1 00:00:00,440 --> 00:00:03,920 Speaker 1: Very good morning and welcome to Thursday, the two of December. 2 00:00:04,160 --> 00:00:07,440 Speaker 1: I'm Zara joined by Sam Here on the Daily os 3 00:00:07,560 --> 00:00:12,400 Speaker 1: and today we're taking you through the top stories making headlines. Sam. 4 00:00:12,520 --> 00:00:14,720 Speaker 1: They say a week is a long time in politics, 5 00:00:14,800 --> 00:00:17,840 Speaker 1: but it was quite a busy half day in os 6 00:00:17,880 --> 00:00:19,160 Speaker 1: POL yesterday. What happened? 7 00:00:20,000 --> 00:00:24,080 Speaker 2: Yeah, it was a relatively normal morning in Australian politics, 8 00:00:24,239 --> 00:00:27,200 Speaker 2: and then at around lunchtime the rumors started flying in 9 00:00:27,240 --> 00:00:28,880 Speaker 2: and by the end of the day we had a 10 00:00:29,040 --> 00:00:32,120 Speaker 2: very different looking camera than we did before. Zara and 11 00:00:32,200 --> 00:00:34,199 Speaker 2: I are going to take you through all of it 12 00:00:34,240 --> 00:00:36,720 Speaker 2: in more detail in the Deep Dive. But to start with, 13 00:00:37,000 --> 00:00:40,839 Speaker 2: former Attorney General Christian Porter has announced he's retiring at 14 00:00:40,840 --> 00:00:44,080 Speaker 2: the next federal election. He released a statement on Facebook 15 00:00:44,120 --> 00:00:46,400 Speaker 2: and he said, quote it's time to give more of 16 00:00:46,440 --> 00:00:48,440 Speaker 2: what is left to those around me whose love has 17 00:00:48,479 --> 00:00:49,479 Speaker 2: been unconditional. 18 00:00:49,960 --> 00:00:54,760 Speaker 1: Australia's gross domestic product GDP decreased by one point nine 19 00:00:54,840 --> 00:00:58,560 Speaker 1: percent in the September quarter. GDP is the total value 20 00:00:58,640 --> 00:01:01,720 Speaker 1: of all goods and services produced within a country. But 21 00:01:01,840 --> 00:01:04,200 Speaker 1: we do know, of course that New South Wales, Victoria 22 00:01:04,240 --> 00:01:06,440 Speaker 1: and the ACT were in lockdown and that was a 23 00:01:06,480 --> 00:01:09,479 Speaker 1: hard lockdown for large parts of the September quarter. 24 00:01:10,160 --> 00:01:12,800 Speaker 2: And to give you an idea of how these stats 25 00:01:12,880 --> 00:01:16,399 Speaker 2: translate globally, a United Nations report has found the COVID 26 00:01:16,480 --> 00:01:20,119 Speaker 2: nineteen pandemic will likely cost the global tourism sector two 27 00:01:20,480 --> 00:01:23,560 Speaker 2: trillion dollars in lost revenue in twenty twenty one. It 28 00:01:23,640 --> 00:01:26,399 Speaker 2: also found that between January and September of this year, 29 00:01:26,560 --> 00:01:30,200 Speaker 2: international arrivals was seventy six percent below the same period 30 00:01:30,200 --> 00:01:31,160 Speaker 2: in twenty nineteen. 31 00:01:31,800 --> 00:01:35,280 Speaker 1: And today's good news, Honduras has voted in its first 32 00:01:35,480 --> 00:01:38,920 Speaker 1: female president. Her name is Ciomara Castro and she is 33 00:01:38,959 --> 00:01:46,000 Speaker 1: from the Libre Party. Today we are waking up to 34 00:01:46,160 --> 00:01:49,560 Speaker 1: the last day of the parliamentary sitting calendar, so that 35 00:01:49,640 --> 00:01:52,800 Speaker 1: means that Parliament will not resume again this year, and 36 00:01:53,080 --> 00:01:55,640 Speaker 1: we know that there are only a couple more days 37 00:01:56,000 --> 00:01:59,080 Speaker 1: that Parliament will sit in the new year. Sam. Why 38 00:01:59,080 --> 00:01:59,560 Speaker 1: do we know this. 39 00:02:00,120 --> 00:02:03,200 Speaker 2: The reason we know this is because the current federal 40 00:02:03,240 --> 00:02:07,000 Speaker 2: government released the sitting calendar for next year. And this 41 00:02:07,240 --> 00:02:10,160 Speaker 2: is not unusual. It is normally released this time of year. 42 00:02:10,520 --> 00:02:13,160 Speaker 2: But what is unusual is that there's only ten sitting 43 00:02:13,240 --> 00:02:15,920 Speaker 2: days in the first half of the year. Three of 44 00:02:15,960 --> 00:02:18,639 Speaker 2: those sitting days are dedicated to the handing down of 45 00:02:18,680 --> 00:02:20,919 Speaker 2: the federal budget, and that's going to be in March. 46 00:02:21,000 --> 00:02:23,480 Speaker 2: It's normally in May, but it's a bit earlier next year. 47 00:02:23,800 --> 00:02:27,400 Speaker 2: Within all of that political nerd knowledge, there's actually a 48 00:02:27,400 --> 00:02:30,720 Speaker 2: few clues for us about when the federal election could 49 00:02:30,720 --> 00:02:31,600 Speaker 2: be next. 50 00:02:31,440 --> 00:02:34,160 Speaker 1: Year, so we can just as a quick refresher, the 51 00:02:34,240 --> 00:02:37,639 Speaker 1: latest possible date for the next federal election is May 52 00:02:37,720 --> 00:02:41,320 Speaker 1: twenty first, twenty twenty two. We don't have a confirmed 53 00:02:41,400 --> 00:02:44,600 Speaker 1: date for that election because ultimately the Prime Minister can 54 00:02:44,680 --> 00:02:47,519 Speaker 1: call that whenever he likes, as long as it's within 55 00:02:47,639 --> 00:02:51,320 Speaker 1: that timeframe. There are two chambers of the Federal Parliament, 56 00:02:51,360 --> 00:02:53,720 Speaker 1: the House of Reps and the Senate, so the lower 57 00:02:53,760 --> 00:02:56,520 Speaker 1: in the upper house, all members of the House of Reps, 58 00:02:56,520 --> 00:02:59,360 Speaker 1: including Scott Morrison the Prime Minister, are elected for a 59 00:02:59,440 --> 00:03:02,880 Speaker 1: three year time ter, after which time their house expires, 60 00:03:03,040 --> 00:03:06,120 Speaker 1: so they can't possibly sit for any longer. An election 61 00:03:06,280 --> 00:03:09,600 Speaker 1: has to be called before that happens. From there, though, 62 00:03:09,639 --> 00:03:11,640 Speaker 1: and stick with me, we also have to add the 63 00:03:11,720 --> 00:03:15,560 Speaker 1: Senate to that. So Senators are elected for fixed sixt 64 00:03:15,639 --> 00:03:18,400 Speaker 1: year terms and the dates are staggered so that half 65 00:03:18,400 --> 00:03:21,800 Speaker 1: of the Senate expires every three years. We know that 66 00:03:21,880 --> 00:03:24,560 Speaker 1: half of the current Senate will finish their terms on 67 00:03:24,600 --> 00:03:27,839 Speaker 1: the thirtieth of June next year. So if we take 68 00:03:27,880 --> 00:03:30,400 Speaker 1: all of that together, and I know it's confusing, but 69 00:03:30,600 --> 00:03:33,040 Speaker 1: if we look at that in tandem, we do know 70 00:03:33,120 --> 00:03:35,240 Speaker 1: that Scott Morrison, if he is to hold those two 71 00:03:35,280 --> 00:03:38,080 Speaker 1: elections together, we'll need to call it with enough time 72 00:03:38,160 --> 00:03:40,400 Speaker 1: so that the last possible date the election can be 73 00:03:40,480 --> 00:03:42,400 Speaker 1: held is May twenty first. 74 00:03:42,600 --> 00:03:46,440 Speaker 2: And it's clear whe're already in election season. Here's a 75 00:03:46,440 --> 00:03:49,440 Speaker 2: little bit of what Labor leader Anthony Albanizi had to 76 00:03:49,480 --> 00:03:53,160 Speaker 2: say on ABC seven thirty earlier this week about when 77 00:03:53,200 --> 00:03:54,640 Speaker 2: the potential election could be. 78 00:03:54,920 --> 00:03:57,200 Speaker 3: Well, it tells you that they'll lie the go after 79 00:03:57,280 --> 00:04:00,560 Speaker 3: Australia Day and not have Parliament sit at all for 80 00:04:00,800 --> 00:04:04,920 Speaker 3: March fifth or March twelve, or they'll have a budget 81 00:04:04,960 --> 00:04:09,120 Speaker 3: and then go on the following weekend. What it really 82 00:04:09,160 --> 00:04:12,360 Speaker 3: tells us is that it's a reminder or a graphic 83 00:04:12,440 --> 00:04:15,200 Speaker 3: demonstration of a government that doesn't have an agenda. 84 00:04:15,520 --> 00:04:17,839 Speaker 1: It's very clear that an election is coming up. We've 85 00:04:17,839 --> 00:04:21,440 Speaker 1: seen both Scott Morrison and Anthony Alberzi transition into more 86 00:04:21,480 --> 00:04:24,760 Speaker 1: of that campaigning mode, which means heading around the country 87 00:04:24,800 --> 00:04:28,760 Speaker 1: talking to electorates, spreaking new ideas and proposals. It's been 88 00:04:28,880 --> 00:04:32,200 Speaker 1: very clear that since COP twenty six, the government especially 89 00:04:32,279 --> 00:04:36,039 Speaker 1: has switched into election mode. The other reason we know 90 00:04:36,160 --> 00:04:38,680 Speaker 1: an election is coming is due to the number of 91 00:04:38,720 --> 00:04:43,080 Speaker 1: resignations that we've had in recent weeks and in recent months. So, 92 00:04:43,120 --> 00:04:45,440 Speaker 1: as Sam spoke to at the top of this pod, 93 00:04:45,880 --> 00:04:49,480 Speaker 1: we are expecting Greg Hunt, the current federal Health Minister, 94 00:04:49,680 --> 00:04:53,760 Speaker 1: to announce his resignation today. And a quick note on that, 95 00:04:53,800 --> 00:04:56,080 Speaker 1: because I know it can be confusing when you read 96 00:04:56,160 --> 00:05:01,120 Speaker 1: headlines when these politicians say they're resigning, they're not resils immediately. 97 00:05:01,279 --> 00:05:04,440 Speaker 1: It ultimately means they're not going to contest their seats 98 00:05:04,680 --> 00:05:07,680 Speaker 1: or run for pre selection at the next election. So 99 00:05:08,040 --> 00:05:10,200 Speaker 1: they're still going to sit in Parliament and they're still 100 00:05:10,200 --> 00:05:12,239 Speaker 1: going to be part of the party and the federal 101 00:05:12,279 --> 00:05:17,360 Speaker 1: political system until whenever that election comes. On top of that, 102 00:05:17,440 --> 00:05:21,479 Speaker 1: we also found out yesterday that another senior coalition member, 103 00:05:21,720 --> 00:05:25,880 Speaker 1: Christian Porter, will also not contest the next election, and 104 00:05:26,000 --> 00:05:28,800 Speaker 1: there had been a lot of conjecture about his future 105 00:05:29,200 --> 00:05:31,880 Speaker 1: and ultimately no doubt. For a number of reasons, Porter 106 00:05:31,960 --> 00:05:35,560 Speaker 1: has decided not to contest the seat of Pearce. On 107 00:05:35,640 --> 00:05:38,040 Speaker 1: the other side as well, we have seen a number 108 00:05:38,080 --> 00:05:42,320 Speaker 1: of Labour MPs and senators announce their impending resignations, and 109 00:05:42,520 --> 00:05:44,560 Speaker 1: there are really a lot of them, so I will 110 00:05:44,560 --> 00:05:46,440 Speaker 1: not name every single one. 111 00:05:46,240 --> 00:05:48,760 Speaker 2: So Zara, the fact that it's the last sitting day 112 00:05:48,800 --> 00:05:52,440 Speaker 2: of the year, does that mean that things happen quickly 113 00:05:52,440 --> 00:05:54,600 Speaker 2: on a day like this and laws are passed through 114 00:05:55,040 --> 00:05:56,640 Speaker 2: or is it last day of school vibes. 115 00:05:56,960 --> 00:05:58,919 Speaker 1: Just because it's the last day doesn't mean that normal 116 00:05:58,960 --> 00:06:01,320 Speaker 1: processes go out the world. There are a number of 117 00:06:01,360 --> 00:06:04,440 Speaker 1: contentious pieces of legislation that I'm sure the government would 118 00:06:04,520 --> 00:06:07,280 Speaker 1: have liked to have passed this week, or perhaps would 119 00:06:07,279 --> 00:06:09,640 Speaker 1: have not liked to have passed this week because they 120 00:06:09,720 --> 00:06:13,000 Speaker 1: got pushed down the schedule a fair bit. So nothing's 121 00:06:13,080 --> 00:06:15,800 Speaker 1: going to be rushed through on the final day. There 122 00:06:15,880 --> 00:06:18,359 Speaker 1: is always a process that needs to be followed. But 123 00:06:18,520 --> 00:06:21,160 Speaker 1: I think we've got an a fair indication at least 124 00:06:21,160 --> 00:06:24,599 Speaker 1: from the legislation that the government's introduced this week about 125 00:06:24,640 --> 00:06:26,760 Speaker 1: what they are going to be taking to the election 126 00:06:27,000 --> 00:06:30,240 Speaker 1: as priority and as you know, the number one pieces 127 00:06:30,240 --> 00:06:33,560 Speaker 1: of legislation because introducing it in the last week with 128 00:06:33,760 --> 00:06:36,599 Speaker 1: very few sitting days between now and the election, means 129 00:06:36,680 --> 00:06:39,839 Speaker 1: that those issues will become front and center, and. 130 00:06:39,839 --> 00:06:43,160 Speaker 2: We're talking about things here like the regulation of big technology, 131 00:06:43,400 --> 00:06:46,600 Speaker 2: about religious discrimination. Those are going to be some of 132 00:06:46,640 --> 00:06:50,480 Speaker 2: the issues, alongside climate, the economy and a potential federal 133 00:06:50,520 --> 00:06:53,719 Speaker 2: corruption commission. We have all of that to look forward 134 00:06:53,720 --> 00:06:56,120 Speaker 2: to next year. We will be gearing up for that 135 00:06:56,400 --> 00:06:59,599 Speaker 2: quite soon and getting ready to cover a national election 136 00:06:59,680 --> 00:07:01,479 Speaker 2: for the fare first time as the Daily OS, which 137 00:07:01,520 --> 00:07:04,599 Speaker 2: is super exciting. Until then, come and find us on 138 00:07:04,640 --> 00:07:06,719 Speaker 2: Instagram and it's where over two hundred and eighty thousand 139 00:07:06,760 --> 00:07:09,360 Speaker 2: Australians get their news throughout the day. Let us know 140 00:07:09,360 --> 00:07:11,440 Speaker 2: what you think of the last episode of Young, Dumb 141 00:07:11,440 --> 00:07:13,600 Speaker 2: and Informed for the year, and we'll speak to you 142 00:07:13,640 --> 00:07:15,600 Speaker 2: tomorrow for the last episode of the week.