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S2: On two GB. Sydney and network stations across Australia. This

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S2: is mornings with Marc Levy.

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S3: Very good morning to you and Happy Friday. It's the

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S3: 20th of March. I'm Marc Levy. Welcome to mornings as

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S3: we broadcast in Sydney, Canberra and across Australia on the

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S3: two GB app. Plenty happening over the weekend with the

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S3: running of the Golden Slipper at Rosehill Gardens. But I

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S3: the Matildas. If you can afford to get out to

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S3: They have been known to unite the country when we

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S3: show today. Though the US government asked for another $200

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S3: else going up. While in sport, the Bulldogs come away

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S3: with the competition points from Canberra and we'll have a

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S3: at Sydney's weather. We're in for another wet day with

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S3: for our two WC listeners in Canberra. As always, I'd

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S3: love to hear from you throughout the morning on 131873.

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S3: In fact, you might be in a ride share car

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S3: give me a ring right now, I am all ears 131873.

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S3: You can email me@tugba.com and you can text me 0460 873 873.

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S3: So more on that when we can a whole heap

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S3: morning with a man who's dedicated the last 40 years

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S3: Doctor Dominic Morgan is the commissioner and CEO of New

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S3: South Wales Ambulance. He's been in charge of the organisation

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S3: paramedic is coming to an end. Doctor Dominic Morgan has

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S3: guided the service through some of our darkest chapters, from

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S3: of imports is uncertain beyond mid-April due to the war.

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S3: More on that shortly. We've also got the desperate prime minister,

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S3: heard from Chris Brown is don't panic, don't panic. Is

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S3: a refinery. Now everyone can see what's going on. Yet

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S3: any wonder the New South Wales government is wargaming a

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S3: fuel rationing scheme as unleaded petrol nudges $3 a litre?

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S3: can text me 0460 873 873. As you can tell, it's been

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S3: But you see, the Premier, Chris Minns, has made it

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S3: way for suggesting the country's being run by morons. But

438
00:23:13,340 --> 00:23:16,340
S3: how else can you describe this government at the moment?

439
00:23:17,900 --> 00:23:19,659
S3: And it's not the sort of thing I say lightly.

440
00:23:19,660 --> 00:23:21,830
S3: Ladies and gentlemen, I'm not just shooting from the hip.

441
00:23:21,830 --> 00:23:25,390
S3: I genuinely mean it, I really do, because the position

442
00:23:25,390 --> 00:23:28,390
S3: we find ourselves in, the moment in, at the moment is,

443
00:23:28,710 --> 00:23:30,990
S3: is there for everyone to see. It's staring us in

444
00:23:30,990 --> 00:23:34,430
S3: the face. We don't use our own resources. We don't

445
00:23:34,430 --> 00:23:37,230
S3: want to do anything to protect ourselves. All we seem

446
00:23:37,230 --> 00:23:40,149
S3: to do sell it overseas and look after everybody else.

447
00:23:40,150 --> 00:23:43,310
S3: It is just wrong. Richard, I thank you for your call. Now,

448
00:23:43,310 --> 00:23:45,750
S3: I've just got some more detail on this turbulence incident.

449
00:23:45,750 --> 00:23:49,750
S3: We're told three cabin crew working for Delta on a

450
00:23:49,750 --> 00:23:52,790
S3: flight from LAX to Sydney were injured in this incident.

451
00:23:53,109 --> 00:23:56,189
S3: As we know, they are being treated at RPA. So

452
00:23:56,390 --> 00:23:59,070
S3: three cabin crew working for Delta on board this flight

453
00:23:59,070 --> 00:24:01,989
S3: from Los Angeles to Sydney. Uh, they are who we

454
00:24:01,990 --> 00:24:04,470
S3: are told are being treated in hospital at the moment

455
00:24:04,470 --> 00:24:06,910
S3: at RPA. And as somebody who recently did the flight

456
00:24:06,910 --> 00:24:09,430
S3: from Los Angeles back to Sydney, I was on board

457
00:24:09,430 --> 00:24:12,990
S3: an American Airlines flight. The turbulence was shocking. So I'm

458
00:24:13,030 --> 00:24:15,030
S3: not surprised by this at all. But let's hope everybody

459
00:24:15,030 --> 00:24:19,070
S3: is a okay. It's 29 minutes away from ten. I

460
00:24:19,070 --> 00:24:22,240
S3: should make mention as well. We've got the Bowser Buster

461
00:24:22,240 --> 00:24:25,400
S3: competition continuing today, so when you hear the cue to call,

462
00:24:25,640 --> 00:24:29,960
S3: be caller number 12 on the prize line 1300 722 873. For

463
00:24:29,960 --> 00:24:33,960
S3: your chance to win a $250 fuel voucher to GBS

464
00:24:33,960 --> 00:24:36,560
S3: Bowser Buster. Keep listening. You could be a winner. That'll

465
00:24:36,560 --> 00:24:40,040
S3: continue with Michael this afternoon and Clinton on Sydney now.

466
00:24:40,040 --> 00:24:42,480
S3: So we're trying to do whatever we can to help you,

467
00:24:42,520 --> 00:24:45,560
S3: ladies and gentlemen, because your loyalty to this radio station

468
00:24:46,119 --> 00:24:48,600
S3: means that we're able to do things like this. So

469
00:24:48,640 --> 00:24:51,000
S3: this week, Bowser Buster, next week we're trying to give

470
00:24:51,000 --> 00:24:53,840
S3: away some tickets to the Sydney Royal Easter Show, which

471
00:24:53,840 --> 00:24:56,040
S3: is really exciting for families that want to get out

472
00:24:56,040 --> 00:24:58,359
S3: there that may not be able to afford it. Well,

473
00:24:58,359 --> 00:25:01,520
S3: hopefully you win one of these family passes to the

474
00:25:01,520 --> 00:25:04,680
S3: Sydney Royal Easter Show. There's there's plenty happening. Just thinking

475
00:25:04,680 --> 00:25:07,080
S3: back to the caller that we had the act of

476
00:25:07,080 --> 00:25:10,120
S3: kindness at the servo up in the mountains today, the

477
00:25:10,119 --> 00:25:13,560
S3: elderly gentleman buying the truck of your coffee. Has anything

478
00:25:13,560 --> 00:25:16,720
S3: similar happened to you over the last few weeks? Given

479
00:25:16,720 --> 00:25:18,700
S3: where we're at at the moment, Have you ever been the.

480
00:25:18,980 --> 00:25:21,260
S3: Have you ever dished out an act of kindness or

481
00:25:21,300 --> 00:25:23,540
S3: have you ever been on the receiving end of an

482
00:25:23,540 --> 00:25:25,900
S3: act of kindness? I'd love to hear from you this morning.

483
00:25:25,940 --> 00:25:28,220
S3: I'm just thinking back to his call and thinking, geez,

484
00:25:28,260 --> 00:25:30,380
S3: it just makes you feel good, doesn't it? Knowing that

485
00:25:30,380 --> 00:25:32,820
S3: there are people in this world that just want to

486
00:25:32,820 --> 00:25:34,659
S3: look after one another and you know, if you can

487
00:25:34,700 --> 00:25:37,619
S3: buy someone a coffee. Good on you. I hope that

488
00:25:37,619 --> 00:25:40,180
S3: gentleman's listening. Who did it earlier this morning at Blackheath,

489
00:25:40,180 --> 00:25:42,860
S3: at the BP. You're a good man. It just goes

490
00:25:42,859 --> 00:25:46,340
S3: to show there are really decent people in this country. 1318.

491
00:25:46,380 --> 00:25:48,220
S3: Seven three is the number. Look, one of the other

492
00:25:48,220 --> 00:25:51,420
S3: stories that's um certainly going to make plenty of news

493
00:25:51,420 --> 00:25:53,660
S3: today that I didn't mention in the, at the top

494
00:25:53,660 --> 00:25:56,900
S3: of the show is Cyclone Narelle, which has made landfall

495
00:25:56,900 --> 00:26:01,100
S3: this morning, having been downgraded to a category four storm. Uh,

496
00:26:01,100 --> 00:26:04,220
S3: for those in North Queensland, it means and has meant

497
00:26:04,220 --> 00:26:06,700
S3: preparing for the worst. I thought we'd check in with

498
00:26:06,700 --> 00:26:10,020
S3: nine news weather presenter Garry Youngberry, who's up at Port

499
00:26:10,020 --> 00:26:12,020
S3: Douglas at the moment. I've got him on the line.

500
00:26:12,020 --> 00:26:13,300
S3: Garry good morning to you, mate.

501
00:26:13,900 --> 00:26:16,590
S7: Oh good morning Mark. Uh, look, we've been scared here

502
00:26:16,590 --> 00:26:18,630
S7: in Port Douglas this morning. It is good news.

503
00:26:19,510 --> 00:26:22,030
S3: Good news in Port Douglas. But give us a bit

504
00:26:22,030 --> 00:26:24,070
S3: more of a sense of what's happening across that far

505
00:26:24,070 --> 00:26:27,230
S3: North Queensland region, because all of the warnings have been

506
00:26:27,230 --> 00:26:29,670
S3: there from the Premier and all of the authorities that, look,

507
00:26:29,670 --> 00:26:32,790
S3: this is going to make landfall, but it has been downgraded.

508
00:26:32,790 --> 00:26:34,190
S3: So like you say, that's good news.

509
00:26:34,910 --> 00:26:38,070
S7: Well, yes, Mark. But look, 4 to 5. The category

510
00:26:38,070 --> 00:26:40,310
S7: the wind gusts around the eye of the storm have been,

511
00:26:40,350 --> 00:26:44,230
S7: you know, close to 300km/h. Thankfully, it's crossing in a

512
00:26:44,230 --> 00:26:48,470
S7: fairly unpopulated area town of sort of less than 500 people.

513
00:26:48,470 --> 00:26:51,950
S7: But at the moment it is making landfall. And those

514
00:26:51,950 --> 00:26:54,790
S7: strong winds, they extend all the way south here in

515
00:26:54,790 --> 00:26:57,550
S7: Port Douglas. We had power outages last night. I mean,

516
00:26:57,590 --> 00:27:00,150
S7: it was difficult trying to sleep. Just the wind whistling

517
00:27:00,150 --> 00:27:04,310
S7: through the window shutters. Uh, a surge from the tide

518
00:27:04,310 --> 00:27:06,510
S7: at the moment, swallowing up most of the beach. And

519
00:27:06,510 --> 00:27:09,750
S7: this is turning to now a rainfall event with flooding

520
00:27:09,750 --> 00:27:12,830
S7: rain expected over the next 24 hours as the winds

521
00:27:12,830 --> 00:27:15,770
S7: will start to gradually ease. But there'll be a sting

522
00:27:15,810 --> 00:27:18,649
S7: on the tail of this cyclone, with still some very

523
00:27:18,650 --> 00:27:21,649
S7: strong gusts and squalls that will persist for most of

524
00:27:21,650 --> 00:27:22,050
S7: the day.

525
00:27:23,010 --> 00:27:26,409
S3: I'm just thinking about my experience with Far North Queensland, Gary,

526
00:27:26,410 --> 00:27:28,889
S3: and you'll be better versed on this than I will,

527
00:27:28,890 --> 00:27:31,770
S3: but we're talking about some really smaller communities as well.

528
00:27:31,810 --> 00:27:34,489
S3: You know, a couple of hundred 300 people in some

529
00:27:34,490 --> 00:27:37,969
S3: parts up in that far North region has has the

530
00:27:37,970 --> 00:27:41,209
S3: government been able to, with the authorities, mobilise enough support

531
00:27:41,210 --> 00:27:42,370
S3: for those communities?

532
00:27:43,290 --> 00:27:45,570
S7: Look, I think so. They're doing their best at the

533
00:27:45,570 --> 00:27:49,370
S7: moment because there'll be major power outages, uh, as this storm,

534
00:27:49,369 --> 00:27:52,290
S7: like any moment now as it crosses the coast where

535
00:27:52,330 --> 00:27:55,890
S7: it would be absolutely catastrophic for a storm of this

536
00:27:55,890 --> 00:27:58,129
S7: size to hit here in Port Douglas. You know, 12,

537
00:27:58,170 --> 00:28:02,810
S7: 13,000 people and something like Cairns have just been unthinkable. Really. Uh,

538
00:28:02,810 --> 00:28:07,090
S7: so it is in a very isolated area. But also,

539
00:28:07,090 --> 00:28:09,090
S7: on the other hand, there'll be a lot of damage.

540
00:28:09,090 --> 00:28:11,690
S7: A lot of the buildings are just not built to

541
00:28:12,010 --> 00:28:14,540
S7: withstand this sort of wind speed strength.

542
00:28:14,580 --> 00:28:16,859
S3: Alright, mate. Well, we'll see your reports on the the news.

543
00:28:16,859 --> 00:28:19,540
S3: We're certainly thinking of everybody up in far North Queensland.

544
00:28:19,540 --> 00:28:22,340
S3: And these cyclones are becoming the norm at this time

545
00:28:22,340 --> 00:28:24,340
S3: of the year. We know that. But gee whiz, this

546
00:28:24,380 --> 00:28:27,020
S3: this is a strong one. Category four storm this morning.

547
00:28:27,020 --> 00:28:30,939
S3: That's Garry Youngberry, nine news weather presenter up there at

548
00:28:30,940 --> 00:28:34,340
S3: Port Douglas, which has been spared, um, given what he's

549
00:28:34,340 --> 00:28:36,580
S3: just told us. But you know, those people in far

550
00:28:36,580 --> 00:28:39,100
S3: North Queensland have really been bracing for what's to come.

551
00:28:39,100 --> 00:28:41,700
S3: And given the rain, given the winds it's going to

552
00:28:41,700 --> 00:28:45,060
S3: cause some problems up there as well. 131873 is that

553
00:28:45,060 --> 00:28:53,380
S3: number to ring? Jenny Ware, former Liberal member for Hughes,

554
00:28:53,420 --> 00:28:55,060
S3: has phoned the open line. Morning, Jenny.

555
00:28:55,940 --> 00:28:58,780
S8: Morning, Mark. Happy Friday to you and your listeners.

556
00:28:58,780 --> 00:29:00,980
S3: And to you too, Jenny. I'm assuming you want to

557
00:29:00,980 --> 00:29:02,300
S3: have your say about Mr. Bowen.

558
00:29:03,180 --> 00:29:07,140
S8: I do, I do. Look, Chris Bowen has been a

559
00:29:07,140 --> 00:29:11,720
S8: complete failure as the, um, energy minister. and we're now

560
00:29:11,720 --> 00:29:16,040
S8: seeing it where we've got the terrible shortages of fuel

561
00:29:16,400 --> 00:29:20,600
S8: and his continual denial that that is the case. He

562
00:29:20,800 --> 00:29:23,400
S8: had to sit there in Parliament for three years and

563
00:29:23,400 --> 00:29:26,680
S8: listen to him saying over and over again, renewables are

564
00:29:26,680 --> 00:29:30,280
S8: the cheapest form of energy. It's been demonstrated that we

565
00:29:30,280 --> 00:29:36,160
S8: do not have enough renewables to turn our back on coal,

566
00:29:36,400 --> 00:29:41,600
S8: on oil, on gas. And he has completely failed to

567
00:29:41,640 --> 00:29:47,200
S8: ensure that our national sovereignty and security is protected. We

568
00:29:47,240 --> 00:29:51,320
S8: need solar panels that are made in Australia. We should

569
00:29:51,320 --> 00:29:57,200
S8: not be dependent on any foreign power, whether it be Iran, America,

570
00:29:57,240 --> 00:30:00,840
S8: China or anybody else for our energy needs. This is

571
00:30:00,840 --> 00:30:05,040
S8: a national security issue. He should be lifting the moratorium

572
00:30:05,040 --> 00:30:10,170
S8: on nuclear and seeing whether or not the markets then

573
00:30:10,170 --> 00:30:12,570
S8: will come in and say, yes, there is a viable.

574
00:30:12,570 --> 00:30:15,690
S8: We can make nuclear work as part of a hybrid

575
00:30:15,690 --> 00:30:17,290
S8: mix of energy in Australia.

576
00:30:17,330 --> 00:30:18,690
S3: You know what else we need, Jenny? I mean, you

577
00:30:18,690 --> 00:30:20,530
S3: just touched on solar panels. We need to use the

578
00:30:20,530 --> 00:30:22,610
S3: coal that's available to us in New South Wales. There

579
00:30:22,610 --> 00:30:26,290
S3: was an announcement yesterday on on greenfield sites. No more

580
00:30:26,290 --> 00:30:29,890
S3: new exploration of coal. No more new mines. Okay. You

581
00:30:29,890 --> 00:30:33,090
S3: can use the existing ones, but it's coal that's keeping

582
00:30:33,090 --> 00:30:35,650
S3: the lights on at the moment. Jenny. Not not solar,

583
00:30:35,650 --> 00:30:39,090
S3: not wind. It's coal. It's it's baseload power that, um,

584
00:30:39,090 --> 00:30:41,610
S3: you know, politicians formally like yourself when you're in the

585
00:30:41,610 --> 00:30:43,730
S3: parliament refused to talk about. Oh no, we can't talk

586
00:30:43,730 --> 00:30:47,050
S3: about coal, the dreaded coal. The coal is keeping the

587
00:30:47,050 --> 00:30:48,450
S3: lights on at the moment. Jenny.

588
00:30:49,210 --> 00:30:52,090
S8: Well, Mark, I'm always happy to talk about energy. As

589
00:30:52,090 --> 00:30:55,170
S8: an environmental lawyer for many, many years, I am I

590
00:30:55,210 --> 00:30:57,969
S8: was always very happy to talk about our energy supply.

591
00:30:58,410 --> 00:31:01,850
S8: We will be transitioning. It is natural. All economies are

592
00:31:01,850 --> 00:31:05,970
S8: doing this that we'll be transitioning eventually from coal. But

593
00:31:05,970 --> 00:31:08,110
S8: at the. And that may. But that may take 50

594
00:31:08,110 --> 00:31:11,030
S8: or 100 years. What we need to do at the

595
00:31:11,030 --> 00:31:14,670
S8: moment is to be saying, okay, renewables will be part

596
00:31:14,670 --> 00:31:17,790
S8: and should be part of our energy mix with Australia.

597
00:31:17,950 --> 00:31:19,950
S3: Let me ask you this. Let me ask you this, Jenny,

598
00:31:19,990 --> 00:31:22,910
S3: just on just on coal. Right. I've always wanted to

599
00:31:22,910 --> 00:31:25,110
S3: ask a politician this, and I can ask you this

600
00:31:25,110 --> 00:31:27,870
S3: now that you're no longer in the parliament, if we

601
00:31:27,870 --> 00:31:30,950
S3: if we are intent on saving the planet by transitioning

602
00:31:30,990 --> 00:31:34,510
S3: to renewable energy and not using the coal that's available

603
00:31:34,510 --> 00:31:37,470
S3: to us in Australia, how can we as a country

604
00:31:37,470 --> 00:31:40,830
S3: then sell the coal to other countries to power their grid?

605
00:31:41,030 --> 00:31:42,150
S3: Can you answer that for me?

606
00:31:43,310 --> 00:31:47,630
S8: It is hypocritical. It's hypocritical of this government. But what

607
00:31:47,630 --> 00:31:50,950
S8: I say is that we, while we are still doing that,

608
00:31:50,950 --> 00:31:54,230
S8: we should also be taking advantage of all of our

609
00:31:54,230 --> 00:31:58,190
S8: natural assets that we have here. We have so much sun.

610
00:31:58,790 --> 00:32:02,830
S8: I think solar is a no brainer. However, the problem

611
00:32:02,830 --> 00:32:05,150
S8: that this government has had is that it has propped

612
00:32:05,150 --> 00:32:11,280
S8: up Stop a solar a solar industry that relies on

613
00:32:11,320 --> 00:32:13,960
S8: its panels that are being manufactured overseas.

614
00:32:14,040 --> 00:32:16,360
S3: Jenny, with respect, if you look at the last two days,

615
00:32:16,360 --> 00:32:19,479
S3: we've had rain, we've had cloudy skies. I'm seeing some

616
00:32:19,480 --> 00:32:22,640
S3: some sun here and some blue skies at Pyrmont. How

617
00:32:22,680 --> 00:32:24,440
S3: is solar going to keep the lights on when we've

618
00:32:24,440 --> 00:32:28,360
S3: had two three days of of wet weather and cloudy skies?

619
00:32:29,240 --> 00:32:32,360
S8: Well that's exactly, that's exactly right. And so when the

620
00:32:32,400 --> 00:32:35,720
S8: when solar can't work. That's why we need a hybrid

621
00:32:35,720 --> 00:32:38,880
S8: energy mix. That's why we should be looking at nuclear.

622
00:32:38,880 --> 00:32:42,240
S8: It's why we should be doing more oil and gas exploration.

623
00:32:42,240 --> 00:32:45,040
S8: I heard on Ben's show this morning that there's a

624
00:32:45,040 --> 00:32:47,280
S8: company out there that have said that they've got a

625
00:32:47,320 --> 00:32:52,480
S8: potentially enough oil or gas to be able to supply

626
00:32:52,520 --> 00:32:56,000
S8: Australia into the future. It must be a hybrid mix.

627
00:32:56,040 --> 00:32:58,960
S8: The problem is when we are saying we're just going

628
00:32:58,960 --> 00:33:02,640
S8: to rely only on coal or we're relying only on renewables,

629
00:33:02,840 --> 00:33:07,020
S8: but we have seen overseas examples where there is a

630
00:33:07,020 --> 00:33:10,900
S8: hybrid mix of energy, and these countries overseas do not

631
00:33:10,900 --> 00:33:15,260
S8: have anywhere near the energy costs that Australians are now paying.

632
00:33:15,300 --> 00:33:17,420
S3: Alright, Jenny, I thank you for calling through, but if

633
00:33:17,420 --> 00:33:19,580
S3: we're going to compare it to other countries, I find

634
00:33:19,580 --> 00:33:21,500
S3: it a bit rich for Australia to be saying, you know,

635
00:33:21,540 --> 00:33:23,540
S3: we've got to get the transition right and we've got

636
00:33:23,540 --> 00:33:25,380
S3: to get the mix right. But you look at other

637
00:33:25,380 --> 00:33:28,180
S3: countries like China, um, which is one of the biggest

638
00:33:28,180 --> 00:33:30,340
S3: emitters in the world. What are they doing? They're building

639
00:33:30,340 --> 00:33:34,660
S3: coal fired power plants. Oh, it just feels like you

640
00:33:34,660 --> 00:33:36,620
S3: bang your head against the wall. Seriously, when we talk

641
00:33:36,660 --> 00:33:40,420
S3: about energy. Unbelievable. Jenny, thank you for calling through. That's Jenny. Where?

642
00:33:40,460 --> 00:33:44,740
S3: Former member for Hughes. I mean, solar panels, wind use

643
00:33:44,740 --> 00:33:47,300
S3: the stuff we've got. Use the coal that's keeping the

644
00:33:47,300 --> 00:33:53,580
S3: bloody lights on. 16 to 10. Uh, John at Oakhurst says, uh, Mark,

645
00:33:53,620 --> 00:33:56,140
S3: there's a reason, Jenny, where isn't in Parliament anymore. And

646
00:33:56,140 --> 00:33:58,500
S3: there's a few other people saying, Mark, there's your problem

647
00:33:58,500 --> 00:34:01,500
S3: with the Liberal Party, uh, acts of kindness away from

648
00:34:01,500 --> 00:34:03,630
S3: all the negative stuff. Uh, There was one here that

649
00:34:03,630 --> 00:34:05,870
S3: I wanted to share. Before I get to your calls, Mark,

650
00:34:05,870 --> 00:34:08,030
S3: I was amazed by an act of kindness by a

651
00:34:08,030 --> 00:34:12,230
S3: random lady at Southgate Cafe down at Sylvania. Unbeknown to

652
00:34:12,270 --> 00:34:15,630
S3: myself and mum, a lady was observing us. Eventually approached

653
00:34:15,630 --> 00:34:17,950
S3: to say she paid our bill. She was well off

654
00:34:17,950 --> 00:34:20,270
S3: but had just lost her mum. It made her smile

655
00:34:20,270 --> 00:34:23,350
S3: watching us together. A beautiful human named Lisa. She made

656
00:34:23,350 --> 00:34:26,030
S3: our day. Thanks from Susan at Bangor. Thank you Susan

657
00:34:26,030 --> 00:34:28,630
S3: and thank you to Lisa. What a lovely thing to do.

658
00:34:28,670 --> 00:34:30,509
S3: Margaret's at Sutherland. Hello, Margaret.

659
00:34:31,030 --> 00:34:32,509
S9: Hi. How are you?

660
00:34:32,550 --> 00:34:34,950
S3: Very well, thank you. Margaret, what's your act of kindness?

661
00:34:35,350 --> 00:34:38,629
S9: My act of kindness was yesterday. I was sitting in

662
00:34:38,630 --> 00:34:42,430
S9: a nice little cafe at Sutherland, and I had a

663
00:34:42,430 --> 00:34:47,390
S9: coffee and a raisin toast before an appointment. And opposite

664
00:34:47,390 --> 00:34:50,030
S9: me there was a lovely young man with his son

665
00:34:50,070 --> 00:34:54,870
S9: sitting having breakfast, and I thought to myself, isn't he

666
00:34:54,910 --> 00:35:00,709
S9: a nice man acting with his, um, teenage son? Anyway,

667
00:35:00,750 --> 00:35:03,600
S9: I got up to pay the bill and the girl

668
00:35:03,600 --> 00:35:05,040
S9: told me he'd paid for it.

669
00:35:05,080 --> 00:35:07,320
S3: Oh, isn't that lovely? Isn't that lovely?

670
00:35:08,040 --> 00:35:11,520
S9: I couldn't believe it. And I said to her, oh,

671
00:35:11,560 --> 00:35:14,440
S9: he didn't have to do that. And cause he'd gone.

672
00:35:14,960 --> 00:35:18,600
S9: And I said, well, that man's made my day.

673
00:35:18,640 --> 00:35:20,879
S3: Oh, isn't that great? Good on you, Margaret? That's so

674
00:35:20,880 --> 00:35:23,880
S3: lovely to hear. Doesn't it just fill you with, um,

675
00:35:24,040 --> 00:35:26,560
S3: great joy when you hear stories like that? Thank you, Margaret,

676
00:35:26,560 --> 00:35:28,879
S3: for calling through. It's so lovely to hear you. From

677
00:35:28,880 --> 00:35:30,520
S3: down in my neck of the woods down there in.

678
00:35:30,560 --> 00:35:33,120
S3: In the Shire. Heather's at Punchbowl. Morning, Heather.

679
00:35:33,920 --> 00:35:37,680
S10: Morning, Mark. A couple of days ago, I was getting petrol.

680
00:35:37,680 --> 00:35:40,200
S10: And I have a number of stickers on my back

681
00:35:40,200 --> 00:35:44,800
S10: and two back of my car. Two young workmen pulled

682
00:35:44,800 --> 00:35:47,880
S10: up and I spoke to them. And then I filled

683
00:35:47,880 --> 00:35:50,759
S10: up my petrol. When I went to pay for the petrol,

684
00:35:50,760 --> 00:35:54,360
S10: they paid $22.67 for my petrol.

685
00:35:54,760 --> 00:35:55,160
S3: Oh.

686
00:35:55,840 --> 00:35:58,960
S10: And I didn't know, I don't know, you can't get

687
00:35:58,960 --> 00:36:01,300
S10: in touch with him because you don't know who they are.

688
00:36:01,340 --> 00:36:05,500
S10: But oh look, it just made my my, my last

689
00:36:05,500 --> 00:36:07,980
S10: three weeks have just been on. I've been on top

690
00:36:07,980 --> 00:36:08,580
S10: of the world.

691
00:36:08,620 --> 00:36:11,219
S3: Oh that's fantastic Heather, and thank you for sharing it

692
00:36:11,219 --> 00:36:13,980
S3: with us too. Um, look, there's so many acts of

693
00:36:14,140 --> 00:36:17,900
S3: kindness coming through. It's it might not be a lot.

694
00:36:17,940 --> 00:36:20,100
S3: It might not be much, but it means the world.

695
00:36:20,100 --> 00:36:22,219
S3: And that's what we take from it. And you know,

696
00:36:22,260 --> 00:36:25,180
S3: this conversation this morning all started from a gentleman, a

697
00:36:25,180 --> 00:36:27,500
S3: truck driver who phoned through. He was up at Blackheath

698
00:36:27,500 --> 00:36:30,420
S3: at the BP, and, um, an elderly man decided to

699
00:36:30,460 --> 00:36:33,540
S3: buy him a coffee. Just just really, really lovely thing

700
00:36:33,580 --> 00:36:37,420
S3: to do. Just, um, it restores your faith in humanity,

701
00:36:37,460 --> 00:36:39,779
S3: doesn't it, folks? It really does. You can have your

702
00:36:39,820 --> 00:36:43,300
S3: say this morning thanks to amazing, amazing combo you and

703
00:36:43,300 --> 00:36:45,459
S3: tell your pricey telco where to go. It's nine minutes

704
00:36:45,460 --> 00:36:49,739
S3: away from ten. Now this story breaking online with The

705
00:36:49,739 --> 00:36:52,540
S3: Sydney Morning Herald. And I've seen the vision this morning

706
00:36:52,540 --> 00:36:54,660
S3: before I came on air. So we've been chasing it

707
00:36:54,660 --> 00:36:57,180
S3: as well. But well done to the Herald, the Prime Minister,

708
00:36:57,180 --> 00:37:01,070
S3: Anthony Albanese and Home Affairs Minister Tony Burke have been

709
00:37:01,070 --> 00:37:04,390
S3: heckled while attending Lakemba mosque for the end of Ramadan.

710
00:37:04,910 --> 00:37:08,670
S3: The PM was surrounded by protesters yelling shame and disgrace

711
00:37:08,790 --> 00:37:12,029
S3: during Eid prayers at Lakemba mosque. Here's a little of

712
00:37:12,030 --> 00:37:12,870
S3: how it sounded.

713
00:37:13,550 --> 00:37:16,310
S11: We as Australian Muslims need to have these deep intellectual

714
00:37:16,310 --> 00:37:19,310
S11: discussions in regards to how we navigate the path of

715
00:37:19,310 --> 00:37:23,390
S11: engaging political leadership. The media and the wider Australian public.

716
00:37:23,830 --> 00:37:27,110
S11: We can neither totally disengage nor can we invite politicians

717
00:37:27,110 --> 00:37:31,070
S11: to our place of worship. Respect the place you're in, please.

718
00:37:31,310 --> 00:37:32,790
S11: This is a this is a mosque.

719
00:37:35,350 --> 00:37:36,670
S1: She's got to respect us.

720
00:37:38,390 --> 00:37:41,350
S3: Geez. Now, the secretary of the Lebanese Muslim Association was

721
00:37:41,350 --> 00:37:44,310
S3: giving one of the speeches traditionally delivered after the prayer,

722
00:37:44,510 --> 00:37:46,830
S3: with Albanese and Burke seated just ahead of him. When

723
00:37:46,830 --> 00:37:49,350
S3: this all happened, the crowd demanded to know why the

724
00:37:49,390 --> 00:37:51,910
S3: PM was invited and all of that. It led to

725
00:37:51,910 --> 00:37:54,310
S3: the Prime Minister and Minister Burke making a quick yet

726
00:37:54,350 --> 00:37:58,170
S3: rough escape where attendees continued to make their opinions known.

727
00:38:01,810 --> 00:38:09,490
S1: Why are you protecting him? Get. Out of here.

728
00:38:09,890 --> 00:38:14,290
S3: Wow. Well, there they are. Hey, Tony Burke and Anthony

729
00:38:14,290 --> 00:38:17,650
S3: Albanese thought they were protecting the Muslim vote. Well, it

730
00:38:17,650 --> 00:38:19,770
S3: seems they might be on the nose with the Muslims

731
00:38:19,770 --> 00:38:22,450
S3: here in Australia as well. Unbelievable. Four and a half

732
00:38:22,450 --> 00:38:25,530
S3: to ten coming up in the next hour of the show.

733
00:38:25,570 --> 00:38:29,010
S3: The outgoing boss of the New South Wales Ambulance Service

734
00:38:29,010 --> 00:38:30,690
S3: will join me in the studio, and I had a

735
00:38:30,690 --> 00:38:33,049
S3: former New South Wales Police officer reach out by the

736
00:38:33,050 --> 00:38:35,850
S3: name of Kathy, who said, Mark, I first met Dominic

737
00:38:35,850 --> 00:38:38,290
S3: Morgan at the tragic death of a young person. I

738
00:38:38,290 --> 00:38:41,209
S3: was the police officer in charge. Met the Commissioner and

739
00:38:41,210 --> 00:38:44,210
S3: an awards day. What a truly humble and thorough gentleman.

740
00:38:44,450 --> 00:38:46,210
S3: I think I told him on the day I wished

741
00:38:46,210 --> 00:38:48,890
S3: he was my boss, wishing him well in his future

742
00:38:49,090 --> 00:38:51,810
S3: and in his retirement from the service. We've got a

743
00:38:51,810 --> 00:38:53,489
S3: break for some news. Then the commissioner.

744
00:39:02,460 --> 00:39:07,020
S2: Across Australia. This is mornings with Marc Levy.

745
00:39:07,420 --> 00:39:09,739
S3: Certainly is. Happy Friday to you. Nice to have you

746
00:39:09,739 --> 00:39:12,020
S3: with us wherever you're listening to us across Australia. And

747
00:39:12,020 --> 00:39:15,100
S3: we're obviously thinking about those in far north Queensland where

748
00:39:15,100 --> 00:39:19,180
S3: Tropical Cyclone Narelle has made landfall and the outgoing boss

749
00:39:19,180 --> 00:39:22,140
S3: of the New South Wales Ambulance Service, Doctor Dominic Morgan,

750
00:39:22,140 --> 00:39:25,300
S3: will join me in the studio this hour. But look folks,

751
00:39:25,300 --> 00:39:28,500
S3: there are moments that define the soul of a nation.

752
00:39:29,100 --> 00:39:33,060
S3: Then there are moments that expose its fractures. I managed

753
00:39:33,060 --> 00:39:36,219
S3: to find 90 minutes yesterday afternoon where I turned off

754
00:39:36,219 --> 00:39:39,860
S3: my mobile phone, and I watched the Sky news documentary

755
00:39:39,860 --> 00:39:44,300
S3: put together by the incredible Sharri Markson on the Bondi

756
00:39:44,300 --> 00:39:51,819
S3: Beach terrorist attack. Wow. Wow. Um, this this went to

757
00:39:51,820 --> 00:39:54,000
S3: air while I was in Vegas for the start of

758
00:39:54,000 --> 00:39:56,719
S3: the rugby league season, and it's been a little while

759
00:39:56,719 --> 00:39:58,640
S3: since I've been able to sit there for 90 minutes

760
00:39:58,640 --> 00:40:01,280
S3: and actually just turn the phone off and just focus

761
00:40:01,280 --> 00:40:06,200
S3: my attention on on an extraordinary, powerful piece of television.

762
00:40:07,480 --> 00:40:11,040
S3: This is something everyone in this country needs to see.

763
00:40:11,880 --> 00:40:14,719
S3: The reason being, it highlights what happens when our political

764
00:40:14,719 --> 00:40:20,239
S3: leaders don't act on something as serious as anti-Semitism. A

765
00:40:20,239 --> 00:40:27,440
S3: warning you'll go through a a roller coaster of emotions, sadness, heartbreak, anger,

766
00:40:28,239 --> 00:40:31,400
S3: and then a determination to stop this from ever happening again.

767
00:40:32,120 --> 00:40:35,560
S3: Especially when you consider some of the victims survived the Holocaust,

768
00:40:35,600 --> 00:40:40,359
S3: yet they were murdered in the so-called lucky country. The

769
00:40:40,360 --> 00:40:46,480
S3: documentary strength lies in its unflinching precision. Sharri Markson takes

770
00:40:46,480 --> 00:40:48,960
S3: you on a minute by minute account of that night.

771
00:40:49,560 --> 00:40:54,089
S3: It forces you to sit with the raw, unadulterated heartbreak

772
00:40:54,090 --> 00:40:57,930
S3: of the survivors. Listening to the stories of those who

773
00:40:57,930 --> 00:41:02,410
S3: were there. The fear, the bravery. And the sudden, violent

774
00:41:02,410 --> 00:41:07,370
S3: shattering of a peaceful celebration of Hanukkah. I'll admit I

775
00:41:07,370 --> 00:41:10,890
S3: was an emotional wreck watching it last night. But at

776
00:41:10,890 --> 00:41:13,290
S3: the same time, it made me feel really, really angry.

777
00:41:13,969 --> 00:41:16,569
S3: Angry because we need to be honest about how we

778
00:41:16,570 --> 00:41:21,009
S3: got here. This didn't happen in a vacuum. The documentary

779
00:41:21,050 --> 00:41:26,650
S3: highlights a disturbing trajectory of unchecked radicalization and systemic failure.

780
00:41:27,330 --> 00:41:31,810
S3: And let's hope. Let's hope it's exposed by this royal commission.

781
00:41:32,610 --> 00:41:35,930
S3: The Prime Minister, the Home Affairs minister, the foreign minister.

782
00:41:36,370 --> 00:41:39,490
S3: They should be made to sit through this documentary. Why?

783
00:41:39,890 --> 00:41:45,009
S3: Because they refuse to do anything about anti-Semitism. Now, I

784
00:41:45,010 --> 00:41:47,009
S3: don't think I will. And I don't think you will

785
00:41:47,010 --> 00:41:50,990
S3: ever forget the beautiful, smiling face of ten year old Matilda,

786
00:41:50,989 --> 00:41:54,710
S3: who was killed at Bondi. Her father and mother are

787
00:41:54,710 --> 00:41:57,910
S3: grieving the loss of their daughter, and Michael is pointing

788
00:41:57,910 --> 00:42:00,430
S3: the finger squarely at the government. This is what he

789
00:42:00,430 --> 00:42:01,590
S3: said in the documentary.

790
00:42:01,989 --> 00:42:06,910
S12: Michael and Valentina had been speaking out against anti-Semitism, racism

791
00:42:06,910 --> 00:42:11,190
S12: against Jews for years. Do you feel angry at the

792
00:42:11,190 --> 00:42:15,950
S12: lack of leadership on anti-Semitism over the past two years?

793
00:42:15,950 --> 00:42:19,109
S12: Since October 7th? I mean, do you think it could

794
00:42:19,150 --> 00:42:20,029
S12: have been different?

795
00:42:22,469 --> 00:42:27,230
S13: I personally feel that the government betrayed us. That's what

796
00:42:27,230 --> 00:42:37,950
S13: I think. They betrayed us. They betrayed Matilda. By letting

797
00:42:38,469 --> 00:42:43,550
S13: terrorist lovers take over the country first. They took over

798
00:42:43,590 --> 00:42:49,120
S13: the opera house. Then they took over the Harbour Bridge.

799
00:42:49,800 --> 00:42:53,040
S13: What's the next step? Next step. Bring the gun.

800
00:42:53,360 --> 00:42:58,120
S12: Do you hold the federal government partly responsible for what happened?

801
00:42:58,160 --> 00:43:02,200
S13: Not partly. They're responsible. They are responsible. Those guys were

802
00:43:02,200 --> 00:43:07,320
S13: the triggers. The idiots, the crazies, the nutjobs. But the government,

803
00:43:07,440 --> 00:43:09,440
S13: you know, like they like to say dog whistle.

804
00:43:09,960 --> 00:43:13,320
S3: He's right. The rise and rise of anti-Semitism was staring

805
00:43:13,320 --> 00:43:17,080
S3: the government in the face. But Albanese, Burke, Wong, they

806
00:43:17,080 --> 00:43:20,920
S3: stayed silent. The Jewish community was urging them to act,

807
00:43:21,440 --> 00:43:22,560
S3: yet they did nothing.

808
00:43:23,360 --> 00:43:28,600
S12: Sabina had to been speaking out. Sabina, you were speaking

809
00:43:28,600 --> 00:43:32,319
S12: out against anti-Semitism for two years. Could you ever have

810
00:43:32,320 --> 00:43:35,880
S12: imagined that it would lead to your own father being killed?

811
00:43:37,800 --> 00:43:41,680
S14: People remind me that two years ago I had. I

812
00:43:41,719 --> 00:43:46,040
S14: did a speech. I actually mentioned that. Where is it leading?

813
00:43:46,300 --> 00:43:49,980
S14: Somebody is going to get killed. Just two years ago,

814
00:43:49,980 --> 00:43:58,419
S14: I didn't know it would be my father. And seeing

815
00:43:59,420 --> 00:44:07,060
S14: what happened. And that in between, where things could have

816
00:44:07,060 --> 00:44:14,860
S14: had been prevented, things could have been done. And why not?

817
00:44:15,420 --> 00:44:16,819
S14: It's very hard to accept.

818
00:44:17,580 --> 00:44:20,620
S3: I still remember Alex Rivkin from the Executive Council of

819
00:44:20,620 --> 00:44:23,820
S3: Australian Jewry saying to me on this program, Mark, someone

820
00:44:23,820 --> 00:44:28,739
S3: will die. Well, 15 innocent people lost their lives. The

821
00:44:28,739 --> 00:44:33,020
S3: Jewish volunteer paramedics were preparing for it. Sherry interviewed some

822
00:44:33,020 --> 00:44:35,940
S3: of the Hatzolah team for the documentary.

823
00:44:36,340 --> 00:44:39,299
S15: Following this massacre. A lot of people have said that

824
00:44:39,300 --> 00:44:42,299
S15: they are shocked, completely caught off guard. How could this

825
00:44:42,300 --> 00:44:47,549
S15: ever happen? The reality is that we knew this day

826
00:44:47,550 --> 00:44:50,470
S15: was coming. We've been training mass casualty because this attack

827
00:44:50,469 --> 00:44:57,950
S15: was inevitable. There have been 1654 anti-Semitic incidents in Australia

828
00:44:57,989 --> 00:44:59,390
S15: over the last year alone.

829
00:45:02,350 --> 00:45:04,710
S16: My grandparents were in the Holocaust. They came to Australia

830
00:45:04,710 --> 00:45:09,790
S16: to get away from anti-Semitism, from racism, from persecution. But

831
00:45:09,790 --> 00:45:11,870
S16: for this to happen is beyond comprehension.

832
00:45:12,469 --> 00:45:15,830
S3: The Jewish community, the paramedics, broadcasters like me were warning

833
00:45:15,830 --> 00:45:19,390
S3: an attack would happen, but Anthony Albanese did nothing. Well,

834
00:45:19,390 --> 00:45:22,990
S3: the documentary leaves you shaken. It shouldn't leave you defeated. Instead,

835
00:45:22,989 --> 00:45:25,790
S3: it must serve as a catalyst. The anger you feel

836
00:45:25,790 --> 00:45:28,910
S3: while watching is a tool. It's the fuel for a

837
00:45:28,910 --> 00:45:32,830
S3: stronger determination to call out hatred wherever it hides. To

838
00:45:32,870 --> 00:45:36,310
S3: ignore this documentary is to remain complicit in the silence

839
00:45:36,310 --> 00:45:41,149
S3: that allows anti-Semitism and terror to grow. We'll never forget

840
00:45:41,150 --> 00:45:44,730
S3: what happened on December 14th. We cannot forget the names

841
00:45:44,730 --> 00:45:47,370
S3: and the faces of those victims. At the same time,

842
00:45:47,370 --> 00:45:50,609
S3: we can't let these terrorists ruin our lives. We need

843
00:45:50,610 --> 00:45:53,650
S3: to keep living while protecting what we've got in this country.

844
00:45:53,650 --> 00:45:56,050
S3: And don't get me wrong, I know it's tough, especially

845
00:45:56,050 --> 00:45:59,130
S3: for those down at Bondi. Shari spoke to a Jewish

846
00:45:59,130 --> 00:46:01,770
S3: woman who is still struggling to come to terms with

847
00:46:01,770 --> 00:46:03,850
S3: what happened. Now, three months ago.

848
00:46:04,489 --> 00:46:08,170
S17: I'm really battling. I'm finding it hard to sleep. Bondi

849
00:46:08,170 --> 00:46:11,090
S17: was my safe place. It was my happy place. I'm

850
00:46:11,130 --> 00:46:14,089
S17: finding it very hard to go back. My husband is

851
00:46:14,090 --> 00:46:18,410
S17: very tearful. He's crying a lot. That's his way of

852
00:46:18,410 --> 00:46:26,290
S17: dealing with it. We were let down that day big time.

853
00:46:26,730 --> 00:46:28,890
S17: So my husband and I said, we just need to

854
00:46:28,890 --> 00:46:31,649
S17: go home. When we went home and the menorah had

855
00:46:31,650 --> 00:46:35,170
S17: already been put up and we let it end, we

856
00:46:35,210 --> 00:46:40,250
S17: sang and we just thanked Hashem. And we are proud

857
00:46:40,250 --> 00:46:43,859
S17: Jews and nobody and no one is going to take

858
00:46:43,860 --> 00:46:46,660
S17: that away from us. And if I had to die

859
00:46:46,700 --> 00:46:50,299
S17: as a Jew, I'd die as a proud Jew. I'm

860
00:46:50,300 --> 00:46:54,540
S17: a proud Australian, but I'm a proud Jew. And we

861
00:46:54,540 --> 00:47:02,060
S17: lit the menorah and we sang every song that we could. Loudly, clearly,

862
00:47:02,340 --> 00:47:04,660
S17: we let those candles burn bright.

863
00:47:05,500 --> 00:47:08,419
S3: You could hear the determination, can't you? The terrorists will

864
00:47:08,420 --> 00:47:11,900
S3: not win. Now, can you do me a favour this weekend,

865
00:47:11,900 --> 00:47:13,580
S3: ladies and gentlemen, it's going to be a wet and

866
00:47:13,580 --> 00:47:16,540
S3: miserable weekend by the looks of things. Can you dedicate

867
00:47:16,580 --> 00:47:20,899
S3: 90 minutes? 90 minutes? Turn your phone off. Get onto

868
00:47:20,940 --> 00:47:24,140
S3: YouTube and watch the Sky news documentary on the Bondi

869
00:47:24,140 --> 00:47:27,420
S3: Beach terror attack, which has been put together by Sharri,

870
00:47:27,460 --> 00:47:30,779
S3: Markson and Sharri. You are unbelievable. You have been a

871
00:47:30,780 --> 00:47:35,100
S3: tower of strength for the Jewish community. We need to watch.

872
00:47:35,100 --> 00:47:38,020
S3: We need to remember. We need to demand better from

873
00:47:38,020 --> 00:47:40,870
S3: those who lead us. Now the government might want to

874
00:47:40,870 --> 00:47:42,630
S3: move on. They might want to bury this in the

875
00:47:42,630 --> 00:47:45,710
S3: bureaucracy of a royal commission, but we cannot let them.

876
00:47:46,350 --> 00:47:48,950
S3: Silence is what got us here. It's time for the

877
00:47:48,950 --> 00:47:52,430
S3: noise of the truth to take over. 90 minutes of

878
00:47:52,430 --> 00:47:54,830
S3: your time is all it will take this weekend to

879
00:47:54,870 --> 00:47:58,150
S3: honor those who lost a lifetime. All you need to

880
00:47:58,150 --> 00:48:01,950
S3: do is jump onto YouTube, search Bondi. A timeline of terror.

881
00:48:02,790 --> 00:48:05,830
S3: Don't just watch it. Make sure you share it. Let's

882
00:48:05,830 --> 00:48:09,870
S3: make sure never again actually mean something in this country.

883
00:48:14,190 --> 00:48:16,910
S3: We'll take a break at 10:16. I'll catch up with

884
00:48:16,910 --> 00:48:21,630
S3: the retiring and outgoing New South Wales Ambulance Commissioner, Dominic Morgan,

885
00:48:21,630 --> 00:48:25,390
S3: right after this. Well, being a paramedic and committing years

886
00:48:25,390 --> 00:48:28,870
S3: to the New South Wales Ambulance Service is forever challenging,

887
00:48:28,870 --> 00:48:32,870
S3: but it is also deeply rewarding. Our paramedics rush into

888
00:48:32,910 --> 00:48:37,230
S3: crises and chaos, all whilst providing calm and care. Doing

889
00:48:37,230 --> 00:48:41,250
S3: so with the utmost professionalism. Today, Doctor Dominic Morgan will

890
00:48:41,250 --> 00:48:44,290
S3: complete his final day as the New South Wales Ambulance

891
00:48:44,290 --> 00:48:47,090
S3: chief executive after being in the role for ten years.

892
00:48:47,370 --> 00:48:49,529
S3: By the end of today, he'll finish a total of

893
00:48:49,530 --> 00:48:54,290
S3: 40 years of service, ambulance experience and contribution to public

894
00:48:54,290 --> 00:48:57,850
S3: healthcare spanning roles from the front line to senior leadership.

895
00:48:58,090 --> 00:49:01,050
S3: His guidance in trying times has been second to none,

896
00:49:01,330 --> 00:49:04,529
S3: especially in moments where our public health system responded to

897
00:49:04,570 --> 00:49:07,529
S3: some of the most challenging events. Dominic has spent the

898
00:49:07,530 --> 00:49:10,250
S3: earliest of mornings and the latest of nights on the

899
00:49:10,250 --> 00:49:12,930
S3: longest of days, trying to make our health system a

900
00:49:12,930 --> 00:49:16,129
S3: better one, and to do that for ten years as

901
00:49:16,130 --> 00:49:19,370
S3: chief executive, but 40 years in the service. I'll tell

902
00:49:19,370 --> 00:49:21,690
S3: you what is unbelievable, and I'm pleased to say the

903
00:49:21,690 --> 00:49:25,610
S3: retiring New South Wales Ambulance Commissioner and chief executive Doctor

904
00:49:25,610 --> 00:49:28,730
S3: Dominic Morgan is here in the studio with me. Doctor Morgan,

905
00:49:28,730 --> 00:49:30,969
S3: it is so good to see you, mate. Congratulations on

906
00:49:30,969 --> 00:49:32,049
S3: a wonderful career.

907
00:49:32,090 --> 00:49:34,450
S18: Oh, thank you so much Mark, I really appreciate. They're

908
00:49:34,450 --> 00:49:35,970
S18: really big numbers aren't they?

909
00:49:37,660 --> 00:49:40,100
S3: I know you're a very shy and humble bloke, but

910
00:49:40,100 --> 00:49:43,180
S3: I think today really needs to be about you because

911
00:49:43,219 --> 00:49:45,020
S3: as you know, I'm a big supporter of what our

912
00:49:45,020 --> 00:49:48,420
S3: emergency services do. And that was never more evident on

913
00:49:48,420 --> 00:49:51,500
S3: December 14th of last year with what happened down at Bondi.

914
00:49:51,500 --> 00:49:54,060
S3: But mate, it's it must have been one hell of

915
00:49:54,060 --> 00:49:55,940
S3: a ride. When you think back 40 years to when

916
00:49:55,940 --> 00:49:58,900
S3: you first started out to today being the last day

917
00:49:59,620 --> 00:50:01,859
S3: involved in New South Wales Ambulance. How are you feeling, mate?

918
00:50:01,900 --> 00:50:03,220
S3: How do you feel about the whole thing?

919
00:50:03,580 --> 00:50:05,660
S18: I've got to say, I think the whole thing's really

920
00:50:05,660 --> 00:50:09,180
S18: quite surreal. Um, when we're talking about these things and

921
00:50:09,180 --> 00:50:10,900
S18: a bit about my history and things like that, it

922
00:50:10,900 --> 00:50:13,700
S18: almost feels like I'm talking about somebody else and, you know,

923
00:50:13,739 --> 00:50:18,140
S18: somebody else's career. But I have to say, um, if

924
00:50:18,140 --> 00:50:20,260
S18: I summed it up in a word, I've had a cracker.

925
00:50:20,300 --> 00:50:21,339
S3: Yeah, yeah, it's.

926
00:50:21,420 --> 00:50:22,580
S18: Been a great career.

927
00:50:22,620 --> 00:50:25,460
S3: Just to, to pull on that uniform every day to

928
00:50:25,500 --> 00:50:27,620
S3: go to work. I'm assuming it's like my job every

929
00:50:27,660 --> 00:50:30,460
S3: day is different, but you're saving lives, you're helping people.

930
00:50:30,820 --> 00:50:32,180
S3: That must mean the world to you.

931
00:50:32,780 --> 00:50:36,560
S18: There is from the day I joined the job to today.

932
00:50:36,600 --> 00:50:39,360
S18: Even when I get out on the road, still that

933
00:50:39,360 --> 00:50:43,160
S18: relationship that you have with an individual patient and you,

934
00:50:43,280 --> 00:50:45,880
S18: you get more out of it than you actually give.

935
00:50:46,239 --> 00:50:48,920
S18: And that is this unique thing about being an ambulance

936
00:50:48,920 --> 00:50:53,880
S18: paramedic is the proximity, the care, um, the regard that

937
00:50:53,880 --> 00:50:55,680
S18: the patient will have for what you're trying to do

938
00:50:55,680 --> 00:50:57,920
S18: for them. You can't beat that stuff. There's no, in

939
00:50:57,960 --> 00:50:59,719
S18: my view, there's no other job that gives you that

940
00:50:59,719 --> 00:51:01,760
S18: level of personal satisfaction.

941
00:51:01,760 --> 00:51:04,000
S3: How did it start? How did you where did you

942
00:51:04,000 --> 00:51:06,400
S3: grow up? And at what point did you say to yourself,

943
00:51:06,400 --> 00:51:08,000
S3: I want to be an ambulance paramedic?

944
00:51:08,400 --> 00:51:12,680
S18: Yeah. So, um, I was 19 when I entered the job. Um,

945
00:51:12,880 --> 00:51:15,799
S18: but like many of my colleagues, there's always some sort

946
00:51:15,800 --> 00:51:20,120
S18: of origin story to being a paramedic. And very, very sadly, um,

947
00:51:20,120 --> 00:51:24,080
S18: at age 15, I was first on scene to a

948
00:51:24,080 --> 00:51:28,759
S18: motor vehicle accident where a young woman was terribly injured

949
00:51:29,040 --> 00:51:31,640
S18: in a car crash. And, um, because I was first

950
00:51:31,640 --> 00:51:35,770
S18: there and saw the paramedics arrive and then saw the

951
00:51:35,770 --> 00:51:39,730
S18: ambulance rescue unit as it was, then arrive and start to,

952
00:51:40,010 --> 00:51:43,250
S18: you know, assist this young woman and then extricated from

953
00:51:43,250 --> 00:51:46,529
S18: the vehicle and transport her off. It just made me

954
00:51:46,530 --> 00:51:49,489
S18: think I have to be a part of this. And

955
00:51:49,610 --> 00:51:52,170
S18: that was pretty much everything after that was about how

956
00:51:52,170 --> 00:51:55,169
S18: do I work my way into becoming an ambulance paramedic?

957
00:51:55,170 --> 00:51:58,450
S18: And it has been because of that, a really guiding

958
00:51:58,450 --> 00:52:00,850
S18: light as to not just why I do it, but

959
00:52:00,850 --> 00:52:03,609
S18: why a lot of paramedics do it because some piece

960
00:52:03,610 --> 00:52:04,850
S18: of history in the past.

961
00:52:05,210 --> 00:52:08,169
S3: It's amazing you talk about that because I often think

962
00:52:08,170 --> 00:52:10,690
S3: about and I've interviewed paramedics in this very studio when

963
00:52:10,690 --> 00:52:13,569
S3: they've retired. And, you know, the common question is, you know,

964
00:52:13,610 --> 00:52:15,129
S3: what are some of the jobs you've been to that

965
00:52:15,130 --> 00:52:18,970
S3: have stuck with you? It's, it's being able to, okay,

966
00:52:19,010 --> 00:52:20,890
S3: go to work, do your job, but then switch off

967
00:52:20,890 --> 00:52:23,009
S3: at the end of the day. And I think that's

968
00:52:23,010 --> 00:52:26,170
S3: one thing I've learnt about the role of our emergency services.

969
00:52:26,170 --> 00:52:28,810
S3: You play such an important role in our community, but

970
00:52:28,810 --> 00:52:31,230
S3: there's got to be that on, on, off switch because

971
00:52:31,710 --> 00:52:34,150
S3: when you finish work, you finish work. But I suppose

972
00:52:34,150 --> 00:52:36,430
S3: there's always your mind that's ticking over. Thinking about what

973
00:52:36,430 --> 00:52:38,549
S3: you've done during the day is, is that is that

974
00:52:38,590 --> 00:52:40,350
S3: sort of your experience in the job?

975
00:52:40,910 --> 00:52:43,590
S18: Look, I think, um, most of my colleagues would agree

976
00:52:43,630 --> 00:52:47,629
S18: you find a way over time where, um, you know,

977
00:52:47,670 --> 00:52:51,069
S18: maybe a psychologist would say we're just telling ourselves stories, but,

978
00:52:51,110 --> 00:52:53,230
S18: you know, I've always taken the view and many of

979
00:52:53,230 --> 00:52:55,989
S18: my sort of senior mentors always said, you've just got

980
00:52:56,030 --> 00:52:59,230
S18: to tell yourself, no matter what the outcome for the person,

981
00:52:59,870 --> 00:53:02,669
S18: they had their best chance of survival because you went

982
00:53:02,670 --> 00:53:06,069
S18: to work that day. And as long as you keep

983
00:53:06,070 --> 00:53:08,830
S18: focusing on you did the best you could with the

984
00:53:08,870 --> 00:53:12,310
S18: hand you were dealt, then that is, you can put

985
00:53:12,310 --> 00:53:14,950
S18: it in the box and move on to the next one. Um,

986
00:53:15,270 --> 00:53:17,270
S18: and so I think that over a long period of

987
00:53:17,270 --> 00:53:19,510
S18: time is how you deal with the sort of cumulative

988
00:53:19,510 --> 00:53:22,350
S18: side of, of, you know, the impacts of the nature

989
00:53:22,350 --> 00:53:23,350
S18: of the work that we do.

990
00:53:23,390 --> 00:53:25,510
S3: So you rise through the ranks to become the commissioner,

991
00:53:25,550 --> 00:53:28,029
S3: the chief executive of New South Wales Ambulance. So you

992
00:53:28,030 --> 00:53:32,000
S3: become that figurehead for all those other, you know, extraordinarily

993
00:53:32,000 --> 00:53:34,520
S3: brave and courageous young men and women who sign up

994
00:53:34,520 --> 00:53:38,320
S3: to become a paramedic. What gives you the greatest satisfaction

995
00:53:38,320 --> 00:53:41,480
S3: being the head of an organization that is responsible for

996
00:53:41,480 --> 00:53:43,680
S3: helping people every minute of every day?

997
00:53:45,160 --> 00:53:48,520
S18: I'd like to think that it was. I haven't lost

998
00:53:48,520 --> 00:53:52,960
S18: that perspective about what it's like to be the person

999
00:53:52,960 --> 00:53:55,959
S18: that actually takes the emergency medical call when it comes

1000
00:53:55,960 --> 00:54:00,239
S18: to 000, or the person that dispatches an ambulance or

1001
00:54:00,239 --> 00:54:03,520
S18: the paramedic that attends the scene. You know, I still

1002
00:54:03,520 --> 00:54:05,640
S18: try and get out on the road. And you can

1003
00:54:05,640 --> 00:54:08,600
S18: imagine these days, probably not the world's most current clinician

1004
00:54:08,600 --> 00:54:11,640
S18: to come and treat you. I do apologize, folks, but

1005
00:54:11,680 --> 00:54:14,080
S18: you know, it's really levelling to get out there. And

1006
00:54:14,080 --> 00:54:16,680
S18: I think the, you know, the troops really love it

1007
00:54:16,680 --> 00:54:19,040
S18: when they turn up in emergency department. And here's this

1008
00:54:19,040 --> 00:54:21,560
S18: other guy, you know, just in his paramedic epaulette sitting

1009
00:54:21,560 --> 00:54:24,160
S18: in there filling out a medical record just like them.

1010
00:54:24,480 --> 00:54:26,880
S18: So what the hell is Dominic Morgan doing here? You know,

1011
00:54:27,120 --> 00:54:29,100
S18: and and, you know, I get a lot out of that.

1012
00:54:29,100 --> 00:54:31,660
S18: And almost invariably after about ten minutes, people will come

1013
00:54:31,700 --> 00:54:34,020
S18: up and say, hey, why are you here? Can I

1014
00:54:34,020 --> 00:54:36,940
S18: just ask you about this? And, you know, so it's

1015
00:54:36,940 --> 00:54:40,260
S18: really rewarding. And I think as, as I've always believed,

1016
00:54:40,260 --> 00:54:42,140
S18: as long as I keep going back to it, what

1017
00:54:42,140 --> 00:54:45,180
S18: is this going to mean on the road? Then being

1018
00:54:45,180 --> 00:54:48,299
S18: the commissioner means you'll probably make the best decisions if

1019
00:54:48,300 --> 00:54:50,259
S18: you keep going back to the basics of what we

1020
00:54:50,260 --> 00:54:50,780
S18: do here.

1021
00:54:50,820 --> 00:54:53,100
S3: The one thing that's really struck me about the ambulance

1022
00:54:53,100 --> 00:54:56,980
S3: service police, the fire is you're a family. Whether you're

1023
00:54:56,980 --> 00:54:59,420
S3: in a waiting room at a hospital, in emergency, waiting

1024
00:54:59,420 --> 00:55:02,060
S3: to offload a patient, whether you're sitting in the, you know,

1025
00:55:02,100 --> 00:55:04,700
S3: the van waiting to go to a job, you're getting

1026
00:55:04,700 --> 00:55:06,620
S3: to know each other. You're spending more time with one

1027
00:55:06,620 --> 00:55:08,380
S3: another than you do. Some of your members of your

1028
00:55:08,380 --> 00:55:11,540
S3: own family. Is is that family a really important part

1029
00:55:11,540 --> 00:55:12,140
S3: of the job?

1030
00:55:12,620 --> 00:55:16,940
S18: Look, it I honestly believe the camaraderie that goes with it.

1031
00:55:16,980 --> 00:55:21,419
S18: It's absolutely essential. Um, the reason is you're actually going

1032
00:55:21,420 --> 00:55:26,590
S18: through experiences with another person, uh, that you couldn't possibly

1033
00:55:26,590 --> 00:55:30,750
S18: explain to another human being that wasn't there. And that

1034
00:55:31,150 --> 00:55:34,149
S18: comes a real responsibility to each other. And I often

1035
00:55:34,150 --> 00:55:38,070
S18: talk to our new graduates about the responsibility we hold

1036
00:55:38,070 --> 00:55:41,670
S18: towards each other. They'll know each other for the next ten, 20,

1037
00:55:41,710 --> 00:55:44,270
S18: 30 years. And you can imagine for a 22 year old,

1038
00:55:44,270 --> 00:55:48,110
S18: that's like numbers that are really scary. And I say

1039
00:55:48,469 --> 00:55:51,629
S18: that responsibility means that you've always got to walk through

1040
00:55:51,630 --> 00:55:55,950
S18: the door for a colleague, and that might just be, mm,

1041
00:55:55,989 --> 00:55:59,590
S18: this person's just seem a bit off today. And asking

1042
00:55:59,590 --> 00:56:02,150
S18: that question, walking through the door. How are you travelling, mate?

1043
00:56:02,190 --> 00:56:05,470
S18: You know, just that check in. Um, and that's why

1044
00:56:05,670 --> 00:56:08,790
S18: I think we have such a camaraderie because people hope

1045
00:56:08,790 --> 00:56:11,549
S18: and know that their colleagues will be there if they

1046
00:56:11,550 --> 00:56:12,670
S18: ever get into trouble.

1047
00:56:12,710 --> 00:56:16,669
S3: Speaking of family, your family. Dom, you've had to make sacrifices.

1048
00:56:16,670 --> 00:56:18,230
S3: I'm sure your phone goes off in the middle of

1049
00:56:18,230 --> 00:56:21,910
S3: the night, early morning, your late home. The family's been

1050
00:56:21,910 --> 00:56:23,509
S3: there through thick and thin with you.

1051
00:56:23,870 --> 00:56:27,049
S18: Oh, Look, my. There is nothing I've ever done in

1052
00:56:27,050 --> 00:56:30,370
S18: my professional life. Um, that hasn't been with the absolute

1053
00:56:30,370 --> 00:56:35,930
S18: support of the family. They miss out on a lot. Yeah. Um,

1054
00:56:36,050 --> 00:56:40,330
S18: they really do. And, um, you know, they've never wanted

1055
00:56:40,330 --> 00:56:43,450
S18: anything but the absolute best for me. There was a

1056
00:56:43,450 --> 00:56:46,530
S18: time when, um, in 2009, I was appointed as the

1057
00:56:46,969 --> 00:56:50,970
S18: chief executive of Ambulance Tasmania. And my wife, who's Sydney

1058
00:56:50,969 --> 00:56:54,049
S18: born and bred, said, um, oh well, wouldn't want to

1059
00:56:54,050 --> 00:56:56,250
S18: be lying on our deathbeds going wish we hadn't given

1060
00:56:56,250 --> 00:56:58,810
S18: that Tassie thing a go. So literally we jumped on

1061
00:56:58,810 --> 00:57:02,169
S18: the plane and moved to Tasmania. Um, you know, that

1062
00:57:02,170 --> 00:57:06,210
S18: sort of stuff is in my view, um that unconditional support.

1063
00:57:06,250 --> 00:57:08,810
S18: It's so rare and I've been so fortunate for that.

1064
00:57:08,850 --> 00:57:11,450
S3: What about some of the moments in the career where you've,

1065
00:57:11,489 --> 00:57:14,969
S3: you reflect on how important your role was? Is there

1066
00:57:14,969 --> 00:57:18,050
S3: one job that you went to? Is it standing alongside

1067
00:57:18,090 --> 00:57:21,890
S3: a Premier to make a significant announcement in our state's history?

1068
00:57:21,930 --> 00:57:24,580
S3: Are there some examples you can give us this morning on,

1069
00:57:24,780 --> 00:57:26,820
S3: you know, jobs that you've been to or moments that

1070
00:57:26,820 --> 00:57:28,380
S3: you reflect on from time to time?

1071
00:57:29,460 --> 00:57:32,620
S18: Yeah. Look, I think in terms of, um, of jobs,

1072
00:57:32,620 --> 00:57:35,820
S18: probably the, the one that, you know, most people would, uh,

1073
00:57:35,820 --> 00:57:39,540
S18: of the listeners would remember would be the Beaconsfield mine collapse.

1074
00:57:40,300 --> 00:57:43,100
S18: So I was a, you know, mid-career, I was a

1075
00:57:43,100 --> 00:57:47,180
S18: member of the special casualty access team, um, intensive care paramedics.

1076
00:57:47,180 --> 00:57:50,420
S18: So I was probably at the peak of my clinical career. Um,

1077
00:57:50,860 --> 00:57:53,420
S18: and literally it was just a case of one afternoon

1078
00:57:53,420 --> 00:57:57,780
S18: we'd heard about this mine collapse in Tasmania and, um,

1079
00:57:58,020 --> 00:58:00,300
S18: just got the phone call and within two hours we

1080
00:58:00,300 --> 00:58:03,419
S18: were on a chartered jet flying into Tasmania to get

1081
00:58:03,420 --> 00:58:07,140
S18: two miners out of a, out of a collapsed coal mine, um,

1082
00:58:07,300 --> 00:58:12,020
S18: and working more than a kilometre down, um, in this

1083
00:58:12,020 --> 00:58:15,700
S18: gold mine on and off over eight days to get

1084
00:58:15,700 --> 00:58:18,140
S18: these two guys out and the sorts of things that

1085
00:58:18,140 --> 00:58:21,350
S18: we needed to do, um, to talk to these guys

1086
00:58:21,350 --> 00:58:24,310
S18: to manage their mental health, to actually. And you know,

1087
00:58:24,350 --> 00:58:28,150
S18: as we know now, the history is a fantastic outcome

1088
00:58:28,430 --> 00:58:32,310
S18: for for Todd and Brant. Um, I'm going to go

1089
00:58:32,310 --> 00:58:34,550
S18: with it was remember it was memorable. Yeah.

1090
00:58:35,030 --> 00:58:38,350
S3: There's, there's, there's really positive stories like that that have

1091
00:58:38,350 --> 00:58:41,950
S3: a wonderful ending, but then there's the real tragic stories

1092
00:58:41,950 --> 00:58:44,270
S3: and one I don't think this city will ever get over.

1093
00:58:44,270 --> 00:58:46,390
S3: And that was was what happened at Bondi. And I,

1094
00:58:46,470 --> 00:58:49,790
S3: I remember in the days after, uh, Dom watching you

1095
00:58:49,790 --> 00:58:52,830
S3: and those paramedics down at the memorial at Bondi Pavilion

1096
00:58:52,830 --> 00:58:55,070
S3: to lay flowers and just to pay your respects. But

1097
00:58:55,310 --> 00:58:57,790
S3: it made me think about it. And I was very, um,

1098
00:58:58,230 --> 00:59:00,710
S3: supportive of the Jewish community and the lead up to that. And,

1099
00:59:00,830 --> 00:59:03,870
S3: you know, we warned government, we, we carried on, um,

1100
00:59:03,910 --> 00:59:05,990
S3: and spoke to some of the Jewish leaders, but the

1101
00:59:05,990 --> 00:59:09,150
S3: role that the paramedics and the first responders played on

1102
00:59:09,230 --> 00:59:11,870
S3: that day is something they have to live with. The

1103
00:59:11,870 --> 00:59:14,430
S3: city needs to live with. But from the from your

1104
00:59:14,430 --> 00:59:17,669
S3: perspective as the CEO and also the Commissioner of New

1105
00:59:17,670 --> 00:59:20,810
S3: South Wales Ambulance, you must have been bursting with pride

1106
00:59:20,810 --> 00:59:23,410
S3: knowing the role that they played on that ill fated night.

1107
00:59:23,610 --> 00:59:27,130
S18: That is exactly the word I would have chosen. Um,

1108
00:59:28,010 --> 00:59:29,970
S18: you know, you can imagine the calls were coming in

1109
00:59:29,970 --> 00:59:33,810
S18: from about 7:00 at night. The crews were rolling. Um,

1110
00:59:34,290 --> 00:59:36,530
S18: I'm told part of the problem was so many crews

1111
00:59:36,530 --> 00:59:38,770
S18: were offering to go that, you know, they were having

1112
00:59:38,810 --> 00:59:43,330
S18: trouble allocating, you know, normal emergency work. Um, but to

1113
00:59:43,370 --> 00:59:46,930
S18: see it all unfold and to talk to, you know,

1114
00:59:46,970 --> 00:59:50,770
S18: largely the commanders and the paramedics who were there, um,

1115
00:59:51,570 --> 00:59:56,130
S18: this state, uh, has second to none, second to none.

1116
00:59:56,370 --> 01:00:01,210
S18: They were absolutely world class leading the way. There is

1117
01:00:01,210 --> 01:00:03,689
S18: nothing that I'm aware of at the moment that would

1118
01:00:03,690 --> 01:00:06,250
S18: make me think that, you know, if we could just

1119
01:00:06,250 --> 01:00:10,130
S18: clone those people, um, right across the country, everyone would

1120
01:00:10,130 --> 01:00:14,570
S18: do so well. Um, and they're such humble people, right?

1121
01:00:14,610 --> 01:00:17,620
S18: Every single one of them talks about, well, I Well,

1122
01:00:17,620 --> 01:00:20,260
S18: I just, you know, knew what was in front of me.

1123
01:00:20,260 --> 01:00:22,380
S18: I knew what I had to do. Many of them

1124
01:00:22,380 --> 01:00:25,340
S18: were saying, oh, we were so fortunate because we'd just

1125
01:00:25,340 --> 01:00:27,060
S18: done all of these things that we'd learned how to

1126
01:00:27,100 --> 01:00:30,820
S18: Bondi Junction. Mhm. I mean, when your mind's thinking about

1127
01:00:30,820 --> 01:00:34,500
S18: the positives like that after the tragedy that they've just

1128
01:00:34,500 --> 01:00:38,860
S18: been through, you go, you'll probably be okay. Yeah. Um,

1129
01:00:38,860 --> 01:00:41,540
S18: because that's going to be life changing for, for so

1130
01:00:41,540 --> 01:00:42,940
S18: many people in our community.

1131
01:00:43,020 --> 01:00:45,380
S3: Incredible. A couple of questions before you go. And I

1132
01:00:45,380 --> 01:00:47,580
S3: know you've got a big day ahead of you. If

1133
01:00:47,580 --> 01:00:50,580
S3: there's a young Dominic Morgan listening to this show right

1134
01:00:50,580 --> 01:00:54,620
S3: now or a young aspiring paramedic, what's your advice? Because

1135
01:00:55,100 --> 01:00:57,700
S3: I'm sure there's a lot of people that may want

1136
01:00:57,700 --> 01:00:59,140
S3: to be a doctor one day, or may want to

1137
01:00:59,140 --> 01:01:01,700
S3: be a nurse. They may just want to be a paramedic.

1138
01:01:02,020 --> 01:01:04,820
S3: What's your advice to to to sign up and give

1139
01:01:04,820 --> 01:01:05,340
S3: it a go?

1140
01:01:05,940 --> 01:01:09,260
S18: Oh look, the profession has changed so much. You know,

1141
01:01:09,300 --> 01:01:11,660
S18: I came in back in the days where, you know,

1142
01:01:11,700 --> 01:01:14,260
S18: we were largely vocational workers. So I got a five

1143
01:01:14,260 --> 01:01:16,800
S18: week training program and got put out with a qualified

1144
01:01:16,800 --> 01:01:21,080
S18: ambulance officer. Um, now they're tertiary programs. They do three

1145
01:01:21,080 --> 01:01:26,720
S18: years at university. They're registered healthcare professionals. It is just

1146
01:01:26,720 --> 01:01:31,280
S18: the most fulfilling role because of the autonomy you have.

1147
01:01:31,520 --> 01:01:33,760
S18: But can I say it is such a privilege to

1148
01:01:33,800 --> 01:01:37,800
S18: be invited into people's homes, into their most vulnerable parts

1149
01:01:37,800 --> 01:01:40,840
S18: of their life, and be able to provide that care

1150
01:01:40,840 --> 01:01:44,160
S18: to them? There's no profession that does that. It is.

1151
01:01:44,200 --> 01:01:46,440
S18: It is. It's a privilege is the only word I

1152
01:01:46,440 --> 01:01:47,120
S18: can use.

1153
01:01:47,640 --> 01:01:49,520
S3: What's next for Dominic Morgan? How are you going to

1154
01:01:49,520 --> 01:01:50,800
S3: spend your retirement, mate?

1155
01:01:51,280 --> 01:01:53,520
S18: Well, look, I have said to people, I've probably said

1156
01:01:53,520 --> 01:01:55,640
S18: the wrong thing because I said I was. I'll retire

1157
01:01:55,640 --> 01:01:58,640
S18: from the role. And all anyone's ever heard was he's retiring.

1158
01:01:58,680 --> 01:01:59,000
S3: Right.

1159
01:01:59,000 --> 01:02:01,320
S18: Okay, so I don't know, but I know there's a

1160
01:02:01,320 --> 01:02:04,760
S18: very big holiday in store. I've got a big bike

1161
01:02:04,800 --> 01:02:08,320
S18: trip coming up with the boys in September in in Laos.

1162
01:02:08,320 --> 01:02:09,920
S18: So I've got an awful lot of training I need

1163
01:02:09,920 --> 01:02:12,160
S18: to do between now and then. And then I've said

1164
01:02:12,160 --> 01:02:14,280
S18: to everybody, I'll by the time I get to September,

1165
01:02:14,410 --> 01:02:15,850
S18: I'll work out what I'm doing after that.

1166
01:02:15,850 --> 01:02:17,690
S3: Fantastic. Well, mate, I know you're a humble bloke, I

1167
01:02:17,690 --> 01:02:19,970
S3: know you, you don't like making things about yourself, but

1168
01:02:19,970 --> 01:02:23,170
S3: I think, um, the state owes you a great debt

1169
01:02:23,170 --> 01:02:26,370
S3: because what you've provided for people in New South Wales

1170
01:02:26,370 --> 01:02:28,890
S3: over 40 years is you talk about second to none.

1171
01:02:28,890 --> 01:02:31,170
S3: It is second to none. Thank you for your leadership.

1172
01:02:31,170 --> 01:02:33,490
S3: Thank you for your service. And I hope today's a

1173
01:02:33,490 --> 01:02:36,730
S3: special one for you, your family and for the wider

1174
01:02:36,730 --> 01:02:39,490
S3: New South Wales Ambulance Service. As we, um, we say

1175
01:02:39,490 --> 01:02:43,330
S3: thank you and farewell our commissioner, our CEO. So congratulations Dom,

1176
01:02:43,330 --> 01:02:44,770
S3: and thanks for coming into the studio.

1177
01:02:44,770 --> 01:02:45,850
S18: Thanks so much, Mark.

1178
01:02:45,970 --> 01:02:48,770
S3: There he is, the outgoing commissioner and chief executive doctor

1179
01:02:48,770 --> 01:02:51,410
S3: Dominic Morgan. What a man. What a career. 40 years

1180
01:02:51,410 --> 01:02:54,730
S3: in the service, ten years as the commissioner and chief executive.

1181
01:02:54,730 --> 01:02:57,490
S3: And today it is all about him. So if you

1182
01:02:57,490 --> 01:03:00,610
S3: see a paramedic, just say, geez, what about Doctor Dominic Morgan?

1183
01:03:00,610 --> 01:03:02,850
S3: What a career he's led. And just remember, they play

1184
01:03:02,850 --> 01:03:06,210
S3: a very, very important part in our everyday lives because

1185
01:03:06,210 --> 01:03:16,910
S3: when we need them, they're there to help. There are

1186
01:03:16,910 --> 01:03:19,390
S3: so many messages coming through. Morning again. Mach one career

1187
01:03:19,390 --> 01:03:21,669
S3: ends and another one starts. My son had his first

1188
01:03:21,670 --> 01:03:24,790
S3: shift yesterday on his path to be a paramedic. Hopefully

1189
01:03:24,790 --> 01:03:27,990
S3: my son Connor follows this great man's path from Steve

1190
01:03:27,990 --> 01:03:31,710
S3: at Milperra. Thank you for that. Uh well done Mark.

1191
01:03:31,710 --> 01:03:34,870
S3: And what a remarkable man Doctor Dominic Morgan is. Mark.

1192
01:03:34,870 --> 01:03:37,350
S3: Don Morgan was my boss when I was a young paramedic.

1193
01:03:37,350 --> 01:03:40,190
S3: Always looked out for his staff then, and it never changed.

1194
01:03:40,190 --> 01:03:43,230
S3: Good man. Uh, can you please pass on my congratulations

1195
01:03:43,230 --> 01:03:46,950
S3: on a career that he should be proud of? And, Dom,

1196
01:03:46,990 --> 01:03:49,189
S3: doctor Morgan helped me out when I lost my best

1197
01:03:49,190 --> 01:03:51,950
S3: mate to the darkness of the Black Dog. Well, that's

1198
01:03:51,950 --> 01:03:54,150
S3: the role they play in our community, and it's important

1199
01:03:54,150 --> 01:03:57,790
S3: for us to acknowledge their service to this great state. Well,

1200
01:03:57,830 --> 01:03:59,910
S3: as you know, I have sleep apnea just like millions

1201
01:03:59,910 --> 01:04:03,030
S3: of Australians. I want the best solution to my sleep apnea.

1202
01:04:03,030 --> 01:04:06,310
S3: So recently I went through the testing process at Cpap

1203
01:04:06,310 --> 01:04:08,870
S3: direct in mascot, and it was a lot easier and

1204
01:04:08,870 --> 01:04:11,880
S3: stress free than I thought. Lisa and the team were great.

1205
01:04:11,920 --> 01:04:14,440
S3: They fit me and wired me up for an in-home

1206
01:04:14,480 --> 01:04:16,840
S3: sleep study. Not a big deal. You just take a

1207
01:04:16,840 --> 01:04:19,000
S3: jacket along to the appointment to hide the wires on

1208
01:04:19,000 --> 01:04:21,240
S3: the way home, and that's it. I went to sleep

1209
01:04:21,240 --> 01:04:24,560
S3: as usual. They reviewed the results and they said, yep,

1210
01:04:24,600 --> 01:04:27,240
S3: you've certainly got sleep apnea, so you'll need one of

1211
01:04:27,240 --> 01:04:30,720
S3: the Cpap machines. So whether you're overweight, have type two diabetes,

1212
01:04:30,840 --> 01:04:33,280
S3: or are just tired of waking up tired, a sleep

1213
01:04:33,280 --> 01:04:36,360
S3: study is the first step toward waking up refreshed. Also,

1214
01:04:36,360 --> 01:04:39,600
S3: a GP referral referral may be required and the team

1215
01:04:39,600 --> 01:04:43,240
S3: can guide you through the process. Just visit Cpap. Com.au

1216
01:04:43,280 --> 01:04:49,160
S3: to get started today that's Cpap. Oh uh Tony says Mark,

1217
01:04:49,160 --> 01:04:51,480
S3: I'm going to sit down and watch the Sharri Markson

1218
01:04:51,480 --> 01:04:54,960
S3: documentary tonight. Thank you very much for reminding me. That's

1219
01:04:54,960 --> 01:04:57,880
S3: Tony at Bligh Park and Steve at Milperra. Morning, Mark.

1220
01:04:57,880 --> 01:04:59,760
S3: I'd really love to see that doco, but I don't

1221
01:04:59,760 --> 01:05:03,000
S3: have Sky. Has anyone put it on YouTube? I think

1222
01:05:03,000 --> 01:05:04,960
S3: everyone needs to watch it. Yes, Steve, all you need

1223
01:05:04,960 --> 01:05:09,000
S3: to do is log into YouTube or jump onto YouTube

1224
01:05:09,000 --> 01:05:11,860
S3: and just put in Bondi a timeline of terror or

1225
01:05:12,180 --> 01:05:16,780
S3: Bondi documentary Bondi Sky news, and you'll see it pretty easily, mate.

1226
01:05:17,060 --> 01:05:21,180
S3: Speaking of Shari's documentary, Joanne has phoned through at Lake Macquarie. Morning, Joanne.

1227
01:05:21,740 --> 01:05:22,980
S19: Oh, hi, Mark. How are you?

1228
01:05:23,020 --> 01:05:23,700
S3: Good. Thank you.

1229
01:05:24,060 --> 01:05:26,340
S19: Good. I just wanted to say that my husband and

1230
01:05:26,340 --> 01:05:31,740
S19: I watched the timeline video. And first of all, I

1231
01:05:31,740 --> 01:05:34,580
S19: think we were both sat frozen for the whole time

1232
01:05:34,580 --> 01:05:37,260
S19: that we were there. And as I watched it, as

1233
01:05:37,260 --> 01:05:41,140
S19: it got into the documentary, I started to feel those

1234
01:05:41,140 --> 01:05:44,900
S19: feelings that I had back in December 14th and the

1235
01:05:44,900 --> 01:05:49,340
S19: days after, of the absolute shame I felt to be

1236
01:05:49,340 --> 01:05:54,780
S19: an Australian. And it gives me goosebumps now. Those feelings

1237
01:05:54,780 --> 01:05:59,020
S19: just came back to what I was just so ashamed

1238
01:05:59,020 --> 01:06:01,500
S19: that something like that could happen in our country. But

1239
01:06:01,500 --> 01:06:06,620
S19: I wanted to say that Shari is incredible. Like her emotion.

1240
01:06:06,620 --> 01:06:10,230
S19: It's real. It's not staged. It's real. And when in

1241
01:06:10,310 --> 01:06:14,390
S19: that documentary, when she broke down quietly, when that lady

1242
01:06:14,390 --> 01:06:17,590
S19: said her husband was executed because he was Jewish, he

1243
01:06:17,590 --> 01:06:21,510
S19: brought me to tears. And the absolute in all of

1244
01:06:21,550 --> 01:06:28,510
S19: that tragedy, this documentary just highlights the absolute bravery and

1245
01:06:28,510 --> 01:06:31,950
S19: courage of the people who do live here. Young, old.

1246
01:06:32,390 --> 01:06:34,590
S19: You know, it doesn't matter what race we're from. It

1247
01:06:34,590 --> 01:06:38,630
S19: was you. It's makes me speechless. I just think it's

1248
01:06:38,630 --> 01:06:46,350
S19: the most incredible, true, heartfelt documentary. And after that documentary,

1249
01:06:46,390 --> 01:06:49,550
S19: my husband and I then watched the John Howard documentary,

1250
01:06:49,550 --> 01:06:53,070
S19: and I just was saying to myself, boy, do I wish.

1251
01:06:53,110 --> 01:06:56,550
S3: That's leadership. Yeah, that's that's leadership. Joanne, thank you so

1252
01:06:56,550 --> 01:06:59,270
S3: much for your call. And, um, I'll certainly pass on

1253
01:06:59,310 --> 01:07:02,110
S3: your very kind words to, um, to Cherie. She is um,

1254
01:07:02,110 --> 01:07:06,169
S3: she's extraordinary. You're right. And, um, I, I was pretty

1255
01:07:06,210 --> 01:07:10,450
S3: teary listening to the victims and their families and the survivors.

1256
01:07:10,890 --> 01:07:13,810
S3: But the, uh, the family members of the victims that

1257
01:07:13,810 --> 01:07:16,250
S3: really pulled on the heartstrings. And then to see Shari

1258
01:07:16,250 --> 01:07:19,250
S3: break down as well, that that's what that's what reduced

1259
01:07:19,250 --> 01:07:21,729
S3: me to tears a few times during the documentary as well.

1260
01:07:21,730 --> 01:07:23,450
S3: So if you want to, um, if you want to

1261
01:07:23,450 --> 01:07:25,410
S3: check it out, yeah, just jump onto YouTube and you'll

1262
01:07:25,410 --> 01:07:28,010
S3: be able to find it if you, um, search a

1263
01:07:28,010 --> 01:07:30,850
S3: timeline of terror, a Bondi, a timeline of terror or

1264
01:07:30,970 --> 01:07:33,250
S3: Bondi Sky news, you'll, you'll be able to find it

1265
01:07:33,250 --> 01:07:36,410
S3: pretty quickly. Thanks, Joanne. I really appreciate the call. Now, look,

1266
01:07:36,450 --> 01:07:40,290
S3: I've spoken about the constant issue of e-bikes in our country.

1267
01:07:40,330 --> 01:07:46,650
S3: Last week, Queensland teenagers Lachlan J. Henttonen, 16, and Ada Parker, 15,

1268
01:07:46,650 --> 01:07:49,650
S3: died in a crash involving the e-bike they were riding

1269
01:07:49,650 --> 01:07:53,050
S3: and a motorcycle. Tragically, their deaths are among an increasing

1270
01:07:53,050 --> 01:07:56,690
S3: number involving e-bike and e-scooter users in Australia. New South

1271
01:07:56,690 --> 01:08:02,050
S3: Wales recorded 233 excuse me, three injuries, 233 injuries in

1272
01:08:02,050 --> 01:08:05,580
S3: the first seven months of 2025, along with four deaths.

1273
01:08:05,860 --> 01:08:08,420
S3: E-bike Safety Australia has come up with a program for

1274
01:08:08,420 --> 01:08:11,180
S3: various retailers and high schools in New South Wales and

1275
01:08:11,180 --> 01:08:15,300
S3: Queensland to ensure a safe future for e-bikes in this country.

1276
01:08:15,340 --> 01:08:18,460
S3: You may recall I spoke about this last year. Director

1277
01:08:18,460 --> 01:08:21,940
S3: of E-bike Safety Australia, Ben Horwood is launching the program

1278
01:08:21,939 --> 01:08:25,780
S3: and student ID system today at Saint Luke's Grammar School

1279
01:08:25,780 --> 01:08:28,420
S3: in D on the Northern Beaches. Now this is timely,

1280
01:08:28,420 --> 01:08:31,780
S3: especially on the beaches where e-bike popularity among teens has

1281
01:08:31,780 --> 01:08:35,700
S3: surged alongside reports of near misses, injuries and calls for

1282
01:08:35,860 --> 01:08:39,740
S3: better enforcement and education. The program equips young riders with

1283
01:08:39,740 --> 01:08:43,059
S3: the knowledge and tools to ride responsibly, while also providing

1284
01:08:43,100 --> 01:08:46,380
S3: accountability through a student ID system. I thought we'd check

1285
01:08:46,380 --> 01:08:48,620
S3: in with again with Ben. He's on the line with

1286
01:08:48,620 --> 01:08:50,700
S3: us on the Northern Beaches right now. Hey, Ben.

1287
01:08:51,140 --> 01:08:52,660
S20: Hey, Mark. How are you, mate?

1288
01:08:52,660 --> 01:08:55,380
S3: Really? Really well. So if memory serves me correct, we

1289
01:08:55,380 --> 01:08:57,660
S3: spoke last time about what you were doing down in

1290
01:08:57,660 --> 01:09:00,580
S3: the Shire at Cronulla High School, and now you've decided

1291
01:09:00,580 --> 01:09:02,700
S3: to take it over to the northern Beaches, which is

1292
01:09:02,760 --> 01:09:04,240
S3: a good thing. We need more and more people to

1293
01:09:04,240 --> 01:09:05,000
S3: get on board.

1294
01:09:05,400 --> 01:09:08,320
S20: Yeah, look, we've we've been going as hard as we can.

1295
01:09:08,320 --> 01:09:10,200
S20: So we have quite a few schools through the Shire

1296
01:09:10,200 --> 01:09:12,880
S20: and down in the Illawarra. And, uh, our Saint Luke's

1297
01:09:12,880 --> 01:09:14,400
S20: is going to be the first school up here on

1298
01:09:14,400 --> 01:09:17,799
S20: the northern beaches, followed by the Forest High Street after that.

1299
01:09:17,840 --> 01:09:21,280
S3: Fantastic, mate. So for those people and those parents listening

1300
01:09:21,320 --> 01:09:24,280
S3: to us that aren't familiar with, um, this program that you've,

1301
01:09:24,280 --> 01:09:27,360
S3: you're rolling out, just explain to us, you know, just

1302
01:09:27,360 --> 01:09:29,559
S3: keep it sort of simple for us, but how does

1303
01:09:29,560 --> 01:09:31,680
S3: it work? And what sort of a deterrent is it

1304
01:09:31,680 --> 01:09:33,799
S3: for these kids that ride their bikes.

1305
01:09:34,400 --> 01:09:36,960
S20: So super high level? Look, I think first things first,

1306
01:09:36,960 --> 01:09:40,960
S20: kids are educated through 45 minutes of online animated content.

1307
01:09:40,960 --> 01:09:43,960
S20: That's everything from road rules, public etiquette, what to do

1308
01:09:43,960 --> 01:09:47,160
S20: in case of an accident, uh, the same sort of

1309
01:09:47,200 --> 01:09:49,320
S20: thing that you would do if you did. Motorcycle license.

1310
01:09:49,320 --> 01:09:52,519
S20: Always be checking, careful of parked cars, you know, all

1311
01:09:52,520 --> 01:09:55,120
S20: those kind of rules that exist out there. Um, and

1312
01:09:55,120 --> 01:09:57,840
S20: then that's followed by a student identification plate. So there

1313
01:09:57,840 --> 01:10:00,360
S20: is a tag which is affixed to the bikes when

1314
01:10:00,360 --> 01:10:03,050
S20: the student is riding to and from school, that's when

1315
01:10:03,050 --> 01:10:06,970
S20: we actually do have the jurisdiction to enforce that. And,

1316
01:10:07,010 --> 01:10:10,170
S20: and so obviously it's great having education, but unless there's

1317
01:10:10,170 --> 01:10:13,090
S20: accountability tied to it, we're wasting our time. And it

1318
01:10:13,090 --> 01:10:16,450
S20: acts as a deterrent. And we've seen numbers of complaints

1319
01:10:16,450 --> 01:10:19,130
S20: to schools drop drastically since implementing it.

1320
01:10:19,170 --> 01:10:20,809
S3: Well, there you go. I mean, the proof's in the

1321
01:10:20,810 --> 01:10:23,809
S3: pudding quite clearly. You talk there about accountability, which is

1322
01:10:23,810 --> 01:10:26,130
S3: something I've been banging on about, Ben. And, you know,

1323
01:10:26,170 --> 01:10:28,450
S3: while I well, I think the New South Wales government, okay,

1324
01:10:28,490 --> 01:10:30,650
S3: it's doing what it needs to and it's announced what

1325
01:10:30,650 --> 01:10:34,809
S3: it's announced. It's it's it's doing nothing around that accountability issue.

1326
01:10:34,850 --> 01:10:36,450
S3: I mean, it's all well and good for us to,

1327
01:10:36,490 --> 01:10:39,370
S3: to keep complaining about e-bikes, but how do you identify

1328
01:10:39,370 --> 01:10:41,929
S3: and hold people accountable who are doing the wrong thing

1329
01:10:41,930 --> 01:10:44,610
S3: if you can't identify those people, do you agree?

1330
01:10:45,130 --> 01:10:47,290
S20: Oh, absolutely. And you touch then on the New South

1331
01:10:47,290 --> 01:10:51,769
S20: Wales Labor government, where both shire guys and labor actually

1332
01:10:51,770 --> 01:10:55,250
S20: had an e-bike forum at the local guymer tradies and

1333
01:10:55,250 --> 01:10:57,970
S20: we weren't invited, even though it's in our backyard. And

1334
01:10:57,970 --> 01:11:00,700
S20: it was actually an email correspondent said it would be

1335
01:11:00,700 --> 01:11:03,620
S20: inappropriate for us to attend that, even though we're the

1336
01:11:03,620 --> 01:11:07,180
S20: only ones with the actual true data on sales volumes

1337
01:11:07,180 --> 01:11:09,179
S20: and ages of students out there with Ebi.

1338
01:11:09,220 --> 01:11:11,780
S3: So just explain this to me, Ben, given you have

1339
01:11:11,780 --> 01:11:15,540
S3: a program that's working in schools, are you are you

1340
01:11:15,540 --> 01:11:18,099
S3: telling me the response from the government was, it would

1341
01:11:18,100 --> 01:11:21,540
S3: be inappropriate for you to attend the forum? Are you serious?

1342
01:11:21,700 --> 01:11:23,380
S20: I would love to show you the receipts on it

1343
01:11:23,380 --> 01:11:24,939
S20: because it blew my mind as well.

1344
01:11:24,979 --> 01:11:26,660
S3: Can you can. I'm going to I'm going to get

1345
01:11:26,660 --> 01:11:29,740
S3: some more details that I find that breathtaking. I mean,

1346
01:11:29,740 --> 01:11:34,580
S3: if we if we are intent on bringing this under

1347
01:11:34,580 --> 01:11:38,300
S3: control or at least putting accountability around e-bikes, how you

1348
01:11:38,300 --> 01:11:40,860
S3: can say somebody is inappropriate of being there when they

1349
01:11:40,860 --> 01:11:44,180
S3: have a program to. Anyway, I'm gobsmacked.

1350
01:11:44,620 --> 01:11:46,939
S20: I know we're in the side. We're running it in

1351
01:11:46,939 --> 01:11:49,420
S20: the Shire. It's just, you know, it blew my mind.

1352
01:11:49,420 --> 01:11:52,500
S20: But look, there's also been incredibly proactive politicians out there

1353
01:11:52,500 --> 01:11:55,540
S20: like the guys on the independents, particularly Jacqui Scruby. She's

1354
01:11:55,540 --> 01:11:59,280
S20: been wonderful. Uh, Mark Speakman and federally. Simon Kennedy has

1355
01:11:59,280 --> 01:12:01,919
S20: been absolutely great in helping us push this forward.

1356
01:12:02,040 --> 01:12:04,720
S3: So you haven't spoken to anybody inside the men's labor

1357
01:12:04,760 --> 01:12:06,280
S3: government in New South Wales? Nobody.

1358
01:12:06,320 --> 01:12:08,519
S20: No one. Like we've reached out to the men's office

1359
01:12:08,520 --> 01:12:11,040
S20: on numerous occasions and absolute crickets.

1360
01:12:12,400 --> 01:12:14,200
S3: If I could set up a meeting with John Graham,

1361
01:12:14,200 --> 01:12:15,719
S3: would you be happy to chat to him?

1362
01:12:16,000 --> 01:12:17,479
S20: I would be there in a minute.

1363
01:12:17,520 --> 01:12:20,400
S3: Alright, because I guarantee that his office will be listening. How,

1364
01:12:20,520 --> 01:12:22,599
S3: how like I'm going to be. This is not directed

1365
01:12:22,600 --> 01:12:25,640
S3: at you, Ben. But, John, if you're the minister responsible

1366
01:12:25,640 --> 01:12:28,240
S3: for an e-bike problem in New South Wales and you've

1367
01:12:28,240 --> 01:12:30,720
S3: got a bloke here and a company that's rolling out

1368
01:12:30,720 --> 01:12:33,800
S3: a program in schools that's working, why haven't you got

1369
01:12:33,800 --> 01:12:36,720
S3: him in your office? I would have thought, Ben, you

1370
01:12:36,720 --> 01:12:39,880
S3: should be receiving a phone call today to organise a meeting. Quick.

1371
01:12:39,880 --> 01:12:42,000
S3: Smart to have a chat to the minister responsible about

1372
01:12:42,000 --> 01:12:43,920
S3: all of this. But anyway, you leave that with me.

1373
01:12:43,920 --> 01:12:46,880
S3: I'll start asking some questions of John Graham's office on

1374
01:12:46,880 --> 01:12:49,040
S3: why it's inappropriate for you to be at forums, and why.

1375
01:12:49,040 --> 01:12:51,519
S3: It's why he hasn't decided to have a conversation with

1376
01:12:51,520 --> 01:12:54,160
S3: you just for a teacher or principal who's listening to

1377
01:12:54,160 --> 01:12:56,040
S3: us this morning, and I know you've got to run.

1378
01:12:56,130 --> 01:12:58,290
S3: How can they get involved if they'd like to? Ben.

1379
01:12:58,650 --> 01:13:02,410
S20: Look, just jump onto the website. E-bike safety australia.com.au. I

1380
01:13:02,410 --> 01:13:05,090
S20: think my phone number's on it. Otherwise. Our email address is.

1381
01:13:05,090 --> 01:13:07,090
S20: Reach out and we'll come straight back to you.

1382
01:13:07,130 --> 01:13:10,050
S3: Fantastic. Alright, mate. Well, you've got a big announcement today. Congratulations.

1383
01:13:10,050 --> 01:13:12,210
S3: We'll keep in touch. And if there's anything I can

1384
01:13:12,210 --> 01:13:13,689
S3: do to help you, just let me know. I'll pop

1385
01:13:13,689 --> 01:13:15,610
S3: you back to the switch and we'll get some details

1386
01:13:15,610 --> 01:13:18,490
S3: of that email that you received, because I find that

1387
01:13:18,490 --> 01:13:21,170
S3: amazing and extraordinary. Good on you, Ben. That's Ben Horwood.

1388
01:13:21,210 --> 01:13:23,849
S3: He's the director of E-bike Safety Australia. So like I say,

1389
01:13:23,850 --> 01:13:25,570
S3: if you're a parent that want to communicate with the

1390
01:13:25,570 --> 01:13:28,370
S3: principal or teacher or you're a teacher and principal listening

1391
01:13:28,410 --> 01:13:31,410
S3: to the program, um, it's working. He just rattled off

1392
01:13:31,410 --> 01:13:34,570
S3: the numbers and the fact that there's been a reduction

1393
01:13:34,570 --> 01:13:38,049
S3: in complaints to schools because of what he's doing around

1394
01:13:38,050 --> 01:13:43,410
S3: accountability and identifying these e-bikes and holding the kids accountable. Uh,

1395
01:13:43,410 --> 01:13:47,130
S3: go to the website. E-bike Safety Australia, check it out. Um,

1396
01:13:47,450 --> 01:13:49,090
S3: and it could be making a difference in your neck

1397
01:13:49,090 --> 01:13:51,370
S3: of the woods. As for the transport minister in New

1398
01:13:51,370 --> 01:13:55,229
S3: South Wales. Oh, for goodness sake. I mean, I would

1399
01:13:55,310 --> 01:13:57,389
S3: have thought that and I and I know that John

1400
01:13:57,390 --> 01:13:59,070
S3: Grimes told me, he says, Mark, we get as many

1401
01:13:59,070 --> 01:14:02,589
S3: complaints as you do about e-bikes. Well, here's something that's working, John.

1402
01:14:02,630 --> 01:14:06,120
S3: Have a conversation with the bloke's a starting point 11

1403
01:14:06,120 --> 01:14:11,549
S3: to 11. Well, at seven minutes to 11, the energy minister,

1404
01:14:11,550 --> 01:14:14,630
S3: Chris Bowen, has spoken in Brisbane about the fuel crisis,

1405
01:14:15,030 --> 01:14:17,550
S3: and he hasn't missed the chance to push his renewable

1406
01:14:17,550 --> 01:14:21,790
S3: energy stance, claiming that it's the most reliable source of energy.

1407
01:14:21,830 --> 01:14:23,030
S3: Here's what he's had to say.

1408
01:14:23,430 --> 01:14:27,670
S21: No international crisis can impact on the sun or the wind,

1409
01:14:27,670 --> 01:14:30,070
S21: and the fact that we now have more renewables in

1410
01:14:30,070 --> 01:14:32,750
S21: our grid means our system is more secure.

1411
01:14:33,390 --> 01:14:36,269
S3: Well, secure isn't how many people feel when it comes

1412
01:14:36,270 --> 01:14:38,790
S3: to the energy that powers this nation. And the fuel

1413
01:14:38,790 --> 01:14:42,670
S3: crisis outlines that even further, 80 petrol stations are out

1414
01:14:42,670 --> 01:14:46,389
S3: of diesel because of supply chains problems. And that doesn't

1415
01:14:46,390 --> 01:14:48,630
S3: fill you with any confidence, does it? The minister was

1416
01:14:48,630 --> 01:14:52,070
S3: asked by journalists about the government's contingency plan for when

1417
01:14:52,110 --> 01:14:56,040
S3: fuel supply becomes more uncertain in May. Here's his response.

1418
01:14:56,400 --> 01:14:58,960
S21: Had indications from all the refiners and importers that we

1419
01:14:58,960 --> 01:15:02,920
S21: expect this current situation to continue well into April. That is,

1420
01:15:02,960 --> 01:15:05,599
S21: that fuel supplies will continue and are locked in and

1421
01:15:05,600 --> 01:15:08,639
S21: will continue to arrive. Obviously, beyond that, beyond that late

1422
01:15:08,640 --> 01:15:11,200
S21: April period, we're dealing with more uncertainties. Depends how the

1423
01:15:11,200 --> 01:15:14,320
S21: international circumstance rolls out. That's one of the things that

1424
01:15:14,320 --> 01:15:17,800
S21: the EC MC will compare notes on today, the various

1425
01:15:17,800 --> 01:15:21,240
S21: contingency plannings, as I said yesterday. Governments, you would expect

1426
01:15:21,520 --> 01:15:24,400
S21: are working on the basis that we need to prepare

1427
01:15:24,400 --> 01:15:28,760
S21: for different contingencies, including ongoing uncertainty. There are you know,

1428
01:15:28,760 --> 01:15:30,960
S21: we're not at the situation where we need to contemplate

1429
01:15:30,960 --> 01:15:33,880
S21: further measures just now, but we should be contemplating what

1430
01:15:33,880 --> 01:15:37,000
S21: we might need to do should things worsen. And that

1431
01:15:37,000 --> 01:15:38,760
S21: is the work that will continue between governments.

1432
01:15:38,920 --> 01:15:41,200
S3: Oh, that's 43 seconds of our life. We're not going

1433
01:15:41,200 --> 01:15:42,599
S3: to get back. Why didn't he just say, I've got

1434
01:15:42,600 --> 01:15:45,719
S3: no idea. That's what he should say. I've got no idea.

1435
01:15:46,560 --> 01:15:50,120
S3: In other words, they've got no plan. And just reverting

1436
01:15:50,120 --> 01:15:53,380
S3: back to his, you know, this renewable energy thing. Um,

1437
01:15:53,540 --> 01:15:54,660
S3: this is what he said again.

1438
01:15:54,979 --> 01:15:59,179
S21: No international crisis can impact on the sun or the wind.

1439
01:15:59,180 --> 01:16:01,620
S21: And the fact that we now have more renewables in

1440
01:16:01,620 --> 01:16:04,220
S21: our grid means our system is more secure.

1441
01:16:04,620 --> 01:16:07,260
S3: Right. Well, off the back of that, I've gone to Ayamoh,

1442
01:16:07,700 --> 01:16:10,059
S3: the energy market operator, and I've looked at the last

1443
01:16:10,060 --> 01:16:15,220
S3: 24 hours in the last 24 hours. 55% of the

1444
01:16:15,220 --> 01:16:19,620
S3: electricity came from black coal. 21% of electricity came from

1445
01:16:19,620 --> 01:16:22,900
S3: brown coal. Do you know how much energy came from solar?

1446
01:16:23,180 --> 01:16:28,500
S3: Zero 0% in New South Wales. Why? Because it's been

1447
01:16:28,500 --> 01:16:33,219
S3: cloudy and it's been raining. How much power came from wind? 10%.

1448
01:16:34,140 --> 01:16:36,860
S3: So while Chris Bowen wants to say things like this.

1449
01:16:37,260 --> 01:16:41,460
S21: No international crisis can impact on the sun or the wind.

1450
01:16:41,460 --> 01:16:43,900
S21: And the fact that we now have more renewables in

1451
01:16:43,900 --> 01:16:46,540
S21: our grid means our system is more secure.

1452
01:16:46,900 --> 01:16:53,310
S3: 0% solar, 10% wind. And if you factor in coal, 76%

1453
01:16:53,310 --> 01:16:57,389
S3: of our electricity in the last 24 hours. Chris Bowen,

1454
01:16:57,430 --> 01:16:59,830
S3: I'm sorry to be disrespectful. No I'm not. You are

1455
01:16:59,830 --> 01:17:09,070
S3: a complete and utter dribbler. Four and a half to

1456
01:17:09,070 --> 01:17:12,110
S3: 11 coming up after the news. I want to talk

1457
01:17:12,110 --> 01:17:15,750
S3: about something that's really special happening on Sydney Harbour tomorrow.

1458
01:17:15,870 --> 01:17:22,429
S3: The Australian Navy's 125th anniversary celebration exercise Kakadu fleet review.

1459
01:17:22,470 --> 01:17:26,310
S3: Can you believe it? We've got warships from 19 countries

1460
01:17:26,310 --> 01:17:28,790
S3: that are visiting Australia. We've got a really special event

1461
01:17:28,790 --> 01:17:32,429
S3: happening tomorrow. This is something we should be promoting. Um,

1462
01:17:32,670 --> 01:17:35,070
S3: you know, we're talking about the Matildas playing tomorrow night.

1463
01:17:35,070 --> 01:17:39,150
S3: Everything else that's happening well 125th anniversary celebration of the

1464
01:17:39,150 --> 01:17:42,790
S3: Australian Navy. That's important. So we'll explain a little bit

1465
01:17:42,790 --> 01:17:45,750
S3: more about exercise Kakadu in the next hour of the program.

1466
01:17:45,750 --> 01:17:46,669
S3: News is next.

1467
01:17:54,530 --> 01:18:01,170
S2: This is mornings with Marc Levy right across Australia, 11:07.

1468
01:18:01,170 --> 01:18:03,729
S3: Final hour of the program. Happy Friday wherever you're listening

1469
01:18:03,729 --> 01:18:05,849
S3: to us. Hopefully you've got something special planned for the

1470
01:18:05,850 --> 01:18:10,250
S3: weekend and again promoting the Matildas. We need something to

1471
01:18:10,290 --> 01:18:13,330
S3: uplift us in a national football team. Winning a piece

1472
01:18:13,330 --> 01:18:15,490
S3: of silverware I reckon would do that. Come on the

1473
01:18:15,490 --> 01:18:18,570
S3: Matildas at the Asian Cup tomorrow night. We'll have updates

1474
01:18:18,570 --> 01:18:21,090
S3: on that one for you on the continuous call team tomorrow.

1475
01:18:21,090 --> 01:18:23,729
S3: And yes, I'll be back tonight. Big grand final rematch

1476
01:18:23,729 --> 01:18:27,010
S3: in rugby league with Brisbane taking on Melbourne. So I'll

1477
01:18:27,010 --> 01:18:29,890
S3: be broadcasting that with Mark Riddell and Josh Morris in

1478
01:18:29,890 --> 01:18:33,250
S3: a big weekend of rugby league coming your way? Um,

1479
01:18:33,650 --> 01:18:37,570
S3: given my comments about Chris Bowen prior to the news, uh,

1480
01:18:37,570 --> 01:18:41,729
S3: we've had some very, very entertaining messages. Um, and there's

1481
01:18:41,729 --> 01:18:45,010
S3: some in fact, there's a lot of messages that are

1482
01:18:45,050 --> 01:18:48,059
S3: taking Mr. Bowen to task Mark, since the energy from

1483
01:18:48,060 --> 01:18:51,099
S3: the sun is safe from these current issues and is

1484
01:18:51,100 --> 01:18:53,260
S3: so cheap, any chance you can ask Bowen where I

1485
01:18:53,260 --> 01:18:55,820
S3: can plug my truck in because I can't find it,

1486
01:18:56,140 --> 01:18:58,979
S3: and at this rate I'll be broke very soon. Fair dinkum.

1487
01:18:58,979 --> 01:19:02,979
S3: What an insult. Um, and Annette says, Mark, I understood

1488
01:19:02,979 --> 01:19:06,700
S3: perfectly what Bowen said. They have no plan. I'm furious

1489
01:19:06,700 --> 01:19:09,820
S3: at the absolute ineptitude of Bowen and Albanese in the

1490
01:19:09,820 --> 01:19:13,660
S3: total disregard they have of the anxiety of the majority

1491
01:19:13,660 --> 01:19:17,900
S3: of Australians. This situation scares me. Thank you, Mark, for

1492
01:19:17,900 --> 01:19:20,300
S3: your strong voice and passion and for going into bat

1493
01:19:20,300 --> 01:19:23,099
S3: for us on a daily basis. Take care of yourself

1494
01:19:23,100 --> 01:19:26,059
S3: and enjoy your weekend. God bless you and Annette. I

1495
01:19:26,100 --> 01:19:27,900
S3: send the same back to you. Thank you so much

1496
01:19:27,900 --> 01:19:32,340
S3: for getting in touch. Look, just on, um, coal and

1497
01:19:32,340 --> 01:19:36,939
S3: everything else and renewable energy. Um, I just want to

1498
01:19:36,939 --> 01:19:39,860
S3: go back to Ayamo for a second. Last 24 hours,

1499
01:19:39,860 --> 01:19:42,860
S3: New South Wales. Well, in fact, New South Wales in

1500
01:19:42,860 --> 01:19:47,320
S3: the last 24 hours, 31% came from solar, but 61%

1501
01:19:47,320 --> 01:19:50,880
S3: came from coal. But if we're to go to national, National,

1502
01:19:51,640 --> 01:19:54,400
S3: let me have a look here. Go here. Oh hang on. No,

1503
01:19:54,400 --> 01:20:02,160
S3: it hasn't updated. Let me go. 24 hours, 24 hours, 21% solar, 44%

1504
01:20:02,160 --> 01:20:06,800
S3: black coal, 20% brown coal. We'll go back to New

1505
01:20:06,800 --> 01:20:11,519
S3: South Wales 24 hours. Um. Oh, no. Hang on. New

1506
01:20:11,520 --> 01:20:14,000
S3: South Wales in the last 24 hours, 0% from solar.

1507
01:20:14,000 --> 01:20:16,479
S3: That's where I got it from, 92% from black coal. Well,

1508
01:20:16,479 --> 01:20:19,960
S3: there you go. That's interesting. 92% from black coal, 0%

1509
01:20:19,960 --> 01:20:23,200
S3: from solar. Well, the irony in this is quite breathtaking, right?

1510
01:20:23,200 --> 01:20:25,599
S3: So at the moment we are relying clearly off the

1511
01:20:25,600 --> 01:20:28,080
S3: back of Aemo. They don't make it up. We're relying

1512
01:20:28,080 --> 01:20:30,479
S3: on coal to keep the lights on. Now the New

1513
01:20:30,479 --> 01:20:34,640
S3: South Wales government is encouraging mining extensions and expansions to

1514
01:20:34,680 --> 01:20:41,280
S3: keep the state exporting coal until 20 until um, well

1515
01:20:41,320 --> 01:20:44,889
S3: keep exporting coal anyway. But the ban they've brought in

1516
01:20:44,890 --> 01:20:47,170
S3: in the last 24 hours. There's a story in the

1517
01:20:47,170 --> 01:20:49,410
S3: Telegraph today about it, which is what I'm getting to.

1518
01:20:50,050 --> 01:20:53,290
S3: Um they've decided to ban new coal mines and exploration.

1519
01:20:53,970 --> 01:20:56,410
S3: So let me just explore this a little bit more

1520
01:20:56,410 --> 01:20:58,849
S3: for you. Let me get the, uh, the story up

1521
01:20:58,850 --> 01:21:00,530
S3: here for you. Here it is. It's a story by

1522
01:21:00,530 --> 01:21:03,809
S3: James O'Doherty. New coal mines and exploration will be banned

1523
01:21:03,810 --> 01:21:07,410
S3: in New South Wales, but mining extensions and expansions will

1524
01:21:07,410 --> 01:21:10,850
S3: be encouraged to keep the state exporting coal until 2050.

1525
01:21:11,090 --> 01:21:13,690
S3: So they're happy for us, the New South Wales government,

1526
01:21:13,689 --> 01:21:18,650
S3: to keep mining extensions and expansions until 2050. But they've

1527
01:21:18,650 --> 01:21:21,849
S3: decided to ban new coal mines and exploration now. A

1528
01:21:21,850 --> 01:21:25,570
S3: coal industry roadmap released yesterday by Natural Resources Minister Courtney

1529
01:21:25,610 --> 01:21:28,889
S3: Hughes's declared the industry would continue to be a cornerstone

1530
01:21:28,930 --> 01:21:31,969
S3: of the state's economy. The Minerals Council said the roadmap

1531
01:21:32,010 --> 01:21:35,650
S3: offered a generally balanced approach which would give the industry clarity.

1532
01:21:36,090 --> 01:21:39,610
S3: We're talking about an industry that delivered $2.7 billion in

1533
01:21:39,610 --> 01:21:43,860
S3: royalties to the state last year and exported $23.5 billion

1534
01:21:43,860 --> 01:21:47,780
S3: worth of coal. Mind you, 24,000 people are also directly

1535
01:21:47,780 --> 01:21:50,260
S3: employed in coal mining. So it begs the question, can

1536
01:21:50,260 --> 01:21:54,219
S3: we really afford to ban new mines and exploration? Isn't

1537
01:21:54,220 --> 01:21:56,979
S3: the state just appeasing the green lobby here? Now the

1538
01:21:56,979 --> 01:22:00,380
S3: government knows that without these billions, the budget would collapse.

1539
01:22:00,780 --> 01:22:04,180
S3: They know that without coal extensions, the energy grid currently

1540
01:22:04,180 --> 01:22:07,500
S3: struggling to bridge the gap to a renewable future would

1541
01:22:07,500 --> 01:22:11,219
S3: face a catastrophic shortfall. Yet they've decided that while coal

1542
01:22:11,220 --> 01:22:15,019
S3: is essential, they've essentially frozen it in place by stopping

1543
01:22:15,020 --> 01:22:18,939
S3: any new mines and exploration. It's a performative gesture to

1544
01:22:18,979 --> 01:22:21,860
S3: keep the Greens happy, especially when you consider there haven't

1545
01:22:21,860 --> 01:22:25,620
S3: been any applications for new greenfield sites in six years.

1546
01:22:25,620 --> 01:22:28,300
S3: So the government is formalising a ban on something that

1547
01:22:28,300 --> 01:22:31,420
S3: actually isn't happening. By formalising it, the government gets to

1548
01:22:31,460 --> 01:22:34,180
S3: claim a climate win without actually losing a cent of

1549
01:22:34,180 --> 01:22:37,660
S3: royalty revenue. However, the risk lies in the future and

1550
01:22:37,660 --> 01:22:39,519
S3: this is what I want to seize on this Morning.

1551
01:22:40,000 --> 01:22:43,720
S3: The road map acknowledges that while our major trading partners

1552
01:22:43,720 --> 01:22:48,160
S3: have net zero targets for 2050, their energy demands are rising.

1553
01:22:48,800 --> 01:22:52,559
S3: So by banning exploration now, isn't New South Wales betting

1554
01:22:52,560 --> 01:22:55,240
S3: the House on the idea that we already know exactly

1555
01:22:55,240 --> 01:22:58,800
S3: where every necessary tonne of coal is actually located for

1556
01:22:58,800 --> 01:23:01,720
S3: the next 25 years. I mean, is anyone thinking about

1557
01:23:01,720 --> 01:23:05,360
S3: the long term reality here? If coal is the cornerstone

1558
01:23:05,400 --> 01:23:08,320
S3: of the economy and our energy grid, given what I've

1559
01:23:08,320 --> 01:23:13,200
S3: just told you this morning, with 85% coming from black

1560
01:23:13,200 --> 01:23:17,280
S3: coal in the last 2520 four hours, perhaps the New

1561
01:23:17,280 --> 01:23:19,720
S3: South Wales government should stop trying to chip away at

1562
01:23:19,720 --> 01:23:22,759
S3: the foundation. I mean, the government is so busy chasing

1563
01:23:22,760 --> 01:23:25,920
S3: the green vote in New South Wales that they've forgotten

1564
01:23:25,920 --> 01:23:30,519
S3: the budget is still painted black. 12.5 minutes past 11.

1565
01:23:30,560 --> 01:23:32,840
S3: We'll take a quick break and come back with plenty more.

1566
01:23:32,840 --> 01:23:34,639
S3: And I'd love to hear what your thoughts are on

1567
01:23:34,640 --> 01:23:38,009
S3: our energy mix and the so-called push to renewable energy

1568
01:23:38,010 --> 01:23:41,689
S3: in transitioning. It's staring me there in the face, on

1569
01:23:41,689 --> 01:23:44,050
S3: the computer screen in front of me. Last 24 hours.

1570
01:23:44,050 --> 01:23:50,530
S3: Black coal 85% solar, 0% wind 6%. So I've got

1571
01:23:50,530 --> 01:23:52,969
S3: the New South Wales government and Courtney Hughes saying, look,

1572
01:23:53,130 --> 01:23:56,769
S3: you can use the existing mines. Yeah. Keep exploring. Go

1573
01:23:56,810 --> 01:23:59,890
S3: for your life. Keep extending. But when it comes to

1574
01:23:59,890 --> 01:24:03,089
S3: new coal mines and new exploration. Nah. Can't do it.

1575
01:24:03,130 --> 01:24:06,610
S3: You're banned from doing it. All the while, 85% of

1576
01:24:06,610 --> 01:24:10,330
S3: our energy grid and electricity is coming and stemming from

1577
01:24:10,330 --> 01:24:14,490
S3: black coal. And we wonder why we are going backwards

1578
01:24:14,490 --> 01:24:17,010
S3: at a rate of knots as a country. I'll leave

1579
01:24:17,010 --> 01:24:19,050
S3: that with you folks. I'll leave that with you. Now,

1580
01:24:19,050 --> 01:24:20,889
S3: the bank of Mum and Dad is alive and well,

1581
01:24:20,890 --> 01:24:22,969
S3: and the team at Enviva tell me that every day

1582
01:24:22,970 --> 01:24:25,929
S3: they have retirees asking how I can help my kids now,

1583
01:24:26,130 --> 01:24:28,729
S3: rather than making them wait for an inheritance. Let's take

1584
01:24:28,729 --> 01:24:31,689
S3: one retired couple in their 60s from Seaforth. We'll call

1585
01:24:31,689 --> 01:24:34,490
S3: them Murray and Susan. They wanted to help their son James,

1586
01:24:34,490 --> 01:24:36,430
S3: buy his first home, but didn't want to have to

1587
01:24:36,430 --> 01:24:38,550
S3: sell their own place to do it. By taking out

1588
01:24:38,550 --> 01:24:41,030
S3: it in Veeva Home Equity Release loan, they were able

1589
01:24:41,030 --> 01:24:45,790
S3: to gift James $220,000 for his deposit immediately. It meant

1590
01:24:45,830 --> 01:24:48,509
S3: Murray and Susan could stay in their family home, and

1591
01:24:48,510 --> 01:24:50,910
S3: James got off the rental treadmill, which is one of

1592
01:24:50,910 --> 01:24:53,990
S3: the many ways Aussie homeowners over 55 are using the

1593
01:24:53,990 --> 01:24:56,870
S3: equity in their home to help themselves and their family

1594
01:24:56,870 --> 01:24:59,990
S3: live a better life. Terms and conditions, fees and charges

1595
01:24:59,990 --> 01:25:03,630
S3: and eligibility criteria apply in vivo. The home you love.

1596
01:25:03,670 --> 01:25:08,590
S3: The life you want. It's 11:14 17.5 past 11 on

1597
01:25:08,590 --> 01:25:11,189
S3: this Friday. Mark Levy here on TV mornings. Well, if

1598
01:25:11,189 --> 01:25:13,590
S3: you're in the city this weekend or you're in Sydney,

1599
01:25:13,630 --> 01:25:16,349
S3: you need to get into the city because it'll be

1600
01:25:16,350 --> 01:25:18,870
S3: worth your while to try and visit the harbour. If

1601
01:25:18,870 --> 01:25:21,070
S3: you do, you'll be treated to quite the site hosted

1602
01:25:21,070 --> 01:25:24,549
S3: by the Royal Australian Navy. You see, Sydney is hosting

1603
01:25:24,550 --> 01:25:28,830
S3: its largest gathering of international warships for more than a decade,

1604
01:25:28,990 --> 01:25:31,470
S3: and it will see up to 30 ships from 19

1605
01:25:31,470 --> 01:25:36,679
S3: countries assembling in a display of International seapower. The task

1606
01:25:36,680 --> 01:25:41,479
S3: group includes ships from partner nations India, Malaysia, Philippines, Thailand

1607
01:25:41,479 --> 01:25:45,240
S3: and Vietnam. So I thought we'd firstly promote this, but

1608
01:25:45,240 --> 01:25:47,560
S3: learn a little bit more about it with the Commodore

1609
01:25:48,200 --> 01:25:52,400
S3: Michael Harris, O.a.m Director of Exercise, Kakadu. I'm pleased to

1610
01:25:52,400 --> 01:25:54,559
S3: say he joins me on the line right now. Commodore,

1611
01:25:54,600 --> 01:25:55,439
S3: good morning to you.

1612
01:25:56,000 --> 01:25:57,559
S22: G'day, Mark. How are you this morning, mate?

1613
01:25:57,560 --> 01:26:00,000
S3: I'm very, very well. Thank you very much for joining us.

1614
01:26:00,040 --> 01:26:01,920
S3: This is a really important celebration.

1615
01:26:02,840 --> 01:26:06,240
S22: It is it going to mark the 125th anniversary of

1616
01:26:06,240 --> 01:26:11,240
S22: Australia's Navy. And it'll be a fantastic spectacle, spectacle, spectacle

1617
01:26:11,400 --> 01:26:12,719
S22: on Sydney Harbour.

1618
01:26:12,760 --> 01:26:16,559
S3: It certainly will be. Um, maybe just explain to us,

1619
01:26:16,600 --> 01:26:20,439
S3: um exercise Kakadu, which is obviously what you're, um, heading

1620
01:26:20,439 --> 01:26:22,840
S3: up as the director and also as a Commodore within

1621
01:26:22,840 --> 01:26:25,479
S3: the Royal Australian Navy. It's going to be quite the

1622
01:26:25,479 --> 01:26:26,760
S3: sight on the harbour tomorrow.

1623
01:26:27,520 --> 01:26:31,160
S22: Yeah it is. We're into our 17th iteration of exercise Kakadu,

1624
01:26:31,240 --> 01:26:35,660
S22: traditionally held every two years, with nations coming from all

1625
01:26:35,660 --> 01:26:39,660
S22: over the region to participate. This year it's been combined

1626
01:26:39,700 --> 01:26:42,979
S22: with the birthday celebrations of the Navy. So we're holding

1627
01:26:42,979 --> 01:26:45,979
S22: Kakadu down off of Sydney and it includes the fleet

1628
01:26:45,979 --> 01:26:48,620
S22: review happening tomorrow. And as you said, over 30 ships

1629
01:26:48,620 --> 01:26:50,900
S22: from including US 19 nations.

1630
01:26:51,460 --> 01:26:53,220
S3: What exactly is a fleet review. And you're going to

1631
01:26:53,220 --> 01:26:56,660
S3: have to excuse my ignorance here Commodore, but I'm assuming

1632
01:26:56,660 --> 01:26:58,660
S3: what they all line up, do they? So everyone can

1633
01:26:58,660 --> 01:27:01,100
S3: have a glimpse at at some of this firepower?

1634
01:27:01,820 --> 01:27:06,059
S22: Yeah. So a fleet review goes way back. Um, in

1635
01:27:06,100 --> 01:27:08,500
S22: in excess of 200 or so years. The fleet review

1636
01:27:08,500 --> 01:27:13,900
S22: has been used for commemorative events and celebrations. And basically

1637
01:27:13,939 --> 01:27:16,740
S22: the reviewing officer and for us tomorrow it's the governor

1638
01:27:16,740 --> 01:27:19,780
S22: general will, will travel around and inspect all of the

1639
01:27:19,780 --> 01:27:23,099
S22: ships that are at anchor and the reviewing line of

1640
01:27:23,140 --> 01:27:26,099
S22: half a dozen ships that comes through, passes through the

1641
01:27:26,100 --> 01:27:28,620
S22: ships at anchor, and then proceeds to the berth. All

1642
01:27:28,660 --> 01:27:31,429
S22: the ships will be will be dressed ships with flags.

1643
01:27:31,430 --> 01:27:34,229
S22: Everyone will be manned in the upper decks. And, uh,

1644
01:27:34,670 --> 01:27:37,509
S22: we'll be, uh, cheering ship with a hip hip. Hooray!

1645
01:27:37,550 --> 01:27:39,269
S22: As the governor general passes.

1646
01:27:39,270 --> 01:27:41,710
S3: Isn't that great? And how does our out of our

1647
01:27:41,710 --> 01:27:44,390
S3: warships hold up against some of these other countries, Commodore?

1648
01:27:45,950 --> 01:27:49,430
S22: Really? Well, so the the review will start from, uh,

1649
01:27:49,470 --> 01:27:52,470
S22: 6:00 in the morning. There'll be four divisions of, of

1650
01:27:52,510 --> 01:27:55,110
S22: up to six ships that come in and anchor throughout

1651
01:27:55,110 --> 01:27:59,910
S22: the harbour. Um, the review starts in HMAS Leeuwin at

1652
01:27:59,910 --> 01:28:03,470
S22: 1430 at 2:30 p.m., uh, it'll take about an hour

1653
01:28:03,470 --> 01:28:06,790
S22: and a half or so. And, um, we'll be finished

1654
01:28:06,790 --> 01:28:10,870
S22: off with a large combined flyby of, uh, of Navy

1655
01:28:10,870 --> 01:28:11,870
S22: and Air Force aircraft.

1656
01:28:11,910 --> 01:28:13,710
S3: Oh, great. So it's not only on the water, it's

1657
01:28:13,710 --> 01:28:14,950
S3: up in the skies as well.

1658
01:28:15,390 --> 01:28:18,230
S22: Yeah, exactly. Like I say, it's going to be a wonderful, spectacular.

1659
01:28:18,229 --> 01:28:20,629
S22: Many people in the Navy are looking forward to seeing,

1660
01:28:20,670 --> 01:28:23,110
S22: you know, all of their ships and shipmates out on

1661
01:28:23,110 --> 01:28:24,669
S22: the harbour celebrating our birthday.

1662
01:28:24,710 --> 01:28:26,670
S3: Now, be honest, Commodore, do you get to enjoy the

1663
01:28:26,670 --> 01:28:28,110
S3: day or are you a bit on edge because you

1664
01:28:28,110 --> 01:28:30,050
S3: want everything to go off, you know, as per as

1665
01:28:30,090 --> 01:28:30,930
S3: per program.

1666
01:28:31,410 --> 01:28:34,370
S22: Yeah. Unfortunately, I'll be stuck in a building looking out

1667
01:28:34,370 --> 01:28:38,849
S22: of a window, seeing the events unfold. Making sure everything

1668
01:28:38,850 --> 01:28:39,730
S22: runs smoothly.

1669
01:28:39,890 --> 01:28:42,210
S3: So if I'm to think right about the harbour tomorrow,

1670
01:28:42,210 --> 01:28:44,330
S3: we're going to have all these, um, warships on, on

1671
01:28:44,330 --> 01:28:47,490
S3: Sydney Harbour. It's going to be quite the sight. How

1672
01:28:47,530 --> 01:28:50,250
S3: on average what would be sort of the crew, the

1673
01:28:50,290 --> 01:28:52,849
S3: number of crew on board these ships. Because there's going

1674
01:28:52,850 --> 01:28:54,210
S3: to be a hell a lot a lot a hell

1675
01:28:54,210 --> 01:28:56,570
S3: of a lot of warships. But there's also going to

1676
01:28:56,570 --> 01:28:58,490
S3: be a hell of a lot of crewmen on board

1677
01:28:58,490 --> 01:29:00,210
S3: as well. Can you sort of put some numbers around

1678
01:29:00,210 --> 01:29:00,889
S3: that for us?

1679
01:29:01,370 --> 01:29:04,650
S22: Yeah I can. So, um, exercise Kakadu will see in

1680
01:29:04,650 --> 01:29:08,970
S22: excess of 6000 people supporting the exercise. The ships involved

1681
01:29:08,970 --> 01:29:12,929
S22: range from, uh, Guardian class patrol boats, which have come

1682
01:29:12,930 --> 01:29:15,689
S22: from the South West Pacific. They're, you know, up to

1683
01:29:15,729 --> 01:29:19,090
S22: about 50m long and would have a crew in the

1684
01:29:19,090 --> 01:29:22,050
S22: vicinity of 25, 30 people, and it goes all the

1685
01:29:22,050 --> 01:29:25,650
S22: way up to, um, to our destroyers and the, the

1686
01:29:25,689 --> 01:29:30,099
S22: Indian frigate that is here, Um, there of 8000 tons,

1687
01:29:30,100 --> 01:29:33,780
S22: about 130m long. And they'll have a crew of up

1688
01:29:33,780 --> 01:29:35,780
S22: to 200, 250 people.

1689
01:29:35,939 --> 01:29:38,139
S3: So for those people listening to us this morning, Commodore,

1690
01:29:38,140 --> 01:29:39,660
S3: that might want to come along and have a look

1691
01:29:39,660 --> 01:29:41,780
S3: at this. I think I'm right in saying Captain Cook

1692
01:29:41,780 --> 01:29:44,740
S3: Cruises is going to run some cruises on the harbour,

1693
01:29:44,740 --> 01:29:47,340
S3: but what about around the harbour foreshore? Where are some

1694
01:29:47,340 --> 01:29:49,780
S3: of the the best vantage points to to watch all

1695
01:29:49,780 --> 01:29:50,620
S3: this unfold.

1696
01:29:51,300 --> 01:29:56,700
S22: So from Mrs. Macquarie's chair all around Darling Point, any

1697
01:29:56,700 --> 01:29:58,900
S22: of the headlands that poke out into the harbour will

1698
01:29:58,900 --> 01:30:02,700
S22: have ships not berthed or anchored too far away from

1699
01:30:02,700 --> 01:30:05,700
S22: any vantage point that you're at. Um, people can have

1700
01:30:05,700 --> 01:30:08,580
S22: a look at the New South Wales Waterways website. There'll

1701
01:30:08,620 --> 01:30:11,540
S22: be an opportunity for anyone that's embarked in a boat

1702
01:30:11,540 --> 01:30:15,260
S22: later tomorrow afternoon to to conduct a sail pass on

1703
01:30:15,260 --> 01:30:18,220
S22: a predetermined route. But the waterways will, will take them

1704
01:30:18,220 --> 01:30:20,179
S22: around to get a closer look at the ship.

1705
01:30:20,220 --> 01:30:24,500
S3: Fantastic. And Commodore, just just centering in on the 125

1706
01:30:24,500 --> 01:30:27,360
S3: years since the foundation of the Australian Navy. That is

1707
01:30:27,720 --> 01:30:30,080
S3: that is a really important milestone that we should all

1708
01:30:30,080 --> 01:30:32,639
S3: be enormously proud of. Commodore, because, you know, the Navy

1709
01:30:32,680 --> 01:30:35,439
S3: has played a very important part in our military history,

1710
01:30:35,479 --> 01:30:36,080
S3: hasn't it?

1711
01:30:36,720 --> 01:30:40,600
S22: Yeah. That's right. We have um, back in, uh, in 1901,

1712
01:30:40,600 --> 01:30:44,559
S22: we became the, uh, the Commonwealth Naval Forces. And later

1713
01:30:44,560 --> 01:30:47,760
S22: we were given the ascendancy to call ourselves the Royal

1714
01:30:47,760 --> 01:30:50,639
S22: Australian Navy. So another birthday coming up in, in ten

1715
01:30:50,640 --> 01:30:55,280
S22: years time, which is a significant milestone, but, uh, you know, it's, uh,

1716
01:30:55,280 --> 01:30:57,800
S22: a maritime nation needs a strong navy and, and that's

1717
01:30:57,800 --> 01:30:59,639
S22: what we've got on, on display tomorrow.

1718
01:30:59,920 --> 01:31:01,880
S3: Out of interest, Commodore, how did you sort of get

1719
01:31:01,880 --> 01:31:04,639
S3: started out, as in the Navy, matey? Are you from Sydney?

1720
01:31:04,680 --> 01:31:05,479
S3: Where are you from?

1721
01:31:05,920 --> 01:31:09,360
S22: No, I grew up in in Newcastle. I come from

1722
01:31:09,400 --> 01:31:13,200
S22: a family that has got a rich history in the

1723
01:31:13,200 --> 01:31:17,519
S22: maritime industry, both building and at sea and sailing ships. Um,

1724
01:31:17,520 --> 01:31:21,280
S22: I joined the, uh, the Australian Defence Force Academy back

1725
01:31:21,280 --> 01:31:24,930
S22: in 1988. And, uh, I mean my 38th year of service,

1726
01:31:24,930 --> 01:31:27,650
S22: and if I had it all over again, I would

1727
01:31:27,650 --> 01:31:29,809
S22: definitely join the Navy. It's been a great career.

1728
01:31:29,850 --> 01:31:32,010
S3: Fantastic. Well, I'm glad we're able to give this some

1729
01:31:32,010 --> 01:31:34,530
S3: promotion today, Commodore. And I want to thank you for

1730
01:31:34,530 --> 01:31:37,889
S3: making yourself available to us as well, because, um, the

1731
01:31:37,930 --> 01:31:40,370
S3: first time I found out about it was from an

1732
01:31:40,370 --> 01:31:42,689
S3: email from one of our listeners saying, Mark, how is

1733
01:31:42,689 --> 01:31:45,450
S3: this not getting any attention, any promotion, which is why

1734
01:31:45,450 --> 01:31:47,570
S3: I wanted to make a big song and dance about

1735
01:31:47,570 --> 01:31:49,689
S3: it this morning. So hopefully we can line the harbour

1736
01:31:49,689 --> 01:31:54,049
S3: foreshores and watch this extraordinary exercise tomorrow. And I suppose

1737
01:31:54,050 --> 01:31:55,729
S3: before you go, Commodore. And we don't want to get

1738
01:31:55,729 --> 01:31:58,610
S3: too political and controversial here, but given what's going on

1739
01:31:58,610 --> 01:32:00,490
S3: in the world at the moment, it puts everything into

1740
01:32:00,490 --> 01:32:04,450
S3: perspective on why we need a very strong defence force,

1741
01:32:04,450 --> 01:32:08,009
S3: including a very strong navy, to protect this wonderful country

1742
01:32:08,010 --> 01:32:08,490
S3: of ours.

1743
01:32:09,410 --> 01:32:12,889
S22: Yeah, exactly right. I couldn't have said it any better. Um,

1744
01:32:12,930 --> 01:32:16,290
S22: it it will be great to see the, the 30

1745
01:32:16,330 --> 01:32:19,009
S22: or so ships tomorrow on the harbour. Our biggest ship

1746
01:32:19,050 --> 01:32:22,250
S22: HMAS Canberra will also be on the harbour um anchored

1747
01:32:22,250 --> 01:32:26,469
S22: out towards Watsons Bay. So great vantage points, as you said,

1748
01:32:26,470 --> 01:32:28,670
S22: all the way around the harbour. And if anyone wants

1749
01:32:28,670 --> 01:32:31,229
S22: any more information, they can look at the Navy's website,

1750
01:32:31,229 --> 01:32:34,150
S22: which is navy.gov. Oh, and come out and have a

1751
01:32:34,150 --> 01:32:34,910
S22: great day tomorrow.

1752
01:32:34,950 --> 01:32:36,750
S3: Is everybody a bit on edge at the moment, Commodore,

1753
01:32:36,750 --> 01:32:39,790
S3: given what's happening in the Middle East, potentially there'll be

1754
01:32:39,790 --> 01:32:41,349
S3: a phone call saying that we need we need you

1755
01:32:41,390 --> 01:32:43,910
S3: guys to to swing into the action or is everybody

1756
01:32:43,910 --> 01:32:45,709
S3: pretty cool, calm and collected at the moment?

1757
01:32:46,070 --> 01:32:48,550
S22: Oh, everyone's pretty much focused on Kakadu and the fleet

1758
01:32:48,550 --> 01:32:52,110
S22: review tomorrow, and making it a celebration of the Navy

1759
01:32:52,110 --> 01:32:53,509
S22: that the country can be proud of.

1760
01:32:53,550 --> 01:32:56,349
S3: Oh, fantastic. Thank you for your service, Commodore, and good

1761
01:32:56,350 --> 01:32:57,950
S3: on you for what you're doing tomorrow. It's going to

1762
01:32:57,950 --> 01:32:59,590
S3: be one hell of a show and one hell of

1763
01:32:59,590 --> 01:33:02,150
S3: a sight for the people of Sydney. So I'd implore

1764
01:33:02,150 --> 01:33:04,429
S3: our listeners to get down to the harbour foreshore and

1765
01:33:04,470 --> 01:33:06,389
S3: have a look at what's going on tomorrow with the

1766
01:33:06,390 --> 01:33:08,870
S3: The Fleet review. Thanks for joining us, Commodore, and good luck.

1767
01:33:08,870 --> 01:33:10,830
S3: Good luck tomorrow. Try and enjoy it. Okay.

1768
01:33:11,470 --> 01:33:12,790
S22: I will you too. Thanks, Mark.

1769
01:33:12,830 --> 01:33:15,269
S3: Good on you, mate. Commodore Michael Harris, I am director

1770
01:33:15,270 --> 01:33:19,110
S3: of Exercise Kakadu. Um, that's. I'm just thinking about it.

1771
01:33:19,110 --> 01:33:22,400
S3: I mean, one of those warships is huge. Imagine 30

1772
01:33:22,400 --> 01:33:25,800
S3: of them from 19 countries in the middle of the harbour. Extraordinary.

1773
01:33:25,840 --> 01:33:28,400
S3: He sounds like a good fella, too. And very proud

1774
01:33:28,400 --> 01:33:30,519
S3: of the role he plays in, um, in the Navy.

1775
01:33:30,560 --> 01:33:32,880
S3: Good on him. Um, I'd love to talk more about

1776
01:33:32,880 --> 01:33:34,800
S3: his career one day. I think he'd be a really

1777
01:33:34,800 --> 01:33:37,000
S3: fascinating person to talk to. As a lot of our

1778
01:33:37,280 --> 01:33:41,360
S3: military and naval officers are. Commodore Michael Harris, OAM, director

1779
01:33:41,360 --> 01:33:44,680
S3: of Exercise, Kakadu. Out of interest. If you're. If. If

1780
01:33:44,720 --> 01:33:46,439
S3: you've been a part of the Navy in the past,

1781
01:33:46,479 --> 01:33:49,680
S3: have you been a part of a fleet review? You know,

1782
01:33:49,720 --> 01:33:53,880
S3: you often see visiting dignitaries in Canberra. They'll inspect the

1783
01:33:53,880 --> 01:33:58,960
S3: guard or they'll inspect the naval officers or Defence Force officers. Um,

1784
01:33:59,000 --> 01:34:01,400
S3: this is going to be quite the sight. And what

1785
01:34:01,439 --> 01:34:03,960
S3: a what a remarkable moment it'll be for the Governor-General,

1786
01:34:03,960 --> 01:34:07,720
S3: Sam Mostyn, who's spoken in the past about the importance

1787
01:34:07,720 --> 01:34:10,799
S3: of civics and the importance of understanding our history. Well,

1788
01:34:11,160 --> 01:34:14,120
S3: to think that this coincides with the Royal Australian Navy's

1789
01:34:14,160 --> 01:34:18,400
S3: 125th birthday. Um, it's going to be really, really special.

1790
01:34:18,400 --> 01:34:21,090
S3: So get down there to the harbour tomorrow and watch

1791
01:34:21,090 --> 01:34:32,170
S3: it all unfold. 131873 is the number I mentioned off

1792
01:34:32,170 --> 01:34:35,729
S3: the top of the show. These patients will flight crew

1793
01:34:35,770 --> 01:34:39,170
S3: that have been taken to hospital as patients after they

1794
01:34:39,170 --> 01:34:41,889
S3: were injured in some turbulence on board a Delta flight

1795
01:34:41,890 --> 01:34:45,689
S3: from LA to Sydney. Uh, I've had a statement sent

1796
01:34:45,689 --> 01:34:50,330
S3: through from a Delta spokesperson, uh, which says Delta Flight

1797
01:34:50,330 --> 01:34:55,650
S3: 41 from Los Angeles encountered brief turbulence upon descent into Sydney,

1798
01:34:55,650 --> 01:34:59,450
S3: and four flight attendants reported injuries. Nothing is more important

1799
01:34:59,450 --> 01:35:01,930
S3: than the safety of our people and our customers, and

1800
01:35:01,930 --> 01:35:06,210
S3: our priorities is taking care of the impacted crew members. So, um,

1801
01:35:06,250 --> 01:35:09,010
S3: looking up the details. I mean, it's an Airbus A350.

1802
01:35:09,050 --> 01:35:14,050
S3: There were 245 customers, 15 crew on board. Um, so

1803
01:35:14,050 --> 01:35:17,450
S3: if they say that the flight encountered some brief turbulence

1804
01:35:17,450 --> 01:35:21,150
S3: on descent into Sydney. We're lucky. By the sounds of

1805
01:35:21,150 --> 01:35:23,710
S3: things that most of the people, most of the passengers, anyway,

1806
01:35:23,750 --> 01:35:27,229
S3: were probably sitting in their seats with their seat belts

1807
01:35:27,229 --> 01:35:30,269
S3: on their belt buckles and everything else done up. Um,

1808
01:35:30,590 --> 01:35:32,590
S3: let's hope the flight attendants are going to be okay.

1809
01:35:32,630 --> 01:35:35,590
S3: Hopefully just minor injuries, but geez, sounds like some pretty

1810
01:35:35,630 --> 01:35:39,309
S3: nasty turbulence on the descent into Sydney earlier this morning. Now,

1811
01:35:39,310 --> 01:35:41,430
S3: whether you're just entering the workforce or you're on the

1812
01:35:41,430 --> 01:35:43,510
S3: hunt for a brand new job, why not consider a

1813
01:35:43,510 --> 01:35:47,309
S3: career at your local club? From bartenders, chefs and event

1814
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S3: coordinators to gym instructors and Greenskeepers club support more than

1815
01:35:51,350 --> 01:35:54,950
S3: 75,000 jobs across the state. Your local club is the

1816
01:35:54,950 --> 01:35:58,670
S3: home of get togethers, live entertainment and family celebrations of

1817
01:35:58,670 --> 01:36:02,630
S3: junior sport. Fantastic food and so much more. Plus, clubs

1818
01:36:02,630 --> 01:36:06,910
S3: give back over $120 million to their communities via the

1819
01:36:06,910 --> 01:36:09,790
S3: Club Grants program every year. If you want to be

1820
01:36:09,790 --> 01:36:11,870
S3: a part of all that, you should start thinking about

1821
01:36:11,870 --> 01:36:14,189
S3: a career at your local club. From the bush to

1822
01:36:14,229 --> 01:36:16,880
S3: the coast and everywhere in between, there are hundreds of

1823
01:36:16,880 --> 01:36:19,559
S3: club jobs just waiting for you to apply. Visit your

1824
01:36:19,560 --> 01:36:24,360
S3: local club.com to find a club near you. 131873 the

1825
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S3: number two gb.com. Click onto the feedback icon. If you

1826
01:36:27,560 --> 01:36:29,720
S3: would like to join us on this Friday morning, we

1827
01:36:29,720 --> 01:36:32,040
S3: will check in with the boys from better in the

1828
01:36:32,040 --> 01:36:34,519
S3: next five or so minutes. I did want to mention

1829
01:36:34,520 --> 01:36:38,040
S3: something about the Sydney Biennale before we go to a break,

1830
01:36:38,320 --> 01:36:42,120
S3: and it's something we spoke about earlier this week, and

1831
01:36:42,600 --> 01:36:45,479
S3: I read a story this morning by Peter Jenkins in

1832
01:36:45,479 --> 01:36:48,320
S3: The Telegraph about all of this. Do you reckon the

1833
01:36:48,320 --> 01:36:51,679
S3: Sydney Biennale organisers are regretting the decision to invite that

1834
01:36:51,680 --> 01:36:56,280
S3: DJ to perform last weekend? Well, Australia's biggest law firm,

1835
01:36:56,280 --> 01:36:59,720
S3: Minter Ellison, is the latest corporate heavyweight to distance itself

1836
01:36:59,920 --> 01:37:05,040
S3: from the controversy engulfing the Biennale. Consultancy giant PwC withdrew

1837
01:37:05,040 --> 01:37:08,320
S3: as a partner earlier this week, and Minter Ellison has

1838
01:37:08,320 --> 01:37:11,720
S3: now ordered the removal of its logo from the Biennale website.

1839
01:37:12,080 --> 01:37:16,099
S3: After that, American DJ made those inflammatory comments at the

1840
01:37:16,100 --> 01:37:19,460
S3: opening of the event of the the largest arts festival.

1841
01:37:19,780 --> 01:37:22,099
S3: Now the Jewish Board of Deputies has lodged a formal

1842
01:37:22,100 --> 01:37:25,939
S3: complaint with police after DJ Haram, which is a stage

1843
01:37:25,939 --> 01:37:30,379
S3: name for a pro-Palestinian activist, delivered anti-Zionist remarks. They included

1844
01:37:30,380 --> 01:37:33,140
S3: long live the resistance and glory to all our martyrs.

1845
01:37:33,500 --> 01:37:36,780
S3: The organisers knew about her recent history of anti-Semitic comments,

1846
01:37:36,780 --> 01:37:39,139
S3: yet they were more than happy to invite her along

1847
01:37:39,180 --> 01:37:42,860
S3: to the festival. Well, it's backfired on them, and rightfully so.

1848
01:37:43,300 --> 01:37:45,780
S3: And I think there's a really important message here that

1849
01:37:45,780 --> 01:37:48,500
S3: these corporate sponsors are happy to hand over their money,

1850
01:37:48,780 --> 01:37:50,460
S3: but at the same time, they do not want to

1851
01:37:50,460 --> 01:37:53,420
S3: be associated with this type of hatred. And I say

1852
01:37:53,420 --> 01:37:56,059
S3: good on them. As David Ossip from the New South

1853
01:37:56,060 --> 01:37:59,620
S3: Wales Jewish Board of Deputies rightly challenges in his letter

1854
01:37:59,620 --> 01:38:02,660
S3: to the partners of the Biennale, quote, does your ongoing

1855
01:38:02,700 --> 01:38:07,620
S3: association align with your organization's values, risk framework and commitment

1856
01:38:07,620 --> 01:38:12,059
S3: to fostering social inclusion for a firm like Minter Ellison?

1857
01:38:12,060 --> 01:38:15,229
S3: The answer was an immediate no. Their decision to strip

1858
01:38:15,229 --> 01:38:18,070
S3: their branding from the Biennale website is more than a

1859
01:38:18,110 --> 01:38:21,470
S3: PR move. It's a defence of their core values. And

1860
01:38:21,470 --> 01:38:23,630
S3: let's face it, we are living in a fragile moment

1861
01:38:23,630 --> 01:38:27,830
S3: for social harmony, especially after the massacre at Bondi Beach.

1862
01:38:28,430 --> 01:38:31,589
S3: Now the Biennale will hide behind a review. But the silence,

1863
01:38:31,590 --> 01:38:34,510
S3: I think, from the festival's leadership in the immediate aftermath

1864
01:38:34,510 --> 01:38:39,429
S3: of the event speaks volumes. Cultural institutions receive public and

1865
01:38:39,430 --> 01:38:42,910
S3: private support on the condition that they enrich our society,

1866
01:38:42,950 --> 01:38:45,790
S3: not fracture it. When they allow their platforms to become

1867
01:38:45,790 --> 01:38:49,389
S3: vehicles for division, they shouldn't be surprised when sponsors pull

1868
01:38:49,390 --> 01:38:52,590
S3: the pin. I think the message to these so-called organizers

1869
01:38:52,590 --> 01:38:55,790
S3: is clear if you choose to host the fire, don't

1870
01:38:55,790 --> 01:38:58,830
S3: be surprised when your partners don't want to get burned

1871
01:38:59,430 --> 01:39:01,189
S3: on the way to the break. For the best legal

1872
01:39:01,189 --> 01:39:04,349
S3: advice and representation, you need lawyers you know and trust,

1873
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S3: like the team at Britain's lawyers, whether it be for

1874
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S3: compensation from an injury, a family law dispute. If you're

1875
01:39:09,630 --> 01:39:12,450
S3: concerned about delays or the direction your matter is taking.

1876
01:39:12,610 --> 01:39:14,849
S3: Brighton's lawyers are the team that you need to speak to.

1877
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S3: For that free, no obligation appointment. Often you only get

1878
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S3: one chance to get it right. Book your free consultation

1879
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S3: by calling 1800 848 848 today or visit Brighton's com.au. Brighton's lawyers

1880
01:39:27,450 --> 01:39:30,530
S3: need expert legal advice. That's what they do. Terms and

1881
01:39:30,530 --> 01:39:33,209
S3: conditions apply. We'll take a break at 28 to midday.

1882
01:39:33,330 --> 01:39:38,010
S3: After this, the boys from Better Now. The United Australia

1883
01:39:38,050 --> 01:39:41,809
S3: Party chairman, Clive Palmer, has confirmed the party's registration with

1884
01:39:41,810 --> 01:39:45,210
S3: the Australian Electoral Commission has now been approved, clearing the

1885
01:39:45,210 --> 01:39:48,769
S3: way for the party to contest the next federal election. Mr.

1886
01:39:48,770 --> 01:39:51,729
S3: Palmer said the United Australia Party would run candidates in

1887
01:39:51,729 --> 01:39:55,130
S3: every lower house electorate, as well as all Senate contests

1888
01:39:55,130 --> 01:39:58,730
S3: across the country. He said it's time for change. Australians

1889
01:39:58,729 --> 01:40:02,290
S3: deserve leadership focused on prosperity, opportunity and the long term

1890
01:40:02,290 --> 01:40:05,530
S3: future of our nation, he said. The party's policy platform,

1891
01:40:05,530 --> 01:40:08,610
S3: outlined in the new Deal for Australia, included measures aimed

1892
01:40:08,610 --> 01:40:11,660
S3: at reducing energy costs by allowing all forms of energy

1893
01:40:11,660 --> 01:40:16,300
S3: generation to compete, increasing the supply of Australian gas for

1894
01:40:16,300 --> 01:40:19,780
S3: domestic use and lowering the overall cost of living. Mr.

1895
01:40:19,780 --> 01:40:22,500
S3: Palmer said the United Australia Party would present a genuine

1896
01:40:22,500 --> 01:40:25,500
S3: alternative to the major parties at the next election. He

1897
01:40:25,500 --> 01:40:28,180
S3: said it's time to stop the rot in Australian politics.

1898
01:40:28,420 --> 01:40:32,740
S3: A new era is coming. What did he spend in 2022? Oh,

1899
01:40:32,740 --> 01:40:36,820
S3: that's right, $100 million. How many lower house seats did

1900
01:40:36,820 --> 01:40:40,420
S3: he pick up? That's right. None. What a great return

1901
01:40:40,420 --> 01:40:47,939
S3: on your investment. One. Three. One. Eight. Seven. Three is

1902
01:40:47,939 --> 01:40:53,900
S3: the number. Yes. You know what that means. Time to

1903
01:40:53,900 --> 01:40:58,500
S3: give me a call on 1300 722 873. Caller number 12 will

1904
01:40:58,500 --> 01:41:03,939
S3: take today. Caller number 12 1300 722 873, and you'll win yourself

1905
01:41:04,140 --> 01:41:09,839
S3: $250 worth of fuel. And speaking of fuel, um, well,

1906
01:41:09,880 --> 01:41:11,920
S3: bottom has been in touch to let me know that

1907
01:41:11,920 --> 01:41:15,439
S3: his home town of Cooma is breaking records and it's

1908
01:41:15,439 --> 01:41:18,680
S3: not for the right reasons. Um, they are third on

1909
01:41:18,680 --> 01:41:21,479
S3: the list of towns and places where you are being

1910
01:41:21,479 --> 01:41:25,280
S3: charged the most for petrol. Top three most expensive stations.

1911
01:41:25,280 --> 01:41:29,880
S3: So Mudgee the Ampol on Sydney Road $3 19.9 a litre.

1912
01:41:30,439 --> 01:41:35,559
S3: The wooden petroleum in Walgett 311.9. So $3 11.9 a

1913
01:41:35,560 --> 01:41:38,880
S3: litre and then the Ampol at Cooma on Sharp Street,

1914
01:41:38,880 --> 01:41:43,559
S3: $3 10.9 a litre just keeps going up and up

1915
01:41:43,560 --> 01:41:46,719
S3: and up and up. Thankfully this bloke can afford it.

1916
01:41:47,920 --> 01:41:51,160
S2: Find a winner thanks to better stay ahead of the

1917
01:41:51,160 --> 01:41:54,720
S2: game with better. Download the better app today. What are

1918
01:41:54,720 --> 01:41:56,080
S2: you really gambling with?

1919
01:41:56,320 --> 01:41:58,599
S3: Yes, Mark Piggy Riddell is the man I speak of

1920
01:41:58,600 --> 01:42:00,520
S3: and he's on the line right now. Hello, Pinkster.

1921
01:42:01,080 --> 01:42:02,160
S23: Hey. Good morning. Mark.

1922
01:42:02,400 --> 01:42:04,599
S3: You'd be able to afford $3 a litre for fuel,

1923
01:42:04,600 --> 01:42:05,160
S3: wouldn't you?

1924
01:42:05,240 --> 01:42:07,849
S23: Oh, It's hurting. I'll tell you what. I'm a battler

1925
01:42:07,850 --> 01:42:11,570
S23: from the south coast, getting up to Sydney every weekend,

1926
01:42:11,770 --> 01:42:14,930
S23: getting more and more expensive. Oh, geez.

1927
01:42:15,010 --> 01:42:15,769
S3: Battler battler.

1928
01:42:15,770 --> 01:42:17,929
S23: Battler. But you know what? Lucky I backed a few winners.

1929
01:42:17,930 --> 01:42:20,809
S23: And lucky everyone backed a few winners last weekend. So

1930
01:42:21,170 --> 01:42:23,610
S23: hopefully a few extra dollars in the pockets of everyone.

1931
01:42:23,650 --> 01:42:27,049
S3: Look, Peggy, I'm going to give you 60s to gloat,

1932
01:42:27,050 --> 01:42:29,290
S3: and then we're moving on. So the floor is yours.

1933
01:42:29,330 --> 01:42:31,130
S3: What do you want to say? Go on, take it away.

1934
01:42:31,770 --> 01:42:33,530
S23: Well, first of all, I'm going to say I'm a

1935
01:42:33,530 --> 01:42:36,050
S23: little bit disappointed that Sully's not joining us this morning,

1936
01:42:36,050 --> 01:42:38,809
S23: because I would have loved to have had Sully here

1937
01:42:38,810 --> 01:42:39,290
S23: this morning.

1938
01:42:39,330 --> 01:42:41,650
S3: Well, just on that just on that Peggy Duncan's not

1939
01:42:41,650 --> 01:42:43,929
S3: available either. So they've both pulled the pin on you.

1940
01:42:43,970 --> 01:42:45,370
S3: That's how filthy they are.

1941
01:42:47,130 --> 01:42:49,530
S23: Well, it was nice to get the first in in

1942
01:42:49,530 --> 01:42:51,970
S23: Sydney on the weekend with Audrey's Lane and then just

1943
01:42:51,970 --> 01:42:55,570
S23: jumped straight up to the Gold Coast. And Levi, you'll

1944
01:42:55,570 --> 01:42:57,849
S23: be happy as well, because I know you and the

1945
01:42:57,850 --> 01:43:01,610
S23: big man and milligrams minutes before the race all backed

1946
01:43:01,610 --> 01:43:02,210
S23: it as well.

1947
01:43:02,210 --> 01:43:04,629
S3: So no, I didn't back it. Thank you very much.

1948
01:43:05,030 --> 01:43:06,070
S23: Oh, didn't you back it?

1949
01:43:06,110 --> 01:43:07,269
S3: No, because no one told me.

1950
01:43:07,310 --> 01:43:10,590
S23: Everyone else did. Everyone else in the studio did.

1951
01:43:10,630 --> 01:43:12,349
S3: Yeah, but you see, I was busy. I was busy

1952
01:43:12,350 --> 01:43:15,790
S3: preparing for the continuous call team. I was busy preparing,

1953
01:43:15,830 --> 01:43:17,670
S3: putting in some homework for the great show that we

1954
01:43:17,710 --> 01:43:20,150
S3: dish up each and every weekend. And you blokes are

1955
01:43:20,150 --> 01:43:22,229
S3: too busy studying the form guide. So thanks very much

1956
01:43:22,229 --> 01:43:23,470
S3: for the tip, you lowlife.

1957
01:43:23,670 --> 01:43:26,549
S23: Well, it ended up coming in from tens into sevens,

1958
01:43:26,550 --> 01:43:29,309
S23: so the boys still got some nice value there. So

1959
01:43:29,310 --> 01:43:30,750
S23: it was a good weekend. All in all.

1960
01:43:30,990 --> 01:43:32,229
S3: You pulled off a plunge, have you?

1961
01:43:32,870 --> 01:43:35,590
S23: Well, it was no, it was just nice to get

1962
01:43:35,590 --> 01:43:37,110
S23: some ammo for the rest of the day.

1963
01:43:39,189 --> 01:43:42,630
S3: Yeah. To put more fuel in the car. Um. All right. Duncan's, um.

1964
01:43:42,670 --> 01:43:44,950
S3: Duncan's caught on a flight. Can you believe it? So, um,

1965
01:43:44,990 --> 01:43:48,070
S3: he was expecting to be available, but there's been some delays, so, mate,

1966
01:43:48,070 --> 01:43:50,870
S3: I'll run through the prices as we rip through these games.

1967
01:43:50,870 --> 01:43:53,670
S3: We start off tonight. Uh, or actually, before we get

1968
01:43:53,670 --> 01:43:57,070
S3: to tonight, last night, Canterbury and Canberra. Um, it was

1969
01:43:57,070 --> 01:43:59,870
S3: a gritty win for the Bulldogs. But um, yeah, all

1970
01:43:59,870 --> 01:44:01,790
S3: the noise around brunch and Sherry really didn't have an

1971
01:44:01,790 --> 01:44:03,040
S3: effect on the doggies, did it.

1972
01:44:03,280 --> 01:44:05,840
S23: No, they did a good job, didn't they, to get home. Um,

1973
01:44:05,880 --> 01:44:09,320
S23: obviously they probably got the rub of the green refereeing

1974
01:44:09,320 --> 01:44:12,639
S23: wise early in that game that first half. But um

1975
01:44:12,880 --> 01:44:15,559
S23: yeah a little bit disappointing for the Raiders. It looks

1976
01:44:15,560 --> 01:44:18,799
S23: like they got uh out as well for a week now.

1977
01:44:18,800 --> 01:44:21,600
S23: So um they would have been a little bit disappointed

1978
01:44:21,600 --> 01:44:23,880
S23: with that. But the doggies have gone two from two

1979
01:44:23,880 --> 01:44:25,120
S23: and start the season well.

1980
01:44:25,160 --> 01:44:27,639
S3: Alright we go into the Friday night games the early

1981
01:44:27,640 --> 01:44:29,920
S3: one and Mark, I made the point on the Mark

1982
01:44:29,920 --> 01:44:32,840
S3: My Words podcast. This, uh, this game probably deserves a

1983
01:44:32,840 --> 01:44:36,120
S3: better time slot than 6:00 Friday night. The Roosters and

1984
01:44:36,120 --> 01:44:41,559
S3: the Panthers chooks $2.50 outside as the Panthers $1.53 favorites here. Piggy.

1985
01:44:41,880 --> 01:44:44,280
S23: Yeah look I've gone with the Penrith Panthers and I

1986
01:44:44,280 --> 01:44:46,559
S23: and I tend to agree with M G because obviously

1987
01:44:46,560 --> 01:44:48,880
S23: all the Panthers fans, if they're knocking off work, it's

1988
01:44:48,880 --> 01:44:50,559
S23: a bit hard for them to get into town at

1989
01:44:50,560 --> 01:44:54,040
S23: 6:00 to support their team. So a little bit disappointing.

1990
01:44:54,040 --> 01:44:56,719
S23: But hopefully that game gets a good crowd there. There

1991
01:44:56,720 --> 01:44:58,879
S23: at Allianz tonight I'm going to go with the Panthers.

1992
01:44:59,280 --> 01:45:01,250
S3: Panthers in that one. The game that you and I

1993
01:45:01,250 --> 01:45:03,769
S3: will be calling with Josh Morrison, the Continuous Call team.

1994
01:45:03,770 --> 01:45:06,689
S3: Hopefully our listeners can join us from 7:00. Then it's

1995
01:45:06,689 --> 01:45:09,490
S3: followed by John Stanley's OnlyFans, which I'll tell you what

1996
01:45:09,490 --> 01:45:12,290
S3: was a real hit week one, wasn't it? That.

1997
01:45:12,330 --> 01:45:15,050
S23: Oh, that was very good. Spencer. Any sensational.

1998
01:45:15,090 --> 01:45:17,890
S3: Well, I'm reliably told by Tom Malone, Greg Burns and

1999
01:45:17,890 --> 01:45:19,969
S3: Luke Davis, our bosses, that they've actually had to bring

2000
01:45:19,970 --> 01:45:23,129
S3: in extra cleaners just to clean up the studio after

2001
01:45:23,290 --> 01:45:26,929
S3: John's finished with the OnlyFans segment, because that leather lounge

2002
01:45:26,930 --> 01:45:29,610
S3: and all of the serious content that he provides between

2003
01:45:29,610 --> 01:45:32,849
S3: 1030 and 11 on a Friday, uh, there's some additional

2004
01:45:32,850 --> 01:45:36,170
S3: cleaning that's required. Uh, Melbourne Storm and Brisbane though. Storm

2005
01:45:36,210 --> 01:45:40,809
S3: dollar 37, Brisbane Broncos, $3.10. Outsiders. Gee, the pressure's on

2006
01:45:40,810 --> 01:45:42,130
S3: the Bronx. The reigning premiers here.

2007
01:45:42,850 --> 01:45:45,769
S23: Yeah, the pressure's on. It is. They don't want to go. Oh.

2008
01:45:45,770 --> 01:45:48,410
S23: And three. And then there's a little bit more pressure with, uh,

2009
01:45:48,410 --> 01:45:52,450
S23: Reece Walsh and, uh, Stefano Utoikamanu stirring each other up.

2010
01:45:52,450 --> 01:45:55,330
S23: So that's interesting. I'm looking forward to it. I love

2011
01:45:55,330 --> 01:45:58,610
S23: that sort of, um, hype before a game, but it's

2012
01:45:58,610 --> 01:46:01,030
S23: just hard to go past the Melbourne Storm down there

2013
01:46:01,030 --> 01:46:02,070
S23: at home. I think they win.

2014
01:46:02,110 --> 01:46:04,470
S3: Now, I'm not advocating for violence back in the game.

2015
01:46:04,470 --> 01:46:07,550
S3: But see, this is what happens when you do away

2016
01:46:07,550 --> 01:46:09,870
S3: with being able to sort of take measures into your

2017
01:46:09,870 --> 01:46:12,349
S3: own hands. Piggy. Because if I'm to think back to

2018
01:46:12,350 --> 01:46:15,269
S3: your illustrious playing career and a cheeky little fullback like

2019
01:46:15,270 --> 01:46:18,950
S3: Reece Walsh was having a go at someone like Stefano Utoikamanu,

2020
01:46:19,150 --> 01:46:21,910
S3: how would you have solved that problem in a game

2021
01:46:21,910 --> 01:46:23,150
S3: of football back in the day?

2022
01:46:23,189 --> 01:46:25,469
S23: Well, well, I think the front rowers would have solved

2023
01:46:25,470 --> 01:46:28,110
S23: it for you, Levi, I think. I think any time

2024
01:46:28,470 --> 01:46:30,030
S23: they got a hold of him in the middle, I

2025
01:46:30,030 --> 01:46:31,870
S23: think they would have sorted it out. It wouldn't have

2026
01:46:31,870 --> 01:46:33,910
S23: been up to up to me to sort out. I

2027
01:46:33,910 --> 01:46:36,030
S23: think Stefano would have had the ability, if he was

2028
01:46:36,030 --> 01:46:39,229
S23: playing back then to, uh, take things into his own hands.

2029
01:46:39,229 --> 01:46:41,309
S3: Oh, I reckon you would have been doing some stirring

2030
01:46:41,350 --> 01:46:43,710
S3: of the pot in that dummy half position. But anyway,

2031
01:46:43,750 --> 01:46:46,750
S3: story for another day, uh, Saturday footy, uh, home game

2032
01:46:46,750 --> 01:46:49,030
S3: for me down there at Ocean Protect Stadium, where Paul

2033
01:46:49,030 --> 01:46:52,070
S3: Gallen tells us they protect the ocean. Uh, Newcastle Knights

2034
01:46:52,070 --> 01:46:56,229
S3: and the Warriors at 3:00. Knights $2.55 with the better punters,

2035
01:46:56,229 --> 01:46:58,280
S3: $1.52 for the Warriors.

2036
01:46:58,600 --> 01:47:01,200
S23: Yeah. Warriors have started extremely well haven't they. With two

2037
01:47:01,200 --> 01:47:04,919
S23: wins at home. They head over for this one. Obviously

2038
01:47:04,920 --> 01:47:08,040
S23: taking on a team without Dylan Brown and Kalyn Ponga.

2039
01:47:08,160 --> 01:47:11,840
S23: Um disappointing to see those two players on the sidelines

2040
01:47:11,840 --> 01:47:15,519
S23: for a point in time because they were going really well.

2041
01:47:15,560 --> 01:47:18,840
S23: The Newcastle Knights but uh, I'm going to go with

2042
01:47:18,840 --> 01:47:20,679
S23: the Warriors to make it three from three.

2043
01:47:20,720 --> 01:47:23,559
S3: Alright then the game at Ocean Protect Stadium the sharks

2044
01:47:23,560 --> 01:47:27,040
S3: the Dolphins. Sharks dollar 45. Dolphins 275.

2045
01:47:27,320 --> 01:47:28,840
S23: Yeah. Got to go with the shark. He's going to

2046
01:47:28,840 --> 01:47:30,800
S23: go with the home team. They're a little bit disappointed

2047
01:47:30,800 --> 01:47:33,160
S23: with how they went in Bathurst against the Penrith Panthers.

2048
01:47:33,160 --> 01:47:34,840
S23: But I think they bounced back this week and they

2049
01:47:34,840 --> 01:47:35,800
S23: get a good win at home.

2050
01:47:35,840 --> 01:47:39,360
S3: Alright then we go to the South Sydney Rabbitohs Wests

2051
01:47:39,360 --> 01:47:41,080
S3: Tigers game. Now I'm not going to give it away

2052
01:47:41,080 --> 01:47:44,320
S3: but piggy and I have a very significant bet riding

2053
01:47:44,320 --> 01:47:45,679
S3: on this game. And if you want to know what

2054
01:47:45,680 --> 01:47:48,440
S3: that is go and download the Mark My Words podcast.

2055
01:47:48,760 --> 01:47:50,800
S3: Uh let's just say it might be a sight for

2056
01:47:50,840 --> 01:47:54,320
S3: sore eyes. Bunnies 55. Tigers 245. Piggy.

2057
01:47:54,760 --> 01:47:56,900
S23: Yeah. Look, I'm going to go with the Tigers. I

2058
01:47:56,900 --> 01:47:59,179
S23: like the Tigers this weekend. They're a bit of value

2059
01:47:59,180 --> 01:48:02,700
S23: as well as you just mentioned Levi. So I think

2060
01:48:02,700 --> 01:48:04,420
S23: the Tigers can get another victory.

2061
01:48:04,540 --> 01:48:06,820
S3: Alright. Um Josh and Mike Pierce will be calling that

2062
01:48:06,820 --> 01:48:09,700
S3: one Saturday night. Sunday the boys on air. Matt Thompson

2063
01:48:09,700 --> 01:48:12,979
S3: to call Parramatta and Saint George Illawarra $1.45. The eels

2064
01:48:12,979 --> 01:48:16,620
S3: the Dragons 275. Geez, your allegiances will be torn here.

2065
01:48:17,340 --> 01:48:17,860
S23: Draw.

2066
01:48:18,180 --> 01:48:21,660
S3: No, you can't draw. You can't tip.

2067
01:48:21,660 --> 01:48:25,300
S23: Draws. Oh, it's a tough one. Look, obviously the dragons.

2068
01:48:25,660 --> 01:48:27,540
S23: I wouldn't say they're desperate, but they just need to

2069
01:48:27,540 --> 01:48:30,780
S23: get a victory. Um, they've had two close ones. You know,

2070
01:48:30,820 --> 01:48:32,860
S23: the one over in Vegas with the dogs. And then

2071
01:48:32,860 --> 01:48:35,260
S23: the storm where they were leading with 20 minutes to

2072
01:48:35,300 --> 01:48:38,100
S23: go and in the end got, uh, a bit of

2073
01:48:38,100 --> 01:48:40,419
S23: a scoreline put on them. So they go to Commbank

2074
01:48:40,420 --> 01:48:42,900
S23: Stadium on Sunday, they're desperate for a victory and I

2075
01:48:42,900 --> 01:48:43,660
S23: think they get it.

2076
01:48:43,660 --> 01:48:45,379
S3: And then we wrap up the round with the Cowboys

2077
01:48:45,380 --> 01:48:48,979
S3: and the Titans. Dollar 57 and the cows $2.40 as

2078
01:48:48,979 --> 01:48:51,340
S3: the Titans. You're brave enough to tip the Gold Coast

2079
01:48:51,340 --> 01:48:51,939
S3: in this one.

2080
01:48:52,220 --> 01:48:54,790
S23: Well I was about to say talking about desperate. Well both.

2081
01:48:54,790 --> 01:48:57,549
S23: These teams are aren't they? You know um, you know,

2082
01:48:57,670 --> 01:49:01,030
S23: Josh Hannah's Gold Coast Titans team probably haven't got off

2083
01:49:01,030 --> 01:49:03,590
S23: to the start that they'd want. Uh they've got to

2084
01:49:03,590 --> 01:49:06,070
S23: go up to go up to North Queensland. Take on

2085
01:49:06,070 --> 01:49:08,470
S23: the Cowboys who are desperate themselves to get a victory.

2086
01:49:08,470 --> 01:49:10,229
S23: So we're going to go with the home team. They're

2087
01:49:10,229 --> 01:49:11,309
S23: going to go with the Cowboys.

2088
01:49:11,350 --> 01:49:13,550
S3: You know I make big statements on this show piggy

2089
01:49:13,550 --> 01:49:16,470
S3: from time to time. Yep. If the Cowboys don't beat

2090
01:49:16,470 --> 01:49:19,150
S3: the Titans on Sunday night Todd Payton's gone. There it is.

2091
01:49:19,150 --> 01:49:20,670
S3: I've said it. Should I follow it up with Darryl

2092
01:49:20,710 --> 01:49:21,509
S3: Brohman sniff.

2093
01:49:22,510 --> 01:49:24,830
S23: I don't think that's a big statement. I think a

2094
01:49:24,830 --> 01:49:27,150
S23: lot of people are well aware that poor old Todd

2095
01:49:27,150 --> 01:49:28,269
S23: is under a bit of pressure.

2096
01:49:28,310 --> 01:49:31,269
S3: Oh, righto. You've become Mr. Controversy in the first two

2097
01:49:31,270 --> 01:49:33,269
S3: weeks of the comp bagging the referees. And I know

2098
01:49:33,270 --> 01:49:35,430
S3: you've had a sneaky dig at them from last night

2099
01:49:35,430 --> 01:49:37,349
S3: in the performance. Oh, they got the rub of the green.

2100
01:49:37,390 --> 01:49:39,550
S3: Were you become Mr. Controversial. Have you.

2101
01:49:39,630 --> 01:49:42,910
S23: No. No not at all. I just thought camera probably

2102
01:49:42,910 --> 01:49:44,910
S23: a little bit hard done by last night.

2103
01:49:45,189 --> 01:49:48,429
S3: Alright, um, let's get into the racing donkey and Michael

2104
01:49:48,430 --> 01:49:51,070
S3: telling me the favorite in the Golden Slipper tomorrow. Um,

2105
01:49:51,070 --> 01:49:52,889
S3: there was some money for it earlier in the week,

2106
01:49:52,890 --> 01:49:55,689
S3: but it's blown out to $7, so you're getting a

2107
01:49:55,689 --> 01:49:58,730
S3: good price with the better punters or the better punters anyway.

2108
01:49:58,970 --> 01:50:02,809
S3: B e t r is the website better.com dot a u? Uh,

2109
01:50:02,810 --> 01:50:07,610
S3: where's jmax ride fireball 17 into 15. You get $14

2110
01:50:07,610 --> 01:50:10,970
S3: at the moment. Fireball. The top weight in the Golden

2111
01:50:10,970 --> 01:50:14,570
S3: Slipper closer to free is there at $9. Guest house

2112
01:50:14,570 --> 01:50:17,889
S3: at $9. Uh, wall woven one of Bjorn Baker runners

2113
01:50:17,890 --> 01:50:20,650
S3: at $9. It's a great day of racing the galaxies

2114
01:50:20,650 --> 01:50:23,890
S3: out there tomorrow. Uh, Rosehill Gardens, Golden slipper day. Get

2115
01:50:23,890 --> 01:50:27,130
S3: out there nice and early with the first, um, first

2116
01:50:27,130 --> 01:50:30,090
S3: race on Golden Slipper Day to jump at 1220. I

2117
01:50:30,090 --> 01:50:34,250
S3: know Kane Stevens from our, um, production department is very excited.

2118
01:50:34,290 --> 01:50:36,090
S3: We went down to his local bowling club. He said,

2119
01:50:36,090 --> 01:50:37,849
S3: what about this levy? I became a member. I got

2120
01:50:37,850 --> 01:50:40,290
S3: four free tickets to Golden Slipper Day. I said, you

2121
01:50:40,290 --> 01:50:42,650
S3: don't need an excuse for a good time, whether you're

2122
01:50:42,650 --> 01:50:44,809
S3: punting at the pub or punting at the races. So

2123
01:50:44,970 --> 01:50:46,850
S3: he's gonna have a good time. Uh, what are you

2124
01:50:46,850 --> 01:50:49,850
S3: backing tomorrow? You're not allowed to tip in the group ones.

2125
01:50:50,010 --> 01:50:52,380
S23: Yeah, I know, I'm steering clear of the group ones.

2126
01:50:52,660 --> 01:50:54,979
S23: I've got a lot of sort of restrictions on me

2127
01:50:54,979 --> 01:50:56,939
S23: these days, but it hasn't stopped me. It didn't stop

2128
01:50:56,939 --> 01:50:57,860
S23: me last week.

2129
01:50:57,900 --> 01:51:00,820
S3: You know, it's funny, you talk about restrictions. I was

2130
01:51:00,820 --> 01:51:02,939
S3: talking to a mutual friend of ours, a district court

2131
01:51:02,939 --> 01:51:05,820
S3: judge by the name of Paul Condon. And when when

2132
01:51:05,820 --> 01:51:08,540
S3: criminals go to court, judges are known to put restrictions

2133
01:51:08,540 --> 01:51:10,780
S3: in place for what they can and can't do whilst

2134
01:51:10,820 --> 01:51:13,940
S3: on parole or while on bail. He said mate, everything

2135
01:51:13,979 --> 01:51:16,059
S3: he said, everything that I do in court pales into

2136
01:51:16,100 --> 01:51:19,019
S3: insignificance when I think about the restrictions you place on piggy.

2137
01:51:20,420 --> 01:51:23,900
S23: Yes mate. It's well, it's no wall of horses, which

2138
01:51:23,900 --> 01:51:27,580
S23: is a big one in itself, especially this time of year.

2139
01:51:27,820 --> 01:51:30,019
S23: All these big races, plus the group ones. But you

2140
01:51:30,020 --> 01:51:31,900
S23: know what? I can still find a winner. And I'm

2141
01:51:31,900 --> 01:51:37,260
S23: going to find one tomorrow. Sydney race for number two Skyhook.

2142
01:51:37,580 --> 01:51:38,900
S3: So this is for three in a row.

2143
01:51:39,420 --> 01:51:42,460
S23: And our great mate Timmy Clarke's on it. So Clarke,

2144
01:51:42,460 --> 01:51:44,059
S23: if you're listening, just get it done.

2145
01:51:44,100 --> 01:51:47,740
S3: Don't stuff it up. Skyhook, race for number two. This

2146
01:51:47,740 --> 01:51:50,519
S3: is for three in a row. I shouldn't say this,

2147
01:51:50,520 --> 01:51:51,880
S3: but I was going to bring to Clark and tell

2148
01:51:51,880 --> 01:51:53,280
S3: him to pull it up. But you can't do that.

2149
01:51:54,439 --> 01:51:56,160
S23: No, I don't think you should be doing that, Levi.

2150
01:51:56,200 --> 01:52:00,080
S3: I can't do that. $3.70. Uh, online at better. So

2151
01:52:00,280 --> 01:52:03,840
S3: favorite for the race. Um, geez, you you're tipping against

2152
01:52:03,840 --> 01:52:05,439
S3: a horse. You're back to two weeks ago.

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01:52:05,760 --> 01:52:09,000
S23: I know, and I'm worried about that too. I'm worried

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01:52:09,000 --> 01:52:11,040
S23: about that. But anyway, I'm going to go with Skyhook.

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01:52:11,080 --> 01:52:14,360
S3: Alright. Skyhook $3.70 tomorrow. All right, piggy, I will catch

2156
01:52:14,360 --> 01:52:18,040
S3: you tonight. Interactive studio for the grand final rematch, the

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01:52:18,040 --> 01:52:20,120
S3: Melbourne Storm and the Brisbane Broncos. And to all the

2158
01:52:20,120 --> 01:52:22,439
S3: punters out there, uh, what are you really gambling with?

2159
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S3: For free and confidential support, visit gambling helponline.org. See you tonight, piggy.

2160
01:52:27,800 --> 01:52:28,840
S3: We'll catch you soon.

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01:52:29,120 --> 01:52:30,120
S23: See you later. Bye. Bye, mate.

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01:52:30,120 --> 01:52:32,760
S3: There he is. Mark, piggy Riddell and Duncan MacRae sends

2163
01:52:32,760 --> 01:52:35,360
S3: his apologies. Um, he's stuck on board a plane and

2164
01:52:35,360 --> 01:52:37,960
S3: can't get off because of some delays. Which is why

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01:52:37,960 --> 01:52:41,320
S3: I've acted as the the bookmaker today. Congratulations to John

2166
01:52:41,320 --> 01:52:43,640
S3: at Bass Hill, who was the 12th caller through on

2167
01:52:43,640 --> 01:52:47,479
S3: the prize line. John, you've won $250 worth of fuel

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S3: in our Bowser bus to competition, and Michael and Clinton

2169
01:52:50,689 --> 01:52:53,090
S3: will give you another chance to win this afternoon. Just

2170
01:52:53,090 --> 01:52:55,530
S3: make sure you stay listening for the cue to call. Now,

2171
01:52:55,530 --> 01:52:58,730
S3: the idea of a sleep study may sound clinical or uncomfortable,

2172
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S3: but the process with Cpap direct is actually very easy

2173
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S3: and happens in the comfort of your own home. Once

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S3: you have your doctor's referral, book him with your local

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S3: Cpap direct clinic, where the experts will set you up

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S3: with a small portable device which records everything from your

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S3: heart rate and oxygen levels to your brain activity and

2178
01:53:14,650 --> 01:53:18,170
S3: how many times an hour you actually stop breathing. And

2179
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S3: when the sleep study results come back, Cpap direct will

2180
01:53:21,170 --> 01:53:23,490
S3: walk you through the results in plain English and make

2181
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S3: recommendations in collaboration with your doctor. Their staff all have

2182
01:53:27,130 --> 01:53:30,250
S3: firsthand experience using this equipment, and can even set you

2183
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S3: up on a trial before you commit to buying anything.

2184
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S3: So if you want to wake up refreshed and finally

2185
01:53:34,530 --> 01:53:40,050
S3: stop snoring, visit Cpap today and get started today. Coming

2186
01:53:40,050 --> 01:53:42,370
S3: up with Michael McLaren in the next hour of the program,

2187
01:53:42,370 --> 01:53:44,689
S3: my apologies to Michael. I think I brushed him yesterday

2188
01:53:44,689 --> 01:53:46,630
S3: and today I don't get a too complex, Michael. I

2189
01:53:46,630 --> 01:53:50,030
S3: still love you. Um, Helen Pitts coming up this afternoon. Uh,

2190
01:53:50,030 --> 01:53:53,269
S3: she's the author of a new book called Luna Park. Um,

2191
01:53:53,750 --> 01:53:56,510
S3: Friday for today. Fresh produce. We need more of that

2192
01:53:56,510 --> 01:53:59,229
S3: in our lives. Uh, well, I certainly do. And Senator

2193
01:53:59,229 --> 01:54:02,070
S3: Jonno Duniam, shadow minister for Home Affairs and Immigration, the

2194
01:54:02,070 --> 01:54:06,110
S3: latest migration statistics and more about a High Court decision.

2195
01:54:06,110 --> 01:54:08,630
S3: All that and more. Coming up with Michael and amaze

2196
01:54:08,630 --> 01:54:11,550
S3: him brings us all the feedback. A Maximcontact you tell

2197
01:54:11,550 --> 01:54:14,469
S3: your pricey telco where to go from. Phil. Morning, Levi.

2198
01:54:14,470 --> 01:54:16,830
S3: Just being discharged from a week in hospital. As I

2199
01:54:16,830 --> 01:54:19,950
S3: was being discharged, I heard that clip of Chris Bowen.

2200
01:54:20,070 --> 01:54:22,750
S3: I've just readmitted myself with my blood pressure going through

2201
01:54:22,750 --> 01:54:25,429
S3: the roof. The bloke has a gold plated dope. Are

2202
01:54:25,430 --> 01:54:29,870
S3: you with me? Yes, Phil, I am, thank you. Phil,

2203
01:54:30,510 --> 01:54:32,470
S3: make sure you look after yourself. Great man.

2204
01:54:32,470 --> 01:54:37,670
S24: I wish someone told me living this life would be lonely.

2205
01:54:38,030 --> 01:54:41,710
S24: Trying to get away from the old me. Still stuck

2206
01:54:41,710 --> 01:54:44,080
S24: singing these blues. Ooh.

2207
01:54:45,520 --> 01:54:48,160
S25: All I really need is a little good news.

2208
01:54:48,240 --> 01:54:50,720
S3: Yeah. The good news today is that this Sunday, the

2209
01:54:50,720 --> 01:54:54,840
S3: beloved Balmoral swimmers back expected to draw thousands of participants

2210
01:54:54,840 --> 01:54:58,600
S3: and supporters to raise vital funds for childhood cancer research.

2211
01:54:58,720 --> 01:55:01,640
S3: For over two decades, the Balmoral swimmers partnered with the

2212
01:55:01,640 --> 01:55:05,720
S3: Children's Cancer Institute, providing crucial funding to support their mission

2213
01:55:05,720 --> 01:55:08,480
S3: to end childhood cancer. The event's goal this year is

2214
01:55:08,480 --> 01:55:12,560
S3: to raise $200,000 for the institute. A firm favourite in

2215
01:55:12,560 --> 01:55:16,760
S3: the North Shore community, the annual event is completely volunteer run.

2216
01:55:17,040 --> 01:55:19,920
S3: So good luck to all those people participating. All ages

2217
01:55:19,920 --> 01:55:24,640
S3: and abilities. Solo Swimmers Group's first time ocean swimmers. Seasoned veterans.

2218
01:55:24,640 --> 01:55:27,080
S3: You can find out more information by going to the

2219
01:55:27,080 --> 01:55:31,400
S3: website Balmoral swim.com. Oh, what a nice thing to be

2220
01:55:31,400 --> 01:55:34,640
S3: doing on a Sunday. Balmoral swim.com dot a u.

2221
01:55:34,920 --> 01:55:38,520
S25: All I really need is a little good now.

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01:55:38,560 --> 01:55:41,600
S3: It's five to midday before I get out of here,

2223
01:55:41,600 --> 01:55:44,300
S3: shout out to Daniel Daniel Walker, who's been walking, working

2224
01:55:44,300 --> 01:55:46,420
S3: with us, not walking with us, working with us today.

2225
01:55:46,780 --> 01:55:49,300
S3: Learning the ropes. He emailed me and said, look, Mark,

2226
01:55:49,300 --> 01:55:52,140
S3: I'm studying communications. I'd love to come in and watch

2227
01:55:52,140 --> 01:55:54,740
S3: the show. And that's exactly how I got my start.

2228
01:55:54,740 --> 01:55:56,300
S3: And I take my hat off to people who use

2229
01:55:56,300 --> 01:55:58,740
S3: some initiative and ask the questions. So, Daniel, I hope

2230
01:55:58,740 --> 01:56:04,300
S3: you've enjoyed your time with us this morning. And thank

2231
01:56:04,300 --> 01:56:08,500
S3: you to the rest of the team. Jacob, Chelsea, Jorja, Chris. Um,

2232
01:56:08,540 --> 01:56:10,820
S3: it's been a great week. We had some success in

2233
01:56:10,820 --> 01:56:14,300
S3: the ratings yesterday. Uh, we're aiming at 14.1% and it's

2234
01:56:14,300 --> 01:56:16,780
S3: through all of the hard work that goes in behind

2235
01:56:16,780 --> 01:56:20,500
S3: the scenes from Jacob, Chelsea, Georgia and Chris. So I'm

2236
01:56:20,500 --> 01:56:23,100
S3: certainly very grateful to have. I think one of the

2237
01:56:23,100 --> 01:56:26,020
S3: best teams in the the building looking after the show.

2238
01:56:26,060 --> 01:56:28,220
S3: Of course, Michael's coming up next. He'll be followed by

2239
01:56:28,220 --> 01:56:30,980
S3: Clinton Maynard. Uh, Adam Hawes with money news. And then

2240
01:56:30,980 --> 01:56:33,420
S3: I'll be back tonight to call some footy from 7:00.

2241
01:56:33,460 --> 01:56:35,820
S3: Have a great weekend. I'll see you around the roundabout.

2242
01:56:35,820 --> 01:56:36,380
S3: Bye bye.