1 00:00:00,480 --> 00:00:03,880 Speaker 1: I'm joined here by Zara Saidler, who has kindly taken 2 00:00:04,040 --> 00:00:07,200 Speaker 1: five minutes out of her day not watching the Olympics. 3 00:00:07,240 --> 00:00:10,799 Speaker 1: It's her new addiction. Lays and gents, we have converted her, Zara. 4 00:00:10,960 --> 00:00:14,440 Speaker 1: What else is making headlines today? Besides your newfound love? 5 00:00:15,600 --> 00:00:19,800 Speaker 2: There is some COVID news from three separate states. We 6 00:00:19,840 --> 00:00:22,880 Speaker 2: are updating you on a tragic story from Miami, and 7 00:00:22,920 --> 00:00:25,560 Speaker 2: then we're going to do a deep dive into North 8 00:00:25,600 --> 00:00:28,240 Speaker 2: and South Korea's relationship, which is a bit of a 9 00:00:28,280 --> 00:00:30,640 Speaker 2: different deep dive for the day, but something that we've 10 00:00:30,720 --> 00:00:32,600 Speaker 2: thought you guys might want to know more about. 11 00:00:33,720 --> 00:00:36,400 Speaker 1: All our Victorian listeners are waking up this morning to 12 00:00:36,560 --> 00:00:39,840 Speaker 1: the lifting of the statewide lockdown. It happened at eleven 13 00:00:39,920 --> 00:00:43,279 Speaker 1: fifty nine last night after the state recorded ten new 14 00:00:43,320 --> 00:00:47,479 Speaker 1: locally acquired cases yesterday. However, you're still not allowed to 15 00:00:47,520 --> 00:00:50,720 Speaker 1: have guests over at your home. Here's Premier Daniel Andrews 16 00:00:50,760 --> 00:00:53,080 Speaker 1: explaining why that decision has been made. 17 00:00:53,320 --> 00:00:57,120 Speaker 3: There are, however, no visitors allowed to your home. We 18 00:00:57,240 --> 00:00:59,280 Speaker 3: understand that that will be challenging for people who have 19 00:00:59,320 --> 00:01:01,480 Speaker 3: not seen family friends for a couple of weeks now 20 00:01:01,840 --> 00:01:03,800 Speaker 3: and many for longer. Periods than that, but we know 21 00:01:03,880 --> 00:01:05,360 Speaker 3: that this is where transmission occurs. 22 00:01:05,840 --> 00:01:08,080 Speaker 1: There was a nice moment in the press conference yesterday 23 00:01:08,080 --> 00:01:10,720 Speaker 1: where Premier Andrews said that it's because of the hard 24 00:01:10,760 --> 00:01:14,160 Speaker 1: work of every Victorian following the rules, getting tested when 25 00:01:14,160 --> 00:01:17,520 Speaker 1: they needed to and playing their part to keep everybody safe, 26 00:01:17,720 --> 00:01:20,640 Speaker 1: that's why they're getting out of lockdown. Over the border 27 00:01:20,680 --> 00:01:24,040 Speaker 1: in South Australia, the hard lockdown also lifted last night 28 00:01:24,120 --> 00:01:27,920 Speaker 1: when the state recorded zero new locally acquired cases. Yesterday. 29 00:01:28,360 --> 00:01:31,440 Speaker 1: Over the border in South Australia, the hard lockdown also 30 00:01:31,600 --> 00:01:35,320 Speaker 1: lifted overnight, with the state recording zero new locally acquired 31 00:01:35,360 --> 00:01:36,479 Speaker 1: cases yesterday. 32 00:01:37,720 --> 00:01:40,800 Speaker 2: Well, it was good news for Victoria and South Australia yesterday. 33 00:01:40,840 --> 00:01:43,480 Speaker 2: The same cannot really be said for New South Wales. 34 00:01:43,600 --> 00:01:46,520 Speaker 2: Yesterday we recorded one hundred and seventy two new locally 35 00:01:46,600 --> 00:01:49,920 Speaker 2: acquired cases and there are also a record sixty cases 36 00:01:49,920 --> 00:01:52,480 Speaker 2: infectious in the community. And I know the people that 37 00:01:52,520 --> 00:01:55,680 Speaker 2: I've been speaking to and friends that I've been discussing 38 00:01:55,680 --> 00:01:58,840 Speaker 2: this lockdown with are continually surprised by the number of 39 00:01:58,880 --> 00:02:01,600 Speaker 2: infectious people in the community and what that actually means. 40 00:02:02,080 --> 00:02:05,320 Speaker 2: So yesterday Gladys sparagically and reinforced the message about where 41 00:02:05,320 --> 00:02:08,480 Speaker 2: these transmissions are actually taking place, and it is in 42 00:02:08,520 --> 00:02:10,040 Speaker 2: these essential workplaces. 43 00:02:10,480 --> 00:02:11,200 Speaker 1: It was good to hear. 44 00:02:11,080 --> 00:02:13,560 Speaker 2: An announcement from the government that those essential workers who 45 00:02:13,600 --> 00:02:17,200 Speaker 2: work in supermarkets like Coles Audi and IgA will now 46 00:02:17,200 --> 00:02:20,320 Speaker 2: be prioritized in the vaccine rollout and will be eligible 47 00:02:20,360 --> 00:02:23,040 Speaker 2: to get fires off from today. In other New South 48 00:02:23,040 --> 00:02:25,720 Speaker 2: Wales related news, stay at home orders in the Orange 49 00:02:25,720 --> 00:02:29,640 Speaker 2: City Council, Blaney Shire Council and Cabone Shire Council areas 50 00:02:29,680 --> 00:02:31,959 Speaker 2: has been lifted, with the region to now revert to 51 00:02:32,000 --> 00:02:34,880 Speaker 2: the same restrictions as the rest of regional New South Wales. 52 00:02:35,440 --> 00:02:37,680 Speaker 2: If you're holding on like us for an announcement on 53 00:02:37,720 --> 00:02:39,920 Speaker 2: the lockdown, we're set to hear a bit more from 54 00:02:39,960 --> 00:02:42,080 Speaker 2: the premiere of this week as to what life looks 55 00:02:42,160 --> 00:02:43,680 Speaker 2: like post Friday. 56 00:02:45,040 --> 00:02:47,800 Speaker 1: Two. Overseas news and the final missing person from the 57 00:02:47,840 --> 00:02:51,400 Speaker 1: Miami building collapse has been identified. This was a massive 58 00:02:51,440 --> 00:02:53,640 Speaker 1: collapse of an apartment block that we did a podcast 59 00:02:53,720 --> 00:02:56,440 Speaker 1: episode on a couple of weeks ago. Now head to 60 00:02:56,480 --> 00:02:59,919 Speaker 1: our Instagram we uploaded some information on this disaster yesterday. 61 00:03:00,160 --> 00:03:03,320 Speaker 1: The latest announcement brings the total death toll to ninety 62 00:03:03,360 --> 00:03:07,520 Speaker 1: eight Miami County Mayor Daniella Levine Carver said, we have 63 00:03:07,600 --> 00:03:10,960 Speaker 1: done everything possible to bring closure to the families following 64 00:03:10,960 --> 00:03:13,120 Speaker 1: the tragedy that was all the way back on June 65 00:03:13,160 --> 00:03:16,800 Speaker 1: twenty four. There's still no confirmation from authorities as to 66 00:03:16,880 --> 00:03:19,919 Speaker 1: the cause of the collapse, but there's a twenty eighteen 67 00:03:19,960 --> 00:03:23,400 Speaker 1: report currently under the microscope that's found structural problems with 68 00:03:23,520 --> 00:03:24,320 Speaker 1: the apartment block. 69 00:03:25,560 --> 00:03:27,800 Speaker 2: I feel like we're not short of any good news 70 00:03:27,840 --> 00:03:31,320 Speaker 2: at the moment, which is a very welcome change. But yesterday, 71 00:03:31,400 --> 00:03:34,240 Speaker 2: Kaylee McEwan won gold in the women's one hundred meter 72 00:03:34,360 --> 00:03:37,680 Speaker 2: backstroke at the Tokyo Olympics. It was a great moment 73 00:03:37,720 --> 00:03:40,400 Speaker 2: after the race where she seemingly forgot where she was 74 00:03:40,520 --> 00:03:43,720 Speaker 2: and swore on live television. But it was really great 75 00:03:43,760 --> 00:03:46,480 Speaker 2: to just see this unfettered joy from a young Olympian. 76 00:03:46,920 --> 00:03:49,640 Speaker 2: And if you are looking for more from us on sport, 77 00:03:50,080 --> 00:03:53,200 Speaker 2: you are in luck because we've just launched tda's Sport, 78 00:03:53,280 --> 00:03:56,280 Speaker 2: which is a whole Instagram channel dedicated just to sport. 79 00:03:56,560 --> 00:03:59,320 Speaker 2: I found the schedule we uploaded this morning particularly helpful 80 00:03:59,400 --> 00:04:02,680 Speaker 2: because despite there being heaps of news about the Olympics, 81 00:04:02,680 --> 00:04:04,920 Speaker 2: there's just not one place that you can find what 82 00:04:05,080 --> 00:04:07,720 Speaker 2: you need to watch, So please check us a follow 83 00:04:07,840 --> 00:04:08,760 Speaker 2: if you're interested. 84 00:04:09,240 --> 00:04:11,320 Speaker 1: I'm going to make a big prediction, Zara. I think 85 00:04:11,360 --> 00:04:14,000 Speaker 1: the key takeaway from this Olympics is going to be 86 00:04:14,000 --> 00:04:17,080 Speaker 1: the success of our female swimmers in the pool. I 87 00:04:17,120 --> 00:04:24,560 Speaker 1: think that they are absolutely shining. Some big news from 88 00:04:24,600 --> 00:04:27,159 Speaker 1: the Korean peninsula yesterday, and we thought we'd take the 89 00:04:27,160 --> 00:04:29,920 Speaker 1: opportunity to bring you up to speed on the relationship 90 00:04:30,000 --> 00:04:33,279 Speaker 1: between North and South Korea. North Korea often is in 91 00:04:33,320 --> 00:04:37,279 Speaker 1: the headlines, hardly ever for the right reasons, but it 92 00:04:37,320 --> 00:04:39,000 Speaker 1: seems that there's a little bit of good news from 93 00:04:39,000 --> 00:04:41,680 Speaker 1: the region that is worth highlighting. Whenever there's a massive 94 00:04:41,720 --> 00:04:43,920 Speaker 1: step in diplomacy in this area, it gets a lot 95 00:04:43,960 --> 00:04:47,480 Speaker 1: of international attention. The last time this hot spot was 96 00:04:47,520 --> 00:04:50,839 Speaker 1: in the news was when President Trump was engaging with 97 00:04:50,920 --> 00:04:54,080 Speaker 1: North Korean leader Kim jongwun a number of times throughout 98 00:04:54,080 --> 00:04:57,000 Speaker 1: his presidency. So this week, it was the sixty eighth 99 00:04:57,040 --> 00:05:00,240 Speaker 1: anniversary of the armistice that ended the nineteen fears fifty 100 00:05:00,320 --> 00:05:03,000 Speaker 1: to nineteen fifty three Korean War, and armistice is an 101 00:05:03,000 --> 00:05:06,480 Speaker 1: agreement to stop fighting. To mark the anniversary, the two 102 00:05:06,560 --> 00:05:09,680 Speaker 1: countries made an announcement, and that announcement was that they 103 00:05:09,720 --> 00:05:13,479 Speaker 1: would improve relationships between the countries and most importantly, they 104 00:05:13,520 --> 00:05:17,400 Speaker 1: would resume their pen pow friendship. Before we go any further, 105 00:05:17,640 --> 00:05:20,440 Speaker 1: it's important to mention that the two careers do remain 106 00:05:20,560 --> 00:05:23,320 Speaker 1: technically at war still to this day. When there was 107 00:05:23,320 --> 00:05:26,680 Speaker 1: an armistice in nineteen fifty three. Normally an armistice can 108 00:05:26,760 --> 00:05:29,200 Speaker 1: lead to a peace treaty, which is a really solid 109 00:05:29,320 --> 00:05:32,000 Speaker 1: legal document that says the two countries are going to 110 00:05:32,040 --> 00:05:34,520 Speaker 1: get a long, long term It didn't end in that, 111 00:05:34,680 --> 00:05:38,000 Speaker 1: So the relationship between the two countries is not stable 112 00:05:38,160 --> 00:05:39,159 Speaker 1: up until this day. 113 00:05:39,480 --> 00:05:42,840 Speaker 2: So what's changed. How are they working on their relationship. 114 00:05:43,080 --> 00:05:45,440 Speaker 1: So if we go back to February twenty nineteen, Kim 115 00:05:45,520 --> 00:05:48,080 Speaker 1: Jong un, the North Korean leader, met with former US 116 00:05:48,160 --> 00:05:52,680 Speaker 1: President Trump and South Korean President Munjayan offered to mediate 117 00:05:52,760 --> 00:05:57,000 Speaker 1: that connection. North Korea said no to that and took 118 00:05:57,040 --> 00:06:00,359 Speaker 1: the opportunity to side more strategically with America than with 119 00:06:00,440 --> 00:06:04,280 Speaker 1: South Korea. That harmed the relationship between South and North Korea. 120 00:06:04,800 --> 00:06:08,000 Speaker 1: From there, North Korea actually blew up an inter Korean 121 00:06:08,080 --> 00:06:11,359 Speaker 1: border Office, so a physical building on the border between 122 00:06:11,440 --> 00:06:15,240 Speaker 1: South and North and that had been built to improve communications. 123 00:06:15,760 --> 00:06:18,360 Speaker 1: This was seen as a highly symbolic move by North 124 00:06:18,440 --> 00:06:22,359 Speaker 1: Korea that they weren't really interested in continuing conversations with 125 00:06:22,440 --> 00:06:26,880 Speaker 1: their neighbors to the south. This particular communication facility actually 126 00:06:26,920 --> 00:06:31,600 Speaker 1: resumed operation just last week. It was literally rebuilt, and 127 00:06:32,000 --> 00:06:34,599 Speaker 1: this was seen as an opportunity by both parties to 128 00:06:35,080 --> 00:06:38,640 Speaker 1: test out whether they're ready to resume a relationship. It's weird, 129 00:06:38,640 --> 00:06:41,520 Speaker 1: but at the moment, the key part of this relationship 130 00:06:41,560 --> 00:06:45,960 Speaker 1: is actually personal letters between South Korean President munjay In 131 00:06:46,120 --> 00:06:49,279 Speaker 1: and North Korean leader Kim Jong un. That's why I 132 00:06:49,320 --> 00:06:52,359 Speaker 1: said they were penpalsers because there's not much known about 133 00:06:52,360 --> 00:06:54,440 Speaker 1: the contents of these letters. But what we do know 134 00:06:54,480 --> 00:06:56,680 Speaker 1: from spokespeople on both sides is that they seem to 135 00:06:56,680 --> 00:06:58,159 Speaker 1: be getting along quite well. 136 00:06:58,520 --> 00:07:01,400 Speaker 2: And what role, if any, has US President Joe Biden 137 00:07:01,440 --> 00:07:01,880 Speaker 2: played in this. 138 00:07:02,640 --> 00:07:05,760 Speaker 1: President Biden has yet to sink his teeth into the 139 00:07:05,839 --> 00:07:09,160 Speaker 1: tensions in the Korean peninsula. He's been much more focused 140 00:07:09,160 --> 00:07:14,200 Speaker 1: on America's exit from Afghanistan, but he's definitely not as 141 00:07:14,280 --> 00:07:16,760 Speaker 1: warm to North Korean leader Kim Jong un as the 142 00:07:16,800 --> 00:07:20,520 Speaker 1: previous officeholder. President Trump's approach to North and South Korea 143 00:07:20,600 --> 00:07:23,520 Speaker 1: was actually very different to every other US president that's 144 00:07:23,560 --> 00:07:26,840 Speaker 1: come before him, and it was seen as a relatively 145 00:07:27,120 --> 00:07:30,640 Speaker 1: strong part of President Trump's foreign policy that he seems 146 00:07:30,680 --> 00:07:33,080 Speaker 1: to be the first US president in a long time 147 00:07:33,480 --> 00:07:37,520 Speaker 1: to begin conversations with North Korea. President Biden doesn't seem 148 00:07:37,640 --> 00:07:40,560 Speaker 1: as open to that as President Trump. However, it seems 149 00:07:40,560 --> 00:07:43,080 Speaker 1: that South Korean President munja inn has stepped into that 150 00:07:43,200 --> 00:07:45,840 Speaker 1: void a little bit and is developing somewhat of a 151 00:07:45,880 --> 00:07:48,320 Speaker 1: personal relationship with the North Korean leader. 152 00:07:48,880 --> 00:07:51,680 Speaker 2: So overall, it sounds like this is a really positive 153 00:07:51,720 --> 00:07:54,720 Speaker 2: step in the relationship between the two countries and something 154 00:07:54,720 --> 00:07:57,680 Speaker 2: that can be heralded as a step forward. It's often 155 00:07:57,720 --> 00:08:00,840 Speaker 2: easy to get caught up in the domestic commune, especially 156 00:08:00,920 --> 00:08:03,000 Speaker 2: at the moment, given how much there is, but we 157 00:08:03,200 --> 00:08:05,000 Speaker 2: like to always balance that with what you need to 158 00:08:05,040 --> 00:08:07,680 Speaker 2: know around the world and especially in regions that are 159 00:08:07,720 --> 00:08:10,680 Speaker 2: significant to Australia. That's all we have time for today. 160 00:08:10,760 --> 00:08:13,600 Speaker 2: But if you are doom scrolling, head over to our 161 00:08:13,640 --> 00:08:17,920 Speaker 2: Instagram sport page because look, it's where over seven thousand 162 00:08:18,040 --> 00:08:20,320 Speaker 2: people are getting their sports news every day and we 163 00:08:20,440 --> 00:08:25,920 Speaker 2: would love to welcome you to that sport community. If 164 00:08:25,960 --> 00:08:28,280 Speaker 2: sport isn't your thing, though, We've got the news for 165 00:08:28,360 --> 00:08:30,760 Speaker 2: you and we will be there throughout the day with 166 00:08:30,880 --> 00:08:33,400 Speaker 2: the COVID updates and anything else you need to know. 167 00:08:33,760 --> 00:08:34,440 Speaker 2: Have a great day.