1 00:00:00,280 --> 00:00:02,960 Speaker 1: Good morning and welcome to the Daily Ours. It's Friday, 2 00:00:03,080 --> 00:00:06,080 Speaker 1: the twenty seventh of May, and on today's episode of 3 00:00:06,160 --> 00:00:08,400 Speaker 1: The Daily Ours, we're going to be speaking to the 4 00:00:08,520 --> 00:00:12,680 Speaker 1: new Independent Member for Wentworth, Allegra Spender, all about what 5 00:00:12,800 --> 00:00:15,880 Speaker 1: this new teal wave means and what it's going to 6 00:00:15,880 --> 00:00:18,160 Speaker 1: be like to sit as an independent in this parliament. 7 00:00:18,520 --> 00:00:21,640 Speaker 1: Before that, though, Sam some more election related news. 8 00:00:21,920 --> 00:00:24,520 Speaker 2: It feels like I'm updating you on a sporting tournament. 9 00:00:24,600 --> 00:00:27,800 Speaker 2: But Labor remains on seventy five seats in the House 10 00:00:27,800 --> 00:00:29,319 Speaker 2: of Reps. Keep in mind they have to get to 11 00:00:29,360 --> 00:00:32,800 Speaker 2: seventy six to form a majority government. After the Liberal 12 00:00:32,800 --> 00:00:35,960 Speaker 2: candidate in the Queensland seat of Ryan conceded to Green's 13 00:00:36,000 --> 00:00:40,680 Speaker 2: candidate Elizabeth Watson Brown, there's four seats still in contention. 14 00:00:40,800 --> 00:00:43,560 Speaker 2: We've got Brisbane where the Greens are ahead, Deacon where 15 00:00:43,600 --> 00:00:46,520 Speaker 2: the Liberal Parties ahead, Gilmore where the Liberal Parties ahead, 16 00:00:46,560 --> 00:00:49,800 Speaker 2: and Macnamara where Labor is ahead, and they're all still 17 00:00:49,920 --> 00:00:51,280 Speaker 2: too close to call. 18 00:00:51,440 --> 00:00:54,920 Speaker 1: It's been revealed that the gunman who killed nineteen children 19 00:00:54,960 --> 00:00:57,800 Speaker 1: and two teachers at a Texas school had written via 20 00:00:57,960 --> 00:01:01,000 Speaker 1: private messages on Facebook that he would carry out the 21 00:01:01,080 --> 00:01:05,200 Speaker 1: attack Texas Governor Greg Abbott confirmed yesterday the man had 22 00:01:05,240 --> 00:01:07,520 Speaker 1: no criminal record prior to this event. 23 00:01:08,000 --> 00:01:10,679 Speaker 2: Foreign Minister Penny Wog will meet with the Prime Minister 24 00:01:10,720 --> 00:01:14,000 Speaker 2: of Fiji, Frank Banni Morama today ahead of a meeting 25 00:01:14,040 --> 00:01:17,959 Speaker 2: between Banni Morama and China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi on Monday. 26 00:01:18,319 --> 00:01:20,720 Speaker 2: The Chinese Foreign Minister is currently in the midst of 27 00:01:20,760 --> 00:01:23,559 Speaker 2: an eight nation trip in the Pacific region. He's going 28 00:01:23,600 --> 00:01:28,199 Speaker 2: to visit Fiji, Solomon Islands, Kiribati, Samoa, Tonga, Vanuatu, Papua 29 00:01:28,200 --> 00:01:29,640 Speaker 2: New Guinea and East Timor. 30 00:01:30,440 --> 00:01:33,479 Speaker 1: Some good news for Sydney siders Tonight is the start 31 00:01:33,480 --> 00:01:37,200 Speaker 1: of Sydney's Vivid Festival, after two straight years of cancellations 32 00:01:37,360 --> 00:01:40,319 Speaker 1: due to the pandemic. There are over two hundred events 33 00:01:40,360 --> 00:01:44,360 Speaker 1: taking place across three categories, including lights, ideas and music. 34 00:01:49,200 --> 00:01:53,120 Speaker 2: For today's deep Dive, I sat down with Allegra Spender. 35 00:01:53,320 --> 00:01:57,320 Speaker 2: She is the independent MP representing the people of Wentworth 36 00:01:57,400 --> 00:02:01,880 Speaker 2: after defeating Liberal incumbent Dave Sha in last Saturday's election. 37 00:02:02,440 --> 00:02:05,800 Speaker 2: She's one of what we refer to as the Teal Independence, 38 00:02:06,000 --> 00:02:09,120 Speaker 2: the six independence backed by the Climate two hundred movement. 39 00:02:09,160 --> 00:02:11,799 Speaker 2: Now there is also a number of other independents that 40 00:02:11,840 --> 00:02:13,880 Speaker 2: will sit on the cross bench, but these six are 41 00:02:13,919 --> 00:02:16,720 Speaker 2: particularly under the spotlight at the moment, and when I 42 00:02:16,800 --> 00:02:20,919 Speaker 2: chatted to Allegra, I was really interested to understand how 43 00:02:20,960 --> 00:02:24,360 Speaker 2: she sees her role in Parliament over the next three years. 44 00:02:24,760 --> 00:02:28,160 Speaker 2: Here's that chat. Allegra, thanks for joining us on the 45 00:02:28,240 --> 00:02:31,480 Speaker 2: Daily OS podcast this morning. Why do you think so 46 00:02:31,639 --> 00:02:33,480 Speaker 2: many teals were successful? 47 00:02:33,880 --> 00:02:36,360 Speaker 3: I think there are a few factors. I think a 48 00:02:36,520 --> 00:02:39,960 Speaker 3: big part of this is the community. We had twelve 49 00:02:40,000 --> 00:02:43,480 Speaker 3: hundred volunteers. We had a community that really wanted to 50 00:02:43,520 --> 00:02:45,839 Speaker 3: stand up for their values, and I think probably that's 51 00:02:45,880 --> 00:02:48,400 Speaker 3: the biggest factor, that the community wanted to stand up 52 00:02:48,440 --> 00:02:51,359 Speaker 3: for their values and that their venues were not being 53 00:02:51,400 --> 00:02:55,160 Speaker 3: represented by their local representative. And so then you look 54 00:02:55,200 --> 00:02:57,760 Speaker 3: at what were the issues, you know, issues of climate, 55 00:02:57,919 --> 00:03:01,160 Speaker 3: issues of integrity, issues of inclu usion. I think those 56 00:03:01,200 --> 00:03:04,440 Speaker 3: were really critical issues, but it came back to that venues, 57 00:03:04,840 --> 00:03:07,639 Speaker 3: the values piece, and the fact that the community wasn't represented. 58 00:03:07,960 --> 00:03:13,520 Speaker 2: Were you surprised by your result in Wentworth? Look? 59 00:03:13,919 --> 00:03:16,799 Speaker 3: Yeah, was? I mean we had done some polling which 60 00:03:16,840 --> 00:03:19,519 Speaker 3: had said it was really encouraging, but you just don't 61 00:03:19,520 --> 00:03:22,440 Speaker 3: believe the polls. So and you know some days, I 62 00:03:22,480 --> 00:03:24,840 Speaker 3: remember on Prepoel I was like, oh God, this is 63 00:03:24,880 --> 00:03:27,200 Speaker 3: going to be awful, and then other days you're like, no, 64 00:03:27,280 --> 00:03:29,160 Speaker 3: everyone seems to be giving me your thumbs up. So 65 00:03:29,440 --> 00:03:31,400 Speaker 3: really it's very hard to judge. And you know that 66 00:03:31,720 --> 00:03:34,720 Speaker 3: different polling booths are different, you know, pole quite differently 67 00:03:34,760 --> 00:03:36,960 Speaker 3: in the electorate, so you just don't know. 68 00:03:37,480 --> 00:03:40,120 Speaker 2: It's an interesting point you make about the polls. We've 69 00:03:40,160 --> 00:03:42,200 Speaker 2: spent quite a bit of time on this podcast kind 70 00:03:42,240 --> 00:03:45,280 Speaker 2: of prepping our audience for how much to listen to 71 00:03:45,320 --> 00:03:48,200 Speaker 2: the polls, whether they've been right or wrong, and taking 72 00:03:48,240 --> 00:03:50,320 Speaker 2: them through a number of the key examples over the 73 00:03:50,400 --> 00:03:53,680 Speaker 2: last ten years of when they were disastrously wrong. It 74 00:03:53,720 --> 00:03:55,840 Speaker 2: does look like the polls kind of got it right 75 00:03:55,920 --> 00:03:57,880 Speaker 2: though this time. In the next three years of you 76 00:03:58,000 --> 00:04:00,760 Speaker 2: being in Canberra, are you going to be paying attention 77 00:04:00,840 --> 00:04:01,440 Speaker 2: to the polls. 78 00:04:01,760 --> 00:04:03,960 Speaker 3: I'm actually going to try and focus more, I think 79 00:04:04,000 --> 00:04:06,680 Speaker 3: on the community. Interestingly, there was a poll that was 80 00:04:06,720 --> 00:04:09,280 Speaker 3: published I think two weeks before the election that said 81 00:04:09,760 --> 00:04:13,680 Speaker 3: Dave Shalmer would win by four points and the result 82 00:04:13,720 --> 00:04:16,040 Speaker 3: was actually quite opposite. We had different polling, So I 83 00:04:16,080 --> 00:04:18,800 Speaker 3: do think, you know, there should be real caution around 84 00:04:18,920 --> 00:04:21,640 Speaker 3: the polls and seat by seat polls are actually really 85 00:04:21,680 --> 00:04:23,960 Speaker 3: really different. But I think when you've got a really 86 00:04:24,160 --> 00:04:27,000 Speaker 3: big community and you've actually got a community that's really engaged, 87 00:04:27,080 --> 00:04:28,839 Speaker 3: I think those are going to be the people that 88 00:04:28,880 --> 00:04:30,560 Speaker 3: I'm going to be listening to more and actually just 89 00:04:30,560 --> 00:04:34,440 Speaker 3: spending time out on edgecliff and in pubs and still 90 00:04:34,560 --> 00:04:36,760 Speaker 3: keeping that conversation going. I think that's going to be 91 00:04:36,800 --> 00:04:38,720 Speaker 3: the best indicated to me of you know, how I'm 92 00:04:38,720 --> 00:04:39,679 Speaker 3: traveling as a member. 93 00:04:40,000 --> 00:04:42,040 Speaker 2: Do you think that we're seeing the end of the 94 00:04:42,080 --> 00:04:45,760 Speaker 2: two party system because of the power now of this 95 00:04:45,839 --> 00:04:47,839 Speaker 2: cross bench or do you think that the twenty twenty 96 00:04:47,839 --> 00:04:49,560 Speaker 2: two result is a bit of an outlier. 97 00:04:50,080 --> 00:04:53,560 Speaker 3: Look, I think the two parties made the vote, So 98 00:04:53,680 --> 00:04:55,680 Speaker 3: the major two parties have been dropping over a long 99 00:04:55,720 --> 00:04:58,440 Speaker 3: period of time, and I think a lot of commentators 100 00:04:58,480 --> 00:05:01,120 Speaker 3: have made that the Labor is I think forming government 101 00:05:01,160 --> 00:05:03,600 Speaker 3: with the lowest primary vote I think out of any 102 00:05:03,640 --> 00:05:06,920 Speaker 3: government out of history. So I think twenty twenty two 103 00:05:07,000 --> 00:05:09,200 Speaker 3: is a bit of a culmination of that. But I 104 00:05:09,200 --> 00:05:11,560 Speaker 3: think it's a long term trend. What happens in the 105 00:05:11,600 --> 00:05:13,520 Speaker 3: next election I think will depend a lot on what 106 00:05:13,560 --> 00:05:16,599 Speaker 3: happens in this parliament. But I think that they should 107 00:05:16,680 --> 00:05:19,160 Speaker 3: really take the message that you ignore your community at 108 00:05:19,160 --> 00:05:22,400 Speaker 3: your peril, you vote only for your party rather than 109 00:05:22,440 --> 00:05:25,520 Speaker 3: for your community. Thinks at your peril and you look 110 00:05:25,560 --> 00:05:28,440 Speaker 3: at someone like Bridget Archer, who on the Liberal side 111 00:05:28,800 --> 00:05:31,720 Speaker 3: actually increased her margin in this electorate. She was the 112 00:05:31,760 --> 00:05:33,799 Speaker 3: one who was willing to stand up for her community. 113 00:05:33,880 --> 00:05:36,320 Speaker 3: She crossed the floor in relation to a federal arkak 114 00:05:36,800 --> 00:05:38,800 Speaker 3: and was the only MP to do that. So I 115 00:05:38,800 --> 00:05:42,240 Speaker 3: think people are looking for their values truly represented by 116 00:05:42,240 --> 00:05:43,040 Speaker 3: a representative. 117 00:05:43,520 --> 00:05:45,760 Speaker 2: Something that we get a lot in the comments when 118 00:05:45,800 --> 00:05:50,320 Speaker 2: we talk about the Independence and particularly their success since 119 00:05:50,600 --> 00:05:55,040 Speaker 2: Saturday is the lack of ethnic diversity amongst the Till candidates. 120 00:05:55,680 --> 00:05:57,320 Speaker 2: What do you have to say to that. 121 00:05:57,760 --> 00:06:00,479 Speaker 3: I think I'm really excited that the parliament and is 122 00:06:00,560 --> 00:06:04,760 Speaker 3: more reflective. This parliament is more reflective of Australia from 123 00:06:04,760 --> 00:06:07,400 Speaker 3: a gender and an ethnic diversity point of view. So 124 00:06:07,960 --> 00:06:10,800 Speaker 3: I think there's now thirty eight percent apparently women in 125 00:06:10,839 --> 00:06:13,960 Speaker 3: the lower House. There'll be I think fifty seven percent 126 00:06:14,160 --> 00:06:15,640 Speaker 3: in the Senate. So it's all. I think it's going 127 00:06:15,680 --> 00:06:18,240 Speaker 3: to be a total over forty percent women. I think 128 00:06:18,320 --> 00:06:23,160 Speaker 3: we've had thirteen or fourteen parliamentarians who are non European 129 00:06:23,200 --> 00:06:26,560 Speaker 3: background and ten from average on to Australi Islander background. 130 00:06:26,600 --> 00:06:29,480 Speaker 3: So I think it's really exciting that this parliament is 131 00:06:29,600 --> 00:06:32,600 Speaker 3: more reflective. I think, you know, the six seats of 132 00:06:32,640 --> 00:06:35,840 Speaker 3: this group of community independents, you know, would love it 133 00:06:35,880 --> 00:06:38,120 Speaker 3: to be in a more diverse group. But I think 134 00:06:38,440 --> 00:06:41,279 Speaker 3: individually it was done on the seat by seat basis, 135 00:06:41,279 --> 00:06:44,240 Speaker 3: and I was approached by the people in Wentworth. They 136 00:06:44,279 --> 00:06:47,680 Speaker 3: approached me. There was no coordination of trying to put 137 00:06:47,720 --> 00:06:50,640 Speaker 3: together a party. This is actually an individual, seat by 138 00:06:50,640 --> 00:06:55,000 Speaker 3: seat approach by local communities. So I'm not that surprise 139 00:06:55,120 --> 00:06:58,640 Speaker 3: that perhaps there's not more diversity, but I think that's 140 00:06:58,720 --> 00:07:01,320 Speaker 3: got to be a key conser duration of every community. 141 00:07:01,480 --> 00:07:04,440 Speaker 3: But I would absolutely love to see more diversity more 142 00:07:04,480 --> 00:07:05,800 Speaker 3: broadly in the parliament. 143 00:07:06,040 --> 00:07:08,160 Speaker 2: And what do you really want to see in the 144 00:07:08,200 --> 00:07:11,160 Speaker 2: first one hundred days of the Albanese government. 145 00:07:11,480 --> 00:07:13,640 Speaker 3: I mean, there are a lot of issues happening right now. 146 00:07:13,840 --> 00:07:16,480 Speaker 3: You know, the issues that the community asked me to 147 00:07:16,560 --> 00:07:20,560 Speaker 3: particularly represent them on are issues around climate integrity and 148 00:07:20,680 --> 00:07:23,960 Speaker 3: inclusive society and the economy. And so I would absolutely 149 00:07:23,960 --> 00:07:28,120 Speaker 3: like the government to make strong commitments in and strong 150 00:07:28,240 --> 00:07:32,080 Speaker 3: action in the short term in relation to particularly climate 151 00:07:32,200 --> 00:07:35,720 Speaker 3: and integrity and inclusion. And certainly what they've talked about 152 00:07:35,720 --> 00:07:38,800 Speaker 3: so far is good, but they on climate they need 153 00:07:38,840 --> 00:07:43,280 Speaker 3: to go further, and I'll be advocating for taking practical 154 00:07:43,320 --> 00:07:45,880 Speaker 3: steps that means that we can even we can reduce 155 00:07:45,920 --> 00:07:50,120 Speaker 3: emissions above forty three percent much closer or even exceeding 156 00:07:50,160 --> 00:07:52,600 Speaker 3: fifty percent in the next ten years. I want them 157 00:07:52,640 --> 00:07:55,680 Speaker 3: to take real action on a federal integrity commission in 158 00:07:55,720 --> 00:07:58,840 Speaker 3: that immediate some of the early sessions on Parliament, but 159 00:07:59,000 --> 00:08:01,440 Speaker 3: not just having a tegrity commission. I want to do 160 00:08:01,440 --> 00:08:05,400 Speaker 3: donation reform because you look at and lies in political advertising. 161 00:08:05,760 --> 00:08:07,160 Speaker 3: You know, I had a lot of people come up 162 00:08:07,160 --> 00:08:10,000 Speaker 3: to me, a significant number who were I think, very 163 00:08:10,000 --> 00:08:13,200 Speaker 3: concerned about Clive palmers spending on the election, which was 164 00:08:13,480 --> 00:08:16,720 Speaker 3: up to over eighty million dollars potentially, and at the 165 00:08:16,720 --> 00:08:18,880 Speaker 3: same time really concerned. People came up to me and 166 00:08:18,920 --> 00:08:21,920 Speaker 3: were concerned, had read some of Klaike Palmer's texts from 167 00:08:22,080 --> 00:08:26,360 Speaker 3: UAP and you know, and wholeheartedly believe them. And that 168 00:08:26,520 --> 00:08:28,880 Speaker 3: is also concerning to me as well because of some 169 00:08:28,920 --> 00:08:31,080 Speaker 3: of the lies that were peddled through the election. 170 00:08:31,360 --> 00:08:35,240 Speaker 2: Today is the first day of Reconciliation Week and it's 171 00:08:35,240 --> 00:08:37,960 Speaker 2: a big focus, it seems, of the Albanese government. What 172 00:08:38,000 --> 00:08:41,040 Speaker 2: do you see the cross benches role in this space 173 00:08:41,320 --> 00:08:42,840 Speaker 2: being over the next term. 174 00:08:43,040 --> 00:08:45,600 Speaker 3: Look, I think this is a really important issue in 175 00:08:45,600 --> 00:08:48,360 Speaker 3: this community. A lot of people in Wentworth talk to 176 00:08:48,400 --> 00:08:50,840 Speaker 3: me about the other restatement of the heart and I 177 00:08:50,880 --> 00:08:54,600 Speaker 3: think there's a you know, we will potentially have a 178 00:08:54,760 --> 00:08:58,959 Speaker 3: referendum in this parliament. I will absolutely be advocating for it. 179 00:08:59,240 --> 00:09:02,520 Speaker 3: And if there is a referendum, we have a volunteer 180 00:09:02,559 --> 00:09:05,400 Speaker 3: base who I think would be very keen to support 181 00:09:05,600 --> 00:09:09,600 Speaker 3: an appropriate constitutional amendment and really get out there and 182 00:09:09,640 --> 00:09:11,720 Speaker 3: advocate for it. So I think there's a huge opportunity 183 00:09:11,800 --> 00:09:15,520 Speaker 3: for communities like mine who care about this to actually 184 00:09:15,600 --> 00:09:18,480 Speaker 3: use the activation they've just developed through the campaign and 185 00:09:18,520 --> 00:09:21,560 Speaker 3: actually apply that to issues through the parliament. And I 186 00:09:21,600 --> 00:09:24,160 Speaker 3: would fully expect that and I will be speaking up 187 00:09:24,200 --> 00:09:26,880 Speaker 3: for it in the Parliament. I will be working with 188 00:09:27,400 --> 00:09:30,920 Speaker 3: the average in Torres Straight Islander community on reconciliation and 189 00:09:31,160 --> 00:09:33,920 Speaker 3: particularly Larus savement of the Heart in the Parliament and 190 00:09:33,960 --> 00:09:35,800 Speaker 3: being a strong voice on that as well. 191 00:09:36,040 --> 00:09:40,680 Speaker 2: Last question from me Alegra You've done what many people 192 00:09:40,760 --> 00:09:45,400 Speaker 2: called almost an impossible task. And you're not alone. There's 193 00:09:45,559 --> 00:09:50,120 Speaker 2: six key independence, seven key independents who have made some 194 00:09:50,160 --> 00:09:55,680 Speaker 2: pretty historic victories in the last week. What message do 195 00:09:55,760 --> 00:09:58,600 Speaker 2: you think the success of the independence sends to young 196 00:09:58,640 --> 00:10:02,000 Speaker 2: Australians who've lost a bit of hope and faith in 197 00:10:02,040 --> 00:10:05,000 Speaker 2: our political systems. And then, perhaps as a follow up 198 00:10:05,040 --> 00:10:07,440 Speaker 2: to that, we're hearing a lot that the presence of 199 00:10:07,480 --> 00:10:10,800 Speaker 2: independence is going to cause chaos in parliament? Is it? 200 00:10:11,120 --> 00:10:13,480 Speaker 3: Let me start with a second question first, which is 201 00:10:13,960 --> 00:10:16,880 Speaker 3: what will be the impact of independence in parliament? You know, 202 00:10:16,960 --> 00:10:19,600 Speaker 3: will it be chaos? There will be ten independence in 203 00:10:19,640 --> 00:10:22,520 Speaker 3: parliament in the lower House. I think, you know, those 204 00:10:22,600 --> 00:10:25,480 Speaker 3: who were in the House before the election, they have 205 00:10:25,559 --> 00:10:27,920 Speaker 3: all been re elected and so I think that's an 206 00:10:27,920 --> 00:10:30,520 Speaker 3: example of how those communities are saying, you know what, 207 00:10:30,760 --> 00:10:33,840 Speaker 3: this independent is doing the right thing for me and 208 00:10:33,920 --> 00:10:36,959 Speaker 3: my community. They are representing me, and I feel engaged 209 00:10:36,960 --> 00:10:39,520 Speaker 3: and represented by what they do in Parliament. So I 210 00:10:39,520 --> 00:10:42,080 Speaker 3: think if you can do that, if you and it 211 00:10:42,160 --> 00:10:45,160 Speaker 3: comes back to you know, the sorts of independence you have, 212 00:10:45,600 --> 00:10:48,160 Speaker 3: you know, I would see myself as a centrist. I 213 00:10:48,200 --> 00:10:51,960 Speaker 3: see myself as probably a smaller liberal or moderate, someone 214 00:10:51,960 --> 00:10:57,120 Speaker 3: who is socially progressive, environmentally focused, but also fiscally responsible 215 00:10:57,200 --> 00:10:59,600 Speaker 3: and very business focus as well. So that would put 216 00:10:59,600 --> 00:11:01,360 Speaker 3: me in the middle of the Parliament. And I think 217 00:11:01,400 --> 00:11:03,719 Speaker 3: if you've got people in the middle of the Parliament, 218 00:11:04,040 --> 00:11:06,760 Speaker 3: in the cross bench, then it's actually a very stabilizing 219 00:11:06,800 --> 00:11:09,959 Speaker 3: force on the parliament because you're bringing the parliament back 220 00:11:10,000 --> 00:11:12,800 Speaker 3: to the community, which is actually frankly in the middle 221 00:11:13,080 --> 00:11:15,600 Speaker 3: of Australia. You know, it's not the extremes. We are 222 00:11:15,600 --> 00:11:18,120 Speaker 3: in the middle. So I think that opportunity actually with 223 00:11:18,160 --> 00:11:20,480 Speaker 3: the cross bench is to be a very stabilizing and 224 00:11:20,559 --> 00:11:24,000 Speaker 3: very constructive force in the Parliament. And what I've said 225 00:11:24,040 --> 00:11:27,000 Speaker 3: really clearly is I'm going to work with everyone because 226 00:11:27,080 --> 00:11:30,800 Speaker 3: I'm used to working in business with everybody. You build relationships, 227 00:11:31,200 --> 00:11:33,720 Speaker 3: You go, well, this is an important issue, let's get 228 00:11:33,720 --> 00:11:35,719 Speaker 3: behind them on this, or I don't agree with them 229 00:11:35,760 --> 00:11:38,040 Speaker 3: on that, and you know, you use that sort of 230 00:11:38,080 --> 00:11:41,720 Speaker 3: constructive approach to all those issues. And so I'm super 231 00:11:41,720 --> 00:11:45,840 Speaker 3: excited by being that constructive person within the parliament. 232 00:11:46,480 --> 00:11:48,320 Speaker 2: A like Risbenda, thank you so much for your time 233 00:11:48,360 --> 00:11:51,199 Speaker 2: and good luck for the next three years of your 234 00:11:51,280 --> 00:11:54,120 Speaker 2: term as a local member. Myself it's great to see 235 00:11:54,559 --> 00:11:56,520 Speaker 2: you representing our little community. 236 00:11:56,880 --> 00:11:59,199 Speaker 3: Thank you, Sam, And I just wonder as on the rap, 237 00:11:59,280 --> 00:12:01,360 Speaker 3: I'd like to just say thank you to all the 238 00:12:01,440 --> 00:12:04,000 Speaker 3: volunteers we had. Thank you for people who voted me 239 00:12:04,040 --> 00:12:05,800 Speaker 3: and for me, and thank you for those who didn't, 240 00:12:05,840 --> 00:12:08,520 Speaker 3: because it's not about you know, I'm not here just 241 00:12:08,520 --> 00:12:10,559 Speaker 3: to represent those people who voted for me. I'm there 242 00:12:10,600 --> 00:12:13,240 Speaker 3: to represent Wentworth And one of the things I really 243 00:12:13,240 --> 00:12:16,480 Speaker 3: want to do in this parliament is keep that engagement 244 00:12:16,520 --> 00:12:19,080 Speaker 3: with the community and actually build and grow it so 245 00:12:19,120 --> 00:12:22,120 Speaker 3: that we take action on local issues and that people 246 00:12:22,160 --> 00:12:24,120 Speaker 3: in this community feel that they have a voice on 247 00:12:24,240 --> 00:12:26,840 Speaker 3: national issues too. So that's one of the big things 248 00:12:26,840 --> 00:12:29,520 Speaker 3: I'm focused on right now. It's how to really build 249 00:12:29,520 --> 00:12:32,920 Speaker 3: that community engagement that we can grow through this parliament. 250 00:12:33,160 --> 00:12:35,320 Speaker 2: And this is something we've talked to our audience about 251 00:12:35,360 --> 00:12:37,760 Speaker 2: as well, Allega, the fact that now we know who 252 00:12:37,800 --> 00:12:42,400 Speaker 2: our representatives are, you're there to listen to us and 253 00:12:42,960 --> 00:12:45,440 Speaker 2: should be there as a way for us to email 254 00:12:45,679 --> 00:12:48,480 Speaker 2: or to go and have a chat with and listen 255 00:12:48,640 --> 00:12:51,440 Speaker 2: to the issues of the local community. And I think 256 00:12:51,520 --> 00:12:53,760 Speaker 2: young people often feel a bit of a disconnect after 257 00:12:53,800 --> 00:12:55,800 Speaker 2: an election. To kind of or what happens now? Are 258 00:12:55,840 --> 00:12:57,400 Speaker 2: we going to hear from our member again in three 259 00:12:57,480 --> 00:13:00,240 Speaker 2: years time? And it's part of our role is youth 260 00:13:00,320 --> 00:13:03,439 Speaker 2: media to really push for that relationship to be strengthened. 261 00:13:03,840 --> 00:13:06,559 Speaker 3: I think that's right and what we're going to be 262 00:13:06,600 --> 00:13:10,280 Speaker 3: you know, obviously respond to emails and do those pieces, 263 00:13:10,720 --> 00:13:13,160 Speaker 3: but we're going to do some positive outreach. You know, 264 00:13:13,200 --> 00:13:14,880 Speaker 3: we used to do a big series of politics in 265 00:13:14,920 --> 00:13:16,600 Speaker 3: the pub. We're going to try and keep some of 266 00:13:16,640 --> 00:13:19,120 Speaker 3: those things alive so that people can come and feel 267 00:13:19,160 --> 00:13:21,360 Speaker 3: that there's a place that they can come and actually 268 00:13:21,600 --> 00:13:24,000 Speaker 3: challenge me, ask me questions, talk to me about what 269 00:13:24,480 --> 00:13:27,040 Speaker 3: is happening in parliament. So just urge anyone who's listening 270 00:13:27,120 --> 00:13:29,080 Speaker 3: and lives and went with you know, feel free to 271 00:13:29,080 --> 00:13:32,000 Speaker 3: come connect to the office and you know, see tell 272 00:13:32,000 --> 00:13:35,080 Speaker 3: me how we can do that community engagement, particularly with 273 00:13:35,160 --> 00:13:37,760 Speaker 3: young people differently, so that you do feel like you've 274 00:13:37,800 --> 00:13:40,120 Speaker 3: got a voice in Canbra because that's really important. 275 00:13:40,360 --> 00:13:42,679 Speaker 2: See you at the pub, Thanks, Celegra. 276 00:13:42,559 --> 00:13:44,320 Speaker 3: See you then see you Sam. 277 00:13:44,559 --> 00:13:46,240 Speaker 2: That's all I've got time for today on the Daily 278 00:13:46,280 --> 00:13:48,840 Speaker 2: OS podcast. Have a wonderful weekend. 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