1 00:00:00,200 --> 00:00:03,040 Speaker 1: You will recall last week we spoke to a Territorian 2 00:00:03,080 --> 00:00:05,920 Speaker 1: who was stuck in Tel Aviv with her family when 3 00:00:05,960 --> 00:00:10,040 Speaker 1: the Harmas attacks occurred. The Palmerston family was trying to 4 00:00:10,039 --> 00:00:13,240 Speaker 1: get home to safety, but it was a very scary 5 00:00:13,280 --> 00:00:16,280 Speaker 1: situation with what they described as a lack of support 6 00:00:16,320 --> 00:00:19,640 Speaker 1: from the federal government. Asha Lily joins me on the 7 00:00:19,720 --> 00:00:21,599 Speaker 1: line right now, Good morning to you. 8 00:00:21,560 --> 00:00:24,920 Speaker 2: Azure morning. How are you going? Yeah? 9 00:00:24,960 --> 00:00:26,800 Speaker 1: Good? Are you back in Australia. 10 00:00:27,840 --> 00:00:31,560 Speaker 2: I am. We flew in on Friday, so just so 11 00:00:31,800 --> 00:00:32,680 Speaker 2: stoked to be home. 12 00:00:33,080 --> 00:00:35,720 Speaker 1: Tell me about the process of getting out. 13 00:00:37,440 --> 00:00:39,760 Speaker 2: So we were really lucky that we were at the 14 00:00:39,840 --> 00:00:43,240 Speaker 2: end of our trip, so we had already had flight books, 15 00:00:43,280 --> 00:00:47,440 Speaker 2: but it was still five days like after the attack 16 00:00:47,479 --> 00:00:50,400 Speaker 2: had happened, so we were obviously trying to get out 17 00:00:50,440 --> 00:00:55,279 Speaker 2: a bit earlier as everything was escalating. Luckily, we were 18 00:00:55,280 --> 00:00:57,560 Speaker 2: able to get on our flight on Wednesday night, but 19 00:00:57,720 --> 00:01:01,920 Speaker 2: it wasn't without issues. We actually had missiles fired at 20 00:01:01,960 --> 00:01:04,440 Speaker 2: the airport while we were there, so we had to 21 00:01:04,480 --> 00:01:08,399 Speaker 2: take cover and the airport was absolutely packed with thousands 22 00:01:08,400 --> 00:01:12,520 Speaker 2: of people. So it was absolutely terrifying to have thousands 23 00:01:12,560 --> 00:01:16,800 Speaker 2: of people just on the ground, scared their lives. 24 00:01:16,800 --> 00:01:19,000 Speaker 1: Sure, I can't even imagine what it must have felt like. 25 00:01:19,240 --> 00:01:21,880 Speaker 1: And I suppose the really sad part and the scary 26 00:01:21,920 --> 00:01:23,959 Speaker 1: part is, you know, you guys have been able to 27 00:01:24,000 --> 00:01:27,080 Speaker 1: travel out back to Australia, back to the Northern Territory 28 00:01:27,080 --> 00:01:30,119 Speaker 1: in Darwin safely, but for so many people that's their 29 00:01:30,160 --> 00:01:31,000 Speaker 1: reality now. 30 00:01:32,200 --> 00:01:35,280 Speaker 2: Yeah, and that was the hardest part of it all, 31 00:01:35,480 --> 00:01:39,400 Speaker 2: was just you know, feeling that kind of not guilt, 32 00:01:39,480 --> 00:01:42,560 Speaker 2: but you know, knowing that we hopefully could be able 33 00:01:42,640 --> 00:01:45,240 Speaker 2: to leave, and we were able to go, yet we 34 00:01:45,240 --> 00:01:48,360 Speaker 2: were leaving behind. Even our friends who live in Israel, 35 00:01:48,560 --> 00:01:51,640 Speaker 2: they're still facing this every day. They've had to leave 36 00:01:51,680 --> 00:01:55,480 Speaker 2: their home, leave everything they know, to go to a 37 00:01:55,520 --> 00:01:57,240 Speaker 2: different city to be safe. 38 00:01:57,640 --> 00:01:59,480 Speaker 1: How are they going at the moment. 39 00:02:00,640 --> 00:02:04,400 Speaker 2: We spoke to them today, they're doing well. They are 40 00:02:04,600 --> 00:02:08,120 Speaker 2: just kind of you know, they're just hoping for everything 41 00:02:08,280 --> 00:02:11,760 Speaker 2: to quiet down as soon as possible, but it just 42 00:02:11,840 --> 00:02:14,440 Speaker 2: it doesn't look like that's going to be happening anytime soon. 43 00:02:15,040 --> 00:02:17,679 Speaker 1: Actually, when you were there, you know, you've just said 44 00:02:17,680 --> 00:02:21,000 Speaker 1: that when you're at the airport there was missiles being fired. 45 00:02:21,080 --> 00:02:24,840 Speaker 1: I mean, because a girl from Darwin, what was that 46 00:02:25,040 --> 00:02:26,480 Speaker 1: like to even experience that. 47 00:02:27,880 --> 00:02:31,480 Speaker 2: Yeah, it was. Honestly, I feel like I'm only just 48 00:02:31,560 --> 00:02:34,720 Speaker 2: kind of processing it now. It felt super surreal. I 49 00:02:35,160 --> 00:02:39,000 Speaker 2: genuinely felt like I was in a movie. I just 50 00:02:39,880 --> 00:02:42,840 Speaker 2: it was terrifying. But also there were just times where 51 00:02:42,840 --> 00:02:45,160 Speaker 2: I was like, am I even is this even real life? 52 00:02:45,320 --> 00:02:47,600 Speaker 2: Is this happening? It felt a little bit like a dream, 53 00:02:47,919 --> 00:02:49,680 Speaker 2: but not a good one, like a nightmare. I guess. 54 00:02:50,000 --> 00:02:52,640 Speaker 1: Yeah. Well, and then when you see a lot of 55 00:02:52,680 --> 00:02:55,919 Speaker 1: the reports coming out, you know, you can see the 56 00:02:56,160 --> 00:03:01,120 Speaker 1: absolute carnage, you know, in both Israel and and also 57 00:03:01,280 --> 00:03:04,880 Speaker 1: now you know what's happening in with Palestine being you know, 58 00:03:04,960 --> 00:03:08,240 Speaker 1: with those missile attacks when you were there, like, were 59 00:03:08,240 --> 00:03:11,040 Speaker 1: you getting a lot of that information relayed to you? 60 00:03:11,160 --> 00:03:13,120 Speaker 1: Were you able to sort of you know, to read 61 00:03:13,160 --> 00:03:15,400 Speaker 1: what was going on on news sites and that kind 62 00:03:15,440 --> 00:03:17,079 Speaker 1: of thing, or were you in the dark a little? 63 00:03:18,320 --> 00:03:21,600 Speaker 2: We were in the dark little. Definitely. It was hard 64 00:03:21,639 --> 00:03:24,280 Speaker 2: to know what was real and what wasn't a lot 65 00:03:24,280 --> 00:03:28,240 Speaker 2: of it was like because it was just happening so quickly, 66 00:03:28,400 --> 00:03:30,840 Speaker 2: and we again, we were lucky. We had our friends. 67 00:03:30,919 --> 00:03:33,400 Speaker 2: You said, oh, you know, go to this new site 68 00:03:33,440 --> 00:03:37,720 Speaker 2: because it's got good information and it's in English, but 69 00:03:38,000 --> 00:03:42,600 Speaker 2: if you don't kind of know where to go, everything's 70 00:03:42,600 --> 00:03:45,640 Speaker 2: in Hebrew, so if you don't think Hebrew, it was 71 00:03:45,680 --> 00:03:49,200 Speaker 2: really hard to actually know, you know, whether the missiles 72 00:03:49,680 --> 00:03:52,240 Speaker 2: near you until like you wouldn't know until they were 73 00:03:52,240 --> 00:03:55,960 Speaker 2: actually exploding overhead. So it was really hard to piece 74 00:03:56,000 --> 00:03:59,240 Speaker 2: together what was real information and what was maybe just 75 00:04:00,040 --> 00:04:01,400 Speaker 2: sensationalized news. 76 00:04:02,720 --> 00:04:04,520 Speaker 1: Asha, How does it make you feel, you know, to 77 00:04:04,560 --> 00:04:07,320 Speaker 1: be back in Australia. Are you pretty grateful to live 78 00:04:07,320 --> 00:04:08,440 Speaker 1: in the country that we do. 79 00:04:09,560 --> 00:04:13,760 Speaker 2: Yeah, so grateful, Like I've never been more grateful to 80 00:04:13,800 --> 00:04:17,839 Speaker 2: live here. I'm still quite quite devastated at the response 81 00:04:17,920 --> 00:04:21,520 Speaker 2: from the government just in terms of supporting us and 82 00:04:22,000 --> 00:04:24,760 Speaker 2: you know, just saying oh check mark travelers if that 83 00:04:24,880 --> 00:04:27,080 Speaker 2: wasn't what we were doing. But I am super grateful 84 00:04:27,120 --> 00:04:29,760 Speaker 2: to be back home and in Australia where there's no 85 00:04:29,839 --> 00:04:30,840 Speaker 2: messiles overhead. 86 00:04:31,240 --> 00:04:33,200 Speaker 1: It feels good to be back in Darwin and back 87 00:04:33,200 --> 00:04:34,680 Speaker 1: in Palmestan by the sounds of. 88 00:04:34,640 --> 00:04:38,720 Speaker 2: It, Yes, definitely, except for the heat. I forgot about the. 89 00:04:38,680 --> 00:04:42,440 Speaker 1: Heat, oh Asa. I'm so glad that you and your 90 00:04:42,440 --> 00:04:45,760 Speaker 1: family are home and home to safety. I know there's 91 00:04:45,760 --> 00:04:47,600 Speaker 1: a lot of Aussies that are still trying to get 92 00:04:47,600 --> 00:04:49,760 Speaker 1: out at this point, and it does sound as though 93 00:04:49,839 --> 00:04:52,479 Speaker 1: things are pretty dangerous for them trying to get out, 94 00:04:53,200 --> 00:04:55,160 Speaker 1: But gee, you feel for the people who live there 95 00:04:55,200 --> 00:04:58,520 Speaker 1: as well, and you know, being caught in in the 96 00:04:58,560 --> 00:05:01,480 Speaker 1: crossfire and in absolutely the terrible situations. 97 00:05:02,480 --> 00:05:05,240 Speaker 2: Yeah, definitely, And it is always the innocent people that 98 00:05:05,320 --> 00:05:07,719 Speaker 2: pay when it happened, when stuff like this happens, so 99 00:05:07,839 --> 00:05:11,400 Speaker 2: it is it is devastating to see that. Yeah. 100 00:05:11,440 --> 00:05:13,920 Speaker 1: Well, Asha, Lily, I really appreciate you having a chat 101 00:05:13,920 --> 00:05:16,080 Speaker 1: with us this morning and appreciate you speaking to us 102 00:05:16,200 --> 00:05:19,600 Speaker 1: last week. All the very best, Thank you very much, 103 00:05:19,680 --> 00:05:20,520 Speaker 1: Thank you.