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Tonight the price of global warming policies. New South Wales warns people to use less electricity as the power system crumbles. Meanwhile, climate activist Mountain Appeal, one of them you see crash their car in a way to protest against the coal that's right now keeping Sidney cool. Believable. Plot's a huge win for Donald Trump, plus a threat from him stop illegal immigration or I'll hit you with tariffs. Also tonight it is a record a nine minute long welcome to country. How unwelcome are these welcomes? Now? Meanwhile, in the real world, shocking statistics from inquiring to domestic violence against Aboriginal women. Do you know that one in one hundred people in the Northern Terra are now in jail, most Aboriginal and most of the family violence the finance of the coroner says, is worse than anywhere else. Isn't it time we talk less about white racism and a lot more about Aboriginal culture? But first I can now sadly confirm something I tipped months ago. The Albaniza government will call an election before the next budget is due in April. And this, of course is even more incompetent than I think, and maybe it is because the reason it must go earlier rather than later is because it is so incompetent. In fact, the albeniz A government is worse than even the wit On one. It is now totally lost control of our finances and would be mad to hand down another budget this side of the election and prove it. Yes, worse than Whitlams every bit is economically incompetent, but without the vision. In fact, everywhere you look now the Albanies government's economic record is in ruins. Even up today's terrible news. Most damning is that since it was elected two and a half years ago, Australs have got poorer, a lot poorer real disposable income of each household, that's income you are left to spend after taxes and inflation has fallen by nine percent. Astrainers have lost a tenth of the spending money, almost a tenth under albin Easy. That's worse than in the US or Europe. Now, this governor has tried to hide our economic decline by importing a record number of migrants more than a million net, and those extra workers, along with windfall prices for our minerals, helped treasure Jim Chalmers, maybe the only big boast is left two budget surpluses.

Tonight the price of global warming policies. New South Wales warns people to use less electricity as the power system crumbles. Meanwhile, climate activist Mountain Appeal, one of them you see crash their car in a way to protest against the coal that's right now keeping Sidney cool. Believable. Plot's a huge win for Donald Trump, plus a threat from him stop illegal immigration or I'll hit you with tariffs. Also tonight it is a record a nine minute long welcome to country. How unwelcome are these welcomes? Now? Meanwhile, in the real world, shocking statistics from inquiring to domestic violence against Aboriginal women. Do you know that one in one hundred people in the Northern Terra are now in jail, most Aboriginal and most of the family violence the finance of the coroner says, is worse than anywhere else. Isn't it time we talk less about white racism and a lot more about Aboriginal culture? But first I can now sadly confirm something I tipped months ago. The Albaniza government will call an election before the next budget is due in April. And this, of course is even more incompetent than I think, and maybe it is because the reason it must go earlier rather than later is because it is so incompetent. In fact, the albeniz A government is worse than even the wit On one. It is now totally lost control of our finances and would be mad to hand down another budget this side of the election and prove it. Yes, worse than Whitlams every bit is economically incompetent, but without the vision. In fact, everywhere you look now the Albanies government's economic record is in ruins. Even up today's terrible news. Most damning is that since it was elected two and a half years ago, Australs have got poorer, a lot poorer real disposable income of each household, that's income you are left to spend after taxes and inflation has fallen by nine percent. Astrainers have lost a tenth of the spending money, almost a tenth under albin Easy. That's worse than in the US or Europe. Now, this governor has tried to hide our economic decline by importing a record number of migrants more than a million net, and those extra workers, along with windfall prices for our minerals, helped treasure Jim Chalmers, maybe the only big boast is left two budget surpluses.

The Albanese Labor government has delivered a second consecutive budget surplus. This is a powerful demonstration of our responsible economic management.

The Albanese Labor government has delivered a second consecutive budget surplus. This is a powerful demonstration of our responsible economic management.

But if budget surpluses prove who's great economic management there, Jim, then what's coming now must show economic mismanagement. Now the government has already in fact admitted in this last budget very quietly, that coming up now to ten years of budget deficits, it's just spending too much and crippling business with green tape, red tape, union friendly rules, the whole kerd boodle, and now it's all naturally hitting the fan. Delloyd Access Economics says, well, the wind prices, the windfall prices for our exports, they've gone, and the deficits the government predicted for the next four years are all going to be much worse over four years, twenty seven billion dollars worse, giving us the total deficit over four years of one hundred and forty nine billion. Now, what's more, this turnaround, just this financial year that we're now in is bigger than anyone seen. We've gone from a surplus last year to a deep, deep hole.

But if budget surpluses prove who's great economic management there, Jim, then what's coming now must show economic mismanagement. Now the government has already in fact admitted in this last budget very quietly, that coming up now to ten years of budget deficits, it's just spending too much and crippling business with green tape, red tape, union friendly rules, the whole kerd boodle, and now it's all naturally hitting the fan. Delloyd Access Economics says, well, the wind prices, the windfall prices for our exports, they've gone, and the deficits the government predicted for the next four years are all going to be much worse over four years, twenty seven billion dollars worse, giving us the total deficit over four years of one hundred and forty nine billion. Now, what's more, this turnaround, just this financial year that we're now in is bigger than anyone seen. We've gone from a surplus last year to a deep, deep hole.

This one that represents a forty nine point three billion dollar turnaround in the fiscal position, which is the largest turnaround in the underlying cash position when you exclude the pandemic. So that means Australia needs to do a lot more to prepare ourselves for the challenges that we currently face.

This one that represents a forty nine point three billion dollar turnaround in the fiscal position, which is the largest turnaround in the underlying cash position when you exclude the pandemic. So that means Australia needs to do a lot more to prepare ourselves for the challenges that we currently face.

That's incredible. So do you really think the government is going to hang on to hand down a budget in April, maybe even an early one in March. That's possible. A budget which would admit that it's now in the red big time. It's just had the worst budget turnaround you've seen. It would have to be mad. And then again maybe it is. I mean, I've worn months ago that Albany is his best maybe only hope was to call an election before Christmas, before things got even worse for him. He didn't, and now it has. He banked on being saved by a coven interest rates hasn't happened. People getting very angry. Poll NUMBERSI ski falling now even as precious surpluses are nose diving into a notion of debt. And what have we got to show for it? All? Worse than Whitlam as a shadow treasurer today pointed.

That's incredible. So do you really think the government is going to hang on to hand down a budget in April, maybe even an early one in March. That's possible. A budget which would admit that it's now in the red big time. It's just had the worst budget turnaround you've seen. It would have to be mad. And then again maybe it is. I mean, I've worn months ago that Albany is his best maybe only hope was to call an election before Christmas, before things got even worse for him. He didn't, and now it has. He banked on being saved by a coven interest rates hasn't happened. People getting very angry. Poll NUMBERSI ski falling now even as precious surpluses are nose diving into a notion of debt. And what have we got to show for it? All? Worse than Whitlam as a shadow treasurer today pointed.

Out after two and a half years of this Albanese labor government, Australians have seen their standard of living Paul off a cliff, the biggest reduction since records began in the fifties. We've been in a household recession for a record six consecutive quarters. This is worse for households than Keaty's recession we had to have and the disastrous Whitlam government.

Out after two and a half years of this Albanese labor government, Australians have seen their standard of living Paul off a cliff, the biggest reduction since records began in the fifties. We've been in a household recession for a record six consecutive quarters. This is worse for households than Keaty's recession we had to have and the disastrous Whitlam government.

I think voters are waking up to just that. And so to Albanezi, I say three things, tick tick tick. Now. The Federal opposition did agree today to something stupid, to vote for the Abanzi government's bill to ban children under sixteen from going on social media sites like ex TikTok Facebook. You might say, but the ban is good, it'll stop kids from being bullied, helps parents. It might. It might, But even if you do think that, you can't say that the politicians voting for this have thought it through. It's impossible. Have they really checked properly where it will work? You know, whether it will work, whether there are dangers, whether there are safer ways to get the same results. Have they done any of that there's just no way they could know any of those things. And I'll tell you why. First thing, they've held only half a day of hearings to hear from twelve experts. There's just twelve experts just yesterday for just three or four hours. And in fact that a lot of the experts were against this wouldn't work, wasn't necessary. The government did also last week call for submissions from other people who might have better ideas. They've got about fifteen thousand of them just in the past few days. A single politician. You think there's voting for this ban this week, read even half those submissions, a third, a quarter, and read through all those experts evidence yesterday, that's impossible. Many are going to vote this week in total ignorance. And in fact I got to ask what was the point of the government asking for submissions that they clearly had no intention of reading. I mean, that is a con I mean it's an insult to the people who wasted their time writing those submissions in good faith. Now I get it. Why a lot of people think these bands enforced by the social media giants are great. Are here? You know, serious concerns the children get bullied terribly on social media. Often I read by children at their school and they find out, oh, I've not been invoted to this party whatever. But I've got to say, is that bullying at school really going to stop? If you ban social media, the child will go to school and everything's happy. Now, some experts have said, you know, cut off to social media, and you might also cut off the very support the contacts that the young need. And what about you know, the children's right to information as human experts also asking. And then there's the identity checks that we all will now have to submit to prove our age and get onto social media. This really opens the door one day to government control, you know, China style. The president will be set, the technology will develop, maybe facial recognition to give on the internet. Can imagine where that's going to go now. The Prime Minise of both that this ban on children using social media as a world first? Is that because no other country is this done? And why did the Opposition decide this morning to go along with this despite the obvious problems. My guess pure politics, the opposition did not dare did not want to give Labor a policy difference that it could take to the election. Labour's going to save your children. The wicked opposition that coalition will not joining me is National Senator Mat Canavan, the former Resources Minister. Matt Canavan. Are you going to vote for this bill?

I think voters are waking up to just that. And so to Albanezi, I say three things, tick tick tick. Now. The Federal opposition did agree today to something stupid, to vote for the Abanzi government's bill to ban children under sixteen from going on social media sites like ex TikTok Facebook. You might say, but the ban is good, it'll stop kids from being bullied, helps parents. It might. It might, But even if you do think that, you can't say that the politicians voting for this have thought it through. It's impossible. Have they really checked properly where it will work? You know, whether it will work, whether there are dangers, whether there are safer ways to get the same results. Have they done any of that there's just no way they could know any of those things. And I'll tell you why. First thing, they've held only half a day of hearings to hear from twelve experts. There's just twelve experts just yesterday for just three or four hours. And in fact that a lot of the experts were against this wouldn't work, wasn't necessary. The government did also last week call for submissions from other people who might have better ideas. They've got about fifteen thousand of them just in the past few days. A single politician. You think there's voting for this ban this week, read even half those submissions, a third, a quarter, and read through all those experts evidence yesterday, that's impossible. Many are going to vote this week in total ignorance. And in fact I got to ask what was the point of the government asking for submissions that they clearly had no intention of reading. I mean, that is a con I mean it's an insult to the people who wasted their time writing those submissions in good faith. Now I get it. Why a lot of people think these bands enforced by the social media giants are great. Are here? You know, serious concerns the children get bullied terribly on social media. Often I read by children at their school and they find out, oh, I've not been invoted to this party whatever. But I've got to say, is that bullying at school really going to stop? If you ban social media, the child will go to school and everything's happy. Now, some experts have said, you know, cut off to social media, and you might also cut off the very support the contacts that the young need. And what about you know, the children's right to information as human experts also asking. And then there's the identity checks that we all will now have to submit to prove our age and get onto social media. This really opens the door one day to government control, you know, China style. The president will be set, the technology will develop, maybe facial recognition to give on the internet. Can imagine where that's going to go now. The Prime Minise of both that this ban on children using social media as a world first? Is that because no other country is this done? And why did the Opposition decide this morning to go along with this despite the obvious problems. My guess pure politics, the opposition did not dare did not want to give Labor a policy difference that it could take to the election. Labour's going to save your children. The wicked opposition that coalition will not joining me is National Senator Mat Canavan, the former Resources Minister. Matt Canavan. Are you going to vote for this bill?

No, I'm not, Andrew, at least unless there are major changes to it. But even then I share the concerns you've just expressed about the truncated process here. It is a we have treated the Australian people with contempt in the way we've gone about this this week. The Government released the bill on Thursday, just a few days ago. Submissions closed on the Friday, then we had that hearing yesterday and today the reports just out, although the parliament House website seems to be down a placed to separate link on my x feed for people wanting to read it. But it's just not good enough and there's a perhaps the most disheartening part of my role, Andrew, is the declining trust in the political process and in politicians. You know, you work your guts out in this job, you try and do your best to represent in my case, the state of Queensland, but a lot of people lose faith in the whole process and it's hard to disagree that with them after a week like this where we've just completely failed to involve the Australian people to give them an opportunity to comment on a really significant law that's going to affect everybody. You pointed out in your editorial that this is not just about children under sixteen. It has huge private privacy ramifications for all Australians. Potentially could lock some Australians out of their social media accounts, especially the elderly Australians. It may not be able to navigate the biometric or other information required to maintain your social media account in the future. There there's a whole host of questions that are just unanswered because we haven't had a proper inquiry process into this. If this is well leading, as the government says it's the government says it's well leading, well that's even more reason to do.

No, I'm not, Andrew, at least unless there are major changes to it. But even then I share the concerns you've just expressed about the truncated process here. It is a we have treated the Australian people with contempt in the way we've gone about this this week. The Government released the bill on Thursday, just a few days ago. Submissions closed on the Friday, then we had that hearing yesterday and today the reports just out, although the parliament House website seems to be down a placed to separate link on my x feed for people wanting to read it. But it's just not good enough and there's a perhaps the most disheartening part of my role, Andrew, is the declining trust in the political process and in politicians. You know, you work your guts out in this job, you try and do your best to represent in my case, the state of Queensland, but a lot of people lose faith in the whole process and it's hard to disagree that with them after a week like this where we've just completely failed to involve the Australian people to give them an opportunity to comment on a really significant law that's going to affect everybody. You pointed out in your editorial that this is not just about children under sixteen. It has huge private privacy ramifications for all Australians. Potentially could lock some Australians out of their social media accounts, especially the elderly Australians. It may not be able to navigate the biometric or other information required to maintain your social media account in the future. There there's a whole host of questions that are just unanswered because we haven't had a proper inquiry process into this. If this is well leading, as the government says it's the government says it's well leading, well that's even more reason to do.

A proper inquiry.

A proper inquiry.

Take a breath. Keep in mind, Andrew, one point. You just didn't meant to mention the bill if it is passed this week, which looks seems to be the intention of both major parties. If the bill is passed, it doesn't come into effect until twenty twenty six, so there's no rush.

Take a breath. Keep in mind, Andrew, one point. You just didn't meant to mention the bill if it is passed this week, which looks seems to be the intention of both major parties. If the bill is passed, it doesn't come into effect until twenty twenty six, so there's no rush.

You know, we're.

You know, we're.

Rushing to get this done before Christmas, like we so we can tell everybody we're doing something. How good are we politicians. We've cracked down on these big tech companies. We've taught them a lesson. Nothing will change until twenty twenty six.

Rushing to get this done before Christmas, like we so we can tell everybody we're doing something. How good are we politicians. We've cracked down on these big tech companies. We've taught them a lesson. Nothing will change until twenty twenty six.

So what is the rush.

So what is the rush.

Why don't we pause to put this out to a proper, proper consultation and come back in the new year, come back after the election and get it done.

Why don't we pause to put this out to a proper, proper consultation and come back in the new year, come back after the election and get it done.

And I've got to come back to the word you use, the contempt of the Australian people. You say we want to hear from you, you know in this one day come and gives you submissions. Fifteen thousand arrive. We're not going to read them, essentially, that's what they said. There's no way not even publishably read them.

And I've got to come back to the word you use, the contempt of the Australian people. You say we want to hear from you, you know in this one day come and gives you submissions. Fifteen thousand arrive. We're not going to read them, essentially, that's what they said. There's no way not even publishably read them.

I was a subtle It's a total discs. I was up to two am last night writing my report which has just been published, and at the time of writing, just one hundred, just actually just under one hundred of those four to fifteen thousand submissions were published on the Apartment House website. But the staff here we also treat the staff in this Parliament House with contempt they've had to go through the ringer in the last few days because the demands placed on them by politicians. They've got a process. All these submissions got to go through a process before they're published. They just can't do it. They can't do it. And sometimes legislation is urgent. Sometimes there's an urgent need for things to happen, and we have to respond to that.

I was a subtle It's a total discs. I was up to two am last night writing my report which has just been published, and at the time of writing, just one hundred, just actually just under one hundred of those four to fifteen thousand submissions were published on the Apartment House website. But the staff here we also treat the staff in this Parliament House with contempt they've had to go through the ringer in the last few days because the demands placed on them by politicians. They've got a process. All these submissions got to go through a process before they're published. They just can't do it. They can't do it. And sometimes legislation is urgent. Sometimes there's an urgent need for things to happen, and we have to respond to that.

But there's just no case for urgency here at all.

But there's just no case for urgency here at all.

This is just a recipe to make mistakes, to get things wrong, and possibly ultimately to put at risk the whole endeavor here, which has good intentions. And I completely accept that there are many harms associated with the use of social media young people. So I'm not against us booking at this possibly doing something about it.

This is just a recipe to make mistakes, to get things wrong, and possibly ultimately to put at risk the whole endeavor here, which has good intentions. And I completely accept that there are many harms associated with the use of social media young people. So I'm not against us booking at this possibly doing something about it.

But we're going to really know you're.

But we're going to really know you're.

Saying, what is the road to help paved with? What is the road to help paved with? Exactly those good intentions? Just quickly, Matt. Some good news I can now reveal tonight One Nation leader Pauling Hans has raised enough money for legal expenses since she broke down on this show to talking about the outrageous federal court decision this month that rules had racially vilified Green Center, mirroring Farouki in the tweet criticizing her for attacking the Queen Ours after her death, telling Forruki, if she really didn't like it here, she could pee off back to Pakistan. Hans has now got the money to appeal, or at least the first stage of it, to appeal that ruling to the federal court. What is your hope here?

Saying, what is the road to help paved with? What is the road to help paved with? Exactly those good intentions? Just quickly, Matt. Some good news I can now reveal tonight One Nation leader Pauling Hans has raised enough money for legal expenses since she broke down on this show to talking about the outrageous federal court decision this month that rules had racially vilified Green Center, mirroring Farouki in the tweet criticizing her for attacking the Queen Ours after her death, telling Forruki, if she really didn't like it here, she could pee off back to Pakistan. Hans has now got the money to appeal, or at least the first stage of it, to appeal that ruling to the federal court. What is your hope here?

I hope she wins.

I hope she wins.

This is connected to some of the discussions we've had tonight in previous weeks. This is just another form of censorship in a way, a court enforced censorship, where which will chill debate. People won't be willing to say what they think in case they potentially face hundreds of thousand dollars worth of fine and legal costs. So I hope she wins good honor for being as courageous and brave as she is here. I saw the interview you did with her, and you couldn't come away from that but feeling sorry for what Paul and has had to go through. I'm glad so many strains are supporting her and, as I say, for the sake of free speech, for the sake of a strong, robust political democracy.

This is connected to some of the discussions we've had tonight in previous weeks. This is just another form of censorship in a way, a court enforced censorship, where which will chill debate. People won't be willing to say what they think in case they potentially face hundreds of thousand dollars worth of fine and legal costs. So I hope she wins good honor for being as courageous and brave as she is here. I saw the interview you did with her, and you couldn't come away from that but feeling sorry for what Paul and has had to go through. I'm glad so many strains are supporting her and, as I say, for the sake of free speech, for the sake of a strong, robust political democracy.

I hope she wins.

I hope she wins.

Macknavan well said, thank you so much for your time. I should say that Pauline Hansen has raised only enough money for step one in this challenge. She'll probably need a lot more to take it up to the High Court, so feel free to donate to her legal fund by going to the Pauling Hanson One Nation website and clicking on the action center button at the top. There's a possible breakthrough in the wars between Israel and the terrorist armies funded by Iran. Now Israel's cabin is reportedly voting in the next hours on a ceasfar A planned. The US and France have worked there with Hisbelah, that's the terrorist army in South Levan, and I should point out this truce or ceasefire, whatever it's going to be, is only with Hebela, not Hamas over in Gaza. I can understand why Hisbelo has had enough. It was firing thousands of rockets quite happily into Israel after their mass attack, initially on October seventh, and then Israel finally hit back hard, wiped out Hebelo's top leadership, all of them disabled or killed thousands of its fighters and destroyed most of its rockets. In the hours before this cabinet meeting, Israel was still stepping up the attacks on hisbelow targets, hitting a couple of dozen in just one hour. Joining me from Jerusalem's Mark Sofa, it was Israel's ambassador to Australia, Mark, Great to see you again. Thank you for your time. What are you expecting from this news of a ceasefire.

Macknavan well said, thank you so much for your time. I should say that Pauline Hansen has raised only enough money for step one in this challenge. She'll probably need a lot more to take it up to the High Court, so feel free to donate to her legal fund by going to the Pauling Hanson One Nation website and clicking on the action center button at the top. There's a possible breakthrough in the wars between Israel and the terrorist armies funded by Iran. Now Israel's cabin is reportedly voting in the next hours on a ceasfar A planned. The US and France have worked there with Hisbelah, that's the terrorist army in South Levan, and I should point out this truce or ceasefire, whatever it's going to be, is only with Hebela, not Hamas over in Gaza. I can understand why Hisbelo has had enough. It was firing thousands of rockets quite happily into Israel after their mass attack, initially on October seventh, and then Israel finally hit back hard, wiped out Hebelo's top leadership, all of them disabled or killed thousands of its fighters and destroyed most of its rockets. In the hours before this cabinet meeting, Israel was still stepping up the attacks on hisbelow targets, hitting a couple of dozen in just one hour. Joining me from Jerusalem's Mark Sofa, it was Israel's ambassador to Australia, Mark, Great to see you again. Thank you for your time. What are you expecting from this news of a ceasefire.

Well, first of all, we should know that this is the least and in the Middleast. Nothing's over until it's over. And there's quite a lot of opposition to the proposed agreement, not only from the far right instantly, but also from people to the left of the government.

Well, first of all, we should know that this is the least and in the Middleast. Nothing's over until it's over. And there's quite a lot of opposition to the proposed agreement, not only from the far right instantly, but also from people to the left of the government.

But if it does go through, I think there.

But if it does go through, I think there.

Are three perhaps major implications of the possible advantages now. But one of course has been discriminate bombing of israel Bia Chrisbala, which has been going on not only for the last year but well before. That will come to an end hopefully forever, although that's impossible to rely on on the Rispola and its Iranian funders and rockets and missile gillers. But on the other hand, more likely is that the over one hundred thousand Israelis who have been displaced over the past year because they're unable to live in what's left of their homes, will be able sooner or later to return to them, and I think that's a very important position. But there they are completely displaced in their own country. And thirdly, hopefully that Hamas now will be alone, it won't have His Bala on its back helping it, and so perhaps there'll be more induced to go for a hostage release or a hostage agreement release the one hundred and one hostages that still holding in the most terrible situation imaginable in the tunnels and of Gaza. So there is a lot going for in a cord and hopefully something good will come out of it. But there is no trust in Israel Chuzballah, and no trust for the Iranian fun pairs and all of the supporters of His Bala.

Are three perhaps major implications of the possible advantages now. But one of course has been discriminate bombing of israel Bia Chrisbala, which has been going on not only for the last year but well before. That will come to an end hopefully forever, although that's impossible to rely on on the Rispola and its Iranian funders and rockets and missile gillers. But on the other hand, more likely is that the over one hundred thousand Israelis who have been displaced over the past year because they're unable to live in what's left of their homes, will be able sooner or later to return to them, and I think that's a very important position. But there they are completely displaced in their own country. And thirdly, hopefully that Hamas now will be alone, it won't have His Bala on its back helping it, and so perhaps there'll be more induced to go for a hostage release or a hostage agreement release the one hundred and one hostages that still holding in the most terrible situation imaginable in the tunnels and of Gaza. So there is a lot going for in a cord and hopefully something good will come out of it. But there is no trust in Israel Chuzballah, and no trust for the Iranian fun pairs and all of the supporters of His Bala.

So it's difficult to know what the future will bring.

So it's difficult to know what the future will bring.

Now, Mark, you know, look, I know you're no friend of Israeli Prime Minister of Benjamine Yahu, but what do you think of the International Criminal Court issuing warrants for his arrest for alleged war crimes in Gaza? And with our government, our labor government, not ruling out arresting him if he comes here. He's our foreign mins. A penny.

Now, Mark, you know, look, I know you're no friend of Israeli Prime Minister of Benjamine Yahu, but what do you think of the International Criminal Court issuing warrants for his arrest for alleged war crimes in Gaza? And with our government, our labor government, not ruling out arresting him if he comes here. He's our foreign mins. A penny.

One I have made clear many times in this place at all is the conflict must comply with international law, and I again say we respect the independence of the International Criminal Court and its important role in upholding international law.

One I have made clear many times in this place at all is the conflict must comply with international law, and I again say we respect the independence of the International Criminal Court and its important role in upholding international law.

Yeah, Governor also banned your former justice mianster Alisha kid from coming here to give a talk. What's your response to all this.

Yeah, Governor also banned your former justice mianster Alisha kid from coming here to give a talk. What's your response to all this.

Well, the first part about Natania, as you say, Andrew, I'm not really a fan under any circumstances of Tao. However, the fact that no investigation whatsoever was made of the war by the ICC in the past year or more, it shows that this is clearly a political rather than a judicial decision. And moreover, President Bashar Assad of Egypt has killed over seven hundred thousands of his own people haven't been indicted. Neither have the Yemennight leaders who have starved fifty thousand and more children to death for a year for the past five or six years, or the leaders themselves haven't been indicted.

Well, the first part about Natania, as you say, Andrew, I'm not really a fan under any circumstances of Tao. However, the fact that no investigation whatsoever was made of the war by the ICC in the past year or more, it shows that this is clearly a political rather than a judicial decision. And moreover, President Bashar Assad of Egypt has killed over seven hundred thousands of his own people haven't been indicted. Neither have the Yemennight leaders who have starved fifty thousand and more children to death for a year for the past five or six years, or the leaders themselves haven't been indicted.

So clearly this is a political decision.

So clearly this is a political decision.

Even for those who are somewhat Ambhearmentally, I would say opposed to the leadership of prime instrument Aiao. We don't take this as a judicial decision, an impartial one. As far as I elect Chakhead's the decision to not give a visa to I electrack Head, I must say I'm a little bit more than a little bit perplexed. I wouldn't say I would say actually astounded. She is not my cup of tea. I don't agree with much of what she says, what she believes in. However, she certainly is no rebel rouser, she's certainly no extremist. She certainly Actually it's counterproductive in the sense that these are exactly the sort of people that one should engage with, not band and these are the type of people that can be or may be able to be induced and convinced that their position is not the correct position. And these are the type of people that we need into the dialogue with, not to boycotting of. So I don't really understand the decision at all. It doesn't seem to make any sense to me whatsoever. And I must say that even one who is no fan of hers, like myself, am totally and utterly perplexed.

Even for those who are somewhat Ambhearmentally, I would say opposed to the leadership of prime instrument Aiao. We don't take this as a judicial decision, an impartial one. As far as I elect Chakhead's the decision to not give a visa to I electrack Head, I must say I'm a little bit more than a little bit perplexed. I wouldn't say I would say actually astounded. She is not my cup of tea. I don't agree with much of what she says, what she believes in. However, she certainly is no rebel rouser, she's certainly no extremist. She certainly Actually it's counterproductive in the sense that these are exactly the sort of people that one should engage with, not band and these are the type of people that can be or may be able to be induced and convinced that their position is not the correct position. And these are the type of people that we need into the dialogue with, not to boycotting of. So I don't really understand the decision at all. It doesn't seem to make any sense to me whatsoever. And I must say that even one who is no fan of hers, like myself, am totally and utterly perplexed.

An Australian governans a response in theo's made two decisions like that distance themselves from Israel at the UN and elsewhere. It's ugly, Mark, it's ugly. I'm afraid.

An Australian governans a response in theo's made two decisions like that distance themselves from Israel at the UN and elsewhere. It's ugly, Mark, it's ugly. I'm afraid.

Well, I'd rather not get involved into Australia per se and the political system there and situation there. But I will say that on the two issues on the ICC, I don't as a non supporter of Taniel, as I said earlier, I am not in I see this as nothing but a political decision by the ICC, not a judicial one. And I have no understanding whatsoever or the decision of why i yelecha ked suffused entry.

Well, I'd rather not get involved into Australia per se and the political system there and situation there. But I will say that on the two issues on the ICC, I don't as a non supporter of Taniel, as I said earlier, I am not in I see this as nothing but a political decision by the ICC, not a judicial one. And I have no understanding whatsoever or the decision of why i yelecha ked suffused entry.

She is not even as she holds no public office. She's not even.

She is not even as she holds no public office. She's not even.

She probably isn't known to ninety nine point nine percent of the Australian public. She won't go around rousing a public sentiment of any one form or another and not. I just don't understand it completely, don't understand it.

She probably isn't known to ninety nine point nine percent of the Australian public. She won't go around rousing a public sentiment of any one form or another and not. I just don't understand it completely, don't understand it.

Pure politics. Mark. I'm afraid that Mark Surfer is pure politics and a very ugly shift that has dismade many many Jews in Australia. Many have contacted me to say they don't recognize this country anymore. Mark Sofer, thank you so much indeed for your time after the break our energy minutes there gives away billions in green schemes. But in New Southwest today people are worn. Turn off your air con. We're running out of power. We're getting closer to running out of electricity because of our ridiculous global warming policies. Above all, we're now week away from summer and already the warning went out today in New South Wales. Oh, please switch off some of your appliance. As in Sydney's through short of electricity.

Pure politics. Mark. I'm afraid that Mark Surfer is pure politics and a very ugly shift that has dismade many many Jews in Australia. Many have contacted me to say they don't recognize this country anymore. Mark Sofer, thank you so much indeed for your time after the break our energy minutes there gives away billions in green schemes. But in New Southwest today people are worn. Turn off your air con. We're running out of power. We're getting closer to running out of electricity because of our ridiculous global warming policies. Above all, we're now week away from summer and already the warning went out today in New South Wales. Oh, please switch off some of your appliance. As in Sydney's through short of electricity.

The advice is always the same on really hot days, do you really need to have every single light on in the house?

The advice is always the same on really hot days, do you really need to have every single light on in the house?

Do you need to have your air conditioning?

Do you need to have your air conditioning?

You know, up a doubt at nine degrees you don't.

You know, up a doubt at nine degrees you don't.

Some Sydney suburbs hit thirty seven degrees, which is warm, but it's not forty or forty five. But it was enough to have Australia's energy market operators sweating.

Some Sydney suburbs hit thirty seven degrees, which is warm, but it's not forty or forty five. But it was enough to have Australia's energy market operators sweating.

We are experiencing some quite unseasonable hot weather here in New South Wales today and effectively that is a summer heat wave while we're still here in spring. That combined with a number of major generation units that are on outage, both due to planned and unplanned maintenance, is causing tightness in electricity supply.

We are experiencing some quite unseasonable hot weather here in New South Wales today and effectively that is a summer heat wave while we're still here in spring. That combined with a number of major generation units that are on outage, both due to planned and unplanned maintenance, is causing tightness in electricity supply.

We get away with you. Sydney's never had a thirty five degree day just a week out from summer. I mean, come off it now. It's particularly shortages are going to get worse, particularly in Victoria, which is no surprise. I mean, you know, we've got politicians and activists all over the country declaring of war and fossil fuels, you know, coulfa generators being replaced by stuff that doesn't even work as well green stuff. So it's calmer really that this happens to a city whose mayor has just given twenty two thousand dollars to rising Tide activists who stage approacheses on Sunday to close coal exports at Newcastle Harbor. And this money from the Sydney mayor is to help the poor DearS pay their legal fees. Well, welcome to Sydney's sweaty future, guys. This is what you're arguing for. And how symbolic. This has also happened just a couple of days after federal energy and climate changements to Chris Bowen flew back from the latest UNED Nations Climate conference in Baku, where he promised to go in even greener. He also gave away fifty million dollars of your money to Pacific islands with climate change and help negotiate a deal where richer countries like ours will give poorer ones like China and India and Iran and Afghanistan four hundred and sixty billion dollars a year. Yet still delegates at this conference complained it wasn't enough.

We get away with you. Sydney's never had a thirty five degree day just a week out from summer. I mean, come off it now. It's particularly shortages are going to get worse, particularly in Victoria, which is no surprise. I mean, you know, we've got politicians and activists all over the country declaring of war and fossil fuels, you know, coulfa generators being replaced by stuff that doesn't even work as well green stuff. So it's calmer really that this happens to a city whose mayor has just given twenty two thousand dollars to rising Tide activists who stage approacheses on Sunday to close coal exports at Newcastle Harbor. And this money from the Sydney mayor is to help the poor DearS pay their legal fees. Well, welcome to Sydney's sweaty future, guys. This is what you're arguing for. And how symbolic. This has also happened just a couple of days after federal energy and climate changements to Chris Bowen flew back from the latest UNED Nations Climate conference in Baku, where he promised to go in even greener. He also gave away fifty million dollars of your money to Pacific islands with climate change and help negotiate a deal where richer countries like ours will give poorer ones like China and India and Iran and Afghanistan four hundred and sixty billion dollars a year. Yet still delegates at this conference complained it wasn't enough.

We are extremely, extremely disappointed that this incident.

We are extremely, extremely disappointed that this incident.

But apart from handing over trainloads of our money, what did that UN Climate conference actually achieve? Well? Tony Thomas, author and Financial journalsis done deep and written up the results on Quadrant online and enjoys me now, Tony, always great to see you. You've always got great stuff. What did this Unclimate Conference actually achieve?

But apart from handing over trainloads of our money, what did that UN Climate conference actually achieve? Well? Tony Thomas, author and Financial journalsis done deep and written up the results on Quadrant online and enjoys me now, Tony, always great to see you. You've always got great stuff. What did this Unclimate Conference actually achieve?

Well?

Well?

Well, the developing world only got a fifth of what they wanted. They wanted one point three trillion dollars US and as you say, they.

Well, the developing world only got a fifth of what they wanted. They wanted one point three trillion dollars US and as you say, they.

Got three hundred billion US.

Got three hundred billion US.

Only They've been always asking for this money and it's always being promised in some vague way, but.

Only They've been always asking for this money and it's always being promised in some vague way, but.

It ain't delivered very much.

It ain't delivered very much.

The only important issue of whether the world can transition from or fuels to renewaballs. This was sort of the big pledge last year and the year before that, but all they've done this year is kicked the issue down the road to next year's conference in Brazil. So the fact is that there is no transition. The shares of fossil fuels are continuing to be around the eighty percent or thereabouts, and nothing's happening on this transition.

The only important issue of whether the world can transition from or fuels to renewaballs. This was sort of the big pledge last year and the year before that, but all they've done this year is kicked the issue down the road to next year's conference in Brazil. So the fact is that there is no transition. The shares of fossil fuels are continuing to be around the eighty percent or thereabouts, and nothing's happening on this transition.

In plus countries that have tried, like Germany is suddenly realizing they're going broke and deindustrializing and pulling back. So yeah, it really was just a big cash money grab. Can you tell me how many strainers went to this farce of a conference, Well, well.

In plus countries that have tried, like Germany is suddenly realizing they're going broke and deindustrializing and pulling back. So yeah, it really was just a big cash money grab. Can you tell me how many strainers went to this farce of a conference, Well, well.

The official list is published and plus the official lists guests, so that amounted to something like four hundred, led by Chris Bowen, and then Malcolm Turnbill showed up, and so did Peter Melanorskis from South Australia. There was somebody from the Trades Hall Council in Victoria, and there was get up and then there was a huge unofficial crowd of all the activists and academics and people like that. Well they weren't allowed to play any serious part in the conference. They were corrals or something called the green zone, and they couldn't get into the blue zone, where all the real action was.

The official list is published and plus the official lists guests, so that amounted to something like four hundred, led by Chris Bowen, and then Malcolm Turnbill showed up, and so did Peter Melanorskis from South Australia. There was somebody from the Trades Hall Council in Victoria, and there was get up and then there was a huge unofficial crowd of all the activists and academics and people like that. Well they weren't allowed to play any serious part in the conference. They were corrals or something called the green zone, and they couldn't get into the blue zone, where all the real action was.

So that's the score there.

So that's the score there.

Now, some of the biggest delegations came from countries that you wouldn't think they'd have the money for. Brazil sent a massive one, and what a couple of African countries that you'd think were, you know, sort of bustard did too. This surprises me because what you found is that what they went to was a total ripoff paying were people had to pay a fortune for a feed in a room.

Now, some of the biggest delegations came from countries that you wouldn't think they'd have the money for. Brazil sent a massive one, and what a couple of African countries that you'd think were, you know, sort of bustard did too. This surprises me because what you found is that what they went to was a total ripoff paying were people had to pay a fortune for a feed in a room.

Yeah, that's right.

Yeah, that's right.

Well, well, of course the aziba Janis sent about twenty two hundred. Brazil and Turkey sent two thousand each, and so did the Abu Dhabi and China sent a thousand. But the key thing, as you say, is these very poor countries. I had to look at Burundi, which is the second poorest country in the world, and they sent two hundred, and the fourth poorest countries the Democratic Republic of Congo, and they sent four or five hundred. And they were all on fixed allowances basically, especially from the UN and the hotel prices were such ripoffs that they had nothing left for food, So they were wandering around the conference half starving and having to live on cheese and crackers at some of the events. And I did notice one hotel, the best one called the Sharp Palace, was charging eighteen thousand ossie dollars a night, and for the fortnight they wanted three hundred thousand oussie dollars. Well, these Africans were kicked out into the suburbs. They couldn't afford the hotels. And they even created a directory of where you could get free food during the events, so that that would free cheese and crackers at this event.

Well, well, of course the aziba Janis sent about twenty two hundred. Brazil and Turkey sent two thousand each, and so did the Abu Dhabi and China sent a thousand. But the key thing, as you say, is these very poor countries. I had to look at Burundi, which is the second poorest country in the world, and they sent two hundred, and the fourth poorest countries the Democratic Republic of Congo, and they sent four or five hundred. And they were all on fixed allowances basically, especially from the UN and the hotel prices were such ripoffs that they had nothing left for food, So they were wandering around the conference half starving and having to live on cheese and crackers at some of the events. And I did notice one hotel, the best one called the Sharp Palace, was charging eighteen thousand ossie dollars a night, and for the fortnight they wanted three hundred thousand oussie dollars. Well, these Africans were kicked out into the suburbs. They couldn't afford the hotels. And they even created a directory of where you could get free food during the events, so that that would free cheese and crackers at this event.

And so on. And I read in an African magazine that there's.

And so on. And I read in an African magazine that there's.

A new type of lady called the food seductress, and that cop they were deliberately going on dates with wealthy Westerners solely so they could get a free meal. Then they disappeared, and that's all documented in this African magazine.

A new type of lady called the food seductress, and that cop they were deliberately going on dates with wealthy Westerners solely so they could get a free meal. Then they disappeared, and that's all documented in this African magazine.

Oh totally, Well, that sounds like a metaphor for the whole conference, you know, looking for a rich Westerners to give him a feed. I think that's the whole thing. That's your climate conference for you, Tony Thomas, Thank you so much for your time. After the break, Donald Trump has had a great note, a magnificent day, and he started to threaten his neighbors as well. Help him for more or suffer. Donald Trump is now large and already in charge. I mean, what a change for starting in the American media. You know now that has been elected presidents, some of the hysteria's gone. You know, always going to be a dictator. This is as if his finally being accepted as legitimate unluck in his first term, and maybe is not that bad. You know, here's one sign a Cbus survey showing fifty nine percent of voters now like the way that it's preparing to take over when it's sworn in in January. In fact, Trump's in reality taking over right now. Early today, he posted a warning on social media. He'd heard that another caravan of illegal immigrants, about fifteen hundred was going through Mexico to the US borders. So he sent this ultimatum to Mexico and to Canada. He'll hit them both with a twenty five percent tariff the day is sworn in at tariff on all their products coming to the US and its ridiculous open borders. This tariff. He said, We'll stay until drugs, particularly fentanyl, and all thelelaliens stop this invasion of our country. You see, Mexico and Canada could stop them. Joining me iss Sean Spiceer, Donald Trump's first spokesman in the White House when Trump was first president, showing spice is great to see you again. So it starts the Donald Trump style.

Oh totally, Well, that sounds like a metaphor for the whole conference, you know, looking for a rich Westerners to give him a feed. I think that's the whole thing. That's your climate conference for you, Tony Thomas, Thank you so much for your time. After the break, Donald Trump has had a great note, a magnificent day, and he started to threaten his neighbors as well. Help him for more or suffer. Donald Trump is now large and already in charge. I mean, what a change for starting in the American media. You know now that has been elected presidents, some of the hysteria's gone. You know, always going to be a dictator. This is as if his finally being accepted as legitimate unluck in his first term, and maybe is not that bad. You know, here's one sign a Cbus survey showing fifty nine percent of voters now like the way that it's preparing to take over when it's sworn in in January. In fact, Trump's in reality taking over right now. Early today, he posted a warning on social media. He'd heard that another caravan of illegal immigrants, about fifteen hundred was going through Mexico to the US borders. So he sent this ultimatum to Mexico and to Canada. He'll hit them both with a twenty five percent tariff the day is sworn in at tariff on all their products coming to the US and its ridiculous open borders. This tariff. He said, We'll stay until drugs, particularly fentanyl, and all thelelaliens stop this invasion of our country. You see, Mexico and Canada could stop them. Joining me iss Sean Spiceer, Donald Trump's first spokesman in the White House when Trump was first president, showing spice is great to see you again. So it starts the Donald Trump style.

Well, look, I will tell you first and foremost, the afternoon of January twentieth, twenty twenty five, I would not book anything else. It's going to be a very, very busy day for America. Donald Trump's going to come into office with Augusto. I think on a whole range of issues. You know, you mentioned the tariffs. We've got some immigration issues. There'll be some reversal of woke policies in the military and throughout the government, I would imagine. But this is going to be one day to remember in American history, and I think it sends a signal to the rest of the world. Obviously, he mentioned Mexico and Canada and China that he means business this time and for different reasons. Obviously, you know in this case he's using these tariffs really not about manufacturing, but with respect to fetanol in our immigration issues. So he means business. And you know the thing that people forget. They get so hyperbolic every time he threatens something. But he's a great negotiator and he did it time and time again during his first term, where he brings people to the table and unbeknownst to them, he's getting, you know, eighty ninety percent of what he wants when it all comes down to it.

Well, look, I will tell you first and foremost, the afternoon of January twentieth, twenty twenty five, I would not book anything else. It's going to be a very, very busy day for America. Donald Trump's going to come into office with Augusto. I think on a whole range of issues. You know, you mentioned the tariffs. We've got some immigration issues. There'll be some reversal of woke policies in the military and throughout the government, I would imagine. But this is going to be one day to remember in American history, and I think it sends a signal to the rest of the world. Obviously, he mentioned Mexico and Canada and China that he means business this time and for different reasons. Obviously, you know in this case he's using these tariffs really not about manufacturing, but with respect to fetanol in our immigration issues. So he means business. And you know the thing that people forget. They get so hyperbolic every time he threatens something. But he's a great negotiator and he did it time and time again during his first term, where he brings people to the table and unbeknownst to them, he's getting, you know, eighty ninety percent of what he wants when it all comes down to it.

Well, it's just extraordinary, Sean, You're absolutely right. These are This is his negotiating style. Everything's on the table is entirely transactional. You don't know which way he'll go, but you better give him a deal. He also said today he'd hit China with that extra ten percent tariff on top of the existing ones. What's his game there?

Well, it's just extraordinary, Sean, You're absolutely right. These are This is his negotiating style. Everything's on the table is entirely transactional. You don't know which way he'll go, but you better give him a deal. He also said today he'd hit China with that extra ten percent tariff on top of the existing ones. What's his game there?

Well, look, I think China's economy has softened since he last left office, and they need the American market accent for their economy to continue.

Well, look, I think China's economy has softened since he last left office, and they need the American market accent for their economy to continue.

To move along.

To move along.

So he understands that, you know, anything like that will threaten the Chinese economy, and so he's using it as a carrot to get them to the marketing table when it comes to how they're dealing with fentanyl manufacturing market access on their end, But there's a lot that he's bringing them to the table. Think about this, Joe Biden had really no relationship with Shujiping. I mean they laughed at Anthony blink in the first time that they met with them in Alaska after Biden took office, And I think he wants to come out of the gate very very strong and make sure that they know that it's a there's a new sheriff in town, as we like to say.

So he understands that, you know, anything like that will threaten the Chinese economy, and so he's using it as a carrot to get them to the marketing table when it comes to how they're dealing with fentanyl manufacturing market access on their end, But there's a lot that he's bringing them to the table. Think about this, Joe Biden had really no relationship with Shujiping. I mean they laughed at Anthony blink in the first time that they met with them in Alaska after Biden took office, And I think he wants to come out of the gate very very strong and make sure that they know that it's a there's a new sheriff in town, as we like to say.

Yes, that's going to be a bit of a blow for China given how weak its economy right now is. So I suspect he's got their attention very much. So it's interesting to see Sean how much strong how much supporters got. It's fairly strong. I mean, Trump's always a polarizing figure. He got only, you know, listen, fifty one percent of the vote, the popular vote, but he's got pretty strong support in the polls now for how it's preparing to take over in January. That is a real change it is.

Yes, that's going to be a bit of a blow for China given how weak its economy right now is. So I suspect he's got their attention very much. So it's interesting to see Sean how much strong how much supporters got. It's fairly strong. I mean, Trump's always a polarizing figure. He got only, you know, listen, fifty one percent of the vote, the popular vote, but he's got pretty strong support in the polls now for how it's preparing to take over in January. That is a real change it is.

I mean, you look at this CBS poll that came out within the last twenty four hours showing fifty seven percent of Americans support mass deportation support the removal of people in our country illegally.

I mean, you look at this CBS poll that came out within the last twenty four hours showing fifty seven percent of Americans support mass deportation support the removal of people in our country illegally.

That's going to give pause to a.

That's going to give pause to a.

Lot of these work corporations that thought that they were on the right side of the issues. And it's not just the traditional Republican base. We're seeing the vast majority of Hispanics, you know, young black men, young men, all sorts of demographics are seeing because of Joe Biden's policies, the impact of illegal immigration in communities far and wide throughout this country. So I think Donald Trump's coming in with a very strong mandate to re enact the rule of law that our country is known for, to close the border, to fight for a legal system of immigration. And Andrew, that's the one thing that the media loves to get wrong right. They love to talk about being anti immigrant or clamping down. The bottom line is America is a nation of immigrants. We welcome people in this country, but you can't have as your first act coming to America breaking the law. We have a system, we have a process, and it needs to be followed. You don't get to just come here because you want to come here. We need to enact to make sure that the rule of law is strong throughout this country, especially for people who want to come into it as our guests.

Lot of these work corporations that thought that they were on the right side of the issues. And it's not just the traditional Republican base. We're seeing the vast majority of Hispanics, you know, young black men, young men, all sorts of demographics are seeing because of Joe Biden's policies, the impact of illegal immigration in communities far and wide throughout this country. So I think Donald Trump's coming in with a very strong mandate to re enact the rule of law that our country is known for, to close the border, to fight for a legal system of immigration. And Andrew, that's the one thing that the media loves to get wrong right. They love to talk about being anti immigrant or clamping down. The bottom line is America is a nation of immigrants. We welcome people in this country, but you can't have as your first act coming to America breaking the law. We have a system, we have a process, and it needs to be followed. You don't get to just come here because you want to come here. We need to enact to make sure that the rule of law is strong throughout this country, especially for people who want to come into it as our guests.

Funny that, I mean, every one of his critics will also have a rule that you come through the front door, not through the windows of their own home, and I don't know why that doesn't apply to the country as well. His legal battles also, I mean, this is this is a golden period Forum, Sean. It's incredible that you've now got federal prosecutors have dropped two of we've talked about this very high the political and suspect cases that they had launched against Donald Trump, allegations that he tried to steal the twenty twenty election, also that he illegally kept top secret documents at home. They've given up these persecutions.

Funny that, I mean, every one of his critics will also have a rule that you come through the front door, not through the windows of their own home, and I don't know why that doesn't apply to the country as well. His legal battles also, I mean, this is this is a golden period Forum, Sean. It's incredible that you've now got federal prosecutors have dropped two of we've talked about this very high the political and suspect cases that they had launched against Donald Trump, allegations that he tried to steal the twenty twenty election, also that he illegally kept top secret documents at home. They've given up these persecutions.

Why is that, Well, I think there's a couple reasons. The first that they're using as their excuse is that the Department of Justice in America has a long standing policy that says that presidents in office can't be prosecuted, and I think Jack Smith, the prosecutor in this case, is recognizing that he's not going to make any kind of progress before January twentieth of the substantive nature. The second thing is, I think, you know as you alluded to, Andrew, the bottom line is these cases were tenuous at best, and I think recognizing the political wins and the vote of the American people that wanted Donald Trump back in office, that Jack Smith realized that he was fighting an uphill battle on several fronts, both president and probably the law as well.

Why is that, Well, I think there's a couple reasons. The first that they're using as their excuse is that the Department of Justice in America has a long standing policy that says that presidents in office can't be prosecuted, and I think Jack Smith, the prosecutor in this case, is recognizing that he's not going to make any kind of progress before January twentieth of the substantive nature. The second thing is, I think, you know as you alluded to, Andrew, the bottom line is these cases were tenuous at best, and I think recognizing the political wins and the vote of the American people that wanted Donald Trump back in office, that Jack Smith realized that he was fighting an uphill battle on several fronts, both president and probably the law as well.

Well. I think the bottom line is that these were launched to stop him becoming president again. His president again failed. Think of something else, Sean Spicer. These are amazing times in America, and as you say, when he's inaugurated in January, watch out if he's starting already when he's not even sworn in. Bye, goodness me. Thank you so much for your time, Sean. Yeah.

Well. I think the bottom line is that these were launched to stop him becoming president again. His president again failed. Think of something else, Sean Spicer. These are amazing times in America, and as you say, when he's inaugurated in January, watch out if he's starting already when he's not even sworn in. Bye, goodness me. Thank you so much for your time, Sean. Yeah.

Well, we're celebrating Thanksgiving this week and we have a lot to be thankful for in this country, and I appreciate you have me on every week.

Well, we're celebrating Thanksgiving this week and we have a lot to be thankful for in this country, and I appreciate you have me on every week.

Thank you, Andrew.

Thank you, Andrew.

After the break. Is this the world's longest welcome to country? Joan Bell identifies as Aboriginal. Because of that, she was invited to give a welcome to country on Sunday at the nineteenth anniversary of the Anzack Memorial Citneyside Park. It was an event for us all to remember Australi as you died fighting for this country. But Belle spent no fewer than nine minutes on this work into country.

After the break. Is this the world's longest welcome to country? Joan Bell identifies as Aboriginal. Because of that, she was invited to give a welcome to country on Sunday at the nineteenth anniversary of the Anzack Memorial Citneyside Park. It was an event for us all to remember Australi as you died fighting for this country. But Belle spent no fewer than nine minutes on this work into country.

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I was invited to come and welcome you to my country.

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You say this is my country, as again.

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With the worlder I have him rite, I am.

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A crowd were rotary gated, a woman were ratory for my mom.

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My mom was a very.

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Proud to Radory lady.

Who lived on a mission.

Who lived on a mission.

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He lived there a great time until my grandfather was cold.

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Pap, your family, pack them up and.

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Go because the protection bar is coming to take the kids.

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So that's when he did. He went to pack the living kids, his wife in more and sulky.

And they left.

And they left.

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So you see my blood line and is even so we're not going anywhere, he said.

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They moved them out because the prominent.

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People of the day are the times you like to see the backs on around, so they will.

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Move the mo to see in the breeze.

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And then because you listen to the breeze, because the breeze, for heaven's.

Sake, why was there even a person identifying the Aboriginal doing a welcome to a memorial built for us all who is helped by any of this nonsense. But this is part of a wider move to elevate and admire Aboriginal culture, training on the white guilt that's now fashionable. In my opinion, though, that idea of Aboriginal culture must instead be challenged. I'll give you a shocking example of just why. At a warning you may find some details disturbing. Yes that I currently Elizabeth Armitage handed down her findings after acquiring to domestic violence in which in the Northern Territory, in which she looked at the deaths of eighty seven women in all since to thousand, most of them vast majority of Aboriginal. She describes a hell.

Sake, why was there even a person identifying the Aboriginal doing a welcome to a memorial built for us all who is helped by any of this nonsense. But this is part of a wider move to elevate and admire Aboriginal culture, training on the white guilt that's now fashionable. In my opinion, though, that idea of Aboriginal culture must instead be challenged. I'll give you a shocking example of just why. At a warning you may find some details disturbing. Yes that I currently Elizabeth Armitage handed down her findings after acquiring to domestic violence in which in the Northern Territory, in which she looked at the deaths of eighty seven women in all since to thousand, most of them vast majority of Aboriginal. She describes a hell.

Not only is the violence more relentless in the territory, it is more vicious, more weapons are used, and the injuries inflicted on victims resulting high rates of hospitalization.

Not only is the violence more relentless in the territory, it is more vicious, more weapons are used, and the injuries inflicted on victims resulting high rates of hospitalization.

There is something in the Northern Territory that is disturbingly different. There is this astonishing statistic about one in one hundred people there are in jail, three times worse than anywhere else. The great majority, of course Aboriginal activists and say the justice system is racist, free these poor men. Except this coroner points out that two thirds of the people in jail hurt their partner or some other family member, which means, of course you free them, you put their families in danger. And the coroner had an example. A man killed his latest partner.

There is something in the Northern Territory that is disturbingly different. There is this astonishing statistic about one in one hundred people there are in jail, three times worse than anywhere else. The great majority, of course Aboriginal activists and say the justice system is racist, free these poor men. Except this coroner points out that two thirds of the people in jail hurt their partner or some other family member, which means, of course you free them, you put their families in danger. And the coroner had an example. A man killed his latest partner.

He was three years older than she was and had a long history of alcohol abuse and criminal offending, including shocking violence against women. Over a twenty five year period from nineteen ninety three, he spent twenty years in jail, including for killing a woman in nineteen ninety six, causing serious harm to a previous partner when he stabbed her four times with a knife, an assault with bolt cutters on his sister in law, and the stabbing of another female partner.

He was three years older than she was and had a long history of alcohol abuse and criminal offending, including shocking violence against women. Over a twenty five year period from nineteen ninety three, he spent twenty years in jail, including for killing a woman in nineteen ninety six, causing serious harm to a previous partner when he stabbed her four times with a knife, an assault with bolt cutters on his sister in law, and the stabbing of another female partner.

Now the question has to be asked, this is something specific to the culture of these perpetrators where you get such devastatingly violent results. Almost nobody has mentioned it, No one dares. It's a fact, legally dangerous for me to even suggest that. Under our laws. The only reference to culture of scene is in one story in one ABC report, surprisingly quoting an Aboriginal victim of domestic violence saying Annie fears violence is becoming normalized and says the cultural shame of speaking out or getting the law involved can make it harder for women like her to be upfront. Imagine cultural shame in speaking out against this bashing of women. But otherwise there was nothing not in the other reports that I read, like this in the ABC saying this, The Coronial Inquest uncovered evidence of systemic fails within police, corrections, government and social services. Yeah, it's all, you know, society's fault. It's not any aspects of the perpetrator's culture. There's nothing about the folly of keeping people in bush camps where there's no work. Now. The Federal Indigenous Transminister also today demanded changes to the colonial system, not to any aspect of Aboriginal culture.

Now the question has to be asked, this is something specific to the culture of these perpetrators where you get such devastatingly violent results. Almost nobody has mentioned it, No one dares. It's a fact, legally dangerous for me to even suggest that. Under our laws. The only reference to culture of scene is in one story in one ABC report, surprisingly quoting an Aboriginal victim of domestic violence saying Annie fears violence is becoming normalized and says the cultural shame of speaking out or getting the law involved can make it harder for women like her to be upfront. Imagine cultural shame in speaking out against this bashing of women. But otherwise there was nothing not in the other reports that I read, like this in the ABC saying this, The Coronial Inquest uncovered evidence of systemic fails within police, corrections, government and social services. Yeah, it's all, you know, society's fault. It's not any aspects of the perpetrator's culture. There's nothing about the folly of keeping people in bush camps where there's no work. Now. The Federal Indigenous Transminister also today demanded changes to the colonial system, not to any aspect of Aboriginal culture.

The system isn't changing.

The system isn't changing.

And the same with the current. Herself, in a summing up, didn't discuss any cultural problems, just had the usual recommendations that the system changed, you know, more bureaucrats, she recommended more peak organizations, recommended more training, more shelters, but no real changes at all. As she's essentially admitted.

And the same with the current. Herself, in a summing up, didn't discuss any cultural problems, just had the usual recommendations that the system changed, you know, more bureaucrats, she recommended more peak organizations, recommended more training, more shelters, but no real changes at all. As she's essentially admitted.

Made thirty five recommendations, and I don't think any of them are radical.

Made thirty five recommendations, and I don't think any of them are radical.

None of them are new, not radical, not new. So you can bank on it. The horrors today will be repeated and repeated until someone finally wakes up and asks or is heard, why is domestic violence so horrific and Aboriginal community is way out in the Northern Territory, say, but nothing at all near that level among averages living assimilated in our towns and our cities. Until we make that connection and give more welcomes into mainstream Australia, many more Aboriginal women will die. Joining is the panel. Will Kingston hosts of Far at Will, a podcast from the Spectator and Politics and Culture and Scouring his host Janika di Georgia of Deneka and James every Sunday here at eight pm. Will I have learned the argument of put, and have put since the Bonnie Robinson Report into Aboriginal domestic violence twenty five years ago said much the same stuff is now so legally dangerous that I don't dare ask you to give your opinions about legal checking. That's one reason I'm going to be glad to retire. But let me at least ask you about that Welcome to Country nine minutes long, repeating the Stolen generation. So more to say about that particular story tomorrow. That's a welcome to country that overstayed. It's welcome like most of them, isn't it?

None of them are new, not radical, not new. So you can bank on it. The horrors today will be repeated and repeated until someone finally wakes up and asks or is heard, why is domestic violence so horrific and Aboriginal community is way out in the Northern Territory, say, but nothing at all near that level among averages living assimilated in our towns and our cities. Until we make that connection and give more welcomes into mainstream Australia, many more Aboriginal women will die. Joining is the panel. Will Kingston hosts of Far at Will, a podcast from the Spectator and Politics and Culture and Scouring his host Janika di Georgia of Deneka and James every Sunday here at eight pm. Will I have learned the argument of put, and have put since the Bonnie Robinson Report into Aboriginal domestic violence twenty five years ago said much the same stuff is now so legally dangerous that I don't dare ask you to give your opinions about legal checking. That's one reason I'm going to be glad to retire. But let me at least ask you about that Welcome to Country nine minutes long, repeating the Stolen generation. So more to say about that particular story tomorrow. That's a welcome to country that overstayed. It's welcome like most of them, isn't it?

Well, of course it is, Andrew. And what I just failed to understand is as the winds of change have started to blow with this sort of virtue signaling nonsense that these activists haven't picked up on that that they haven't picked up that this stuff is so incredibly counterproductive, most of the people at that memorial service, admittedly underbated breath, would have been going, this isn't quite right, is it. Similarly, in a separate related field, you look at this stupid odd that jag you're put out the other day, and you recognize that that does immense hurt to say trans or gay gay rights, because it delegitimizes, it makes it look silly. All of these virtue signaling issues across the full gamut of identity politics are not helping their causes, and it makes you wonder, why why are we still doing these welcomes to country, why are we still doing work ads? And the answer is a because these people are so disconnected from the people that they claim to be trying to persuade that they don't understand that this isn't working. But b incredibly, I don't think they care. It's not about persuading, it's not about reconciliation, it's not about bringing us together. It's about moral lecturing to make them feel superior. That's the crux of it. And if we want to actually get to true reconciliation, whatever that means, when it's stopped with the virtue signaling woke nonsense and focus on real issues, that will solve some of the awful problems that you mentioned in your introduction.