FIVEAA Breakfast with Will & Stacey - 4 November 2026

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Speaker 1: Come and join the team on 5AA.
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Speaker 2: What am I supposed to be doing?
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Speaker 3: Knockdown, build two with Metro Homes. Sell one and move on. Keep the other as an investment. Metro Homes, they.
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Speaker 4: Do it all for you.
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Speaker 5: Live from Hindmarsh Square, it's 5AA Breakfast. Will Goodings with Stacey Lee.
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Speaker 1: Not after six. Good morning to you. Welcome to Wednesday on 5AA Breakfast. Hope you're back to winter yesterday. Someone won our sweep and they won in pretty remarkable circumstances. We'll play that audio in just a moment. Also coming up, we'll follow up our conversation about duckweed in the Torrens yesterday. Concerned Adelaide resident took a picture of it. Looked horrific. Scientists say it's actually pretty good news. We'll talk about it after 6.30 today. Yeah, it's actually healthy for the ecosystem. They're going to monitor it to make sure it doesn't get out of control, but It's not a bad thing, the old duckweed. So Green Adelaide director Brenton Greer after 6.30. It's polling day, midterm day in the United States. Miley Hogan is watching it all developed. Is this effectively the end of Donald Trump's effective time as the US president? Even if he loses, both chambers will still have the power of veto. But is this the end? Is this the beginning of what they call the lame duck period? It could be today. or it could be, if the Republicans defy the polls, as Trump has on many occasions, be a continuation of what powers he's enjoyed thus far. Also coming up on the show, we're going to talk about the Catholic schools going on strike during exams, exam week. It's not a better time for it. Sean Fuster will take us inside the courtroom. And Koshi, I think, are probably what is the biggest talking point today. We knew rates would go up. We knew that we'd learn a little bit about the RBA's thinking. And interesting that three of the board members actually voted for a hold. What we didn't necessarily expect to hear was a forecast of the next year feeling like a recession, and that's what we got from Michelle Bullock yesterday. The good news was there's no language in their statement that suggests they're looking to tighten further in the short term, you know, silver lining. But we have a lot to discuss with Koshi, so if you're intrigued at all by that conversation, make sure you tune in before 8 o'clock. Stace, good morning to you.
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Speaker 6: Good morning, Will.
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Speaker 1: Now, we... We should reflect on what was a pretty extraordinary Melbourne Cup result for our sweep before we go anywhere. I know. Now, if you missed it yesterday, we had people calling in in groups of six, four groups of six. You'd call in. Your first six callers through would get a horse. Luck of the draw. Well, someone got really lucky because there was one instance where something a little different happened. And our very last one, Paul in Port Noarlunga South.
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Speaker 7: Paul.
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Speaker 6: He's put us on hold.
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Speaker 1: You there, Paul?
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Speaker 7: Oh.
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Speaker 1: Well, you know what?
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Speaker 6: He's out.
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Speaker 1: Let's take Lucy and Lockley's because that was the first one I saw. Lucy and Lockley's. We'll give you a horse. Morning, Lucy.
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Speaker 6: Lucy, good morning.
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Speaker 4: You're on the air.
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Speaker 6: Number 20, Point of Law.
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Speaker 1: Oh, very good.
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Speaker 2: Thank you very much.
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Speaker 1: Tale for the ages if Lucy wins the 100-year-old SEMTA Seafood. Tale for the ages indeed, as it turned out. So the very last horse drawn in our sweep was meant to be for Paul, who took another call while he was on the line.
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Speaker 8: Oh, Paul.
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Speaker 7: Yeah.
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Speaker 1: And then Lucy won it with point of law.
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Speaker 9: Oh, Paul.
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Speaker 6: Well done, Lucy.
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Speaker 1: Well done, Lucy. Well done.
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Speaker 6: $ 100 of Sam's House seafood coming your way.
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Speaker 1: It pays to be persistent. Lucy didn't care that we had six callers on the line. She kept calling.
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Speaker 6: She Bradbred it.
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Speaker 1: She Bradbred it. It's the first talk back Bradbury. I don't know if that's ever happened before. Congratulations to you, Lucy. What's the opposite of congratulations? Commiserations?
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Speaker 10: Yeah.
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Speaker 1: Commiserations to the 2026 Choice Shonky Award winners.
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Speaker 6: Oh, here we go. I love the Shonkys.
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Speaker 1: So this is the Choice, the consumer group, put out reviews of products. They also do a sort of inverse Oscars. Yeah, they are very helpful where they talk about the worst products and the worst service and so forth of the year. So here is 2026 nominees of the Shonky Awards. Ticket Tech and Ticketmaster for fleecing fans with tricky ticket tactics.
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Speaker 7: Yep.
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Speaker 1: Which is that you keep clicking through the booking fee.
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Speaker 11: I will say, though, Ticketek, if you ever need to resell the Ticketek marketplace, it's really good.
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Speaker 1: Because it's all in-house, isn't it? In-house, you can trust it. Virgin Australia for pocketing $ 75 million in expired flight credits.
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Speaker 6: Oh, don't get me started with the airlines.
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Speaker 1: I wonder if they'll be the subject of a class action like Qantas have been. They should. You'd imagine they would.
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Speaker 12: Yeah.
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Speaker 1: That one's underway. Hisense. Hisense made a washer-dryer. That takes 25 hours. I don't believe that's even possible. 25 hours?
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Speaker 6: How is that on the market?
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Speaker 1: Presumably the cycle length you choose is more than a day.
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Speaker 6: Oh, that's the eco setting. It's got a super energy efficient.
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Speaker 1: I mean, it is that. What does it turn off halfway through?
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Speaker 11: The eco setting takes 12 hours to wash and 13 hours to dry.
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Speaker 1: You could have saved Mother Earth.
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Speaker 11: Amazing.
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Speaker 1: Pet cover for a policy that's all bark and little benefit. Quest protein chips.
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Speaker 6: I'm so sick of protein.
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Speaker 1: Everything's got protein now. Tell the ham story.
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Speaker 11: I saw someone commenting on some ham saying, oh, there's now a new high-protein ham that's been released. And when they looked at the back, and compared it to the original ham, the serving suggestion was just double the size, so it had double the protein of the original version of ham.
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Speaker 1: Sony Interactive also got whacked for pay to play but not to own.
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Speaker 6: Oh, yeah.
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Speaker 1: I suspect, unfortunately, unless there's more of this sort of backlash or maybe it gets criminalised in some ways or the law changes, it's going to be normal that... You're not going to own anything that exists in the digital world. So historically, if you've bought a Sony PlayStation game or a movie that's been released by Sony, you'd get a little disc, a little box, and then you would own it. And then we moved to a world where there are no discs, and therefore there are no boxes. But you'd still own it. You'd download it, and it was yours to delete and re-download. They're saying now that you don't ever really actually own it. You're sort of leasing it.
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Speaker 6: Because they can remove the license at any time.
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Speaker 1: They can remove it.
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Speaker 6: What if I want to play Duck Hunt from the 90s?
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Speaker 1: Okay. This is a great example. This is the kind of thing. What's happening is they will quietly make Duck Hunt disappear eight years from now.
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Speaker 11: Yeah.
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Speaker 13: Yeah.
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Speaker 11: And they'll bring out Duck Hunt 2.0, which will be all PC and there's no ducks that you can actually shoot anymore.
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Speaker 1: Yeah, they don't shoot. You just make friends with them. We want your Shonky Awards, folks. What, in your house, if you had to award something in your home the Shonky Award, what would it be?
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Speaker 6: Oh, can you nominate a partner?
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Speaker 1: No, I'm joking.
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Speaker 6: Joking, joking.
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Speaker 1: Drive by, Ben. Too early for that. Do you know what we begin to learn is that Ben wakes up later because all your home material comes out early. Something Shonky in your home, preferably not a human being. 8223 0000. Text us on. Zero to four, eight, zero, eight, 1395.
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Speaker 6: Do you have one?
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Speaker 1: I've got a television, uh, and I should have known you get what you pay for, but I bought a TV that I thought would be really cool having out in the garage. I thought it was great. I can mount it on the wall. I went and I went and bought the most on sale, cheap high sense you could possibly get. Uh, and because I thought, I don't care. It doesn't need to be, I'm not watching, you know, blockbuster films out. I just want it on the background when I'm doing stuff. Uh, The downside of my shonky television is that every button on the remote is the power button. The problem is you don't know when any button's going to be the power button.
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Speaker 2: Oh.
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Speaker 1: So at any given point, you can go, I need to turn that up a bit, and the TV will turn off. And then when you go to turn it on, it won't be the power button. You'll have to find some other random button that will turn it back on again.
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Speaker 9: What?
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Speaker 1: And how long have you lived with this? It's like, oh, probably about 18 months.
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Speaker 6: Did you ever think of writing to the company?
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Speaker 1: No. No, that would require effort, Stace. I was looking for the road of least resistance. I feel like it's the Truman Show, where the guy's sitting there going, now when he pushes it, now he's interested in this. He's about to turn it up. Turn the TV off. That's what I feel like's happening.
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Speaker 6: It's a direct back.
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Speaker 1: I'll be like, I need to change the channel. I just want to flick over to, and it turns off. And it takes five minutes to turn on. Have you got anything shonky in your place that comes to mind?
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Speaker 6: Not immediately, but I'm sure there are things.
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Speaker 1: All right.
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Speaker 6: Oh, actually, no. It's not shonky. I'm probably shonky.
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Speaker 11: My microwave, I don't know how to use it properly, so I just press the button for 30-second increments.
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Speaker 1: So none of the other functionality?
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Speaker 6: I don't know how to use any of the other functions.
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Speaker 11: There are no numbers buttons, so you can't say, you know, I want to put it on for 45 seconds. You can't set it with a number. I only know how to use one button, and it's the 30-second increment button.
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Speaker 1: Hey, if it works.
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Speaker 11: Yeah.
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Speaker 1: If it works.
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Speaker 11: So everything only gets heated in 30-second increments in my house.
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Speaker 1: All right, shonky microwave, shonky TV. Sam, what have you got that's shonky at your place?
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Speaker 14: It's funny you should say that about your TV, Will, but I've got a Heissens TV as well.
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Speaker 10: I can't remember the model.
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Speaker 15: But it crashes. It just freezes.
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Speaker 16: Like the volume was that you can't change a channel, can't do nothing.
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Speaker 7: It's like a computer.
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Speaker 15: So I've got to turn it off from the PowerPoint. Wait a minute or so, and then the TV's got to reboot.
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Speaker 17: But it happens now and again.
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Speaker 18: Yeah.
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Speaker 1: It sucks. The funny thing is their big, big, more expensive TVs are really good.
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Speaker 2: Oh.
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Speaker 1: So it's not like their whole brand model is just slop.
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Speaker 6: You just bought the dodgy version.
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Speaker 1: It's just that, I mean, mine was heavily discounted. What can you say? Sally in Hillcrest, what's shonky at your place?
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Speaker 19: My air fryer.
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Speaker 1: Oh, what does it do? Presumably not fry.
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Speaker 7: No.
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Speaker 8: So I brought it when.
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Speaker 13: A store was closing down to rebrand, and it's obviously got a loose connection, and so the door on it doesn't stay shut. So you'll put it into its 20-minute cook cycle, and it will just stop. So you've literally got to stand there and hold the door the whole 20 minutes.
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Speaker 20: To get it to cook.
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Speaker 6: What an image.
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Speaker 1: At that point, don't.
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Speaker 6: You just use the oven, Sally?
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Speaker 14: Yep.
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Speaker 13: Yep.
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Speaker 1: The convenience of the air fryer except you must hold the door shut manually. Stand there and hold the door. Sally, that's a brilliant mental picture. Thank you. Keep them coming through. Our 5AA Breakfast Shonky Awards. Tell us the shonky thing in your... What is it that doesn't work that drives you nuts? Shout it out on local radio, 8223 0000, or you can text us on 04808 1395.
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Speaker 3: Knockdown, Bill 2, with Metro Homes. Sell one and move on. Keep the other as an investment. Metro Homes, they do it all for you.
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Speaker 5: Will Goodings with Stacey Lee. This is 5AA Breakfast.
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Speaker 1: 23 after six, exciting finish to our sweep yesterday with the final horse drawn being the one that ultimately won the Melbourne Cup. Exciting finish to the race itself too. Royal Supremacy leading down the straight. This is what Royal Supremacy heard as it was approaching the finish.
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Speaker 6: Oh, it's Wharfie time.
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Speaker 1: Paddy's so proud of this joke. He spent the last 24 hours telling us, we've got to play this audio of what Royal Supremacy heard.
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Speaker 11: He's been trying to set it up without ruining the surprise all morning.
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Speaker 1: He's so proud of this. He loves a good Wharfie time gag. What is a Wharfie time for horses? Yeah, no, fair enough. It had a whiff of Wharfie time to it. They should allow one horse to play Wharfie time at some point in the race.
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Speaker 21: Yeah.
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Speaker 1: I mean, you'd say that would make no sense, and neither did Wolfie time.
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Speaker 6: It wouldn't to the horse.
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Speaker 1: All right, let's dominate some more household shonkies. Michael in Ross, Trevor, what have you got?
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Speaker 22: Well, it's not actually in the house. It's out in the carport. It's the Volkswagen 2016 car shonky because it started with the rear camera not working. Then the main GPS radio infotainment system started to fail. then it became the cigarette lighter, then the window switches, you know.
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Speaker 2: Where I'm going with this.
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Speaker 22: Compared to the 1999 Mercedes-Benz sitting in the carport, I can't find anything going wrong with that machine. It goes well.
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Speaker 6: There you go.
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Speaker 22: And then as the weather is up here in Turingi, the clouds rolling in, and for your weather report coming up, I want you to play When the Clouds Roll In by Color Green.
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Speaker 1: Oh, okay. We never really thought about turning it into super requests, but, you know, something to consider. Michael, thank you. We're always happy to take feedback.
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Speaker 6: Absolutely.
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Speaker 1: Mike, in O'Sullivan Beach, what have you got at home that's shonky?
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Speaker 2: My son doesn't work.
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Speaker 1: Shonky son, Mike.
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Speaker 14: He's only been with me a couple of weeks, but.
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Speaker 6: As in he's a newborn or he's moved back in?
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Speaker 24: Moved back in.
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Speaker 6: I was going to say, not sure you can say that about a newborn. None of them do anything, really. They're just little potatoes.
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Speaker 1: Maybe he needs to find his feet, Mike. He'll get up and about. Don't worry about him. He'll be all right. Go on, Mike. Mike at a solid beach. Shonky things. Great text coming through.
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Speaker 6: I love how niche we're getting here. Brent.
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Speaker 11: Shonky award is the Coles hot mustard that isn't. It's pathetic mild and it tastes average.
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Speaker 1: That's just... Perfectly niche. That is magnificent.
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Speaker 6: Brilliant, Brent. Brilliant.
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Speaker 11: Lots of recommendations for your TV, Will. Lots of people suggesting you buy a universal remote.
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Speaker 1: Yes, this is the thing. It was meant to be cheap.
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Speaker 11: And then Paul from Seton says he has a Hisense TV with the same problem. He rang Hisense. They went through the steps to do an update and it's fine now.
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Speaker 1: Okay. You're not doing that. That might be Sam's TV that the software was turning off. Because mine feels like a hardware problem.
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Speaker 6: Oh, okay.
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Speaker 1: Possibly. Maybe, Paul. Maybe that would work for me too.
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Speaker 6: Andrew's got a similar problem.
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Speaker 11: We've got a TV remote that does everything except turn the TV on and off.
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Speaker 6: We have to turn it off at the PowerPoint.
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Speaker 11: And Chris has a hilarious Timu story. I tried Timu once. I saw a book that looked good. I ordered it, received it. It was a poster of the book.
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Speaker 1: Chris, that is unbelievable.
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Speaker 7: Unbelievable.
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Speaker 1: That's my favourite Temu story I've ever heard in my life. The poster of the book. Fantastic. The weather today, 14.8 degrees outside at the moment. A shower or two makes it sound more dramatic than it will be, zero to two millimetres. Although, if you look out east at the moment, it is grey out there. It looks like we're going to get a decent whack of rain. Top today of 21. Next couple of days, 20 and no rain tomorrow, 22 and dry Friday. Same two for Saturday. Picks up a bit sunny in 24 on Sunday. Looks like a beautiful day. Some warmth, 29 on Monday and then 26 with a possible shower on Tuesday of next week. Tom Renner's in the 5AA Breakfast Studio ready. There's already some recriminations coming through for Melbourne Cup dips that I don't think we need to read out. Agostino Mitsubishi's demo clearance is on now. Save a Pajero Sport, ASX Triton and Outlander. Nailsworth and Walson Lakes, good morning to you. Good morning.
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Speaker 4: Now, I'm just trying to think. I gave four numbers, I think.
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Speaker 6: You gave, you need, as Stuart says, you owe him an apology and money.
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Speaker 4: Number 20 was the second selection I gave. That won.
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Speaker 6: Yeah, he said. Oh, okay.
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Speaker 1: Hang on.
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Speaker 4: So I had number four, number 20. Number 11 came third.
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Speaker 1: Oh, right.
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Speaker 6: He said at least he got one of the four, I guess. He gave me a dodgy box four recommendation.
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Speaker 1: Oh, but he gave you the winners. Did it, Stuart?
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Speaker 2: Yeah.
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Speaker 4: If you box the first four and you get 50 grand, it's pretty hard to get fours. Get the four. But yes, I take your point.
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Speaker 1: Sorry, Reddy. I was taking Stuart as well. I didn't realise you actually picked the winner.
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Speaker 4: Well, no, I didn't. I had Middle Earth as the one that I said to pick and it came 10th.
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Speaker 1: It's still going.
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Speaker 4: It's still going. But look, yeah, so sorry, Stuart. I didn't pick.
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Speaker 1: He wanted you to pick the first four.
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Speaker 4: Well, I gave four numbers. I gave six to the early boys and four and yeah, look, there are a couple in there, but I didn't get the four.
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Speaker 1: Yeah, you're right. 50 grand would be nice though.
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Speaker 4: That would have been handy.
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Speaker 1: If you can sort that out for next year, Renny. Yeah, exactly.
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Speaker 4: Yeah, that'd be nice. We'll get that for next year. Well done to Ethan Brown, the jockey. He had a near-death experience as a rider. It was a brilliant ride, commanding ride. With 400 to go, I think we all thought that Royal Supremacy could have just hold on, but you wonder, don't you? I mean, Kiramar had seven horses. First ever trainer to.
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Speaker 1: Box the The top three. The top three.
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Speaker 25: Crazy.
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Speaker 4: But you do think, don't you, you know, it was pretty smart by Royal Supremacy, hey, you go out in front because I know I've got a few other horses that might, now I'm sure this doesn't happen, but, you know, there's a couple of others that might sweep home.
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Speaker 1: I hadn't thought about this before. With a field that's so dominated by one trainer.
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Speaker 4: He's got first, second, third, and Royal Supremacy fifth.
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Speaker 1: So he's dominated. It opens up tactics that otherwise aren't there.
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Speaker 6: Oh, do you think it was some.
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Speaker 4: Look, it was a leader's track. So it was a bold ride. I'm sure they had instruction to do it. So Ben Allen, I mean, like with four, I kept thinking, and I think most thought, oh, he'll get reined in, he'll get reined in. But with 300 to go, you're thinking, is it going to happen? But yeah, look, maybe that was going to help. So there's more speed in the race. So it means they've got to, you know, go harder to catch up.
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Speaker 1: So, yeah.
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Speaker 4: Maybe a little bit of that.
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Speaker 6: They do that with car racing, don't they?
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Speaker 2: Yeah.
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Speaker 11: When they've got teams and you need to come back.
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Speaker 1: Formula One does it. Yeah, that's it. Well, they try to do it and sometimes the driver's ego is getting in the way. It's part of the reason it's such a great sport.
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Speaker 11: I was about to say, if you were a jockey and you were told to go out early so you can fall back.
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Speaker 6: Would you do it?
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Speaker 20: Well.
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Speaker 4: I don't know that you would.
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Speaker 23: Yeah.
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Speaker 1: It's a great question.
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Speaker 4: If the trainer's telling you, you'd never admit to it.
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Speaker 2: Yeah.
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Speaker 4: But nonetheless.
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Speaker 6: Is it dodgy or is it just play? Is it just.
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Speaker 4: Well, that might be because you've got, you know, owners of that particular horse and say, well, if you're sabotaging my chance.
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Speaker 1: Yeah, you're right. They're all owned independently still. They're just trained by.
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Speaker 4: Trained by the same.
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Speaker 7: Yes.
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Speaker 4: Yeah, yeah, yeah. The only other bit of news around is, well, significant news is the Asian Cup.
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Speaker 1: Sure.
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Speaker 4: Is being delayed by, goes to show that sport and politics often do cross over, don't they? So, supposed to be in January next year in Saudi Arabia, but they're having to delay it to December. because of the ongoing conflict.
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Speaker 1: Tinfoil hat, if it was any other confederation, they'd move it to a different host in a different part of the country. If it was meant to be in Ukraine and Europe, they'd move it to France. You could post it in Japan, you could host it in China, you could host it in Australia. It's not hard to find Asian countries with soccer grounds. I'm glad they're doing what's safe, but You could have just flipped it somewhere else. Spot on, Will.
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Speaker 4: Like, it's just, yeah, it's a money thing, isn't it?
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Speaker 2: Yeah.
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Speaker 1: It's totally a money thing. The Middle East countries run the Asian Confederation now. Like, India runs cricket because it's where the money is. Yeah.
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Speaker 7: Yeah.
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Speaker 1: Good stuff, Rennie.
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Speaker 4: Good on you.
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Speaker 1: Thanks, guys.
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Speaker 3: Knockdown Bill 2 with Metro Homes. Sell one and move on. Keep the other as an investment. Metro Homes. They do it all for you.
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Speaker 5: Will Goodings with Stacey Lee. This is 5AA Breakfast.
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Speaker 1: 20 minutes to seven, having a lot of fun taking your shonky nominations for things around your house that don't work or things you've ordered that weren't quite what they seemed. Love this text from someone who says, Will and Stacey, this was shonky. I ordered what seemed like a snowball of my family.
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Speaker 2: Oh, cute.
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Speaker 1: You know, I can imagine that, that glass.
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Speaker 6: Snow globe.
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Speaker 1: Yeah, beautiful. When I received it, it was a flat piece of glass with my family and half of the family were missing.
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Speaker 6: I'm so disappointed.
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Speaker 1: My girls now just laugh at me. That's a bit sad, the last bit, but My.
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Speaker 11: Mum actually ordered mugs for us one year with photos on them and they all got delivered just black plain mugs and we were all laughing at her for ages saying, how did this happen?
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Speaker 6: What did you do? Did you upload the wrong photo?
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Speaker 11: And we put boiling water in the mug and as the boiling water warmed up the mug, the photo appeared.
00:20:17
Speaker 1: Oh, that's cool.
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Speaker 6: So it was sort of a magic mug.
00:20:20
Speaker 1: Redemption.
00:20:20
Speaker 7: Yeah.
00:20:21
Speaker 1: For mum.
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Speaker 6: So at one point, mum.
00:20:23
Speaker 1: Well played, mum. It's not quite a disappearing mug level of comeuppance, but yesterday we had a listener send us a picture of the Torrens with a sheet of green what looked like moss on top of it. And we said, look, horrific. And we put it up and people were saying, this looks disgusting. What in the hell is going on? A few of our listeners made the point, hey, shit, I think it's duckweed and I think it's okay. We thought we'd get a definitive answer.
00:20:47
Speaker 7: Yeah.
00:20:47
Speaker 1: Brenton Agria from Green Adelaide joins us. Brenton, good morning.
00:20:51
Speaker 2: Good morning.
00:20:52
Speaker 1: What we're seeing, whilst it doesn't look pleasant, is it good for the ecosystem?
00:20:57
Speaker 26: Yeah, it's actually, it is good. It's one of these naturally occurring plants. It's tiny, but it is actually food for ducks and other things as well. It actually takes some of the nutrients out of the water column as well.
00:21:11
Speaker 1: Yeah.
00:21:12
Speaker 26: Whilst, yeah, it can, you know, from a visual perspective, sometimes it may not look that good. It's actually not a bad sign for the Torrens Lake.
00:21:23
Speaker 7: Right.
00:21:23
Speaker 4: Okay.
00:21:24
Speaker 6: So it's not a good idea to try and clean it up?
00:21:29
Speaker 23: It does.
00:21:30
Speaker 26: Occasionally, the City of Adelaide does clean it up, and that's to do with if it's impacting the rowing clubs and so on. So they do occasionally remove some. But if there was no other use of the lake, you wouldn't clean it up. It moves on, it dies away. It's just conditions at the moment are actually pretty good for it. And the Torrens Lake is actually almost a perfect environment for duckweed to grow.
00:22:00
Speaker 1: How long would it typically... What's its lifespan? How long would it stick around for?
00:22:04
Speaker 26: It will stick around for weeks, even months. And it's more the... The water conditions, flows, winds, heat, that actually it starts to die off and so on. So that's why when it hangs around for a while and it grows so well, occasionally the City of Adelaide will actually remove some. They sort of trap it and I understand they even use a vacuuming type piece of equipment to take it out.
00:22:34
Speaker 6: Right.
00:22:34
Speaker 2: Hmm.
00:22:35
Speaker 11: I've read somewhere that it can actually be eaten.
00:22:39
Speaker 6: It's nutritious.
00:22:41
Speaker 26: I haven't tried it myself. I wouldn't recommend that for anyone. And I'm not recommending either. But I have read similar reports and things about it that it actually is food that can be eaten in other parts of the world. And, of course, ducks eat it, as I think the vision showed earlier. some cute ducklings having a nibble on it yesterday.
00:23:05
Speaker 1: Yeah. Well, thank you for clarifying that for us, Brent. We really appreciate it.
00:23:10
Speaker 2: You're welcome.
00:23:11
Speaker 1: And the environment works in wonderful and at times mysterious ways. Brent and Greer are the director of Green Adelaide. I wonder what this morning's like for our next guest. John O'Neill is part owner of Melbourne Cup winning horse, Point of Law. John, good morning to you and congratulations.
00:23:27
Speaker 18: Good morning to you too. You're a little bit dusty and ordinary here this morning, but having said that, it was a huge day and a wonderful evening with all of the ownership.
00:23:36
Speaker 1: Are you especially dusty, John? Because I read that you'd been off the drink for eight years until yesterday.
00:23:41
Speaker 18: That is correct. That is correct information and... I made a comeback for a brief period of time, and the comeback was not overly successful for my head this morning, but anyway, it was a bit of fun while it was going on.
00:23:57
Speaker 6: Well, congratulations.
00:23:59
Speaker 11: I just can't even imagine what it would be like to be there and see your horse win.
00:24:05
Speaker 18: Yeah, no, look, it was just a fantastic day. Like, it's been a just, just a wonderful story. Um, Kieran Marr and, uh, and Will Bourne who does all of his, um, his horse searching around the world for these international horses had spent some time at, uh, at Royal Ascot last year. And, um, Kieran took his mum over, which is pretty well documented. And she'd, uh, you know, she's an elderly lady now, Eileen, probably nearly 90. And she sent a note to the King and the King agreed to catch up with him. So Kieran trains another horse for the King as well. And, um, So, um, the, the relationship between his mom and the king and the queen became, um, became very close and, and basically that contributed to us being able to close a deal on buying the horse off him. So, um, at one stage it looked like he was going to race half the horse with the ownership group. And I, then I think just for legal reasons and, um, and stuff in the UK, he.
00:25:01
Speaker 13: Couldn't do that.
00:25:02
Speaker 18: So anyway, we're very lucky to, we're very, very lucky to purchase the horse and, um, As I said, Kieran Mars, I think he trained five of the first six runners and the trifecta, so we've had a lot of horses with him over the journey, and we continue to do that, and the ownership group are very.
00:25:18
Speaker 1: Very appreciative. You've experienced it all with horses in the Melbourne Cup, a previous win, but also a couple of seconds, and horses run down. What was your level of comfort with the ride on Point of Law yesterday, John, as you're watching this? the back third of that race unfold. Did you think you were in with a show? Did you like where you were positioned in the field and so forth?
00:25:40
Speaker 18: Yeah, look, the pace was certainly on. Another horse of Kieran's Royal Supremacy took off pretty early, so it was a pretty exciting race. I think he was 15 or 20 lengths in front when they came to the corner, but we sort of knew our bloke was an elite stayer. He did a really good job first up at Geelong in the Geelong Cup for us, and we were going to run him in the Moonee Valley Cup on the Saturday to try to qualify. But Kieran just said, look, we're going to have to run him before that. He's just so fresh and wants to have a run. So we sent him around in the Geelong Cup, which is normally a pretty good sort of preview race into the Melbourne Cup. And we're always comfortable. Ethan Brown's a great friend of the ownership group and great friend of mine. And he's written Jimmy Starr for us and Light Infantry Man and and a number of other horses that have won group ones. So we love Ethan. He's got a great story as well. And we always had plenty of confidence in him. He was full of beans in the morning and the night before about trying to win. So he saved plenty of ground back towards the inside and just that electric turn of foot the last sort of 350 or 400 metres was incredible. So you put him away pretty quickly. It was great.
00:26:46
Speaker 1: Great ride. Spectacular finish. I guess the only thing left to wonder now is, John, are you going to be back off the drink for eight years after this?
00:26:53
Speaker 18: No, I don't think so. I mean, look, I will say that the comeback will be short-lived, but I'll assure you that Jimmy Starr goes around Saturday in the oar and Saturday week in the oar, and we've got Birdman going around in the... and the Champions 2000. So I might make a comeback again if one of those happen to win.
00:27:13
Speaker 1: Well, congratulations again to you, John. We appreciate you getting up early, mate. Good to chat with you.
00:27:17
Speaker 18: Pleasure, guys.
00:27:18
Speaker 1: All the best.
00:27:18
Speaker 18: Take care.
00:27:19
Speaker 1: John O'Neill, part owner of Melbourne Cup winner Point of Law. He'd very elegant before that he had some connections with that won the race, but three seconds as well in the Melbourne Cup over the course of the journey.
00:27:29
Speaker 2: Yeah.
00:27:30
Speaker 6: So they only came into ownership earlier this year in August.
00:27:33
Speaker 1: Yeah, amazing.
00:27:33
Speaker 6: From the king.
00:27:34
Speaker 1: Negotiations with King Charles.
00:27:37
Speaker 6: Imagine if that ended up being allowed to happen. King Charles was a part owner still.
00:27:42
Speaker 1: Yeah, does he? It would have been a big night out then, wouldn't it? He might have flown them all to the Caribbean to hang out with Albo.
00:27:52
Speaker 11: Imagine King Charles at the races, watching people throw up into their fascinators.
00:27:57
Speaker 1: His mum did obviously love the horses. Royal Ascot, yeah. All right, let's head to Safe Bowl in Dunedin. Yeah, well, it's dead to say, Paul. Senior Constable Holly Frisby joins us. Holly, there's been a suspicious car fire at Craigmore overnight.
00:28:10
Speaker 25: 10 o'clock last night, police and fire crews were called to a car park on Yorktown Road to report of a car fire. A Mitsubishi station wagon was found ablaze and was quickly extinguished by firefighters. Inquiries with the registered owner revealed it had been stolen from a Craigmore property earlier in the week. Crime scene investigators were in attendance to determine the cause of the fire and we ask anyone who was witness to this incident or has information that can assist with the investigation to contact Crime Stoppers online or on 1800 333 000.
00:28:37
Speaker 11: And there's a suspicious car fire at Elizabeth Park this morning, Holly.
00:28:42
Speaker 25: Yeah, so that's a suspicious fire involving a vacant property on Butler Street at about 2 o'clock this morning. Fire crews extinguished the blaze not before significant damage was caused. And police believe the fire to be suspicious and fire cause investigators will be in attendance later today to determine the cause of that fire. And once again, we do ask anyone who is witness to any suspicious behaviour or who has CCTV or dash cam footage that can assist with that investigation to contact Crime Stoppers on 09 or on 1800 333 000.
00:29:13
Speaker 1: Good stuff, Holly. Thank you, Senior Constable Holly Frisby from SAPOL. Make sure you tune in a little bit later today on 5AA. to our 5AA Interactive Lounge. Sorry, tomorrow afternoon, not today, I'm getting into myself. Leith Forrest and Vincent Scarley from Saviour Financial Services discussing the home lay-by plan that we spoke about a little bit earlier. That's tomorrow on our 5AA Interactive Lounge with Leith Forrest. Time to check traffic. The Toyota Land Cruiser 300 Performance Hybrid has arrived at Jarvis Toyota, combining iconic strength with advanced hybrid power.
00:29:42
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00:29:50
Speaker 5: Will Goodings with Stacey Lee. This is 5AA Breakfast.
00:29:55
Speaker 1: Six to seven, it is election day in the United States. It is the point in the cycle they call the midterm elections, the way the system works in the US. You vote for the president every four years. You vote for the House, which is comprised of 430-odd seats based on population in every state, a bit like our electorates. You do that one every two years. So you do it when there's an election and then halfway through. Senate terms are six years. That's their upper house, two senators for every state. They come up, a third of the House comes up every two years. So you do a third every two years, a third on presidential election day, a third on a midterm, and so on and so forth.
00:30:28
Speaker 6: It feels unnecessarily confusing.
00:30:30
Speaker 1: It's a lot of voting. They love democracy in the US. So that's happening there today. There are some little elements of it as well that make it unique. No sport on today, apart from the NHL, weirdly, the ice hockey plays. But the NBA have suspended all their games. If it was on a football on a weekend, they don't play NFL games anymore. Golf won't play. They quarantine it from professional sport, apart from ice hockey, for reasons I don't entirely understand.
00:30:56
Speaker 6: Can you imagine if they tried to do that here?
00:30:59
Speaker 1: No sport on election day? Imagine that.
00:31:01
Speaker 6: It would be riot.
00:31:02
Speaker 1: Saturday, election day, often during AFL season. Yeah, it's right. People would lose their minds. But that gives you sort of a bit of a sense of what's happening over there in the US. They're also hopeless at getting people through polling places to vote. They're really inefficient at it.
00:31:15
Speaker 11: Yeah.
00:31:17
Speaker 1: The closing arguments are being made. Lots of interviews are being done. None more peculiar than the US President's recent event talking about how good-looking everyone is in his.
00:31:26
Speaker 4: Yeah, the men.
00:31:27
Speaker 1: The men are in his party. And he was asked about it by Australia's Miranda Devine.
00:31:31
Speaker 11: Who is your best-looking administration official?
00:31:34
Speaker 2: Is it J.D.
00:31:35
Speaker 5: Vance, Marco Rubio, Scott Besant.
00:31:39
Speaker 9: Which.
00:31:39
Speaker 2: One of those three?
00:31:40
Speaker 7: Or is there someone else?
00:31:41
Speaker 27: Pete Higson.
00:31:43
Speaker 23: Pete's a good looking guy. You're going to get me in big trouble when you ask me those questions. Why do you do that? I think they're all great. I'll tell you what. In their own way, Marco's really a great, hot politician in the sense that he's done great. J.D., the same thing he's doing. They're all doing great. Scott Besson to central casting, right? If I was going to do a movie on The Treasury pick him for the lead. They're all good.
00:32:13
Speaker 27: They're all good.
00:32:14
Speaker 1: Wasn't drawn on that occasion, the US president. It's been a sort of weird rabbit hole he's gone down. The significance of this, if you're wondering, as an Australian, what does it mean? Well, it means it frustrates the president's agenda in terms of pursuing things that he has been an ideological crusader for. So I think in terms of Australia, we're talking about tariffs. You think about... Things like, if any big dramatic moves are made on AUKUS now, if you don't control the houses there, suddenly you can't make the sorts of sweeping decisions that have been made in the past. Foreign policy, fighting wars, funding wars and so forth. Appointing people suddenly means something that the President can't do in isolation, that the Senate confirms appointments.
00:32:49
Speaker 7: So.
00:32:50
Speaker 1: it changes the complexion of things and would slow down what has seemingly been a remarkable rate of remarkable stuff that's coming out of the US. So that's sort of what's on the agenda. That's what's on the line today at the midterm elections as they affect Australia. Miley Hogan is in Washington, DC for Seven News. Miley, good morning to you. Obviously, it's early there in the process, but as far as election days go, has it been progressing as per normal? And when do you think we'll start getting some results?
00:33:20
Speaker 12: Good morning.
00:33:21
Speaker 17: Well, as far as election days go, it's certainly election day in the US. I was just outside the White House earlier, just trying to get a feel of how people were going. And there were a couple of protesters out there. And I spoke to a couple of other people who were racing off to go and vote.
00:33:35
Speaker 12: And I think the.
00:33:36
Speaker 17: Interesting thing about Washington DC is, as people from all over the United States come here to work, so they're voting in all different places around the country.
00:33:44
Speaker 12: So it's quite a.
00:33:44
Speaker 17: Nice time to chat to them and see how they were feeling. But election day is in full swing. People are out voting. The problem is that it is difficult, as you mentioned, to get people through these voting polls and into these booths here in the United States because it's not compulsory. So it's a big job for the parties to try and motivate their base and undecided voters to get out there and vote. But I will say they did see a surge in early voting, around 55 million Americans cast their ballot early.
00:34:11
Speaker 6: What does that tell us, if anything, about the way the vote's going to go? Look, it is.
00:34:17
Speaker 17: Interesting when it comes to early voting because historically, Democrats are good at it. They get out early and they put their votes in. But when it comes to Donald Trump's loyal followers, they tend to show up on the day. That's when you're going to get your really loyal bag of ace. They like to be there in person. And that's basically been Donald Trump's goal throughout this election campaign. He's been crisscrossing the country, rallying in reliably red states, really, to try and push his followers out to go.
00:34:47
Speaker 12: And vote on the day.
00:34:50
Speaker 1: So the Democrats need to flip four Senate seats to get control of the Senate. It looks like they'll get control of the House, all the projections are. What's the sense on election day? What are the latest polls tell us, Miley? And what level of optimism is there among Democrats to flip some of these states that have been historically very red like Texas?
00:35:12
Speaker 17: It's interesting. I spoke to some Democrats and there was that cautious optimism that we see thrown around all the time. And one of them said that they were nauseously optimistic about getting through and getting some.
00:35:24
Speaker 6: Of those seats.
00:35:25
Speaker 17: But look, the last poll that I saw before I went to sleep last night was from the Times-Siena, and it did have the Democrats with a slight edge in some of those really competitive seats in the Senate. Now, there's about seven that are a toss-up that people will be keeping their eye on. And I just want to talk about one quickly.
00:35:43
Speaker 12: It's Texas.
00:35:44
Speaker 17: You've probably seen this with James Tallarico and Ken Paxton. But the reason it's so interesting is James Tallarico is a young Democratic candidate there. And if he does take that Senate seat, he'll be the first Democrat to do that in almost, I think.
00:35:59
Speaker 19: The 80s.
00:36:00
Speaker 17: So that will give a real sense of how people are feeling in Texas because it really is Republican heartland. But I do think that he will have a battle on his hands to try and claim it.
00:36:11
Speaker 7: Hmm.
00:36:12
Speaker 1: Well, we'll wait over the next couple of hours. It'll become clear, Miley. It's potentially a big day in global politics. Thank you, Miley Hogan, for 7 News in Washington, D.C.
00:36:25
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00:36:33
Speaker 1: Will Goodings with Stacey Lee. This is 5AA Breakfast. Seven after seven. Good morning to you for joining us for the first time on this Wednesday morning. Sean Fuster will take us around the courts after 7.30 and then before 8 o'clock. This is going to be fascinating with Koshi this morning talking about the RBA decision in and of itself was entirely predictable yesterday. We knew rates were going to go up. We know inflation is a mile from the target band and it doesn't look like it's coming back anytime soon. What was intriguing was the degree to which Michelle Bullock yesterday was willing to use the R word for recession.
00:37:03
Speaker 15: I know.
00:37:04
Speaker 1: And talk about the economic conditions next year. So we're going to get Koshy's take on that before 8 o'clock today. Fascinated by that. I'm fascinated too to find out if any of our listeners were stung or have been stung in similar scenarios, like though 100-odd cars that were at a park year car park on Anzac Highway, Morphable Racecourse, on Sunday during the Come Alive show, which is a show that's based on The Greatest Showman. The people that parked in what they thought was just perfectly available public parks copped fines. Nearly $ 100 the fines were worth. And there's a lot of confusion about the enforceability of them because on the fine it says, this is not an expiation. This is not. In fact, there's weird language written on it. And people think, well, hang on, what? Who's issuing this? It's the car park owner, is it? It's not a council.
00:37:50
Speaker 6: Is it a council?
00:37:51
Speaker 2: Yeah.
00:37:52
Speaker 1: If you got stung by this and you're a little surprised, we'd love to hear from you. We'll be chatting with someone who was precisely in that boat at that show. But you've said, Stacey, that there are other people who've gone to other things that have had of these similar, I don't even know what to call them because they're not officially expiations.
00:38:05
Speaker 6: No, it looks like a fine.
00:38:08
Speaker 11: It looks like one you'd get from a council, but it does have a little disclaimer on it. I've had a couple of these in the past, and I don't know if this is irresponsible to say, but I just don't pay them.
00:38:17
Speaker 1: Well, are they enforceable?
00:38:19
Speaker 6: I don't think they are. Well, no one's ever come at me.
00:38:21
Speaker 1: I imagine they'd have to, one, identify you, and two, then pursue you in court, which wouldn't Probably doesn't make much sense for anybody to do that. It's intriguing.
00:38:31
Speaker 6: Don't take my advice on that.
00:38:33
Speaker 18: No, no, no.
00:38:33
Speaker 6: Maybe consult a lawyer or someone.
00:38:36
Speaker 1: Not a lawyer. 8223 0000. If you've been in that boat, though.
00:38:39
Speaker 6: I just don't.
00:38:39
Speaker 1: We'd love to hear from you. Let's spin the wheel, shall we? We've got a Care Alert emergency watch to give away. Care Alert, wonderful business. Spoke with the Stills the other day. They're gallivanting around the world. Personal alert system, second to none. Call them today to find out if you qualify for a free system through government funding. Or you can visit carolote.com.au.
00:38:57
Speaker 6: What do we consider that?
00:38:58
Speaker 4: It is right in the middle.
00:38:59
Speaker 1: I think it's a 17. 17. I think it's a 17.
00:39:01
Speaker 6: It didn't tick over into 18.
00:39:02
Speaker 1: Full transparency. It's on the Facebook and YouTube live stream. 17, we're going to call it. That was number 1942. So people who are 84 or turning 84 this year.
00:39:15
Speaker 7: 1942.
00:39:15
Speaker 6: I think we had the same age last week.
00:39:19
Speaker 1: Did we?
00:39:19
Speaker 6: Maybe.
00:39:20
Speaker 1: There is something about the wheel that is less than random, shall we say. It wouldn't. You know, if there was some sort of audit that were done, a la a casino, that wheel would be flagged, I think.
00:39:31
Speaker 6: We're not regulated by the Lotteries Agency.
00:39:33
Speaker 1: And you'd think, well, as a radio station, you know, there's some smoke and mirrors. We don't design how it comes up, by the way. We're just using a dodgy wheel, pointing back to our subject in the first hour this morning. 1942. is the year for the Carolette smartwatch. So get calling now on 8223 0000. In the meantime, let's bring Annette Vermeer into the conversation. Annette was someone who was copped one of these fines at the show near Morfordville. Annette, good morning to you.
00:40:02
Speaker 12: Good morning.
00:40:03
Speaker 8: Good morning.
00:40:04
Speaker 1: So just tell us the circumstances, Annette, in terms of where you were, what the fines said, and how many other cars around you copped fines?
00:40:12
Speaker 8: Well, I went to the show, and we were in a hurry because I worked, and I had to, and if you don't get in the show, they closed the big top for the first couple of acts. So we drove in, flew into the thing, and when we came out, there was this $ 98 fine, not a $ 15 or a $ 30 or a $ 40 fine. There was a $ 98 fine on my card, $ 98. And then when I read it closely, and I was like, I didn't even see that. I didn't even see that. Because I've parked there many times. It's the Junction Hotel. I've parked there many times. And I didn't even see that. Anyway, I read it and it said, this is not an expiation or a parking fine. So I was like, well, what is it then?
00:40:56
Speaker 6: I'm not understanding.
00:40:57
Speaker 8: So I have done a little bit of research into it. And they literally, they can't, because they can't get my details because they're not the council. They're a private parking place and they can't get my details because, and if they do, that's a breach of privacy. So they can't... Literally, the only way they can do it is to take you to court. Now, if they take me to court, I'm not sure how they do that without getting my details. And it's just going to cost them... So what they're hoping on, I'm assuming... this is someone telling me that they're hoping that say 30% of those people pay that $ 98 because they're, and that they've made a bit of a profit. That's basically, and this car park, apparently I've done some investigation. It's only just been put in for this show.
00:41:46
Speaker 15: Yeah.
00:41:47
Speaker 6: I was reading that in the teaser. It's privately owned land and the car park.
00:41:51
Speaker 11: Just was introduced or the paid parking side of it was introduced at the start of spring.
00:41:57
Speaker 6: I'm guessing the Wolfville race course for spring racing.
00:42:00
Speaker 1: Yeah, just to smash everyone during this period.
00:42:02
Speaker 6: Just to sting a few extra people.
00:42:03
Speaker 1: So, Annette, what are you going to do with the fine? Are you going to throw it in the special filing cabinet, the bin?
00:42:08
Speaker 8: Yeah, that's why my special filing cabinet. No, I'm not going to pay it. I mean, I've been advised, don't worry about it, you don't have to pay it. So, I'm not paying.
00:42:17
Speaker 5: It, yeah.
00:42:18
Speaker 8: So, because, I mean, $ 98, and, you know, regardless, $ 98, that is just ridiculous.
00:42:23
Speaker 20: That is ridiculous.
00:42:26
Speaker 6: Was it clearly marked, Annette? Like, could you tell it was a car park?
00:42:29
Speaker 8: To be really honest, I honestly didn't see it, but I was in such a hurry when I went in. I didn't see it. I honestly didn't see that it was a car park because had I seen that, I probably would have thought, oh, well, I won't park there. I didn't see that it was a car park, like as in a paid car park.
00:42:45
Speaker 25: Yeah.
00:42:45
Speaker 8: Because as I said, I've parked there a number of times, like a number of times and not– because I've been to that, you know, even in that hotel a number of times and I've never– never seen that there was a car park. And then when I investigated it, it's only just been put up. So, yeah, so $ 98. So, yes, thank you very much for a nice evening out. And there was a whole lot of people getting to their cars and going, oh, my God, $ 98.
00:43:11
Speaker 28: It was like all these people.
00:43:12
Speaker 8: Going to their cars. So I wasn't the only one that missed that it was a car park.
00:43:16
Speaker 1: Yeah, this is fascinating. Annette, thank you. Good to chat with you. Appreciate that. Michael in Melrose Park got fined. Your friend got fined, Michael.
00:43:24
Speaker 17: Yes, yeah.
00:43:25
Speaker 29: We had two horses at the races and we normally park in that car park by the junction and she'd come out and next day she'd have a look and she's got a $ 96 or $ 98 fine. Has she paid it? It costs enough to have horses, let alone go to the races and this is what you've got to do.
00:43:41
Speaker 1: It's a hefty fine.
00:43:43
Speaker 11: Yeah, it is.
00:43:44
Speaker 1: It's a big fine.
00:43:45
Speaker 18: It's ridiculous.
00:43:46
Speaker 6: Did she pay it, Michael?
00:43:48
Speaker 29: No, well, that was only Saturday, so I don't think she will. But if you're a member of the Jockey Club, we got an email that said that you just go and put your registration number in and you get free car park.
00:44:03
Speaker 1: Oh, that's interesting.
00:44:04
Speaker 29: Because the other car park on Morfitt Road, which is the members' car park, is that small now because all the shed's up for the implements. There's not many other places to park.
00:44:14
Speaker 1: Okay. All right. Thank you, Michael. Let's go to Danny in Craigmore who's called in on this. Morning, Danny.
00:44:19
Speaker 7: Yeah, Yasu, Stacey, good morning, Will, how are you going? The thing they use with these private car parks, it's not like a council fine or a council parking. What they use is they say that you're in breach of contract.
00:44:32
Speaker 1: Yes, that's the language I've seen, yeah.
00:44:34
Speaker 7: Yeah, because if you remember, Will, you'd probably remember, because I reckon your dad reported on this ages ago, at Lyle McEwen Hospital, or opposite Lyle Mac, there was a parking facility there and the towing company was coming in stealing people's cars.
00:44:50
Speaker 1: Do you remember that? I do remember that, Danny.
00:44:52
Speaker 7: You're right.
00:44:53
Speaker 1: This is very similar.
00:44:54
Speaker 7: They had these signs, a lot of them, and they say once you've crossed the threshold past that sign and you don't pay or you overstay, you're in breach of contract.
00:45:05
Speaker 1: Yeah, you've entered into a contract.
00:45:07
Speaker 7: Yeah, sneaky. But I believe, like I think one of your callers said, and you're right, Stace, don't pay it because it'll cost him a fortune to take you to court.
00:45:17
Speaker 2: Yeah.
00:45:17
Speaker 1: Danny, thank you. More than fine.
00:45:19
Speaker 6: If I'd have stored Danny. Thanks for that. Thank you.
00:45:24
Speaker 1: Thanks, thank you. What does that mean?
00:45:25
Speaker 6: Thank you.
00:45:25
Speaker 1: All right, good stuff.
00:45:27
Speaker 6: It's really interesting because.
00:45:31
Speaker 6: Yeah, like I said, I've never paid one of these fines.
00:45:32
Speaker 11: And I can understand someone owns private land and wants to turn it into a car park. That is their right. So I kind of have some sympathy for the people who own this land. But if you're going to do that, turn it into a proper car park, get the infrastructure, get a boom gate, get a sign, make the signage clearly clear, get a ticket machine, tell everyone how much it costs per however many hours, make it really clear when people are driving into that area that you are in a paid car park and pay for the boom gates if you for the infrastructure to make.
00:46:01
Speaker 1: It a proper carpet. Totally transparent. Now, Ben Jordan, our resident statsman, said on our weighted wheel that we don't pretend is totally random, because we know it's totally crooked, the number was 18. Last week. So the fact that that red bit of plastic just managed to stay in the 17 was a bit of a miracle. But the good news is it means that Barbara has won the Caralot Smartwatch this morning. So congratulations to you, Barbara.
00:46:25
Speaker 27: Thank you.
00:46:27
Speaker 15: Miracles do happen.
00:46:28
Speaker 1: Miracle star. Well, we had someone win our sweep yesterday because the person before was on hold. We've had you because of the plastic stuck on 1942. Have you always called South Australia home, Barbara?
00:46:40
Speaker 16: Yes, I was born in the Barossa Valley.
00:46:43
Speaker 15: Oh, beautiful.
00:46:45
Speaker 16: I've lived here a good part of my life. I've been interstate and overseas and all sorts of other things, but the majority I've been in South Australia.
00:46:53
Speaker 6: Are you still in the Barossa?
00:46:55
Speaker 16: No, no, I live in the southern suburbs now, and I've been here in my little house for now I'm 50 years.
00:47:02
Speaker 1: Wow. Were your parents in the wine industry, or they were doing something else in the Barossa?
00:47:07
Speaker 14: No, no.
00:47:07
Speaker 16: I came from a little town called Dutton, which doesn't exist anymore, which is just north of Truro, and we had a mixed farm. We had sheep and wheat, and my two brother's Lived on the farm, and my third brother decided to move away, and we had a very happy childhood in that part of the world.
00:47:31
Speaker 1: What happened to Dutton? Did it just get its name changed, or does no one live there anymore?
00:47:35
Speaker 16: No, it's just no one lives there.
00:47:38
Speaker 11: Unbelievable.
00:47:38
Speaker 16: I drive through if I go to see my relatives who live up there still.
00:47:42
Speaker 1: Yeah, right. Barbara, congratulations on you. Nice to get to know you a little bit more, and thanks for calling in.
00:47:48
Speaker 16: I can't still believe it. I'm still in shock.
00:47:51
Speaker 1: No, good on you, Barbara. You'll love it.
00:47:52
Speaker 16: I listen every morning and I think, no, it's not me today.
00:47:56
Speaker 1: Today it's you, Barbara. Never give up hope.
00:47:58
Speaker 16: Seeing you a million miles away and listening, listening, and then I said 1942.
00:48:03
Speaker 27: Uh-oh.
00:48:05
Speaker 1: This was your moment.
00:48:06
Speaker 16: I'll have some luck sometime.
00:48:07
Speaker 1: No, good on you, Barbara. A worthy winner, Barbara. Well done. Absolutely, Barbara. You've got the Carolette smartwatch coming your way. How many people from places that don't exist anymore?
00:48:15
Speaker 6: Yeah.
00:48:16
Speaker 1: Lots of people went to schools that don't exist anymore or schools that have their name changed generally to protect the innocent. But people who are from places that don't exist. Don't exist. It's not a place anymore.
00:48:28
Speaker 6: Well, especially not in this world. We're adding new suburbs.
00:48:30
Speaker 1: Absolutely.
00:48:31
Speaker 6: Removing suburbs usually.
00:48:32
Speaker 1: It's going the other way.
00:48:33
Speaker 5: Yeah.
00:48:34
Speaker 8: All right.
00:48:34
Speaker 1: We're going to check traffic and come back with more in just a moment. The Toyota Land Cruiser 300 Performance Hybrid has arrived at Jarvis Toyota, combining iconic strength with advanced hybrid power.
00:48:44
Speaker 7: What?
00:48:45
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00:48:57
Speaker 1: 24 minutes after seven, Chris Kent from the Bureau of Meteorology in just a moment. First, let's head out to the Barossa Valley because Sandra's called into the program. Morning to you, Sandra.
00:49:06
Speaker 27: Good morning. Yes, I live in a little place called Macoulter. And I thought, well, I'm going to support Dutton because it still exists. In fact, the last... time I drove through it, because it's just north of Truro on the Yedunda Road, and there's a whole lot of new houses. It's quite a thriving little community. They've still got the Lutheran Church there. The only thing, obviously, would be the schools closed down. But, yeah, and you can still get caught speeding through there. What? They have speed traps. Ah, interesting.
00:49:48
Speaker 1: Well, rumours of the demise of Dutton have been greatly exaggerated. Sandra, thank you. A lot of other people in the Barossa Valley have contacted us. Well, Peter from the Barossa says Dutton does still exist. And Bud from Hewitt, which borders the Barossa Valley, says.
00:50:02
Speaker 1: There are more people living in Dutton today than there were years ago.
00:50:05
Speaker 6: I think it's maybe Barbara was referring to the township.
00:50:09
Speaker 14: Maybe.
00:50:09
Speaker 11: Maybe the sort of main street township where the schools were and stuff. That doesn't exist anymore.
00:50:16
Speaker 1: Yeah, maybe not the Dutton that she knew and grew up in in the 50s. Thank you for those Barossa Valley listeners. Good to hear from you. All right, let's head to the Weather Bureau. Chris Kent at the Bureau of Meteorology joins us. Chris, what's Wednesday got in store for us?
00:50:32
Speaker 17: Yeah, g'day, guys.
00:50:32
Speaker 24: We've got a cold front that's forecast to move or pass through Adelaide probably in the next maybe hour or so between 9 and 10 o'clock, I reckon. It's currently pushing across Kangaroo Island at the moment, almost breaching Kingscote now. With that, we'll see some brief showers, probably not expecting too much in it, maybe a few millimetres, but should pass through reasonably quickly. Rest of the afternoon, I mean, it's still a possibility. Might have a light shower around, but sort of starting to clear up. But yeah, those winds behind the other front expected to be a bit fresh and gusty for the rest of the afternoon as those southwest lees start to kick in.
00:51:18
Speaker 1: All right, good stuff, Chris. Thank you. Chris Kent from the Bureau of Meteorology. Sean Fuster coming up after 7.30 this morning. Then David Koch on the economy. Lots to talk about on that front with The Reserve Bank's determination yesterday, the cash rate has been increased by 25 basis points to an 18-year high, which means about $ 600 extra a month on an $ 800, 000 mortgage, which is all pretty standard at the moment. So what's that, $ 125 a week, something like that, $ 150 a week? Rates are at their highest point. I saw this going around online yesterday since Corey Worthington's party yesterday. Remember Corey Worthington's party? Remember Corey Worthington's party?
00:51:57
Speaker 6: The sunglasses?
00:51:58
Speaker 1: The sunglasses. It was on a current affair, I think, wasn't it?
00:52:01
Speaker 27: Yeah, yeah.
00:52:01
Speaker 1: That was a national, it was a huge story. So that was 18 years ago.
00:52:05
Speaker 6: Wow.
00:52:06
Speaker 1: That was early 2008, the last time we had rates at this level. Makes me feel old. Exactly right. All right, let's talk about some strike action that's going to happen in the Catholic education sector. Sue Kennedy Bradford is the Catholic education essayist Director for People, Leadership and Culture enjoys us now. Sue Kennedy-Branford, good morning to you.
00:52:27
Speaker 21: Good morning.
00:52:28
Speaker 20: How are you?
00:52:29
Speaker 6: Well, we're well.
00:52:30
Speaker 11: How are students at your schools feeling ahead of their, well, during their exams at the moment and this expected strike action tomorrow?
00:52:39
Speaker 21: Yes, well, I don't know about you, but I certainly remember the nerves that kick in with Year 12 exams, so I'm sure there's.
00:52:46
Speaker 9: A bit of nervousness.
00:52:47
Speaker 21: But our schools, where there is strike action happening tomorrow, have really stepped up and made great contingencies. We really want to make sure that the Year 12s who are doing their exams tomorrow are minimally impacted, have a seamless approach to things. And, you know, at the end of 13 years of schooling, we really want those Year 12s to finish on a high and... do the best that they can in this last run home for their year 12.
00:53:21
Speaker 1: What's the state of the negotiation at the moment, Sue? I understand that the union wants 6% per year increase. You guys have offered 3% per year and also a commitment to match any pay rises negotiated for public school teachers. Is this one headed for the Fair Work Commission or do you think you guys are ultimately going to be able to come to some sort of agreement here?
00:53:45
Speaker 21: Well, we have already been in the Commission many times, including last week. We had lodged a voting order request and the hearing for that was last week. We had asked the union in July to agree to an employee vote and they refused that. So our only other option to get that happening was to apply to Fair Work. So a good outcome from that hearing was the union agreed that they would go to an employee vote. We would have loved it to have occurred this year to get things moving so that we can get salary increases back, pay and cost of living payments out to people. They haven't agreed to that, but they have agreed to allow the vote to occur early in 2027. So we're really hopeful we can get this agreement in place. and get the improved conditions and including salary improvements to the people in our schools.
00:54:47
Speaker 11: Right. So they are going to vote on it, just not till next year and after they take strike action.
00:54:54
Speaker 21: Yeah, we are a little confused about the ongoing strike action because in the commission they agreed to a vote on the proposed agreement. So we've actually issued that proposed agreement to... staff in schools so they can see what the improvements and enhancements are and can make an informed choice when they come to a vote. So that proposed agreement is out there and it's not going to change before the vote. So we don't really understand why the union is insisting on continued industrial action. They have, from our request, agreed to stop industrial action at the end of the school year. until the vote's known. But in the next four or five weeks, we would anticipate that they are going to continue to take industrial action, including tomorrow's strike.
00:55:50
Speaker 7: All right.
00:55:50
Speaker 1: Well, Sue, thank you. Sue Kennedy-Branford, the People, Leadership and Culture Director at the Catholic Education Body here in South Australia. So the sum of that is there is an offer to the teachers in Catholic education that they haven't yet made haven't yet had a chance to vote on, but they're striking anyway. So, in effect, we may have a scenario where they strike against an agreement that they ultimately then agree to. Makes sense. All right, Sean Fuster coming up next.
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00:57:38
Speaker 5: It's time to go around the courts with Sean Fuster on 5AA Breakfast.
00:57:42
Speaker 1: 7808, Sean Fuster, Chief Court Report of the Ties, a host of Just Lawful here on the Nova Podcast Network. Sean, good morning to you.
00:57:52
Speaker 29: Good morning, Will.
00:57:53
Speaker 9: Good morning, Stacey.
00:57:55
Speaker 1: Tell us about Professor Frank Hans Saron, who was a globally renowned cancer specialist that found himself before the court.
00:58:03
Speaker 20: That's right. This is a case that is rapidly developing and we are in the very early stages of it. So I need to emphasise from the jump that these are all allegations.
00:58:11
Speaker 9: But Dr.
00:58:12
Speaker 20: Saran has been charged with one count each of indecent assault and common assault. And it's alleged that those offences occurred last year, 2025, on two separate occasions, except according to his defence counsel, that may not be the case. But we'll come back to that in a moment. Professor Saran, Dr. Saran, is very well known around the world. He has worked at some of the most prestigious hospitals in the UK.
00:58:35
Speaker 27: And New Zealand.
00:58:36
Speaker 20: He spent 20 years at the Royal Marston Hospital NHS Foundation Trust in London. and his specialty is helping patients with rare cancers survive their ordeal with the minimum amount of side effects. And according to all of his online bios, what brought him to Adelaide was the chance to work with the Australian Bragg Centre's proton therapy unit, and we all know how that unit turned out. So things have not gone well, particularly in that department. Now he's charged with these offences. Yesterday, the case was called on in court. Dr Saran wasn't there in person, but his case... said that they believe that the charges have been filed incorrectly. They say their understanding of the allegations is that the two supposed incidents on the charge sheet are actually one incident, and it's not that Dr Saran is accused of one indecent assault and one assault. but that he's charged with one act, which is either going to be indecent assault or assault, if proven beyond reasonable doubt. So they want the prosecutors to go away and refile their charges. South Australia Police said, we'll think about that another time. Let's just get on with the case.
00:59:44
Speaker 8: Right.
00:59:45
Speaker 11: And so the allegation is that these assaults or assault occurred while he was working or during the course of his duties?
00:59:55
Speaker 7: Yes.
00:59:56
Speaker 20: That's right. And that's all that we can say about that. While there is more information known, of course, there needs to be that standard statutory protection over the identity of the alleged victim in this case. And to say any more about the nature of the allegations would risk identifying that person in some way.
01:00:13
Speaker 9: And so the limit.
01:00:15
Speaker 20: That we can say lawfully.
01:00:17
Speaker 7: Is that much.
01:00:18
Speaker 1: Sorry, sure. Just the representation for Professor Saron said In your article, from the defendant's point of view and matters that concern him in other jurisdictions, this is important and we ask that it be amended right now in relation to the charges. What's happening in other jurisdictions or is that something we can't talk about?
01:00:42
Speaker 20: It's not something we can't talk about. It's something that wasn't developed further. It's a very interesting submission and not one I've heard before. I know that from what's been said in court and what's been said online. Dr Saran moves between Australia and New Zealand for his work. I don't know whether that's the jurisdictions that his counsel was talking about or whether there are other court actions going on in other realms to do with this or arising from these allegations. One of the other submissions his counsel made was that she wanted subpoenas issued to three different organisations that are represented by state government lawyers for information and documentation to be handed over. So whether those two applications go together, I'm not completely certain at this time.
01:01:28
Speaker 6: And so he's still practicing?
01:01:30
Speaker 20: That is also a live question. There was no information before the court about that.
01:01:37
Speaker 2: And Dr.
01:01:38
Speaker 20: Saran's credentials and biography still appear on the Adelaide University website that lists him as an adjunct professor.
01:01:45
Speaker 7: Okay.
01:01:47
Speaker 1: Is there sort of a drop-dead date for the amending of these sorts of– the allegations or the things on the charge sheet, Sean, presumably? I mean, you can't get halfway through a trial, or can you, and change these things?
01:01:57
Speaker 20: No, you definitely can't. There's one of two– excuse me again– there's one of two drop-dead dates for this, and it depends on the path that any case takes. So taking it out of the realm of Dr Saran's charges for a moment and speaking more generally– Indecent assault can be sent up to the district court to be dealt with by a jury, or it can remain in the Adelaide Magistrates Court to be dealt with by a magistrate on their own. It depends on what prosecution and defense agree or disagree about. If it stays in the magistrates court, that drop-dead date will be January of next year when Dr. Saran's case comes back on for a pre-trial conference. If it is to be sent to the district court, that will be a subsequent date, probably around March of next year, on what's called the charge determination date, where police will hand the file over to the director of public prosecution and the DPP will decide once and for all what charges they're going to progress to trial.
01:02:54
Speaker 1: Bit to work out in that one. Looking forward to your ongoing coverage, Sean. Where are you guys at with Just Lawful at the moment?
01:02:59
Speaker 20: Jeff Lawful, we are in the midst of talking about vehicles and crime, but not in the way we normally do. Instead of talking about death by dangerous driving or some of those more serious cases, we're looking at the not-so-serious side of criminal cases involving cars, including... How much cocaine can you hide inside a vintage Corvette Stingray?
01:03:21
Speaker 1: I look forward to the change of pace of that lower end of the offending on that one, Sean, because every time you open your mouth and talk about death by dangerous driving or some such, it just makes my blood boil. So this will be a nice change of pace.
01:03:32
Speaker 20: That's the goal.
01:03:33
Speaker 1: Good on you, Sean. Sean Fuster, the host of Just Lawful and the Chief Court Reporter at The Advertiser. Lots of questions already coming in for Koshi and thoughts about the RBA's decision yesterday, the federal government's culpability and what it says about 2027. We're going to get into all that on the other side of the break. The Toyota Land Cruiser 300 Performance Hybrid has arrived at Jarvis Toyota, combining iconic strength with advanced hybrid power.
01:03:58
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01:04:15
Speaker 30: Parts of demand have also been stronger than expected. In particular, investment has been much stronger than expected, including due to data centre-related investment. This has added to inflationary pressures by adding to demand at a time when the domestic economy is already capacity constrained.
01:04:33
Speaker 1: That's the Reserve Bank Governor Michelle Bullock yesterday making the determination that rates would increase by 25 basis points. That in and of itself was no surprise. We gleaned a fair bit though from the comments after and the statement that they release on monetary policy is always fascinating because there's code within the language the RBA uses. So they'll often talk about further hikes. They'll be looking at further tightening of monetary policy. That that was entirely absent in the RBA statement yesterday. So if you look to some of the key economists around Australia now, the expectation is we might be, or at least the RBA itself might now be looking at a period of extended holds just to see what the highest interest rates since 2008 means for the economy. Intriguingly, despite the fact that I think 99% of surveyed economists thought we'd get a rate rise yesterday, the nine members of the Reserve Bank Board Six voted for a 25 basis point increase. Three voted to leave the cash rate unchanged. So it wasn't a unanimous call within the economists on the Reserve Bank board as well. They mentioned the usual sorts of things, higher fuel prices. They mentioned that further tightening in financial conditions is warranted because of The inflation target continually being pushed out, which is to say their forecast of when we get this thing back to normal keeps getting further, further down the road and kicked away. Here's Jim Chalmers.
01:06:06
Speaker 31: The war's in its ninth month and its re-escalation is putting sustained upward pressure on inflation. It's weighing on growth and its end can't come soon enough for the global economy. or for Australians facing cost of living pressures.
01:06:20
Speaker 1: Federal government likes to blame the war. I think people will say this is a war that's affecting everyone around the world. There are similar issues on the supply side when it comes to oil and petroleum products that surely are causing inflation in other places, yet ours is materially higher. Our rates are now higher. It's where I want to bring in Dr. Susan Stone from the Credit Union SA Economics Chair at Adelaide Uni.
01:06:42
Speaker 2: Dr.
01:06:42
Speaker 1: Stone, good morning to you.
01:06:43
Speaker 19: Good morning.
01:06:45
Speaker 1: So the decision yesterday was not a surprise, but I think it's worth contemplating where we sit compared to the rest of the world on this now and reflecting on how our Reserve Bank and government have handled this post-COVID inflationary period. Do you think with the benefit of hindsight, the concept of the soft landing was misguided? This idea that we could navigate this period of of inflation in the absence of recession, which historically has been the stop on these sorts of periods, that we could do that, where other places have clearly gone into recession, their reserve banks went harder earlier, and they seem to have come out the other side of it quicker than we have?
01:07:24
Speaker 19: Well, it's a great question, and it's really hard to answer. Because With the benefit of hindsight, should they have eased off? I'm more thinking, should they have eased off as quickly as they did? Maybe they should have kept rates a little bit higher, a little bit longer, because even though the inflation rate was heading down, it had only kind of dipped into the target range. It didn't stay there. And But we see rising inflation in other areas of the world, too. I mean, you see what's going on in Europe because of cost of living concerns. It's not only cost of living, but that's driving a lot of it. The U.S., it's probably the number one issue in the election today. So the Reserve Bank, you're right, they did come in a bit later. They didn't go as hard. But I'm not sure, even with the benefit of hindsight, that was a mistake because as I said, I think maybe lowering weights when they did, maybe they could have weighted.
01:08:35
Speaker 11: Susan, we always have this discussion on The Breakfast Show about the RBA has one lever in people and that is rates, up or down or stay. And the other aspects of inflation are controlled by the rest of us and the government based on how much we spend and what we're spending money on. There's a Question here from Cheryl on the text line, and it's something I've thought and although it would be inconvenient for stores who have set pricing on things, Cheryl says, why doesn't the government increase GST?
01:09:11
Speaker 6: This way everyone's.
01:09:12
Speaker 11: Affected and taking money out of the economy. It stops the banks making huge profits. It gives mortgage holders a break and it reduces everyone's disposable income.
01:09:22
Speaker 6: And I've often thought that a.
01:09:23
Speaker 11: Sort of variable GST figure, as annoying as it would be for the stores who have a price tag on a dress that would have to change when the GST changes, are there not other options here?
01:09:39
Speaker 19: You know, it's a good point, and GST is pretty much universally considered to be, well, among economists, too low, the GST in Australia, just as a general rule. But to change the GST requires legislative changes, and it requires all of the states to agree, and that is a slow process.
01:10:03
Speaker 20: It also.
01:10:06
Speaker 19: Would affect... It depends on what your basket is. It doesn't affect everybody the same way. It depends on what goods you buy most of and if they're subject to GST or not. And it also is... It's kind of like a secondary tool.
01:10:23
Speaker 25: The thing.
01:10:25
Speaker 19: Interest rates are, as we say, a blunt instrument. And they are imperfect.
01:10:31
Speaker 5: But.
01:10:32
Speaker 19: It's been shown they've tried changing tax rates in the past, and it really doesn't work as effectively. Inflation is basically a monetary phenomenon, and the price of money is interest. And so it's a direct impact on that. And it's not just mortgage holders, even though they're the ones that really are on the front line. But it's also businesses. Anybody who borrows, the rate is affected by what happens to the cash rate. It also has to do with savers, like it entices people to stop spending and to save. So I think if you were going to look at raising taxes so you stop spending and the money goes to the government and we have to hope they don't spend it, or having an opportunity if you're able to, you know, another 2% of what you would spend on GST, you could put into a term deposit or put into a savings account, that's good and that helps inflation as well, but it helps you end inflation.
01:11:32
Speaker 20: So I would argue.
01:11:33
Speaker 19: Let's try to get people to save more, those people that can, to save more. I mean, and think about the immediacy of and the independence of the central bank. I mean, those are really big pluses when it comes to fighting inflation because it's a fast-moving policy problem. So it really does need to have something that can be very quick in terms of its impact.
01:12:00
Speaker 1: It's an interesting point about rates. It's not all stick. It is some carrot too. Dr. Stone, thank you. We really appreciate you jumping in at the last minute too. Koshi had some phone trouble, so we couldn't get Koshi on the line in the end. So we thank you for coming in and joining us to talk about the rates decision yesterday. That's the Credit Union SA Economics Chair for Adelaide Uni, Dr. Susan Stone.
01:12:21
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01:12:33
Speaker 1: 11 minutes after 8, a lot of text coming through following a chat with Susan Stone on the interest rate determination yesterday by the Reserve Bank. Alternate methods to constrain spending in Australia. We're getting criticisms of the federal government and how they've come late to the party. Now they're saying all the right things about, oh, we're going to find some savings. Yeah, no joke. Would have been good five interest rate rises ago.
01:12:58
Speaker 24: Yeah.
01:12:59
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01:13:18
Speaker 1: It's still going. It's still going. I usually wait until it finishes to stop talking, but I figure the program might end. So let's just go straight to breaking at 8. All right, let's do it.
01:13:29
Speaker 11: Well, we've been talking about this move by the Adelaide City Council to ban fossil fuel advertising on council-owned property.
01:13:38
Speaker 6: I had flagged that.
01:13:40
Speaker 11: There was going to be at least one move to rescind this motion, to overturn the motion, and that is now happening. There will be a special meeting of council next week to talk about this, and my understanding is.
01:13:54
Speaker 1: Explicitly for the purpose... Yes... of... Rescinding the motion or voting to overturn it?
01:13:59
Speaker 6: Voting to overturn it.
01:14:00
Speaker 1: Is this entirely... I'm going to interview you for a second, Stacey, because you've been leading the reporting on this. And is that because there was one person who was not in the chamber for that vote and would have that changed the vote or is there some other thing at play here?
01:14:14
Speaker 11: Yeah, I haven't spoken to the councillor who wasn't in the chambers. My indications are that they might have changed the vote, but my understanding is this special meeting that's occurring is not... based on that it's part of it but it's also due to some councillors changing their minds.
01:14:31
Speaker 1: Okay on the motion that is interesting.
01:14:33
Speaker 11: Yes so this special meeting is now happening as a result of the deputy lord mayor carmel noon pushing for the special meeting to go ahead and to overturn the original motion philip martin is one of the councillors who originally voted for.
01:14:48
Speaker 6: It and he joins you this morning good morning to you phil.
01:14:52
Speaker 9: Martin Yeah, good morning, Stacey and Will.
01:14:54
Speaker 18: How are you?
01:14:55
Speaker 6: Yes, good, thank you.
01:14:56
Speaker 11: So how will you be voting next week? Do you still support the original motion?
01:15:02
Speaker 9: I certainly support the intent of the original motion, which is for council to support its policy on emissions and reducing emissions from fossil fuels by 50% by 2030, which is the target we share with the state government. But the motion that is coming forward... is a variation on what was approved by council. It notes that our commitment to that reduction shared with the state government since about 2015 remains in place. We are, however, going to ask the administration of council to provide us the report with the implications of how we go about that in 2027. And we're also asking the state government, through the Lord Mayor, to consider how it's something of a contradiction that they and we are committed to completely doing away with the use of fossil fuels in the city of Adelaide, 20 years after our 50% reduction in three years, and how we accept money for sponsorship from fossil fuel producers in the interim. That is the thing we keep hearing from people. It's a contradiction. How can you actually be committed to saying to fossil fuel producers, we don't want you in the city of Adelaide after 2050 and still take their money?
01:16:31
Speaker 1: So you don't want them in the city of Adelaide at all after 2050, not just what they produce.
01:16:35
Speaker 9: So you don't... It's not just the council. The state government doesn't.
01:16:39
Speaker 7: It's their policy.
01:16:40
Speaker 9: It's on the Minister for Mines and Energy's website.
01:16:42
Speaker 1: Well, they have a net zero policy, which they're going to achieve, by the way, without any of these things. They're going to achieve it. Have we won this battle?
01:16:50
Speaker 20: No.
01:16:51
Speaker 1: No, by no means.
01:16:53
Speaker 9: But they're going to achieve it.
01:16:54
Speaker 1: They're actually going to achieve it ahead of 2030, but based on the most recent projections.
01:16:59
Speaker 9: No, you're talking about a different thing, Will. The state government and the council.
01:17:04
Speaker 2: are both.
01:17:05
Speaker 9: Committed to net zero emissions in their operations, that is, from electricity that powers our operations. Now, the city council actually achieved net zero in our own operations in 2020. The state government set itself a target of 2027. It will fail to meet that, not by much, but Probably it'll be about 2028.
01:17:28
Speaker 2: Okay.
01:17:29
Speaker 1: So, for example, when would you like Santos to move out of the city?
01:17:32
Speaker 9: The emissions we're talking about from fossil fuels, we are both committed to reducing by 50% as policy by 2030. Okay.
01:17:42
Speaker 1: Which is fine. But when would you like Santos to move out of the city?
01:17:46
Speaker 9: Well, I don't have any particular problem with Santos. I'm saying that I support.
01:17:51
Speaker 1: Yes, you do. You voted against them supporting major events.
01:17:57
Speaker 9: No, I didn't vote against them supporting major events. What I voted against was advertising, sponsorship advertised by producers of oil, coal, and gas on sites in the city. That doesn't mean you vote against it. I mean, look, I was an enthusiastic supporter of banning advertising by tobacco, big tobacco.
01:18:21
Speaker 29: Never wanted to see it again.
01:18:22
Speaker 9: I certainly did not oppose... People smoking. People are entitled to smoke.
01:18:28
Speaker 6: Okay.
01:18:28
Speaker 9: Santos is entitled to sponsor events. I'm saying that there is a difference between the two.
01:18:34
Speaker 1: All right.
01:18:35
Speaker 11: And so last week you voted for the motion. Now next week you'll be voting to overturn largely that part about the advertising on council-owned property.
01:18:48
Speaker 6: Why a change of heart?
01:18:50
Speaker 9: Well, it's a change in process that I'm supporting. I think the realisation... that despite the state government having those targets, despite it being committed to reducing its expenditure and use of fossil fuels by 50% in three years' time, they're not really there. And I guess we have to take them on the journey. There's no point in ramming this stuff down people's throats if they're not prepared to accept themselves. And I think the role that there is for council is to help wean the government off advertising for fossil fuels consistent with its policy to stop using fossil fuels in the same way that the community had to wean people off sponsorship and support from Big Tobacco all those years ago. It's the same kind of situation.
01:19:44
Speaker 6: Okay.
01:19:45
Speaker 11: Philip Martin, thank you for your time this morning. Let's bring in Kieran Snape, who was the councillor who proposed this original motion that got up. Kieran Snape, good morning to you. How will you be voting next week?
01:19:57
Speaker 29: Good morning.
01:19:59
Speaker 14: Look, I'll be supporting this new motion, which effectively changes the process and gives councillors and the administration more time and more information. So I've heard feedback. I've had a lot of conversations with my fellow councillors and it's clear that we need more information about how we should do this. So a staged approach rather than a sledgehammer. And look, I'm happy to support that as long as we end up in the same destination eventually. I think it's the right step to go. So three steps forward, one step back.
01:20:34
Speaker 11: So you don't see this as a backflip despite you moving that motion last week to ban the advertising and now you're supporting a motion that to overturn that ban?
01:20:46
Speaker 14: Well, the overturning is procedural and then the alternative motion being pushed by Deputy Lord Mayor Carmel Noon is the substantive and that's the important part and that's quite a substantial motion actually. A lot of work's been put into it by several councillors which I appreciate. So look, it's not ideal for my situation but it's still a really good step in the right direction and And look, politics is the art of compromise and having those conversations with people. And so I'll be happy with the end result.
01:21:20
Speaker 11: Okay.
01:21:20
Speaker 6: Kieran Snape, thank you for your time.
01:21:22
Speaker 11: There's a.
01:21:25
Speaker 1: Fair bit of feedback coming through on the text line at the moment.
01:21:30
Speaker 6: I get it. So they didn't consider the full ramifications.
01:21:33
Speaker 2: Yes.
01:21:34
Speaker 6: Now they're asking council for a report.
01:21:36
Speaker 11: They're not going to put the ban in place. They're asking council for a report on what impact it might have and potentially there will be another ban put forward next year after the report comes in and that will be voted on.
01:21:52
Speaker 6: Why not get the facts up front first before voting.
01:21:56
Speaker 1: On a motion like this? Because they got so excited. some virtue signaling concept. They're going to drag the state government to this. They're going to lead the state government. This is the problem with councils that are constantly thinking beyond their remit. Someone just said, just do roads and bins. There's this view not only about changing hearts and minds, but leading the state government that has a bit more on its plate than this. I don't know. You know what? It's up to the people in the city to vote for what they want. And maybe that's what they want.
01:22:31
Speaker 11: At least there is some sense that next week this will be overturned. And look, I don't have a problem with councillors finding out what sort of impact a change they want to make could have, but find out what sort of impact it could have before you vote on it.
01:22:47
Speaker 1: Yeah, that might be good.
01:22:48
Speaker 6: At least that report will now be produced.
01:22:51
Speaker 1: The Treasurer is called in. Tom Coates and Dinah. Treasurer, good morning.
01:22:55
Speaker 2: Good morning. I've got to say I'm pretty stunned at the incompetence at Adelaide City Council. The idea that the council think that they're helping us because we're not meeting our environmental targets is why they're rescinding this motion is absurd to say the least. I actually think this council now has become so woke, has become so distracted by its own reflection that it's no longer focusing on the ordinary aspirations of its citizens and ratepayers but on their own personal ambitions. I am stunned. And I've got to say, if you added up every worker who works in the CBD who's involved in the gas industry, Sandbox Beach, Amplitude Vintage, all those employees would add up to more than the five people who elected the man of votes that they received at the most recent city council election. And I just think... The complete misunderstanding about how you decarbonise an economy by using gas to firm your renewables shows a level of naivety that gives me concern about the quality of people who are serving on our council. And I've got to say, rescind this motion, don't rescind this motion, bring on March. Bring on the March election in Adelaide City Council and hopefully the people... the ratepayers that have laid sea sands, and elect people who are serious about governing our city, and not people who are just simply virtue signalling.
01:24:33
Speaker 1: Treasurer, thank you. That's the Treasurer, Tom Kitsitonis, calling in to the program following breaking at eight. We're going to check traffic and move on. The Toyota Land Cruiser 300 Performance Hybrid has arrived at Jarvis Toyota, combining iconic strength with advanced hybrid power.
01:24:46
Speaker 3: Knock down, build two. With Metro Homes, sell one and move on. Keep the other as an investment. Metro Homes, they do it all for you.
01:24:54
Speaker 5: Will Goodings with Stacey Lee. This is 5AA Breakfast.
01:24:59
Speaker 1: 28 after 8, we've got Robbie Williams. Tickets to give away right here and now. Get calling on 8223 0055. Tell us something that's disappeared. Barbara told us her hometown of Dutton has disappeared. A few people. Called in to say, well, actually, Dutton hasn't disappeared. It's still there.
01:25:11
Speaker 15: It's still there.
01:25:12
Speaker 1: Certainly the Dutton that Barbara remembers has disappeared. So nominate something that's disappeared, doesn't exist anymore, actually. And you can win yourself Robbie Williams tickets, 8223 0055. It's this Saturday night. So you have to wait. We're doing tickets, you know, June next year. This Saturday night, kicking off his big tour at Adelaide Oval. It's going to be a tremendous event. You saw it at Flemington yesterday. He's a superstar live. 8223 0055. Is there any one or two texts, Stacey, that encapsulate this? I mean, we can't read out all 200 of them that we've just received.
01:25:46
Speaker 6: We had a lot of people saying, well said, Tom.
01:25:49
Speaker 2: Yeah.
01:25:49
Speaker 11: The treasurer ringing in. We also have people questioning whether Labor is being hypocrites on this one. You know, Bell has pointed out, good morning, the Labor government calling the council woke?
01:26:03
Speaker 6: Question mark, really? Yes, so.
01:26:07
Speaker 11: A lot of texts, a lot of feedback, a lot of people not happy with Adelaide City Council, but most are happy that it sounds like last week's motion will be overturned.
01:26:18
Speaker 2: All right.
01:26:18
Speaker 1: We're going to talk more about a council decision. A different council, though, after 8.30 today. The 9th Avenue St Peter's Christmas lights display is going to be absent council-controlled traffic management. We'll talk with the local Daniel Milkey, who's part of the display, after 8.30.
01:26:37
Speaker 3: Knock down, build two with Metro Homes. Sell one and move on. Keep the other as an investment.
01:26:43
Speaker 6: Metro Homes, they do.
01:26:45
Speaker 3: It all for you.
01:26:46
Speaker 5: Will Goodings with Stacey Lee. This is 5AA Breakfast.
01:26:51
Speaker 1: 989, we gave away the Carolette smartwatch a little bit earlier to Barbara, who was originally from Dutton. She said Dutton doesn't exist anymore, and a few people from the Barossa Valley said, well, it sort of does.
01:26:58
Speaker 6: It sort of does, yeah.
01:26:59
Speaker 1: It got us thinking, though, about things that have disappeared. Robbie Williams tickets are up for grabs. Joy and Trot Park, what's disappeared?
01:27:07
Speaker 12: Drive-in movie theatres.
01:27:09
Speaker 9: Yes.
01:27:09
Speaker 31: Oh, yeah.
01:27:10
Speaker 12: And with it has also lost a bit of Australian culture as well. You know, back in the day we used to get there early with all the kids in the back of the car and maybe some other families and the kids would go and play and, you know, queue up for the chips at half interval.
01:27:26
Speaker 25: Yeah.
01:27:27
Speaker 12: And it was just such a good time.
01:27:29
Speaker 1: There's certain things like hearing a song on the radio where you didn't put it on yourself is always better than putting it on yourself.
01:27:35
Speaker 31: Mm-hmm.
01:27:36
Speaker 1: And for some reason, the halftime food between the two films at a drive-in always tasted better than anything else.
01:27:41
Speaker 6: No wonder we're having a birth crisis. What's the word?
01:27:46
Speaker 1: Well, that's right. I mean, the fertility. It was driven by the drive-in, I think, in large part. Andrew, good morning. What's disappeared?
01:27:53
Speaker 20: Morning station, Will.
01:27:55
Speaker 11: Two things, actually.
01:27:57
Speaker 7: Councillors with common sense.
01:27:59
Speaker 1: We've got a few texts.
01:28:01
Speaker 2: And the choke knob on your car, your old dashboard.
01:28:03
Speaker 24: Yeah.
01:28:04
Speaker 2: Yeah.
01:28:06
Speaker 20: The funny thing is, though, that these sort of things are sort of.
01:28:09
Speaker 22: Related because you choke on your wheelies every time you hear something new from the council in the morning.
01:28:17
Speaker 1: Good on you, Andrew. Yeah, that's right. Automatic choke. Replaced it. Hasn't replaced it, though, with council interviews. Anna in Fulham, good morning.
01:28:24
Speaker 16: Good morning, Will and Stacey.
01:28:26
Speaker 1: What's disappeared, Anna?
01:28:28
Speaker 8: The Learjet that crashed in Florida the other day.
01:28:30
Speaker 1: Oh, man. It did disappear entirely.
01:28:34
Speaker 6: It was flying very quick into the ground.
01:28:36
Speaker 1: I don't know. Okay, let's go to Seacon Gardens. Sharon, good morning.
01:28:40
Speaker 12: Good morning.
01:28:42
Speaker 1: What's disappeared, Sharon?
01:28:44
Speaker 19: Oh, your good physical retail stores from John Martins in the past. progressing through to potentially now david jones so well yeah that physical experience in store.
01:28:55
Speaker 1: With 26 stores there's a view vision that are going to disappear so sad five from westfield shopping so does it sound like any of the major ones from adelaide are going uh city and marion west lakes as a david jones as well um but uh yes they're gonna go paul sent us through a text which I've not thought about. He said, what's completely different from our beaches over the last 30 years are the clear banana-shaped jellyfish. We all grew up with the beaches covered with these things. There were so many that we'd throw them at each other. Not one have I seen on our beaches from Brighton to Semaphore in decades. Paul, I could not agree more. I have memories of these things used to be everywhere every time we went to the beach. I can't think the last time I saw any. And another one, Ben, yes, he says, close to Will's heart, footy park has disappeared.
01:29:41
Speaker 4: Yes, it has been.
01:29:42
Speaker 1: Valet. Who gets the Robbie Williams tickets? Sharon.
01:29:46
Speaker 6: Retail stores disappearing. I hate to see it.
01:29:48
Speaker 15: Yes.
01:29:49
Speaker 7: Yeah.
01:29:50
Speaker 1: It feels like. David Jones. Now, we should reiterate, that news is not official. No, no, no. The Finn Review has done extensive reporting on this, and it sounds like that's the way it's heading. Some major brands are leaving it and so forth.
01:30:02
Speaker 11: Sorry.
01:30:03
Speaker 6: Last minute entry from Caesar.
01:30:04
Speaker 1: Oh, come on, Caesar.
01:30:05
Speaker 6: The crow's window of opportunity for a flag.
01:30:09
Speaker 1: I was already in a bad mood after breaking it, eh? You know what's disappeared? Traffic management at the fantastic 9th Avenue Christmas lights display in St. Peter's. Daniel Milkey lives there and joins us now. Daniel, good morning.
01:30:22
Speaker 28: Good morning, guys.
01:30:23
Speaker 4: How are you?
01:30:24
Speaker 1: Yeah, not too bad. So the council is saying this costs 60 grand. We don't want to do it anymore. We're going to remove permits for food trucks and so forth. It's all getting a bit out of hand. I go there every year. The displays there are unbelievable. Do you think you'll miss the traffic management component or are people going to figure this out?
01:30:40
Speaker 28: Look, I think the traffic management was a key component to make things flow and it's a lot easier for families and people navigate the street. And this was something that the council staff themselves had decided was important and we supported it as well. Probably not to the extent of coverage. We thought it was a little bit unnecessary to cover for three weeks. You could cut it back. But this decision not to do it was voted eight to five against by the councillors themselves. So it wasn't the staff, the staff support it. It was the councillors with a little understanding of how things work, just voting against it.
01:31:15
Speaker 6: Okay.
01:31:15
Speaker 11: So the display will still go ahead?
01:31:18
Speaker 6: You just won't have council managed traffic management?
01:31:21
Speaker 28: Yeah, we'll still be doing our displays. I mean, we're all pretty fanatical about putting on good displays and we love to see, you know, it's a free event for the community. And I think This year, it's really important. You're seeing people struggle with continual interest rate rises, and it's one of the few things you can do at Christmas that's free.
01:31:38
Speaker 1: Yeah.
01:31:39
Speaker 28: And we don't get anything out of it. We just get a little bit of a headache from the council's not making common sense decisions, and not allowing an ice cream van on the street that's been there for 20 years is crazy.
01:31:51
Speaker 1: What would you say the proportion of residents that are in the streets, 9th Street and immediately surrounding it, that are in favour of the scale of what the display has become? Is it 60%? Is it 50%? How many dissenters would there be?
01:32:08
Speaker 28: I think I can genuinely understand that some residents find it difficult to get in and out of their homes, especially on that last week of Christmas. But I'd say from what we've surveyed, I'd say 90%, 95% of people are okay with it. If they don't participate, it's no big deal, but they're still okay with it because they know how important it is.
01:32:27
Speaker 11: Hmm.
01:32:28
Speaker 28: It's beyond 60%. I think 60% is what actually puts on a display.
01:32:35
Speaker 1: Yeah. It feels like more than that. It is spectacular. If people haven't done it, I encourage you to go and have a look. It might take a little bit longer. Maybe it'd be quicker, I don't know, within the absence of traffic management the council had before. But if you get a nice night, park your car, walk through. They put on a spectacular display and they're beautiful homes through there too. So they lend themselves to it.
01:32:52
Speaker 6: We're all adults.
01:32:53
Speaker 11: We can work out where to drive the cars and not to get too close and just park a bit further away and walk. Surely we don't need that much traffic management.
01:33:01
Speaker 1: Well, my memory of it is, and I'll stand corrected from people in the area, that the management was getting you into the suburb and out. Once you're in there, you sort of just parked wherever the heck you could find a park. So it's not that there were car parks you were directed to. You just find a spot on the street somewhere. Yeah. All right, we're going to take a break. We'll check traffic. And I'm still reeling from Cesar's text. Thank you. Thank you for that, Cesar. We'll take a quick break and come back with more in just a moment. Traffic, thanks to the Toyota Land Cruiser, 300 performance hybrid that's arrived at Jarvis Toyota, combining iconic strength with advanced hybrid power.
01:33:36
Speaker 3: Knockdown, build two with Metro Homes. Sell one and move on. Keep the other as an investment. Metro Homes, they do it all for you.
01:33:45
Speaker 1: Will Goodings with Stacey Lee.
01:33:47
Speaker 5: This is 5AA Breakfast.
01:33:50
Speaker 1: Nine to nine. It was a remarkable ride on Point of Law yesterday. Ethan Brown, who, what a turnaround, nearly died in a race at Flemington just a few years back. Now a Melbourne Cup winning jockey. Imagine being his grandparents watching from Wallaroo. Peter and Judy Neotis join us now on 5AA Breakfast. Peter and Judy, good morning to you. Congratulations.
01:34:14
Speaker 2: Good morning.
01:34:14
Speaker 15: Thank you very much. Yeah, we're still coming down from the clouds.
01:34:17
Speaker 1: I bet. How do you go watching him race, especially given what we talked about with that awful fall he had?
01:34:24
Speaker 15: Well, after that fall, ever since Nana Judy has always ridden on the back.
01:34:29
Speaker 10: Of the horse with him to give him some support along.
01:34:31
Speaker 18: The straights, et cetera.
01:34:32
Speaker 15: So he was with his Nana yesterday riding down that straight coming home.
01:34:37
Speaker 1: Oh, that's lovely.
01:34:38
Speaker 5: Oh, wow.
01:34:39
Speaker 1: So... At what point did you think he was a chance? Because it was a hell of a ride and the run came late.
01:34:49
Speaker 15: Yeah, it came from nowhere. He was sort of back to where we thought he'd be and boxed in there and then, well, it opened up. He had a gap and away he went and that's the end of the story. Once he started to move, I knew he was going to get home.
01:35:02
Speaker 6: Oh, you knew it?
01:35:04
Speaker 2: Yep. Yep.
01:35:07
Speaker 1: Did you get a chance to chat with him last night?
01:35:10
Speaker 15: No, we haven't, no. He was inundated with calls and whatever else.
01:35:16
Speaker 10: And we only just got to speak to his mum briefly too. She was getting overwhelmed with the situation. So we hope to have a good chat with both of them today when the celebrations calm down.
01:35:27
Speaker 6: When was the last time you got to see him race in person?
01:35:32
Speaker 2: In person?
01:35:33
Speaker 15: Well, we actually saw him win his first Group 1 race in Adelaide a few years ago. And the last time we've actually seen him race live would have been in Melbourne probably three, four years ago.
01:35:51
Speaker 1: Are you all horse people in the family?
01:35:55
Speaker 15: Nana Jude's the punter.
01:36:01
Speaker 1: So how did he get into it?
01:36:03
Speaker 15: Well, actually, he was an avid horseman. dirt bike rider as a young kid in Alice Springs and then he went to the tracks at Alice Springs and started doing a bit of stable work and then riding horses and left the bikes behind and got involved in horses more so and then by chance a person from Melbourne came up to spot potential jockey apprentices and what else and Ethan's name come up and He was asked if he'd like to take up an apprenticeship in Melbourne and there's the story. A shy little 16-year-old from Alice Springs going to Melbourne and it was a gigantic task for him to take that on at.
01:36:52
Speaker 2: That stage of life.
01:36:54
Speaker 25: Wow.
01:36:55
Speaker 6: Incredible. Well, enjoy the ride.
01:36:58
Speaker 11: Enjoy the continuing celebrations and hopefully you get to chat to Ethan soon.
01:37:03
Speaker 15: We will. Thank you very much for the call. Thank you very much.
01:37:06
Speaker 1: Lovely to talk to you both. Just so happy to hear the joy. It's a grandparent's love is a special kind of thing. And you can imagine just being on, looking after little Ethan to watch him now win the Melbourne Cup. What a remarkable journey it would have been for them as well.
01:37:20
Speaker 6: And great that he could have Nana Jude with him.
01:37:22
Speaker 1: Nana Jude with him as well. Watching over him. Going from dirt bikes to horses. Talk about thrill-seeking.
01:37:29
Speaker 8: Yeah.
01:37:31
Speaker 1: Keeping your parents, I mean, that's the kind of thing parents have nightmares about.
01:37:34
Speaker 6: Different kind of horsepower.
01:37:35
Speaker 1: Yeah, different kind of horsepower. Less horsepower, arguably more dangerous, I'm not sure. Should we do some text? Lots have come through on 04808 1395.
01:37:44
Speaker 27: Yes.
01:37:45
Speaker 6: Sorry, I'm just trying to go back through the ones I haven't read.
01:37:50
Speaker 11: Judith makes an interesting point about labour and data centres because the Treasurer rang in and called.
01:37:58
Speaker 6: The Council WOACH.
01:37:59
Speaker 11: The data centres, after years of high-cost power, now decimating environment, land, and we heard from the RBA governor, it's fuelling inflation as well. So I wonder if the state government will continue on its track to build data centres in the state.
01:38:14
Speaker 1: Well, they draw upon huge amounts of power. So the state government's position has always been pro-gas because they say you need some sort of dependable baseload electricity power that can work when renewables aren't. And you need something that's going to be there while we build up the amount of renewables there are in the state. So it's twofold. Now, data centres are going to draw from something. You can't have intermittent data centre power.
01:38:42
Speaker 23: No.
01:38:43
Speaker 1: So you're going to need that baseload component is going to have to be increased. So what does that look like? I mean, what it looks like in the United States is you've seen some of these companies build their own power stations and infrastructure. Can you compel them as part of the process to do something similar here in South Australia? We're waiting for the government's guiding principles to be put together when it comes to this sort of thing because they're still working on it. So it's a really interesting point that Judith makes.
01:39:10
Speaker 2: It is. It is.
01:39:13
Speaker 11: Lots of people very unhappy with the Adelaide City Council. John in Tuzmore says the two councillors just mounted a wonderful argument in favour of compulsory voting.
01:39:24
Speaker 6: Yeah. I think.
01:39:27
Speaker 11: If we had more time with the Treasurer, I would have asked him that because the government's had a report into the future of how local councils look for some time and they haven't made a call on what the governance of local councils is going to look like into the future. Will they amalgamate? Will they make voting compulsory. There are all these potential changes that can take place and we don't know what they're considering.
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Speaker 1: Yeah, well, in the absence of something that changes in March, there is something that is inequitable about a system where the people, as Tom Goodstone has made the point, hundreds upon hundreds who work in the city that depend upon it for its livelihood have no say in something like this, which goes directly to their livelihood. Something needs to be done. But as you correctly pointed out, it's within state government's remit to have a closer look and do something about it. So maybe that time has come. It's time to have a look at the fuel situation. Better to be a member with RAA Road Service. The cheap spots. This is as low as we've seen it in a while. The Yugo-Sitmeri South Road, $ 2.
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Speaker 7: 13. 2.
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Speaker 1: The Mobile-Hamstead-Garnins North East Road, $ 2. 17. 5. The United-Blair-Athol Prospect Road, $ 2. 18. 5. And the cheapest diesel, BP Mawson Lakes on the Salisbury Highway.
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Speaker 12: $ 2.
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Speaker 2: 57. 9.
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Speaker 1: Have a terrific Wednesday, folks. We'll catch you tomorrow
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Speaker 4: From 6.