1 00:00:00,400 --> 00:00:03,120 Speaker 1: Happy Monday, everybody. Welcome to another week of the Daily Os. 2 00:00:03,160 --> 00:00:05,840 Speaker 1: My name Sam Kazlowski, joined by the co host and 3 00:00:05,960 --> 00:00:09,239 Speaker 1: co founder of the Daily Os, Zara Side Lazara. We 4 00:00:09,320 --> 00:00:12,119 Speaker 1: are getting very close to the beginning of the school year. 5 00:00:12,160 --> 00:00:14,400 Speaker 1: I'm sure there are a lot of parents listening who 6 00:00:14,400 --> 00:00:16,320 Speaker 1: are very happy about that, and a lot of teachers 7 00:00:16,360 --> 00:00:18,439 Speaker 1: who are getting ready to get back to work. What 8 00:00:18,520 --> 00:00:20,040 Speaker 1: do we know about the return to school? 9 00:00:20,480 --> 00:00:22,800 Speaker 2: Yesterday we found out from both the New South Wales 10 00:00:22,840 --> 00:00:26,200 Speaker 2: and the Victorian governments that school students will be returning 11 00:00:26,280 --> 00:00:29,600 Speaker 2: on time, but that both students and teachers will be 12 00:00:29,640 --> 00:00:33,640 Speaker 2: provided with two rapid antigen tests per week when term 13 00:00:33,640 --> 00:00:36,640 Speaker 2: one begins. The two weekly tests will be provided for 14 00:00:36,680 --> 00:00:39,440 Speaker 2: the first four weeks of term one by both governments, 15 00:00:39,520 --> 00:00:41,920 Speaker 2: so no parents out there will need to be buying 16 00:00:41,960 --> 00:00:44,440 Speaker 2: them themselves. They are going to be provided. 17 00:00:45,159 --> 00:00:47,800 Speaker 1: Meanwhile, over the Ditch and New Zealand moved to its 18 00:00:47,880 --> 00:00:51,440 Speaker 1: highest COVID nineteen alert under its traffic Light COVID nineteen 19 00:00:51,479 --> 00:00:55,880 Speaker 1: Protection framework yesterday. Under the new red setting, new restrictions 20 00:00:55,880 --> 00:00:59,680 Speaker 1: include nationwide mask rules and gathering limits. Sounds very familiar 21 00:00:59,680 --> 00:01:02,920 Speaker 1: for us over here in Australia. Vaccine passes will also 22 00:01:02,960 --> 00:01:05,880 Speaker 1: be required for entry to most non essential businesses. Pro 23 00:01:06,000 --> 00:01:08,959 Speaker 1: minis of Jacinda A. Dern expects the red setting will 24 00:01:09,000 --> 00:01:11,160 Speaker 1: remain in place for some weeks. 25 00:01:11,000 --> 00:01:13,399 Speaker 2: And Sam she also had to cancel her wedding, so 26 00:01:13,560 --> 00:01:16,200 Speaker 2: prime ministers are also people who get caught up in 27 00:01:16,280 --> 00:01:20,160 Speaker 2: these COVID rules. Moving down to finance, and the price 28 00:01:20,200 --> 00:01:23,520 Speaker 2: of bitcoin has taken a significant plunge over the weekend, 29 00:01:23,760 --> 00:01:27,000 Speaker 2: falling almost eight percent from its November high forty nine 30 00:01:27,040 --> 00:01:29,640 Speaker 2: thousand and forty eight dollars at the time of writing. 31 00:01:30,040 --> 00:01:32,360 Speaker 2: Since the beginning of this year, bitcoin has dropped in 32 00:01:32,440 --> 00:01:36,279 Speaker 2: value by twenty percent. Ethereum also fell by twelve percent 33 00:01:36,360 --> 00:01:38,440 Speaker 2: over a twenty four hour period over the weekend. 34 00:01:39,560 --> 00:01:42,679 Speaker 1: And today's good news there is a silver lining to 35 00:01:43,000 --> 00:01:46,640 Speaker 1: flooding in New South Wales. According to wildlife experts, the 36 00:01:46,680 --> 00:01:51,040 Speaker 1: mass flooding is set to save numerous endangered wetland bird species. 37 00:01:51,280 --> 00:01:54,600 Speaker 1: We're talking in particular about the Australasian bittern, which has 38 00:01:54,680 --> 00:01:57,200 Speaker 1: not been spotted in Lake Cowl in the central west 39 00:01:57,200 --> 00:01:59,960 Speaker 1: of the state for almost twenty years, but it's rebound 40 00:02:00,200 --> 00:02:09,760 Speaker 1: after eighteen months of ideal wet conditions. I remember him saying, 41 00:02:09,840 --> 00:02:12,320 Speaker 1: don't make a sound. Well, hear me. 42 00:02:12,320 --> 00:02:17,560 Speaker 2: Now, using my voice amongst a growing chorus of voices 43 00:02:17,600 --> 00:02:19,880 Speaker 2: that will not be silenced. 44 00:02:20,720 --> 00:02:24,919 Speaker 1: Let's make some noise Australia. So that was the voice 45 00:02:25,000 --> 00:02:27,760 Speaker 1: of twenty twenty one Australian of the Year, Grace Tame, 46 00:02:27,840 --> 00:02:31,080 Speaker 1: who only has about two days left of her tenure 47 00:02:31,520 --> 00:02:35,160 Speaker 1: as our Australian of the Year. We're expecting the next 48 00:02:35,200 --> 00:02:38,399 Speaker 1: Australian of the Year to be announced in Canberra on Wednesday, 49 00:02:38,880 --> 00:02:40,760 Speaker 1: and so we thought we'd take some time today to 50 00:02:40,800 --> 00:02:43,560 Speaker 1: introduce you to the candidates and explain a little bit 51 00:02:43,600 --> 00:02:46,960 Speaker 1: about how the Australian of the Year is actually chosen. Zara, 52 00:02:47,000 --> 00:02:49,200 Speaker 1: can you give us a quick little rundown of how 53 00:02:49,240 --> 00:02:51,200 Speaker 1: you actually become Australian of the Year. 54 00:02:51,680 --> 00:02:53,720 Speaker 2: This was all really foreign to me, to be honest. 55 00:02:53,880 --> 00:02:57,400 Speaker 2: I feel like I hadn't entirely paid attention before Grace, 56 00:02:57,520 --> 00:03:01,440 Speaker 2: and now am very eagerly awayating our next Australian of 57 00:03:01,440 --> 00:03:03,760 Speaker 2: the Year, given how much of an impact Grace has 58 00:03:03,760 --> 00:03:06,160 Speaker 2: made in just one year. So if we look at 59 00:03:06,160 --> 00:03:09,720 Speaker 2: the process of actually deciding who will next represent the 60 00:03:09,760 --> 00:03:12,120 Speaker 2: Australian of the Year, it starts with the public. It 61 00:03:12,160 --> 00:03:14,120 Speaker 2: starts with all of us. So the first step of 62 00:03:14,200 --> 00:03:17,440 Speaker 2: the Australian of the Year being chosen is that individuals 63 00:03:17,480 --> 00:03:21,440 Speaker 2: are nominated by the public, so everyday people. From there, 64 00:03:21,560 --> 00:03:25,120 Speaker 2: an expert panel in each state and territory actually chooses 65 00:03:25,160 --> 00:03:28,320 Speaker 2: an individual for the four categories. So there's Australian of 66 00:03:28,360 --> 00:03:30,960 Speaker 2: the Year, there's Senior Australian of the Year, there's Young 67 00:03:31,000 --> 00:03:34,160 Speaker 2: Australian of the Year and Australia's Local Hero that had 68 00:03:34,240 --> 00:03:37,040 Speaker 2: then announced. There is a Victorian of the Year, there's 69 00:03:37,040 --> 00:03:39,040 Speaker 2: a new South Wales Person of the Year. There is 70 00:03:39,080 --> 00:03:41,600 Speaker 2: a Tasmanian of the Year, and that's what Grace Tane 71 00:03:41,640 --> 00:03:44,720 Speaker 2: was before she became Australian of the Year. From there, 72 00:03:44,840 --> 00:03:48,120 Speaker 2: the selected nominees then go through a national judging process. 73 00:03:48,240 --> 00:03:52,120 Speaker 2: So each state and territory has basically nominated one person 74 00:03:52,200 --> 00:03:54,080 Speaker 2: for each of these awards and it then goes to 75 00:03:54,120 --> 00:03:57,120 Speaker 2: a national judging process to figure out who will be 76 00:03:57,240 --> 00:04:01,000 Speaker 2: the one person in each of these awards. The National 77 00:04:01,000 --> 00:04:05,080 Speaker 2: Australia Council Board selects the recipients for each category, including 78 00:04:05,200 --> 00:04:08,160 Speaker 2: the Australian of the Year category, and that is what 79 00:04:08,320 --> 00:04:12,080 Speaker 2: is then announced on the twenty fifth of January, thereafter 80 00:04:12,240 --> 00:04:15,280 Speaker 2: cementing who is going to be our Australian of the Year, 81 00:04:15,640 --> 00:04:18,000 Speaker 2: our Senior Australian of the Year, our Young Aussie of 82 00:04:18,000 --> 00:04:21,320 Speaker 2: the Year and Australia's local hero Sam talk Us through 83 00:04:21,440 --> 00:04:23,920 Speaker 2: who is nominated for Australian of the Year this year. 84 00:04:23,960 --> 00:04:26,800 Speaker 2: They definitely do not have an easy act to follow 85 00:04:26,839 --> 00:04:27,920 Speaker 2: in Grace Tame, do they. 86 00:04:28,320 --> 00:04:30,960 Speaker 1: They have a very high bar to hit if they're 87 00:04:30,960 --> 00:04:32,960 Speaker 1: going to be anything like our Australian of the Year 88 00:04:32,960 --> 00:04:36,120 Speaker 1: this year. So the nomination from Victoria is quad wheelchair 89 00:04:36,200 --> 00:04:39,360 Speaker 1: tennis champion Dylan Orcott, who you saw in action at 90 00:04:39,360 --> 00:04:42,520 Speaker 1: the Australian Open yesterday. He's the first man in any 91 00:04:42,520 --> 00:04:45,200 Speaker 1: form of tennis around the world to claim a Golden Slam, 92 00:04:45,240 --> 00:04:47,640 Speaker 1: which means that a player has won all four Majors 93 00:04:47,680 --> 00:04:50,240 Speaker 1: and an Olympic gold medal in the same year. But 94 00:04:50,360 --> 00:04:52,880 Speaker 1: his impact is not just on the court. He also 95 00:04:53,000 --> 00:04:56,320 Speaker 1: started the Dylan Orcott Foundation to provide scholarships and grant 96 00:04:56,320 --> 00:04:59,440 Speaker 1: funding to marginalize Australians with a disability and he's one 97 00:04:59,440 --> 00:05:01,720 Speaker 1: of the hot favorites to be named Australian of the 98 00:05:01,800 --> 00:05:02,440 Speaker 1: Year this year. 99 00:05:03,040 --> 00:05:06,120 Speaker 2: The Northern Territories candidate for Australian of the Year is 100 00:05:06,200 --> 00:05:10,240 Speaker 2: Leanne Lyttle, who is described as having a passion for justice. 101 00:05:10,400 --> 00:05:13,640 Speaker 2: She's the director of the Aboriginal Justice Unit and has 102 00:05:13,880 --> 00:05:17,719 Speaker 2: met and listened to Aboriginal communities across the territory. She 103 00:05:17,839 --> 00:05:21,960 Speaker 2: was actually South Australia's first Aboriginal policewoman before moving back 104 00:05:22,000 --> 00:05:25,960 Speaker 2: to the territory, and has been fundamental in the creation 105 00:05:26,080 --> 00:05:29,640 Speaker 2: of the Northern Territory Aboriginal Justice Agreement, which aims to 106 00:05:29,680 --> 00:05:34,640 Speaker 2: reduce imprisonment rates, increase Aboriginal leadership and improve justice outcomes 107 00:05:34,640 --> 00:05:36,600 Speaker 2: for Aboriginal Territorians. 108 00:05:36,960 --> 00:05:40,680 Speaker 1: From Queensland are a couple Sue and Lloyd Clark, and 109 00:05:40,720 --> 00:05:43,400 Speaker 1: they're the parents of Hannah Clark, who was murdered in 110 00:05:43,480 --> 00:05:47,320 Speaker 1: February twenty twenty. The pair have sought to end coercive 111 00:05:47,320 --> 00:05:51,039 Speaker 1: control and domestic violence, particularly through their foundation called Small 112 00:05:51,040 --> 00:05:54,320 Speaker 1: Steps for Hannah. They aim to empower victims to speak 113 00:05:54,360 --> 00:05:56,360 Speaker 1: up and guide family members to be aware of those 114 00:05:56,360 --> 00:05:59,960 Speaker 1: who may be an unsafe environment. From a policy angle, 115 00:06:00,080 --> 00:06:02,640 Speaker 1: the pair also worked with the Queensland government to establish 116 00:06:02,640 --> 00:06:06,600 Speaker 1: the Women's Safety and Justice Task Force. Then in South Australia, 117 00:06:06,680 --> 00:06:10,240 Speaker 1: there's Professor Helen Marshall, who was a vaccination researcher. I'm 118 00:06:10,279 --> 00:06:13,480 Speaker 1: sure she's had a pretty busy two years. She specializes 119 00:06:13,520 --> 00:06:16,240 Speaker 1: in public health and infectious diseases at the University of 120 00:06:16,320 --> 00:06:19,480 Speaker 1: Adelaide and her main work is in vaccinations to stop 121 00:06:19,560 --> 00:06:22,520 Speaker 1: meninja cockle bee. She's part of the largest studies in 122 00:06:22,560 --> 00:06:26,200 Speaker 1: the world of this kind. She's published two hundred and 123 00:06:26,200 --> 00:06:29,799 Speaker 1: eleven peer reviewed papers and been awarded seventeen research grants, 124 00:06:30,000 --> 00:06:32,919 Speaker 1: and she's been an integral part of the South Australian 125 00:06:32,960 --> 00:06:37,120 Speaker 1: government's advice on both Meninja cockle bee and COVID nineteen 126 00:06:37,200 --> 00:06:37,640 Speaker 1: this year. 127 00:06:38,160 --> 00:06:41,040 Speaker 2: Nothing to quite humble you like reading through these bios, 128 00:06:41,120 --> 00:06:44,440 Speaker 2: is there? So? Next we moved to Paddy Mills from 129 00:06:44,520 --> 00:06:48,080 Speaker 2: the Act and Patty is a First Nations basketball player. 130 00:06:48,240 --> 00:06:52,000 Speaker 2: He became the NBA champion in twenty fourteen with the 131 00:06:52,040 --> 00:06:55,599 Speaker 2: San Antonio Spurs. You might know him as the twenty 132 00:06:55,640 --> 00:06:59,360 Speaker 2: twenty Tokyo Olympics flag bearer. He was the first ever 133 00:06:59,400 --> 00:07:02,480 Speaker 2: First Nation person in the Olympics to hold that position. 134 00:07:03,120 --> 00:07:05,880 Speaker 2: He's also set up the Team Mills Foundation, which looks 135 00:07:05,880 --> 00:07:11,240 Speaker 2: at supporting and championing culture, diversity and underprivileged families. He's 136 00:07:11,280 --> 00:07:15,200 Speaker 2: also launched the Indigenous Basketball Australia and in twenty twenty 137 00:07:15,240 --> 00:07:19,560 Speaker 2: he donated one point five million dollars to organizations tackling 138 00:07:19,640 --> 00:07:22,720 Speaker 2: racial inequality, so that was the whole sum of his salary. 139 00:07:23,200 --> 00:07:26,440 Speaker 1: Craig Leeson is the Tasmanian nominee. He's a filmmaker and 140 00:07:26,480 --> 00:07:29,040 Speaker 1: he made a documentary called a Plastic Ocean. It was 141 00:07:29,120 --> 00:07:32,240 Speaker 1: ranked the number one documentary in the US, the UK 142 00:07:32,360 --> 00:07:35,920 Speaker 1: and Canada and his film was a catalyst for global 143 00:07:35,960 --> 00:07:39,680 Speaker 1: work on reducing ocean pollution. He's got another film coming 144 00:07:39,720 --> 00:07:42,520 Speaker 1: up in March this year, again on climate change, and 145 00:07:42,560 --> 00:07:45,240 Speaker 1: he co founded an organization out of that film called 146 00:07:45,280 --> 00:07:46,760 Speaker 1: a Plastics Ocean Foundation. 147 00:07:47,080 --> 00:07:50,520 Speaker 2: Now representing New South Wales our home state is Professor 148 00:07:50,640 --> 00:07:54,240 Speaker 2: Venas Ahajwala and she's the founding director of the Center 149 00:07:54,280 --> 00:07:59,200 Speaker 2: for Sustainable Materials Research and Technology at UNSW. Her work 150 00:07:59,240 --> 00:08:01,960 Speaker 2: as a scientist, engineer and inventor has led to turning 151 00:08:02,000 --> 00:08:05,440 Speaker 2: waste into green materials and products, no doubt, something that 152 00:08:05,520 --> 00:08:10,560 Speaker 2: will be integral to Australia's fight against climate change. She's 153 00:08:10,600 --> 00:08:14,200 Speaker 2: the inventor of the polymer injection technology known as green 154 00:08:14,320 --> 00:08:18,400 Speaker 2: steel and she works in universities and institutions in developing 155 00:08:18,440 --> 00:08:22,440 Speaker 2: and applying new recycling science into real world environmental and 156 00:08:22,600 --> 00:08:23,600 Speaker 2: economic benefits. 157 00:08:24,000 --> 00:08:27,040 Speaker 1: Rounding out the nominees is a cyber safety expert and 158 00:08:27,120 --> 00:08:30,119 Speaker 1: campaigner from WA, Paul Litherland. He's one of the leading 159 00:08:30,160 --> 00:08:33,320 Speaker 1: experts in the field. Previously a police officer who worked 160 00:08:33,320 --> 00:08:36,960 Speaker 1: in the Technology Crime Unit. He learned there how vulnerable 161 00:08:37,040 --> 00:08:39,640 Speaker 1: children were on the Internet and noticed a hole in 162 00:08:39,679 --> 00:08:43,480 Speaker 1: the legislation available to help fight internet crime. So we 163 00:08:43,520 --> 00:08:46,760 Speaker 1: started a business called Surf Online Safe and he's conducted 164 00:08:46,800 --> 00:08:50,319 Speaker 1: presentations to around five hundred and fifty schools and organizations 165 00:08:50,360 --> 00:08:52,840 Speaker 1: around the country. So zooming out a little bit. We 166 00:08:52,920 --> 00:08:56,319 Speaker 1: have sports stars, we have cyber experts, we have immunologists, 167 00:08:56,400 --> 00:09:00,720 Speaker 1: and we have green pioneers. It's a stellar cut, Zara, 168 00:09:00,880 --> 00:09:03,679 Speaker 1: and it seems a shame that only one person can 169 00:09:03,720 --> 00:09:06,480 Speaker 1: win Australian of the Year, but they're all so deserving. 170 00:09:06,679 --> 00:09:09,079 Speaker 2: You managed to be wrong every time. But still let's 171 00:09:09,080 --> 00:09:10,840 Speaker 2: ask the question, who's your money on. 172 00:09:11,120 --> 00:09:13,360 Speaker 1: I think Dylan Norcott's going to take it out this year. 173 00:09:13,559 --> 00:09:16,480 Speaker 1: The smart money's with him apparently, and he's the hot favorite. 174 00:09:16,480 --> 00:09:18,560 Speaker 1: So we'll see what happens later this week. 175 00:09:18,800 --> 00:09:21,400 Speaker 2: That's all we have time for today on your Monday 176 00:09:21,520 --> 00:09:23,960 Speaker 2: edition of The Daily Ohs. 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