1 00:00:00,480 --> 00:00:06,000 Speaker 1: Jonesy and Amanda in the morning. Amanda, Hey, Jonesie, Hello there, Scott. 2 00:00:06,040 --> 00:00:09,280 Speaker 1: How are you well mate? Not too bad, but you're right. Yeah. 3 00:00:09,320 --> 00:00:12,520 Speaker 1: The who did call the global pandemic last night, we 4 00:00:12,600 --> 00:00:15,680 Speaker 1: actually made that call two weeks ago and we've been 5 00:00:15,720 --> 00:00:18,599 Speaker 1: preparing on that basis and what we're announcing today is 6 00:00:18,840 --> 00:00:22,000 Speaker 1: exactly is to say, Amanda, it's about keeping Australians and jobs, 7 00:00:22,079 --> 00:00:24,720 Speaker 1: keeping businesses in business, and on the other side of 8 00:00:24,720 --> 00:00:26,840 Speaker 1: this virus, because virus is that going forever, they have 9 00:00:26,880 --> 00:00:29,479 Speaker 1: a fixed life that the Australian economy and the budget 10 00:00:29,720 --> 00:00:31,360 Speaker 1: bounces back strongly on the other side. 11 00:00:31,600 --> 00:00:33,400 Speaker 2: Do you do have an end in sight with this? 12 00:00:33,479 --> 00:00:35,919 Speaker 2: Is there some sort of I think the big thing 13 00:00:36,000 --> 00:00:39,760 Speaker 2: is the misinformation. Do your people know that? Okay, if 14 00:00:39,760 --> 00:00:43,640 Speaker 2: it manifests and comes here as it already has, is 15 00:00:43,720 --> 00:00:46,680 Speaker 2: going to last two months, three weeks, what will happen? 16 00:00:47,280 --> 00:00:49,080 Speaker 1: Well, there's a lot of work's been done on that, 17 00:00:49,200 --> 00:00:51,920 Speaker 1: and particularly when the virus has spread to other countries, 18 00:00:51,960 --> 00:00:54,040 Speaker 1: we've been working with those countries to get a fix 19 00:00:54,080 --> 00:00:57,200 Speaker 1: on exactly that point, Jonesy, And there isn't The world 20 00:00:57,240 --> 00:00:59,160 Speaker 1: doesn't have a finite point on that at the moment. 21 00:01:00,040 --> 00:01:03,000 Speaker 1: The National Security Committee of Cabinet is meeting again today 22 00:01:03,040 --> 00:01:05,920 Speaker 1: to look at some of those issues on the latest information. 23 00:01:06,280 --> 00:01:08,959 Speaker 1: But the point about it is this, for most people 24 00:01:08,959 --> 00:01:13,119 Speaker 1: who contract the coronavirus, and doctor Murphy, the Chief Medical Officer, 25 00:01:13,160 --> 00:01:15,360 Speaker 1: said this yesterday, their experience will be one of a 26 00:01:15,400 --> 00:01:19,399 Speaker 1: mild disease and so it is not stars or mers. 27 00:01:19,560 --> 00:01:21,800 Speaker 1: That said, it is of course a very serious virus, 28 00:01:21,800 --> 00:01:24,160 Speaker 1: and particularly for those who are elderly or frail, or 29 00:01:24,400 --> 00:01:27,720 Speaker 1: perhaps in those remote indigenous communities things like that. So 30 00:01:27,840 --> 00:01:30,960 Speaker 1: this is manageable provided that you get ahead of it early. 31 00:01:31,200 --> 00:01:35,400 Speaker 1: You may you manage it's passage so it doesn't move 32 00:01:35,440 --> 00:01:38,400 Speaker 1: too quickly. And our health system we put just under 33 00:01:38,400 --> 00:01:40,880 Speaker 1: two and a half billion into that yesterday to make 34 00:01:40,920 --> 00:01:44,039 Speaker 1: sure with pop up clinics and extra testing and face 35 00:01:44,120 --> 00:01:46,640 Speaker 1: masks and all those sorts of things that were well prepared. 36 00:01:46,640 --> 00:01:50,000 Speaker 1: But today it's about jobs and small business, particularly for apprentice. 37 00:01:50,000 --> 00:01:51,600 Speaker 1: I mean, we're going to cover half the costs of 38 00:01:51,640 --> 00:01:55,360 Speaker 1: the apprentices and small businesses. I and my nephew is 39 00:01:55,400 --> 00:01:58,280 Speaker 1: a plumbing apprentice. He works for a great play. Was 40 00:01:58,320 --> 00:02:00,840 Speaker 1: it down there in the ship? You know? I thought 41 00:02:00,840 --> 00:02:04,120 Speaker 1: it was fantastic you know, Larren's business a plumbing business, 42 00:02:04,240 --> 00:02:06,360 Speaker 1: so now it's not a multinational. It puts a couple 43 00:02:06,440 --> 00:02:07,960 Speaker 1: of other planets. Is on. Good on him, and we 44 00:02:08,000 --> 00:02:10,280 Speaker 1: want to support businesses like that to get through this. 45 00:02:10,360 --> 00:02:11,880 Speaker 1: And the apprentices that they've been training. 46 00:02:12,160 --> 00:02:16,400 Speaker 3: What about the casual workers who aren't apprentices. This is 47 00:02:16,400 --> 00:02:18,280 Speaker 3: a very easy time for them to be laid off. 48 00:02:18,440 --> 00:02:19,519 Speaker 3: What can we do for them? 49 00:02:20,120 --> 00:02:23,560 Speaker 1: Well, I welcome already. I mean, Kelstra told me last 50 00:02:23,680 --> 00:02:26,359 Speaker 1: night that they'll be you know, for those casual workers 51 00:02:26,360 --> 00:02:29,400 Speaker 1: that have to self isolate because of this virus. They'll 52 00:02:29,440 --> 00:02:31,480 Speaker 1: be supporting them. And I called out the big business 53 00:02:31,520 --> 00:02:33,480 Speaker 1: earlier in the week to do their bit. I expect 54 00:02:33,480 --> 00:02:35,400 Speaker 1: them to do that. And I welcome the fact that 55 00:02:35,440 --> 00:02:37,720 Speaker 1: Telstra and quite Us have been doing the right thing here, 56 00:02:37,760 --> 00:02:39,800 Speaker 1: and welcome the fact that big banks have been doing 57 00:02:39,880 --> 00:02:42,120 Speaker 1: the right thing and passing on the interest rate cuts. 58 00:02:42,320 --> 00:02:45,239 Speaker 1: Everybody's got a role to play. The welfare system does 59 00:02:45,320 --> 00:02:49,280 Speaker 1: have measures that support people for sickness in these sorts 60 00:02:49,280 --> 00:02:51,480 Speaker 1: of circumstances, and I have a bit more to say 61 00:02:51,480 --> 00:02:55,120 Speaker 1: about that today, but you know that's part of the 62 00:02:55,160 --> 00:02:58,040 Speaker 1: systems of the support that are being put in place. 63 00:02:58,560 --> 00:03:00,640 Speaker 1: But the stimulus is what we're talking about today, and 64 00:03:00,680 --> 00:03:03,320 Speaker 1: that's to boost the economy because it will certainly get 65 00:03:03,320 --> 00:03:06,800 Speaker 1: impacted by this. I mean, we didn't invent the coronavirus, 66 00:03:06,840 --> 00:03:09,799 Speaker 1: and it's happening around the world. It's not something anybody foresaw, 67 00:03:10,520 --> 00:03:13,320 Speaker 1: especially certainly when the budget has been put together last year. 68 00:03:13,680 --> 00:03:15,400 Speaker 1: But it hits you and you've got to deal with it, 69 00:03:15,600 --> 00:03:16,519 Speaker 1: and that's what we're doing. 70 00:03:16,639 --> 00:03:19,840 Speaker 2: As John Lennon says, life happens while you're making other plans. 71 00:03:20,000 --> 00:03:23,120 Speaker 2: How many has the toilet roll situation at Kiterburry House, 72 00:03:23,160 --> 00:03:23,440 Speaker 2: haven't they? 73 00:03:23,480 --> 00:03:27,040 Speaker 1: Okay, I've told that's well. 74 00:03:29,000 --> 00:03:31,440 Speaker 2: Jen hasn't been down. Jen hasn't been down to Cole's 75 00:03:31,520 --> 00:03:32,680 Speaker 2: hoarding toilet paper. 76 00:03:33,520 --> 00:03:35,640 Speaker 1: He hasn't those It hasn't. It has been one of 77 00:03:35,680 --> 00:03:38,120 Speaker 1: the extraordinary elements of this. But I mean it's important 78 00:03:38,160 --> 00:03:41,240 Speaker 1: people keep their heads. I mean, I think that's really important. 79 00:03:41,320 --> 00:03:44,240 Speaker 1: And also, you know, I'm going along the footy this weekend. 80 00:03:44,280 --> 00:03:46,480 Speaker 1: I hope you are too, mate. I mean, Mandy, you 81 00:03:46,520 --> 00:03:49,160 Speaker 1: guys are up against the pants is this weekend? Absolutely 82 00:03:49,320 --> 00:03:50,680 Speaker 1: and Red I think you guys are going to look 83 00:03:50,680 --> 00:03:53,000 Speaker 1: pretty strong out of there. But looking forward to the 84 00:03:53,000 --> 00:03:55,680 Speaker 1: season starting and you know, people said, go about their 85 00:03:55,680 --> 00:03:58,880 Speaker 1: lives and mean over just about one hundred people currently 86 00:03:59,520 --> 00:04:03,240 Speaker 1: have had this. Aquarter of them have already cleared the virus. 87 00:04:03,320 --> 00:04:06,400 Speaker 1: Another quarter of them will do that soon. You know, 88 00:04:06,520 --> 00:04:08,640 Speaker 1: this is something the country can manage. We've got a 89 00:04:08,640 --> 00:04:11,280 Speaker 1: world cloff health system. We're doing the right things by 90 00:04:11,280 --> 00:04:14,120 Speaker 1: the economy, and so together we get through it if 91 00:04:14,160 --> 00:04:18,120 Speaker 1: everybody just keeps their heads and you know, exercises common sense. 92 00:04:18,480 --> 00:04:20,839 Speaker 3: I saw a journal yesterday on Twitter, say, my proposed 93 00:04:20,839 --> 00:04:24,479 Speaker 3: coronavirus stimulus package. Everyone gets two weeks off a stand subscription, 94 00:04:24,640 --> 00:04:27,160 Speaker 3: two weeks of Link cuisine, and a creative clean skins. 95 00:04:27,760 --> 00:04:28,480 Speaker 3: Did you think of this? 96 00:04:28,640 --> 00:04:29,600 Speaker 2: The factor that in. 97 00:04:31,320 --> 00:04:33,960 Speaker 1: That's the Amanda planet. 98 00:04:35,160 --> 00:04:38,719 Speaker 2: Like tomorrow, Why isn't she in your cabinet, Prime Minister. 99 00:04:38,800 --> 00:04:41,200 Speaker 2: That's that's all I can say. Scott, thank you for 100 00:04:41,279 --> 00:04:44,280 Speaker 2: joining us this morning. We'll see the Sharky's on the weekend. 101 00:04:44,720 --> 00:04:45,320 Speaker 2: Take it easy. 102 00:04:45,920 --> 00:04:48,760 Speaker 1: Thanks about guys up up joined the and Amanda in 103 00:04:48,839 --> 00:04:49,320 Speaker 1: the morning.