Paul Murray Live | 5 June

of that was. We know the national conversation that we had to have about whether you could or could not look at the crime, the alleged stabbing. I have to say that because someone's before the courts and we were told of the time for our own good, it must be censored from the Internet, particularly from the platform formerly known as Twitter.

had more than four hundred million dollars. Perhaps the ultimate reality is that they knew the case wouldn't stand because while the powers exist in Australia, you cannot expect the rest of the world have to take this thing down now. I very much believe that videos celebrating crime should be

taken down as soon as possible. But the heavy handed approach here had the attempt of the government to change the subject from the real one, which was the radicalization of teens serves as a message of priorities, and the priority wasn't the video. The priority was the other stuff on the internet that sends teenagers kids born here nuts in the name of a bastardized version of their religion. Now today we had to put up with the nonsense spectacle that apparently the Labor Party is drawing a line

about the behavior of the Greens. Now today both sides of major party politics, Well, they turned on the Greens because in part they had said that they had had enough of what the Greens have been saying when it comes to Gaza, the sort of stuff that ends up giving apparent moral justification to lunatics who have been vandalizing

the officers of Australian politicians. Now you do notice that none of these things were being said automatically in our parliament, when it wasn't the MP's officers that were being attacked, when it was just members of the public and a bit of back and forth. Well, you know, it's all part of free speech right well now that it's hit home,

particular for Labour Party MPs. We got the scenario today where both sides of Parliament agreed the Greens are terrible in this area and they use the lowest of issues to make political points in this country. First, Peter Dutton.

supposedly understand the limits of military power. Now, again, whatever your view on whether the state of Israel and the government of Israel has gone too far, the idea that people inside the Australian Defense Force are trying to side not but the people of Palestine. But of course the military force of Hamas is a disgrace. But of course I don't buy any of this stuff from the Labour Party. That are the Greens. They're terrible, aren't they awful? Aren't

they terrible? Because of course, mathematically the Labour Party basically doesn't exist in the Federal Parliament without the Greens. Now, they won seven seats on their own outright, seventy of their seats went to preferences, of which the Greens preferences were the ones that got them over the line. Seventy of the seventy seven members of the Federal Parliament that are there on the behalf of the Labour Party are

also there thanks to the preference of the Greens. So I will truly believe that the Prime Minister has had enough of the behavior of the Greens when he decides to put them last. But of course he won't do that because there's this cozy little arrangement where the Greens get to protest yet support the actions of the Labor Party. The Labor Party gets to have a crack at the

Greens but takes their preferences in the Senate. They can't get anything done without the Greens, and potentially, in a minority parliament, they would not be able to even form a government without them. Now, we've had conversations over the years about which political parties are deserving of going last. I do not see how anyone could suggest that the Greens should be anything but last for every major political party.

Now there are people inside the NP in certain states who think that it's clever to send preferences to the Greens because it's a way of denying the Labor Party seats. This is not acceptable. The Greens are the worst possible choice for Australian politics, no matter what they peddle and what polls tell you that they are the voice of younger generations for obvious reasons. If you are serious about the threat that the Greens pose, then you should be

willing to put some of your own skin in the game. Yes, maybe even seventy seats worth of it. But at some point the Labor Party should preference the Liberal Party, and the Liberal Party should preference the Labor Party before we get to options like the Greens. And again another example about the double speak that comes out of the O SOO sanctumonious Greens. Now they constantly tell us that we need more housing, and we do need more housing in

the country. Best money in building hundreds of thousands of good quality homes to be sold and rented at prices people can actually afford.

they'd have to double check that we had one. Why because according to the latest GDP, we are a heartbeat away from a recession. Have a look at economic growth since this government came to power, almost one percent, then suddenly became point one percent, point eight, became point six point four, point two point three and now just zero point one percent. Technically growing. But it's like your car idling at the lights, and if it's a little bit out of tune, you take your foot off the break

and it starts to ever so slightly hinge forward. That is the problem that we have at the moment. But of course, the per capita recession, the one that you and I are living, is one that has now gone on for five quarters in a row. This has gone on for the best part of a year and a bit. Now we are in a serious situation at the moment where the Australian people go backwards. The government idols idols. But of course the Treasurer says, this is my plan. It's all working, trust me.

a per capita recession, you are already living one. But of course you can't possibly admit that in the world of Canberra, because that would say you'd have to accept some level of responsibility. Meantime, the Reserve Bank, now remember this government has already tried to rig the process. How many times they meet, they will eventually try to rid the process about who is going to be deciding whether

interest rates go up or not. But in the meantime, Michelle Bullock, who is of course the Preserved Bank governor, she has said today that she will not hesitate to raise interest rates if she believes that inflation, which is currently nowhere near between two and three percent instead is between three and four percent, that if that continues, despite the fact that the joint is going backwards in terms of per capita and only just rolling forward on the

official statistics, she would still increase interest rates. I look forward to talking about this with Stephen Conroy and with Rob and Bishop in a couple of moments time in a ding dong here on this Wednesday night. Megan Kelly will join us as well from the United States. Now, as we know, the Prime Minister and Peter Dutton do not see iday on how we should keep the lights on.

The Prime Minister believes that we should spend tens of billions of dollars the cso of course, saying it's anywhere between halfer and one trillion dollars to actually move from the grid that used to work to the one that fingers crossed might work. For his position, Peter Dutton says, yes, while it's expensive, Yes, while it takes a little time to get going, nuclear energy is the best way to go.

And put simply, the best idea is to use existing coal fire power sites which are currently being planned to be turned not into energy generators but in terms of energy storage things like batteries, But that would not be the case. Instead that power plants would go there. And

Albow well, he believes he's under a winner here. He thinks, despite the fact that now six out of ten Australians support it as a way of getting our power and getting emissions down, that he's able to scare everyone that you're living in the Simpsons and your kids will turn green. Not voting, but literally.

details on Peter Dutton's nuclear plan. He still won't say which cities, which towns, and he decided to put a whole bunch of photos out there to help scare people

about what may or may not be happening. Places like Newcastle, Anglesea, the w Sundays, the Barossa Valley, Bridey Island, Gippsland and the Hunter Valley gets a second little shout out from the Prime Minister trying to scare people, but well under the Daily Mail because they had a look at some of the people who replied to the Prime Minister's tweet before it got a misinformation strike from x Here's some of the responses as people have turned around and said,

you realize that renewables are covering every blade of grass in some parts of Australia. Someone says, funny, I prefer a nuclear reactor over thousands of kilometers of your government green lighting areas to be turned into solar Another one. What do these beautiful places have in common? They're all at risk of being cleared for solar panels and wind, but filling up thousands of acres of solar panel farms is perfectly okay. What a hypocrite you are, Prime Minister

car Waite finnuculear. Have you've seen the scars of wind and solar? Another one? What's so beautiful about these things? And what do they have in common? There are at risk of solar panels and wind turbines in their backyard. Under Alba good point, you see lefties belief that they can have it both ways, that they can save the planet in their parts of Australia by ruining the literal land in regional Australia, and because regional Australia generally speaking,

doesn't vote for the current government. Well, bugger you again. This is one of the central problems that many people have had in a long time about the transition to renewable energy is that when we start to see places in the cities having to bear the same scars that they do in regional areas, then surprise, surprise, the same issues where locals don't want it in their parts of Australia would be echoed by those who push it in

city areas. Where is the suggestion that the local dog park in Marrickville is about to be covered in solar panels. Where is the suggestion that in the teal seats there's any plans for a wind farm anytime soon? Oh know that all goes to the bush because firstly who lives there and secondly they don't vote for you. So the Prime Minister and the collective brain that says renewables only effectively says bug you. Now I have to ask the question, how have we come to this as a great, modern,

wonderful country. We've got to the state where discipline in our schools is now so widely out of control that they are teachers among us who are now starting to think about the introduction of cameras to the classroom. Let me explain. Of course, schools, according to the OECD, have become major battlegrounds. I say battlegrounds because disruptive schools puts us in. Some of the most disruptive schools in the

world according to the OECD. The qoreyam Mar says there's a six million dollar sturge in assaults on teachers and school staff. They go on to say that in the twenty two to twenty three financial year, there were six hundred and ninety eight classroom assaults that were lodged in the state of Queensland and there were assault claims which resulted in the best part of about five million dollars being paid. The MP shadow Education spokesperson said the data

showed the state government is losing control of classrooms. So now, what's a suggestion from some teachers in Queensland Body cameras the same stuff the police wear, so they're able to show who the aggressor is. And he said she said, or he said he said, or she said she said, or have they said he said, or have they said that?

You get my point? Altercation when a student assaults a teacher. Now, we have spent billions of dollars trying to turn around what have been very bad education results in our schools for longer than a decade. The one thing that has continued to get worse no matter how much money is spent is classroom discipline. Yet where is the plan to

deal with it? Where is the plan to give teachers greater rights to intervene in poorly behaved students instead in places like Queensland, now indigenous students and neurodiverse students will be able to appeal their suspensions if they are involved in things like assaults on teachers. How have we got to a place where teachers would like the same equipment that the police use. We're having a look at Fortitude

Valley every Friday and Saturday night meantime. As you know, the ABC is morally better than everyone else in the Australian media. Just pick any one of their number of shows who try to poke at the media that they don't work for as of course, being either intellectually or definitely morally inferior to the great ABC. Well, today we got an incredible piece of information about just how much problems there are at the ABC and not from twenty years ago, not from ten years ago, but in fact,

in the past two years. How's this? The ABC is failing to meet its own standards when it comes to bullying and sexual harassment. The managing director has said that an internal survey found thirteen percent of respondents to the National Broadcaster's News division, so this is only the News division said that they had experienced sexual harassment sexual harassment

of the ABC in the past two years. Now, again, no organization in the country does not have this problem, but the ABC takes great joy in pointing out the moral failings of every other organization. What about and look at their own backyard. And this is on top of the ABC of course having to back pay to the tune of what thirty million dollars. I think it was because they underpaid their staff. But what sort of work

environment when this force is the public service. Now they may think there's something magically different about broadcasting, but it's the same rules as the tax office. Back to the survey, one quarter of respondents said they had experienced bullying at the ABC, with the most common types reported as intimidation, but littling and humiliating comments. Now I'm not sure exactly what's being said, and I don't know if it's a whole series of snowflake behavior, but supposedly they're better than

everyone else. The seven hundred and forty five employees, jeez, that's a few who took the survey, So that's not everyone. In the news division, ninety seven people reported as having experienced sexual harassment. Sixty five percent of the respondents were women. Now, there couldn't be a more friendly, friendly workplace to the current attitudes than supposedly public broadcasting. But twenty nine percent of the staff in the division turned around and completed

the survey. So if that's the numbers of the people that were actually willing to fill out the forms, imagine what the reality might be, including of the people who are actually the victims. For his part, the boss of the ABC turns around and says, if anyone doesn't understand or accept this, the ABC is not the working environment for them. There will be consequences for those staff who are found to have behave in an unacceptable manner, no

matter what their role is of the ABC. Geez, you, I reckon that'll be the case, because if you are a blessed member of the ABC, they'll pay your private legal fees when you say tofamatory things on the internet, when you clearly breach editorial standards, when you're free wheeling at writers festivals, etc. They'll find ways to say, Look, we've canceled you, But she's amazing, isn't she wonderful? Isn't

she incredible? Clearly the organization is one that, like many media organizations in the past, not pretending that this is exclusively an ABC problem. There is a hierarchy, and clearly there is a hierarchy of people who are known and unknown to us as the viewers, listeners or readers of the ABC, who think they can get away with it.

Why because they keep doing it now, I, like anyone else, understand that what was okay ten years ago is not OKA five years ago, is not OKA two years ago, and definitely is not okay today watch this space because the ABC, rather than looking at itself, I would suggest, will now start an investigations unit into every other person who's ever criticized the ABC as opposed to the ABC itself, where clearly they've got just the same problems as everyone else.

Now it's important to follow up on stories, and we don't really do that enough in the media, but certainly I wanted to do it when it comes to one of the things that many of us felt straight after

the stabbings in Bondi a few months ago. While people wanted to turn it into a gendered example of violence, the reality was that it was an example about how the mental health system has completely collapsed, where people fall through the cracks who should be in institutions when they don't take their meds and they don't see anyone, well, the worst of possible things can take place.

for exactly this type of thing. They know it's not the end of the road, but it is a very big step, and I wanted to give him a yay for the day for actually following through on what he said at press conferences as opposed to his colleague in Cambra.

Wales Police. And if we can make an early investment with new initiatives that are actually working in the community, then not only can we save money when it comes to other parts of spending for the New South Wales government, we can make a difference with someone's wife who's going through a terrible experience and maybe suffering from crippling mental health diagnoses.

a result of drug abuse. But you may remember that at the height of the twenty twenty election, we were not allowed, allegedly to tell you about the existence of a laptop, one that apparently had been left by Hunter Biden that explained not just his drug use, but also, you know, the big guy, all the payments and the rest of it. He was referred at the time by intelligence officials as Russian disinformation. Well guess what was produced today literally as evidence in the case against Hunter Biden

in court. Yep, the laptop that apparently never existed.

It'll be on CNN for coverage here in the lead up and post here on Sky News. I wanted to show you the latest polls though. These are the ones that have happened after the court case. But there are not many that have happened after the court case, So these numbers may bounce around. But Trump nationally forty one thirty nine, and because Kennedy is writing at the best part of ten percent, there has not been a big change in the overall mix. Remember that's the national picture

of fifty states. Well, what about the seven states that most matter? Again, the most recent poll these that have been dated in the past seven days. So Trump winning in Arizona, in Wisconsin, Michigan, Pennsylvania, North Carolina, and Georgia. If that all comes true, he gets to two seventy votes, nice and easy. Nevada, which previously people had said was in Trump's column by five points, is now back to a tie. Now Wisconsin would be expected to go back to a tie as well, so it is getting tighter.

But if the numbers aren't moving even after the court case, that will be fascinating to see. Independents, however, have said supposedly by a significant number of about six out of ten, that they would think very strongly about voting for Biden because Trump is now a convicted felon. Of course he will hope to appeal that, but that will not be done before the next election. But perhaps the reason why the number is not really moving back Biden's way is

because of what is the top issue for voters. Well, of course it's cost of blooming and the economy. But the number two and clearly number two issue that is driving people all around the country is.

every day. That means nine hundred and twelve and a half thousand people will be allowed to cross the border, and then his rules will kick in, something that reporters who've been watching the southern border for years say is going to be a problem.

rules that exist on debate television. Brom and Bishop is here carry out a champ is always on a Wednesday night and trying to take a crown each and every week. But Alas he always finishes just that inch short. He's none other than the wonderful Stephen Conroy who's here to help from the Labour Party. So Bromwin. Today we saw fire and brimstone from the Prime Minister about the disgrace that was the Greens. Okay, fine, let's all just agree to put them last. Isn't that the ultimate test?

that comes from the Greens. But are we really supposed to believe that Labour's really blowing up with the Greens when you need the Greens and unless you're going to put them last, it's all a bit of a pantomime, isn't it.

so there's more of you guys every wedding. Stay, yes, I get the emails, so just get a little focused on the news. All right, quick, right back with more, including the wonderful Megan Kelly. Next, our favorite time of the week to talk to our favorite person in the world, not on than the one and only Megan Kelly. Megan, how are you? My love?

But the reality is they have him dead to rights on the actual charges. There's no question that he filled out the form falsely and that he had a gun that he was not authorized to have.

an active user and he wasn't an addict? Now, he might say he's been arguing an open air opening statement that he wasn't using like at that moment, so he wasn't sniffing cocaine as he was filling out Hunter Biden on the forum, and that he thought, I guess he was, you know, somehow sober because he'd recently.

the first son, Bo, but tragically he died. He did serve in Iraq, and Joe Biden says he is exposed to the chemical burn pits there, which caused a brain tumor. He did not die in Iraq, but he died supposedly. I haven't seen the reports on this myself, but from that experience, but in her grief, Hallie Biden, Bo's widow, I think was taken advantage of by Hunter Biden, who, without question, I'm sure was grieving the loss of his brother, but who expresses that grief by going over and stopping

the grieving widow of your dead brother. I mean, especially because you know, I don't know, like I kind of give her a pass because she's so grief stricken. This is probably the closest thing she has to bo Biden. And I'm sure she was. I mean, no person in their right mind was sleep with Hunter Biden, so it's obvious she wasn't a right mind. And yet you know, he was in the midst of his constant, ongoing drug thing, and nobody in the family had the good sense to

stop him, including Joe Biden. So yeah, that's what happened. Not surprisingly, it didn't work out.

will be sentenced to jail. Now, even those people are saying the odds are it will be a suspended sentence where the first time you get in trouble with the law, maybe they say a year in jail or two months in jail or two years in jail, but you don't actually have to serve it unless you get in trouble again during that time and then it kicks right in.

underlying frame. But the argument is that what he's really been found guilty of is conspiracy to steal an election, and that I mean the Democrats think that warrants at least the political death penalty and certainly some time in jail. We've got James Comey, the former FBI director, going on TV saying he can be put in jail. We'll get him a double wide with the double white trailer and

he can sit in the prison yard. So what they're saying is that Trump has to go serve prison time in solitary confinement, which is arguably the worst punishment you can give any prisoner for who knows how long. Because he wrote down legal expenses instead of hush money payment, it makes sense, right, perfect, But.