1 00:00:00,840 --> 00:00:05,600 Speaker 1: WSFM News just after seven o'clock. Good morning, I'm Sean Fraser. 2 00:00:05,600 --> 00:00:08,320 Speaker 1: If the Prime Minister is fair the income about changing 3 00:00:08,360 --> 00:00:10,880 Speaker 1: the culture in Parliament House, he needs to implement the 4 00:00:10,920 --> 00:00:14,760 Speaker 1: twenty eight recommendations from the review by the Sex Discrimination Commissioner. 5 00:00:14,800 --> 00:00:18,080 Speaker 1: Now Tassi sentator to Jackie Lamby says that's the only 6 00:00:18,160 --> 00:00:21,079 Speaker 1: way women will feel safe in the people's house. Bus 7 00:00:21,160 --> 00:00:23,520 Speaker 1: drivers in the Inner West and Southwest of Sydney are 8 00:00:23,560 --> 00:00:26,239 Speaker 1: on their first strike of the day. Drivers walked off 9 00:00:26,280 --> 00:00:29,200 Speaker 1: the job at four am before they returned. They will 10 00:00:29,400 --> 00:00:32,560 Speaker 1: stop driving between five and seven pm today. The same 11 00:00:32,640 --> 00:00:35,680 Speaker 1: will happen tomorrow before a twenty four hour strike on Monday. 12 00:00:35,920 --> 00:00:37,960 Speaker 1: All of this after their calls for better pay have 13 00:00:38,080 --> 00:00:41,239 Speaker 1: gone unanswered by the operator and the New South Wales government. 14 00:00:41,560 --> 00:00:43,960 Speaker 1: A man from Sydney Southwest is the latest to become 15 00:00:44,000 --> 00:00:46,800 Speaker 1: infected with the new strand of COVID. The man from 16 00:00:47,040 --> 00:00:49,159 Speaker 1: Cabramatta is the second to be out and about in 17 00:00:49,159 --> 00:00:52,240 Speaker 1: the community while infected. It's prompted New South Wales Health 18 00:00:52,280 --> 00:00:54,880 Speaker 1: to retest thousands of COVID swabs to see if the 19 00:00:54,920 --> 00:00:58,840 Speaker 1: new variant is more widespread than previously reported. Australia has 20 00:00:58,880 --> 00:01:02,880 Speaker 1: topped the chants for getting drunk. On average, Ozzie's Reporter 21 00:01:03,000 --> 00:01:07,440 Speaker 1: being intoxicated twenty seven times in twenty twenty. That's compared 22 00:01:07,480 --> 00:01:10,560 Speaker 1: to the global average of fifteen. And with Christmas just 23 00:01:10,600 --> 00:01:14,759 Speaker 1: around the corner, Santa is fielding plenty of strange gift requests. 24 00:01:15,200 --> 00:01:18,319 Speaker 1: One mother claims her daughter has asked the Big Man 25 00:01:18,360 --> 00:01:21,440 Speaker 1: in Red for a moonboot despite having no fractures in 26 00:01:21,480 --> 00:01:23,959 Speaker 1: her foot. The post saw an influx of weird and 27 00:01:23,959 --> 00:01:27,400 Speaker 1: wonderful requests. Another mum explained her daughter wants a pair 28 00:01:27,400 --> 00:01:32,119 Speaker 1: of crutches from Santa, while another has requested a Mexican tarantula. 29 00:01:32,600 --> 00:01:35,840 Speaker 1: For the second year in a row. Finance, the Australian 30 00:01:35,880 --> 00:01:38,479 Speaker 1: dollar is buying seventy one point three six US cents, 31 00:01:38,560 --> 00:01:40,959 Speaker 1: the dal Jones is up four hundred and fifty points 32 00:01:41,080 --> 00:01:43,919 Speaker 1: to thirty four thousand, nine hundred and thirty three. 33 00:01:43,959 --> 00:01:48,639 Speaker 2: WSFM sport it looks like Alex Carey has the test 34 00:01:48,800 --> 00:01:51,880 Speaker 2: keeping role even if Ossie selectes The remaining site lifts 35 00:01:51,920 --> 00:01:54,000 Speaker 2: about who'll be in the final eleven. 36 00:01:54,200 --> 00:01:56,800 Speaker 1: With six days to go before the first Ashes test 37 00:01:56,840 --> 00:01:59,000 Speaker 1: at the Gabba, all round A Cameron Green says he's 38 00:01:59,000 --> 00:02:02,800 Speaker 1: feeling more confident following his debut against India and happy 39 00:02:02,840 --> 00:02:05,840 Speaker 1: to see what English counterpart Ben Stokes brings to the match. 40 00:02:05,880 --> 00:02:07,920 Speaker 3: He's a world passed player and just like I said before, 41 00:02:07,920 --> 00:02:10,320 Speaker 3: you always look forward to playing against the best in 42 00:02:10,360 --> 00:02:12,160 Speaker 3: the world and he's definitely the best in the world 43 00:02:12,320 --> 00:02:14,400 Speaker 3: and what he does, so yeah, I think we're all 44 00:02:14,400 --> 00:02:16,560 Speaker 3: pretty happy he's playing. You want to be bursting the 45 00:02:16,560 --> 00:02:18,480 Speaker 3: best thing inside and yeah, I'm still we all looking 46 00:02:18,480 --> 00:02:18,960 Speaker 3: forward to it. 47 00:02:19,000 --> 00:02:22,239 Speaker 1: Sam Stoza isn't ready to give away tennis just yet, 48 00:02:22,280 --> 00:02:25,360 Speaker 1: but she has conceded January could be her last Arse open. 49 00:02:25,639 --> 00:02:27,960 Speaker 1: The thirty seven year old says her knees are sore, 50 00:02:28,040 --> 00:02:30,280 Speaker 1: but her heart is still willing. She's hoping for a 51 00:02:30,280 --> 00:02:32,320 Speaker 1: big summer and one last crack at the title. And 52 00:02:32,360 --> 00:02:35,200 Speaker 1: Tom Dravoievitch has been named the Blues Player of the Year, 53 00:02:35,240 --> 00:02:36,720 Speaker 1: receiving the Brad Fitler Medal.