1 00:00:00,920 --> 00:00:05,680 Speaker 1: This is jem nation with Well, Brendan, you have been 2 00:00:05,720 --> 00:00:08,880 Speaker 1: banging on this morning about how just you have managed 3 00:00:08,920 --> 00:00:11,080 Speaker 1: to overturn legislation that was going to see the end 4 00:00:11,280 --> 00:00:12,399 Speaker 1: of the freshwater ferries. 5 00:00:12,440 --> 00:00:14,760 Speaker 2: I wouldn't put it like that. I would have I 6 00:00:14,800 --> 00:00:15,600 Speaker 2: wouldn't put it like that. 7 00:00:16,079 --> 00:00:18,640 Speaker 1: From the minute I arrived this morning, you said, first 8 00:00:18,640 --> 00:00:21,800 Speaker 1: the flagpole on the bridge. Now this people are listening. 9 00:00:21,800 --> 00:00:24,840 Speaker 2: If you remember the flagpole situation, they were going to 10 00:00:24,840 --> 00:00:26,920 Speaker 2: put another flagpole up there twenty five million dollars. I 11 00:00:26,920 --> 00:00:28,760 Speaker 2: put it to the flag lady, who was going to 12 00:00:28,760 --> 00:00:31,560 Speaker 2: have a meeting with Don peritated, the Minister for the flags, 13 00:00:31,760 --> 00:00:33,919 Speaker 2: and I said, well, why don't we just get rid 14 00:00:33,920 --> 00:00:36,239 Speaker 2: of the state flag, put that outside Parliament House where 15 00:00:36,280 --> 00:00:37,960 Speaker 2: you people seem to care about it. We'll get the 16 00:00:38,000 --> 00:00:40,600 Speaker 2: Aboriginal flag. We put that on the Harbor Bridge. Twenty 17 00:00:40,600 --> 00:00:42,400 Speaker 2: five million bucks saved boom. 18 00:00:42,479 --> 00:00:45,159 Speaker 1: It was a shame that Washam had spoken on the 19 00:00:45,240 --> 00:00:45,920 Speaker 1: day before. 20 00:00:46,360 --> 00:00:47,760 Speaker 2: Fordham didn't know. 21 00:00:47,880 --> 00:00:49,360 Speaker 1: Well then today you're saying. 22 00:00:49,159 --> 00:00:52,640 Speaker 2: Commented on it. I actually called the action. I said 23 00:00:52,640 --> 00:00:56,480 Speaker 2: to the lady, go and do this. I said to her, 24 00:00:57,760 --> 00:00:58,040 Speaker 2: you know. 25 00:00:58,960 --> 00:01:00,600 Speaker 1: Calling her the lady didn't help. 26 00:01:01,040 --> 00:01:04,040 Speaker 2: I said missus flag lady. So I just you know, 27 00:01:04,240 --> 00:01:06,280 Speaker 2: I see I see stuff, and I pointed out. 28 00:01:06,360 --> 00:01:08,679 Speaker 1: And then you said this morning that the. 29 00:01:08,560 --> 00:01:10,240 Speaker 2: Fairy freshwater ferries are back. 30 00:01:10,319 --> 00:01:12,360 Speaker 1: You've been so passionate about them that you were the 31 00:01:12,360 --> 00:01:16,240 Speaker 1: one who have changed. You've changed this legislation. Now, I 32 00:01:16,280 --> 00:01:18,120 Speaker 1: couldn't remember you talking about the fairy. 33 00:01:18,160 --> 00:01:21,080 Speaker 2: I spoke about little else last year, and I think 34 00:01:21,120 --> 00:01:22,119 Speaker 2: I've been had a lot. 35 00:01:22,040 --> 00:01:23,920 Speaker 1: Of sleep last year. I think now I remember. 36 00:01:24,200 --> 00:01:26,240 Speaker 2: And for those who don't know, the freshwater ferry, which 37 00:01:26,280 --> 00:01:28,920 Speaker 2: is a great fairy seventy meters in length fea ferries 38 00:01:30,000 --> 00:01:34,280 Speaker 2: Sydney Harbor are there are a double what do you 39 00:01:34,319 --> 00:01:38,319 Speaker 2: call it, double propulsion thing, so they've got a propeller 40 00:01:38,319 --> 00:01:40,000 Speaker 2: on one end, propeller on the other side. You don't 41 00:01:40,040 --> 00:01:42,240 Speaker 2: have to turn it around. They're a well designed ferry. 42 00:01:42,400 --> 00:01:44,959 Speaker 2: The men around is eighteen ninety. That's when the first 43 00:01:45,120 --> 00:01:46,600 Speaker 2: double propulsion fairy. 44 00:01:47,400 --> 00:01:49,240 Speaker 1: Sorry, I'm not really trying hard to stay way. 45 00:01:49,520 --> 00:01:52,800 Speaker 2: The thing about this particular fairy is that it's a 46 00:01:52,800 --> 00:01:55,480 Speaker 2: great fairies designed for Sydney. And then the boneheads that 47 00:01:55,560 --> 00:02:00,600 Speaker 2: run this town. Bonehead, let's get these little Indonesia and 48 00:02:00,640 --> 00:02:03,080 Speaker 2: they can't do anything it gets like half a swell 49 00:02:04,200 --> 00:02:05,440 Speaker 2: and windows started cracking. 50 00:02:05,480 --> 00:02:07,960 Speaker 1: I had people sorry for me because I've been listening 51 00:02:08,000 --> 00:02:10,840 Speaker 1: to this were five o'clock this morning. 52 00:02:10,880 --> 00:02:12,720 Speaker 2: You're a taxpayer allegedly, but. 53 00:02:14,840 --> 00:02:18,000 Speaker 1: Anyway, we got our executive produce a million to see 54 00:02:18,040 --> 00:02:20,040 Speaker 1: if we could drill down on how often you'd mentioned 55 00:02:20,040 --> 00:02:23,280 Speaker 1: these and what powers you have had. First, this morning, 56 00:02:23,320 --> 00:02:25,760 Speaker 1: you said that you'd seen an email chain. Tell us 57 00:02:25,800 --> 00:02:26,400 Speaker 1: again about that. 58 00:02:26,720 --> 00:02:29,440 Speaker 3: Yes, So I went deep into the archives and I 59 00:02:29,440 --> 00:02:32,240 Speaker 3: found an email chain from our PR team who I 60 00:02:32,280 --> 00:02:35,440 Speaker 3: had an email saying the Daily Telegraph wants a comment 61 00:02:35,520 --> 00:02:38,119 Speaker 3: on the retirement of the Freshwater Manley Fairies and would 62 00:02:38,120 --> 00:02:41,200 Speaker 3: love Jonesy to answer the following question, what do the 63 00:02:41,200 --> 00:02:42,760 Speaker 3: Manly Fairies mean to him? 64 00:02:43,040 --> 00:02:46,120 Speaker 1: Amazing because it's so important to you, it. 65 00:02:46,120 --> 00:02:48,560 Speaker 3: Was, And do you want them to be saved? 66 00:02:48,560 --> 00:02:49,400 Speaker 2: And what did I say? 67 00:02:50,280 --> 00:02:52,280 Speaker 3: Yeah, I remember I asked you and you didn't want 68 00:02:52,320 --> 00:02:56,240 Speaker 3: to contribute, So I responded saying that you have a 69 00:02:56,240 --> 00:02:58,160 Speaker 3: packed schedule at the moment and you're unable to help 70 00:02:58,200 --> 00:02:58,600 Speaker 3: it this time. 71 00:02:58,720 --> 00:02:59,840 Speaker 1: Amazing, how passionate. 72 00:03:00,240 --> 00:03:02,000 Speaker 2: Maybe I was on the real form Monty, or maybe 73 00:03:02,000 --> 00:03:04,120 Speaker 2: I was feeding with the Telegraph, was feuding with the Telegraph. 74 00:03:04,440 --> 00:03:06,560 Speaker 3: You're always having a fight with someone I know, aren't you? 75 00:03:06,760 --> 00:03:10,040 Speaker 1: Just so anyway, you've been asking all morning, find the 76 00:03:10,840 --> 00:03:11,880 Speaker 1: find the audio. 77 00:03:12,000 --> 00:03:14,760 Speaker 2: I said it on the radio, and that's that's more right. 78 00:03:14,800 --> 00:03:17,080 Speaker 1: So is there have you been able to find any 79 00:03:17,120 --> 00:03:19,840 Speaker 1: record that Jonesy was speaking about this on the radio 80 00:03:19,840 --> 00:03:20,639 Speaker 1: show last year? 81 00:03:20,720 --> 00:03:23,040 Speaker 3: Okay, so this is the only thing that I could 82 00:03:23,040 --> 00:03:25,280 Speaker 3: find that where you mentioned a fairy. This is the 83 00:03:25,320 --> 00:03:25,880 Speaker 3: only time. 84 00:03:27,720 --> 00:03:29,519 Speaker 1: Everyone who says I love it, I love the look 85 00:03:29,560 --> 00:03:31,840 Speaker 1: of it, they're probably not the ones using it. And 86 00:03:31,880 --> 00:03:34,480 Speaker 1: it does look extraordinary. It is iconic on the harbor. 87 00:03:34,880 --> 00:03:36,560 Speaker 1: Where when is the last time you went on. 88 00:03:38,600 --> 00:03:39,080 Speaker 2: Exactly? 89 00:03:39,200 --> 00:03:39,920 Speaker 1: I don't want to pay for. 90 00:03:39,920 --> 00:03:42,200 Speaker 2: It, but I like they said it because you want 91 00:03:42,200 --> 00:03:45,600 Speaker 2: to faster root. That's your part. I don't want to 92 00:03:45,640 --> 00:03:47,040 Speaker 2: faster wrot. I like a slow rull. 93 00:03:47,160 --> 00:03:49,400 Speaker 1: I tend to agree with Andrew Constance. Let's keep one 94 00:03:49,440 --> 00:03:51,560 Speaker 1: of them, but have the others being a faster route. 95 00:03:51,960 --> 00:03:56,280 Speaker 2: Well that's the only bit did you get for the fairy? 96 00:03:57,200 --> 00:03:58,400 Speaker 2: Did you get gener onto it? 97 00:03:58,760 --> 00:04:02,320 Speaker 3: Yeah, that's general and I found that ourselves fake news. 98 00:04:03,680 --> 00:04:06,880 Speaker 1: So Brendon, thanks to you, this decision has been turned 99 00:04:06,880 --> 00:04:09,040 Speaker 1: around because it's a propeller at the beginning and at 100 00:04:09,040 --> 00:04:09,280 Speaker 1: the back. 101 00:04:09,440 --> 00:04:11,760 Speaker 2: As you're cutting your way to circular key this morning, 102 00:04:11,800 --> 00:04:12,400 Speaker 2: think about me.