Sydney Now with Clinton Maynard – Full Show June 3rd

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Tuesday, June three, Clinton, Maine with you one three one eight seven three. We are dealing with a traffic nightmare on our road to this say afternoon, and I'll keep you up to date right throughout the program. Right now, the crane remains stuck in the M five tunnel. All the westbound lanes are open, but the eastbound lanes are still closed. And look, it's unlikely the'll open anytime soon. We'll bring you the latest in just a moment. But I should point out you are paying for the privilege

Yeah, Clinton, we're making pretty good progress. Actually the crane has been put back on its wheels and taken out of the tunnel. Fire risking New South Wales has made sure that there was no further hazardous oil spills. It did lose quite a quantity and the deluge system, the fire sprinkler system had operated, had been ripped out when this vehicle had turned over onto its side, causing a

So just to confirm that, Adam, you can have the tunnel open without the sprinkless system working as normal.

Yes, but the fire trucks will be on the one stand on sceone because we lasting we want is a fight, because it does happen, not often, but it can happen and does happen. So fire trucks are close by and on scene at the end of the tunnel to get in and knock any fire out. But the passageways are still there, those other safety systems that are in place for people to get out, get into the safety, the refuge system in the tunnel, they're all still operating as well.

Just to confirm the crane's now being taken out of those eastbound lanes.

Yeah, the crane and they did a marvelous job to get get it up on its wheels.

A little bit of work and maneuvering.

But they were able to use winters off the heavy haulage trucks to get it up and back on its wheels and it's been taken out and it's getting assessed, I believe by police and the transport people.

Okay, that's good. Thank you, Adam. Adam Debrey from Fine and Rescue in New South Wales. It's cross to the Transport Management seat of Derek Peterson is at the TMC at the moment. Thank you for joining. It's Derek, So just just to confirm how this is going to now work over the next couple of hours. The westbound lanes closed right at the moment, but you should be able to open them soon.

High Clinton.

Yeah, thee eastbound lanes that are currently closed and as you heard from the superintendent there, there's been making some good progress in preparing to reopen the tunnel, but the eastbound lanes do remain closed at the moment. As you heard, the crane that drilled over has been removed from the tunnel, so that is out who remain on site there checking some of the damage and they're still working at the site, but just to go back over what happened here and

So for those citybound lanes, and it's good that the westbound so outbound is opening because that's obviously where the stronger traffic, the bigger traffic had snails usually out at this time of the day. But in terms of those eastbound lanes, do you think they'll open during the peak.

Yes, that's the plan. We have a cruise on site now working to get citybound open as clear as soon as possible, as soon as it is safe to do so. As you heard there from Fire and Rescue, there has been some damage to the delude systems.

They need to have those proceedings.

In place to make sure that everything is safe. But the plan is that the hope is to get those citybound lanes open sometime soon this afternoon, but then there will need to be a further closure tonight after the peak, so probably around seven pm they'll need to close that citybound tunnel again to do some permanent repairs. The aim is to get to citybound open as soon as it is safe to do so, and then the traffic can start going using that to citybound in five eas tunnel once again.

And so when you make that those citybound closures late tonight, that would be both the lanes of the tunnel. It won't be simply one lane.

Will It will be both these bound lanes.

That's right.

That's right.

So the citybound tunnel will need to we expect again tonight to complete those repairs. I don't think there'll be a need to close the westbound tunnel tonight. The westbound tunnel was closed earlier on this afternoon during this incident for a couple of reasons. One, as you heard from Fire and Rescue, some water pipes were damaged, so crews

Thank you for the update, Derek, Thanks Clinton. Derek Peterson from the Transport Management Center. So just recapping all the westbound lanes are now open for the M five and that's good at this time of the day given it's out of the city, but the citybound lanes, the eastbound lanes remain closed. The Transport Management Center and Fine RESCU is very hopeful they'll reopen those soon, but later tonight they'll then have to close them again because the sprinkler

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On gb quarter past three. An update for me Australia Electoral Commission on the ongoing recount in the seat of Bradfield in Sydney's North and the gap has widened this morning, but now it's starting the narrow once again. So Nicolette Buller, the Teal candidate, is now in front of Gizelle Capteririan, the Liberal by twenty seven votes. They are now through eighty five percent of the recount. The projection is this

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Pet to forward coming up shortly. There's been a twist in the case of Blake Lively versus Justin Baldoni. Peter will have all the difference, all the details coming up. Tell me an extra thirty two dollars a week. If your pay goes up by thirty two dollars, is that going to make much of a difference to you. That's the increase in the minimum wage that's been approved by the Fair Work Commission today. They've approved a three and

That is a really good outcome, man. It's a great outcome because it's one point one percent more than inflation. So it means that finally award wage workers in Australia, our lowest paid workers are getting ahead again.

So inflation's are two point four percent, so it is a real wage increase. The Prime Minister has supported the move.

This decision today will be welcomed by people who keep our economy going, the essential workers who need this wage increase.

So it applies to two point six million people, so those on the lowest wages. But it'll have a flow and effect through the rest of the economy in the west of the workforce. There'll be pressure for people on high wages to have their salaries increased as well for business and you'll have serious economic implications because it will affect potentially inflation and that flows through to RBA decisions on interest rates as well. But on the flip side, for a low paid worker, just thirty two dollars a

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Twenty five past three.

Hello Neil, Hey Clinton, how are you?

Mane?

Good by friend?

What's happening?

You tell me?

I'm just wondering. We've heard the story about the roll over in that, but I'm just wondering how it occurred. What how did the damn thing get to roll over? Was it a blown tire? Was it drive error, a medical incident? Heard nothing about it?

We'll certainly find out in the next couple of days. And you would have seen some of the photos if you have a look at two GB dot com. It is how it happened is leaving a lot of people scratching their heads of the moment. But it's a very good question to Neil. At the moment, the focus in the authorities has been removing the damn crane, which they now have done. But they'll need to ensure that they figure out what happened, because you won't want to see a repeat.

Has anyone got any death cam footage or anything like that?

Yeah, good question.

Nine.

Well, look, if our listeners happened to have been in the N five tunnel when this occurred, it's it was in the eastbound lanes whe the crane rolled over. Let us know, good question, Neil one, three, one, eight, seven to three. Oh gee, this news has just broken. Nick Kurios has just announced he's pulling out of Wimbledon. He will not play any of the grass court tennis season at all. He has suffered a set back in his recovery from injury. He has posted on social media. Just

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Good afternoon, Josh Bryance, Good afternoon, Clinton. A crane which rolled, damaging part of the East M five East Tunnel and closing eastbound lanes for ours has now been removed from the area. Crews still working to repair the damage and get the eastbound lanes open again. Traffic can still use the tunnel westbound. One man has been charged with murderer's Police search for a second following the death of a

For Thank you, Josh. Nineteen degrees in the coast, it's nineteen degrees in Campbelltown. So what can you do with the thirty two dollars a week pay rise that minimum work at women and wage workers will receive based on the Fair Work Commission's decision. You could buy or maybe eight cups of coffee. Some research has been released today that shows morning coffee could help women age more healthy. In fact, three cups of coffee a day would actually

Well until six. This is Sydney Now with Clinton Maynard on two GBS call now one three, one eight seven three.

Well a few Jackman's been in the news lately over his breakup with his long term partner, his wife Deborah Lee, and he's hit the town with his new will actually separately with his other half. Hello, Peter Ford.

Yes, I guess they've got to get out and about, don't they. So Sutton Foster, who is the new lady and in Hugh's life, Well, she's been around for a while now, but it's sort of become very public in the last week and she attended the Drama Desk Awards, which are very big deal awards for the theater. She was nominated for Best Performer in a Musical. She didn't win, though, but she attended with a co star, so she clearly they're not ready to do that red carpet moment yet,

So when is there a certain rule the way it works in Hollywood when a couple breaks up and they move on with a new partner, how they got together and whether, whatever the circumstances were, is there a particular rule about when you're then allowed to go out on the red carpet together?

Well, none of it is a rule, but I guess it depends on how you feel, and you know, you don't want to live your life being locked up all the time, not able to go out. And to be honest, they have really been doing that for quite some time now, so they're probab itching to go out together different places and events. But I'm sure they're getting some pr advice too. But you know, if I was Hugh, I would probably say, you know, let's bite the bullet, let's go together to something,

And the paparazzi photo is worth fortune. But but honestly, would they actually consult a pr agent. Maybe they have a per agent full time about whenners appropriate they do.

Hugh absolutely does. He does do his own social media, which is why he made that gath last week, that very inappropriate gaff you know, of him skipping just after the news of deb Bely's statement. I mean, any wise PR person would have said, don't be stupid, but he did that. But no, he does have prpeople.

Sitting down there is either on the phone or maybe seeing someone in person in an office saying Okay, when do you think we should actually go out in public?

Yeah, a different world, Yeah, totally. I mean, you know, at the moment they are under siege.

Unfortunately, there's been a major twist in the case of Blake Lively and Justin Baldoni.

Yeah, I don't think this is ever going to get to court. It it's due to go to court in March of next year. But I think this is almost like she's setting up an exit strategy for herself. So one of the main things, you know, he was the director of the movie that she was in. She's accused

Yeah, maybe it'll never get to the courtroom. Thanks Peter, Thanks Clinton. Now entertainment correspondent Peter Ford. It's twenty three to four. Now, the five just to reach if you're in the traffic at the moment. The westbound lanes, so the citybound lanes are now open. The eastbound lanes are still closed. The crane's been removed from the tunnel, but

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The Prime Minister and the Premier have just announced some increased payments for people affected by the floods mid North Coast and also the Hunter Valley, particularly small businesses and primary producers. So this will include grants of up to twenty five thousand dollars for small businesses with fewer than twenty employees and also nonprofit organizations. So for instance, when when I did the show from Tari last week, I

Hey, thanks for having me.

The industry estimates about one hundred and thirty seven dairy farms across New South Wales have actually been affected by the flooding that we've been reporting on in the past week. How bad has it been for farmers?

Yeah, look, it's a good question, and the impacts have really varied across all of those farms. As mentioned that, it's quite a significant number that have been impacted there and as our National Dairy Farmer Survey results have shown for twenty twenty five, is about sixty nine percent of farming businesses across the country that have been impacted by extreme weather this season, and that survey was taken back in February, so the number is likely to be higher.

I was having a look at a drought map today and also the forecast for the next couple of months, and it appears that the area of drought affecting New South Wales very much based around the River area, but drought affected areas much of southern New South Wales, so that would include a lot of prime dairy land. Yeah.

Correct, So we're seeing the impacts of the dry conditions in several regions now and South Australia and southwest Victoria have been two key ones that have been impacted throughout the majority of this season by dry conditions, and in recent months we've started to see parts of northern Victoria, southern New South Wales and parts of western and southern Gippsland as well that have been impacted by the dry conditions too.

So how does drought but also flood how does that directly affect prices.

So ultimately you know that there's impacts on milk production in terms of what's being collected in it and produced on farm and the decisions that farmers make in response to those conditions, and you know as they go through their recovery process coultantly impact that volume of milk coming out. Now, ultimately, the tighter milk production in these key regions then warrant

There So that farm gate increased, that's going to applause that from the new financial year.

Yeah, correct, Yes, So ultimately the processes have to announce their minimum opening milk price by a deadline around the start of June every season. Ultimately, that's an announced. Farmers can then see what what prices are being offered by various processes and then move on through the season.

Do you have an estimate of what we're going to pay in supermarkets in the cities or other retails when we buy a bottle of milks they've saved for a leader of milk or with you by the two or three liter bottles.

Well, ultimately, when we're talking about that flow on impact through to consumers as far as the dairy industry works, is it's not as simple as you know the interactions that we might see in the vegetable or the beef space for instance. So ultimately, going forward, there is a lot of retail price pressure at the moment within that space.

For years, we have discussed the way the supermarkets operate with the farmers. Are farmers still struggling to get a fair deal out of the big supermarkets.

Well, what we're seeing within this current environment is that there is that mounting retail price pressure and Ultimately, since the end of twenty twenty four, we've seen that some of the shelfall the sticker prices of some dairy products and private label products have come down since the end of last year. So ultimately that that flows onto that competition on the shelf right across the dairy case. And so there is that pressure on that space at the moment.

So would you expect and I see there is some rainfecast for the winter months and hopefully that will mean the drought affected areas hopefully will shrink across the state. Would you then expect that that would translate into better cost base for the farmers and potentially for dairy prices to come down well.

More favorable seasonal conditions would definitely help in terms of that recovery piece, but ultimately it would have to be the right around, right amount of rainfall at the right times as well in order to help those drought affected farmers, and then of course those in the more northern dairy and regions probably need less of that rainfall too. So you know where we're heading into winter now there are

Thanks for your insight, Eliza, Thanks so much, Eliza Redfern, who's the Analysts and Insights manager at Day Australia. Late in the program yesterday I brought you the news that a body of a man had been discovered at a home in Croydon Park, had been stabbed to death and a man had been arrested at the scene. Well, that man has now been charged. He was taken to hospital initially before he was taken to Boward Police station. He is now before the courts. He's been charged over the

Oh, you know, I understand, you know, these things happen.

But in turn, when the government assists the farmers, you know, when they need help, which they do, Why why are we paying twice?

They not? Not every business gets this assistance. They shouldn't be putting up their prices.

The problem is though, that if we if we let our primary producers flounder when they go through these natural disasters in the end, where we're going to pay even more down the track.

Yeah, but no one gets like, you know a lot of businesses are affected, but not all get a fit.

Not all get it. In particular, grant as the different farmers in the on the mid North Coast going to receive.

Yeah, yeah, I mean it's the same thing because the taxpayer has to pay either way.

I think we need a different system and whether it's a government sponsored insurance scheme where we provide a fallback of safety net for whether it's primary producers or other businesses that operate in these areas that are prone to natural disasters. We seem to wait until the last minute when things go wrong to provide these bailouts, and that's why we've got these grants that have now been announced

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It's seven past four. Still traffic mayhem on the M five or westbound lanes the M five and our running, so that's good. The crane that was stuck in the eastbound lanes after a crash and over turned, it's been removed, but the eastbound lanes of the M five tunnel are still blocked at the moment, and it's hoped this hour. Hopefully this hour those eastbound lanes, the citybound lanes will reopen. But what's occurring is they need to check the roadway to make sure it's safe. There's been a lot of

And the truth of the matter is that we've got a big pull on resources in New South Wales.

We take the.

Largest amount of inbound migrants. We've got the most diverse economy and as a result of that we need a fairer share.

Well, bad news. The Prime Minister's confirmed he has no plans to revisit it.

We support the position on WA that I took to the election I took to the twenty twenty two election, and that we're enshrined.

At the National cabinet.

It must be said some I think a year ago were enshrined that going forward. Importantly as well, part of that is that no states being worse off that guarantee, and that guarantee is in.

Place, so no state is worse off. But it's not fair because we have the biggest population here on the east coast, New South Wales when it comes to immigration takes more than any other state, which means our infrastructure is stretched more than any other state. But it's WA that's getting all the money.

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To GB it's ten past four to two point six million workers will receive a pay rise as of July one. The Fair Work Commission has proved a three and a half percent increase to two point six million workers on the minimum awards. So this will translate into a thirty dollars a week, thirty two dollars a week increase that'll be before tax. It's one of the largest above inflation

Now is Clinton?

How is this going to affect business?

Well, look, I mean it mostly relates to hospitality, health and social assistance admin services, those sort of labor intensive businesses. But look, a three point five percent increases, as you say, above what business asks. We ask for two point five percent. And the reason why is because this is against the backdrop of flatlining productivity. There is a significant amount of businesses that are under a lot of pressure already with costs.

It is above inflation, it's one point one percent above the current inflation rate of two point four percent. Do you feel that it will fuel more inflation?

Look, the jury is out on that, Like that has been an argument that's made previously, especially when there was higher levels of inflation. At the moment, inflation is within the target band that the RBA has set. So the jury is out as to whether it will. I mean, the higher it goes that, the higher the chances that

Yes, we'll talk about that as well. Tell me, is there much capacity for business and I know you represent many different styles businesses, but to actually pass on cost to customers or do you reach your point where the customer can't take anymore? Given that we've been through this very high inflationary environment.

Yeah, well, look, I suppose a business makes a few decisions. They make decisions about headcounts, and so they might decide that they'll just not hire a person. They make decisions about business expansions, so they might be looking for another market to expand in suit, but they decide not to. And businesses have to make this decision against the backdrop of all the other taxes that are on business, for example, payroll tax. And a lot of businesses are finding that

Can you see it this way? If low paid workers have an extra thirty two dollars in their pocket because they're on a low income, they're likely to spend a higher proportion of an increase and been a high paid worker would. If they're spending that money, that's going to be pumped back into a business that's got to be good for business, isn't not.

Yes, in some senses yes, Like we obviously want to see people spending in businesses and we know that across the state. You're thinking your local high street in Dubo or Tamworth or whatever. We as a representative of smaller medium businesses in New South Wales, we want people out

Yeah, I think, Ben, just well, I've got you here. Today in New South Wales Parliament, the Coalition has decided they will support changes to workers compensation the legislation to make significant changes to the scheme, but they will be insisting on some critical amendments. The government is saying that this will put at risk passing the legislation this week. They say that if the legislation is not passed this week, there will be increases, substantial increases above eight percent for

Yeah, one hundred percent, it does. It really does, because the reality is is that we spoke to our businesses and one in five to hold us, they're going to have to cop the thirty six percent increase, which is a projected increase in their workers' compensation in premiums in the next three years. They'd have to close like that is the fundamental reality. And so the longer that this gets pushed, the more and more businesses.

That will go to the wall.

In the first three quarters of this financial year, there's been more than four thousand businesses. Four thousand businesses which have gone to the wall. That is a lot of businesses. We were pushing to have this legislation pass as soon as possible in order for the scheme to get back

Yep, it's going to be sort of that. Thank you for your time, Ben, thanks so much, Chin Ben Paiku's from Business New South Wales and djasent on the text line says small business is getting absolutely smashed at the moment with high electricity prices and insurance premiums. Everything is going up now. Labour costs are going up with increasing the minimum wage. I'm sympathetic, but timing is everything with

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Hello, Henrik, Hey, Kenc.

I just want to highlight that when everybody's mentioning the thirty two dollars increase for minimum ways, that.

That is before tax, so there's probably even less left after tax i. Do realize that level of tax at that very good point.

One of our listeners that did the calculation to be about five dollars seventy five in tax.

Right, Okay, that's good. Thanks for your program. I love it.

Thank you, Henrik. Yes, you'll certainly won't get thirty two dollars take home, just talking about prices. I asked that question a little earlier Cheap Tuesday? Does Cheap Tuesday still exist at the cinemas well? Rosemary says absolutely, you still find cheap movie tickets on a Thursday. Mark says in Campbelltown you can get go to the movies for right dollars fifty on a Tuesday. Elizabeth says, if you're a Telstra customer, tel Stree users can buy a movie tickets.

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With the latest Josh Bryant, Good afternoon, Clinton, A man has now been charged with murder over what police have described as a gruesome attack in Sydney's Inner West. Police are still looking for a second man they want to speak to over the incident at Croydon Park. A crane which crashed has now been moved out of the M five East Tunnel, but the tunnel itself remains closed to

Thanker Josh. Seventeen degrees in the coast, it's nineteen degrees in Penrith. According to Vogue. In Australia, the average engagement period generally falls between twelve months and eighteen months, so elbows a little bit late like that. Marian's just sent her best wishes via the text message. I'm sure Albo is very happy to hear your best wishes, Marion one

I think it's a great idea and they do it in other countries as well. When you arrived there, they have fixed rates to CBD. I mean part of the issue is it's the inconsistencies. And I've had friends visiting who paid anywhere between sixty to one hundred dollars from the airport to the CBD. And this is also driven by the fact there's so many different taxi companies, so when you look at Uber, you know exactly what you're.

Going to pay.

People get on there and I came out of the airport yesterday, there was a long line of taxis and everyone's waiting for ubers. So I think they need to do something or it's really going to hurt them in the long run.

And certainly if you travel overseas, you got to go to Indonesia, you're told don't go with a fixed price taxi because you're going to get ripped off. Make sure the meat is actually running.

Yeah, well that's right, And I think you know, there's other share right companies in different different cities as well around the world. But if you go to some countries, and particularly even in the US, you'll see, you know, downtown to San Francisco, it will be a set rate and you can just jump in that taxi and you know you're going to pay twenty thirty fifty. But what are the services do you ever take on where you don't know what you're going to pay until you get there.

I caught a tax i. Don't catch taxis a lot, but I caught a taxi back from the airport to my place. Must been late last year. May was when I come back from the Olympic games arrived at my destination, my house, and you know this is on a trip back from Europe, so you're pretty tired. And the card that I was going to use, which was a company cab charge, you wouldn't accept it. And it was like a of course, I had no idea how much the cost was going to be. Think it was one hundred

Yeah, and you have to watch them too, because sometimes they put a tip on at the end and they just then push it through, so you really don't know what you're going to pay.

Good point, Matt, thank you for your call on the text line. A recent trip from Barrangaro station to the Shangrila hotel in the city, so that's only a short trip via d D which is one of the ride sharing services, cost seven dollars twenty three, but the return journey Shangrilaud of Barranguru station taken in the traditional taxi

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Holy, Hey Clinton, how are you going?

And the Labour MP for mcquarie, Susan Temperman, Hello Susan, Hello, good stee with big political issue of the last couple of days has been the defection of Dorinda Cox, the

I think there's a real problem with people getting elected under a particular banner and then defecting. And I think the hypocrisy has grudged large from the Labor Party after the behavior that we saw from them in the Senate, the treatment of Fadom of Payman when she left the party to go sit on the cross bench, the moral outrage demonstrated by the Labor Party, and now within weeks of an election, within weeks of being unsuccessful at attempting to be the deputy Leader of the Greens, Durinda Cox

And I should point out she wasn't up for election in the election we've just gone through in May. She is serving. She's midway through a six year term. Senators have six years terms, but she was elected as agreed, she's previously been a Labor member. I should point out it's very different when we elect the politician like yourself, Susan in the lower House, because technically, I know a lot of people do vote on party lines, but we

Well, look, I.

Think we're splitting hairs. But just for the record, I would never move from being a labor person to being anything else. Just want to close that one off. We welcome people who having worked with Labor senators in the Senate. Obviously, Derinda has seen from experience how you make a difference. She has another that.

She was voted as a Green. What the Green's voters now aren't represented by her.

Well, she has another three years, and she was voted in to represent a state. More than anything. She's there to represent a state, and she's made a decision about how can she can make the biggest contribution, and she's determined that she can do that within government more effectively than a member of a protest pastor.

Well, Holly, you're an outgoing senator. Holly, you're an outgoing senator. Do you think people were voting for you personally or the Liberal Party or the coalition ticket as it would have been in your case.

Well, they were voting for the coalition ticket. And I was always aware that I was a Liberal senator by the grace of the Liberal Party. I was one of, in fact, very few people. We had a number of cross benches as we came into the last election where people had been unsuccessful in pre selection or for whatever regisent had taken them outside of the party they were elected to serve. I did not do that. I didn't

From her staff.

There was investigations and inquiries on going around those bullying allegations, the staff turnover.

There was much.

Being made about the way Senator Cox ran her office and now the Prime Minister in the Labor Party is working in her with open arms. Well, I don't think that sends a very positive message to those staffers that had made those allegations.

Well, Susan, how did your colleagues feel? We know what we've heard on the grape vine, but how did they and some public comments, but how did they feel in the party room when Senator the Payment left the Labor Party.

Oh, we were really disappointed to lose someone like some of the payman who bought a really diverse perspective to the Parliament. So you know, we are we're a party that welcomes people from all walks of life and a whole lot of women do choose our party you know, right now, with Derinda's joining the party, we must be getting closer to sixty percent of female representation in our party room than the sort of fifty six percent fifty seven percent that we were. So look, we have all

Well, I just I actually think we need to change the rules. I think it is really wrong. And look, the saying goes for conservatives. Corey Benardi did it as well to the Liberal Party. I think it's really wrong when someone's elected, particularly in the Senate, to then jumps on to the next issue. Andrew Bragg, one of your colleagues, Holly, has done a bit of a backflip on the work from home issue. He's become a champion of work from home.

Look, I think what Senator Bragg was talking about was looking at ways that we can boost productivity and everything needs.

To be on the table.

And the reality is we've seen a increase in pay rates today above inflation for for low income earners. But it is also a pay rate that has increased higher than productivity, which we are seeing in decline. And so particularly for small businesses that are now going to have larger wage impacts, they're going to need to see greater productivity. So whatever is able to produce that will help our

I suspect after the election that work from home in the future actually won't be a political issue.

What do you think, Susan, It shouldn't be a political issue.

I mean people should.

Work in a way that they are most productive. And when you've got people like the ones I represent in the Blue Mountains for Hooksbury, who getting to an office can mean travel for one and a half to two hours each way, then clearly you get massive benefits in productivity. You get people are feeling less tired when they're at work. You get people who are relishing the idea that they can might be able to get out, pick up a kid from school, drop them to something, and still through

Now a sad day for you, Holly. You've been cleaning out your desk the next election, you've been cleaning out your disk in camera.

I have my office in Canberra has now been cleared.

It's everything's in boxes.

Were you're a politician, your MP, are you allowed to have an untidy disc Oh?

I think I mean for me personally, it would start with excellent intents at bang or tidy and organized, and give it about four hours into a sitting week and I there would be different inquiries or committee reports or folders with meeting briefing notes or whatever it might be started to pile up. So I think you start the week looking pretty good. You try and finish the week with it tied it up, but the in between it's so good.

Sometimes if you've ever had to clean out of desk, suson, what's the strangest thing you've ever found?

Not strange so much, but other thinking about Holly, I'm thinking about the things that would matter to me. I have I drank my tea out of mugs that my local schools have given me. So this morning I had courage on public school. I got Panola Catholic College right now. And it's that sort of stuff. I think if you were packing up a desk that had really, you know, tunts the heartstrings, because I love going to our school than Hollywood, be the same.

Look.

Can I tell you there's a present going to a colleague of mine who's unaware. He will get it in the internal mail. But I was gifted some whips for whip cracking whips, yeah to you know, which I cannot do. Years ago I tried and I ended up with some nice welts on my pew.

You're telling me there's politicians that are walking around Putman House cracking the whip.

I had two whips in my office.

They're very high quality whips.

And a friend of mine, one of my colleagues in the Senate, has one of the more interesting offices of little knick knacks and a coach Chremonts that he's acquired.

Over the years.

So I've written him a little note and they'll be waiting for him in his inbox. He doesn't know they're coming.

Well, of course, each party does have formerly a position of the whip. The person who had zeb Brown keeps them in line and gets them into the chamber. On tom you'll have to give them the whip. Thank you, Holly, thank you. Susan now whip on birthday.

I did think of keeping one for her.

Susan teen and the Hughes our straight shooters for a Tuesday afternoon. Holy put your whip away.

Come on, this is Sydney now with Clinton on to.

GB seven past five dark across Sydney now and it's a very difficult afternoon on the roads. As you've heard with Steve paramounta Road Rawson Street, Auburn, there's been a motorcycle crash. Two out of the three eastbound lanes are closed. The paramedics believe it's involved, Yes, a motorcycle and a car. A male patient is now being assessed for a leg injury. But that's causing some traffic problems. Paramount of Road Rawson Street. It's affecting two out of the three eastbound lanes. There

Clinton and good afternoon to your listeners.

Okay, so the westbound lanes have been open ow for several hours following the train of the crane crash a little early, but the eastbound lane still closed.

Yeah, that's right, Clinton, just before three o'clock. We've got all westbound lanes open prior to the peak, but the eastbound lanes are still closed. We've had some engineers from West Connects on site there and there's some damage to the pavement, which means that has to be fixed before we can safely reopen.

So the closure.

Eastbound will remain from now.

Into the night.

Okay, so make sure we get it open before the amp tomorrow.

The indication we had a few hours ago from the TMC was that it was likely would open during the peak. That's not possible.

Now, yeah, look that's what we were working too. But we had to get the crane out of the way and we also had to get rid of some of the debris to get the engineers in there to have a look at the pavement. And because of the diesel and hydraulic floor that's spilt on the pavement, we can't safely reopen it until that's repaired.

Okay. So is the plan now, because it was going to be reopened and then close again for some more work, is the plan that is to keep it closed throughout the evening.

Yeah, that's exactly right. We were planning to close it again seven o'clock, but given you know that's only under two hours away, now we'll keep it closed to make sure we can get all of this repair work done and we can open it to people for the morning peak.

You've had diversions that have been operating, and if our listeners follow the signpost D five is what you'll see on some signs. If you follow the D five signs, that's the diversion. How has that been operating?

Look, you're right, the D five diversion route which takes down King George's Road and along Stony Creek Road, that's actually been working quite well this afternoon. And I think also you know, with the supporter yourselves, getting the message out to people to avoid the area, particularly when they're hitting eastbound, has helped. So people have gone other ways and also use the D five d tour route.

We also had some reports about the radio system being down. Do you know what happened there and has it been rectified?

Look, I don't know the full details. I'd heard about that, and it's quite possibly because we.

Had the damage to the deluge.

System or the sprinkler system in the tunnel, the crash could also have damaged from of the wiring as well.

Are you confident the road's going to be open tomorrow morning for the peak, because obviously it's good that you've got westbound open because it's out of the city, but citybound tomorrow morning. If it's not operating by tomorrow morning, it's going to be a nightmare.

If I could express it some other way, Clinton will move Hell and High Water to make sure that it's open for five o'clock in the morning.

Okay, that'd be good, Craig. Just one last question. We've had a few inquiries about what the cause of the accident with the crane is. I know it's early days, but do you have any idea yet.

Look, we don't have a real good idea.

It's obviously been quite a significant impact because it's damaged some of the barriers and some of the wall paneling in the tunnel, as well as some of the plumbing for the delude system.

What causes we don't know at this stage.

Will leave it up to New South Wales police is part of their investigations.

Okay, we'll certainly follow that over the next couple of days. Thank you, Craig.

Thanks Clinton.

Craig Moran from Transport for New South Wales. So it is a significant change to the plan there. The eastbound lanes were to reopen during the peak out, they will remain closed. They will remain closed a because of damage to the roadway. The Transport for New South Wales maintenance cruise will now use that as an opportunity to try and fix the sprinkler system but also the side walls. So Craig has given us as best he can and assurance that the aim is to reopen the road by

If it's happening in Sydney, you'll hear it on Sydney now with Clinton May on to gb.

Just this information threw from New South Wales police there searching for a second man that they want to speak to in relation to the murder of a twenty nine year old in Croydon Park. It was this time yesterday I told you about the discovery of the man's body. He'd been stabbed to death. Police are investigating whether this is some sort of drug deal gone wrong, so they do having custody a thirty two year old. He was arrested at the scene and he was taken to Hospit

Cleon Good to be here.

Obviously EV's are taking off, and know we have mixed views from our listeners about them, but I do know people who are very open minded about buying an EV are concerned about repairs.

Right and we're seeing that in the research we've just published that people are concerned on that evs are starting to grow, and we've got to upscale repair network, which is something we're focused on with our partner repair network now. And one thing I can re ensure people on is a lot of the EV repairs are quite simple and they can be undertaken with some basic train.

Quite simple, but it's probably not a lot the old days back in the eighties and before that when we were working on cars in our own garage.

No, and people have to be careful with that. There is a lot of there's high voltage share and safety has got to be paramount. But with the right training, the disarming process for a battery takes under thirty minutes, so it can be done by qualified technicians in the right workshops.

Now, from what I understand, and not the guy don't own an EV sean, but from what I understand, electric vehicles when things don't go wrong, the basic servicing, the intervals are actually a lot bigger, and the servicing process is quite simple. It's simpler than a standard car. Correct.

Yeah, you're right.

There's less components as you said, and the intervals are longer. The costs are cheaper as well, and often that's a big reason why people are going towards dvs is those lower costs of ownership.

But when things do go wrong, so for instance, if you have an accident in an EV I've heard stories from some people I know who own them that they face horrendous times waiting for parts to arrive in the country.

We have seen that experience and it does seem to relate to different brands, car brands and off and we're finding the evs are coming in by new brands to the market, so we're working with those brands to make sure they've got the right parts coverage for Australians so people aren't stranded.

So mechanics who service a traditional combustion engine vehicle, they're obviously not trained to service an EV. What's happening to improve their skills or upskill them?

There's training courses available today the technicians can do. The challenge we've got clinton too, is there's a skill shortage across the whole automotive services industry in general. There's about thirty eight thousand roles that are open at the moment before we even get into evs, So we've got that challenge to address.

And then it's.

Transitioning existing technicians into learning about evs, which can happen through the training. But it's also an opportunity for younger people coming into the industry to focus on new technology, which can often be quite exciting.

So it can be an existing mechanic can improve the upskill to service an V because much of the car is the same, whether it's the suspension and other components the vehicle. Absolutely, it's obviously going to be though at a long and complex process. Thank you for your time, Sean. Thank you Sean Tyhurst, who's from the Enerm Insurance Research And I'm just intrigued to know whether if you've got an EV and I know it's a polarizing issue electric vehicles,

I've ran a show for Transport business and I have three chandlers and I did have a BMW. Fully electric chaflers have been amazing. Servicing has been pretty easy. It was easier when we first got our original model X that original bowl X has now got almost six hundred thousand kilometers. But we did have to Yeah, yeah, we're well show for transport. We did have to change the battery at three hundred and sixty thousand kilometers.

And how expensive was that for the new battery?

Well, at the time, part of our contract was a lifetime battery replacements.

Okay, but I'm going to take a guess.

That's probably somewhere between twenty and thirty thousands olds. It may have changed, but you know what I say to people, A lot of people, you know, saying lots about things about piddlers, but most people don't own a car for three hundred and sixty thousand kilometers, and if they did, it probably take them about fifteen years to get to

Yeah, well, Tesla's obviously as specialist. They only sell electric cars, I think, and I think the issue is servicing, because servicing is quite the intervals along with electric cars. It's not so much the servicing is the problem. I think the issue is when things actually go wrong, if you're in an accident and then you have a long wait time. Good to hear you've had a good experience. Tony, though, has a different view.

Hollo Toney the program sepeasons why I would buy one.

I have not got a I've got to I've got the insurance costs three to four times as much. Secondly, it's not a bad action at five if it's.

Yeah, your line's not great there, Tony, But understand the point you're making that the insurance costs soar. And I have seen the insurance premiums for electric vehicles, depending on which one you have, they are substantially more. There is a fire risk, and we've seen plenty of fires that have been sparked by electric cars. Good on your Turny

You can't have health bureaucrats effectively trying to confront what might be elicted activity. It might even be organized crime.

That's the police's job.

Well, then I have to take police off organized crime investigations, serious, serious, youth crime issues in regional New South Wales not to mention domestic violence and put them on illegal product.

We've heard from one of the shop owners in the eastern suburbs who said, look, you can get fined by New South Wales Health, but the money you make from bringing in the illegal vapes that pays for the fine in your lunch break.

Cost of doing business.

I think many of them are saying so.

Even the Premier is they're admitting that the fines aren't big enough because the retailers who are doing the wrong thing just treat as a cost of doing business. Now, what they are considering at the moment is when they release the budget the state cup or leads to the budget in a couple of weeks time, they will consider whether they bring this under the control of the police. And I think they need to because it's beyond it's

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With the latest news from Josh Bright, good afternoon again, Clinton. The M five East Tunnel will remain closed eastbound throughout the night to ensure that repairs can be completed before the morning commute tomorrow. Repairs to the damage caused by an earlier crane crash have been taking longer than expected. A man's now been charged with murder after a body was found at Croydon Park Home. Police still looking for

Will have more news and sport at six. Thank you Josh, who would steal two large plastic ice cream cones? Actually, more importantly, who would buy the two plastic ice cream cones? Michael on the text line says, look, don't worry about the tobacconist. Most petrol stations are now selling cheap black market cigarettes as well. I buy a packet every morning from a service station. Finance Update dep Night, hosting Money News tonight from seven o'clock. Deb Palo Do you Clinton?

Yeah, and you know that they've probably landed on about the right figure when neither the ACTU or the unions or the business groups got the figure that they wanted, so.

They were washing in the middle.

Yeah, right bang in the middle for what both groups were pushing for three and a half percent. The fact that it is the first real increase higher than the rate of inflation that we've had since twenty twenty one is to be applauded. For the lowest paid workers, about twenty five dollars an hour. I know you've been looking at how much that equates to in real money, but it'll still help with a cost living crush that many people are experiencing. So we'll take a closer look at that in detail.

Time.

You can go to the movies. You can't bring your kids, but you can buy one adult ticket. You can't buy any soft chop tops or popcorn, but you can buy some mal teasers outside the movies and bring them in and maybe have a dollar check.

Every dollar counts, though, for people who are earning that minimum.

Wage, how's the market fair today? The market's had a.

Pretty good day, another good day off the back of a good night on Wall Street. There SEX two hundred closed point six percent or fifty two points higher to eighty four hundred and sixty six. It's about the strongest we've seen in a month in terms of performance for the ASX two hundred. The big four banks really help the financial sector lead the way up one point one

We make a guarantee on this program we always learn something every day, and we're going to learn what to stay vestor is well.

Stay vestor is probably something that people who are saying get the kids out of the house and they've grown up would be well aware with, well familiar with.

So this is the.

Younger generation millennials gen zetas, who are struggling to get a foot on the property ladder, but they want to have bricks and mortar and they want to ensure that they can. So there's an increasing number of them buying unit or buying a first home and then staying living at home with mum and dad, renting it out to ensure that they can afford the repayments so that they can build their equity, build their wealth and then continue

Are you asking that question in your house yet?

Not quite?

No, my son's only sixteen, so yeah, we're still a while off for my eldest to consider what he'll do next. But I've got grand plans for what I'll do with his bedroom when he does eventually move out, don't you worry.

I've got sixteen year old, a sixteen year old, and to fourteen year olds. I reckon, I'm looking at another fifteen years at least.

Well, I'm encouraging if they do want to go on to further study or go to tafe, to do it in another city so that they can then enjoy the pleasures of living in a group house all the craziness that goes with that. I want them to do that and have that experience.

So if they're going to stay at home. When do you start charging them board once they get a.

Job, once they start earning away.

Okay, Well, Stephanie, my youngest, she's now into a third first job. She's working for somebody who runs those kids' parties and she goes along. She does makeup for little girl.

Well, when you're sort of earning a little bit on the side, she's fourteen, I think that's a bit early.

To be starting on board.

But you can also ensure that she pays for the things that she would normally tap you for.

You know she is doing that.

Ye in that little step he go, you're building resilience in your children. That should be applauded.

I'm not going to charge your board. Don't jump on that.

Do it eventually.

If she's earning a full time.

Wage, she got a fourteen I want We'll be listening from seven o'clock. Thanks deb Night with Money Years tonight from seven on Sydney Now.

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This is Sydney Now with Clinton Maynard on two GB call now one three one eight seven three.

Of course this time every day we speak with MG. Mark Guy. Unfortunately MG's gone down with the lurgie. I think he may have a bad case of man flu. So the big Man has stepped into his shoes. Ah, I Darryl Brahman, Clinton.

Here you go. I'm happy to step into his shoes. I mean, you know, I've done it for years and years and years. I've just I'm almost outraged by something I've just heard. You say.

What did I say?

Did you say you're going to charge a fourteen year old daughter step board Nora?

Look it did The thought passed through my mind. I'm not going to I just want to reassure it. I'm not going to charge your board, but you can start paying for things around the house, like what maybe the Netflix subscription internet connection.

You're a bad fun You are very ma You've got to have a good look at yourself. You'd been the only father in the saddle and show charging a fourteen year old board.

I mean, it's about teaching resilience. Really, no, I'm not going to charge your board.

Got nothing to do with resilience. You love a dollar, that's what you tried to do. Poor step. I mean, this is this is just criminal.

You're not wrong, right? What have we got to talk about? Rugby? League wise? Teamless Tuesday? Some significant INDs this week?

Yeah, looks that way, doesn't it. Reecee Walsh is back for the Broncos, and don't they need him? I mean, I know there were a lot of people critical of Reece Walsh earlier this year and he wasn't playing particularly well, but geez didn't they hadn't they shown in the last seven weeks how much they miss him. He's a he's a great player and I know he hasn't played well this year, but he'll be a big He'll be a

And Lucky Galve and he's in the extended squad for the Bulldogs up against the Years after making the switch.

Yeah he is. I'd be surprised if he's not in there at seventeen. I think they'll play off the bench. Well, I think, so what's the point of buying him? And Ameron's sitting on his bum yeah playing?

What do you make of his haircut?

Ye're beautiful, but do you know what Clinton haircuts? I'm over haircuts. I've seen some of the worst haircuts in the history of the world in the mutineer in the last three or forty Some of the footballer's haircuts are just despicable, but his is right up there. I think it's really.

I think the problem was when the West Tigers. They opened their high Performance Center at concour which is just a lovely facility. Originally they had a barber, and I think when Shane Richardson, their CEO, it took over. He decided, look, we've got to we're going to change the culture of the joint. I think he got rid of the barber. I reckon, that's the real reason Lockie Galvin's left the Tigers.

Yeah, well that's worked well for them, haven't. They're running thirty eighth. The Tigers get a barber back in there, I reckon, let's get another one back there. And you know they can have all sorts of hairstyles. Poor unlucky. I mean he can't. He can't get away from the from the media, can he. I think the Dogs will playing this week. You know, I'd be surprised that they. Dad, there's no point came through all this drama and not planning.

Now Bigne is in tennis, your man Nick curios Is today ruled himself out of Wimbledon.

Well, why not, he's not going to win it.

Yeah, but he's trying to make his come back from injury.

Mate, he go out in the first round. Nick, I mean Nick. Nick's like a few mates of mine. They make big statements that they haven't really fulfilled their potential. I don't think. Do you think Nick's fulfilled his potential? Like when he gets to the end of his career and looks back on his life, he's going to say, you know, I do I might have stuck that up a little bit. My career. He's probably made a good decent living out of it, but he could have made

Oh, he'd be up, but he'd be late twenties by now.

I reckon, you'd have to be made.

But he's indicated that's not over. He's indicated he still wants to play.

Yeah, we'll play do something instead of talking.

Well, maybe he just wants to play. The South African cricketer I know you're a big fan of his work. Iso Rabada. He's come out and said he had a few issues with some drug issues a few years ago, and he says when he plays in the World Test Championship Final against the Aussies, he's happy for the Aussies to to sledge him. Back in your playing days, you would have copped some good sledges over the years.

Yeah, you know what, I can't really remember, but there's no doubt I did cop a lot of sledging because I was a bit chubby, and the words fat came into nearly every sledge I copped. You know, various ways, nouns, pronouns, adjectives, whatever you want to use, but the common denominator was fat and it's probably warranted. Sometimes I wasn't playing particularly well, particularly in reserve. But I'll tell you who's the greatest sledger that I ever played against. Craig Coleman from South

These days on the football field, they actually would not be allowed to call you fat. That would be discrimination.

Well they probably they'd probably called me fat as opposed to some of the other names I was called that they wouldn't have called. I think they'd allow fat compared to some of the other names that they called me and other blogs. It was the way it was. I mean the game is so different there. You reckon someone. If someone said to whoever big bloke is, it's easier a fat he you reckon, he.

Would be often that they'd be taken to any discrimination board. They have a case.

I want to so you just give me an example of what you think a sledge in the modern day would be, Oh, gee, you painted your fingernails? Wash?

Does he have nail?

Of course he does, he does. I'm sure he's not the only one. A lot of them.

He's got lovely eyes.

You could talk about Lucky Galbert's haircut. That's the poor haircut, Lucky. I mean that in the old days.

There was a bit different things that Chase hate big manin. Thanks for filling in today.

Thanks, this is a great segment.

Goodbye The Legend Daryl Browman Tim Finn will be my special guests on Sydney Now tomorrow afternoon. Of course, the Legend from Split Ends played with his brother Neil and Crowded House as well, So Tim Finn actually, don't forget while we're talking music, did you hear Chris Mins this morning with Ben Fordham. We brought you this story a couple of months ago that Jeremy Buckingham, who is the member for the Smoke Wall Cannabis Party in the Upper House,

This is a chance potentially in Birdwood or maybe around King Street, closer to the city where they used to rehearse, and we're looking at it. I think that's a good initiative. Jeremy makes the point that it could be a pilgrimage site for people that love the ac DC, something to do when you're traveling through Sydney and it's our it's their hometown. I mean most of the band's time, particularly the Young Brothers, was spent in Sydney. The band formed here, it rehearsed here.

Which is why it's kind of crazy that there's nothing here. I mean, other states in Australia have things honoring ac DC. We've got nothing here, So you'd like to make something right.

Yes, So we're looking at an ac DC memorial.

I reckon it should happen and no wonder Chris Mins wants to see it. This is actually Chris Min's playing Thunderstruck. It was during the election campaign a couple of years ago. He's actually a pretty good guitar player.

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Correct? What is the official language of Brazil Brazil Spanish? No, it's Portuguese. When was the euro introduced the euro currency nineteen ninety nine or two thousand and two? Two thousand and two incorrect. Okay, we've got a tie, so we're on too. We'll play the tie broke up, Josh and Joseph. I'm going to ask you a question. Whoever answers correctly, just shout out your name and you'll be able to answer it. Okay, So the question is, what is the

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Yeah, Clinton, plenty of big names coming back Reese while she's back for the Baker Man.

While she here we go way back Man, while she check out social media folks. Reese, Walsh and Hawsey love each other.

Yeah yeah, re sent me at Cheerio today. Rees, thanks for listening in mate. We've got Freddie Fitler coming on. He'll be talking about the Lachlan Galvenus at the Bulldogs. He's been naming that twenty two man squad. Connor Tracy from the Dogs will join us. Also, he's playing his one hundredth game against the Egels. That should be a blockbuster on So surely.

They're going to play Galvin if he's in the twenty two man squad. Well, here come off the bench.

I think he'll come off the bench. Jack Buckley's going to join us Clinton from the GWS Giants big game against Port Adelaide.

Make sure you're listening to Hawsey tonight. After Reese Walsher said hello on social media to it okay, just repeating eastbound Lane's M five East Tunnel will not reopen tonight, hopefully open by five tomorrow morning. Thank if your company over the past few hours. That's Sydney now.