1 00:00:00,920 --> 00:00:05,640 Speaker 1: This is gem nation. We'd so yes, we have been 2 00:00:05,720 --> 00:00:08,360 Speaker 1: quoted or the government has been quoted twenty five million 3 00:00:08,400 --> 00:00:11,119 Speaker 1: dollars to put the Aboriginal flag at the top of 4 00:00:11,160 --> 00:00:14,400 Speaker 1: the Harbor Bridge. I don't think there'd be anyone who 5 00:00:14,440 --> 00:00:16,000 Speaker 1: wouldn't think it was a good idea to do so. 6 00:00:16,320 --> 00:00:18,479 Speaker 1: Great surprise, it's taken so long. It has been a 7 00:00:18,480 --> 00:00:21,280 Speaker 1: long campaign to get it there, a five year long 8 00:00:21,320 --> 00:00:25,000 Speaker 1: grassroots campaign. It started in twenty seventeen. A Camillroy woman, 9 00:00:25,160 --> 00:00:27,920 Speaker 1: Shari Tooka, led the push to give the flag a 10 00:00:27,960 --> 00:00:32,680 Speaker 1: prime position on Sydney Harbor. The raised themselves three hundred 11 00:00:32,720 --> 00:00:35,400 Speaker 1: thousand dollars towards the cost, and last week our premier 12 00:00:35,840 --> 00:00:39,400 Speaker 1: has committed another twenty five million for construction work to install. 13 00:00:39,560 --> 00:00:41,559 Speaker 1: This will be the third flag pole. Because we have 14 00:00:42,040 --> 00:00:44,400 Speaker 1: the Australian flag, we have the new South Wales flag. 15 00:00:44,479 --> 00:00:45,440 Speaker 1: I didn't even know we had that. 16 00:00:45,520 --> 00:00:47,519 Speaker 2: You have the stupid state flag that no one. 17 00:00:47,320 --> 00:00:48,120 Speaker 3: Cares what's on it? 18 00:00:48,159 --> 00:00:48,879 Speaker 1: Is it the warriortime? 19 00:00:49,080 --> 00:00:52,360 Speaker 2: No, it's got like a It means nothing to no one. 20 00:00:52,400 --> 00:00:55,120 Speaker 2: If you're not in the camera bubble, it means nothing 21 00:00:55,120 --> 00:00:58,560 Speaker 2: to anyone. It's our state flag. Who cares? I don't 22 00:00:58,600 --> 00:01:01,520 Speaker 2: understand why they don't have So there's two flagpoles there, now, 23 00:01:01,720 --> 00:01:04,360 Speaker 2: why don't they nick off the state flag and put 24 00:01:04,360 --> 00:01:07,959 Speaker 2: the Aboriginal flag there? Boom. Problem solved. Don't have to 25 00:01:08,000 --> 00:01:08,760 Speaker 2: do anything. 26 00:01:08,480 --> 00:01:10,440 Speaker 1: That's an interesting point, save the money, and no one 27 00:01:10,480 --> 00:01:13,200 Speaker 1: cares about this. So maybe people who would say historically 28 00:01:13,240 --> 00:01:15,399 Speaker 1: the state flags important, I don't know. I didn't even 29 00:01:15,440 --> 00:01:16,240 Speaker 1: know we had one. 30 00:01:16,360 --> 00:01:19,800 Speaker 2: See exactly, but although you didn't realize that back to 31 00:01:19,880 --> 00:01:22,520 Speaker 2: the future, the Doloreum was a time machine. 32 00:01:23,720 --> 00:01:29,120 Speaker 1: Brendan. I can't be all things to all people. What's 33 00:01:29,160 --> 00:01:33,440 Speaker 1: interesting is that Dominic Peryite has been dubbed dom the 34 00:01:33,440 --> 00:01:36,680 Speaker 1: Builder because of all the infrastructure he's doing, and he 35 00:01:36,760 --> 00:01:40,039 Speaker 1: has been asked why it costs twenty five million dollars 36 00:01:40,720 --> 00:01:44,440 Speaker 1: for the construction work to put up a third flag pole. 37 00:01:45,319 --> 00:01:47,480 Speaker 1: But I was watching the news last night. It's not 38 00:01:47,680 --> 00:01:50,120 Speaker 1: just as easy as sticking up a flag. 39 00:01:49,800 --> 00:01:54,080 Speaker 3: Pole, building a new six story mast, which requires significant 40 00:01:54,080 --> 00:01:57,800 Speaker 3: engineering as well as replacing the two other poles. The 41 00:01:57,840 --> 00:02:01,480 Speaker 3: plan also means shifting the beacon they call Blinky Bill, 42 00:02:01,800 --> 00:02:03,240 Speaker 3: and it's a heritage. 43 00:02:02,800 --> 00:02:06,800 Speaker 1: Listed It's going to take two years to do though, However, 44 00:02:06,880 --> 00:02:08,280 Speaker 1: with a whole lot of people saying why is it 45 00:02:08,320 --> 00:02:11,320 Speaker 1: so expensive? He is saying, we will get a second 46 00:02:11,360 --> 00:02:12,720 Speaker 1: opinion because. 47 00:02:12,600 --> 00:02:15,720 Speaker 2: We get another quote and look the state flag for 48 00:02:15,760 --> 00:02:17,280 Speaker 2: New South Wales there it is there. 49 00:02:17,600 --> 00:02:20,919 Speaker 1: So it's the Union jack and it's it's almost looked 50 00:02:20,919 --> 00:02:22,960 Speaker 1: like a Welsh flag. Is that a drag anything? 51 00:02:23,400 --> 00:02:27,520 Speaker 2: I honestly, I look at the people that run the 52 00:02:27,560 --> 00:02:31,400 Speaker 2: world and it should be you. Honestly, I do not 53 00:02:31,600 --> 00:02:33,840 Speaker 2: know why we run the state flag on top of 54 00:02:33,840 --> 00:02:36,639 Speaker 2: the bridge. Why would you bother just put the Australian flag, 55 00:02:36,760 --> 00:02:40,280 Speaker 2: put the Aboriginal flag and it won't cost you, as Zach. 56 00:02:40,160 --> 00:02:44,280 Speaker 1: But be interested by the number of people men who've 57 00:02:44,280 --> 00:02:47,640 Speaker 1: been saying, mate, why is it so expensive? I could 58 00:02:47,680 --> 00:02:49,480 Speaker 1: do it. This is such a man thing to say. 59 00:02:49,480 --> 00:02:51,840 Speaker 1: Suddenly we're all experts on what it takes to do 60 00:02:51,919 --> 00:02:56,000 Speaker 1: a massive six story construction on the harbor bridges. 61 00:02:56,400 --> 00:03:00,360 Speaker 2: I'll do it, and I put up a flag woman 62 00:03:00,840 --> 00:03:02,600 Speaker 2: like you. I We've got to do this, and we've 63 00:03:02,600 --> 00:03:04,120 Speaker 2: got to change this. We've got to We're going to 64 00:03:04,200 --> 00:03:05,800 Speaker 2: it's going to cost a billion dollars, which is. 65 00:03:05,800 --> 00:03:07,320 Speaker 1: The safety work you've got to do. There have to 66 00:03:07,400 --> 00:03:09,640 Speaker 1: be people who work on gantries. There's also you can't 67 00:03:09,680 --> 00:03:12,720 Speaker 1: just have a flag fall down on other people driving below. 68 00:03:12,880 --> 00:03:14,640 Speaker 2: Write down is what it's going to cost you the 69 00:03:14,720 --> 00:03:15,400 Speaker 2: jonesy wigh. 70 00:03:15,440 --> 00:03:18,079 Speaker 1: Okay, so that's what I don't like about you at 71 00:03:18,120 --> 00:03:18,760 Speaker 1: it to the list. 72 00:03:18,840 --> 00:03:21,960 Speaker 2: We've got two poles, okay, right, we get rid of 73 00:03:22,280 --> 00:03:24,520 Speaker 2: that flag that no one No one knows I. 74 00:03:24,720 --> 00:03:27,440 Speaker 1: Say something, we get No one is debating getting rid 75 00:03:27,440 --> 00:03:30,640 Speaker 1: of that. So at a third pole, when you say we, 76 00:03:30,840 --> 00:03:32,480 Speaker 1: you're the only one who's brought up get rid of 77 00:03:32,480 --> 00:03:34,480 Speaker 1: the New South Wales one. So let's work with where 78 00:03:34,920 --> 00:03:38,680 Speaker 1: no one's thought about it. Let's work with what the 79 00:03:38,760 --> 00:03:41,360 Speaker 1: actual parameters are, which are why. 80 00:03:41,240 --> 00:03:42,960 Speaker 2: Are you defending the hill of the state. 81 00:03:43,680 --> 00:03:47,040 Speaker 1: I'm saying because the public debate hasn't even gone there yet. 82 00:03:47,320 --> 00:03:49,120 Speaker 1: The public debate is how do you put up a 83 00:03:49,160 --> 00:03:50,040 Speaker 1: third flag pole? 84 00:03:50,160 --> 00:03:52,560 Speaker 2: We don't need a third flag pole, that's my point. 85 00:03:53,360 --> 00:03:55,480 Speaker 2: Get rid of the new South Wales state flag. No 86 00:03:55,480 --> 00:03:57,720 Speaker 2: one cares about it, No one knows what it looks like. 87 00:03:58,800 --> 00:04:00,560 Speaker 1: So you're not even you're not even to enter the 88 00:04:00,600 --> 00:04:02,320 Speaker 1: debate about how we put up the third one. 89 00:04:02,480 --> 00:04:04,800 Speaker 2: No, because there's no need for It's what your debate 90 00:04:05,000 --> 00:04:06,640 Speaker 2: is that doesn't need to be a. 91 00:04:06,600 --> 00:04:09,480 Speaker 1: Debate because you've decided personally yourself yes. 92 00:04:09,400 --> 00:04:11,440 Speaker 2: And you don't have And you know what, we have 93 00:04:11,560 --> 00:04:15,160 Speaker 2: just saved twenty five million dollars. Boom right there, twenty 94 00:04:15,200 --> 00:04:18,400 Speaker 2: five million dollars has just been saved through common sense. 95 00:04:18,560 --> 00:04:23,960 Speaker 1: What Well, no one is saying take down the New 96 00:04:24,000 --> 00:04:27,040 Speaker 1: South Wales flag apart from Brendon Jones. And maybe that's 97 00:04:27,040 --> 00:04:29,479 Speaker 1: a good idea, But at the moment, the debate is 98 00:04:29,920 --> 00:04:31,800 Speaker 1: there's a third pole that has to go up. 99 00:04:32,279 --> 00:04:34,599 Speaker 2: No that there's no need for a third I think you've. 100 00:04:34,440 --> 00:04:37,760 Speaker 1: Decided state flag. Well, actually get the premire on the phone, 101 00:04:37,880 --> 00:04:38,599 Speaker 1: you'd like to take you. 102 00:04:41,120 --> 00:04:43,320 Speaker 2: And talk about this because maybe you know what, he 103 00:04:43,400 --> 00:04:47,760 Speaker 2: might actually go You know what, that's a great idea. 104 00:04:47,360 --> 00:04:49,359 Speaker 1: As if the premiere of New South Wales is going 105 00:04:49,440 --> 00:04:52,000 Speaker 1: to say ditch the New South Wales flag, it's he 106 00:04:52,120 --> 00:04:52,839 Speaker 1: can't say that. 107 00:04:52,920 --> 00:04:55,559 Speaker 2: No one cares about it. If we ran a pole 108 00:04:55,880 --> 00:04:58,520 Speaker 2: the New South Wales flag, does anyone care about it? 109 00:04:59,320 --> 00:05:00,800 Speaker 2: Most people don't know what else looks like. 110 00:05:01,240 --> 00:05:03,640 Speaker 1: I'm sure you're right, but it's not our call to make. 111 00:05:03,760 --> 00:05:06,680 Speaker 1: It's not missishops to decide whether we have the New 112 00:05:06,720 --> 00:05:07,640 Speaker 1: South Wales flag. 113 00:05:08,120 --> 00:05:12,320 Speaker 2: Look watch this space. We're going to say that we're 114 00:05:12,320 --> 00:05:14,680 Speaker 2: going to save twenty five million dollars right now, and 115 00:05:14,720 --> 00:05:19,400 Speaker 2: I want a piece of this consultancy fee. I brought 116 00:05:19,440 --> 00:05:21,880 Speaker 2: all of this up to'd be sorry. It's great news. 117 00:05:23,600 --> 00:05:25,440 Speaker 1: Giant bag of mixed lollies for all of us.