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Well, as conflict in the Middle East escalates and the world economy is said to be facing
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quote, one of the worst energy crisis in history, the Australian government is relaxing our
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national fuel standards for 60 days in order to bring in 100 million more litres of supply per
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month into the market. And for more on this this morning, we're joined by Editorial Director
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of Travel at the Nightly Richard Kloon and media commentators Sammy Lucas. Hello to you both, Richard.
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Look, there have been concerns over fuel supply and prices, you know, since the start of this
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conflict. Is this just too little too late? I don't know if it's too little too late. I mean,
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the government does have to step back and see what's on what's happening here. And this is a fluid
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situation. And also one, let's be honest, that Mr Trump said would be over by now, right? But he's
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going to have knock on effects. He's going to have knock on effects for massive months. But I don't
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think I don't think we can just pinpoint the federal government net right now. They're doing
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something they're trying to help. The state government initiatives in and around price
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gouging that are coming into play in Victoria. I know it in New South Wales are starting to talk
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about them, which is positive. The big thing here though is we live in a metro. We live in a big city.
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We're still going to have choice. My concern is what's going to happen to the people in rural areas
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that try to where supply is going to be dramatically affected. Yeah, huge impact. Sammy New Zealand
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officials are considering controversial measures to save fuel. Possibly asking motorists to select
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a day a week where they don't drive to work. And if they do, they'll get a big fine. Is it fair to
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ask everyone to chip in and help? Or should this be taken care of up on? I don't think we have a
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choice. We might not have a choice. I think what the government needs to stop doing is telling people
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to not panic. Like the Premier of New South Wales yesterday came out and told people to not panic.
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At the same time as announcing a crisis response team to the situation. So guys, it's a crisis,
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don't panic. Don't panic, but yes, it's a crisis. So I'm not sure what we can do other than perhaps
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participate in initiatives like that. But I think for the average Australian citizen, what we have
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the right to do is ask one of our news outlets to keep us informed and to report the facts and not
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use this as an opportunity to sensationalise the news. And we can also ask the government to keep
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us informed and stick to the facts and not use this as an opportunity for political points scoring.
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What else can we do? All right, guys, let's move on. And a major aged care provider has begun
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begun trying a new two-tier menu and payment system. Essentially stripping residents of hot
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breakfasts, homemade cakes and access to free-to-wear TV. With some arguing, this is a blatant cash grab.
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Sammy should meals and facilities be standard across across the board for all residents.
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I guess it depends on what you're paying. I've got some friends who've had to investigate aged
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care for their elderly parents recently. I had no idea how expensive this can be. It is
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extraordinary. And for the amount of money you're paying, you'd kind of think you're entitled
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to some scrambled eggs with your breakfast. But at the same time, maybe they've realised there's a
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lot of food wastage. The world we're living in, you pay what you get, you get what you pay for,
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right? And the reality is there's probably a lot of senior people who don't want to hot breakfast,
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they don't eat that much and would be happy to pay less to just have yogurt and fruit for breakfast.
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And maybe it'll help eliminate some food wastage as well and save some money.
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Changes like this, they don't just impact the residents. There are those with cognitive decline,
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richer that are experiencing things. I mean, it does create more work for employees as well.
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So, I mean, there has to be a solution in this. I think it does put pressure
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selling absolutely back on the work. It's already dealing with a great deal and now they're
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getting in, probably, engaged in certain arguments all day about what's happening with lunch and
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what's happening with dinner. I mean, we need to do better. Ultimately, we need to do better. We're
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already paying way too much in this in residential aged care. And I just think they need to do a much
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better job to look after these people who've led a life. Towards the end of life, let's look after
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them. Yep. And more of our population, unfortunately, entering into that sort of bracket as well
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with an aging population. Okay, let's change gears. Friendship stress. A new study has revealed
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some types of people can cause you to age faster. Haslers regularly create problems or make things
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more difficult and can elevate your risk of disease and inflammation. Now, Richard, should we just
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ditch our mates who are causing us to age prematurely? Yeah, do you know what I call friends who give me
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or who cause me stress? Strangers, right? It's pretty simple. It's pretty simple. As we get older,
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our friendship groups, our circles shrink. And that's for a good reason, right? If someone's
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causing me drama, that is not a friend. That is not someone I'm looking to spend time with,
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watching the footy with at the pub on a Friday night, whatever it may be. And also, I mean,
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where did this come from? New York University? Maybe I can get a gig there based on the fact that
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they're coming up with, you know, people who has what you cause these things. Yeah, phenomenal,
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phenomenal work. Hey, Chevy, nobody is perfect, but if your friends cause you inflammation,
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do you move them on? There's frames for that. You know, one of the, one of the few really positive
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things about menopause is that it gives you this magical ability to set boundaries that you were
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not able to set before and eliminate unwanted stress from your life. I have removed a few
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hasslers from my friendship circle in the last five years and look at me. I look 10 years younger.
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You do? Don't know. I mean, look at me. I feel like it's true. I feel like it's about to
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break up with us now. Yes, it is the chip though. If you are looking at removing hasslers,
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there's a few other friendship types you can remove as well. The passive aggressive friend,
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they can go. The always turning up late friend who thinks their time is more important than yours,
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they can go. And the friend with benefits, 100% do not recommend. That's a big step.
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Okay, that's a big step. That's a big step. Does it work for anyone? Really? Come on.
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Friends, I've got friends who have had benefits anyway.