1 00:00:00,120 --> 00:00:03,040 Speaker 1: Good morning, and welcome to the Daily OS. It's Tuesday, 2 00:00:03,160 --> 00:00:06,160 Speaker 1: the first of June. My name is Mariah Lattis, and 3 00:00:06,240 --> 00:00:09,440 Speaker 1: today helping me make sense of the news is Sam Kozlowski. 4 00:00:10,160 --> 00:00:13,240 Speaker 1: Making today's news Victoria's age care. 5 00:00:13,119 --> 00:00:16,720 Speaker 2: Crisis, porter's defamation case settled. 6 00:00:17,200 --> 00:00:19,080 Speaker 1: Some good news about unity in. 7 00:00:18,960 --> 00:00:21,439 Speaker 2: Europe, and we're going to have a chat about the 8 00:00:21,480 --> 00:00:25,400 Speaker 2: talks between Australia and New Zealand currently happening across the ditch. 9 00:00:26,000 --> 00:00:27,880 Speaker 2: He is Today's Daily Digest. 10 00:00:28,680 --> 00:00:32,199 Speaker 1: There were eleven locally acquired COVID nineteen cases recorded in 11 00:00:32,280 --> 00:00:36,640 Speaker 1: Victoria yesterday. Three of yesterday's cases relate to the emerging 12 00:00:36,680 --> 00:00:40,520 Speaker 1: outbreaks in the private residential age care sector. One case 13 00:00:40,560 --> 00:00:42,760 Speaker 1: is the son of the initial case reported at the 14 00:00:42,800 --> 00:00:46,320 Speaker 1: Maidstone Acare facility, another is a staff member at the 15 00:00:46,360 --> 00:00:49,360 Speaker 1: Maidstone Acare facility, and a third is a nineteen year 16 00:00:49,360 --> 00:00:52,160 Speaker 1: old female resident of the Maidstone Acare facility. 17 00:00:52,760 --> 00:00:55,640 Speaker 2: And here's what Victorian Acting Premier James Milino had to 18 00:00:55,640 --> 00:00:57,880 Speaker 2: say on the next few days for the state. 19 00:00:58,720 --> 00:01:02,560 Speaker 3: There is no doubt that this situation is incredibly serious. 20 00:01:03,320 --> 00:01:06,120 Speaker 3: The next few days remain critical and I want to 21 00:01:06,160 --> 00:01:09,760 Speaker 3: be really clear with everyone that this outbreak may well 22 00:01:09,840 --> 00:01:11,680 Speaker 3: get worse before it gets better. 23 00:01:12,480 --> 00:01:16,240 Speaker 2: Meanwhile, on a federal level, Treasurer Josh Fridenberg has rejected 24 00:01:16,280 --> 00:01:19,760 Speaker 2: plans from the Victorian government for additional federal funding for 25 00:01:19,840 --> 00:01:23,560 Speaker 2: employees out of work amid the snap lockdown in Victoria. 26 00:01:23,760 --> 00:01:26,160 Speaker 2: Pressure is mounting on the federal government to respond to 27 00:01:26,200 --> 00:01:29,679 Speaker 2: the Victorian lockdown with an economic rescue package, and this 28 00:01:29,720 --> 00:01:32,679 Speaker 2: is going to become especially important if the lockdown goes 29 00:01:32,680 --> 00:01:33,839 Speaker 2: beyond seven days. 30 00:01:35,200 --> 00:01:38,600 Speaker 1: Christian Porter's defamation claim against the ABC will not go 31 00:01:38,680 --> 00:01:42,000 Speaker 1: to trial after the former Attorney General and public broadcaster 32 00:01:42,080 --> 00:01:45,640 Speaker 1: settled the dispute out of court on Monday. All parties 33 00:01:45,640 --> 00:01:48,040 Speaker 1: have agreed to not pursue the matter any further. No 34 00:01:48,160 --> 00:01:51,600 Speaker 1: damages will be paid, the broadcaster said. As part of 35 00:01:51,600 --> 00:01:54,480 Speaker 1: the settlement, the ABC has added an editor's note to 36 00:01:54,520 --> 00:01:58,160 Speaker 1: the article at the center of Porter's defamation claim. Porter 37 00:01:58,200 --> 00:02:01,160 Speaker 1: has accused the ABC of defame him in its reporting 38 00:02:01,200 --> 00:02:04,320 Speaker 1: of allegations he's sexually assaulted a sixteen year old in 39 00:02:04,400 --> 00:02:09,639 Speaker 1: nineteen eighty eight. Porter has repeatedly denied the claim. 40 00:02:09,320 --> 00:02:13,200 Speaker 2: And Today's Good News. The city of Vilnius in Lithuania 41 00:02:13,240 --> 00:02:17,440 Speaker 2: has built a portal that connects to another portal in Lublin, Poland. 42 00:02:18,080 --> 00:02:21,320 Speaker 2: It's designed to help keep people connected during the pandemic. 43 00:02:21,840 --> 00:02:24,360 Speaker 2: So here's how it works. The portals each have large 44 00:02:24,360 --> 00:02:28,400 Speaker 2: screens that broadcast live images between the two cities. According 45 00:02:28,440 --> 00:02:30,760 Speaker 2: to the creators, the purpose of the portals is to 46 00:02:30,840 --> 00:02:34,239 Speaker 2: rethink the meaning of unity. The project was five years 47 00:02:34,280 --> 00:02:36,440 Speaker 2: in the making and there are plans to add even 48 00:02:36,520 --> 00:02:39,400 Speaker 2: more portals in additional cities across Europe. 49 00:02:39,840 --> 00:02:43,040 Speaker 1: Sam, if you've searched up on Google what these portals 50 00:02:43,040 --> 00:02:45,480 Speaker 1: look like, it kind of reminds me of a dice 51 00:02:45,560 --> 00:02:46,120 Speaker 1: in hair. 52 00:02:46,040 --> 00:02:49,440 Speaker 2: Dryer, and it kind of reminds me of The Truman Show. 53 00:02:49,600 --> 00:02:51,680 Speaker 2: So that's two ways of looking at the same object 54 00:02:51,680 --> 00:02:53,720 Speaker 2: with very different connotations. 55 00:02:53,600 --> 00:02:59,079 Speaker 1: Very different perspectives. So despite all that's happening in Victoria, 56 00:02:59,200 --> 00:03:02,480 Speaker 1: Prime minister' score Morrison isn't actually in the country right now. 57 00:03:02,880 --> 00:03:05,440 Speaker 1: He is in New Zealand and he visited to have 58 00:03:05,560 --> 00:03:08,799 Speaker 1: a chat and a meeting with Jacinda Addern And this 59 00:03:08,880 --> 00:03:11,640 Speaker 1: meeting actually marks their first talk in person since the 60 00:03:11,680 --> 00:03:15,240 Speaker 1: pandemic began. The talk spanned two days where they spoke 61 00:03:15,240 --> 00:03:18,360 Speaker 1: about a wide range of topics. Dan said she looked 62 00:03:18,400 --> 00:03:20,560 Speaker 1: forward to the next stage of writing the rule book 63 00:03:20,600 --> 00:03:24,160 Speaker 1: on how both countries would approach reopening the world after COVID. 64 00:03:24,600 --> 00:03:27,320 Speaker 1: If you only have ten seconds to listen to each leader, 65 00:03:27,440 --> 00:03:28,280 Speaker 1: here's a snippet. 66 00:03:29,080 --> 00:03:32,840 Speaker 3: As great partners, friends, allies, indeed family, there will be 67 00:03:33,280 --> 00:03:38,080 Speaker 3: those far from here who would seek to divide us, 68 00:03:38,520 --> 00:03:39,840 Speaker 3: and they will not succeed. 69 00:03:40,760 --> 00:03:43,920 Speaker 4: On the question of whether or not we rely on 70 00:03:44,280 --> 00:03:48,320 Speaker 4: others and our view, and my very strong view, we 71 00:03:48,920 --> 00:03:55,200 Speaker 4: carry responsibility for ourselves to ensure adequate investment in our 72 00:03:55,240 --> 00:03:59,440 Speaker 4: defense forces and equally that we carry our weight as 73 00:03:59,440 --> 00:04:02,560 Speaker 4: a member of the intelligence in security community. 74 00:04:03,320 --> 00:04:06,520 Speaker 2: So New Zealand and Australia professed to being the best 75 00:04:06,560 --> 00:04:09,920 Speaker 2: of friends, the Tasman buddies. What were some of the 76 00:04:09,960 --> 00:04:13,600 Speaker 2: topics the Tasman two talked about over the conference. 77 00:04:13,960 --> 00:04:16,160 Speaker 1: We don't know all the details, but we do know 78 00:04:16,200 --> 00:04:18,680 Speaker 1: that there were a lot of topics covered. We do 79 00:04:18,800 --> 00:04:21,800 Speaker 1: know that they spoke about the Australian trade dispute with China, 80 00:04:21,960 --> 00:04:25,640 Speaker 1: and both Australia and New Zealand are united on the issue. 81 00:04:26,200 --> 00:04:29,040 Speaker 1: But then they also spoke about topics like the trans 82 00:04:29,160 --> 00:04:32,800 Speaker 1: Tasman bubble as you said, and possibly to include Pacific 83 00:04:32,800 --> 00:04:37,200 Speaker 1: island countries. Although neither leader made any firm commitments and 84 00:04:37,240 --> 00:04:40,200 Speaker 1: emphasized that public health was, of course the top priority. 85 00:04:40,839 --> 00:04:43,799 Speaker 1: A Dern said, we don't want to jeopardize the freedom 86 00:04:43,839 --> 00:04:46,400 Speaker 1: that we have within our own countries to move around 87 00:04:46,440 --> 00:04:49,200 Speaker 1: freely and protect the health of our citizens. 88 00:04:49,960 --> 00:04:52,000 Speaker 2: So I also saw that one of the key topics 89 00:04:52,000 --> 00:04:56,400 Speaker 2: for discussion between Morrison and our own was immigration, and 90 00:04:56,480 --> 00:05:00,520 Speaker 2: my mind immediately went to refugees. But this isn't actually 91 00:05:00,520 --> 00:05:04,320 Speaker 2: what they were discussing. They were discussing the deportation of 92 00:05:04,440 --> 00:05:07,720 Speaker 2: Kiwis from Australia. Can you give me a little bit 93 00:05:07,720 --> 00:05:10,440 Speaker 2: more information about this strange topic. 94 00:05:11,120 --> 00:05:14,000 Speaker 1: You're totally right, Sam, it's not about refugees at all. 95 00:05:14,360 --> 00:05:17,680 Speaker 1: The deportation that Sam is referring to is the amendments 96 00:05:17,720 --> 00:05:20,600 Speaker 1: made in twenty fourteen to visa laws that meant that 97 00:05:20,640 --> 00:05:23,880 Speaker 1: any non citizen who receives a prison sentence of twelve 98 00:05:23,880 --> 00:05:26,479 Speaker 1: months or more is deported, even if they've lived in 99 00:05:26,480 --> 00:05:29,400 Speaker 1: Australia the majority of their lives. As we know, this 100 00:05:29,440 --> 00:05:32,120 Speaker 1: has been an ongoing topic for Australia and New Zealand 101 00:05:32,200 --> 00:05:34,680 Speaker 1: now for a number of years, and we do know 102 00:05:34,720 --> 00:05:37,480 Speaker 1: that this topic was brought up, but it's highly unlikely 103 00:05:37,480 --> 00:05:40,120 Speaker 1: that Morrison would budge on this issue. 104 00:05:40,160 --> 00:05:42,760 Speaker 2: If this is a law that applies to all countries, 105 00:05:42,920 --> 00:05:46,080 Speaker 2: why is it such a dominant topic in the relationship 106 00:05:46,120 --> 00:05:48,080 Speaker 2: between Australia and New Zealand. 107 00:05:48,279 --> 00:05:50,599 Speaker 1: New Zealand is one of the most commonplaces of birth 108 00:05:50,640 --> 00:05:53,400 Speaker 1: for people living in Australia that were not born in Australia. 109 00:05:53,760 --> 00:05:57,880 Speaker 1: It's estimated that around six hundred and fifty thousand Kiwis 110 00:05:57,960 --> 00:05:59,600 Speaker 1: are currently living in Australia. 111 00:06:00,240 --> 00:06:04,240 Speaker 2: I imagine it was probably a relatively tense discussion after 112 00:06:04,800 --> 00:06:09,600 Speaker 2: one of Scott Morrison's cabinet members, Home Affairs Minister Peter Dudden, 113 00:06:09,920 --> 00:06:13,320 Speaker 2: made comments on the deportation of New Zealanders as taking 114 00:06:13,400 --> 00:06:16,720 Speaker 2: out the trash and making Australia a safer place. Some 115 00:06:16,760 --> 00:06:18,760 Speaker 2: of the key arguments that would have been mounted by 116 00:06:18,839 --> 00:06:21,839 Speaker 2: Prime Minister are dern against this is the reality that 117 00:06:21,880 --> 00:06:24,120 Speaker 2: many New Zealanders who are being deported back to New 118 00:06:24,240 --> 00:06:27,480 Speaker 2: Zealand have been living in Australia for forty or fifty years. 119 00:06:27,720 --> 00:06:31,040 Speaker 2: It does seem a little odd as a modern immigration policy. 120 00:06:32,000 --> 00:06:34,839 Speaker 2: The other big topic of conversation over the last few days, 121 00:06:34,880 --> 00:06:37,760 Speaker 2: which I will be particularly interested in, is the discussion 122 00:06:37,760 --> 00:06:40,839 Speaker 2: that the two nations had around China and the threat 123 00:06:40,880 --> 00:06:43,599 Speaker 2: that China presents to both Australia and New Zealand, but 124 00:06:43,640 --> 00:06:46,960 Speaker 2: particularly Australia in their trade wars with the Asian nation. 125 00:06:47,360 --> 00:06:49,720 Speaker 2: We'll make sure to keep a really close eye on this. 126 00:06:49,800 --> 00:06:51,400 Speaker 2: I think it's going to be one of the most 127 00:06:51,400 --> 00:06:56,920 Speaker 2: important strategic relationships for the next decade in Australia. For today, 128 00:06:57,120 --> 00:06:59,240 Speaker 2: that's all we've got time for. Thank you so much 129 00:06:59,320 --> 00:07:01,479 Speaker 2: for joining us on today's podcast. If you want to 130 00:07:01,480 --> 00:07:03,280 Speaker 2: catch up with the news throughout the day, you can 131 00:07:03,320 --> 00:07:06,320 Speaker 2: find us over on Instagram. We're out the Daily os 132 00:07:06,440 --> 00:07:09,080 Speaker 2: and it's where over one hundred and ten thousand Australians 133 00:07:09,080 --> 00:07:12,040 Speaker 2: get their news throughout the day. Happy Tuesday and we'll 134 00:07:12,080 --> 00:07:12,920 Speaker 2: speak to you tomorrow.