WEBVTT - Who are the major parties?

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<v Speaker 1>Already and this is the Daily This is the Daily OS.

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<v Speaker 1>Oh now it makes sense. Good morning and welcome to

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<v Speaker 1>the Daily OS. It's Monday, the twenty eighth of April.

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<v Speaker 1>I'm Billy fitz.

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<v Speaker 2>Simon's I'm Zara Seidler.

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<v Speaker 1>Well, we are now less than a week out from

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<v Speaker 1>the election, when more than eighteen million Australians are due

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<v Speaker 1>to vote for who will form the country's next government

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<v Speaker 1>and who will be the next Prime Minister. On today's episode,

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<v Speaker 1>we're going to break down who the major parties in

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<v Speaker 1>Australia are. Now. All your life, you've probably been hearing

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<v Speaker 1>about the Labor Party and the Coalition, But if you've

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<v Speaker 1>never stopped to do a deep dive on either of

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<v Speaker 1>those parties, then this podcast is for you.

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<v Speaker 2>Billy, I always like the opportunity to just step back

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<v Speaker 2>and explain the basics that really sits behind our political system.

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<v Speaker 2>It's something that we take for granted, this idea that

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<v Speaker 2>we all know everything, but it is really important to

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<v Speaker 2>explain the basic So how does how Australian political still work?

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<v Speaker 2>Just a small question to start with.

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<v Speaker 1>Okay, So, Australia's political landscape is often described as a

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<v Speaker 1>two party system, and that's because we do have two

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<v Speaker 1>major parties or two major groups who tend to get

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<v Speaker 1>the majority of votes and who tend to make up

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<v Speaker 1>most of the spots in parliament, and that's the Labor

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<v Speaker 1>Party and the Coalition. Now, for several decades it's been

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<v Speaker 1>either the Labor Party or the Coalition who have been

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<v Speaker 1>in government with the other in opposition. So there's always

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<v Speaker 1>one party that's in government and one party who's in opposition,

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<v Speaker 1>and their job in opposition is kind of to hold

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<v Speaker 1>the government of the day to account. Now, Labor is

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<v Speaker 1>one single party, but unlike Labor, the Coalition isn't actually

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<v Speaker 1>a single party. It's two or actually it's more than two,

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<v Speaker 1>but mainly it's two.

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<v Speaker 2>Let's not get bogged down in this scifully here, but yes,

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<v Speaker 2>it is a coalition of multiple players here. And so

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<v Speaker 2>let's start with the coalition. How do they bill themselves?

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<v Speaker 2>What are they about?

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<v Speaker 1>So the coalition is a formal alliance between the Liberal

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<v Speaker 1>Party and the National Party. And then like I kind

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<v Speaker 1>of just said, there are a few other very small parties,

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<v Speaker 1>but they kind of do.

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<v Speaker 2>Full undersidiaries of exactly National.

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<v Speaker 1>Exactly, and so they join forces to govern together. If

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<v Speaker 1>they win enough seats collectively in the House of Representatives. Now,

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<v Speaker 1>since twenty twenty two, the Coalition has been in opposition,

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<v Speaker 1>but before that they were actually in government for nearly

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<v Speaker 1>a decade. You might remember some of the prime ministers

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<v Speaker 1>of that time. We had Tony Abbott, we had Malcolm Turnbull,

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<v Speaker 1>and then we had Scott Morrison, which I'm sure many

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<v Speaker 1>of our listeners, our younger listeners will remember, maybe Scott

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<v Speaker 1>Morrison more than the previous two. And then right before that,

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<v Speaker 1>if we're going back to you know, the early two thousands,

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<v Speaker 1>we had John Howard. So those are some of the

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<v Speaker 1>fame Coalition prime ministers.

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<v Speaker 2>Yep.

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<v Speaker 1>And important to say that when the Coalition is in government,

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<v Speaker 1>it's the leader of the Liberal Party who becomes the

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<v Speaker 1>prime minister, and then it's the leader of the National

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<v Speaker 1>Party who becomes the deputy prime minister. Now, deputy prime

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<v Speaker 1>ministers definitely don't have the same high profile as prime ministers,

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<v Speaker 1>but one deputy prime minister that you might be familiar

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<v Speaker 1>with was Barnaby Joyce. He definitely had maybe a higher

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<v Speaker 1>profile than some of the previous ones.

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<v Speaker 2>Definitely. Okay, So this coalition is made up of the

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<v Speaker 2>Liberal Party, and of the nationals, starting first with the

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<v Speaker 2>Liberal Party. What do they stand for?

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah, so the Liberal Party is usually considered to be

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<v Speaker 1>on the right side of the political spectrum.

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<v Speaker 2>I want to stop you there, because you and I

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<v Speaker 2>often do panels where we explain the basics of politics,

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<v Speaker 2>and this idea of the left and the right can

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<v Speaker 2>be quite an abstract term for a lot of people.

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<v Speaker 2>What do you mean by the right?

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<v Speaker 1>I vividly remember in year ten my history teacher throwing

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<v Speaker 1>out the schedule for that day and saying, today I

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<v Speaker 1>am teaching you the difference between the left and the

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<v Speaker 1>right in politics. It was amazing And to the same

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<v Speaker 1>it's the like only class I remember, no, but it's

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<v Speaker 1>like it was just the most amazing lesson. So for

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<v Speaker 1>anyone who didn't have mister Muir as a history teacher,

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<v Speaker 1>you're right that it's something that we always hear about

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<v Speaker 1>but is never quite explained to us. So it's a

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<v Speaker 1>common way to define political parties as existing on this

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<v Speaker 1>kind of spectrum between the left and the right, and

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<v Speaker 1>the left is considered to be more socially progressive, and

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<v Speaker 1>it tends to favor the government playing a more active

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<v Speaker 1>role in our lives. And then the right is the opposite,

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<v Speaker 1>so they favor the government playing less of a role

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<v Speaker 1>in our lives and kind of government exactly, and that

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<v Speaker 1>is what the Liberal Party is usually considered to be.

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<v Speaker 1>It's considered to be more right of center, although important

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<v Speaker 1>to note that, especially in Australia, both of the major

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<v Speaker 1>parties are quite center. But then Liberal Party a little

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<v Speaker 1>bit more to the right, the Labor Party a little

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<v Speaker 1>bit more to the left. Back to the Liberal Party.

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<v Speaker 1>So they position themselves as the party of business, and

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<v Speaker 1>they tend to push for economic changes that benefit businesses

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<v Speaker 1>and their owners. And like I just said, they tend

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<v Speaker 1>to believe that the government should have minimal interference in

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<v Speaker 1>our daily lives, prioritizing kind of individual freedom and responsibility.

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<v Speaker 1>And it also tends to be more socially conservative than Labor.

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<v Speaker 2>Okay, So when we talk about the Liberal Party, an

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<v Speaker 2>easy way to think about it is small government, like

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<v Speaker 2>market running itself and tends to be a bit more

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<v Speaker 2>socially conservative than what we see from the Labor Party.

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<v Speaker 1>And when you say market economic market.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, correct, So then that's the Liberal Party. They're in

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<v Speaker 2>coalition with the Nationals. Tell me about the Nationals.

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<v Speaker 1>So the National Party is traditionally the party for regional Australia.

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<v Speaker 1>I'm pretty sure all of their seats that they hold

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<v Speaker 1>in the House of Representatives are in regional or rural

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<v Speaker 1>parts of Australia, and that's because it has a particular

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<v Speaker 1>focus on agricultural and mining industries. And if we go

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<v Speaker 1>back to that spectrum that we were just talking about,

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<v Speaker 1>they tend to be considered further to the right than

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<v Speaker 1>the Liberal Party, especially on social issues and also on

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<v Speaker 1>environmental issues.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, and so it's that very interesting balance that the

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<v Speaker 2>coalition has to get right, which is that the Nationals

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<v Speaker 2>do tend to sit differently on the spectrum to certainly

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<v Speaker 2>some parts of the Liberal Party. But because they govern together,

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<v Speaker 2>they have to reach this compromise and they have to

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<v Speaker 2>have a party position as the coalition. So what are

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<v Speaker 2>some of the key policies that the coalition has put

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<v Speaker 2>forward with this federal election coming up? Okay?

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<v Speaker 1>I would say that there are two big things that

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<v Speaker 1>they are focusing on. The first is cost of living,

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<v Speaker 1>and I'd say they're kind of focusing on that through

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<v Speaker 1>two main ways. The first is through their fuel EXI

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<v Speaker 1>So you might not know that every single time you

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<v Speaker 1>fill up your car or fill up your motorbike, you

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<v Speaker 1>are paying fifty cents per litera in tax on the

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<v Speaker 1>price of petrol. Now, what the Coalition wants to do

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<v Speaker 1>if they get into government is have that to be

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<v Speaker 1>twenty five cents. So in effect, that would mean that

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<v Speaker 1>your petrol is twenty five cents cheaper per liter that

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<v Speaker 1>you fill up. So that's the first way that they're

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<v Speaker 1>trying to address cost of living. And then the second

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<v Speaker 1>way is through housing. They talk a lot about trying

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<v Speaker 1>to help first home buyers get into the market, and

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<v Speaker 1>they have a range of different policies to do that.

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<v Speaker 1>I think a key one is that they want to

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<v Speaker 1>help first home buyers access up to fifty thousand dollars

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<v Speaker 1>of their superannuation to help them buy a home. And

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<v Speaker 1>then if you did that, so if you access fifty

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<v Speaker 1>thousand dollars of your superannuation, you would then need to

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<v Speaker 1>put that money back if you were then to sell

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<v Speaker 1>the house that you bought with that money. Does that

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<v Speaker 1>make sense?

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, makes sense, And so that's their kind of central

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<v Speaker 2>housing proposition or a way to get new home buyers

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<v Speaker 2>into the market. But then really another key policy pillar

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<v Speaker 2>i'd call it is really energy, and I don't think

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<v Speaker 2>that this is unique to the Coalition. Both Labor and

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<v Speaker 2>the Coalition are really focusing on cost of living and

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<v Speaker 2>energy as these two big topics, but the way that

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<v Speaker 2>they're doing it is very different. Talk me through the

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<v Speaker 2>coalition's energy policy.

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<v Speaker 1>Yes, this is a big one, so stick with me.

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<v Speaker 1>So basically, with energy, Australia over the next decade or

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<v Speaker 1>so is going through a period of transition, and what

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<v Speaker 1>the Coalition wants to do is they want to introduce

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<v Speaker 1>nuclear energy into Australia. So they want to build nuclear

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<v Speaker 1>reactors on the sites of coalfied power stations, which are

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<v Speaker 1>stations that are already closing down in the next decade

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<v Speaker 1>or so. Now, just to explain that a bit more,

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<v Speaker 1>because they did have to go.

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<v Speaker 2>To a lot of reason, a lot of to and

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<v Speaker 2>fro on this line, Yes.

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<v Speaker 1>Because I really wanted to understand first why is it

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<v Speaker 1>that they think we need this. So, like I just said,

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<v Speaker 1>all coal fiede power stations are due to close in

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<v Speaker 1>Australia in the next decade or so, and that's due

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<v Speaker 1>to multiple reasons like their impact on the environment, and

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<v Speaker 1>then also just the growing popularity of renewable energy sources,

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<v Speaker 1>and so with the closure of these coal fide power stations,

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<v Speaker 1>there becomes a gap in the market that needs to

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<v Speaker 1>be filled. And just to give you an idea of

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<v Speaker 1>that gap, in twenty twenty three, forty six percent of

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<v Speaker 1>electricity generation in Australia came from coal, so that's about

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<v Speaker 1>half and that now needs to be filled. So the

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<v Speaker 1>Coalition says Australia is running out of energy, which will

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<v Speaker 1>mean inconsistent energy sources, so more blackouts and also higher

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<v Speaker 1>energy bills. But they say that they can solve that

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<v Speaker 1>through nuclear energy, which they say is the cheaper, cleaner

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<v Speaker 1>and more consistent alternative. And so they want to build

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<v Speaker 1>these nuclear reactors on these retired colfied power stations to

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<v Speaker 1>keep Australia's energy source running smoothly. So that's their aim,

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<v Speaker 1>and this is their alternative to Labour's plan, which is

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<v Speaker 1>to focus on renewable energy, so mostly solar and wind power.

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<v Speaker 2>I mean, it's certainly the quickest explanation I've ever heard

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<v Speaker 2>on nuclear I do just want to add, though, the

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<v Speaker 2>reason listeners might not be familiar with nuclear power. I

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<v Speaker 2>guess the reason you and I have had to spend

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<v Speaker 2>so long trying to get our heads around it is.

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<v Speaker 2>It's been banned in Australia since the nineties. The Coalition

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<v Speaker 2>under John Howard at that point banned nuclear in Australia.

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<v Speaker 2>That was as a result of shifting public opinion. We

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<v Speaker 2>all know of many nuclear related disasters and so what

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<v Speaker 2>the Coalition is saying here is that they are going

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<v Speaker 2>to repeal that ban and use, as you said, those

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<v Speaker 2>coal fired stations or the retired ones to set up

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<v Speaker 2>nuclear reactors. And throughout this campaign there's been a real

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<v Speaker 2>to and fro between the Coalition on labor and labor

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<v Speaker 2>on how much that will cost. But again a whole

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<v Speaker 2>other podcast, so we will leave that there, but we

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<v Speaker 2>will absolutely be uploading pieces to TDA that really explains

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<v Speaker 2>where the Coalition is going with their thinking here.

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<v Speaker 1>I was just going to say that throughout this podcast. Also,

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<v Speaker 1>when we go through Labour's policies, I'm kind of just

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<v Speaker 1>telling you their perspective on why they think those policies

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<v Speaker 1>are important. Obviously there's a lot of criticism on both

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<v Speaker 1>sides about the different policies and I'm not really going

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<v Speaker 1>through that. I thought it was important to just tell

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<v Speaker 1>you what are the policies from their perspective.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, and then it's for our listeners to look at

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<v Speaker 2>what is being suggested on both sides and decide what

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<v Speaker 2>they think is better for them. Yes, all right, So

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<v Speaker 2>on that topic, we obviously have another party, the party

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<v Speaker 2>that is in government currently Labor. Tell me about Labor.

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<v Speaker 1>So the Labor Party traditionally positions itself as the party

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<v Speaker 1>of working people. So we said before, the Liberal Party

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<v Speaker 1>was more the party of Businessabor Party is much more

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<v Speaker 1>the party of working people. It has its roots in

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<v Speaker 1>the union movement, and they say they exist to push

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<v Speaker 1>for economic changes that benefit workers, specifically, such as things

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<v Speaker 1>like increasing the minimum wage, and just to go back

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<v Speaker 1>to the spectrum we were talking about before, we keep

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<v Speaker 1>going back to it. They exist more on the left

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<v Speaker 1>of the spectrum, but again, just like the Liberal Party,

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<v Speaker 1>they are close to the center as well. Now their

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<v Speaker 1>current leader is Anthony Alberanzi, who is of course the

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<v Speaker 1>current Prime minister. And then some recent prime ministers from

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<v Speaker 1>the Labor Party that listeners might be familiar with include

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<v Speaker 1>Kevin Rudd Kevin O seven, one of the probably one

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<v Speaker 1>of the most successful political campaigns in recent memory. And

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<v Speaker 1>then there was also Julie Gillard, who was our first

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<v Speaker 1>female prime minister in Australia and only and then Kevin

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<v Speaker 1>Rudd again, we went back to Kevin Rudd.

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<v Speaker 2>That was an interesting time in politics, wasn't it. So

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<v Speaker 2>what are the key policies that Labor is taking to

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<v Speaker 2>this election.

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah, so similar to the Coalition, they are also campaigning

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<v Speaker 1>very heavily on helping voters with the cost of living

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<v Speaker 1>and the housing crisis, but the ways in which they

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<v Speaker 1>propose to do that are a little bit different. So

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<v Speaker 1>first with housing, they also have a range of policies

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<v Speaker 1>to help first home buyers. Specifically, one way that they

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<v Speaker 1>are proposing to do this is to allow all first

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<v Speaker 1>home buyers the ability to buy a home with just

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<v Speaker 1>a five percent deposit. So usually the minimum you would

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<v Speaker 1>need is ten percent, and they're saying that they would

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<v Speaker 1>bring that down to five percent. And they say that

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<v Speaker 1>they'll do that by guaranteeing a portion of a first

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<v Speaker 1>home buyers loan and not requiring the first home buyer

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<v Speaker 1>to pay lender's mortgage insurance. Are you familiar with lender's

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<v Speaker 1>mortgage insurance?

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<v Speaker 2>Honestly, it's really nache, But I am because I did

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<v Speaker 2>a lot of work on it in my previous job.

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<v Speaker 2>I know, so I didn't know that about you.

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah, I know for anyone who's not familiar with it.

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<v Speaker 1>It's basically just a fee that you need to pay

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<v Speaker 1>if the deposit you're putting down is below a certain

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<v Speaker 1>percentage of a property price. I think it's usually twenty percent.

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<v Speaker 1>So what Labour is saying is that if you're a

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<v Speaker 1>first home buyer, you wouldn't have to pay that under

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<v Speaker 1>their policy. And then I talked about energy before, So

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<v Speaker 1>Labour's proposal in this area is to get our energy

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<v Speaker 1>grid to eighty two percent renewables by twenty thirty. Now,

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<v Speaker 1>just to give you an idea, in twenty twenty three,

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<v Speaker 1>thirty five percent of Australia's total electricity generation was from

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<v Speaker 1>renewable energy sources, and so they want to increase that

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<v Speaker 1>thirty five percent in twenty twenty three to eighty two

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<v Speaker 1>percent by twenty thirty, so basically doubling it in less

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<v Speaker 1>than a decade. And so just to recap that again,

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<v Speaker 1>the Coalition they are wanting to rely on nuclear energy

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<v Speaker 1>to fix this gap, and then Labor is wanting to

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<v Speaker 1>rely on renewables.

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<v Speaker 2>Billy, very helpful to understand what the value or the

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<v Speaker 2>offering from both of the major parties this election is.

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<v Speaker 2>But always important to note that when you go to

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<v Speaker 2>the ballot box, it's not just the major parties that

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<v Speaker 2>are on that ballot. We will be speaking in a

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<v Speaker 2>later episode this week about minor parties about independence, because

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<v Speaker 2>although we do exist in this kind of two party system,

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<v Speaker 2>we are seeing the growing prominence of those minor parties

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<v Speaker 2>and of those independents, and we will absolutely be talking

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<v Speaker 2>about them ahead of the election. But for today, thank

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<v Speaker 2>you for taking us through Labor and the Coalition, and

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<v Speaker 2>thank you for joining us for another episode of the

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