1 00:00:00,600 --> 00:00:03,400 Speaker 1: Good morning and welcome to the Daily OS. It's Thursday, 2 00:00:03,440 --> 00:00:06,440 Speaker 1: the third of June. My name is Zara Seidler, and 3 00:00:06,519 --> 00:00:09,600 Speaker 1: helping me make sense of today's news is Sam Kauzlowski. 4 00:00:10,160 --> 00:00:13,000 Speaker 1: Making news today, COVID lockdown. 5 00:00:12,600 --> 00:00:17,040 Speaker 2: Extended, the ABC questioned about their settlement with Christian. 6 00:00:16,760 --> 00:00:20,200 Speaker 1: Porter, some awesome news from the UK, and a chat 7 00:00:20,200 --> 00:00:24,360 Speaker 1: about the pressures of press conferences in professional sport is 8 00:00:24,360 --> 00:00:28,440 Speaker 1: today's Daily Digest. There was some pretty bad news out 9 00:00:28,440 --> 00:00:31,400 Speaker 1: of Melbourne yesterday. We're not going to sugarcoat it. Victorian 10 00:00:31,480 --> 00:00:35,239 Speaker 1: Acting Premier James Molino announced a seven day extension to 11 00:00:35,320 --> 00:00:39,200 Speaker 1: the lockdown after six new locally acquired cases were reported. 12 00:00:39,840 --> 00:00:42,640 Speaker 1: We actually heard another case was reported in an aged 13 00:00:42,720 --> 00:00:45,320 Speaker 1: care home yesterday, so we're bound to find out more 14 00:00:45,400 --> 00:00:49,640 Speaker 1: about that today. There have been some changes to the restrictions, 15 00:00:49,720 --> 00:00:53,279 Speaker 1: including an extended ten kilometer radius. You're eleven and year 16 00:00:53,320 --> 00:00:56,280 Speaker 1: twelves will return to face to face teaching, and there'll 17 00:00:56,320 --> 00:00:58,920 Speaker 1: be an expansion on the number of jobs authorized to 18 00:00:59,040 --> 00:01:01,160 Speaker 1: leave home. There's some light at the end of the 19 00:01:01,200 --> 00:01:05,200 Speaker 1: tunnel for our regional Victorians. Restrictions are expected to ease 20 00:01:05,240 --> 00:01:07,039 Speaker 1: from eleven to fifty nine tonight. 21 00:01:07,600 --> 00:01:10,240 Speaker 2: Over to Camber now and the ABC is going to 22 00:01:10,280 --> 00:01:13,280 Speaker 2: be called to face a second Senate Estimates hearing about 23 00:01:13,280 --> 00:01:16,400 Speaker 2: the settlement of the defamation case brought by Industry Minister 24 00:01:16,480 --> 00:01:20,400 Speaker 2: Christian Porter. In this estimate's hearing, we're likely to hear 25 00:01:20,440 --> 00:01:24,319 Speaker 2: from ABC management about who initiated the settlement and why 26 00:01:24,520 --> 00:01:27,880 Speaker 2: the organization made the decision to agree with it. The 27 00:01:27,920 --> 00:01:31,160 Speaker 2: defamation case, which was brought on originally by Porter against 28 00:01:31,200 --> 00:01:34,759 Speaker 2: the ABC, was over the ABC's reporting of historical rape 29 00:01:34,760 --> 00:01:37,760 Speaker 2: allegation against him, an allegation he strongly denies. 30 00:01:38,680 --> 00:01:42,520 Speaker 1: US President Joe Biden's administration has suspended oil and gas 31 00:01:42,640 --> 00:01:46,920 Speaker 1: leases in Alaska's Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, and that's a 32 00:01:46,920 --> 00:01:50,840 Speaker 1: reversal on former President Donald Trump's decision to sell oil leases. 33 00:01:51,520 --> 00:01:54,400 Speaker 1: The move comes after a temporary suspension was imposed on 34 00:01:54,440 --> 00:01:57,640 Speaker 1: oil and gas lease activities on Biden's first day in office, 35 00:01:57,760 --> 00:02:00,880 Speaker 1: all that time ago. This was done through an executive 36 00:02:00,960 --> 00:02:04,200 Speaker 1: order that suggested a new environmental review was required to 37 00:02:04,240 --> 00:02:07,240 Speaker 1: address possible legal flaws in a drilling program that was 38 00:02:07,280 --> 00:02:09,000 Speaker 1: approved by the Trump administration. 39 00:02:09,680 --> 00:02:12,160 Speaker 2: And today's good news comes from the UK. They have 40 00:02:12,240 --> 00:02:15,640 Speaker 2: recorded zero COVID nineteen related deaths in a day for 41 00:02:15,680 --> 00:02:19,160 Speaker 2: the first time in ten months. The report comes after 42 00:02:19,200 --> 00:02:23,320 Speaker 2: a national holiday, which historically has skewed some data. However, 43 00:02:23,320 --> 00:02:27,400 Speaker 2: the Health Secretary remained optimistic, saying the vaccines are clearly working, 44 00:02:27,760 --> 00:02:30,600 Speaker 2: protecting you, those around you, and your loved ones. 45 00:02:33,320 --> 00:02:37,320 Speaker 1: Sam, I'm back from holidays. I'm rejuvenated, I've drunk a 46 00:02:37,320 --> 00:02:39,760 Speaker 1: lot of wine, and now I'm ready to talk about 47 00:02:39,840 --> 00:02:42,640 Speaker 1: some of the news I missed while off the grid, and. 48 00:02:42,560 --> 00:02:45,160 Speaker 2: I'm ready to not think about the news for five minutes. 49 00:02:45,720 --> 00:02:47,320 Speaker 1: So one of the stories I saw quite a bit 50 00:02:47,360 --> 00:02:51,920 Speaker 1: of commentary on Twitter, especially about, was this Naomi Osaka story. 51 00:02:52,520 --> 00:02:54,880 Speaker 1: It seems like everyone has a lot of opinions about 52 00:02:54,880 --> 00:02:56,640 Speaker 1: this story, but I wanted to go back to the 53 00:02:56,680 --> 00:02:59,600 Speaker 1: beginning and just chat through what has actually happened in 54 00:02:59,639 --> 00:03:00,760 Speaker 1: the last couple of days. 55 00:03:01,280 --> 00:03:05,480 Speaker 2: So here's the thirty second summary. Basically, tennis player Naomi Osaka, 56 00:03:05,520 --> 00:03:08,040 Speaker 2: who is consistently one of the best players in the world, 57 00:03:08,440 --> 00:03:11,640 Speaker 2: withdrew from the French Open after officials threatened to expel 58 00:03:11,680 --> 00:03:15,560 Speaker 2: her because of her decision to remove herself from the 59 00:03:15,560 --> 00:03:17,400 Speaker 2: press conference part of the tournament. 60 00:03:17,720 --> 00:03:20,600 Speaker 1: So the story moved fairly quickly. I saw on Instagram 61 00:03:20,639 --> 00:03:23,280 Speaker 1: that She had posted something a couple of days ago 62 00:03:23,400 --> 00:03:26,560 Speaker 1: talking about the impact of press conferences on her mental 63 00:03:26,600 --> 00:03:28,959 Speaker 1: health and announcing that she wasn't going to be doing 64 00:03:29,000 --> 00:03:32,240 Speaker 1: press for the French Open. For non tennis watchers, why 65 00:03:32,320 --> 00:03:34,920 Speaker 1: are press conferences important and why would they have such 66 00:03:34,920 --> 00:03:36,520 Speaker 1: an impact on one's mental health? 67 00:03:37,160 --> 00:03:38,880 Speaker 2: So I think the best way to answer that is 68 00:03:38,920 --> 00:03:41,480 Speaker 2: by playing a little bit of audio from world number 69 00:03:41,520 --> 00:03:44,880 Speaker 2: one Novak Djokovic's press conference at the French Open in 70 00:03:45,000 --> 00:03:48,680 Speaker 2: twenty eighteen. He's just come off the court after a loss, 71 00:03:48,960 --> 00:03:50,840 Speaker 2: and this is what he had to say to reporters. 72 00:03:51,800 --> 00:03:55,000 Speaker 2: A hint. The audio ends with him walking out here. 73 00:03:55,040 --> 00:03:59,200 Speaker 2: It is, who said, you're work going to play? 74 00:04:00,000 --> 00:04:01,160 Speaker 1: I don't know. 75 00:04:01,200 --> 00:04:02,200 Speaker 3: I don't know what I'm going to do. 76 00:04:02,480 --> 00:04:03,200 Speaker 1: I really don't know. 77 00:04:03,240 --> 00:04:04,240 Speaker 2: I just came from the court. 78 00:04:04,400 --> 00:04:06,800 Speaker 1: I don't know. Sorry, guys, I cannot give you that answer. 79 00:04:07,160 --> 00:04:07,560 Speaker 1: I don't know. 80 00:04:07,720 --> 00:04:09,000 Speaker 2: I cannot give you any answer. 81 00:04:09,160 --> 00:04:13,280 Speaker 1: So that doesn't make for very comfortable listening. But it's 82 00:04:13,320 --> 00:04:16,320 Speaker 1: not like Djokovic or Naomi Osaka for that matter, could 83 00:04:16,360 --> 00:04:19,400 Speaker 1: have just not rocked up to their press obligations. When 84 00:04:19,520 --> 00:04:23,040 Speaker 1: Naomio Osaka didn't show up, she was fined fifteen thousand 85 00:04:23,040 --> 00:04:24,960 Speaker 1: dollars and threatened with suspension. 86 00:04:25,520 --> 00:04:28,400 Speaker 2: The reason why the press conferences are a mandatory part 87 00:04:28,440 --> 00:04:32,240 Speaker 2: of being a tennis player is purely for the marketability 88 00:04:32,279 --> 00:04:36,520 Speaker 2: of the game. The sponsor obligations and the TV numbers, 89 00:04:36,680 --> 00:04:39,400 Speaker 2: and all of those different factors come together in the 90 00:04:39,440 --> 00:04:41,880 Speaker 2: post match press conference. If you've got the sponsor's logos 91 00:04:41,880 --> 00:04:44,080 Speaker 2: behind the tennis players, you've got the grabs that end 92 00:04:44,160 --> 00:04:46,960 Speaker 2: up in news broadcasts all over the world, and you've 93 00:04:46,960 --> 00:04:50,320 Speaker 2: also got anticipation for the next game in the tournament. 94 00:04:50,680 --> 00:04:55,120 Speaker 2: So tournament organizers rely on these points because tennis players 95 00:04:55,160 --> 00:04:58,440 Speaker 2: won't generally talk to the media outside their hotel or 96 00:04:58,480 --> 00:04:59,239 Speaker 2: before a game. 97 00:04:59,440 --> 00:05:02,919 Speaker 1: They're definitely two sides to this argument. Some agree with 98 00:05:03,080 --> 00:05:06,479 Speaker 1: tournament organizers for finding Osaka, saying that it's part of 99 00:05:06,520 --> 00:05:09,400 Speaker 1: her role description and that she can't just rock up 100 00:05:09,400 --> 00:05:12,400 Speaker 1: to work and decide not to do certain parts of that. 101 00:05:13,040 --> 00:05:16,240 Speaker 1: On the flip side, of course, she is openly discussing 102 00:05:16,400 --> 00:05:19,960 Speaker 1: the ill mental health that these press conferences have caused, 103 00:05:20,360 --> 00:05:23,480 Speaker 1: and there is a lot of sympathy towards a young 104 00:05:23,480 --> 00:05:27,440 Speaker 1: woman she's twenty three openly discussing how this is impacted 105 00:05:27,480 --> 00:05:30,160 Speaker 1: on her existing depression and anxiety. 106 00:05:30,240 --> 00:05:33,080 Speaker 2: And the public discourse around this has moved super quickly. 107 00:05:33,160 --> 00:05:36,960 Speaker 2: For example, the Women's Tennis Association, the WTA, which is 108 00:05:37,040 --> 00:05:40,160 Speaker 2: kind of the umbrella body that oversees all four Grand 109 00:05:40,160 --> 00:05:42,920 Speaker 2: Slams and the tour itself, they originally came out and 110 00:05:42,960 --> 00:05:46,480 Speaker 2: said that we're thinking of banning Naomio Osaka from any 111 00:05:46,520 --> 00:05:49,760 Speaker 2: other tournaments because of this attitude. Less than a day later, 112 00:05:49,880 --> 00:05:52,479 Speaker 2: they've done a full one hundred and eighty degree backflip 113 00:05:52,600 --> 00:05:55,359 Speaker 2: and they now say that they commend Naomi Osaka for 114 00:05:55,400 --> 00:05:57,919 Speaker 2: her stance and are looking for ways to further support 115 00:05:57,920 --> 00:06:00,760 Speaker 2: the mental health of their tennis players. I think a 116 00:06:00,839 --> 00:06:03,760 Speaker 2: key difference to think about from a sports perspective here 117 00:06:04,080 --> 00:06:08,680 Speaker 2: is tennis itself. It's a very solo game. It's very 118 00:06:09,600 --> 00:06:13,839 Speaker 2: character focused. If you're a footy player in the AFL 119 00:06:13,960 --> 00:06:16,880 Speaker 2: and you're not comfortable talking in front of media because 120 00:06:16,920 --> 00:06:19,840 Speaker 2: of the mental health impacts, you've often got twenty or 121 00:06:19,880 --> 00:06:23,360 Speaker 2: so teammates who can take those media obligations for you. 122 00:06:23,640 --> 00:06:26,320 Speaker 2: It's just not the same with tennis, and that's something 123 00:06:26,400 --> 00:06:28,160 Speaker 2: that World Tennis is going to have to get their 124 00:06:28,160 --> 00:06:31,720 Speaker 2: head around in the future. Is the immense pressure that 125 00:06:31,800 --> 00:06:34,360 Speaker 2: players feel on the court. They take that with them 126 00:06:34,360 --> 00:06:36,800 Speaker 2: to the press conference in saying that they're also paid 127 00:06:36,920 --> 00:06:39,159 Speaker 2: hundreds of millions of dollars, So not quite sure. 128 00:06:39,760 --> 00:06:42,600 Speaker 1: One final note that I keep coming back to is 129 00:06:42,720 --> 00:06:45,719 Speaker 1: that social media is really changing the games. So press 130 00:06:45,760 --> 00:06:48,800 Speaker 1: conferences traditionally brought us into the minds of these players 131 00:06:48,839 --> 00:06:52,120 Speaker 1: and understanding what they were feeling and thinking after the matches. 132 00:06:52,640 --> 00:06:55,159 Speaker 1: Now they can just tweet it or instagram, like Naomi 133 00:06:55,160 --> 00:06:59,120 Speaker 1: Osaka has, She's reached an entirely new audience. So I 134 00:06:59,120 --> 00:07:02,920 Speaker 1: wonderful these posts press conferences will remain as important into 135 00:07:02,920 --> 00:07:05,160 Speaker 1: the future as they've been in the past. We're going 136 00:07:05,200 --> 00:07:07,599 Speaker 1: to be very real. It's been a shitty week for 137 00:07:07,720 --> 00:07:11,200 Speaker 1: Victorians and Sam has something he thinks might lighten up 138 00:07:11,240 --> 00:07:11,600 Speaker 1: your day. 139 00:07:12,120 --> 00:07:14,720 Speaker 2: You've got to find humor in these situations. And the 140 00:07:14,760 --> 00:07:18,760 Speaker 2: South Australian Chief Public Health Officer delivered bit of advice 141 00:07:18,880 --> 00:07:22,400 Speaker 2: yesterday that is really funny. Have a listen and if 142 00:07:22,440 --> 00:07:25,280 Speaker 2: you're attending the game on Saturday, don't touch the ball. 143 00:07:25,480 --> 00:07:27,440 Speaker 3: We're looking at the seating at the moment, and of 144 00:07:27,480 --> 00:07:30,360 Speaker 3: course we're looking at the ball because sometimes the ball 145 00:07:30,480 --> 00:07:32,760 Speaker 3: as not that I've been to many football games. I 146 00:07:32,800 --> 00:07:35,400 Speaker 3: have noticed occasionally it does get kicked into the crowd, 147 00:07:35,840 --> 00:07:39,080 Speaker 3: and we are working through the details of what that 148 00:07:39,120 --> 00:07:41,960 Speaker 3: will mean. If you are at Adelaide Oval and the 149 00:07:41,960 --> 00:07:44,960 Speaker 3: ball comes towards you, my advice to you is to 150 00:07:45,080 --> 00:07:46,800 Speaker 3: duck and just do not touch that ball. 151 00:07:47,320 --> 00:07:49,520 Speaker 2: That's all we've got time for today on the Daily OS. 152 00:07:49,520 --> 00:07:51,200 Speaker 2: It would mean a lot to us if you could 153 00:07:51,200 --> 00:07:54,160 Speaker 2: write a review for this podcast in Spotify or Apple. 154 00:07:54,560 --> 00:07:57,440 Speaker 2: It really helps us understand how our audience is feeling, 155 00:07:57,600 --> 00:08:00,720 Speaker 2: and it really helps us get exposure to and more listeners. 156 00:08:00,960 --> 00:08:01,680 Speaker 2: Have a great day.