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Speaker 1: Jonesy and Amanda's.

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Speaker 2: While restrictions east again on Monday for people in New

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Speaker 2: South Wales. People in Brisbane aren't so lucky, a three

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Speaker 2: day lockdown, throwing many Easter plans for us as well

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Speaker 2: into disarray. To talk about this and many other things.

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Speaker 2: The premiere of New South Wales Gladysburygiclian.

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Speaker 1: Hello, Hi Amanda, how Dangel are you guys?

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Speaker 3: Very well?

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Speaker 2: Well, what does this also mean for Byron Bay Because

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Speaker 2: one of the people from Brisbane had been to Byron Bay.

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Speaker 2: We've got the Blues Festival New South Wales at risk

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Speaker 2: as well.

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Speaker 1: Well. Look, there's actually two people who were at the

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Speaker 1: festival who've since been sorry, two people who are in

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Speaker 1: Byron Bay, out of venue who've since been tested positive.

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Speaker 1: So we are on high alert where Byron Bay is concerned.

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Speaker 1: We thank everybody for coming forward and getting tested. The

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Speaker 1: testing numbers of it right have been very strong, but

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Speaker 1: I am anticipating, unfortunately that we are very likely to

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Speaker 1: get cases in that region because of the way in

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Speaker 1: which the Hen's Party moved around and the way in

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Speaker 1: which those people were infectious at the time. Now we

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Speaker 1: are considering what we need to do, but Obviously, New

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Speaker 1: South Wales has a policy of as little burden as

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Speaker 1: possible in our citizens are really keen to keep all

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Speaker 1: the businesses in that community open over Easter, and I

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Speaker 1: want to make that clearance, send that message out to

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Speaker 1: businesses in that community. But I'll be getting a briefing

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Speaker 1: shortly after I speak to you guys about what we

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Speaker 1: could do to make sure that we stem the virus

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Speaker 1: if it has actually spread in that community.

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Speaker 2: And do you have any intel on whether the restrictions

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Speaker 2: in Brisbane are going to be extended over Easter.

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Speaker 1: No, I don't, unfortunately, and I think that will have

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Speaker 1: to do with the number of cases that they report

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Speaker 1: on today. So yesterday there was a significant increase in

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Speaker 1: the number of cases that had from the previous couple

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Speaker 1: of days. I mean the issue is New South Wales

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Speaker 1: deals with these things a bit differently, so we would

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Speaker 1: have you know, New South Wales doesn't tend to put

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Speaker 1: the whole faith into lockdown. We look at doing localized

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Speaker 1: ways in which to respond. But the Queensland government is

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Speaker 1: bit different than Brisbane. Essentially us all of Greater Brisbane

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Speaker 1: to be in that situation. So I can't really speak

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Speaker 1: for them, but that's why yesterday Amandra I warned everybody

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Speaker 1: to say please reconsider going to Queensland only because you

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Speaker 1: might be disappointed. It's not that you can't go there. Obviously,

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Speaker 1: Greater Brisbane is a huge risk because there's a number

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Speaker 1: of cases, but beyond and the Federal government has determined

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Speaker 1: that to be a hot spot. But beyond Greater Brisbane,

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Speaker 1: if you're intending to go somewhere else Northern Queensland or

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Speaker 1: Inland Queensland for a holiday, all I say is just

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Speaker 1: the cautious because you might end up spending the time

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Speaker 1: in the hotel room. We just don't know how the

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Speaker 1: next few days are going to evolve, and that's why

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Speaker 1: we're saying to everybody holiday in South Wales where it's

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Speaker 1: safe and make sure you just take those precautions for

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Speaker 1: your loved ones. But we don't think it's necessary at

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Speaker 1: this stage. When Brisbane's lockdown, they can't get out and

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Speaker 1: travel to Meself well anyway. And we also know that

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Speaker 1: on the board of the Border communities going to come

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Speaker 1: and go very very frequently and we don't want to

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Speaker 1: cause additional destruction. So we don't think we're at a

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Speaker 1: stage or we need to impact the border at all,

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Speaker 1: but we are looking at what we might do in

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Speaker 1: the viron community just to keep everybody safe. But it's

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Speaker 1: certainly not down the path that's Queensland is gone.

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Speaker 3: And it was certainly great to see how well it

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Speaker 3: was handled at the opening of Hamilton the other night

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Speaker 3: and the producer when he got up and he did

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Speaker 3: a fantastic speech. But I realized how good we have

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Speaker 3: it here in Australia and particularly in New South Wales

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Speaker 3: that an event like that could go ahead.

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Speaker 1: I feel incredibly proud because we actually bid to that

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Speaker 1: event quite a few years ago. I remember trying to

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Speaker 1: convince them to come to Sydney and not go anywhere

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Speaker 1: else and it worked. But the timing was really good

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Speaker 1: for us because I think it just offered hope for

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Speaker 1: the future. And I think what the Queensland situation, the

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Speaker 1: Brisbane situation and the subsequent firing situations really made apparent

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Speaker 1: to us that we're not out of the woods. We're

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Speaker 1: in a pandemic and we can't get complacent. And that's

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Speaker 1: always my biggest to beer. We can't get complacent. Look

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Speaker 1: at other parts of the world, how the virus is

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Speaker 1: going through third wave in some places. It's fourth wave

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Speaker 1: communities are living in lockdown, and so we don't want

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Speaker 1: that here. And that's why the vaccine rollout is really

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Speaker 1: really critical, and so we're working hard to get that

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Speaker 1: out as to please and I.

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Speaker 3: Must say, you look good in your great little blero

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Speaker 3: jacket there. I understand. I understand that Bob Carr wanted

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Speaker 3: to wear it to the night, but you because you're there,

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Speaker 3: you're the you're the sitting premiere. So yeah, that was

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Speaker 3: the word. Gladys. Is always great to talk to you.

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Speaker 3: Thank you so much for joining us pleasure.

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Speaker 1: I have a great day.

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Speaker 2: Thank you.

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Speaker 1: Jonesy and Amanda's