Summer Breakfast with Jonno Edwards & Casey Treloar - 13 January 2026

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Speaker 1: Eight after six, seven after six, Good morning to you and welcome to five a summer breakfast. We're back for day two. Welcome to Tuesday, the thirteenth of January twenty twenty six. A big show on the way. Did you wake up this morning? Can you smell the smell of smoke? Well? Sadly, the smoke from the Victorian bushfires are drifting across South Australia and the air quality not great at the moment. A number of warnings in place. We'll tell you what to expect and what it means for your health, and we'll discuss it with the Weather Bureau as well, how long it will hang around and what we can expect to see. The Prime Minister has recalled Federal Parliament and there's movement on a new IVF affordability scheme here in SA. It's a key labor promise heading into the next election. We'll discuss that. The Writer's Week controversy continues. Former New Zealand Prime Minister just into our dern she's pulled out. The controversy continues, the Premiere remaining steadfast in his comments, saying that he doesn't regret or disagree the fact that the writer should have been removed, and I think sentiment is growing that maybe that wasn't the great greatest call. We'll see, we'll pull it apart. This morning. Rundell Moore has turned fifty to two down Under is about to roll out, and of course the Adelaide International well and truly under way. But Casey's true law. We're back for day two. Thanks for coming back.
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Speaker 2: Thank you, JOHNO.
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Speaker 3: Good morning to everybody listening in this morning. Beautiful day on the way though, I must say, and a beautiful summer's week, heading for a top of thirty one degrees today and really it's going to sort of be about that for the next seven days or so. So if you need to get out enjoy some sunshine this summer, this week is the time to do it.
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Speaker 1: Yeah, absolutely big show coming up. We mentioned Rundell Moore, and I'm sure there's plenty of listeners who would have had some amazing memories of runder Moore, and that's why we want what we want to hear from you this morning, A double two to three, double low, double low. We've got one hundred dollars Kent Town Hotel about yet to give away again. Tell us the memories of Rundell Moore. Were you there when Karma Camillim was belted out by boy George.
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Speaker 4: Arma with our conventure Arma name who doesn't know.
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Speaker 1: How to see.
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Speaker 4: A county teacher?
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Speaker 5: You come and go, you come and go?
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Speaker 1: You too before our time, casey. But you look at the pictures on seven years of the huge crowds that rolled out to Rundell More. It is well and truly an institution here in South Australia, the biggest in the Southern Hemisphere, one of the busiest shopping precincts in Australia. It just remains a very unique thing. The bulls, the pigs, the pigeon.
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Speaker 3: The pigeon of course. But yeah, as we heard earlier, I mean it used to be the place where the music concerts happened and you know, the stars would come for the fans to see them before a big performance as well.
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Speaker 2: So many memories.
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Speaker 3: As you know, a kid who grew up in the country, it was always a big thing to go shopping in Rundle Moore and always have fond memories of you know, going into David Jones and you know, especially Christmas time West Santa sets up what's that one called the Magic Cave, the Magic Cave. Yes, many great memories tradition that is still going, of course, the Magic Cave. But Rundell Moore has had a lot of change in that time, from different department stores and the like.
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Speaker 2: But yes, you got to catch up with the crew yesterday.
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Speaker 1: Yes, it was a magnificent little show, A marching band in Rundell Mall celebrating a number of months of celebration, the premier kicking in over just around about two hundred and fifty thousand dollars from the state government to help celebrate Rundell Moore in its golden jubilee. So A double two to three, double O, double O. Were you at the Boy George concert? What are your memories of Rundell Maull. Do you remember Birdie's? Do you remember Birdie's the pancake factory little shop there, but was prior to the pancake kitchen. Okay, I liked Berdies. Birdies was the place to be. Eight double two to three, A double double O the number to ring. We want to hear from you your memories of Rundell More. We mentioned I mentioned a little bit earlier Righters week. It's the story that's continuing to play out. It's unfortunate that I think now we've we've lost sight of what Riter's Week was all about it and it's really about what these authors have written about their books rather than their own opinions, and it seems unfortunate. But it looks like it's heading down a track where it's probably going to be counseled. Will the government pull its funding. I'm not sure, but a statement released by the Adelaide Festival yesterday kind of alluded to that maybe decisions and discussions were going on that this won't continue this year.
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Speaker 3: Yeah, very much crisis mode for the Adelaide Writers Week and arguably it's biggest draw card. As we've learned in the last twelve or so hours that former PM just into our journ from New Zealand has also pulled out. Of course, she released several books and quite popular books as well, so the thought that she has pulled out is probably going to pull the pin for a lot of people that were maybe planning on going, especially to you know, I mean that's a huge name, a former PM coming to Adelaide. I mean this is a big writer's festival and we've heard from many authors saying that this is the most popular in Australia. It's the go to festival, it's the place to be to help promote your books and promote your works.
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Speaker 1: So I'd be interested to hear from the five DOAA audience of how many people were actually planning to attend write this week and have pulled the pit.
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Speaker 3: If that's you going to speak before like, let us know what this festival is, like, what it is all about, and you know the popularity of it and the fact that Adelaide here can draw such big and popular names.
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Speaker 1: Yeah, is it a storm in a tea cup?
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Speaker 6: Is if?
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Speaker 1: Are people going to be devastated if this is canceled? I'm not sure. I think a lot of people I think it's the.
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Speaker 3: Red it's the talking point. It's the basis of why it has come to this. It's know, the fact that the premiers got involved and the fact that he you know, he made his point of view known as we've learned several weeks ago.
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Speaker 1: Do you think it was the right thing for the premier to get involved? I mean, the government state government funds the Adelaide Festival, so you know it's a captain's call.
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Speaker 3: It's pretty uneasy mistake in it. But the festival runs itself. I mean, you know, to be like telling the fringe they can't have certain acts as well.
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Speaker 1: I mean, but on the other side, I see, you know the I mean, less than six weeks ago we saw the horrific atrocities of Bondi, and in the days following that, we saw the Premier standing hand in hand with Norman Schuler say Jewish leaders and saying, you know, we will support you. And so I think he's done that.
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Speaker 3: And I think the idea, I guess too, on the you know, flipping that coin too, is the idea that we are cracking down on hate speech.
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Speaker 1: And this this.
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Speaker 3: Author that has been acted has very much publicly made comments essentially that our hate speech.
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Speaker 1: Yeah, it's a divisive topic and we can to hear your thoughts throughout the morning. Join the conversation eight double two to three double ow the text line zero double for eight eight thirty ninety five. We'll take your break. We'll come back with more sevente to six. The sun shining right across I much were at the moment just peeking over the hills. A little bit of cloud around Casey. But I think yesterday afternoon, a lot of people would have seen the smoke starting to drips across South Australia.
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Speaker 2: Yeah, we're not. It's hard to tell at this point.
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Speaker 3: The sun hasn't quite come over the horizon of the Mount Lofty Rangers just yet. But certainly yesterday afternoon I was getting calls from people in Victor Harbor saying, oh my goodness, all I can smell is smoke. There is smoke haze everywhere. Is there bushfires in South Australia. No, there was no bushfires in South Australia. It cleared within about an hour, and then half an hour later it showed up here in Adelaide. I'd stepped out of the office at five o'clock yesterday afternoon and the smell of smoke just kind of hits you in the face, and sure enough you can see smoke hays right across the horizon of Adelaide. So I did speak to the bureau and we tried to get to the bottom of where this smoke case is coming from. Basically, we are in what's called a southeasterly air stream at the moment. The winds are coming from the southeast, so there are bushfires in southwestern Victoria at the moment in the Otways one of not the biggest fire happening in Victoria, but certainly quite a substantial bushfire there that at one stage was burning out of control. So the smoke caze over South Australia that we've seen in the last fifteen hours or so has come from the Otway's fires there.
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Speaker 1: Yeah, certainly the CFS did issue a warning for those who breathing difficulties with asthma to make sure that they protect themselves from the smoke. Brian Oliver is from the University of Technology in Sydney. Brian, good morning to you. It's a bit of a bizarre one considering it seems like maybe the wind is pushing it in the other direction. It's still seeming to come across to South Australia.
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Speaker 7: Yeah, it certainly doesn't make a lot of sense, doesn't when you expected like that?
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Speaker 3: As I tell us, Brian, what are we saying and why are we seeing it? And how long can we expect it to linger?
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Speaker 8: Oh?
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Speaker 7: Look, I guess a lot of it's are in the hands of the weather God. Are essentially once the particulates are in the air, they can remain airborne for days. So if the winds are pushing the particulates in the right direction, then they can keep coming across. But of course they need to keep being generated as well. So once the fires goes out, then presumably within a couple of days, the smoke case will clear up.
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Speaker 3: And so what should we be I guess telling residents in terms of looking after their own health. You know, can this effect? Can this affect residents health or people that maybe have some health conditions, Oh.
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Speaker 7: Definitely, so people with pre existing health conditions, So any respiratory conditions, any cardiac conditions, you know, diabetes, a whole range of them may be really sensitive to the effects of smoke. So if anyone feeling acutely unwell, if they've got any chest pain of any difficulty breathing, my advice is get in touch with maybe DIALD triples there, or get in touch with their healthcare providers immediately.
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Speaker 3: I guess, And I guess with the housekeeping the windows shut, not hanging the clothing out on the line today, maybe yeah.
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Speaker 7: Look, if you for everyone else, even if you don't have any pre existing health conditions, when you breathe in bush fire smoke or haze. It's doing harm to your bodies, so that the more you can limit your exposure to it, the better for you. So staining doors if you do have to go outdoors, and perhaps wear a mask, but the staining doors is probably the best advice for people at the moment.
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Speaker 4: Yep.
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Speaker 1: Certainly Well Brown, appreciate your expert advice as always. Brian Oliver from the University of Technology in Sydney CAUSU. We've been discussing at Randall Moore fifty years the golden jubilee this year. The exact date is not until September, but Randell Moore On State government and the Adelaide City Council have announced months and months of sellers because of how iconic Rundle Mall is and we want to hear from you this morning. One hundred dollars Kent Down Hotel voucher is the easiest way to win a night at the pub. Your memories of Rundle Mall? Were you there when Culture Club was there? Boy George singing, We've seen the Queen head to Rundle Mall. I think the Beatles they went to Rundle Street because that was before it was a mole. But We're happy to take your memories and reminisce this morning eight double two to three double Oh, we'd love to hear from you. Turning to I guess another big story that is expected to play out over the next week or so, and a bill to strengthen hate speech laws and establish a national firearms Register will be introduced to Federal Parliament next week. We know Parliament has been recalled earlier, two weeks earlier in fact, to debate the reforms that were written up in the wake of the Bondai terror attack. Now it all sounds good on paper, but it appears that there's still a lot to play out in terms of this legislation, with potential high court challenges. The opposite not overly keen on I guess the firearms legislation the government's putting forward. Zach to Silver is following it for the Associated Press here in Australia. Zach, good morning to you. Recalled early politicians trying to get on the mark and get it to it very early, but it seems like it's going to face a few challenges.
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Speaker 9: Good morning, Guy's good to be with you.
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Speaker 10: That's right.
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Speaker 9: So Parliament's going to come back next Monday and Tuesday. That's two weeks earlier than planned to try and deal with this legislation stemming from the horrific terror attack in Bondai last year. And like you said, there are two elements to this. There's the hate speech element and there's the gun control element. Most of the gun controlled stuff is done by the states, right The States are the ones that deal with licensing and allowing people to have guns and then policing that. But there are some federal elements for that as well that need to be dealt with in Parliament. What the Prime Minister announced yesterday is both of these elements, the hate speech element and the gun control element, will be dealt with in a single bill. Now that's got the opposition a little bit annoyed because within the opposition there are I guess some divisions over how to deal with the gun control element. The Nationals, which by and large represent regional Australia, don't think gun control is the answer. Some of the Liberals are more keen on gun control, but they're going to have to try and figure out a unified position. But as a politician, you don't really want to be seen to be voting against hate speech reforms after what happened at Bondi, so that the opposition is in a challenging position here. Equally, the government's in a challenging position because it wants to get this through and it wants to get it through quickly. Anthony Albanezi said yesterday that he wanted these laws passed through Parliament by question time on Tuesday, which is three pm on Tuesday. Now the laws are only going to be introduced on the Monday, which is a pretty quick turnaround to make it through the House of Reps and the Senate, So it will be interesting to see if any changes need to be made to this legislation if over the negotiations over the coming days the government concedes that there is more it can do to try and bring people within Parliament on board. Religious groups, some of them also have some concerns about this legislation or on the hate speech side of things. But the hate speech laws are aiming to crack down on some of the groups that promote hatred against other people of other racial groups, but the wording of them has for example, some Christian groups a little bit concerned because they're worried that, you know, while what they're teaching now would not be considered racial hatred. The laws, these Christian groups argue are subjective and Christian groups could be roped in at some point in the future. So again it will be interesting to see whether the laws in their current form we'll see more detail on today whether that is what ends up going before Parliament or whether they have to be changed. Is to get their throats.
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Speaker 3: And when it comes to the other half of it, the gun control, I mean, part of the proposed legislation is talking about a two step process for gun licensing in terms of Australians being able to access it, but ensuring that there is the right checks available and then that intelligence can be shared with Azio and Acik. Look, there's been a lot of discussion, I mean, certainly it came out, you know, in the days and even hours after Bondie around gun control. But tell us Zach about the idea of the buyback scheme and the funding that's available for that as well.
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Speaker 9: Yeah, so there's a couple of elements here. The thing I thought, the thing that I discovered which I thought was most really surprised me in the wake of the Bondie attack is that at the moment if you want a gun license in Australia and you're on an asy O watch list, you know the domestic spy agency is watching you because they're worried you might be radicalized and become a terrorist. That doesn't preclude you from having a gun line to change that, yes, So part of this legislation is they will change that. ASIO will talk to the States, They'll all be sharing intelligence to try and make sure that if you're on an ASIO watch list you can't get a gun license. But yes, like you say, the other element here is the gun buyback. This is going to be a massive gun buyback. Presumably it's going to cost the government a lot of money because Anthony Albanezi says there are too many guns in Australia at the moment. He has consistently argued post BONDI that there are now more guns in Australias than there were after the Port Arthur shooting, which was thirty years ago. That was that was what triggered Australia's current gun boards to some of the toughest in the world. But Anthony Albanezi says since then there's been this steady growth in the number of guns of Australia's population grows and it's time to reduce the number of guns on the streets, and so part of that will be paying licens via our owners for their guns as the states introduced. The states are all introducing laws limiting the number of guns the person can own. New South Wales, where the Bondi attack happened, has already done that. Other states are presumably going to follow suit. And then this gun buyback will buy back the guns that have now been deemed illegal, so gun owners will be compensated for those But this has been jointly funded by the federal and state governments. The laws have to go through federal parliaments to allocate the money to actually pay for this buyback.
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Speaker 3: And how successful do we think this buyback will be? I mean, I think it'd be hard pressed for many gun owners to think that they would want especially if they've gone through you know, the legal processes and they've got their gun license accordingly, How you know, are we going to see many guns handed in? You know, is there any estimates in terms of you know, how you know how many of these guns will be retrieved?
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Speaker 11: Yeah?
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Speaker 9: I look, I don't think there are any numbers on it yet. But if you look back to the Howard buyback, that was incredibly successful, that did a lot of work at reducing the number of guns out there.
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Speaker 11: And one of the.
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Speaker 9: Reasons for that, you know, gun owners obviously, particularly target shooters, hunters, people who go, you know, I've got my license, I do everything right, I saw my guns correctly, I shouldn't have to be punished for this are obviously, you know, not particularly happy at having to give up their guns. But the way the Howard buyback worked and what we're presuming is going to happen here, generally the guns were brought back above market price, so people who owned these guns were more than fairly compensated for what they had the present. Again, we don't have a lot of detail on this buy back yet, but the presumption is it'll be a similar thing here. So the there is, I guess, you know, still the lining that's probably the wrong expression, but the there is you know, some benefit the gun owners in handing back these guns. They're not just being forced to surrender them.
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Speaker 6: And not getting anything.
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Speaker 1: Yeah, certainly, zach To Silva from the Associated Press in Canberra, good on you. I appreciate your time. Still plenty to play out. It's going to be a huge test for our Prime minister and our federal politicians to respond to this. It seems like maybe they're avoiding the whole tough question of you know, the fact that those with the firearms and we're having extremist behavior, which is I think whateveryone listening wants to see action on that. But still plenty to play out on that. We'll see. Let's check sport, get to Agasino, Misubishi, Nailsworth and mows legs for the outlander Es Drive Away from thirty nine to nine ninety. Rennie, it's great to have your back. Tennis is in the air, cycling in the air, cricket in the air. It's beautiful.
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Speaker 8: It's all happening, isn't it, morning, Casey. Great to see you both doing a fabulous job.
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Speaker 1: Yeah.
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Speaker 8: Look, last night we'll start with the tennis. Fantastic cock and arcause a lot of people would have stayed up late watching it there full stadium at the drive. He hasn't played in twelve months. He's just been crueled by injury. He's had to have ten and replacements, peck injury, shoulder issues. Night it looked like he'd have to retire midway through the match. He battled on against Sebastian Korda, who's a former top twenty player, serious player, and he won it in the tiebreaker third set.
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Speaker 4: This is how it happened, three match points audio.
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Speaker 8: The effects that I great win he did goosebumps. It doesn't at the moment. He's so exciting to watch and look, I just hope he gets a good run in it. In case, we're not sure if he's going to even be able to play tomorrow against Valentine Vascherro because he's so sore after that match. But and he hasn't played for a year. Hopefully a day off will do him the world a good so.
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Speaker 3: Because I well, turn around forty eight hours. I mean, are we expecting him to be at his.
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Speaker 1: Best or it's going to be hard.
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Speaker 8: Look, the day off will definitely help because then after that they play every day best of three sets as well. Won't be easy. I hope he's there. I think you'll front up. I think you'll take a lot of painkillers and try and go from there. So let's hope you can and just quickly in the cricket strikers tonight and Alyssa Heally Australian captain has an out, should be retiring so and breaking you absolute legend. Yeah, no doubt.
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Speaker 1: Good on your ready, good stuff. Twenty three minutes to seven. Good morning you. If you're joining us for the very first time, Welcome to Tuesday, to thirteenth of January. He is already flying people heading back to work. Commiserations, How was your first day work? I'm sure a few people stuck in peak hour yesterday would have been maybe saying a few expletives. But this morning we'll keep you informed and keep you entertained. This morning we're discussing fifty years of Rundle Mall, the iconic institution that we all know and love. You have to go to Rundle More if you need something. I mean, look, I know we've got shopping centers in our suburbs and online shopping, but you know if you go to run Noal Mall, You're going to get absolutely everything you need. You're going to had a good coffee, You're going to get it all. We're discussing some of your memories of Rundell Moore, and of course the big memory for most is boy George. I know, there's probably a few listeners, maybe a few that were a bit too young to head to the mall, might have been at school. We're probably listening on their wireless on their radio. Was broadcasted live with Big Bad Bob m seeing the moment. Frank in Birkenhead, Good morning to you, you were.
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Speaker 12: There, Good morning to you all the five double Happy.
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Speaker 1: New Year to you, Good on you, Frank, Happy year, Frank, Thanks mate.
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Speaker 13: Yes, I was there, and I was in the mall at that time, and it was when John Bannon, their former premier, John Bannon, was introducing him to everyone there and the mall, and he was up high on some balcony. I can't remember where it was, but yeah, I saw it. I could move.
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Speaker 4: Yeah.
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Speaker 3: Well, what was the crowd like, Frank, I mean, how many people were packed in there?
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Speaker 14: Oh?
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Speaker 13: Gee, it was just huge.
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Speaker 12: I had to fight my way through the crowd to get closer. You just couldn't move, you know, it was really packed. But I don't know how high or how what balcony was, but he's definitely up on the balcony. Bannon would see it could look down and everyone and of.
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Speaker 1: Course it led to the creation of the Adelaide Entertainment Center. We didn't have a place for bands or anywhere to go, so it's an institution here in South Australia. Eight double two three double O double ow. We want to hear from you your Rundell Will experiences, your memories eight double two three double low double low. Well a man that knows plenty about Rundell More and of course one of its finest institutions in the Adelaide Arcade is Andrew jo NAT's Andrew, good morning to you. There'd be a party at the Adelaide Arcade to celebrate this.
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Speaker 15: Surely good morning Ereon were selling intend on having a party in September. I think around the first of September for the Golden Dubileie. It's a great occasion. Yeah, absolutely, Well we're celebrating.
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Speaker 1: So we'll talk us through some of the traders. You would have met so many people that would have had really amazing experiences through Rundell Male connected through the community, the events that we've had. What of your experiences been, Andrew.
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Speaker 15: Well, it must mean I didn't get to boy George. But it's a bit strange everyone racing around to see someone dressed like their grandmother singing, but feel certainly very popular. But we've had many many traders through through our Adelaide ok, one hundred and forty years, but fifty years of Rundell Male we've seen. You know, we've got unique Adelaide traders, Adelaide hatters and Jared McCabe jewelers, all these family businesses that have progressed their way through and it started with their grandparents and now you know it's their grand grandchildren running these businesses. It's fantastic because Adelaide really is, you know, the center of South Australia, the city's key. Everyone's got memories, Christmas pageant, Rundell Mall, balls, things like that, even the pigs, the pigeon, all these new things. But they're still very popular. And now you know, we have celebrations for the around the car race, the BP Grand Final, everything happens in the mall.
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Speaker 3: Yeah a look, Andrew, Adelaide Arcade is probably one of my favorite features of Ron Normore. I mean the stores down there are just beautiful. You mentioned Adelaide Hatters. I have been a regular there, but you mentioned Adelaide hat is one of the originals. But tell us there's plenty of other stores in there that have been have called Adelaide Arcade home for decades.
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Speaker 15: Well, it's funny story. We've got Dinners now, so did It has come back to Adelaide and did It is a famous Adelaide's family business and does finally come back And it's a funny story. But they're actually Didns nuts and pretty nuts. They're actually in the exact same store they are in I think forty years ago.
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Speaker 2: Wow, I did see the store there yesterday. Yeah, that's incredible.
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Speaker 15: Yeah, So we've got all the Adelaide families. We've got Haigues and Didners obviously, and I mentioned Jared McCabe, and everyone's got stories about the robber Man and Brady's blid Hall and all those other things that everyone's got memories of.
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Speaker 1: Yeah. Absolutely, Well it's said to be a huge celebration and leading up to September. You couldn't just do it in one day. They've thrown it across months of celebration. I think so many people probably would have been on first dates to Rundell Moore. People would have met their life partners, you'd name it. Rundal Moore has been the center and the Heartbeat of the Adelaide CBD for so long and we're can to hear from you. We appreciate your time. Andrew Jo Nats from the Adelaide Arcade. Debbie from Modbreed, tell us your Rundleball experience.
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Speaker 11: Yes, Hi, I was there for boy George and also Pushania Twain. I was just an arm link away from her because she wasn't coming to Adelaide and noother was boy George. But yeah, no, I can remember. I think he was standing up at the top of I think they used to call it the Renaissance, the escalators, a walkway going across with the escalators going up. Yes, that's where he was, and that's where Shanai was as well, until she come down.
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Speaker 1: Tell me, Debbie, were you a fan of the balls when they were installed? Yeah, the balls, it was a topical debate at the time. A few people thought they were ugly. I mean there was a bit of a debate over the pigeon when the pigeon was installed as well, the peas.
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Speaker 11: I like the bat the pigeon.
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Speaker 3: Okay, there you go, Debbie from Modbury Heights. There, thank you, John. I can't I can't blame Rundell Maull for kicking off celebrations so early.
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Speaker 2: I mean it is January.
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Speaker 3: I mean it is the year twenty twenty six, so it is fifty years prior. But why not have a run of nine months of celebration. I mean, heck, they'll probably be celebrating right up until Christmas, so we're special. You know, fifty years of Christmas in Rundell Maull, no doubt too.
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Speaker 1: Yeah, and of course you got to remember this absolute tune John Farnham. Before he was the Lofty Heights of Whispering Jack, you name it, he was rocking out at Rundell Moull doing a cashier. You can only assume for one of the best advertisments going round.
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Speaker 11: Town.
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Speaker 8: Whar there's a special.
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Speaker 1: I think we need more of this kind of tune theater performance in advertisements.
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Speaker 11: You know the man.
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Speaker 2: I couldn't agree more.
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Speaker 1: Imagine if you're watching the news tonight and this absolutely came on, you would be absolutely up and about bring it back, bring it back.
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Speaker 3: Well, we do have Darryl Braithwait coming back into the state shortly, so maybe we could get him to whip out a tune for Arundel Vall's special celebration.
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Speaker 1: Yeah, maybe we could get Maybe we need a jingle for David and Will when they get back. Not AI. We don't want AI. There's too much AI going around. But we want an actual tune of for David and Will when they get back next week. It all lies on the weather. It's going to be a magnificent day of thirty one degrees. All eyes on the smoke floating around the suburbs at the moment. Chris Ken is on duty at the bureau. Chris, good morning to you. It's said to be a magnificent day to day.
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Speaker 16: Yeah, that's it.
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Speaker 17: Good morning guys. We've had a minimum of thirteen degrees. I was twelve degrees this morning in the other city, so reasonably mild. But yeah, beautiful day out there today, sunny and top of thirty one degrees on the forecast of the city. Thirty two out Elizabeth, twenty nine at Glenelg, twenty eight down at no Longer, and twenty six up in the hills Mount Barker.
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Speaker 18: Those.
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Speaker 17: Yeah, wind's going to be continuing to blow out of the the southeast as well, and like you said, there is a lot of smoke over Victoria at the moment, and yeah, that wind sort of is bringing a little bit of that into s a particularly kind of parts of the Murraylands and the river Land also down in the the lower southeast. But yeah, yesterday we saw a bit of hazy conditions around Adelaide as well, reached sort of into the city as well, and could see that again today. But on Wednesday, a new high pressure system moving into the Bite brings in more of a sou the air stream, which should push sure of that smoke more into the New South Wales as opposed to South Australia. So probably later in the week is probably less chance of seeing some of that smoke around the likes of Adelaide. But with that new high pressure system on Wednesday, we will see those temperatures start falling a little bit later in the week thirty degrees tomorrow and twenty five on that Thursday, so a little bit cooler, still sunny or mostly sunny conditions through most of the of the week. And yeah, that pleasant weather just keeps rolling on for Adelaide.
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Speaker 1: Yeah, absolutely, and hopefully we start to see the smoke start to filter off. When do you think, Chris, that we might see the conditions ease in terms of those smoky conditions.
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Speaker 17: Yes, so probably from around Thursday, I think once these loons turn around to the other south, the airstream sort of yeah, keeping or pushing that smoke from Victoria is sort of probably more into a northern parts into New South Wales, and might see a little bit still around the border regions with Victoria with some of those fires kind of pretty close to the border. But yeah, for the likes of Adelaide, it's probably less likely to see so that that smoke make it this far west bias about Thursday, so another day potentially.
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Speaker 1: I'm good on you, Chris. Chris Kent on Judy at the Weather Bureau. Let's hit to sapol Sen you, Council. Matt Hale is on Judy, Matt, good morning to you. A suspicious fire at Christie's Downs overnight.
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Speaker 19: Yeah, good morning John o. Yes, in the early hours of this morning, around one am, police and MFS Cruise responded to a fire in a carport of an abundant house at Genevieve Street and Christie's Garant. MFS crew is quickly extinguished that fire, but unfortunately it had already spread to the host and this caused significant damage. Crime scene Investigation will be attending the scene leader today. Please get in touch with crime Stoppers if you sign it a specious activity or of any CCTV or dashcom footage that could assist the police online at the Crime STOBBERSSA dot com dot au website or one eight hundred, Triple three, Triple zero and further south.
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Speaker 3: Cruise has been dealing with some break ins at o'hallor and Hell overnight.
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Speaker 19: Matt, Yes, Casey, that's right. So just after twelve thirty this morning, Please responded to several arms at shops on Men's so through out of Holler and Hill. When Please arrived they found a smash front door and window to one of the shops and another smash window out of second store it's believed, and two was gained to only one of those shops. CCTV footage does show two men wearing hooded tops, long pants and their faces were covered. And again if you saw that any suspicious activity, please make contact with Crime Stobbers and help us out.
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Speaker 1: Yeah, absolutely, send you Constable Matt Hale from Saber. We've also received word of a bit of an emergency incident taking place around Bridge Road at Paraka. Emergency Services on scene assisting with an incident. We'll try and find out exactly what is taking place and you the very latest, but let's check traffic will come back with your calls and more. Nine to seven. It's a debate that comes up every time this year and it's the Australia Day debate. And today some new research has been announced well a survey and it's finding that young people are leading the charge against companies trying to divide the community by allowing staff to take an alternative Australia Day holidays. So I think for a lot of us, particularly here at five Double A and other industries, Australia Day the public holidays on the twenty six. It always has been, always continues to be at the moment in terms of the legislation, who can open when and what that's the public holiday. But in some companies they allow people if they don't feel like taking Australia Day off, if they believe for their own reasons it's not respectful, or in fact they just want to save the day off to have a longer easter break or you name it. A lot of corporate companies are allowing people to do it. But today research from the Institute of Public Affairs has found more than from over a thousand people show that fifty three percent of Australian's age twenty five to thirty four believe that corporations should not allow employees to swap the January twenty six holiday for another day. Now, I was quite surprised by this case because you would think in the Australia Day debate, I think majority of older people and people that have, you know, around their fifties and sixties, they're pretty confident that they want Australia to remain what it has been and continues to be for them, which is a day of celebration for all things Australia. But a lot of the younger generation are thinking, well, you know, perhaps it doesn't really gel with a lot of the First Nations people for the reasons we do understand. But it surprises me that fifty three percent of those in this survey, and yes it's a survey from the Institute of Public Affairs, which are generally leaned towards more conservative views, which is I think a fair thing to say, but they think, no, we should keep it on January twenty tes what do you think.
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Speaker 3: Well, I mean, I think it's really interesting to learn. I mean I didn't realize that big corporations like Telstra and the Big four banks and PwC actually gave staff a choice. But maybe the choice is not what staff want. So the idea that people do want to stick with January twenty six as their day, I mean, it's a day in the middle of summer. It's a time, you know, we were discussing before. John knows they've probably just had three weeks off over the Christmas period and to score an extra little day off, you know, in the summertime, it is something that they would enjoy giving everyone else around them would also be having that day off as well. So I don't know if these people that are being surveyed if they are taking you know, into account the social issues that come into this, especially when it comes to around our indigenous people.
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Speaker 1: Yeah, I don't think it is. I think this is mainly about you know, days off and when we should just keep at the status quo. But I'm interested to hear your thoughts if you've had a similar situation where your workplace is giving you an opportunity to take the day off on a different day. Are you choosing to do so? Are you sticking to your guns and following the traditional Australia day. It's a debate that fires up every time this year and I'm sure as we head towards January twenty six it will continue a double two to three double the number areing plenty of texts coming through, We'll get to them shortly, but we know the March election is not too far away and the opposition and the government, the Malnauskis government coming out thick and fast with a various range of policies, and yesterday it was a really interesting policy I think in it really shows the changing times and it involves easier access and afford affordability rather for IVF. We know the struggles a lot of people have had with fertility, whether it's our changing diets, whether it's the changing exposures of what is happening in our community. We don't know exactly what is forcing so many people to have fertility issues, but the Labor government has announced that they will cover almost half the cost of an IVF cycle with an out of out of pocket costs upwards are four thousand dollars per treatment. So the government going to step in and assist to try and help families go for that extra lot of treatment, have that extra crack, which I think a lot of people will support. Robert Norman is the Adelaide University Professor for Reproductive Medicine. He joins us Now, Robert, good morning to you. I mean tell people that might not be aware, they might not have family members going through this experience. How prolific is people struggling to have children and having fertility issues.
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Speaker 6: Well, John, I think about one in six couples experienced troubles in getting pregnant. Now, not all of them are going to have fertility treatment, but it's certainly very very common, and particularly as people get older and start to have children or trying to have children a bit later in life, it becomes much more problematic. So probably about fifteen hundred kids in South Australia year are born through some sort of fertility treat.
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Speaker 3: And Robert, in terms of what Labor announced yesterday in making it more affordable, in the idea of making it more accessible for families, you know, giving them access to these two thousand dollars rebates, but also access to funding in terms of doing you know, fertility testing as well. This has only got to be a good thing.
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Speaker 6: Yeah, I think we're way behind the pack in terms of the rest of Australia. New South Wales put something like this a couple of years ago. Victoria's got good schemes as well. So I really welcome this and I think it is a reasonably generous offer. We need to realize that not everybody who infertile needs IVF, and if this is only for IVS, then some of those people who are going to benefit from simpler treatments will miss out. But even so it's really good. We also need to recognize that IVF is not just a one off treatment. Not everybody gets pregnant on the first treatment, and so you may need two, three, four treatments. The current out of pocket cost for most clinics in South Australia is about three to five thousand dollars, so this will help with probably one embryo transfer and repeat it. So it's a good contribution, but it doesn't solve all the problems. At people's face, what.
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Speaker 3: Do we know around I guess the current success rate when it comes to IVF for South Australian families. Robert, like I guess on average. How many cycles does it generally take? I mean you mentioned it doesn't always. You know, you can't expect to go in for IVF for one round, It might take several. What are the statistics around the success rate? And I mean I'm sure the technology is just getting better and better.
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Speaker 6: Well, IVF is really successful for people who are relatively young. So if the woman is under thirty five, we have a very high probability that after one or several five of course there's going to be a baby there. The problem that we're facing in South Australia as well as the risk of Australia is that people are only trying to have children later in life, and so we're getting more and more people over forty and IVS really doesn't work very well at that age. So if you're under thirty five, I would say you'd have about an eighty percent chance that you're going to have a baby on IVS if you keep going. If you're over forty, that is going to drop to probably under fifteen percent.
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Speaker 2: Wow, quite a difference there. Thank you so much there.
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Speaker 3: Robert Norman Adelaie Union professor from Reproductive Medicine, And I guess John know we saw yesterday that you know, every election cycle there's always a moment to a leader and a baby, and that was Mally's opportunity yesterday. So yes, we saw those pictures there.
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Speaker 1: Seven after seven. Good mornog you. If you're joining us for the very first time, welcome to Tuesday, the thirteenth of January twenty twenty sixth. The sun right across the Adelaide CBD a top of thirty one degrees, a minimum of thirteen. It's been a magnificent morning. We're taking your calls, your texts, We want to hear from you this morning, but we do begin this hour with breaking news and it's well something that I think a lot of us have expected. Kevin Rudd will step down as US ambassador in March. Here is the Prime Minister a few moments ago.
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Speaker 18: There's another announcement today, which is that, with deep appreciation for his tireless contribution as Prime Minister, as Foreign Minister and as Ambassador to the United States of America, we announce that doctor Kevin Rudd AC will conclude he's posting as Australia as ambassador to the United States at the end of March twenty and twenty six.
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Speaker 1: So perhaps not a surprising move here after a few of the comments that were made on Twitter by the former Prime Minister Kevin Rudd, the bit of biff that we saw in the White House. Perhaps a strategic move by the government, or maybe Kevin Rudd's just had a gut for I'm not one hundred percent sure at this stage.
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Speaker 2: Casey, Yeah, was he pushed? Was this deliberate?
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Speaker 3: But it has also been revealed that Kevin Rudd has decided to accept the role of global president of a leading international relations think tank, and that is the Asia Society. That position became vacant, so mister Rudd will be taking on that new role.
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Speaker 2: So was this his decision? Was he pushed?
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Speaker 1: I think it was probably the right move given the.
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Speaker 3: Controversy that surrounded his role and the awkward encounters that we've all seen between him and and of course President Trump as well. He wasn't very well received in the United States. So I guess who will fill that role? That will be the next question.
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Speaker 1: Yeah, I reckon Joe Hockey will be hanging around personally, But I think it was bound to happen because I think the US trade relationship is too shaking it's too important for Australia. I can't see our Prime minister standing up to Donald Trump anytime soon. I just can't see it happening. So I think he's potentially negotiated some moves to try and say, well, let's put our best foot forward, let's move Kevin aside, let's give it a new, a fresh opportunity, so that those trade opportunities. I mean, at the end of the day, lots of conflicts across the world as well. You want to be on the right side of the US, one of our biggest partners, probably the biggest partner when it comes to armed forces and everything along those lines. So there's still a lot to play out. But as it comes to hand, we will bring it to you and we'll cross to Canberra a little bit later. But the controversy here in South Australia remains with riders. Week. We know a number of riders, almost all of them, it appears, have pulled out and if following the direction, I'd say direction from the Premier. It seems like it was a direction from the Premier at least advice he was consulted on whether or not an author who has pro Palestine views should be removed from the event. His advice was, well, he believes yes, and in the wake of the Bondai mascot, can see the thinking behind it. But it raises a lot of questions about censorship. It raises a lot of questions about whether or not the government should have those overarching I guess thoughts and unable to control this. The festival is funded by the government and I guess if we looked at it on face value in a time where we've got legislation being announced to stop hate speech, we want social cohesion. That's the new word by the federal government. I can see why it's being done, but a lot of people defiant and in disagreeance with the Premiere, including the Greens here in South Australia. Rob Simms is the MLC and the leader of the Greens. Robs, good morning to you your thoughts on what has played out over the last I guess couple of weeks. The Premiere remaining defiant in his call for the author to not stand at the Adelaide Writers' Week.
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Speaker 20: Good morning at Yes, I am very concerned about what's occurred here and let you make it it's not about what South Australians might think about the writings doctor Abdul Patar or anyone else that might be present at Writer's Week for that matter. This festival is about sharing ideas, bringing people together for an exchange of ideas in the discussion, and really the decisions around who's included in the program should be made at arm's length of government. And I'm really concerned that what's happened here is the Premier has applied political pressure. He's offered a very strong view on who should participate and the board have taken action. As a result, the independence and integrity of the festival has been compromised and that's why we've seen all of these participants pull out. And I don't blame them because it's meant to be an independent arts festival. You know, it's Right's Week, it's not Malley's Book Club. It doesn't set the reading lists and determine who's in it who's out. And so that's why I think people have reacted so strongly, and it's really showing the future of the Writer's Week this year and the outlaid festival into doubt.
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Speaker 3: So in your opinion, though, Robert, you know, with doctor Abdulphatar, Given you know what she has said in the past, given in the wake of what's happened in Bondai, do you agree that she should have been asked or should write as Week have kept her kept her there.
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Speaker 20: I think Writers Week should have kept her there. Let me say though, that I think doctor Abdil Patar has written to the government around this. In terms of flanking legal questions, someone's been disinvited for an event like this on the basis of past comments, they need to be told exactly what the past comments are. And I don't believe that doctor Abdul Patar has been given natural justice an opportunity to make you respond to any allegations. What's been said in the media is that her participation in the event would be culturally insensitive, and it seems to apply simply be because she's pal of Stinnian that she would agree with what's happening on that. Well, that's certainly not the case, I'm sure, and indeed Doc Drabdol pataras come out quite strongly and said that she was appalled by what's happened there and she is totally against those acts of violence. So I think what we've seen is the government has overreached here and it's blown up in the Premier's face and really he needs to fix this mess. I think the first step is to appoint some artists to the board because at the market the board is now less than half full and not core it. But also I think there's a broader discussion too around the independence of our festivals and that's something that the Greens are looking at, and really this decision needs to be reversed so that we can bring others back into the festival and have writers we go ahead this year.
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Speaker 3: You said yesterday Robert that this isn't the Malley book Club, that this should be an independent book club. You know, how do you see the feature of you know, Adelaide Writers Week now? Do you see it in its current state that it can go ahead or should you know, moving forward, should we see the state government stay completely out of this and it does run completely independent.
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Speaker 20: I'd really like to see it go ahead for this year, but I think that does require the reversal of this decisions so that others can be brought back in.
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Speaker 2: Do you think that's possible though?
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Speaker 20: I think it is, and I hope that's where be major backflip. It would be, but you know, what we've seen is pretty unprecedented in terms of all of these participants pulling out, including people like Hoopsinderad. So what's the short term option to get this back on track? But yeah, longer term, one of the things that we're doing within the Greens is reviewing the legislation that relates to these art institutions and looking at what we can do to beef up their independence. So if you look at one model that might work, that's the Adelaide Fringe, where it's a separate, independent, incorporate association has a board that's made up of people who have experience in the arts working also, you know, people who are actually artists are a big part of that too, and they're able to make decisions much more at arms lengths from government. And I think that might be a model that would work for the Adelaide Festival, but that's something we'd want to consult with the arts community about. But ultimately, this isn't I think, you know, it's really important that your listeners understand this isn't about you know, what people might think about the views of an individual author. It's much bigger than that it's the fundamental principle of how these sorts of festivals should work. And in our democracy, events like writers We play a really important role because they bring all sorts of people together. You see an expression of different views, and that's actually how you build social cohesitions by having debate and discussion.
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Speaker 1: Yeah, I don't think anyone's disagreeing with that. Can I just ask finally though, if the roles were reverse and this was a pro Israeli author and the questions were being asked and then they were being removed, do you think that would you yourself have an issue with it?
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Speaker 6: Well?
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Speaker 20: I don't think that really politicians should be the ones determining who participates in in Writers Week. You know, that's the broad issue here.
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Speaker 11: Now.
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Speaker 20: I know that the Premier has raised an example of a Zionist writer who didn't participate a few years ago, and it says that there was a campaign around that person being removed. Was from understanding that the board stood firm in relation to that campaign and they didn't take any action.
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Speaker 21: It was the.
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Speaker 20: Scheduling reason was why the person pulled out. Ultimately, there are going to be people from all sides of politics and activists and the like that make appeals to remove people from different festivals and events. But you've got to have a board structure that operates independently of all of that and acts as an independent arbiter and doesn't cave into every campaign that's run, because otherwise there will always be people that are back to particular art or don't like certain things. And you know, we saw this recently, for instance with the Art Gallery, whether the push to move away the sculptures that featured some nudity because it might be offensive to some people. You know, this happens across across the arts field. We've got to have independent structure in place that rises above and makes those calls. Otherwise we'll lose any sense of artistic integrity and freedom in our democracy. And it's not a good thing.
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Speaker 1: It's a fair thought only. Rob Sims, the Greens leader here in South Australia, I'm not sure about it. Casey to me, I think if roles were reversed, and I think it was twelve months ago, it might have been years ago. This same author was calling for a pro Israeli rider to be stood down. Look, I understand the principles of wanting to protect the integrity of the arts and protect the authors, but the end of the day, their personal thoughts. Yes, I get it, but this is about authors, this is about creativity, It's about writing, and I think this when incidences like this happen, members of the public just go, I'm not interested. Well, to some.
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Speaker 3: Degree we think they're not interested. But the text line is firing up over this issue. Some comments there from Rob Simms, the idea about you know, the history of Abdul Fatara and what she has said in the past. I think people are quite rightly, you know, frustrated by this too. But the idea that Rob Sims there was suggesting that she could be reinstated in this festival, I think would be an extraordinary move and I think there would absolutely be a step in the wrong direction.
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Speaker 1: Correct. I can't see the festival going forward this year and then moving forward, I think there's going to be well, there will have to be a review whether or not it is appropriate to spend the tax paid dollars on this if it's going to cause so much just stress and upset to members of the community. I just like I think people forget that. Yes, three weeks ago and I'm not saying that this author is pro Bondi attack. I'm not saying that by any stretch of the imagination. Saw what happened at Bondi. It was on every TV screen, it was on every social media screen across the thing. Now, that was extremist behavior. That wasn't pro Palestine behavior. That was extremist behavior. But the effect it's had on the Jewish community and the way the Jewish community has been persecuted for years and years and years in recent times, it's got the government on the hob. I can completely agree why the Premier has made this captain's call and decided in the best instrance of South Australia.
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Speaker 3: And protecting the Jewish community, which there's been a lot of about has been commutate, but both from both a state and federal position as well. The Israeli community has been calling out our governments for not putting in proper protection for them, and I think this is just an additional way of doing that.
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Speaker 1: Yeah, and that's why I say it, And obviously everybody loves outrage. We'll have more on this later and if you have a thought, you can join the conversation. Eight double two to three doublelow The other big story here across Australia is the continuing bush fires that are happening in Victoria. Let's check in with Andrew McCormack from seven Sunrise, who's at the State Control Center in Victoria. Andrew at twenty four hours long after we spoke to you yesterday. What further developments have we seen, Have we seen more homes lost or is the recovery of it starting.
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Speaker 22: Well, we do have some good news in that there are no emergency warnings across Victoria for the first time in days, probably since last Thursday. There is only Watch an Act level eency fire warnings in Victoria, which is a massive relief right across the state, just to look at that map and not have those red dots in those areas where the bush fire crisis has unfolded. So fire crews speaking to the CFA this morning say that they are starting to get a handle on these blazers, a number of which I think there's around twelve at the moment burning across the state. So that has reduced dramatically from what it was over the past few days. And tragically, there has been one depth in their Longwood fire region and that farmer has been identified as a cattle farmer in his eighties, Max Hobson, known as just a good Aussie bloke who stayed to defend his farm and his cattle in the terrible region right in the heart of this Longwood blaze fire zone in central Victoria. His wife had evacuated in the hours and days earlier, he stayed behind and tragically found around one hundred kill meets one hundred meters rather from his vehicle, which was just ten minutes or so from his property. So residents and locals in that area mourning the death of one of their own as they are allowed access back into that area. They are being escorted now it is not safe enough for them to go back in on their own. There's convoys being sought by the CFA and other authorities for residents going back into that area who the property numbers are still going to rise. Three hundred and fifty structures across the state have been destroyed, many of those homes, but that number tip to rise as the emergency services get back into the air are over the next twenty four hours or so, but at least some good news to report this morning that fieries are starting to get a handle on these fires in Victoria after what has been just a horrific four or five days.
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Speaker 16: Yeah.
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Speaker 1: Absolutely, Andrew McCormack there for seven sunrise and of course anyone waking up this morning and even late yesterday afternoon would have smelt the smoke, seen the smoke. It was right across the CBD. You could see it on skycam with your weather Cross yesterday. Case. See, it's affecting us all and it's a devastating situation. With more and more resources being sent over from South Australia, our MFS, creuse, our CFS crews, our National Parks heading over to assist. We hope that they're able to recover. This time of year. Thankfully, in South Australia we've been relatively okay. We've seen a number of fires out in the Barosso reason and Maggie Beer and her family have been out celebrating their magnificent volunteers that have saved multiple properties. So very lucky here in South Australia at the moment, and we wish everyone in Victoria all the very best. Let's check traffic. We'll come back with your feedback on Writers Week and much more after this twenty six after seven, A mountain of feedback coming in in regards to our conversation with Rob Simms. People are not happy about the views of the Greens and maybe the hypocrisy that we've seen from the Writers Week. I'd be interested to hear from people on a double two to three double o double oh. How many people have actually been to Writers Festival? How many people go? Has this put you offered? Is this a storm and a teacup? Is this an event that is worth investing this much time and effort into. I know we love the arts here in South Australia, but with this controversy just I don't know, it seems a little bit unnecessary in my opinion. But we're also taking your calls on memories of Rundell Moore with you there through the decades of fifty years of some of the most iconic moments of Rundell Moore. Boy George, you name it. The Queen visiting Maria in Forest Range. Good morning to you, Good.
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Speaker 16: Morning John I and Casey.
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Speaker 2: Happy New Year, Happy New Year to you, Maria. What's your memories? Your fondest memories?
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Speaker 16: Runner wall Oh, I remember meeting at the beehive corner the service that all the doors gave and treated us slight customers, the elevator ladies, and over a period of time the staff got to know you and some of them became friends. The lovely cafeterias a fur runner to the food court, but much better, just like the US high schools with your food trade, sliding along the counter, picking out what you wanted. What wonderful memory.
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Speaker 1: Yeah, an absolute institution. Mary, I completely agree. Okay, so let's jump into the text line because it is absolutely going off.
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Speaker 3: Yeah, there's been lots of reports Johno referencing you know, doctor Abdulphatara and we've had bread from Para Vista, so well, why is no one raising the hypocrisy behind her? And two years ago she wanted a writer removed from what Writers Week based on the basis that he was Jewish. We've also heard from Jane saying the premier was asked his personal view about the Writers' festival. He didn't interfere with the decision like Robert Sims said he did. A lot of people referring to the hypocrisy of Robert Simms as well, a lot of people not happy about the decision at all.
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Speaker 1: Yeah, if you've got a thought, join the conversation eight double two to three A double double Low will be back with more shortly twenty two Toad, good morning to you if you're joining us for the very first time. David and will back from Monday. Do not miss it. It's said to be a huge year here on five double A. A state election coming up. This is the place you want to be. Stacy Lee returning next week as well. Everyone returning to their usual positions. OK So we mentioned a little bit earlier the thoughts on Australia Day continue to be a regular topic at this time each and every year, but this one's a little bit different. The IPA, the Institute of Public Affairs, who we know, do a lot of surveys regarding public opinion and what people think about certain topics, including Australia. They have come out with a survey showing that a lot of younger people now going against the thoughts of the public holiday being moved. Some corporate institutions, Telstra News Corp even here at five double A and O Entertainment they do it. They allow you to choose when you take your Australia Day public holiday. But the survey we've seen come out today from the Institute of Public Affairs shows that in the group that they've spoken to and taken advice from, I was showing against it. They want to keep it the same. Daniel Wilde is from the IPA is the deputy director. Daniel, good morning to you. I guess we're you surprised by this research.
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Speaker 11: Yeah, to an.
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Speaker 10: Extent, I was a bit surprised, although it has been in keeping with a trend that we've seen over the last couple of years, which is the younger generation really getting behind our national day and our national values. It's not just Australia Day. We've also seen it with support for our national flag, opposition to the ubiquitous use of Welcome the Country ceremonies and so forth. So there's been a lot of pushback from the youngest demographic and you know what we're seeing by these number of corporations is effectively trying to cancel Australia Day by sealth. And you know this comes on the back of what Woolworth tried to do back in twenty twenty four. Remember when they said we're not stocking Australia Day items because of cultural sensitivities and commercial reasons, and you know that resulted in the then CEO having a premature departure because of the backlash from the community. So, you know, the last couple of years we've seen a resurgence in support for our national days and our shared values, and I think it's a very important thing, particularly at a moment of the division that we have at the moment in our nation.
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Speaker 3: What are these survey results speak to Daniel in terms of, you know, the future of January twenty sixth being the public holiday and you know, we if the younger people are saying, well, no, we're pretty happy with where it is, does that mean the future of January twenty six seems pretty secure?
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Speaker 11: Yeah?
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Speaker 10: Look, I think it does. You know, it was only probably a couple of years ago where you know, for those of us who support the National Day, things were looking a little bit grim, a little bit negative. But you know, we have seen a resurgence excuse me, of support. And I think there's a couple of things that have been driving that. The first was the Voice to Parliament referendum which was held at the end of twenty twenty three, and that was relevant because it was a really big cultural moment in our country, and a lot of people were up until that point maybe a little bit intimidated to speak out and to say what they believe. But because we had that boat and we had a debate for the better part of eighteen months, I think Australians began to see that they're in the majority, you know, those who support our national values at our national Day, that they're in the majority. I mentioned the Woolworths example and a couple of other examples that have happened in the intervening period where there's been a lot of push from the community. So certainly the support for Australia Day and the opposition to those institutions that seek to divide us and oppose it is as secure now as it ever has been. Now. Of course, if we don't fight for our values and fight for the things we care about, we will lose them. But the support for our natural Day is the strongest that I've ever seen it.
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Speaker 3: But equally, I'm sure the voices of the opposition to Australia Day or in support of you know, being labeled Invasion Day, I'm sure these voices aren't going to die away.
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Speaker 10: No, you're right, they won't die away. But it is interesting, Like we're chatting now on the thirteenth of January, so there's only a couple of more weeks to go until Australia Day. And usually, you know, the cavalcade of activists are out there by now, you know, expressing their opinion, which of course they're entitled to do in our free nation. If they want to express their opinion and protest, they can obviously do that. But I haven't heard that many people out and about so far this year voicing their opposition to our national Day. Now no doubt that they will be, they will be out there, but I also think this year is a bit different because of the tragic events at Bondi and the undeniable fact that at a nation we are incredibly divided, and you know, we've been rippled by thick pairing and conflict and racial division now for a number of years, and it's you know, tragically expressed itself at Bondi in a way that's no longer deniable. And what we're seeing in the in the mainstream of our society is a yearning for shared cultful moments. You know, we don't have as many shared cultural moments as we used to do as a nation, and people really want to get together and we've got two days where we can do that in a civic sense and that's Australia Day and ANZAC Day.
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Speaker 1: Yeah, certainly it's definitely.
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Speaker 3: I feel like the sentiment of Australia Day is Daniel touched on there. The sentiment will feel a bit different this year, especially in the wake of Bon Dai and I I feel like this day will probably feel more important than it has in recent times for Australians to come together and try and repair this division and ensuring that you know, we are a united front. And essentially that's part of what Australia Day is trying to celebrate.
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Speaker 1: Certainly, plenty of feedback on the text linem we ken to hear from you though eight double two to three double double low. Also making news this morning is a pretty extraordinary announcement. Kevin Rudd is to step down as the US ambassador at the end of March. Have a little listen to the Prime Minister a short time ago.
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Speaker 18: There's another announcement today, which is that with deep appreciation for his tireless contribution as Prime Minister, as Foreign Minister, and as ambassador to the United States of America. We announce that doctor Kevin Rudd AC will conclude he's posting as Australia's ambassador to the United States at the end of March twenty and twenty six.
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Speaker 1: So fair shake of the sauce bottle. Kevin Rudd is gone Ski. So we're gonna put the brains trust to work here on five double A. If we were to choose a representative to replace Kevin Rudd, who would it be? Maybe someone uniquely South Australian eight double two three double low double low. Who are you putting in Kevin Rudd's chair air to negotiate with the US President Donald Trump. I had a bit of a think and we've been talking about Rundell Maul this morning. You know the Harris Scarfs guy from Rundell Mall. Yes, Frank Rader. I think it's Frank Rader, great voice, what a guy. He could be my negotiator for Australia. Imagine that that would be great. Well, I think there's a few South Australians that come to mind.
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Speaker 3: I guess, you know, following the footsteps of a former Labor PM you know, could be Julia Gillard could be even Stephen Marshall. I mean he's currently in New York at the moment as the president of the American Australian Association. So I reckon South Australian's could have a crack at this.
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Speaker 1: Eight double two three double o doublow. Who would you put in the of Kevin Rudd to replace him? He can be serious, but it can also be a bit of fun. What about Frank Walker from National Tiles, he jams the point home, he'd be batting for Australia.
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Speaker 2: He'd get the trade relations he going.
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Speaker 1: Trump would know exactly where he stood and he would know what is happening at National Tiles and Australia. Eight double two three double low one hundred dollars Kent Town Hotel vouchat to give away. We'll come back with your calls after this eleven to eight. It's a magnificent time to be in South Australia because the tennis is on. We all know and love the Adelaide International and we spoke a little bit earlier with Rannie about a very own Fanasi cock and Arctus. He's into the second round of the Adelaide International. He's overcoming severe injury and he's managing to do it for the local crowds. Before we take your calls on who should replace Kevin Rudd, let's head to Alisha Mullock, the tournament director. Alisha, good morning to you. Our very own Fanasi is doing it for the South Aussies.
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Speaker 15: Yeah.
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Speaker 23: Look, it was a pretty epic match yesterday thought from Fanasi for a number of reasons. I mean, unbelievable that he got the three set win, but I guess the journey that he's been on the last almost twelve months. He went through surgery I think in March on his peck, so the fact that he was able to come through that match and he was in a little bit of discomfort last night, but it was this first full and obviously three set hit out for a long time. But I mean it was a packedful crowd. Everyone was incredibly incredibly loud in the stadium. It was phenomenal to watch, just like our newest Ozzie Dasha Castina also winning, loving the crowd support. So it's such a great atmosphere.
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Speaker 3: Yeah, what a thrilling opener to have on the first night of the Adelaide International. Alsia can you tell us for those that are maybe still looking around for tickets if there.
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Speaker 2: Is any still available.
01:08:42
Speaker 3: You know, who are the other top names that tennis fans need to look out for in terms of the games they need to see the must watch.
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Speaker 23: Yeah. Absolutely, Look today we have Tommy Paul playing a big one tonight. Stefano Sisipass will be playing, so he will be incredibly incredibly exciting our night match tonight a lot. He's playing against Bookich the Australian along with Mirror Andreva. She's four in the world coach Bark and Cheetah market as she'll be lifting off and playing in our night session today. And in terms of the day, we have Maya Joint, who I think is our newest number one, hails from Queensland. She'll be taking on taking two center court, and then there's an all Ouzsi matchup. Actually Rinky hit Jakata playing Tristan's school Kate. So look, if center court isn't your thing, you want to bring the kids along, you want to enjoy the activation zone. You can also buy a ground path, so there's a few options there. But one thing I have to say is it's pretty cool. Conditions are perfect. So it really does make for some really pleasant watching at the tennis.
01:09:44
Speaker 1: And of course it's school holidays a week or so until people have to head back to school. You've got a magnificent activation outside the Adelaide International. Tell us why kids and parents need to get down there.
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Speaker 23: Yeah, look, you're scaring me. Mentioned in school already because to Marcus as well. My gosh, I hope I've unpacked those lunch boxes from last year to put a reminder in the diary at home. But it's look, it's exciting. Yesterday we had kids Day and our Pinky Flat across the road, so we've got activation zone across the road which has loads and loads of activities. There's puddle, there's beach tennis, there's loads of games, fun games for the kids. So you know, we know kids. A lot of kids don't like sitting still, they don't like sitting in one seat and watching tennis for a whole day. So there's just so much out there for children to engage, you know. I guess that's also our point as a tournament is to make sure that there is something for everyone. We're a really inclusive tournament, but you know, we want the children to keep coming back. We want them to bug their parents in the future to come back to the Adelaide International, and we also want that positive experience for the first time tennis watcher to really enjoy the tennis and what is around. There's a number of food trucks. There's also a few bars out there, so plenty of areas and zones that suit absolutely everyone.
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Speaker 1: Magnificent for the whole family. Alisia Mullock, Adelaide International Tournament Director, We appreciate your time this morning. We'll be getting out of the tennis at some stage case. It's a magnificent events, credible location. We certainly can't wait to see how our South auss go as well in the lead up to the Australian Open in just a couple of weeks. It is time to choose the new ambassador to the US. If you're just joining us this morning, Kevin rad has stepped down. He has given away the sauce bottle and he's been forced to step down, leaving aside a spot for someone to replace the negotiation table with Donald Trump. Dave from Alberton, good morning to you. Who are you choosing to replace Kevin Rudd?
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Speaker 14: Good morning, team Now we'd all be familiar with the famous scene of Share in a turn Back Time film clip where he straddled the gun. Orcas is obviously a very very important deal for South Australia. Now, if we're not sending Frank pangallow over.
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Speaker 2: I was wondering when that suggestion would come through.
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Speaker 14: So Frank straddling again negotiating Orcust with Donald, wouldn't that be a saye, I love it?
01:12:14
Speaker 1: If Frank's listening, Frank, You've got our vote. The good on you day, appreciate your call. Dean and Craigmore, good morning to you.
01:12:20
Speaker 21: Good morning, and we're tongue firmly in cheek.
01:12:26
Speaker 4: Johnny Heisman.
01:12:31
Speaker 2: Tell us more Dean, Well.
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Speaker 9: I'll tell you what it had put Trump on the back foot, wouldn't it.
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Speaker 21: Big Joe walks through the door.
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Speaker 1: Now, for those that make that aren't one hundred percent sure of what Dean's of Who Dean is talking about. Dean is talking about the gentleman that you would see quite regularly on social media attending events. He dances very flamboyantly. He wears a lot of colors, a lot of clothes, different clothing, maybe shows off a fair bit of skin, Is that a fair way to put it, Dean.
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Speaker 14: Yeah, he's very liberal, thought very liberal.
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Speaker 1: Maybe maybe he'll get the deals done with Donald Trump. I like it. Good on your Dean. Let's head out to Maitland. Brendan, good morning to you.
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Speaker 24: Good morning, dynamic duo. I think that your colleagues next week would be looking over the shoulder. I think, but a bit more serious. We don't want any failed politicians or lawyers or academics representing the best country in the world into a very powerful country. A person like Graham Corn's like he's been in the Armies in Vietnam, which should have never occurred. But yeah, but well Browned, someone with common sense and the love and belief in Australia, not these other wankers who have been representing this country.
01:13:44
Speaker 10: For too long.
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Speaker 24: But no politicians, lawyers or academics.
01:13:48
Speaker 1: Someone stubbling sad you better book your flight. He'll be able to tell him how many premierships he's one as coach. Yeah, how good the bays are. I think Trump will be all about it.
01:13:59
Speaker 3: The AFL happening in the United States. Can you imagine that?
01:14:03
Speaker 1: Yeah? Absolutely, Andrew Dylan would be on board for Australia versus saying that Greg Norman should be the great negotiator. I mean he's building us a golf course, you know, if he's bending those relationships.
01:14:16
Speaker 3: Another non politician out of the works. But I have had a text from my partner. He suggested I like this one. Americans love him. He's just won a mirrorble in the United States. The Sun of Australia's zoo. Of course, Robert Robert, see Rob getting it done. He'd be negotiat age gap might be interesting though, the relationship between Rob and Donald.
01:14:43
Speaker 1: All Right, Kathy from Ebanan, good morning to you, Hi guys.
01:14:46
Speaker 11: I reckon Roger Drake.
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Speaker 3: Drake, He'll ruffle some feathers the knowledge of businesses.
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Speaker 1: Yeah, now, good call Kathy. I like it. Join the conversation eight two three double O double low casey. Who do you like? Who wins one hundred dollars Kettown voucher for the ultimate replacement to k Rudd.
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Speaker 2: Oh goodness me, I feel like let's go. I like the idea of Cornsey stud Dudley.
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Speaker 1: Yep, start pack your bags. You're on the way to us. You're going to lock down orcus you're going to lock down some truly amazing deals. I reckon Cornsey could do a bit of singing as well. We are the world, bring everyone together. What a guy? What a guy. We'll head to the eight o'clock news and we'll come back with more six after eight. Good morning to you if you're joining us for the very first time, Welcome to Tuesday, the thirteenth of January. A bit of Paul Kelly to bring us in here. Happy birthday, Paul Kelly, seventy one years of age. One of Australia's most amazing artists in my opinion, an amazing storyteller. Can you name one of your songs? Casey?
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Speaker 2: Sadly?
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Speaker 6: John?
01:15:50
Speaker 2: Are you pulling me up on this? I'm terrible when it comes to pop culture.
01:15:54
Speaker 15: You know.
01:15:54
Speaker 2: I love a good tune when it comes up.
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Speaker 3: But I could my recal of song names. I mean, look, love Paul Kelly, love his work. Can I name a song sadly?
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Speaker 11: No?
01:16:02
Speaker 2: But I could probably hardly name a song from Taylors, So you know, there you go.
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Speaker 3: But speaking of iconic people like iconic Australians, of course, we have John O Ben talking about who will replace Kevin Rudd as the US ambassador. Well, there's been a lot of suggestions for Sam Kekevich. Of course, he is the face of the lamb Ads, the very famous lamb Ads.
01:16:23
Speaker 2: A couple of suggestions.
01:16:24
Speaker 3: Unfortunately no longer with us, but so Les Patterson and maybe his many forms of personalities could could find a way to have a good relationship with Dottal.
01:16:34
Speaker 1: Yeah. Absolutely, we're taking your calls, your text your emails right across the show. A big hour of power to come, do not go anywhere. We're going to jump back into the controversy regarding Riders Week though so many people pulling out. We heard from Robert Simms, the Greens MLC his stance on the situation. Let's discuss it with a writer who has withdrawn from Writers Week, and it's award winning for correspondent Peter Gresti. And Peter, good morning to you and thank you for your time talk us through your decision to step away from Right as well.
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Speaker 25: I felt when I when I heard the news that grand Abdolphat had been dropped from the first of all, not because of anything she'd said subsequently to Bonday, not because of her responses, but because the things that she'd said previously and that had been sort of linked by a kind of casual association with the attack that she'd been she'd been dropped, and that struck me as a pretty dangerous thing to do. That the whole point of Writer's Week is to be able to dive into some of these really difficult issues, is to unpack them, to think about them, to talk about them in a really respectful way. I mean, you know, there's very few other places anywhere in the country where you can sit down over an hour with moderated conversation to really dive into some of these issues. And I felt that that was the decision to pull it from the program was was was wrong and really an attack on the space that I think we really need to hold if we're going to be able to work through these issues. I didn't see it. I understand why the board decided that it was the right thing to do. I know that they felt that in the wake of Bondi, that they couldn't go ahead with Randa out of I think they said community sensitivities, But I don't think we deal with community sensitivities by silent people. We need to deal with them by opening up those conversations.
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Speaker 3: Phetie, you're among more than one hundred now authors that have pulled out of Writer's Week. We heard some extraordinary suggestion this morning that maybe doctor, you know, the author should be reinstated. Would you come back to Writer's Week if that happened, or do you see that happening at all? Or should the festival be canceled all together?
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Speaker 11: No?
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Speaker 25: I mean, look, if the problem was dropping round the abdorphata from the program, then reinstating it would solve the problem. I'd be more than happy to go back to it, go back to the I think at this stage it's going to be incredibly difficult to get the festival, get the writer's weak back up on the feed. It's logistically and financially very very difficult to do that right now. But in principle I've got no problem with that. That's why I stepped away, And if that problem was fixed up, you back in like a shot.
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Speaker 1: The principle of freedom of speech is I think the question all of us are wondering and wondering what was the appropriate call. Was it a term of the writers, we're trying to suppress freedom of speech or is it trying to not offend other people. You yourself have a really amazing story where you were held in prison in Egypt for a number of years. Freedom of speech is what allowed you to be released and escaped. So I guess it's a little bit more personal for you.
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Speaker 25: Yeah, absolutely, And I you know, I think the question of freedom of speech is the thing that's that's that's the center of this. I understand and that the board didn't want to offend people, and understand that they felt that random may say things or even the previous statements have made it difficult for her might be offensive to people. But I think we need to be very careful about using offense and using previous statements in a new change political environment as a way of curating news discussion. Abon To be ridly clear, I don't agree with everything that Randa says. I don't you know. That's not what I'm saying here. I'm not doing this out of solidarity with her so much as I'm doing it out of opposition to the decision to silence. And you're right, that challenge, that question, that debate around who gets to speak and what should be said, has been at the core of my life, of my career, and it's been particularly at the center of the campaign to get Me out of Present in Egypt, So yes, this is very very personal.
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Speaker 3: How do you see the future of this festival playing out, Peter? I mean we've heard from numerous authors in the last couple of days that this is, you know, the festival to come to. It's the most popular one around Australia. It clearly attracts some of the biggest names in the writing world across Australia and from overseas as well. Where do you see the future of this happening? Does the board need a whole reshape? Will it go ahead this year? Is there a future going forward?
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Speaker 25: So the board is going to have a reshape. We've seen a number of resignations already and so that's going to have to happen, whether we like it or not. The festival or Writer's Week has been so closely tied to the Adelaide Festival that it's hard to see how it could work independently. But again, to be clear, I'm not a member of the board. I'm not involved with the organizing committee. I'm just one of the rights that was invited to take part, so I'm not really across the logistics of getting this thing up and running sometime this year. I honestly hope that it can It can do. I was really looking forward to it. It wasn't an easy decision for me to bow out. Is something that's a festival that I also love and I wanted to be very much to be a part of, and so I hope that we can get it up again. That's a question for the festival, for the board, that's a question for the organizers. As I said, if they do get it back online, and then I'll be there and make a shot.
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Speaker 1: Yeah, well, we appreciate your time this morning, Peter. Look, I think we've talked about it already this morning. I think this year is dead and buried. In my opinion, I think you're better off cutting your losses and move on and tried to work towards in future years, maybe trying to put something together which is more, I don't know, less controversial. Is that not what you want? I'm not sure.
01:22:52
Speaker 3: I guess part of the concern now moving forward would be, you know, it's putting a bad taste in in author's mouths.
01:22:59
Speaker 2: You know the name laid Writer's Week.
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Speaker 3: Moving forward, if you are invited to be a part of this festival, say next year or years moving forward, people will probably reflect and remember this moment. So whether or not there's a board reshape or not, Sadly, I think this is going to spell bad news for the future, probably the you know, the gusto of this event and the types of authors that are attracted to this's the likes of Peter there as well, So.
01:23:25
Speaker 2: Goodness me. I mean, this story just gets deeper and deeper, doesn't it.
01:23:28
Speaker 1: Yes, certainly, and I we'll still get to hear from someone that's actually being to Writers Festival. I'm not downplaying that fact. I'm not saying that people don't care about it, because they do care about it, and we care about it. But it just feels like maybe those in the suburbs those in the city is right, is week the highest on their priority? Probably not, but it's still controversy and people have to have their opinion.
01:23:50
Speaker 2: Yeah, I agree. I think it'd be fascint well.
01:23:53
Speaker 3: I think it'd be great to hear from someone about, you know, to tell us what Writers Week is all about and why it is such a popular event and why people are just so drawn to Adelaide as well.
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Speaker 2: So look, we do want to hear from you.
01:24:05
Speaker 1: Yeah, certainly, and we have put in calls to the organizers of writers. Where we've putt in calls to the author of self asked me if she'd like to come on, they've remained unanswers. That's their calls. I know other journalists across the STATA trying to get some answers. Are the Premier also yesterday in his press confidence sticking by his gun and I respect it. He's made a decision and he sticks by it. He thinks it's the best thing for the South Australian community, and in the wake of Bondai, I tend to agree.
01:24:31
Speaker 3: But also there's complications now that doctor Ruanda Abdelfatari is getting lawyers involved as well. So I'm sure there'll be, you know, people that will want to speak up, but if you know, if it becomes a legal battle, there's probably less that can be said.
01:24:43
Speaker 1: I think we need to convene the five double a breakfast jury for this.
01:24:48
Speaker 21: In the criminal justice system, all defendants are innocent until proven guilty, either by confession, plea bargain or trial by jury. This is one of those trials.
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Speaker 1: Eight double two three double low double low Righters Week twenty twenty six. Cancel it or keep it. It's as simple as that. Cancel it or keep it? Eight double two three double low double ow Wallace vouchers to give away. We want the hardcore, honest truth. Do you think this is dead and barry? Do you think we need to leave it behind and move on? I'm sure the premier in his team would love to move on and leave it behind a lot of tax paid dollars already invested in the festival. Obviously, it's still important for a lot of people that love the arts, a lot of arts students. Cancel it or keep it? Eight double two three double low double loow. We'll take your calls and get the verdict after this.
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Speaker 21: In the criminal justice system, all defendants are innocent until proven guilty, either by confession, plea bargain, or trial by jury. This is one of those trials.
01:25:55
Speaker 1: Twenty after eight, the jury has been convened. Are we canning or are we keeping? Canceling it or keeping Riders Week for twenty twenty six lines available eight double two three double low double low. Welcome to your first jury casey, how are you feeling? Do you feel like a magistrate?
01:26:14
Speaker 2: It's tense.
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Speaker 3: I feel like we might have an already a bit of an early idea of what the result will be if the text lines anything to go by. We've had a flood of text saying cancel, cancel, bye bye, see you later.
01:26:27
Speaker 1: Number one, good morning to you, good morning, tell us, cancel it or keep it?
01:26:34
Speaker 11: Keep it?
01:26:34
Speaker 23: Please, please keep it.
01:26:35
Speaker 26: I mean, it's not just righting festival. It's readers festival, so many readers. I'm a mom and I love taking my.
01:26:44
Speaker 5: Kids to the Rider's Festival because they're great readers.
01:26:48
Speaker 1: Now it's an interesting thought. That's a vote for keep it.
01:26:51
Speaker 2: Thank you.
01:26:51
Speaker 3: During number one, let's move to during number two at Theberton, what's your thought, cancelor keep it.
01:26:56
Speaker 27: Well, if you've got a bad apple one year doesn't mean you're going to get a bad apple, So I say.
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Speaker 1: Keep it one age, let's keep it moving. During number three, Good afternoon to you, Good morning to you brother. During number three, hello, we've got your mate. Cancel it or keep it?
01:27:16
Speaker 6: Cancel it.
01:27:16
Speaker 20: Look, in my opinion, so many poor buggers are not eating much.
01:27:20
Speaker 12: Or at all.
01:27:21
Speaker 28: I'd be putting every possible dollar into food bank and stop this waste.
01:27:26
Speaker 1: That's a fair thought. I think a lot of people will be thinking about that side of it. With the tax paid dollars going into it. I know you can think about everything like that. You know, should we be spending on money on the arts and all that, Yeah, we should. But I tend to agree with all this controversy. It's not bringing much social cohesion. As the federal government calls it. During number four, good morning to you.
01:27:45
Speaker 27: Good morning, I would cancel it, but if you're going to keep it, i'd change it from Rider's weak to wines Week.
01:27:53
Speaker 4: Well, I didn't.
01:27:54
Speaker 3: Mind the idea from during number one that it's not just writer's week, it is reader's week too, So maybe a renaming could be an option. There we go numberfore, thank you. So we've had two for keep it too for cancelor. Let's move on to during number five from South Blimpton, good morning to.
01:28:07
Speaker 14: You, Good morning, guys, keep it or canceling.
01:28:13
Speaker 28: Cancelor and cancel it for good and put the money somewhere useful, like dealing with the.
01:28:18
Speaker 14: Alga bloom or reducing power prices.
01:28:21
Speaker 28: There's plenty of other things that money could go to.
01:28:24
Speaker 1: We'll call there during number five are unbiased. Of course, we're guided by the five double a audience. During number six, good morning.
01:28:32
Speaker 5: Good morning to you, I say, cancel it, cut your losses, try to cancel everything early because I've got canceled to catering, cancing. It's maybe security and other things too. But I personally think you have to cancel it because if you do, maybe the doubt a lady might bring lawyers.
01:28:54
Speaker 15: Into it, so.
01:28:56
Speaker 5: If you cancel it, she can't do anything about it.
01:28:59
Speaker 1: Yeah, it's interesting thought. Our final vote during number seven, good morning to you, during number seven from Parafield Gardens, go ahead.
01:29:10
Speaker 7: Yeah, if it's bringing revenue to the state, let's keep it.
01:29:15
Speaker 1: You want to keep it, all right? What does that leave us? Casey, we are three four.
01:29:19
Speaker 3: We are three for keep it, and we are four for cancel. Oh, Mitch John, that was a little closer than I thought.
01:29:25
Speaker 1: I think people are divided, yes, because they understand the freedom of speech side of things. They understand the creativity side of things, but they also understand the rjibarzi and hypocrisy that's going on. And also I think people were sick of people winging personally, yep.
01:29:40
Speaker 3: The idea that maybe we should be a name change to Wings Week or maybe even Ria's Week there but no really interesting to hear what people's thoughts were.
01:29:49
Speaker 2: But I think in terms.
01:29:52
Speaker 3: Of our prize, I like the fact that we heard from during number one. She sounded like herself a reader and maybe someone that had a long to the festival as well. The idea that this isn't just about the writers is in fact about the readers and the people in South Australia or people that travel to Adelaide to hear.
01:30:09
Speaker 2: From these authors. So there you go, John number one. Thank you.
01:30:11
Speaker 1: You are off to the Wallace Cinemas. Make sure you catch a Wallace movie at any of their magnificent cinemas down at Mitch and Mount Barker. You name it the Piccadilly, a magnificent organization that we love here at five Double A. Another magnificent institution of South Australia is the Tour down Under and it is on its way we know, down a Victoria Square. It's all been set up, it's all getting really exciting. Stuardo Grady is the race director.
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Speaker 13: Stuart.
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Speaker 1: Good morning to you. This would have to be your favorite time of year surely, yeah, good morning guys.
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Speaker 28: Oh yeah, I don't mind Christmas with the family, but it is certainly a best from the sporting side, that's for sure.
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Speaker 3: Tell us Stuart, how just how South Australia comes alive, you know each year for the Santas Tour down Under and what we can maybe expect that might be a little bit new this year.
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Speaker 28: Absolutely, we've got for the first time in our history, we've got all the UCI Women's World Tour teams in attendance, which is, you know, the very top level. So it's great to have all the very best women's teams in the world to send into Adelaide. And of course we have eighteen men's teams as well, throwing a couple of Australian national teams and a team from Switzerland. So we've got about five hundred and fifty people all of flying into Adelaide over the past few days and we've come here to yeah, I guess prepare for the first World to a race of the calendar, and yeah, we've got a really exciting three days of women's racing. We've got some incredible men's racing which kicks off in the city with the short Proloff, which is an individual time trial which only the second time we've we've introduced that into the Tour down Under. And then we've got five fantastic roads stages which you know, which are really highlighting South Australian iconic locations, so hopefully everyone can get out.
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Speaker 11: There and enjoy it. Yeah.
01:31:59
Speaker 1: I absolutely love the short circuit around the city. The crowds come out in their numbers, it's absolutely incredible. We've got, of course the events that come with the Tour down Under with a lot of street parties and everything that goes along with that. The hospitality side of it is something that is pretty unique to South Australia.
01:32:16
Speaker 28: Yeah, I think that's probably the part that's grown the biggest. You know, at the end of the day, a bike races a bike race, you race from A to B and you have a winner and it's you know, it's good fun, exciting racing. But the festival side of the Santos Tour down Unders really really expanded in a beautiful way, so that the whole hub and the hub and the festival side in the Inig Square, but also we have a lot of associated events which pop up along the race route or maybe even in a region where you know, it might be just in a really popular area somewhere like Kenley Beach where we've got the first time start. I know, they've got a big screen organized in the square so that people can enjoy watching the race for the rest of the day. So you know, so, I guess it's the innovations like that which we're really trying to I guess please the fans which are in all our beautiful locations around the state.
01:33:06
Speaker 3: Stuart, no doubt the festival side of it, and the hospitality and the fanfare and the spectacle. I mean, cycling is a sport that I guess not everybody takes up. But have we seen anything to suggest that, you know, what happens here in Essay with the tour down under it and the spectacle that it creates and the crowds that come out and watch it and no doubt families as well. It's in the you know, the last week of the school holidays. Does it attract new people to the sport?
01:33:31
Speaker 7: Absolutely?
01:33:32
Speaker 28: I mean there's not too many international events which are free to attend. Firstly, I mean you know you can just have a look at a stage map which you know the advertiser put out are great lift out on Sunday, which highlights all the stages and where to go. And you know, you can just park up anywhere and watch an international sporting event. Roll pass you for free with the kids or his family members or his friends. You know. If you're European, send you can get the flags out and ge your g for your for your favorite country, like you know, similar to what they do on the Tour de France. So we really are getting to see that European vibe come to South Australia. I've seeing more and more people, you know, picking along the side of the road with banners and it's just fun. You know, at the end of the day, it's something you can just go out there and watch and we have tour pary you chance out and three items to the fans and it's just a great way to spend a day and not spend too much money.
01:34:31
Speaker 1: Yeah, we cannot wait for it to get started. Make sure your head. It's a tradition in South Australia to follow the race, you know, whether or not you're in the city and you watch the street circuit or you head to some of the magnificent locations, park up on the side of the road when you see the speed is the police motorcyclists pulling you over getting ready for them to come past. It's a magnificent South Australian tradition that we know and love. But we appreciate your time this morning, This morning Stuardo, great race director for the Santos to were down.
01:35:00
Speaker 2: Under less than a week away. Now.
01:35:02
Speaker 1: I love it and the street party, the street circuit. If you haven't seen it, it is certainly one of a kind. One of a kind as well is our very own Rose Burn for those that might follow the Golden Globes. You might have missed, but she has walked away with the top gong.
01:35:17
Speaker 3: You know my mom and dad who bought Paramount Plus so they could watch the Golden Globes.
01:35:21
Speaker 27: Chrissy, I want to think my husband Bobby.
01:35:23
Speaker 2: Come by Hoover, who couldn't be here because he's some pig.
01:35:27
Speaker 7: We're getting a bit of dragon and.
01:35:29
Speaker 4: He went to a reptole expo in New Jersey.
01:35:31
Speaker 1: So I don't think you could get more of an Australian acceptance than that.
01:35:36
Speaker 2: An Australian keeping it straight.
01:35:39
Speaker 3: Plenty of comedy gags in there from you know Mum and Dad back home signing up for the paramount plus membership to God.
01:35:46
Speaker 2: I wonder if the husband will have a bit of guild cour or regret maybe not being in that key moment.
01:35:52
Speaker 3: I mean, winning a Golden Globe Shawl is a once in a lifetime kind of gig. But I guess the Beard of Dragon that was top priority.
01:35:58
Speaker 1: Well after eight thirty, we'd love to take calls on what did you accidentally miss? What did you miss of the loved ones that you were meant to be there? Maybe it was a school concert, maybe it was an award winning performance, you name it. Eight double two to three double O double OA. It's time for some honesty. What was something that you accidentally missed? News to him twenty two minutes to night and we return with breaking news, and that is the chair of the Adelaide Writers Week has officially stepped down and resign from Writers Week, and she's chosen to announce it in an open letter in The Guardian.
01:36:36
Speaker 3: Yes, Louise Adler, the chair of the Adelaide Writers' Festival, has announced that she is stepping down as the director of the festival. In her statement, she has revealed that she was a part of the group that invited writer doctor Ruanda Abdulphatar to Adelaide Writers Week, but the board's decision to disinvite her as an author, well, Louise Adler had strong opposition to that, and in her statement she's mentioned that in her view, boards composed of individuals with little experience in the arts and blind to the moral implications of abandoning the principal freedom of expression, have been unnerved by the pressure exerted by politicians calculating their electoral prospects and relentless coordinated letter writing campaigns, also suggesting that the arts have allegedly become unsafe and artists are a danger to the community's psycho social will well being. So some you know, bombshell statements there from Louise Adler suggesting that she was very much in support of having doctor Abdolfhatar as a part of Adelaide Writers Week and as a you know, in response to her opposition to her being disadvianted, she has stepped down as the director.
01:37:50
Speaker 1: I think it's the five double A jury has obviously forced that hand. It's just broken. In the last few minutes to Premiere is about to hold a press conference in Mount Barker announcing an election commitment with the local member and the current mayor of Mount Barker, David Leach. Obviously, questions will be put to him and maybe we'll see some further information as it comes to hand. We also have some bombshell allegations coming forward out of Adelaide United regarding Josh Cavello. We're going to chat to Rennie very shortly about that, really concerning I guess Instagram post describing some of the behavior at Adelaide United that we will see play out today. We'll pull that apart very shortly. But plenty of breaking news happening right across Adelaide this morning, and we head to the scene of a serious crash at Paraka, where Maddie Stanley is for seven years. Maddie, good morning to you. We understand this took place just before six am.
01:38:45
Speaker 26: Yeah, you're right, John, happened just before six am. Emergency services were called the Bridge Road in Paraka, and you know, we've been at the scene for a couple of hours now and it's still very much an active scene. There's quite a heavy police presence and major crash have been here for quite some time, with detectives also arriving not too long ago. There is still very heavily cordened off and no members of the public are allowed in or out. But well, of course have more news when it comes to hand, and in our four pm and six o'clock full oft and on seven news guys.
01:39:14
Speaker 1: And road closure as we understand that a number of different roads, including Bridge Road, which is a pretty busy road at this time of morning.
01:39:21
Speaker 26: Yeah, for sure, there's there's been a little traffic hasm been too banked up. There's been a little bit of a stand still, people kind of having a peek as they're driving passed, but things are starting to flow back to normal now as police conduct their investigation.
01:39:33
Speaker 4: Yeah.
01:39:33
Speaker 3: Absolutely, any idea, Maddie, what's how this is unfolded?
01:39:37
Speaker 2: What's happened?
01:39:39
Speaker 26: Oh, it's it's very very early days of the investigation. We know that there's obviously been a cyclist involved and maybe maybe a suspected car. Some witnesses have spoken today, but obviously it's very much still a very early and very active crime scene.
01:39:53
Speaker 1: So we'll just have.
01:39:53
Speaker 26: To let police do their job and see what's happened.
01:39:56
Speaker 1: Yeah, absolutely, Mattie Stanley there for seven years, we'll see the very life this afternoon at four and six. We mentioned the news just a short time ago regarding Adelaide United, a statement released on Instagram. Ready to join us very shortly. But you've got the statement with you, Casey, if you're happy to read through it.
01:40:15
Speaker 3: Yes, just bringing that up now from Josh Cavalos. He said it's taken a while for him to digest how many times how his time rather at Adelaide United has ended, but he says that fans deserve some honesty he's leaving the club. He says it has nothing to do with football, but decisions were made by people in power that blocked his opportunities. He's saying not because of his talent, but because of who he chooses to love. And under the new management it became clear that he wasn't allowed on the pitch because of politics.
01:40:45
Speaker 2: This sounds like a.
01:40:46
Speaker 3: Pretty problematic situation there. He's also suggesting it's hard to swallow when I realized my own club was homophobic. Of course, Josh was the first player to come out to, you know, suggest his sexual at the time.
01:41:01
Speaker 2: Tom Wren, you're joining us now, there's.
01:41:03
Speaker 3: A pretty big This is a pretty big statement, ye, Josh, it is, And.
01:41:07
Speaker 8: Look the club moved Heaven and Earth and they did an amazing job. I remember Maray Xennen, who was working at the club, work very closely with him to i guess, cultivate that message and you know, allow him to feel comfortable to do so. And it was a landmark thing. It attracted worldwide headlines. So you're right, you know, it's a pretty big turnaround.
01:41:26
Speaker 2: Now, are you surprised by what he's suggesting here?
01:41:30
Speaker 8: Yeah, I mean it's it's significant. You see it regularly, particularly in the World game, that when you know there's a a player leaves, that can often be you know, acrimonious circumstances. But it has been a while since he's left the club, and this is, I guess unprecedented for those reasons you say, you know, he was the first sort of outwardly gay player that you know had the courage to do that, and to then go back and say the reason I left was because of homophobic undertones is significant. So, look, there will be fallout. I'm not sure whether the club will address it publicly. They probably have to, they'll certainly be asked, and it will attract a fair bit of interest. But given he's not there, you know, it's going to get some mixed messages. There'll be a lot of people saying sour grapes. You know, you weren't good enough. But you can only take someone at their face value. If that's how they feel, that's their truth, then you know that's their perspective, I suppose.
01:42:29
Speaker 1: So those that potentially don't follow the A League. Rennie talk us through when he stepped down and those reasons to why he left the Adelaide United.
01:42:36
Speaker 8: Initially, well, he was transferred and essentially, you know, he'd been there for several seasons. He was in and out of the side. He was struggling to hold down a position towards the end of his time with United, so he's only left in the last sort of twelve to eighteen months. But he's saying now clearly that the reason he wasn't starting and he was a regular member there for a while, then he sort of appeared to fall out of favor, you know, wasn't a part of their regular side, and clearly he's stating now that it's because, you know, he felt that he was receiving some discrimination, which is pretty significant. But you know that's going to be up to the club to sort of say whether or not that was the case, But it's going to be hard for him to prove that.
01:43:22
Speaker 1: I would have thought, Yeah, that's what I wanted to ask in terms of investigation. Would this be the club looking at itself, would be the A league looking at itself, or was it the fact that he no longer is a part of this club that they may not even acquire into it, or.
01:43:36
Speaker 8: Look, I'm sure they'll have to address it given that it's I think it's going to attract pretty significant headlines, but probably hard to substantiate something like that. You know, whether someone's been discriminated against you, You would think it's going to be pretty difficult unless he's got you know, physical tangible proof, or he's got audio or something in writing. But it's unlikely, you know, it's it's a pretty it's a bold claim, and he may have proved he hasn't, you know, to put that in writing in this particular post, but unless there's something, you know, in black and white, it's probably something difficult to prove. I would have thought, Rennie.
01:44:17
Speaker 3: You mentioned obviously it made world headlines when Josh came out about being the first openly gay football player of the World game. But he's also suggested in his post that for the first time he's actually questioned about whether he should have kept his sexuality a secret. It brought up fears about coming out publicly. You know, this is a tough call. I mean, this happened a few years ago now, but for him to potentially regret that major decision, which no doubt probably made many other players around the world maybe feel more comfortable, but now he's regretting it.
01:44:47
Speaker 8: It's sad, isn't it. And I hope that's not the case. I hope that, you know, after some further reflection, you know, because what he did do, it did spark a lot of conversations, didn't.
01:44:56
Speaker 2: There a lot of positive influence, no doubt.
01:44:58
Speaker 8: Yeah, And I think, you know, it's sort of you know, required other people with their young boys and girls and their family to talk about it because it was so newsworthy and perhaps you know, in many ways he was a pioneer, and I hope that will be a legacy of what he did. But it is definitely a bitter after taste. You know, his time at Adelaide, it was so significant because of this announcement. Now players come and go from football clubs, cricket clubs, everything all the time. But it is really sad to see that it is sort of now degenerated into a state that it has with this particular situation.
01:45:35
Speaker 1: No doubt, I'm sure today will see a bit of all and plenty speaking forward about what has or hasn't taken place, but an investigation to follow. Good on your reny, appreciate your time, great stuff, Thank you this morning. So much breaking in the last half an hour or so. If you are just joining us, the head of the Riders Week Luise has resigned. We're just covering the very latest with Josh Cavello making really bombshell statements regardling Adelaide United. We know the premiere is set to speak very shortly, so if anything does come from that, we will bring it to asap, but we'll check traffic and we'll come back with more after this nine to nine plenty happening right across Adelaide reiterating that breaking news. If you're just joining us, Luise Adler stepping away from Riders Week after much controversy. The Premier it set to speak very shortly. You'll hear that on five Double A. Throughout the morning and bombshell, I think allegations coming out of Adelaide United, Josh Cavello accusing the club of acting in a discriminative way towards him due to his I guess sexual preferences, essentially calling the club. Yeah, huge story that will play out throughout the morning. But another story that continues to plague South Australia is the Albill bloom. And whilst we know in some sections it looks like clear water, other people are still experiencing severe conditions and see smog or see foam, whatever you want to call it. Andy Smith is someone that has taken some incredible pictures of the bloom in full boar at Ethel Beach. Andy, good morning to you and thank you for your time talk us through what you saw on Saturday.
01:47:09
Speaker 14: Yeah.
01:47:09
Speaker 27: I went went down to went down to Ethel Beach Saturday afternoon in the International Park on the York Peninsula, and I was shocked when I rocked up to see brown water. So yeah, I got out of the car, had to look down the cliff and I could see a whole heap of brown foam. So I ran down the steps to investigate and was horrified. The whole beach from one end to the other was basically invisible because the foam was covering the whole beach, So there was a funny metallic sort of taste in the air. I started coughing and it didn't take long for me to get sore eyes as well. It was quite confronting. And this happened at Waitpinger back in March.
01:47:57
Speaker 11: And the.
01:48:00
Speaker 27: The scenario is very similar to that, and this is ten months later. So yeah, it was pretty pretty scary to see that. So I've got some photos and some video and just put it on my Instagram and I had a huge response, a lot of messages and just people devastated to see the International Park in that state.
01:48:24
Speaker 3: Yeah, we're seeing those pictures up on the live stream at the moment. As you mentioned, it is at International Park, which is at the bottom of the York Pninsula, a popular jurist hotspot for York's that help support local businesses around York Peninsula. I mean, Andy, have you have you seen the bloom quite like that? I mean it seems to be rearing, really, it's ugly head down there.
01:48:45
Speaker 27: Yeah, it's got worse on the York Peninsula. It hasn't I don't think it's been that bad there. It has been that bad at wait Penger back in March, but on Saturday, I think that's the worst it's been over at York's from what my friends had told me, there was a big well the other day and some on shore winds and that quite often stirs up the blooms as well. So yeah, it was very sad to see.
01:49:10
Speaker 2: It seems to be.
01:49:10
Speaker 3: To Andy that social media is kind of the eyes and the ears of this algill bloom. At the moment you said yourself, you've posted these photos and videos on social media for the most part. I mean, we've been hearing the I guess from researchers that the count of the Karney Mickey motoy is virtually non existence. Certainly here on Metro Beaches. We haven't really seen it here. But how important do you think is it, you know, for people the likes of yourself to continue posting this stuff online to make sure that people are still aware that this is still an ongoing threat for local beaches and local communities.
01:49:46
Speaker 9: Yeah, well, like.
01:49:47
Speaker 27: You said, on the Metro Beaches and down at the Pleuro Peninsula where I am, now that it's fine. The Council. Zero fine to swim and go surfing, walk along the beach, but over at York Peninsula, it would it would be unwise to do that at the moment. Unfortunately for the people that have got health concerns, it is important that this information is put out there because some people have weaker immune system than systems and others. I was coughing and had sore eyes, but I recovered, but some people could well suffer worse.
01:50:20
Speaker 1: So yeah, certainly it's still a concerning issue on our beaches that it is not going away. But we appreciate you at your time this morning, Andy and bring it to our attention. This is what we need to see. We need to see people showing what they're seeing, so more and more people are aware of Whilst yes, the advice is that it is safe, we still have to make our own choice whether or not we want to subject ourselves to any potential illness or even our animals as well.
01:50:42
Speaker 3: So yeah, this is really a cruel blow for the York Peninsula. I mean, it's one of the area's hardest hit in terms of what it means for their local economy, their local towns. Of course, it is peak some a tourist season and if people are seeing that on social media, where they're probably going to second guess their plans to head that way. Hopefully that's not the case. People still go and support those towns. But yeah, really concerning development there at Ethel Beach.
01:51:03
Speaker 1: Or if you're on the way to the York Peninsula and you need fuel, let's check the fuel situational Thanks to RAA, do not get stuck on the side of the road. Get RAA Road Service, and of course it's better to be a member with RAA Road Service. If you're after unledded the bp ex convenience at Brooklyn Park a dollar fifty one, The shell OTR at Prospect that's a dollar fifty two, the shell OTR at Clarence Gardens a dollar fifty nine point five. And for diesel it's the ampole at North Adelaide a dollar seventy one. We're out of time this morning. It's been great to have your company, great to have your thoughts. Still plenty of breaking news hitting the newsroom at the moment. Malasha will continue to have the very latest as we head throughout the day, but do not go anywhere. Keep your radio locked on five double A case you, we'll see tomorrow.
01:51:48
Speaker 2: We'll see you tomorrow. Thanks JOHNO.