1 00:00:03,240 --> 00:00:06,680 Speaker 1: Good morning, and welcome to the Daily os. It is Friday, 2 00:00:06,800 --> 00:00:09,360 Speaker 1: and it's the twenty first of May. My name is 3 00:00:09,440 --> 00:00:12,400 Speaker 1: Zara Seidler, and helping me make sense of today's news 4 00:00:12,520 --> 00:00:17,239 Speaker 1: is Sam Kazlowski. Making news today, Victoria hands. 5 00:00:17,000 --> 00:00:21,240 Speaker 2: Down its budget, Bitcoin plummets. 6 00:00:20,280 --> 00:00:22,960 Speaker 1: Some good news about the Bachelorette. 7 00:00:22,400 --> 00:00:25,439 Speaker 2: And we have a chat with Live Molly Rogers. Here's 8 00:00:25,480 --> 00:00:27,040 Speaker 2: today's Daily Digest. 9 00:00:27,880 --> 00:00:30,320 Speaker 1: There was a pretty big announcement in the Victorian budget 10 00:00:30,400 --> 00:00:33,680 Speaker 1: yesterday which was that the government will be implementing a 11 00:00:33,720 --> 00:00:36,519 Speaker 1: new Mental Health and well Being levy. And if you're 12 00:00:36,520 --> 00:00:39,320 Speaker 1: not familiar with the term levy, it's basically just attacks 13 00:00:39,440 --> 00:00:42,879 Speaker 1: that the government collects to then fund other projects. So 14 00:00:42,960 --> 00:00:45,080 Speaker 1: this Mental Health and Wellbeing Levy will be on big 15 00:00:45,120 --> 00:00:48,240 Speaker 1: businesses only, so those with more than ten million dollars 16 00:00:48,320 --> 00:00:51,600 Speaker 1: in national wages. And this levee is going to fund 17 00:00:51,720 --> 00:00:54,920 Speaker 1: major mental health reform. Earlier in the year, the Royal 18 00:00:54,960 --> 00:00:58,160 Speaker 1: Commission into Mental Health made a number of recommendations and 19 00:00:58,280 --> 00:01:01,240 Speaker 1: this levee is hopefully going to be the funding that 20 00:01:01,400 --> 00:01:02,600 Speaker 1: backs those projects. 21 00:01:03,360 --> 00:01:06,240 Speaker 2: A massive announcement from Victoria. The comment that stuck out 22 00:01:06,280 --> 00:01:09,240 Speaker 2: to me was Professor Pat mcgauri, who said I never 23 00:01:09,280 --> 00:01:11,600 Speaker 2: thought I'd live to see the day mental illness would 24 00:01:11,600 --> 00:01:15,160 Speaker 2: be the heart of a state budget. Moving now to 25 00:01:15,360 --> 00:01:18,959 Speaker 2: the East Coast of Australia and Queensland Premier Anastasia Paliche 26 00:01:19,160 --> 00:01:22,319 Speaker 2: and New South Wales Premier Gladys Peragiclian have both voiced 27 00:01:22,319 --> 00:01:26,319 Speaker 2: opposition over the idea of vaccine passports. This idea would 28 00:01:26,319 --> 00:01:29,160 Speaker 2: allow those who have received the COVID vaccine to travel 29 00:01:29,160 --> 00:01:33,480 Speaker 2: around Australia without hotel quarantine and be exempt from restrictions 30 00:01:33,680 --> 00:01:38,200 Speaker 2: during snap lockdowns. Beeragiclian said there should be no internal borders. 31 00:01:38,240 --> 00:01:42,600 Speaker 2: There should be free movement within Australia. Vaccine or no vaccine. 32 00:01:42,640 --> 00:01:45,759 Speaker 1: Bitcoin has lost almost thirty eight percent of its value 33 00:01:46,000 --> 00:01:48,640 Speaker 1: at the time of recording since mid April. The most 34 00:01:48,720 --> 00:01:51,440 Speaker 1: recent plummet was triggered by comments from the Chinese Banking 35 00:01:51,480 --> 00:01:55,960 Speaker 1: Association on Wednesday telling financial institutions to refrain from using 36 00:01:56,000 --> 00:01:59,680 Speaker 1: crypto due to their volatility. Bitcoin has come under pressure 37 00:01:59,680 --> 00:02:02,560 Speaker 1: of the life week after Tell the CEO Eaton Musk 38 00:02:02,640 --> 00:02:07,000 Speaker 1: announced the company had suspended vehicle purchases with bitcoin. If 39 00:02:07,120 --> 00:02:09,400 Speaker 1: like me, you feel really dumb every time the topic 40 00:02:09,440 --> 00:02:12,400 Speaker 1: of bitcoin comes up, please check out our Instagram and 41 00:02:12,480 --> 00:02:14,920 Speaker 1: our newsletter where we write about this topic more than 42 00:02:14,919 --> 00:02:15,560 Speaker 1: I would like. 43 00:02:17,160 --> 00:02:21,000 Speaker 2: And your Friday good News. Nunga Yamajie Woman Brook Blurden, 44 00:02:21,280 --> 00:02:24,040 Speaker 2: a youth worker from Western Australia, has become the first 45 00:02:24,080 --> 00:02:27,400 Speaker 2: Aboriginal and openly bisexual woman to be the lead of 46 00:02:27,440 --> 00:02:28,760 Speaker 2: the show The Bachelorette. 47 00:02:28,919 --> 00:02:32,280 Speaker 1: This is really a massive step forward for diversity in media. 48 00:02:32,480 --> 00:02:35,120 Speaker 1: It's surprising that in twenty twenty one, Brook will be 49 00:02:35,160 --> 00:02:40,040 Speaker 1: breaking down so many barriers of representation in commercial media. 50 00:02:40,120 --> 00:02:41,959 Speaker 1: So a big part of what we do at The 51 00:02:42,000 --> 00:02:44,679 Speaker 1: Daily Os is try and make the news accessible, and 52 00:02:45,000 --> 00:02:47,040 Speaker 1: part of doing that is that we want you to 53 00:02:47,120 --> 00:02:50,799 Speaker 1: feel empowered to have those tough conversations about the news 54 00:02:50,840 --> 00:02:53,040 Speaker 1: with your mates. We don't want it to just be 55 00:02:53,160 --> 00:02:55,240 Speaker 1: that where the two people in your ears that tell 56 00:02:55,280 --> 00:02:57,240 Speaker 1: you the news. We want you to go out and 57 00:02:57,280 --> 00:02:59,880 Speaker 1: to talk about the news and to talk about the 58 00:03:00,040 --> 00:03:01,720 Speaker 1: big political issues of the day. 59 00:03:02,320 --> 00:03:04,799 Speaker 2: So today we're having a chat to somebody who you 60 00:03:04,800 --> 00:03:09,880 Speaker 2: wouldn't necessarily put in the news basket of personalities, and 61 00:03:09,919 --> 00:03:11,560 Speaker 2: that's the whole point of what we're trying to do. 62 00:03:11,600 --> 00:03:14,600 Speaker 2: We're trying to expose you to how different people interact 63 00:03:14,600 --> 00:03:18,399 Speaker 2: with the news themselves. The news doesn't belong to experts 64 00:03:18,400 --> 00:03:21,040 Speaker 2: in particular areas. It doesn't even belong to Zara and 65 00:03:21,080 --> 00:03:24,080 Speaker 2: I even though sometimes we want it to. It belongs 66 00:03:24,080 --> 00:03:26,400 Speaker 2: to everyone, and so we're going to try and include 67 00:03:26,440 --> 00:03:29,200 Speaker 2: as many voices as we can in our discussions. 68 00:03:30,080 --> 00:03:34,600 Speaker 1: So today I'm really really delighted to introduce Live Molly Rodgers. 69 00:03:35,000 --> 00:03:38,160 Speaker 1: Live is a former Miss Universe Australia. She's an incredible 70 00:03:38,160 --> 00:03:42,080 Speaker 1: mental health advocate and she works closely with the Butterfly Foundation. 71 00:03:42,720 --> 00:03:46,200 Speaker 1: She's also a qualified speech therapist, so she's a busy woman. 72 00:03:46,760 --> 00:03:48,560 Speaker 1: Today on the pod, we're going to talk to her 73 00:03:48,680 --> 00:03:51,560 Speaker 1: about her relationship with the news and what she's been 74 00:03:51,560 --> 00:03:56,560 Speaker 1: paying attention to. Alrighty, so I'm going to dive right 75 00:03:56,640 --> 00:04:00,200 Speaker 1: in and ask how would you describe your relationship with 76 00:04:00,240 --> 00:04:00,720 Speaker 1: the news? 77 00:04:02,920 --> 00:04:06,120 Speaker 3: Oh, my relationship with the news probably ebbs and flows 78 00:04:06,280 --> 00:04:10,400 Speaker 3: a little bit. It's always there, but sometimes it's a 79 00:04:10,480 --> 00:04:14,800 Speaker 3: little bit more full on than others. I think it 80 00:04:14,840 --> 00:04:17,120 Speaker 3: depends on my mental health, to be honest, how much 81 00:04:17,160 --> 00:04:19,440 Speaker 3: I consume and how much I feel that I can consume, 82 00:04:19,520 --> 00:04:23,440 Speaker 3: particularly when it is really heavy, which it has been 83 00:04:24,000 --> 00:04:26,960 Speaker 3: for a really long time now. Yeah, I have to 84 00:04:27,000 --> 00:04:29,520 Speaker 3: sort of set boundaries for myself, I think, But of 85 00:04:29,560 --> 00:04:31,560 Speaker 3: course I like to know what's going on in the world, 86 00:04:31,560 --> 00:04:33,520 Speaker 3: and I think being in the position that I mean, 87 00:04:33,520 --> 00:04:36,160 Speaker 3: and it's really important that I'm on top of news 88 00:04:36,160 --> 00:04:39,320 Speaker 3: stories and what's happening in the world. But I also 89 00:04:39,400 --> 00:04:41,760 Speaker 3: feel like I have to make sure I don't go 90 00:04:41,839 --> 00:04:45,719 Speaker 3: into any fall into any rabbit holes, you know, getting 91 00:04:45,760 --> 00:04:46,240 Speaker 3: into it all. 92 00:04:47,320 --> 00:04:50,000 Speaker 1: And do you find that you see most of your 93 00:04:50,040 --> 00:04:52,520 Speaker 1: news on social media or do you find it in 94 00:04:52,680 --> 00:04:55,480 Speaker 1: like news website. Where do you find most of your 95 00:04:55,520 --> 00:04:56,599 Speaker 1: information on news? 96 00:04:57,560 --> 00:05:00,240 Speaker 3: It's a combination, Definitely. Social media is a big one, 97 00:05:00,279 --> 00:05:03,080 Speaker 3: and you guys have been amazing for that. I think 98 00:05:03,120 --> 00:05:05,240 Speaker 3: it's such a great way to consume news in these 99 00:05:05,480 --> 00:05:09,560 Speaker 3: bite sized In this bite sized format that's really yeah, 100 00:05:09,560 --> 00:05:12,680 Speaker 3: I suppose, easy to consume and doesn't overload you with 101 00:05:12,720 --> 00:05:16,440 Speaker 3: too much information. It's also quite appealing to look at. 102 00:05:16,520 --> 00:05:19,240 Speaker 3: It's not, you know, horrific photos, and I just think 103 00:05:19,240 --> 00:05:20,440 Speaker 3: you guys really nail it. 104 00:05:20,760 --> 00:05:21,920 Speaker 1: I should make that an ad. 105 00:05:23,320 --> 00:05:27,120 Speaker 3: She hasn't paid me to say this, but also yeah, 106 00:05:27,160 --> 00:05:31,120 Speaker 3: I mean, I often put the morning news on in 107 00:05:31,160 --> 00:05:34,120 Speaker 3: the background while I'm making my breakfast or making my coffee, 108 00:05:34,440 --> 00:05:36,080 Speaker 3: doing emails. In the morning, I might have it on 109 00:05:36,080 --> 00:05:38,960 Speaker 3: in the background, and you know, my ears prick up 110 00:05:38,960 --> 00:05:42,200 Speaker 3: at certain things, and saying probably in the evening when 111 00:05:42,240 --> 00:05:44,560 Speaker 3: I'm cooking dinner, I'll often have it on in the background. 112 00:05:45,000 --> 00:05:47,719 Speaker 3: And yeah, throughout the day if new stories pop up 113 00:05:47,760 --> 00:05:51,200 Speaker 3: on social media or on Instagram stories and I'll find 114 00:05:51,240 --> 00:05:54,680 Speaker 3: links to things. But I also subscribed to a few 115 00:05:54,760 --> 00:05:57,200 Speaker 3: different news websites. 116 00:05:58,440 --> 00:06:01,480 Speaker 1: So when we talk about these different types of news 117 00:06:01,520 --> 00:06:05,680 Speaker 1: that you consume, what would you say your trust is 118 00:06:05,880 --> 00:06:07,880 Speaker 1: in news? Do you feel like you trust a lot 119 00:06:07,880 --> 00:06:10,080 Speaker 1: of the news that you read, especially on social media, 120 00:06:10,279 --> 00:06:11,800 Speaker 1: or do you have a bit of hesitation? 121 00:06:12,120 --> 00:06:17,880 Speaker 3: What's that like? It depends. Yeah, it definitely depends on 122 00:06:17,960 --> 00:06:20,400 Speaker 3: what I'm watching or what I'm reading. I think a 123 00:06:20,440 --> 00:06:22,040 Speaker 3: lot of it I take with a grain of salt. 124 00:06:22,279 --> 00:06:26,240 Speaker 3: I don't completely trust what they talk about on the TV. 125 00:06:27,440 --> 00:06:30,520 Speaker 3: I mean, I even know from my experience, like stories 126 00:06:30,520 --> 00:06:33,400 Speaker 3: that have been written about me, how dramatized things can 127 00:06:33,440 --> 00:06:37,800 Speaker 3: be or exaggerated. So yeah, I know that you can't 128 00:06:37,800 --> 00:06:41,520 Speaker 3: believe everything you read, so I don't take it as gospel, 129 00:06:43,080 --> 00:06:44,800 Speaker 3: although I do trust you guys. I think it's just 130 00:06:44,839 --> 00:06:48,000 Speaker 3: so important to find something that you do feel you 131 00:06:48,040 --> 00:06:52,040 Speaker 3: can trust. But even still, yeah, it's hard to rely 132 00:06:52,120 --> 00:06:54,640 Speaker 3: completely on one source of news. 133 00:06:55,360 --> 00:06:59,800 Speaker 1: Definitely couldn't agree more. And when we talk about what 134 00:06:59,839 --> 00:07:03,480 Speaker 1: your reading and this week in particular, has there been 135 00:07:03,560 --> 00:07:06,880 Speaker 1: anything that has stuck out to you in the news 136 00:07:06,880 --> 00:07:09,159 Speaker 1: cycle or is it all just a bit. 137 00:07:09,040 --> 00:07:12,800 Speaker 3: Of a mess. It's definitely all a bit of a mess. 138 00:07:12,840 --> 00:07:16,600 Speaker 3: There are stories that do stick out as being just 139 00:07:16,880 --> 00:07:21,119 Speaker 3: overwhelmingly horrible. Obviously, what's going on in the Middle East 140 00:07:21,280 --> 00:07:25,880 Speaker 3: is very overwhelming, So yeah, it is. It's hard to 141 00:07:26,440 --> 00:07:28,120 Speaker 3: watch and hear about a lot of the things that 142 00:07:28,160 --> 00:07:30,800 Speaker 3: are going on at the moment. Obviously, there are a 143 00:07:30,840 --> 00:07:35,200 Speaker 3: lot of conversations going on around COVID vaccinations at the moment, 144 00:07:35,440 --> 00:07:40,240 Speaker 3: which has been very controversial and heated, and this is 145 00:07:40,240 --> 00:07:43,160 Speaker 3: one of those news stories that trickles into my DNS. 146 00:07:43,400 --> 00:07:47,800 Speaker 3: I've had people asking me what my opinion is on that, 147 00:07:48,200 --> 00:07:50,520 Speaker 3: and you know, how do you handle that? The vaccination? 148 00:07:53,280 --> 00:07:59,720 Speaker 3: It depends on the person's tone, depends on their language, 149 00:08:00,040 --> 00:08:03,240 Speaker 3: It depends on so many things. I actually responded to 150 00:08:03,240 --> 00:08:06,120 Speaker 3: someone today out of pure interest to see what they 151 00:08:06,920 --> 00:08:10,720 Speaker 3: wanted from me, because they were asking whether or not 152 00:08:10,720 --> 00:08:12,760 Speaker 3: I would get the vaccination and whether or not I 153 00:08:12,760 --> 00:08:14,320 Speaker 3: thought it was a good idea for their mum to 154 00:08:14,320 --> 00:08:16,760 Speaker 3: get the vaccination. And I don't know this person, so 155 00:08:17,120 --> 00:08:19,640 Speaker 3: I did respond because I was just curious. I'm like, 156 00:08:19,680 --> 00:08:21,680 Speaker 3: I don't know why she thinks that me when I'm 157 00:08:21,720 --> 00:08:25,800 Speaker 3: not a medical professional. I you know, I don't have 158 00:08:25,960 --> 00:08:29,920 Speaker 3: any more knowledge than she would on vaccinations. Yeah, I 159 00:08:29,960 --> 00:08:32,120 Speaker 3: was intrigued as to why she thinks that I could 160 00:08:32,280 --> 00:08:35,360 Speaker 3: help in that situation. But yeah, I just sort of 161 00:08:35,400 --> 00:08:37,760 Speaker 3: have to let them know that I'm not an expert 162 00:08:37,800 --> 00:08:40,160 Speaker 3: and it's not up to me what they choose to 163 00:08:40,160 --> 00:08:42,719 Speaker 3: do or what their mum chooses to do. 164 00:08:44,080 --> 00:08:47,880 Speaker 1: I can't imagine that. But as someone with that much influence, 165 00:08:47,960 --> 00:08:51,680 Speaker 1: do you feel pressure to talk about the news and 166 00:08:51,720 --> 00:08:54,000 Speaker 1: to have an opinion on these things? Do you feel 167 00:08:54,000 --> 00:08:55,599 Speaker 1: like your followers expect that of you. 168 00:08:57,160 --> 00:08:59,400 Speaker 3: I think they do when it comes to certain issues, 169 00:08:59,559 --> 00:09:02,520 Speaker 3: But there are others that I think are just so 170 00:09:02,640 --> 00:09:05,560 Speaker 3: nuanced that they probably don't expect me to talk about 171 00:09:05,559 --> 00:09:08,720 Speaker 3: it because I don't think they themselves would speak openly 172 00:09:08,760 --> 00:09:12,200 Speaker 3: about it. But yeah, I do feel pressure, for sure. 173 00:09:12,280 --> 00:09:16,160 Speaker 3: I have people commenting on photos of mine, often saying 174 00:09:16,160 --> 00:09:18,440 Speaker 3: why aren't you talking about X, Y and Z. You know, 175 00:09:18,440 --> 00:09:19,880 Speaker 3: if there's something going on in the news that they 176 00:09:19,880 --> 00:09:22,120 Speaker 3: think I should be commenting on, and maybe I have, 177 00:09:22,440 --> 00:09:25,920 Speaker 3: like I might have commented on it on a story 178 00:09:26,160 --> 00:09:28,400 Speaker 3: the day prior, but they haven't seen it. But they're 179 00:09:28,440 --> 00:09:30,240 Speaker 3: having a go with me for not talking about it, 180 00:09:30,320 --> 00:09:34,520 Speaker 3: you know, continuously, And that's difficult because you know, that's 181 00:09:34,559 --> 00:09:37,000 Speaker 3: not my intention. My page is not a political page 182 00:09:37,040 --> 00:09:40,000 Speaker 3: and it's not a news forum, so it's hard when 183 00:09:40,040 --> 00:09:42,360 Speaker 3: people expect you to talk about these things. But that 184 00:09:42,520 --> 00:09:47,520 Speaker 3: is not really what I use my platform for. But 185 00:09:47,600 --> 00:09:49,920 Speaker 3: I do like to use my voice on important topics 186 00:09:49,920 --> 00:09:52,280 Speaker 3: and to talk about things that I am passionate about. 187 00:09:52,400 --> 00:09:56,439 Speaker 3: But yeah, it's definitely a fine line to walk. 188 00:09:58,240 --> 00:10:02,600 Speaker 1: To finish off on a lovely Friday, is there any 189 00:10:02,640 --> 00:10:05,280 Speaker 1: good news this year that has just stuck with you 190 00:10:05,440 --> 00:10:08,320 Speaker 1: that you loved, that uplifted you? Anything good? 191 00:10:09,440 --> 00:10:10,920 Speaker 2: Oh? 192 00:10:11,360 --> 00:10:14,520 Speaker 1: I mean, you're a Melbournian, You're a Melbournian out of lockdown, 193 00:10:14,600 --> 00:10:15,360 Speaker 1: so that could be. 194 00:10:15,600 --> 00:10:18,080 Speaker 3: Yeah, I mean that is great news. I think we're 195 00:10:18,160 --> 00:10:20,720 Speaker 3: so lucky to be in this situation that we're in. 196 00:10:20,960 --> 00:10:23,240 Speaker 3: When I speak to my friends overseas and when you 197 00:10:23,280 --> 00:10:27,040 Speaker 3: see stories of what's going on across the world with COVID. 198 00:10:27,240 --> 00:10:30,000 Speaker 3: I just I do feel very, very lucky that we 199 00:10:30,280 --> 00:10:32,920 Speaker 3: are able to travel into state and see our families 200 00:10:32,920 --> 00:10:36,880 Speaker 3: and friends who we didn't see last year. Yeah, that's 201 00:10:36,920 --> 00:10:40,920 Speaker 3: definitely a good news story. And also recently that my 202 00:10:40,960 --> 00:10:45,679 Speaker 3: beautiful friend Maria Fattill competed in Miss Universe over in 203 00:10:46,120 --> 00:10:49,760 Speaker 3: America and she made the top ten and she is 204 00:10:49,880 --> 00:10:52,240 Speaker 3: just an incredible human So that was definitely a good 205 00:10:52,240 --> 00:10:53,160 Speaker 3: news story for me. 206 00:10:54,040 --> 00:10:56,560 Speaker 1: And isn't that a brilliant note to end on. Thank 207 00:10:56,600 --> 00:10:59,480 Speaker 1: you so much, liv Thanks Sarah. 208 00:11:00,200 --> 00:11:03,480 Speaker 2: Awesome to hear the relationship with the news that a 209 00:11:03,520 --> 00:11:06,520 Speaker 2: lot of our readers have, including live and we can't 210 00:11:06,520 --> 00:11:09,080 Speaker 2: thank her enough for coming on the program. That's all 211 00:11:09,120 --> 00:11:10,959 Speaker 2: we've got time for this week, But if you want 212 00:11:10,960 --> 00:11:13,280 Speaker 2: to follow the news over the weekend, check us out 213 00:11:13,280 --> 00:11:16,440 Speaker 2: on Instagram at the Daily Os. It's where over one 214 00:11:16,480 --> 00:11:19,440 Speaker 2: hundred thousand Aussies get their news every day of the week, 215 00:11:19,720 --> 00:11:26,040 Speaker 2: and we'd love you to be part of our community.