 1:02:41.560 --> 1:02:44.280 traditional ethos and the premise of which their school and 1:02:44.320 --> 1:02:47.480 campuses and alumni have been built upon, are now making 1:02:47.520 --> 1:02:50.000 this shift, and I think it kind of denies parents 1:02:50.040 --> 1:02:52.320 that opportunity to be able to send them to a 1:02:52.360 --> 1:02:54.640 school based on those particular preferences. 1:02:54.800 --> 1:02:57.200 What's your view? Are you happy that the major GPS 1:02:57.200 --> 1:02:59.760 schools like Newington not all of them? The Newington certainly 1:02:59.800 --> 1:03:02.280 is based on this court decision now they handed down 1:03:02.320 --> 1:03:04.200 will go co ed let us know just on the 1:03:04.200 --> 1:03:08.680 trains and it says bring back the monorail and I think 1:03:08.680 --> 1:03:10.640 they're going to bring back the monitor on the concord. 1:03:10.720 --> 1:03:12.160 What else can we unearth? 1:03:12.640 --> 1:03:15.280 Okay? On schools, Bill says, I went to the Oberon 1:03:15.400 --> 1:03:18.720 Central School. Apart from freezing my backside off, I did 1:03:18.760 --> 1:03:22.040 pretty well good on your bill. Greg says, I'd like 1:03:22.120 --> 1:03:24.200 to know who's paying for all the works at Newington 1:03:24.240 --> 1:03:26.560 which would be required for the co ed school. They 1:03:26.600 --> 1:03:27.280 will have to make. 1:03:27.200 --> 1:03:29.440 Changes, absolutely, they'll have to make changes, so they'll have 1:03:29.480 --> 1:03:32.160 to install female facilities, et cetera. They'll have to go 1:03:32.200 --> 1:03:34.400 through all of that. So whether that Clinton, as we 1:03:34.440 --> 1:03:36.640 said earlier, speaks to your point about it being financial 1:03:36.640 --> 1:03:39.040 and they'd like to broaden the scope, I would think, 1:03:39.160 --> 1:03:41.760 and judging by their alumni as well, that money is 1:03:41.800 --> 1:03:44.320 something that this school wouldn't be short on. As I said, 1:03:44.480 --> 1:03:47.200 I'm just more intrigued as to whether it is solely 1:03:47.240 --> 1:03:51.400 financial or they're motivated by something else in this particular area. 1:03:51.920 --> 1:03:54.000 I'd love to know what the genuine reasons are. 1:03:54.160 --> 1:03:55.920 Ben, on the text line zero force x zero eight 1:03:56.000 --> 1:03:58.200 seven three out seven three says traditionally women would not 1:03:58.200 --> 1:04:00.800 allowed to vote at one point. Also, ben'ss moved with 1:04:00.840 --> 1:04:01.240 the times. 1:04:01.320 --> 1:04:03.520 Yeah, but Ben, that's not comparing like for like, So 1:04:03.560 --> 1:04:05.240 what are we saying. I mean, a woman's right to 1:04:05.320 --> 1:04:07.560 vote is a human right, a right to go to 1:04:07.600 --> 1:04:10.920 an all boys school. I think that that's just ultimately 1:04:10.960 --> 1:04:13.800 down to preference. Right if that's something that you choose, 1:04:14.360 --> 1:04:16.400 and that's something that you would like to do. I 1:04:16.440 --> 1:04:19.120 think that you should have that option available to you, 1:04:19.200 --> 1:04:22.880 particularly at an institution that has been known historically for 1:04:23.040 --> 1:04:25.680 being an all boys or all girls' school. 1:04:26.480 --> 1:04:29.120 I'm getting more messages on this now coming in. Mari says, 1:04:29.120 --> 1:04:31.400 how can a reference to young boys be gender neutral? 1:04:31.440 --> 1:04:32.040 Give me a break? 1:04:32.080 --> 1:04:34.200 That's for that, I know, right? And how's the court 1:04:34.360 --> 1:04:36.760 and how did the court come to that determination? I mean, 1:04:36.840 --> 1:04:39.440 I oftentimes we get sucked into semantics around this when 1:04:39.480 --> 1:04:41.680 it comes to the law. But I just thought that, 1:04:41.760 --> 1:04:45.680 you know, the interpretation of youth being gender neutral versus 1:04:45.680 --> 1:04:48.920 the reference of boys and men, and that apparently not 1:04:49.000 --> 1:04:51.760 being you know that also then being gender neutral is 1:04:51.840 --> 1:04:52.400 very bizarre. 1:04:52.480 --> 1:04:56.360 Now you were fired up today about climate cancer. What's 1:04:56.480 --> 1:04:59.680 climate cancer? I've not heard about that, right I. 1:05:00.400 --> 1:05:03.040 I'm trying so desperately to say this with a straight face. 1:05:03.120 --> 1:05:05.480 It is such an absurd story. And let me be 1:05:05.560 --> 1:05:08.280 clear on this, right and by no stretch of the 1:05:08.280 --> 1:05:10.960 imagination of climate denier, but by no means am I 1:05:11.080 --> 1:05:15.479 also a replica of Greta Tunberg, who believed five years 1:05:15.480 --> 1:05:17.440 ago that the world was going to be on fire. 1:05:17.560 --> 1:05:20.400 Remember her interview that she gave or her it was 1:05:20.400 --> 1:05:22.400 like a press conference and where she was kind of 1:05:22.760 --> 1:05:24.640 attacking everybody and saying. 1:05:24.520 --> 1:05:25.400 How dare you? 1:05:25.720 --> 1:05:28.120 I mean, it was just all so ridiculous. Could we 1:05:28.200 --> 1:05:30.440 be doing more? I'm sure, But I am someone that 1:05:30.560 --> 1:05:33.240 a is a big fan of nuclear energy. I think 1:05:33.280 --> 1:05:35.600 it is a step in the right direction. B I 1:05:35.640 --> 1:05:40.080 think that climate change and its references in so many 1:05:40.160 --> 1:05:43.920 areas that just are downright disrespectful or just out of 1:05:43.960 --> 1:05:46.800 place entirely are becoming the norm now, and that's a 1:05:46.840 --> 1:05:50.240 really big problem. So in this particular instance, there was 1:05:50.240 --> 1:05:55.200 a study that was released via some researchers in Egypt 1:05:55.280 --> 1:05:58.960 which analyzed the rates of breast, cervical, ovarian, and uterine 1:05:58.960 --> 1:06:02.640 cancers in seventy in Middle Eastern countries and compared them 1:06:02.640 --> 1:06:06.680 to rising temperatures over time. I just found it to 1:06:06.720 --> 1:06:10.200 be pretty ridiculous because they argued that they found that 1:06:10.240 --> 1:06:13.480 for every one degree celsius, which translates to one point 1:06:13.520 --> 1:06:17.720 eight degrees fahrenheit temperatures increased, cases of the four cancers 1:06:17.720 --> 1:06:20.120 on average increased by up to two hundred and eighty 1:06:20.200 --> 1:06:23.640 per one hundred thousand people over the last twenty years. 1:06:24.280 --> 1:06:28.080 I mean, you could find causality in anything if you 1:06:28.240 --> 1:06:31.000 desperately looked for it. It's just a slap in the 1:06:31.040 --> 1:06:34.919 face to know what some of the real issues going 1:06:34.960 --> 1:06:39.640 on with cancer and its causalities are. They're not choosing 1:06:39.680 --> 1:06:42.880 to factor in the rise in cancers due to poor 1:06:42.920 --> 1:06:46.439 dietary health, due to a number of other reasons, over 1:06:46.480 --> 1:06:51.200 reliance on pharmaceuticals, poor lifestyle choices, as well. The fact 1:06:51.240 --> 1:06:55.040 that they're trying to link this to climate change I 1:06:55.040 --> 1:06:58.240 think is very insulting. And both my mother and my 1:06:58.360 --> 1:07:01.520 sister are survivors of cancer, thank goodness. My mother in law, 1:07:01.600 --> 1:07:04.760 who we lost very sadly just after four days after Christmas, 1:07:05.320 --> 1:07:10.160 was not. But we're not living in extreme and exorbitant temperatures. 1:07:10.480 --> 1:07:10.680 You know. 1:07:10.720 --> 1:07:13.320 My family has grown up in Canberra, which typically is 1:07:13.400 --> 1:07:16.320 quite cold over the winter months. So this argument, I 1:07:16.360 --> 1:07:19.720 think is not only insulting, but it's just plain dumb. 1:07:19.880 --> 1:07:22.440 I look yesterday, I mentioned this on the PRAGMU yesterday, 1:07:22.480 --> 1:07:25.320 the Lock the Gate organization, and they are very well, 1:07:25.320 --> 1:07:28.480 they're quite a militant environmental group. They put them it 1:07:28.520 --> 1:07:30.640 really s out and said the mid North closed floods, 1:07:30.640 --> 1:07:33.760 which I witnessed on Monday were the cause of the 1:07:33.800 --> 1:07:37.080 Albanese government approving more coal mines. Oh my god, what 1:07:37.120 --> 1:07:40.440 about Do you remember when I'm actually not anti the 1:07:40.480 --> 1:07:43.520 climate is changing that there's a question whether how much 1:07:43.600 --> 1:07:46.360 human involvement is the cause of that. But if the 1:07:46.400 --> 1:07:50.520 Albanesi government did not approve those coal mines, the floods 1:07:50.520 --> 1:07:52.280 would have still occurred. Of course, I'm not going to 1:07:52.400 --> 1:07:54.760 change that. We're talking change over generations. 1:07:54.800 --> 1:07:57.760 And this is where the conversation gets very immature and 1:07:57.840 --> 1:08:01.400 nonsensical and irrational. And I genuinely believe I mean, you 1:08:01.440 --> 1:08:04.280 call them militant, and they are in many respects, but 1:08:04.800 --> 1:08:07.560 I do believe that it causes some of these genuine 1:08:07.640 --> 1:08:11.200 organizations who have some legitimate claims about the climate changing, 1:08:11.240 --> 1:08:13.840 et cetera, and what we could be doing more. It 1:08:14.000 --> 1:08:18.280 causes them harm and it really detracts from their messaging 1:08:18.400 --> 1:08:21.120 and their validity in those messages. 1:08:21.200 --> 1:08:22.920 We'll come to some of your calls next. Our number 1:08:22.960 --> 1:08:25.280 is one three one eight seven three Wednesday Straight Shoot 1:08:25.320 --> 1:08:27.240 with Lucy's Zilich one three one eight seven three on 1:08:27.280 --> 1:08:30.000 the issue of co ed schools and co ed private schools. 1:08:30.000 --> 1:08:31.280 Dean has a thought get a Dean. 1:08:32.040 --> 1:08:36.320 Yeah, gooday, guys. Look, when boys only schools go co ed, 1:08:36.920 --> 1:08:40.760 then the girls only schools doesn't follow suit in a 1:08:40.840 --> 1:08:45.479 local LGA area, you then put boys in the area 1:08:45.520 --> 1:08:50.479 at a disadvantage. You're limiting the boys' options of private 1:08:50.640 --> 1:08:52.439 education in a local area. 1:08:53.680 --> 1:08:55.639 I agree, Dean, and that's why I think that those 1:08:55.760 --> 1:08:59.400 choices should be made available to them, especially for institutions 1:08:59.479 --> 1:09:03.360 that have always historically been say, for example, all boys 1:09:03.520 --> 1:09:06.839 or all girls. I just think it's a very limiting decision, 1:09:07.000 --> 1:09:09.679 and I think it's not a fair one either. 1:09:09.920 --> 1:09:11.960 Thanks Dean. This message from one of our listeners on 1:09:12.000 --> 1:09:14.400 the text lines zero four zero eight, seventh grade seven three. 1:09:14.400 --> 1:09:17.240 I have one son at Newington, three daughters at a 1:09:17.280 --> 1:09:19.960 similarly prestigious girls school. My husband and I both went 1:09:20.000 --> 1:09:22.639 to public high schools that were co ed. We're making 1:09:22.760 --> 1:09:25.160 choices for our children. Our decisions were based entirely on 1:09:25.240 --> 1:09:28.840 academic and co curricular activities, on offer, not gender. We 1:09:28.880 --> 1:09:31.160 would have been thrilled at least to have the choice 1:09:31.240 --> 1:09:33.479 of a co ed private school in our area the 1:09:33.520 --> 1:09:37.040 caliber of those sort of schools, so I think choice 1:09:37.080 --> 1:09:37.559 is important. 1:09:37.600 --> 1:09:39.599 Of course, choice is important, and that's what I think 1:09:39.680 --> 1:09:42.160 the underpinning message is in all of this, you want 1:09:42.200 --> 1:09:43.760 to be able to have the choice to send them 1:09:43.800 --> 1:09:46.160 to either a co ed or a single sex school. 1:09:46.200 --> 1:09:49.479 And by limiting people, you know and limiting those options 1:09:49.560 --> 1:09:51.519 available to them, I think it's just proving to be 1:09:51.600 --> 1:09:52.240 a disservice. 1:09:52.960 --> 1:09:55.519 Now, Anthony Albernezi has made some comments in Brismon to day, 1:09:55.520 --> 1:09:57.439 I reckon, get your fired up. Have listened to this? 1:09:58.000 --> 1:10:01.280 Just a fun fact that's and Jordan and my attention 1:10:02.120 --> 1:10:07.439 is that there are more women whose name begins with 1:10:07.720 --> 1:10:11.800 A in the Labor Party caucus in the House of Representatives. 1:10:12.560 --> 1:10:18.920 Ten then there will be nine coalition women on the 1:10:18.960 --> 1:10:22.120 floor of the House of Representatives in the Liberal Party 1:10:22.360 --> 1:10:27.280 and the National Party combined with Anika Here, Anna Lee 1:10:27.400 --> 1:10:32.200 Ailey France is here, Elisha Payne, Alice Jordan Baird, ash 1:10:32.240 --> 1:10:37.800 Amberjaipaha and Stanley Alison Burns, ann Urkhat and Amanda Rishworth. 1:10:37.880 --> 1:10:38.600 The a's have it. 1:10:39.160 --> 1:10:42.639 Oh God, this is cringey. Was anyone else just listening 1:10:42.680 --> 1:10:44.479 to this and thinking, this is the Prime Minister of 1:10:44.479 --> 1:10:46.599 our country and this is something that he has chosen 1:10:46.640 --> 1:10:49.920 to chosen to get himself wrapped up in. This is 1:10:49.920 --> 1:10:52.479 what he's getting himself whipped up over and again. It's 1:10:52.520 --> 1:10:54.679 it's all just to try and smear the Liberal Party 1:10:55.080 --> 1:10:57.920 and try to get them to live in that murkiness 1:10:57.960 --> 1:11:01.240 and that tag that of course was championed by the 1:11:01.479 --> 1:11:06.400 Gillard government, who we know all infamously delivered Julia Gillard, 1:11:06.400 --> 1:11:09.400 that has delivered that infamous misogyny speech. But she also 1:11:09.439 --> 1:11:13.320 happens to be the same the same first female Prime 1:11:13.320 --> 1:11:17.400 minister that introduced gender identity into the Sex Discrimination Act 1:11:17.439 --> 1:11:19.759 in twenty thirteen. So when you go to the toilets, 1:11:19.840 --> 1:11:22.519 or you compete in your local girls team and you 1:11:22.560 --> 1:11:25.280 see boys either coming into those bathrooms or playing in 1:11:25.320 --> 1:11:28.599 your team, you can thank the greatest feminist fraud in history, 1:11:28.720 --> 1:11:31.479 Julia Gillard for that. Thank you the left arm of government. 1:11:31.600 --> 1:11:34.599 State of origin. One tonight, Suncott Stadium, Brisbane. The Queensland 1:11:34.600 --> 1:11:37.479 is up against New South Wales. Now you were you 1:11:37.520 --> 1:11:40.360 grew up in the Act. HM, Does that mean you 1:11:40.439 --> 1:11:42.400 are neutral? No? 1:11:42.400 --> 1:11:44.719 No, Well I'm a big New South Wales supporter right, 1:11:44.920 --> 1:11:47.360 and I think it's only largely because that's the closest 1:11:47.640 --> 1:11:49.880 kind of of the two, that's the closest to us. 1:11:49.920 --> 1:11:51.600 So we will always. 1:11:51.200 --> 1:11:54.160 Be championing for them to win. Marke Levy with State 1:11:54.200 --> 1:11:56.519 of Origin. He's calling his first Origin match tonight. You're 1:11:56.560 --> 1:11:59.160 hearing Levy Lucy you'll be back next week. 1:11:59.240 --> 1:12:00.840 Thank you mate. 1:12:02.439 --> 1:12:07.600 This is Sydney now we've Clinton Maynard on to Gbright to. 1:12:07.600 --> 1:12:09.519 Have your company This Wednesday evening. It is State of 1:12:09.600 --> 1:12:12.040 Origin night. You'll hear a full broadcast this evening. Mark 1:12:12.120 --> 1:12:15.240 Leevy calling his first Origin match, New South Wales up 1:12:15.240 --> 1:12:19.120 against Queensland this afternoon. We have experienced an earthquake. Now 1:12:19.160 --> 1:12:22.479 it's only been a small shock three point five on 1:12:22.520 --> 1:12:24.599 the Richter scale in Appen, but I've had so many 1:12:24.640 --> 1:12:26.360 of our listeners get in contact with us that they 1:12:26.400 --> 1:12:28.599 did feel it. There is no reports of any damage. 1:12:28.640 --> 1:12:32.200 Just to clarify, nobody has been injured. There is no damage, 1:12:32.200 --> 1:12:35.320 but certainly throughout Appen, particularly in the area of spring Farm, 1:12:35.360 --> 1:12:37.600 which is about thirty k's out of Appen, plenty of 1:12:37.640 --> 1:12:40.639 people have felt the quake. Seven past five, a search 1:12:40.760 --> 1:12:43.400 is continuing for a man, a fifty year old man 1:12:43.760 --> 1:12:47.439 who police are desperate defined following a house fire in 1:12:47.520 --> 1:12:51.880 Croydon today. Now police believe this house fire was suspicious. 1:12:52.479 --> 1:12:55.559 They believe it was deliberately lit. It has resulted in 1:12:55.640 --> 1:13:00.200 the death of eighty year old Ted Grantham. Police have 1:13:00.240 --> 1:13:03.519 been speaking with his wife now she is certainly not 1:13:03.560 --> 1:13:07.200 a suspect, but they are now looking for his son. 1:13:07.479 --> 1:13:09.960 This is Burwood Superintendent Christine McDonald. 1:13:10.160 --> 1:13:12.439 The fifty year old man that we are currently wishing 1:13:12.479 --> 1:13:15.360 to speak to is described as one hundred and ninety 1:13:15.360 --> 1:13:19.400 centimeters tool, medium to large build with brown. 1:13:19.200 --> 1:13:19.800 Short hair. 1:13:20.280 --> 1:13:22.799 I know that describes a lot of men in Sydney, 1:13:23.200 --> 1:13:27.040 but he is believed to be using the public transport network. 1:13:27.479 --> 1:13:30.960 He will have information to assist this investigation. 1:13:31.280 --> 1:13:34.000 That man was last known to be in the like 1:13:34.160 --> 1:13:38.519 Art area and we encourage any person with information to 1:13:38.640 --> 1:13:42.360 contact crime stoppers. We are currently profiling that person to 1:13:42.439 --> 1:13:49.160 work out what their background is, what their history is. Importantly, 1:13:49.920 --> 1:13:52.599 I am concerned for that person's welfare and I do 1:13:52.680 --> 1:13:55.120 want them to come forward and provide police with information. 1:13:55.600 --> 1:13:59.519 Superintendent Christine McDonald now, I spoke with the Superintendent little 1:13:59.560 --> 1:14:01.920 Larder in the p and she did provide a little 1:14:01.920 --> 1:14:06.200 bit more information about his clothing and this is quite distinctive. 1:14:06.240 --> 1:14:09.920 He was wearing a New York Yankees hoodie navy blue 1:14:10.000 --> 1:14:13.599 New York Hankees hoodie but also very traditional looking New 1:14:13.680 --> 1:14:18.519 York Yankees Navy blue cap. Police are desperate to speak 1:14:18.520 --> 1:14:21.320 with him. This far is believed to be suspicious and 1:14:21.479 --> 1:14:24.280 they have concerns for his welfare. If you know something, 1:14:24.320 --> 1:14:25.639 get in contact with the police. 1:14:26.240 --> 1:14:29.840 Be a part of Sydney now with Clinton Maynard called 1:14:29.840 --> 1:14:31.719 one three one eight seventy three. 1:14:32.040 --> 1:14:34.640 There has been a drama in State Parliament this afternoon. 1:14:34.800 --> 1:14:38.240 During question time, Ryan Park, the Health Minister, spoke about 1:14:38.280 --> 1:14:41.280 the future of Northern Beaches Hospital. As you know, the 1:14:41.360 --> 1:14:44.000 government is negotiating now with Healthscope, the owners of the 1:14:44.000 --> 1:14:47.360 Northern Beaches Hospital, to effectively buy back that the public 1:14:47.439 --> 1:14:51.360 services that it provides, such as the emergency department. This 1:14:51.520 --> 1:14:54.599 week the owners of health Scope announced that the company 1:14:54.640 --> 1:14:58.000 was going into receivership. So this is an added complication 1:14:58.080 --> 1:15:01.120 in the future of Northern Beaches Hospital made headlines this 1:15:01.240 --> 1:15:03.880 year because of the death last year in September of 1:15:03.920 --> 1:15:08.599 baby Joe Joe Massa. Joe died because he wasn't treated 1:15:08.600 --> 1:15:11.719 properly at the Northern Beaches Hospital. The Northern Beaches Hospital 1:15:11.840 --> 1:15:14.679 is unique in Sydney because it's the only public hospital 1:15:14.720 --> 1:15:18.559 that is privately operated Now that was a deal that 1:15:18.840 --> 1:15:22.960 was finalized by the coalition government, the former coalition government, 1:15:23.600 --> 1:15:27.679 and Ryan Parking in Parliament today has drawn some attention 1:15:27.800 --> 1:15:28.120 to that. 1:15:28.800 --> 1:15:33.400 Those lot opposite will come back in this place and 1:15:33.600 --> 1:15:38.280 drive a privatization agenda in healthcare the lights you've never 1:15:38.360 --> 1:15:39.080 seen before. 1:15:40.479 --> 1:15:41.400 And I'll tell you why. 1:15:41.479 --> 1:15:45.400 I've got proof of that because in the last twenty 1:15:45.439 --> 1:15:48.479 four hours the leader of the Opposition was asked a 1:15:48.520 --> 1:15:54.360 simple question, do you apologize for signing up the community 1:15:54.640 --> 1:15:55.360 to this deal? 1:15:56.880 --> 1:16:02.920 And he refused to apologize. 1:16:02.080 --> 1:16:07.680 Because, mister Speaker, this is in their DNA, this is. 1:16:07.640 --> 1:16:08.680 What they believe in. 1:16:09.640 --> 1:16:15.120 This is all contractor remember contract. 1:16:16.160 --> 1:16:18.000 Remember for close on three calls. 1:16:20.600 --> 1:16:23.599 Remember for close, you'll remove yourself from the tamer understanding 1:16:23.680 --> 1:16:25.840 Order two four nine A until the end of question time. 1:16:27.040 --> 1:16:30.800 Member for b Close, you will remove yourself understanding Order 1:16:30.880 --> 1:16:34.120 two four nine Sergeant Arms will remove the Member for Claus. 1:16:34.680 --> 1:16:37.519 The Member for four Clues is Kelly Sloane, the shadow 1:16:37.560 --> 1:16:40.519 Health Minister. Now, Kelly Sloane is a cool, calm and 1:16:40.560 --> 1:16:45.000 collected MP on the front bench and she was asking 1:16:45.080 --> 1:16:48.919 questions in the background there and the allegation of effectively 1:16:48.960 --> 1:16:52.000 what she's accused of is is breaching parliamentary rules, but 1:16:52.080 --> 1:16:54.280 she was trying to ask Ryan Park questions there, Kelly 1:16:54.280 --> 1:16:57.120 Sloane joins us, Kelly, you're not in Parliament at the 1:16:57.120 --> 1:16:58.200 moment because you've been thrown out. 1:16:59.680 --> 1:17:01.599 Yeah, and look, I'll have to have a tough time 1:17:01.680 --> 1:17:05.599 explaining that to my kids, who I say to behave 1:17:05.680 --> 1:17:08.560 themselves in school and not get in trouble with the principle. 1:17:08.600 --> 1:17:12.479 But look, it was unusual behavior from me, and I 1:17:12.520 --> 1:17:15.040 guess Clinton that was in response to what I thought 1:17:15.040 --> 1:17:19.120 was a really bizarre performance by the Health Minister, totally 1:17:19.520 --> 1:17:24.080 distorting the opposition's position on the hospital and on healthcare 1:17:24.080 --> 1:17:24.559 in general. 1:17:24.800 --> 1:17:27.040 So it can't be hidden away from the fact. And 1:17:27.080 --> 1:17:30.360 we've spoken about this before. Your side of politics was 1:17:30.600 --> 1:17:33.519 the side when in government that entered in this arrangement 1:17:33.560 --> 1:17:36.479 with health Scope for a private hospital for a public 1:17:36.479 --> 1:17:38.040 hospitals run by the private company. 1:17:39.560 --> 1:17:42.479 Well, that's right. The contract was drawn about eleven years 1:17:42.520 --> 1:17:47.599 ago and unfortunately the hospital hasn't lived up to the 1:17:47.600 --> 1:17:54.320 community's expectations. And that's happened under the management of health Scope, 1:17:54.680 --> 1:17:58.759 which unfortunately we've seen in the Order to General's report. 1:17:59.680 --> 1:18:02.880 Cut Corners failed on a number of metrics. They actually 1:18:02.960 --> 1:18:06.439 outperformed on a number of other metrics. But either way, 1:18:07.439 --> 1:18:11.120 the Opposition has been quite genuine and then quite bipartisan 1:18:11.240 --> 1:18:13.960 in its approach to this. We've supported an independent review 1:18:13.960 --> 1:18:18.479 of the Emergency Department, a coronial inquest, parliamentary inquiry, the 1:18:18.560 --> 1:18:21.879 expansion of something called the Reach Protocol to help parents, 1:18:22.360 --> 1:18:27.559 and importantly we supported the introduction of Joe's Law. Now, 1:18:27.640 --> 1:18:30.719 Joe's Law is a law that would prevent a future 1:18:30.960 --> 1:18:34.080 public private partnership of the model that we're seeing in 1:18:34.120 --> 1:18:36.479 the Northern Beaches. And this is the point I was 1:18:36.479 --> 1:18:39.840 trying to make in Parliament today. That law was introduced 1:18:40.000 --> 1:18:43.360 two months ago now, two months ago with urgency by 1:18:43.400 --> 1:18:47.360 the Health Minister who both introduced the bill and spoke 1:18:47.439 --> 1:18:51.000 to it on a day, skipping the queue effectively, and 1:18:51.040 --> 1:18:54.400 we supported that. And since then that bill has not 1:18:54.560 --> 1:18:56.840 seen the light of day. We haven't been able to 1:18:56.920 --> 1:18:59.080 finish debate, we haven't been able to vote on it. 1:19:00.040 --> 1:19:03.519 The Coalition supported that bill, and today the Minister was 1:19:03.560 --> 1:19:06.519 accusing us in effect as not doing that. But he's 1:19:06.560 --> 1:19:08.080 the one that needs to bring it to the chamber 1:19:08.080 --> 1:19:09.000 and we should vote on it. 1:19:09.479 --> 1:19:13.400 Why do you suspect and this is complicated. But why 1:19:13.439 --> 1:19:15.040 would it be delayed in this way? 1:19:16.360 --> 1:19:18.240 Well, I don't know, and you have to ask the 1:19:18.240 --> 1:19:21.719 Health Minister that and the government. But this was brought 1:19:21.760 --> 1:19:24.920 in with urgency two months ago, a law that they 1:19:25.040 --> 1:19:28.960 introduced to prevent future private public partnerships of the kind 1:19:28.960 --> 1:19:32.200 in Northern Beaches Hospital and now it is missing in action. 1:19:32.880 --> 1:19:35.519 So there are questions the government needs to answer about 1:19:35.520 --> 1:19:38.160 that and are they being genuine? And the Health Minister 1:19:38.200 --> 1:19:42.640 today was being quite disingenuous a high rate, accusing the 1:19:42.680 --> 1:19:48.240 opposition of some future imagined privatization agenda, which is quite 1:19:48.280 --> 1:19:53.880 frankly a lie, isseless and it was really degrading. 1:19:53.520 --> 1:19:56.719 Kelly in what the Health Minister said, They're in partment. 1:19:56.760 --> 1:19:59.200 He says that mister Speakman, your leader has been given 1:19:59.200 --> 1:20:00.920 the opportunity to apop Jos, hasn't. 1:20:01.800 --> 1:20:06.160 Well, I've heard Mark Speakman talk about this numerous times. 1:20:05.880 --> 1:20:09.840 He disprays a great deal of empathy and intellect when 1:20:09.840 --> 1:20:12.880 he talks about it. And two weeks ago the Northern 1:20:12.920 --> 1:20:17.320 Beaches community had a huge community forum, almost five hundred 1:20:17.320 --> 1:20:20.559 people attending that I wasn't invited to that, but I 1:20:20.680 --> 1:20:23.679 asked to attend. I fronted up, I stood in front 1:20:23.680 --> 1:20:26.680 of that community and I said that I was incredibly 1:20:26.800 --> 1:20:31.080 sorry for what they'd been through, sorry for the role 1:20:31.120 --> 1:20:33.720 that we have played in that, and that we would 1:20:33.760 --> 1:20:37.040 be constructive in fixing it. And we have been constructive 1:20:37.920 --> 1:20:42.880 by partisan, empathetic. I've had many meetings with the families 1:20:43.479 --> 1:20:46.160 and to see that performance today by Ryan Park was 1:20:46.280 --> 1:20:47.560 quite frankly offensive. 1:20:48.240 --> 1:20:50.800 Hopefully that legislation does go through parliament soon because that 1:20:50.880 --> 1:20:53.200 is important. Thank you, Kelly, Thank you well. 1:20:53.360 --> 1:20:57.160 The Northern Beaches community deserves by partisanship and respect because 1:20:57.439 --> 1:20:59.880 they don't want politics. They want this fixed. 1:21:00.040 --> 1:21:02.160 Thanks Kelly. Kelly Slan who's the Shadow Minister for Healthy 1:21:02.160 --> 1:21:03.800 I should point out that Kelly Sloane was not in 1:21:03.840 --> 1:21:07.479 Parliament when the government was the coalition government, so she 1:21:07.600 --> 1:21:10.920 wasn't part of the decision to have a public private partnership, 1:21:10.960 --> 1:21:14.639 but the former coalition government was, and yes they should 1:21:14.720 --> 1:21:18.639 be taking full responsibility. And Kelly's attended numerous public forums 1:21:18.640 --> 1:21:20.559 and part of it, and she puts a hand up 1:21:20.560 --> 1:21:22.240 that it's the wrong thing to do and that's why 1:21:22.240 --> 1:21:24.640 they are supporting this change, this legislation. 1:21:25.400 --> 1:21:29.000 Be your part of Sydney now with Clinton Maynard called 1:21:29.000 --> 1:21:30.920 one three one eight seventy three. 1:21:30.960 --> 1:21:35.000 It is official now the Canterbury Bulldogs have signed Lachlan Galvin. 1:21:35.120 --> 1:21:37.559 Now this has of course been mooted since the weekend, 1:21:37.600 --> 1:21:39.920 but now this is formal. The nineteen year old will 1:21:40.000 --> 1:21:42.800 join the Bulldogs effective immediately, so he is no longer 1:21:42.800 --> 1:21:44.960 a West Tiger's plan and he wasn't named to play 1:21:45.000 --> 1:21:47.960 for the Tigers this weekend. Reportedly, he'll be on a 1:21:47.960 --> 1:21:50.200 deal of seven hundred and fifty thousand dollars per season, 1:21:50.240 --> 1:21:51.760 despite the fact that he was offered more than a 1:21:51.800 --> 1:21:54.760 million dollars by the Tigers. Mark guy will join me 1:21:55.160 --> 1:21:57.000 a little later this out and we'll be talking about 1:21:57.000 --> 1:21:59.599 this along with all the State of Origin action. State 1:21:59.600 --> 1:22:01.840 of Origin one tonight we're covering all the action with 1:22:01.920 --> 1:22:05.320 Mark Leavy calling his first Origin match the evening. MG 1:22:05.400 --> 1:22:07.439 will be there and Mark gorell join me in the 1:22:07.439 --> 1:22:09.519 second half of this hour. Of course, as you always do. 1:22:09.640 --> 1:22:12.600 What about Macas. Our great friends at Macas, who are 1:22:12.600 --> 1:22:15.200 sponsors of the program in the station, have just sent 1:22:15.280 --> 1:22:19.200 me the Blues Origin meal. This is fantastic now I 1:22:19.240 --> 1:22:21.080 know this is their special deal at the moment where 1:22:21.120 --> 1:22:24.120 you can choose from ten chicken McNuggets or a big 1:22:24.160 --> 1:22:26.320 Mac comes with the medium fries or large fries and 1:22:26.400 --> 1:22:27.720 drink as well. So I've just opened up. He comes 1:22:27.760 --> 1:22:30.240 in a blue Jersey box. So the actual box, it's 1:22:30.240 --> 1:22:32.400 a little like this is like a how you describe it. 1:22:32.439 --> 1:22:34.719 This is like, I reckon, this is a happy meal 1:22:34.920 --> 1:22:37.000 for adults, so it's in the shape of a happy 1:22:37.040 --> 1:22:39.200 meal box. And look, I do go to Maca's a 1:22:39.200 --> 1:22:41.920 bit admittedly, and they are sponsors of ours. I don't 1:22:41.960 --> 1:22:44.479 usually get a happy meal, but this is like a 1:22:44.520 --> 1:22:47.040 happy meal for me. So you open it up and 1:22:47.120 --> 1:22:49.120 inside is I've got the big Mac and I've got 1:22:49.120 --> 1:22:52.880 the fries. But they've got the special Collector's cup. So 1:22:53.120 --> 1:22:56.360 this is like it's an aluminium cup. It's all blue. 1:22:56.960 --> 1:22:59.240 It features the New South Wales Origin logo on it 1:22:59.280 --> 1:23:01.920 as well, and then there are different ones to collect. 1:23:01.920 --> 1:23:04.160 This one I've got now is the epic series Win 1:23:04.280 --> 1:23:07.479 twenty four so of course we won Origin last year. 1:23:07.800 --> 1:23:10.439 We won Origin last year, so you get this special cup. 1:23:10.520 --> 1:23:13.479 It's a lovely blue color and you can then keep 1:23:13.520 --> 1:23:17.040 refilling it. You take it home, drink whatever you like 1:23:17.080 --> 1:23:18.479 out of it, so you can have your cake or 1:23:18.520 --> 1:23:22.519 you you fando from macers you sprite as well. The 1:23:22.920 --> 1:23:25.120 box it's got, so this is the big map. You 1:23:25.120 --> 1:23:27.120 can get the nuggets as well, and then you can 1:23:27.200 --> 1:23:30.720 upgrade the blues micfloat. Have you had one of those yet? 1:23:31.200 --> 1:23:34.479 The blues micfloat. So it's got the soft serve. It's 1:23:34.520 --> 1:23:36.559 got the soft serve at the top of the drink 1:23:36.800 --> 1:23:38.360 and you can have it in this cup. So good 1:23:38.360 --> 1:23:40.439 on Macis and thank you for sending me the big mac. 1:23:40.680 --> 1:23:43.519 I'll be enjoying that in a moment. I can't wait 1:23:43.560 --> 1:23:57.160 to eat it. So the Liberals and the Nationals are back. 1:23:57.400 --> 1:23:59.600 They're back for good. Now to get the fights of 1:23:59.680 --> 1:24:02.080 last week David Little Proud and Susan Lee, and we 1:24:02.080 --> 1:24:03.760 didn't invite both on the program the day, but they 1:24:03.760 --> 1:24:06.240 were very busy. They were in love with each other 1:24:06.280 --> 1:24:10.320 once again. The Shadow Cabinet has been unveiled and now 1:24:10.400 --> 1:24:14.160 they've come to an agreement on policies, but they haven't 1:24:14.200 --> 1:24:16.040 yet come to an agreement on net zero. 1:24:16.439 --> 1:24:18.040 You've made some comments about you know, we do need 1:24:18.040 --> 1:24:20.280 to get emissions down, but not at any cost. 1:24:20.520 --> 1:24:23.240 Will you consider dropping that zero over the next few months. 1:24:23.280 --> 1:24:24.840 And at the start of his turn or have those 1:24:24.840 --> 1:24:27.280 discussions inside the policy development process. 1:24:27.720 --> 1:24:30.000 Okay, so she won't say that's Susan Lee. She won't 1:24:30.040 --> 1:24:32.640 say whether net zero is gone or not. Now the 1:24:32.640 --> 1:24:35.840 shadow cabinet is a little controversial because of who's been 1:24:35.920 --> 1:24:39.719 left out. Most notably, Jane Hume is not in shadow cabinet. 1:24:39.760 --> 1:24:42.080 She was the Shadow Finance Minister previously, so she had 1:24:42.080 --> 1:24:45.080 a fairly prominent role, particularly during the election campaign, along 1:24:45.080 --> 1:24:47.880 with Angus Taylor, who is the Shadow Treasurer. She's been 1:24:47.920 --> 1:24:51.040 given the punt. Angus Taylor is still on the front bench. 1:24:51.040 --> 1:24:53.080 There had been some speculation that because he missed out 1:24:53.080 --> 1:24:55.160 on the leadership position that he would then go to 1:24:55.240 --> 1:24:57.599 the back bench. No, he's staying on board, but he's 1:24:57.640 --> 1:25:00.160 going to be the Defense Minister. The Shadow treasure it 1:25:00.200 --> 1:25:02.559 will be Ted O'Brien, So Ted O'Brien is the deputy 1:25:02.560 --> 1:25:06.880 Liberal leader is able to choose his portfolio. The other 1:25:06.920 --> 1:25:10.679 significant changes as a Ranger changes that James McGrath, who's 1:25:10.720 --> 1:25:13.280 considered an up and coming star. He becomes the Urban, 1:25:13.280 --> 1:25:17.400 Infrastructure and Cities Minister. But with all the hullabaloo over 1:25:17.479 --> 1:25:20.679 just Center Price switching from the Nationals to the Liberals, 1:25:21.360 --> 1:25:25.559 she's actually effectively being pushed back. She's not going to 1:25:25.560 --> 1:25:29.080 be part of shadow cabinet anymore. She was previously the 1:25:29.160 --> 1:25:33.200 Shadow Minister for Indigenous Affairs, but she's actually been pushed 1:25:33.200 --> 1:25:36.040 out of that portfolio. She is now the Shadow Minister 1:25:36.120 --> 1:25:39.720 for Defense Industries and the Shadow Minister for Defense Personnel. 1:25:40.479 --> 1:25:44.160 Now that means she's not part of cabinet, and Susan 1:25:44.240 --> 1:25:46.000 Lee was asked to justify that. 1:25:46.400 --> 1:25:49.160 I spoke to Cycinti yesterday about her new appointment. She's 1:25:49.240 --> 1:25:51.479 very excited to take it up. There is no more 1:25:51.520 --> 1:25:55.519 important area than safety, national security and defense, and you 1:25:55.520 --> 1:26:00.000 will see a great profiling of defense under Angus Taylor 1:26:00.280 --> 1:26:03.400 as we go forward in this term of opposition. And 1:26:03.439 --> 1:26:05.920 I'm delighted that Jacenter is taking up what is a 1:26:05.960 --> 1:26:11.400 really vital role and her style of communication, her relationship 1:26:11.479 --> 1:26:14.040 with Australian people will be incredibly valuable. 1:26:14.120 --> 1:26:17.479 So she has this wonderful, valuable communication ability. But she's 1:26:17.479 --> 1:26:20.040 actually taking on a lesser role anyway, that's all part 1:26:20.080 --> 1:26:23.519 of the coalition fight because the Nationals now hate her. Now, 1:26:23.560 --> 1:26:27.880 Gizelle Captirian, she's been given the job. Gizelle Capturian currently 1:26:27.920 --> 1:26:30.599 is not an MP because she's subject to a recount 1:26:30.600 --> 1:26:33.479 in the seat of Bradfield, and the recount again is 1:26:33.560 --> 1:26:35.479 very close. At last look that I had to look 1:26:35.520 --> 1:26:38.479 at Joel Captierian in the recount, they're about a quarter 1:26:38.479 --> 1:26:42.000 of the way through, only leads nicolete Buller by five 1:26:42.080 --> 1:26:44.920 votes that the Teal Independent. Now she may well retain 1:26:44.960 --> 1:26:47.840 that seat, but she has been given a job in 1:26:47.880 --> 1:26:50.439 the official list. She has an asterisk next to her name. 1:26:50.920 --> 1:26:54.840 She's the Shadow Assistant Minister for Communications. 1:26:55.120 --> 1:26:59.080 Subject to the outcome of a vote in Bradfield, Gizelle 1:26:59.080 --> 1:27:02.960 Capterarian will be appointed a Shadow Assistant Minister for Communications, 1:27:03.280 --> 1:27:08.440 Shadow Assistant Minister for Technology and for Digital Economy. Jiselle's 1:27:08.439 --> 1:27:11.280 appointment is a vote of confidence in the future of 1:27:11.320 --> 1:27:14.920 women in our party and it's a clear message to 1:27:15.080 --> 1:27:19.439 communities like Bradfield that if you support your local Liberal member, 1:27:19.560 --> 1:27:22.240 they will have a direct say in the decisions that 1:27:22.400 --> 1:27:24.240 change the direction of this country. 1:27:24.880 --> 1:27:29.720 But Jizil Capterian may not win the seat. Reality is 1:27:29.840 --> 1:27:32.280 she's very well regarded. The Liberals are desperate for her 1:27:32.280 --> 1:27:34.200 win the seat. In fact, the State Labor Party would 1:27:34.200 --> 1:27:35.760 like her to win the seat, believe it or not, 1:27:35.800 --> 1:27:37.719 because they don't want to see her run in state politics. 1:27:37.720 --> 1:27:40.799 She's seen as potentially leadership material, but she doesn't actually 1:27:40.800 --> 1:27:43.920 have a job yet in parliament. This is what I 1:27:43.920 --> 1:27:48.120 find amusing about the naming of shadow cabinet today. There 1:27:48.200 --> 1:27:52.960 is a list of all these shadow assistant ministers. So 1:27:53.000 --> 1:27:57.320 she is the shadow assistant Minister for Communications. The minister 1:27:57.560 --> 1:28:02.639 the shadow Minister for Communications is Melissa Macintosh, the Member 1:28:02.640 --> 1:28:06.120 for Lindsay in the Penrith district. Why is it necessary 1:28:06.160 --> 1:28:09.080 to have a shadow assistant Minister for Communications not not 1:28:09.160 --> 1:28:12.519 the assistant Minister for Communications. Now, this is the shadow, 1:28:13.760 --> 1:28:16.680 so they just help the minister who's not actually the 1:28:16.720 --> 1:28:19.880 minister is the shadow. I think it's a bit like this, 1:28:24.560 --> 1:28:28.120 basically oprah Winfristyle. The new leader, Susan Lee has to 1:28:28.120 --> 1:28:30.880 give everyone a damn job. A couple of messages here 1:28:31.000 --> 1:28:34.479 about assistant ministers and shadow ministers. Kerry says they're shadow 1:28:34.479 --> 1:28:36.800 because they're not in government. I realize that, Kerry. My 1:28:36.960 --> 1:28:39.559 question is, yes, I understand we need to have shadow 1:28:39.600 --> 1:28:42.880 ministers because they hold the ministers to account. Why do 1:28:42.960 --> 1:28:46.519 we have to have assistant shadow ministers? The argument would 1:28:46.520 --> 1:28:49.640 be to hold the assistant ministers to account. There's an 1:28:49.680 --> 1:28:51.680 argument while we need the assistant ministers, but to me, 1:28:51.760 --> 1:28:54.040 it just seems like we're just throwing around so many 1:28:54.120 --> 1:28:56.080 jobs for the sake of it. Now my understanding is 1:28:56.120 --> 1:29:01.120 the assistant shadow ministers don't actually get more money, but 1:29:01.400 --> 1:29:03.639 it's part of the whole fight within the coalition. They're 1:29:03.640 --> 1:29:05.439 all fighting with each other for one of those jobs 1:29:05.439 --> 1:29:07.080 and as soon as a reward for doing the right 1:29:07.120 --> 1:29:09.919 thing within the coalition, but it just seems to be 1:29:09.960 --> 1:29:13.320 pointless having an assistant shadow minister. Let's check out your 1:29:13.360 --> 1:29:18.800 headlines and we got the way to is. 1:29:18.800 --> 1:29:21.840 Josh Bright Good afternoon again. Clinton, Jane Hume and Sarah 1:29:21.920 --> 1:29:25.000 Henderson have been dumped from the coalition's new front bench 1:29:25.080 --> 1:29:28.559 team to take on the Albanezi government. A review's being 1:29:28.680 --> 1:29:31.000 ordered into the way New South Wales selective high school 1:29:31.000 --> 1:29:33.920 testing has been carried out this year after the disruptions 1:29:33.920 --> 1:29:36.839 for students at three major centers early in the process. 1:29:37.040 --> 1:29:40.200 A legal challenge against Newington Colleges going co ed has 1:29:40.240 --> 1:29:43.080 been dealta significant blow in court, a judge finding the 1:29:43.160 --> 1:29:46.720 term youth in the school's trustee was gender neutral and 1:29:46.760 --> 1:29:49.120 there are no reports of any serious damage. After a 1:29:49.160 --> 1:29:52.559 three point six magnitude earthquake struck an appent south of 1:29:52.640 --> 1:29:55.400 Sydney in Sport. A crowd of more than fifty thousand 1:29:55.479 --> 1:29:57.840 fans is descending on Lang Park in Brisbane ahead of 1:29:57.840 --> 1:30:00.719 tonight's State of Origin Men's series opener between New South 1:30:00.720 --> 1:30:03.400 Wales and Queenslands. And is Stephen Crichton overcoming a leg 1:30:03.439 --> 1:30:05.479 cork and we'll take his spot in the side for 1:30:05.520 --> 1:30:06.000 the Blues. 1:30:06.120 --> 1:30:07.559 We'll have more news and sport at six. 1:30:07.600 --> 1:30:10.040 Thank you, Josh. Sixteen degrees in the city, fifteen degrees 1:30:10.080 --> 1:30:14.960 in the coast, Finance update and we've got the latest 1:30:14.960 --> 1:30:17.360 deb night. Now you won't hear money news tonight dep 1:30:17.400 --> 1:30:18.559 because we have State of Origin. 1:30:18.680 --> 1:30:20.800 We do, but for those who really want to get 1:30:20.800 --> 1:30:23.080 their money news, they could always listen to the podcast. 1:30:23.560 --> 1:30:25.280 What I still I still wanted to talk tip because 1:30:25.280 --> 1:30:26.559 I I love our segment. 1:30:26.640 --> 1:30:28.439 Yeah, we're stilling the show because we go around the. 1:30:28.439 --> 1:30:30.280 Country of click. You can listen to the podcast afterwards. 1:30:30.280 --> 1:30:31.240 Had the markets fair today? 1:30:31.280 --> 1:30:33.120 Well, there was a really good night on Wall Street, 1:30:33.200 --> 1:30:36.120 so the expectations were very high for our ASX two 1:30:36.240 --> 1:30:38.280 hundred and the day started well. We came out of 1:30:38.320 --> 1:30:41.479 the blocks almost fifty points higher, but then slid during 1:30:41.479 --> 1:30:43.519 pretty much the first half hour of trade, so the 1:30:43.520 --> 1:30:46.280 market ended up closing lower. It was only just down 1:30:46.360 --> 1:30:49.280 point one percent to eighty three hundred and ninety six 1:30:49.400 --> 1:30:51.640 energy stocks where the real standout today they are up 1:30:51.680 --> 1:30:55.280 more than two percent and the dollars slide continues. It's 1:30:55.320 --> 1:30:58.120 back down to under sixty five US cents again. 1:30:58.840 --> 1:31:01.800 Inflation figures released today stable. 1:31:01.760 --> 1:31:05.479 Yes, which is great news for interstrate cuts. So the 1:31:05.520 --> 1:31:08.160 fact that it's a monthly figure for the CPI for 1:31:08.200 --> 1:31:11.120 the month of April, and it doesn't really put as 1:31:11.200 --> 1:31:14.680 much stock as the quarterly inflation figure, and the underlying 1:31:14.760 --> 1:31:17.080 figure went up a little bit, and that's the real number. 1:31:17.120 --> 1:31:17.640 Textit all the. 1:31:17.640 --> 1:31:20.439 Volatile price items that the Reserve Bank would normally look at. 1:31:20.600 --> 1:31:23.120 But the fact it's held steady within the target band 1:31:23.200 --> 1:31:26.240 range of two to three percent means that the prospect 1:31:26.240 --> 1:31:28.760 of interest rates being cut again by the Reserve Bank, 1:31:28.800 --> 1:31:32.000 possibly as early as an ext board meeting, definitely going 1:31:32.080 --> 1:31:32.439 to happen. 1:31:32.479 --> 1:31:33.280 So it's on the car. 1:31:33.360 --> 1:31:35.000 So inflation, had it gone up, they'd be going well 1:31:35.280 --> 1:31:36.160 definitely not getting a cat. 1:31:36.320 --> 1:31:38.840 I mean it's held steady and you know it's a 1:31:38.880 --> 1:31:41.080 monthly figure not, they'll be taking a closer look at 1:31:41.080 --> 1:31:44.040 the unemployment numbers. That's what they'll really factor into the equation. 1:31:44.200 --> 1:31:46.240 It's interesting when you see what is driving inflation at 1:31:46.240 --> 1:31:48.559 the moment and all the good result. Petrol I think 1:31:48.600 --> 1:31:51.080 in the last month was down by twelve percent. Food 1:31:51.120 --> 1:31:54.240 and beverage is up, specifically eggs. 1:31:54.400 --> 1:31:57.880 Yes, well, of course eggs are still really expensive. And 1:31:58.439 --> 1:32:01.840 you know what else could very much become expensive soon. Almonds. 1:32:02.840 --> 1:32:05.839 So almonds, We're gonna look at this on the show tonight. Almonds. 1:32:06.040 --> 1:32:08.840 Almond farmers are really benefiting at the moment because of 1:32:08.880 --> 1:32:12.120 the tariff war. California produces eighty percent of the world's 1:32:12.240 --> 1:32:15.400 arm and supply, but because of the tariff tip for 1:32:15.479 --> 1:32:17.439 tat war going on between the US and China, the 1:32:17.439 --> 1:32:20.680 Californian grollers have been locked out of the market. So 1:32:20.800 --> 1:32:23.479 our almond producers are stepping into the breach. They've got 1:32:23.520 --> 1:32:26.840 the highest prices for almonds in over twenty years. They're 1:32:26.920 --> 1:32:28.840 up over twelve dollars a kilo. They're set to go 1:32:28.920 --> 1:32:31.879 even higher, which is great news for our armond farmers. 1:32:32.320 --> 1:32:34.479 We're yet to see any big price hikes for people 1:32:34.479 --> 1:32:37.120 who love to eat their almonds at the supermarket. Almond 1:32:37.160 --> 1:32:39.160 milk might also been affected. A lot of people drink 1:32:39.160 --> 1:32:40.760 almond milk, plant based milk. 1:32:40.840 --> 1:32:43.760 Yeah, almond milk, coconut milk, arm Yeah. 1:32:43.800 --> 1:32:45.960 With the coffee people have instead of a SOI later 1:32:46.040 --> 1:32:49.200 they'll have an almond latte. Come on, get with it. 1:32:49.520 --> 1:32:50.880 Where are you from the shire? 1:32:51.000 --> 1:32:51.400 Exactly? 1:32:51.680 --> 1:32:52.000 We don't. 1:32:52.840 --> 1:32:54.960 We don't have a look at If you love your almonds, 1:32:54.960 --> 1:32:56.240 you might have to pay a little bit more for 1:32:56.280 --> 1:32:56.599 them soon. 1:32:56.680 --> 1:32:57.599 What's your favorite nut? 1:32:58.880 --> 1:32:59.240 I like? 1:32:59.360 --> 1:33:02.320 I do like almonds, but I'm told that walnuts are 1:33:02.320 --> 1:33:05.599 meant to be the best for your brain health as well. 1:33:05.760 --> 1:33:08.400 Walnuts they look like a little brain. The little walnuts 1:33:08.400 --> 1:33:09.760 do a bit, so I need to maybe eat some 1:33:09.840 --> 1:33:11.000 of walnuts cashest. 1:33:11.040 --> 1:33:11.639 I love cashes. 1:33:11.720 --> 1:33:12.120 Oh yeah. 1:33:12.160 --> 1:33:14.360 Pistachio is a good. A lot of work though, you know, 1:33:14.720 --> 1:33:17.280 opening them a lot of trouble. But like having prawns, 1:33:17.280 --> 1:33:19.120 you want someone else to peel them for you. Some 1:33:19.240 --> 1:33:20.080 of the pistachios. 1:33:20.120 --> 1:33:21.720 So you won't hear deb tonight because of our state 1:33:21.720 --> 1:33:24.000 of origin coverage in Sydney, but you can listen to 1:33:24.000 --> 1:33:24.519 the podcast. 1:33:24.800 --> 1:33:26.599 The un of the Money News podcast will be here. 1:33:26.680 --> 1:33:29.000 Absolutely you'll find that on all the good podcast apps, 1:33:29.000 --> 1:33:31.559 but also the two GB app. Thanks deav Thanks Debnight 1:33:31.560 --> 1:33:33.400 with Money us on Sydney. 1:33:33.439 --> 1:33:36.519 Now a weather update will be here to help in 1:33:36.720 --> 1:33:37.759 unexpected weather. 1:33:38.080 --> 1:33:40.559 Nrima Insurance a help company. 1:33:40.800 --> 1:33:43.240 It should be clear this evening a little chually is 1:33:43.280 --> 1:33:45.639 somewhat though, sixteen degrees in the city right at the moment. 1:33:45.720 --> 1:33:49.320 It'll be falling, oh, probably about twelve degrees in the 1:33:49.320 --> 1:33:52.000 western suburbs this evening. Now Tomorrow, cloudy day. There is 1:33:52.000 --> 1:33:54.320 the slight chance of a shower on the coast to 1:33:54.320 --> 1:33:58.200 top nineteen degrees Friday, mostly sunny and twenty for the weekend. 1:33:58.360 --> 1:34:00.519 It looks like it's gonna be a sunny weekend, sunny 1:34:00.560 --> 1:34:03.439 in twenty on Saturday, Sonny and Sonny in twenty one 1:34:03.520 --> 1:34:05.599 degreees On Sunday it was. 1:34:05.560 --> 1:34:08.840 Steve Welbers and guy went in with a banging left arm, 1:34:09.120 --> 1:34:11.559 then came down with what a pared an elbow. So 1:34:11.640 --> 1:34:16.160 we go back to the magistrate. Oh Kyah and Lewis. 1:34:17.040 --> 1:34:19.800 They're mouthing off at each other over the top of 1:34:19.880 --> 1:34:24.160 David Man's head. Penny Eliah standing there like like David 1:34:24.439 --> 1:34:28.400 big Mark Guya towering over him. Lewis again says something to. 1:34:28.360 --> 1:34:31.559 Guia, they push and shower nineteen ninety one, the then 1:34:31.680 --> 1:34:35.920 Sydney Football Stadium. The nicest man in rugby league, who 1:34:36.000 --> 1:34:38.760 is a big part of this program, is sent from 1:34:38.800 --> 1:34:41.559 the field along with Wallie Lewis to calm the tempers down. 1:34:41.600 --> 1:34:45.840 Hello, mg haha, Clinton, how am I always always brings 1:34:45.840 --> 1:34:49.320 back memories? That doesn't I've been reminded of that incident. 1:34:49.400 --> 1:34:53.040 I reckon maybe thirty times between the time I met 1:34:53.120 --> 1:34:54.760 I left this morning on the plane, so that at 1:34:54.760 --> 1:34:57.519 the moment I've arrived here at sun Cork Stadium in 1:34:57.600 --> 1:34:59.240 half and half some people are saying, why don't you 1:34:59.320 --> 1:34:59.599 hit him? 1:34:59.600 --> 1:35:01.400 The other one going why we would have knocked you out? 1:35:01.400 --> 1:35:04.760 Guy, tell me, did you get on with Welly these days? 1:35:05.200 --> 1:35:05.400 Yeah? 1:35:05.400 --> 1:35:07.480 I do, buddy, I do. I do because. 1:35:08.800 --> 1:35:10.760 When I suspend it, when I played a game, I 1:35:10.800 --> 1:35:12.320 got to spend it for six weeks and I never 1:35:12.400 --> 1:35:15.360 played Origin again. And I was pretty dirty on Wally. 1:35:15.960 --> 1:35:17.760 You know it's going on like he did. He wanted 1:35:17.800 --> 1:35:19.280 me in jail and all that type of stuff. And 1:35:19.840 --> 1:35:22.160 it's a ruguyl League game. Come on, man, And I 1:35:22.200 --> 1:35:25.720 looked at the drawer and our next game, Penroth next 1:35:25.720 --> 1:35:28.280 game after the six weeks off was against the Gold Coast, 1:35:28.280 --> 1:35:31.320 which he happened to be Captain Kachov, but he didn't 1:35:31.320 --> 1:35:34.160 play that game, so we end up having a beer 1:35:34.200 --> 1:35:36.960 that night. And but actually we're been good mates ever 1:35:37.000 --> 1:35:39.640 since because I've done a lot of stuff for his 1:35:39.800 --> 1:35:44.559 daughter's charity, who's she's profoundly deaf, and he helps me 1:35:44.600 --> 1:35:48.479 out to my daughters who have lebs. So I had 1:35:48.479 --> 1:35:50.880 to run in cart and see him tonight and shake 1:35:50.920 --> 1:35:53.800 his hand and say gooda and yeah, look, it's that's 1:35:53.800 --> 1:35:54.960 all I wanted Water under. 1:35:54.760 --> 1:35:58.800 The Bridge, to be honest, It's something that in what thirty. 1:35:58.520 --> 1:36:01.040 Four years ago, we still talk about it, they still 1:36:01.040 --> 1:36:05.280 show it, they still you know, and I suppose for mine, 1:36:06.520 --> 1:36:08.920 you know, another thirty four years time, if what E 1:36:08.960 --> 1:36:11.880 Lewis is mentioned in Origin, will I won't be so 1:36:12.000 --> 1:36:13.640 far behind him. And that gives me a lot, That 1:36:13.640 --> 1:36:15.400 gives me a bit of solace, because that's that's not 1:36:15.479 --> 1:36:16.240 too bad, is it? 1:36:16.479 --> 1:36:19.519 To be honest, MG, I did think twice about whether 1:36:19.560 --> 1:36:21.519 I'd play that to you, because because I know everyone 1:36:21.560 --> 1:36:23.320 talks to you about it around Origin time. But I 1:36:23.360 --> 1:36:25.640 think it's actually a little bit unfair that we always do. 1:36:25.720 --> 1:36:28.120 Just draw attention that moment because you know, I know 1:36:28.160 --> 1:36:30.840 you're a modest sort of blake. You were you were 1:36:30.920 --> 1:36:33.479 the definition of origin in the back row for New 1:36:33.520 --> 1:36:35.519 South Wales. You were what origin in the early nineties 1:36:35.600 --> 1:36:37.280 was all about you. You know, you great player for 1:36:37.320 --> 1:36:40.200 Penrith obviously as well won the Grand Final there, but 1:36:40.760 --> 1:36:42.360 New South Wales wouldn't have been able the same on 1:36:42.400 --> 1:36:43.559 the field without what you were doing. 1:36:44.800 --> 1:36:44.960 Well. 1:36:45.000 --> 1:36:45.200 I was. 1:36:45.520 --> 1:36:47.960 I was kind of that twenty two year old kid 1:36:48.000 --> 1:36:52.360 who was from the western suburbs of Sydney. And I've 1:36:52.360 --> 1:36:54.400 got another I've got a chance of reseemption. I played 1:36:54.600 --> 1:36:57.599 nine euty nine when I was nineteen, my first grape, 1:36:57.680 --> 1:36:59.439 my origin to and I didn't play that well and 1:36:59.560 --> 1:37:01.439 I've got no chance and I took it with both hands. 1:37:01.479 --> 1:37:04.360 And I was told by a couple of selectors, you 1:37:04.400 --> 1:37:06.479 know they basically run out and run a mark and 1:37:06.560 --> 1:37:09.280 you won't be penalized for it. So I said that 1:37:09.320 --> 1:37:13.599 there is a rugby league god obviously, and as soon 1:37:13.640 --> 1:37:15.280 as I did do what I was supposed to do, 1:37:15.680 --> 1:37:18.320 I've got six weeks suspension. But you know what, I 1:37:18.320 --> 1:37:19.320 don't mind hearing it at all. 1:37:19.320 --> 1:37:22.559 It's it's it's said when we when we're X rugby 1:37:22.600 --> 1:37:24.040 league players all we've got his memories. 1:37:24.240 --> 1:37:26.519 Yeah, and when you when you bring you know, on 1:37:26.560 --> 1:37:28.080 the one on the way up on the plane today 1:37:28.680 --> 1:37:31.360 I'm seeing a lot of ex New South Wales players 1:37:31.360 --> 1:37:34.120 who had played against I've seen that, you know, since 1:37:34.240 --> 1:37:36.720 retired some quint Now I've been at the ground. I've 1:37:36.720 --> 1:37:40.120 seen Darren lockeyw I've seen Afy Langer and that's just 1:37:40.120 --> 1:37:42.760 great to run into that fraternity because you know, it's 1:37:42.760 --> 1:37:45.200 a hard game rugby league, and you know, when you're 1:37:45.280 --> 1:37:48.080 finish and you hang up the boots, to be able 1:37:48.120 --> 1:37:51.800 to still you know, interact with the Tomma Blake's on 1:37:51.800 --> 1:37:54.920 a social basis and a social format is fantastic and 1:37:55.200 --> 1:37:56.960 it's it's it's one part of the game that I 1:37:57.000 --> 1:38:00.280 think is very much, very underrated, the brotherhood that have. 1:38:00.560 --> 1:38:02.760 Now on this tonight's game of course, and you're going 1:38:02.800 --> 1:38:04.120 to be part of the coverage, not for the first 1:38:04.120 --> 1:38:06.200 time in the continuous called team, so we'll looking forward 1:38:06.240 --> 1:38:08.080 to that. What's the feeling like in Brisil? 1:38:09.280 --> 1:38:11.200 It's very maroon, very marone. 1:38:12.720 --> 1:38:17.680 Yes, from from the minute I jumped out of my 1:38:17.800 --> 1:38:19.880 car at the airport today. To go into the airport, 1:38:19.960 --> 1:38:22.160 you start to see a trickle of blue, and then 1:38:22.600 --> 1:38:24.120 you see a trickle of Morone. But as soon as 1:38:24.120 --> 1:38:27.760 you get into the Brisbane Airport, that's all Marone. And 1:38:27.760 --> 1:38:30.320 now I'm looking from where we're going to broadcast tonight. 1:38:30.680 --> 1:38:34.120 I'm outside here at the world. Ironically, right in the 1:38:34.160 --> 1:38:38.759 way Louis stand statue, there's all Moron, mate, there's all Marone. 1:38:39.040 --> 1:38:43.439 We're standing here in our beautiful blue two GB Paul 1:38:43.439 --> 1:38:47.120 overs or our swabby Joe's and but the rest of it, 1:38:47.520 --> 1:38:49.400 it's blue. It's Moron everywhere. I'm about to be on 1:38:49.439 --> 1:38:53.559 air tonight from six to seven with Soldi Paul Doulas, 1:38:54.800 --> 1:38:56.760 and the crowd looks pretty. 1:38:56.479 --> 1:38:59.080 Hostile, is it? 1:38:59.120 --> 1:39:00.960 Hey? Is there any word? Is there any word on 1:39:01.080 --> 1:39:03.519 Stephen Crichton, whether he's going to play mate? 1:39:03.560 --> 1:39:03.720 No? 1:39:04.680 --> 1:39:10.080 I know, yeah, I suppose we'll find out more. I 1:39:10.080 --> 1:39:12.439 think it's two hours before the game. Yep, they've got 1:39:12.479 --> 1:39:14.400 they've got to actually give there. So that's what the 1:39:14.479 --> 1:39:16.200 six six o'clock tonight we might know. So if you 1:39:16.280 --> 1:39:18.880 hang around listen to while Will of Sports, we might 1:39:18.920 --> 1:39:19.160 have some. 1:39:19.120 --> 1:39:20.080 More for it tonight. 1:39:20.320 --> 1:39:21.439 What's what's your prediction. 1:39:22.640 --> 1:39:24.640 I look, I think the Blues. I was talking to 1:39:24.720 --> 1:39:27.720 Darryl on the way from a hotel and he said, look, 1:39:27.720 --> 1:39:29.719 what do you like? I said, well, I like Peny. Sorry, 1:39:29.880 --> 1:39:31.840 I like New South Wales. 1:39:31.880 --> 1:39:32.160 I said. 1:39:32.360 --> 1:39:35.160 The four five Pendra players will have good even though 1:39:35.160 --> 1:39:38.160 they're not going well as a team. There's cotton neuity 1:39:38.200 --> 1:39:39.840 there so when you're tired, you look across, you see 1:39:39.880 --> 1:39:42.320 one of your mates, it's always a good feeling. I 1:39:42.320 --> 1:39:44.679 think our bench is better. I think our centers are better. 1:39:44.680 --> 1:39:48.559 But saying that this season has given us ups and 1:39:48.600 --> 1:39:51.920 downs and it's been so topsy turvy that you cannot 1:39:52.080 --> 1:39:54.840 tell me one hundred percent that either team can win 1:39:54.880 --> 1:39:57.799 tonight and have total or timing me over that victory. 1:39:58.000 --> 1:40:00.960 I just I'm thinking you South Wales maybe four points 1:40:00.960 --> 1:40:05.759 twenty to sixteen. I think Isaia his first game as captain, 1:40:05.800 --> 1:40:07.280 will have a big one. 1:40:07.640 --> 1:40:07.840 Yeah. 1:40:07.880 --> 1:40:11.280 But Monster and Tina I don't both back then this 1:40:11.360 --> 1:40:14.160 last year serious they're two big ins for Queensland. So 1:40:14.880 --> 1:40:15.559 I don't know, mate. 1:40:15.560 --> 1:40:18.479 I'll look my head, my head and heart. They say 1:40:18.720 --> 1:40:19.479 New South Wales. 1:40:19.520 --> 1:40:22.240 But if I look at my tips so far this year, 1:40:22.280 --> 1:40:25.519 halfway through the competition, that could go either way. 1:40:26.360 --> 1:40:28.400 I've got my blue shirt on, I've got a New 1:40:28.439 --> 1:40:31.719 South Wales hoodie with me here as well. So god buddy, 1:40:31.880 --> 1:40:33.960 I'm tipping the Blues. I think Couey's in a win. 1:40:35.560 --> 1:40:38.920 Begg your pardon. I just you can't straight out at 1:40:38.920 --> 1:40:40.840 me last our last SoundBite. 1:40:40.880 --> 1:40:44.880 It's game one. When it's game one in Queensland, and 1:40:45.040 --> 1:40:46.600 look at the players they've got in their team. I 1:40:46.600 --> 1:40:49.320 think people are underestimating the fact that they've got Kaylen Ponger. 1:40:49.360 --> 1:40:51.559 And yes he's out of form, but he puts on 1:40:51.560 --> 1:40:53.880 a Maroon's jersey like they all do and they become 1:40:53.920 --> 1:40:55.200 super superheroes. 1:40:55.560 --> 1:40:56.519 They've got to day today. 1:40:56.560 --> 1:41:00.000 What's the day today? The twenty eighth of May, queens 1:41:00.000 --> 1:41:02.400 I have never won an Origin match on the twenty 1:41:02.479 --> 1:41:02.960 eighth of mate. 1:41:02.960 --> 1:41:05.479 Oh there we yeah, okay, New South have won. I'm 1:41:05.520 --> 1:41:07.920 tipping you, but I'm being loyal and I'm tipping you 1:41:08.000 --> 1:41:11.879 South Wales. Okay. Just before we wrap up, just confirmation 1:41:11.960 --> 1:41:14.320 through in the last half hour or so, Luckie Galvin 1:41:14.360 --> 1:41:15.840 has signed a deal with the Bulldogs. 1:41:16.200 --> 1:41:16.680 There you go. 1:41:16.880 --> 1:41:19.840 Great, So he's no longer no longer a Tiger. It's 1:41:19.840 --> 1:41:21.559 all over. We can get on with life. 1:41:21.560 --> 1:41:24.160 Ay, yes, thank you, thank you. Have a good night, 1:41:24.200 --> 1:41:26.000 Maiden Darls. I'll talk to you tomorrow. 1:41:26.080 --> 1:41:28.960 Legend MG. You'll hear him tonight. He's co hosting wild 1:41:28.960 --> 1:41:37.800 Water Sports with Peter b Soldis. I assure you I 1:41:37.840 --> 1:41:40.759 do want the Blues to win. I'm wearing a Blue shirt. 1:41:40.800 --> 1:41:43.360 I've got my official new South Wales State of Origin 1:41:43.400 --> 1:41:47.280 hoodie with me. Hannah, my producer, Hannah is shaking her head. 1:41:47.320 --> 1:41:49.599 She's wearing a Blues top as well. She's shaking her head. 1:41:49.840 --> 1:41:51.160 I just look at the Queensland line of it and 1:41:51.200 --> 1:41:53.880 think it's actually I think they're being underestimated by US Blues, 1:41:54.840 --> 1:41:59.519 Dally Cherry Evans, Cameron Munster, Harry Grant. It's a good team. 1:41:59.600 --> 1:42:01.800 And once they put on my own jerseys, you know 1:42:01.840 --> 1:42:04.639 what usually happens. I need two contestants. If you would 1:42:04.680 --> 1:42:07.280 like to play the quiz, I've got a double pass 1:42:07.280 --> 1:42:08.719 to go and see The Lover and the Dumb Waiter 1:42:08.760 --> 1:42:12.000 at the Ensemble Theater. Don't miss out on this, Howard 1:42:12.040 --> 1:42:14.719 Pinter the double bill like no other. The Lover followed 1:42:14.720 --> 1:42:16.920 by the Dumb Way. It's a night of intrigue, wit 1:42:17.479 --> 1:42:20.320 and comedy. At the Ensemble Theater in Curabillity. You can 1:42:20.320 --> 1:42:22.880 get tickets Ensemble dot com dot au. But I've got 1:42:22.880 --> 1:42:24.840 a double pass to give away if you'd like to 1:42:24.880 --> 1:42:27.840 play the quiz One three one eight seven three is 1:42:27.880 --> 1:42:32.400 our number. One three one eight seven three. Quick traffic 1:42:32.400 --> 1:42:35.479 report from Chris. Chris, whereabouts are you mate? 1:42:36.240 --> 1:42:39.600 I'm heading eastbound on the M four, but westbound on 1:42:39.600 --> 1:42:42.920 the M four are few hundred meters south west of 1:42:43.040 --> 1:42:46.000 Sorry the Clooney's Ross Street overpas. Yep, there's a car 1:42:46.080 --> 1:42:47.760 stopped in the middle lane of the M four with 1:42:47.840 --> 1:42:51.040 their hazard lights on. There's no other car there, there's 1:42:51.080 --> 1:42:54.200 no accident, no emergency services. I'm not sure what's happened, 1:42:54.520 --> 1:42:56.720 but traffic is bump at a bump pass all the 1:42:56.720 --> 1:42:58.640 way up to Silver Water Road at this stay, so 1:42:59.000 --> 1:42:59.880 about seven right Cole. 1:43:00.400 --> 1:43:02.880 Okay, thanks letting us know about that, Chris. Hopefully the 1:43:02.960 --> 1:43:04.960 drivers a member of the NRAMA and we can get 1:43:05.000 --> 1:43:08.120 that driver some help quickly. The recount the seat of 1:43:08.120 --> 1:43:12.000 Bradfield is continuing and Nicolette Buller the Independent is narrowing 1:43:12.080 --> 1:43:14.280 the gap to Gizel Captier in the Liberal. The gap 1:43:14.360 --> 1:43:16.920 is now three, so Gzel cap Tiering is in the 1:43:17.000 --> 1:43:21.000 lead by three votes. There not even halfway through the recount, yep, 1:43:21.240 --> 1:43:24.280 but it's clearly going to be very very close. Gizel Captirian, though, 1:43:24.400 --> 1:43:27.360 has been given a job as an assistant shadow minister 1:43:27.800 --> 1:43:31.400 in Susan Lee's new Outer Ministry, so obviously the Liberal 1:43:31.400 --> 1:43:33.080 has got some confidence she's going to win. That one 1:43:33.120 --> 1:43:35.160 word on the street thanks to Temper a great night's sleep, 1:43:35.240 --> 1:43:37.920 night after night. The difference is Temper. If there's something 1:43:37.920 --> 1:43:39.760 you hear around Sydney that we should have a look at. 1:43:39.800 --> 1:43:42.360 If there is something you'd like us to investigate, send 1:43:42.400 --> 1:43:45.160 me an email tonight t GB dot com. Paul has 1:43:45.200 --> 1:43:47.519 just sent me a tip and we will make some 1:43:47.560 --> 1:43:50.240 inquiries about this after the program and bringing news tomorrow. 1:43:50.760 --> 1:43:53.360 Paul has heard that cleaning staff at the Raw North 1:43:53.400 --> 1:43:56.439 Shaw Hospital they're going to go and strike. They're going 1:43:56.439 --> 1:43:59.360 to walk off the job from six o'clock on Friday 1:43:59.360 --> 1:44:02.720 morning indefinite period. Well, we'll be in contact with New 1:44:02.760 --> 1:44:05.200 South Wales Health and we'll let you know whether that's 1:44:05.200 --> 1:44:07.920 going to happen. That's the information. Paul gives us some 1:44:08.000 --> 1:44:11.080 word on the street today the cleaning staff Raw nor 1:44:11.160 --> 1:44:16.200 Sure are going to go and strike potentially indefinitely from 1:44:16.280 --> 1:44:21.640 Friday morning six o'clock. Six o'clock on Friday morning time. 1:44:21.479 --> 1:44:22.960 To expose your minds. 1:44:23.479 --> 1:44:26.120 Do you may be again? Your questioning on Sydney now 1:44:26.360 --> 1:44:29.240 asks questions as questions. That's important. 1:44:29.320 --> 1:44:29.639 Paytent. 1:44:29.920 --> 1:44:34.160 I know you aren't answer a question right. Clinton's quick quiz. 1:44:34.240 --> 1:44:36.200 Okay, let's play the quiz. I've got a double pass 1:44:36.200 --> 1:44:37.640 to give away to go and see The Lover and 1:44:37.680 --> 1:44:40.120 the Dumb Waiter at the Ensemble Theater if you'd like 1:44:40.160 --> 1:44:43.439 to buy tickets Ensemble dot com dot au. Peter's in 1:44:43.520 --> 1:44:47.720 bell ros Hello Peter, Hello, I'm good my friend. And 1:44:47.840 --> 1:44:51.800 Steven sand Ives Hello, Steve, I'm good. 1:44:51.800 --> 1:44:52.120 Steve. 1:44:52.240 --> 1:44:55.160 You can go first. Your thirty second starts. Now. Which 1:44:55.240 --> 1:45:02.040 country invented the Hawaiian pizza Australia, No, it was Canada. 1:45:02.479 --> 1:45:05.840 The Indiana Pacers are associated with. Which sport. 1:45:07.760 --> 1:45:08.599 NBA Baseball? 1:45:08.760 --> 1:45:11.200 Correct? In which you had state? Would you find the 1:45:11.200 --> 1:45:12.120 Hollywood sign. 1:45:14.160 --> 1:45:14.680 California? 1:45:14.760 --> 1:45:16.800 Correct? Who is the hooker for the New South Wales 1:45:16.800 --> 1:45:23.960 state of Origentina? A number nine? 1:45:24.920 --> 1:45:26.559 Like it? 1:45:26.640 --> 1:45:26.880 Sign? 1:45:29.160 --> 1:45:29.759 Mental blank? 1:45:32.240 --> 1:45:34.880 It's It's Reese Robson. Steve, he was he was in 1:45:34.920 --> 1:45:36.880 the side last year and they won the series, so 1:45:36.920 --> 1:45:38.840 they've kept him. Okay, Steve, you're on too, You've got 1:45:38.840 --> 1:45:41.479 a chance, all right, Peter. Your first question is which 1:45:41.560 --> 1:45:44.240 chess piece can move in an L shape? 1:45:45.600 --> 1:45:45.960 Uh? 1:45:46.200 --> 1:45:50.439 The United Now it's the horse which planet spins on 1:45:50.479 --> 1:45:59.600 its side and has very faint blue rings? Oh, netune Uranus, 1:46:00.280 --> 1:46:07.879 who was the new Southwest premier before Chris Mins Dominic parrote. Correct? 1:46:08.200 --> 1:46:12.920 Which which Shakespeare play features the character? I'll finish the 1:46:12.960 --> 1:46:20.160 question desert mona, no idea. It's a fellow, so it's 1:46:20.200 --> 1:46:22.559 a tie, it's a type. So I'll tell you what 1:46:22.760 --> 1:46:25.360 we're gonna ask one more question. You can both shout out. 1:46:26.000 --> 1:46:28.240 You can both shout out your names, okay, so shout 1:46:28.240 --> 1:46:31.280 out your names first. Those that get the winning correct 1:46:31.320 --> 1:46:35.080 will be sent off to the Ensemble Theater. Okay, which 1:46:35.120 --> 1:46:42.240 war ended with a treaty Verseilles, Steve, Steve, what's the answer? Correct? 1:46:42.520 --> 1:46:44.920 Congratulations mate, We're going to send you to the Lover 1:46:44.960 --> 1:46:47.120 and the Dumb Way at the Ensemble Theatre. You can 1:46:47.120 --> 1:46:51.360 book tickets ensemble dot com dot are you okay? Okay, okay, 1:46:51.800 --> 1:46:54.000 the text line has gone into milkdown. Thank you. If you're 1:46:54.000 --> 1:46:57.080 all your messages, Mark, Karen, Peter, Colin David. I do 1:46:57.200 --> 1:47:00.519 not play chess. I've not played chess since I was three. 1:47:00.840 --> 1:47:04.000 It was very intelligent three Rob. Yes, you are all right. 1:47:04.200 --> 1:47:06.280 The night is the horse. The horse is the night. 1:47:06.880 --> 1:47:09.240 My team has now clarified that with me and what 1:47:09.280 --> 1:47:12.040 we did in that game there. You might have noticed 1:47:12.800 --> 1:47:16.160 both our contestants finished on two points. We actually called 1:47:16.160 --> 1:47:18.800 it a draw because we got that question wrong there, 1:47:19.040 --> 1:47:22.160 So you're all right, the knight is the horse and 1:47:22.200 --> 1:47:26.160 our contestant was correct. However he didn't end up winning 1:47:26.240 --> 1:47:29.719 because yes, we ended up having a deciding question. 1:47:32.600 --> 1:47:35.880 And now a preview of what's coming up on Wide 1:47:35.920 --> 1:47:39.799 World of Sports for the Serrato successor the turbo charged 1:47:39.920 --> 1:47:44.640 Kiak four kias on new small sedan GT line very unavailable. 1:47:44.720 --> 1:47:47.719 Now find out more about Kia's latest small car. 1:47:48.080 --> 1:47:50.160 We love the quiz. We'll be having another quiz this 1:47:50.200 --> 1:47:52.840 time tomorrow night now wild Water Sports Tonight, Hawsey having 1:47:52.840 --> 1:47:55.960 the night off because Peter be sold us. We'll host 1:47:55.960 --> 1:47:59.160 the program. Our four BC wild Water Sports presenter will 1:47:59.200 --> 1:48:01.720 host the program with Mark Guy live from sun Corp 1:48:01.800 --> 1:48:04.759 Stadium this evening. Daryl Browman will be on the program 1:48:04.840 --> 1:48:07.360 as well, So MG and the Big Man will be 1:48:07.400 --> 1:48:09.120 on the show, so make sure you're listening. Well. We 1:48:09.240 --> 1:48:12.000 to Sports after six o'clock tonight. The big news in 1:48:12.280 --> 1:48:16.200 rugby league away from Origin tonight as well. Lachland Galvin 1:48:16.400 --> 1:48:19.160 formally signing a deal with the Bulldogs, so he is 1:48:19.200 --> 1:48:22.040 not a West Tiger anymore. Lockey Galvin is definitely a 1:48:22.080 --> 1:48:24.439 Bulldog's We're listening to the Big mar with Mark Leevy. 1:48:24.520 --> 1:48:29.280 This morning was revealed that the Queensland authorities did not 1:48:29.439 --> 1:48:33.040 spell Broman correctly in a new tribute they have in 1:48:33.040 --> 1:48:36.559 Brisbane to the Big Man. Well we certainly respect you, 1:48:36.600 --> 1:48:38.840 Big Man. Don't worry about that. Full coverage of the 1:48:38.840 --> 1:48:41.679 state of Origin tonight from seven o'clock Mark Leevy calling 1:48:41.720 --> 1:48:45.360 his first origin and he'll be fantastic. Go the Blues. 1:48:45.680 --> 1:48:47.439 Thank you for listening over the past couple of hours. 1:48:47.640 --> 1:48:48.479 That's Sydney now,