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Speaker 1: An election is beginning to fire up. We have a

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Speaker 1: special guest back in our city today, the Prime Minister,

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Speaker 1: mister Anthony Albanezi, and we certainly hope to be having

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Speaker 1: him on the phone. In fact, I think that might

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Speaker 1: be him now. Good morning Prime Minister.

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Speaker 2: It sure is Russell. A beautiful day here in person. Ah.

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Speaker 1: Yes, we put on a show when we have special

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Speaker 1: visitors welcome back to WA. I think this is what

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Speaker 1: the twenty seventh.

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Speaker 2: Time, I think twenty seventh visit. Yeah, it's a it's

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Speaker 2: a bit cooler today that it was yesterday morning in Kunnanara.

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Speaker 1: Yeah, be thankful for that.

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Speaker 2: Yeah. Well, Cannonara was delightful. I'm going to say it's

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Speaker 2: a beautiful part of Australia there in the East Kimberley,

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Speaker 2: and we had some really important announswerments for regional WA

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Speaker 2: some two hundred million dollars in housing and community infrastructure,

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Speaker 2: opening up the port so that they can export directly

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Speaker 2: today here in Perth, I'm just on my way up

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Speaker 1: You've got something at about eight fifteen this morning. I

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Speaker 2: Yeah, we're I'll be with Tracy Roberts. He's an absolute champion.

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Speaker 2: I've got to know Tracy when she was the mayor,

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Speaker 2: and she has championed the idea of an aquatic and

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Speaker 2: turning the first sod there this morning along with the

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Speaker 2: state government and the local mayor. It'll be a really

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Speaker 2: good thing.

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Speaker 1: Three indoor pools, fantastic full. I saw in the press

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Speaker 1: release it did say please wear closed toad shoes, so

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Speaker 1: no sandals or thongs today, mister Prime minister. Make sure

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Speaker 1: you're addressed appropriately. Look, you are on the road. Are

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Speaker 1: you doing the trip? That r Kubra has come out

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Speaker 1: of the cupboard? So we could be forgiven for thinking

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Speaker 1: that an election campaign is now underway or it's a

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Speaker 1: soft launch. At least we are obviously getting closer. But

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Speaker 1: not giving any dates yesterday. Is it any different today?

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Speaker 1: Can we squeeze one out of you?

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Speaker 2: Not different today? Mate? But I work each in every

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Speaker 2: January and you don't get to twenty seven visits to

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Speaker 2: lot of visits, dozens of visits to queensand without working

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Speaker 2: hard for Australia each and every day. And I regard

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Speaker 2: the job I have as an incredible privilege and honor

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Speaker 2: determined to make it even better the future.

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Speaker 1: Of course, we have a state election which is locked

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Speaker 1: in for the eighth of March over here. Now, I'm

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Speaker 1: sure you've had some close negotiation with the Premier Cook

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Speaker 1: as to when you might be calling yours, because you

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Speaker 1: must maybe worry, or at least have in the back

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Speaker 1: of your mind the possibility of voter fatigue here in Wa, which,

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Speaker 1: of course, as we know, is a very important state

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Speaker 2: Election, it certainly is. I was with Roger just yesterday

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Speaker 2: at the Medicare urgent care clinic there in beautiful Midland

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Speaker 2: here in Perth, one of the eighth that we've opened

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Speaker 2: around the country, and there with Trish Cook, our candidate

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Speaker 2: it became an urgent care clinic, and it was terrific

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Speaker 2: to be with her and Tania Lawrence and the Premiere yesterday. Look,

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Speaker 2: the Premier is focused on his election on the eighth

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Speaker 2: of March, and I think he is deserving of a

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Speaker 2: significant victory then and from you, well, what'll be doing?

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Speaker 2: Of course, I'll continue to work with him constructively. One

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Speaker 2: the creation of jobs, building of infrastructure. The last visit here,

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Speaker 2: I was here for the opening of the Metronet line,

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Speaker 2: the growth and the success of this great state, not

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Speaker 2: I want to work constructively in the future with Roger,

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Speaker 1: You were in Queensland obviously at the beginning of this

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Speaker 1: road trip. You've committed over seven billion dollars, which is

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Speaker 1: Is there any chance we can get you to match

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Speaker 2: It doesn't promise anything. I'll tell you what I want

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Speaker 2: match him on. We won't be building a nuclear reactor

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Speaker 2: by renewables as well as gas. And that's the same position.

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Speaker 1: Are you convinced that. Are you convinced that the no

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Speaker 1: Nuclear Road is going to be a big winner for you?

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Speaker 2: Absolutely? Because it doesn't stack up. It's economic madness. And

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Speaker 2: they're modeling that they put out themselves said that they'd

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Speaker 2: be forty percent less energy used by twenty fifty than

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Speaker 2: really saying. There'll be less jobs, they'll be less manufacturing,

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Speaker 2: the fact that Peter Dutton has said that this is

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Speaker 2: in the twenty forties. It's not clear what'll happen energy

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Speaker 2: then there'll be this nuclear reactor there in Collie. No

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Speaker 2: wonder he's snuck in and out without selling anyone, because

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Speaker 2: it just doesn't stack up. And I've been to Collie.

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Speaker 2: I've met with the massive renewable projects which will be

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Speaker 2: powering the grid as well, because I'll be connected up

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Speaker 2: as well as meeting with critical minerals and rare earth

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Speaker 2: there saying this is just a political fix. Well, and

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Speaker 2: that's what it is. It doesn't stack up.

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Speaker 1: It's obviously this is going to be a major point

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Speaker 1: be about energy. I just wanted to while we've still

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Speaker 1: and off to open the new Aquadic Center. But ten

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Speaker 1: of tariffs like Lolly's to kids in a crowd. You've

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Speaker 1: Why are you so confident that he won't.

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Speaker 2: Well, the United States has a trade surplus with US,

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Speaker 2: I went on a nuclear powered sub, one of the

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Speaker 2: There are Australians working on that sub, Australians there in

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Speaker 2: And the truth is that we have a very important

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Speaker 2: first discussion with Donald Trump, and I'm confident that we'll

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Speaker 2: continue to act in both our country's interest.

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Speaker 1: As unpredictable as he is, just one more thing. Elon

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Speaker 1: Musk is poking his nose into other political systems around

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Speaker 1: the world, in countries, especially the UK for instance. Do

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Speaker 1: you happen to follow him on.

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Speaker 2: Well? I don't, but funnily enough, he's his feed pops

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Speaker 2: up regardless, you.

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Speaker 1: Might want to keep an eye on him.

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Speaker 2: In my system even though I don't follow him.

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Speaker 1: You want to keep an eye on him and follow him.

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Speaker 2: Well, that says something about the algorithms and the way

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Speaker 2: that they work, I think. And one of the things

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Speaker 2: about social media is we have our social media band

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Speaker 2: for those under sixteen. I want to see kids, including

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Speaker 2: hearing out on the netball courts, playing cricket, playing footy,

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Speaker 1: A lot of parents would agree with you on that one.

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Speaker 2: Our parents, this is the showstopper at the discussion of

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Speaker 2: As someone who had a young one who's not so

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Speaker 1: And not strolling.

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Speaker 2: Exactly exactly. And I want kids need to as well

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Speaker 2: learn to engage with each other. And one of the

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Speaker 2: things that's happened with some of the bands that have

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Speaker 2: that guess what. They're engaging with each other as well.

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Speaker 2: That's part of the lessons that are learned at school.

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Speaker 2: and that's so important.

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Speaker 1: There's a lot of support across the house for you

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Speaker 1: on that one. Look, I know you're busy because you're

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Speaker 1: on your way to the eight point fifteen event. Thank

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Speaker 1: you very much for your time, which I guess is

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Speaker 1: about to become even more scarce and a little more

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Speaker 1: valuable for you. We're going all eighties, Prime Minister. I

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Speaker 1: know you were growing back in the eighties. Just hit me,

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Speaker 1: hit me with one one of your favorite bands of

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Speaker 1: the eighties, Oh, Cold Chisel, Cold Chisel. All right, I'm

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Speaker 1: going to put it into the music department and if

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Speaker 2: You cannot go wrong. You cannot go wrong. Well, it's

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Speaker 2: early in the morning. Yeah, you probably don't want goodbye

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Speaker 2: Astra goodbye. Probably a little bit.

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Speaker 1: Maybe if you need to wake up, wake people up.

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Speaker 1: We will see if we can get some Cold Chizzel

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Speaker 1: for you on as the Ultimate Eighties begins, and I

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Speaker 1: will let you continue on your way, Prime Minister. Thank you,

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Speaker 1: very much for your time this morning.

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Speaker 2: Thanks very much, Russell