WEBVTT - Where Australians spend their money & why 

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<v Speaker 1>Nine Podcasts.

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<v Speaker 2>This is Neil Mitchell and this is my weekly view

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<v Speaker 2>of the world today. Do you use food delivery? Do

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<v Speaker 2>you use uber eats that sort of thing? If you do,

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<v Speaker 2>why cost a fortune? Also a boomer stereotype destroyed. I

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<v Speaker 2>want to talk about ghosts and collect your ghost stories.

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<v Speaker 2>And I think it might be time for Australia to

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<v Speaker 2>join the campaign against Iran, not with guns and bombs

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<v Speaker 2>or solders in other ways. And remember Neil dot Mitchell

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<v Speaker 2>at nine dot com dot AU. One letter writer this

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<v Speaker 2>week accuses me of hypocrisy. Heaven forbid. Actually they might

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<v Speaker 2>be right. They got a point that's ahead, and the

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<v Speaker 2>more earnest stuff as well. But we wake up to

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<v Speaker 2>the end of the world every day, so let's give

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<v Speaker 2>that a rest for a while. Let's talk about money

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<v Speaker 2>and what makes you feel good. Nobody except dear Gina Reinhardt,

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<v Speaker 2>perhaps has enough money. But how we spend it is interesting.

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<v Speaker 2>Air course bills, medical bills, mortgages, rent taxes, the school

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<v Speaker 2>bills plus treats. A bunch of boffins had a close

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<v Speaker 2>look at how Australians spend their discretionary money, not that

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<v Speaker 2>there's much of it. They found that two thirds of

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<v Speaker 2>us treat ourselves at least once a week with a

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<v Speaker 2>treat of some sort. The average Australian spends two hundred

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<v Speaker 2>and sixty one dollars a week. That's thirteen and a

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<v Speaker 2>half grand a Year's a lot of money. Two hundred

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<v Speaker 2>and sixty one dollars a week on treats. And by

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<v Speaker 2>treats they mean non essentials, little luxuries like alcohol or

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<v Speaker 2>vapes or tobacco, or fast food or food delivery or restaurants.

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<v Speaker 2>They see it as a short term dopamine hit and

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<v Speaker 2>we like one of those. Apparently, each week at least

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<v Speaker 2>once a week fast food was out in front and

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<v Speaker 2>this indulgence followed by alcohol of course. And what intrigues

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<v Speaker 2>me is this, despite as surely of money, twenty one

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<v Speaker 2>percent don't bother to go and pick up food. They

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<v Speaker 2>use the delivery service like Uber eats in tough times.

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<v Speaker 2>In fact, the average spend on this home delivery stuff

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<v Speaker 2>was seventy four dollars a week. Now the boffins are surprised.

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<v Speaker 2>They surveyed over a thousand Australians, so it's not definitive,

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<v Speaker 2>but it is an indication. But we shouldn't be surprised.

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<v Speaker 2>The world is a mess. International tensions have erupted. We've

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<v Speaker 2>got war in several places, tensions of building in our

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<v Speaker 2>region alone. Climate change is threatening money short the economy

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<v Speaker 2>is struggling. Every time you put your head up for air,

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<v Speaker 2>some government taxes you for the oxygen. It's a pretty

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<v Speaker 2>heavy old burden in the heavy old world. So who

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<v Speaker 2>can blame people for looking for a bit of a

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<v Speaker 2>sugar hit, for looking for a chance to treat themselves.

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<v Speaker 2>I'm not surprised, although I'll be regionably sure. Big ticket

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<v Speaker 2>items like holidays are down. So if you can't afford

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<v Speaker 2>a holiday or a few nights in town on a staycation,

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<v Speaker 2>of course you look for a little indulged in it,

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<v Speaker 2>like takeaway food. There's no surprise, and before long businesses

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<v Speaker 2>will twig and they'll start advertising to exactly this motivation

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<v Speaker 2>for spending the sugar hit. Speaking of spending and surveys,

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<v Speaker 2>this one is unrelated but also indicative. It comes from

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<v Speaker 2>an advertising firm WPP, along with figures from the Bureau

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<v Speaker 2>of Statistics and the Commonwealth Bank, so it's quite detailed

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<v Speaker 2>analysis and it destroys. It destroys a stereotype, It shows

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<v Speaker 2>it shows the big spenders in the community are baby

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<v Speaker 2>boomers over fifties spend sixty four percent of the money

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<v Speaker 2>spend on new cars, fifty five percent of money spent

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<v Speaker 2>on travel. Over fifties, they outspend the millennials in all areas,

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<v Speaker 2>perhaps except smashed avocado breakfast. In fact, boomers spend forty

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<v Speaker 2>billion dollars a year more than millennials and Gen x's

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<v Speaker 2>the age group sixty five to sixty nine of the

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<v Speaker 2>big spenders, seventy to seventy four year olds are up there.

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<v Speaker 2>This really says two things. The advertising industry has been

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<v Speaker 2>on the wrong tram. Many of those controlling advertising dollars

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<v Speaker 2>are very young, and they're plugged into young buyers. They

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<v Speaker 2>target young buyers, and they ignore or downplay the older buyer.

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<v Speaker 2>They reckon they're only good for incontinence pads and funeral homes.

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<v Speaker 2>This is proof they're wrong. I've thought for a long

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<v Speaker 2>time they are. It's proof that the oldies have got money.

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<v Speaker 2>They're keen, they're mobile, they'll spend it. They're not going

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<v Speaker 2>to leave it for the kids. The second point is

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<v Speaker 2>never never trust a stereotype. Boomers have money, they can

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<v Speaker 2>spend it, and will, and as has been seen in

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<v Speaker 2>so many areas, boomers have created a whole new attitude

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<v Speaker 2>in life. Now they might be seventy, but the party

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<v Speaker 2>goes on. And if you're over fifty, drop me a line.

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<v Speaker 2>Neil Mitchell at nine dot com dot are you even

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<v Speaker 2>in tough times? Where do you spend your money? What

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<v Speaker 2>are the treats? What are the luxury buyers? Are you

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<v Speaker 2>spending more as you get old? Or where does it

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<v Speaker 2>all go once the kids leave home? Once the kids

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<v Speaker 2>go out and start grizzling about how boomers have ruined

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<v Speaker 2>the world. Once they leave home, you've got more disposable income,

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<v Speaker 2>So how do you dispose of it? Neil dot Mitchell

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<v Speaker 2>at nine dot com dot AU. Where does the money go? Now?

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<v Speaker 2>The world has probably changed in the short time it

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<v Speaker 2>took me to record and post this, so I won't

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<v Speaker 2>go into the detail more broadbrush stuff. Starting point, it

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<v Speaker 2>is difficult to wake up in the morning the way

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<v Speaker 2>the world is unfolding. For decades, my habit has been

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<v Speaker 2>to wake up and check the news feeds. Now, in

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<v Speaker 2>the old days it was straight to radio and TV.

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<v Speaker 2>Now that's straight to my iPhone. But with the mood

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<v Speaker 2>of the world so ugly, I almost do it reluctantly now,

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<v Speaker 2>I can't imagine a majority of people outside my industry

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<v Speaker 2>of journalism are trying to disengage from news, but we can't.

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<v Speaker 2>Russia continues its war against a legitimate government in Ukraine.

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<v Speaker 2>China continues to eye Taiwan like some giant lustful panda. Way,

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<v Speaker 2>did you know They've increased their military by forty four

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<v Speaker 2>percent in the past few decades. They've increased their nuclear

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<v Speaker 2>spending in China spending on nuclear capability four hundred percent.

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<v Speaker 2>That doesn't ring alarm bell. Nothing does. Also, of course,

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<v Speaker 2>we've got Iran and Israel bombing the life out of

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<v Speaker 2>each other, and the signs are the United States will

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<v Speaker 2>be involved very very soon. God only knows what that mates.

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<v Speaker 2>Does that mean direct reaction from Russia, Well, they're already

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<v Speaker 2>bit stretched. China is looking for a fight now. Of course,

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<v Speaker 2>it's difficult to know what the US will do because

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<v Speaker 2>Donald Trump runs his foreign policy like a Punch and

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<v Speaker 2>Judy show. It may be sophisticated behind the scenes, but

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<v Speaker 2>his tweets are bizarre, and that's the public face of

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<v Speaker 2>their policy. He has told the people of Tehran evacuate

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<v Speaker 2>get out as ten minion people. He threatens devastation the

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<v Speaker 2>like of which has never been seen, which makes everybody

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<v Speaker 2>worry about nuclear reaction. And maybe that's his aim. Maybe

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<v Speaker 2>it's it's deliberate bluster rather than reality. Let's hope so,

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<v Speaker 2>but it seems inevitable the United States will be further involved,

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<v Speaker 2>which risks escalation. But then what is the option really

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<v Speaker 2>with this country around what does Australia do too? Iranians

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<v Speaker 2>are good people. The Iranian regime is a bad regime.

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<v Speaker 2>It tramples human rights, it bashes, bullies, even kills its population.

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<v Speaker 2>It develops nuclear weapon and lies about it. It funds

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<v Speaker 2>terrorist organizations like Hamas and his Bollah to the tune

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<v Speaker 2>of hundreds of minions of dollars a year, so it

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<v Speaker 2>finances obscene actions like the raid on October seven on

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<v Speaker 2>Israel by har Maas, and it supports the philosophy that

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<v Speaker 2>says Jews must be wiped off the face of the planet.

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<v Speaker 2>The Uranian ambassador to Australia last August, in a tweet,

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<v Speaker 2>advocated the violent removal of Israelas from what he called

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<v Speaker 2>the Holy Lands of Palestine. Her Maas says openly called

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<v Speaker 2>for the death of every Jew on the planet. These

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<v Speaker 2>are bad. It's an evil and dangerous regime. Israel's arguably

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<v Speaker 2>doing the world of favor if it can destroy Iran's

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<v Speaker 2>nuclear capability without provoking something horrible, It's already paying the

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<v Speaker 2>price with death of its own civilians. Now, be realistic.

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<v Speaker 2>Australia means very little of the Middle East, but we

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<v Speaker 2>clearly must stand for decency, and that means we must

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<v Speaker 2>stand against Iran. There are those in this country, and

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<v Speaker 2>we've seen them over recent months, who believe Israel is

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<v Speaker 2>the devil, but even they've been quiet so far. It's

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<v Speaker 2>a challenge for the left. Iran tramples the sorts of

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<v Speaker 2>rights that they usually live by, so it's difficult to

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<v Speaker 2>stand with them against Israel, even though they hate Israel,

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<v Speaker 2>and the left with an anti Semitic passion that defies logic.

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<v Speaker 2>That brings me back to Australia. At the moment, we

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<v Speaker 2>continue diplomatic relations with Iran. The US and Canada do not,

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<v Speaker 2>Bahrain and Saudi Arabia do not. The question is whether

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<v Speaker 2>it is now time for us to end that recognition.

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<v Speaker 2>Should we continue diplomatic ties with a state that is

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<v Speaker 2>at war with some of our strongest allies. Now it

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<v Speaker 2>would be a gesture if we ended relationships to be

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<v Speaker 2>a pretty powerful one. Is there any real benefit, We've

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<v Speaker 2>got to ask, is any real benefit to keeping those

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<v Speaker 2>relations open? Does anybody actually trust what is said by Iran?

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<v Speaker 2>Is there any chance they will listen to Penny Wan

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<v Speaker 2>when she tells them to behave themselves? Of course, so ah, yes,

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<v Speaker 2>Penny will do what you say. I think the most

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<v Speaker 2>compelling reason to cut ties with Iran is the message

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<v Speaker 2>it sends here in Australia. Jewish people are hurting. They're disenfranchised,

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<v Speaker 2>they feel under threat, in danger in their own country.

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<v Speaker 2>They feel abandoned by a country that has sat on

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<v Speaker 2>the fence over the war in Gaza and the people

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<v Speaker 2>who've taken to the streets calling them murderers. If Australia

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<v Speaker 2>did end diplomatic ties with Iran, it would send a

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<v Speaker 2>powerful message of reassurance to every Jewish person in Australia.

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<v Speaker 2>It will be saying we are with you. Look, there

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<v Speaker 2>are questions about the way the war in Gaza has

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<v Speaker 2>been managed, the strategy of the Israeli government, no argument

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<v Speaker 2>this is different. This regime is a threat to the

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<v Speaker 2>world so will it happen. Will we break tires? Probably not,

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<v Speaker 2>But I'm a bit surprised it's not being publicly discussed

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<v Speaker 2>or canvassed or argued. Yes, it is symbolic, of course,

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<v Speaker 2>It's just symbolism. But at a time like this, symbolism

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<v Speaker 2>is crucial. Now I have a letter here, I want

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<v Speaker 2>to go too. It's about government in action. It was

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<v Speaker 2>reported in Melbourne a few days ago an elderly man

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<v Speaker 2>had died bled to death after calling for an ambulance

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<v Speaker 2>twice and nobody turned up to help for five hours.

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<v Speaker 2>He died. That's despite the fact there were five ambulances

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<v Speaker 2>waiting at a hospital a matter of kilometers away, but

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<v Speaker 2>the hospital was jammed and they couldn't leave. This sixty

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<v Speaker 2>nine year old man probably could have lived. He fell

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<v Speaker 2>and cut his head, but he didn't. He's not the first.

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<v Speaker 2>Back in twenty twenty one, a woman young woman with

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<v Speaker 2>a katheine overdase overdose waited seven hours died. September last year,

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<v Speaker 2>man waited four hours for an ambulance died. It still

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<v Speaker 2>happens now. The letter I got came from man called

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<v Speaker 2>David Edwards. His father died in January twenty twenty two.

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<v Speaker 2>He collapsed on the front lawn and despite many attempts

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<v Speaker 2>to get the ambulance, it didn't turn up until he

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<v Speaker 2>was dead. Now, I talked to David at the time

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<v Speaker 2>on radio, who was destrawed. Of course, he was angry.

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<v Speaker 2>He was promised government action. They promised they'd fix it,

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<v Speaker 2>and this latest death a few days ago prompted this

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<v Speaker 2>from him. It's been one two hundred and sixty days

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<v Speaker 2>since my dad died because there was no ambulance, and

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<v Speaker 2>it is still happening. Another elderly man has died waiting

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<v Speaker 2>for help and for me and my family. Still no

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<v Speaker 2>contact from the government. Still nobody says sorry. Still no explanation,

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<v Speaker 2>Still no care, no responsibility. What has changed, nothing, just words.

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<v Speaker 2>I'm more angry today. The poor man died on the floor,

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<v Speaker 2>scared and helpless, and he goes on. I says to

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<v Speaker 2>the roy if I usually let it, yes, go for

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<v Speaker 2>he says, the government needs to own up. I want

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<v Speaker 2>three things one and this is after what he say

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<v Speaker 2>twelve hundred days. I want three things One why were

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<v Speaker 2>our calls not answered? Two? Who was responsible of cause

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<v Speaker 2>not being answered? And three personal apologies verbal and written

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<v Speaker 2>from the relevant Premier and ministers involved. I will never

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<v Speaker 2>give up or stop criticism until I'm sure the government

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<v Speaker 2>has fixed the problems. I'm not holding my breast. Thanks again,

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<v Speaker 2>And that's that's from David Edwards. You can hear the

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<v Speaker 2>passion there. David doesn't forgive. The government promised to talk

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<v Speaker 2>to him and explained it all apolo as they didn't look.

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<v Speaker 2>Errors happen, people die, But there have been too many

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<v Speaker 2>avoidable deaths in Victoria, and too many promises not fulfilled,

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<v Speaker 2>and it just goes on and on and on. Now,

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<v Speaker 2>when it happens, when you get people like David's dad

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<v Speaker 2>who die in these circumstances, the old man the other day,

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<v Speaker 2>the politicians get all sorry and serious about it. No,

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<v Speaker 2>we're going to investigate. Oh, this is unacceptable. Then they

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<v Speaker 2>move on. I hope everybody forgets David hasn't even had

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<v Speaker 2>a telephone call from these people, the people who run

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<v Speaker 2>the system, the government that runs the system that failed

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<v Speaker 2>his father. That's quite outrageous. The system fail his father,

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<v Speaker 2>Diet The government is responsible for that system. David Edwoods

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<v Speaker 2>deserves decency, He deserves an apology from government. He deserves

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<v Speaker 2>answers more than three years he's been waiting, no sign

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<v Speaker 2>of any of that. It is disgusting. Okay, some letters

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<v Speaker 2>for the podcast specific I remember Neil dot Mitchell at

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<v Speaker 2>nine dot com dot you and I'd love your thoughts

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<v Speaker 2>on ghosts. Ever seen one believe in them? Drop me

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<v Speaker 2>an email whether you believe in them or not. Skeptics

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<v Speaker 2>want of you from skeptics too. Neil Mitchell at nine

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<v Speaker 2>dot com dot Au. My podcast this week. Neil Mitchell

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<v Speaker 2>asks why it's available now. It's about chasing ghosts. I

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<v Speaker 2>talk to a man who was arguably Australia's leading ghost chaser.

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<v Speaker 2>And he's not a nutter. He's a very well qualified

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<v Speaker 2>academic doctor. Vladimir Dubai is a neuroscientist. He's a parapsychologist.

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<v Speaker 2>He's been ghost hunting for years. He started off skeptical.

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<v Speaker 2>He's changed. This is what he told me. You've said

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<v Speaker 2>several times, there a lot of reports about this. Are

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<v Speaker 2>there enough reports for you to feel convinced there's something

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<v Speaker 2>going on we don't understand.

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<v Speaker 1>For me, yes, But for me it's evidence that I've

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<v Speaker 1>gathered over my own investigations. So I've done a lot

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<v Speaker 1>of site investigations where I went into the field also anecdotes.

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<v Speaker 1>For example, when I created my group, I went into

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<v Speaker 1>the bank to create an account for the organization once

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<v Speaker 1>the bank manager, which you.

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<v Speaker 2>Must spend a long time ago, you had a bank manager.

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah, well, he actually told the talo when he comes in,

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<v Speaker 1>please get him to come and talk to me. So

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<v Speaker 1>I thought something something's going on. I went in there

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<v Speaker 1>and he told me his story about his recurring ghosts.

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<v Speaker 1>That he had a lady ghost with him for the

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<v Speaker 1>last twenty thirty years, ever since he was a child.

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<v Speaker 1>So he told me about this.

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<v Speaker 2>She visited him regularly.

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah, just he said. She always wear a I think

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<v Speaker 1>it was a green dress, and she would just appear

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<v Speaker 1>during the night in his bedroom. And it wasn't it

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<v Speaker 1>was kind of a reassuring kind of apparition.

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<v Speaker 2>You believed it. He believed it.

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<v Speaker 1>He believed it. And again when I first started investigating,

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<v Speaker 1>I was hardline. Sorry not I wouldn't say skeptic, but

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<v Speaker 1>I was critical in terms of accepting evidence. And as

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<v Speaker 1>I said, if one individual would have this experience, I

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<v Speaker 1>probably would discount it, saying there's too many psychological processes

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<v Speaker 1>going on. But the more I look into it, the

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<v Speaker 1>more I'm starting to accept that, Yeah, perhaps they did

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<v Speaker 1>see these things. Would be great to also get other corroborating.

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<v Speaker 2>Kind of evidence as well, so you no longer have

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<v Speaker 2>skept it.

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<v Speaker 1>No, I've experienced a few things myself, and i'd liked

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<v Speaker 1>I lost to.

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<v Speaker 2>Get to that. Doctor Dubai gives examples of unexplained reports

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<v Speaker 2>of things he has seen, of likely explanations and those

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<v Speaker 2>that defy logic. It's not scary or spooky, it is

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<v Speaker 2>intriguing and he's seen some weird things himself. Neil Mitchell asks,

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<v Speaker 2>wire is available in the usual places now and let

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<v Speaker 2>me know what you think. Neil dot Mitchell at nine

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<v Speaker 2>dot com dot au. And one of the ghosts came

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<v Speaker 2>from a man I know, Luca Ganano, who's head of

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<v Speaker 2>football at three AW in Melbourne. He was working in

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<v Speaker 2>the media at the time. Carlton Footy Club about nine

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<v Speaker 2>years ago. He walked into the club gym at night.

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<v Speaker 2>The lights were off and a censor turned them on

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<v Speaker 2>so as he came in, so assume nobody in the rooms,

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<v Speaker 2>he says. Quote as I walked in, I saw a

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<v Speaker 2>figure in the room. He was wearing a trench coat

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<v Speaker 2>and a hat. He just suddenly disappeared into a wall,

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<v Speaker 2>walked through it. Always thought i'd be frightened if I

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<v Speaker 2>ever saw anything like that, but I do remember I

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<v Speaker 2>was calm. That's what Lucas said, and we analyze that

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<v Speaker 2>with doctor Dubai. Your stories pleased. It's estimated twenty percent

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<v Speaker 2>of people think they've seen a ghost, fifty percent believe

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<v Speaker 2>in them. Also, Neil dot Mitchell at nine dot com

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<v Speaker 2>dot are you critical? Email from Michael, I think it's critical.

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<v Speaker 2>Last week I was talking about the football shop Jock

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<v Speaker 2>Cane Corns great football and I've quite liked his commentary,

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<v Speaker 2>but he's pushed it a bit too hard. He's looking

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<v Speaker 2>for outrage that doesn't exist. And this is from Michael.

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<v Speaker 2>I'd like to understand your message about Canecorns. You label

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<v Speaker 2>him a shock jock. You imply he does it for ratings.

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<v Speaker 2>I appreciate your commentary and acknowledge. I don't necessarily agree. However,

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<v Speaker 2>the title of your podcast is why Canecorns is trying

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<v Speaker 2>to You spoke about Caine for about a minute at best.

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<v Speaker 2>I think you may be trying to get in the

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<v Speaker 2>Corn's slip stream. Come on, kneel and it's headed hypocrisy.

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<v Speaker 2>Maybe he's right. That's it. Read my podcast. Neil Mitchell

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<v Speaker 2>asks why and if you don't believe in ghosts, you

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<v Speaker 2>need to hear why you should. If you do believe

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<v Speaker 2>in ghosts, would be intrigued. Coming up on, Neil Mitchell

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<v Speaker 2>asks why in the weeks ahead the housing market is

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<v Speaker 2>there really any hope left for the average Australian, the

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<v Speaker 2>up and coming generation to ever buy a house. We'll

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<v Speaker 2>have a look at that and what you can do

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<v Speaker 2>to get there. And the retail industry is struggling. Big

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<v Speaker 2>names are going under, local shops are going under. Retail

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<v Speaker 2>is on the verge of massive change and it will

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<v Speaker 2>touch everybody whoever shops for anything. And that is all

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<v Speaker 2>of us took to you next week