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Speaker 1: I am told right now that we have actually got yeah,

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Speaker 1: anonymous at this point in time, we will withhold his

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Speaker 1: name at this point. Good morning to you. Hello mate,

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Speaker 1: I honestly I don't even know what to say at

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Speaker 1: this point. Can you talk me through what happened with

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Speaker 1: your young fella last night?

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Speaker 2: Apologize for me speaking to some of it obviously have

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Speaker 2: said at the moment. He went to work at two

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Speaker 2: o'clock and did my first pump and everything like he

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Speaker 2: always does. It's a good kid. And then it's a

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Speaker 2: quarter to nine. I was asleep, but I've got a

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Speaker 2: text and I woke up to the text and it

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Speaker 2: said I if you dad, I've been stamped. And then

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Speaker 2: he passed. I had he had my vehicle, so I

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Speaker 2: got an uber straight through the Airport hotel where the

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Speaker 2: police and paramedics were there, and the paramedics everyone was

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Speaker 2: was great and said that he had passed. Yeah. The

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Speaker 2: the staff were obviously upset, and the managers turned up everything.

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Speaker 2: Everyone was there with security guard. He tried to resuscitate him,

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Speaker 2: but to no avail.

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Speaker 1: Right, So your son messaged you after what had happened.

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Speaker 2: Yes, ma'am.

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Speaker 1: What did he say?

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Speaker 2: He said? He said, love you being dabbed.

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Speaker 1: Oh my goodness, I honestly I cannot even imagine how

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Speaker 1: this morning. Can you tell me what type of what

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Speaker 1: tell me about your son? What type of what type

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Speaker 1: of kid he is?

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Speaker 2: Here's a wonderful opinionated wrong, lad you know typical twenty

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Speaker 2: years is twenty? Yeah, he was twenty in February. He's

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Speaker 2: been up in the territory the last two years, from

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Speaker 2: Queensland and Keynes before that. And he loved his football

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Speaker 2: and he just he was doing he was really into

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Speaker 1: And did he how did he like his job? Is

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Speaker 1: it something that he enjoyed doing or was he did

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Speaker 1: he had he ever been in a dangerous situation before.

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Speaker 2: Yes, he definitely had there. They have numerous He's been

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Speaker 2: had a screwdriver pulled on him a few weeks ago,

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Speaker 2: and the other staff members had been physically attacked and

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Speaker 2: that particular one, as all I know, and he was

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Speaker 2: looking for another job. He just couldn't handle it anymore.

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Speaker 2: And even uptil a week ago, a person came in

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Speaker 2: and yeah, it's it's getting very very bad out there

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Speaker 2: for everyone. It really is. I mean, whether it was

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Speaker 2: we should have been calling for this a long time,

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Speaker 2: and I know we have been, but.

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Speaker 1: Yeah, something has to change. It one hundred has to change.

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Speaker 1: No father should feel how you are feeling this morning,

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Speaker 1: and no father should have to suffer the loss that

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Speaker 1: you have to die.

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Speaker 2: Yeah, that's yeah, that's exactly, and I wouldn't want anyone

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Speaker 2: else to feel it because it Yeah, it's just little

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Speaker 2: that's so it's been really hard. Luckily I've had two

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Speaker 2: but yeah, it's incredibly difficult. My work's been great, which

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Speaker 2: I'm doing so much support as well. I haven't heard

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Speaker 2: me today. I've got a conversation. I'm thankful for that. Now.

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Speaker 1: You told me that when you arrived, the paramedics were there.

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Speaker 2: Well, the problem was that they weren't able to say

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Speaker 2: there because obviously he had my keys. The worst thing

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Speaker 2: is is his friends in Darwin. I can't get hold

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Speaker 2: of them yet to tell them. I mean, they're going

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Speaker 2: to be hearing this from this media or some other

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Speaker 2: media outlet. You know, if they put two and two together,

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Speaker 2: I need to get four. The security guard, he really

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Speaker 2: tried to save his life. They have. The poor people

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Speaker 2: thank them to that. And yes, you're right, it's very hard,

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Speaker 2: but it's more than one person has been infected here

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Speaker 2: and these other people who went through what they went

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Speaker 2: through last night, they're not going to be able to

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Speaker 2: forget this. And again something needs to be done on

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Speaker 2: your show that people have said that they've worked in

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Speaker 2: the industry before, and that particular place as well. I'm

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Speaker 2: not saying it's just that particular place, because it's not.

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Speaker 2: It's all over done with the view rules change. And

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Speaker 2: yes it has got worse from what I've heard in

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Speaker 2: the last few weeks as well.

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Speaker 1: Yeah, it is. Honestly, I think we've all seen some

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Speaker 1: of the escalation in what's gone on over recent weeks,

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Speaker 1: and I think that that is why people are just

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Speaker 1: feeling Some people are feeling really angry this morning upon

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Speaker 1: are feeling absolutely devastated. And I do want to say

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Speaker 2: Thank you very much for the kind words, and I

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Speaker 2: really do appreciate everything and everyone that's thinking of myself

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Speaker 2: and my family at this time. Thank you.

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Speaker 1: So much. Love to you and to your family. Thank

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Speaker 1: you so very much for speaking to us this morning.

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Speaker 1: And I know that I'm sure some further detail will

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Speaker 1: to be remembered respected, and we're going to try our

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Speaker 2: Thank you very much. I appreciate it very much.

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Speaker 1: Thank you