What would you have to say to them?

Yeah.

I, I think, you know, there are different GPs for every patient, and often when someone comes in, it's really trying to work out where they're at and what, how they want to start this conversation.

Like I've dealt with a lot of, um, men who are war veterans who have a, have a higher burden of, um, mental, uh, mental health and mental illness, and so actually knowing how to have a conversation with a bloke that might make them feel comfortable about opening up is a really important part, as well as it would be for a, a young woman or an, an older person.

So it's really, I suppose, GPs, we are there for every- everyone who walks through the door.

But often people might find, "Oh, I feel more comfortable talking to maybe someone of my same gender or someone who's a similar age." And the good news is that there are, in a, with diversity of GPs, often you'll be able to find someone who's a good fit for you.

Do we need to have a look at that again?

Look, I think, you know, the, we, with the growing p- um, prevalence of mental health conditions, we do need to invest more in he- health, mental health services, so help people identify them early, but also in treatment services.

Can you talk to us what you mean by that?

Yeah.

So it's, I think, first of all, a recognition that there's been significant challenges in the resources that have been available for national defense and security writ large over the course of decades.

If you look at what's happening around the world, uh, with the international order, if you look at the incredible pace of technology, the army that we have, whether it's to defend Canada, whether it is to ensure that we are contributing to our most important alliances and partnerships around the world, you know, just using the example of the over 2,000 soldiers we have serving on NATO's eastern flank in Latvia, and to make sure that we can provide the government of Canada with agile and scalable options.

Uh, there were changes that were necessary, and we are now in the midst of modernizing the Canadian Army.

Mm-hmm

... are they seeing, uh, you know, the effects of countries going through the Northwest Passage, but also incredibly important when we deploy forces from the south of Canada to operate in the north through what we call Operation NANOOK.

For that, we have Arctic Response Company groups that come from our reserve forces that we're looking to augment their capacity to operate in the north and in the Arctic.

So is this like a one-off sort of infrastructure build of these things and, you know, there'll be this highly paid work for the next few years? Is that how you see it?

Look, I wish.

We've had a temporary shortage of electricians since 1981.

But with everything going on at the moment, everything is going electric.

So, yes, we've got data centers.

We've got the energy generation built out.

We've got electric vehicles.

Should I try and be a lawyer or an accountant? I mean, would you recommend a career as an electrician?

So is this like a one-off sort of infrastructure build of these things and, you know, there'll be this highly paid work for the next few years? Is that how you see it?

Look, I wish.

We've had a temporary shortage of electricians since 1981.

But with everything going on at the moment, everything is going electric.

So, yes, we've got data centers.

We've got the energy generation built out.

We've got electric vehicles.

Should I try and be a lawyer or an accountant? I mean, would you recommend a career as an electrician?

After I did all this digital stuff, I'm like, "Michael, please take it over," and I'll, I'll leave it over to you.

you.Thanks, Collina.

I hope everyone can hear me fine and I sound okay.

It's very early and very cold here in New Zealand, and I'm sitting in the dark with my hood on, so I will speak hopefully clearly and, uh, off camera.

Um, yeah, we came into this investigation, as Collina said, uh, well into it.

And I should stress that 90, 95% of what you might read in either story, even the one with my byline, is written by Collina.

Um, all of that research was done before we were even contacted.

Um, is it legal to operate a site like LeakedBB, and what legal protections are there for those who may have been victimized by websites like this? And Michael, maybe you can give us an insight into the, uh, whether there's better legal pathways to explore in New Zealand, and if the jurisdiction of the alleged admin of the site matter here at all.

Yes, why do, like the leadership system, why does it matter?

Well, if you don't have systems in place, you really don't know what's going on.

And what I mean by that is, and I've said this before in a couple other podcasts, I have worked and I've been called in to consult with people.

They have four or five different systems going on, right? They have a system for their finances.

They have a system for their donors.

They have a system for marketing.

They have a system for something else.

like

Do you think there is a risk of patient safety?

Well, this is one of the things we've highlighted.

We've released our submission that we've sent to the pharmacy board, and there are a number of sort of case examples where our members have highlighted their concerns.

You know, for instance, you know, when someone might present, and it might seem simple that they've just got some heartburn or something like that, but if they're not actually followed up properly, there might actually be something more sinister involved.

And similarly...

For a urine infection, it might seem like someone has symptoms of a urine infection, but if they're not followed up properly and if the information isn't shared across the system, it risks someone having a more dangerous diagnosis, which could be anything from a pregnancy-related thing, from a sexually transmitted disease as to even a a tumor in a kidney, all of which do get missed if you don't have these sort of more robust systems to ensure that that information is shared across the system.

And I think that's what we're really worried about is that we're not putting this sufficient standards for safety in place.

Wouldn't pharmacists prescribing fill that gap to some degree?

Uh, Michael Wright, how serious a problem are revenge porn websites in New Zealand, and what sort of legal issues could someone there face for owning or managing a website like the one we've been discussing?

Very serious.

We have legislations probably 10 years old now called the Harmful Digital Communications Act that you would be subject to if you were offending in this way in New Zealand.

Half a million dollar fines, years in jail.

I spoke to one of the representatives from a company called Netsafe, which is sort of a statutory body in New Zealand, has some, some standing under that legislation.

And we talked about this, about the law, and where theoretically a person would stand with a site like LeakBB in the New Zealand legal system.

And while it's quite an effective piece of law, one of the shortcomings of it in this case is, well, there's two.

And, uh, the second question to you, Michael, if a lot of this is being accomplished through AI, what additional problems do you see that raising? 'Cause we're not in cut-and-paste land anymore.

Michael Wright, how serious a problem are revenge porn websites in New Zealand? And what sort of legal issues could someone there face for owning or managing a website like the one we've been discussing?

Very serious.

We have legislation, it's probably 10 years old now, called the Harmful Digital Communications Act that you would be subject to if you were offending in this way in New Zealand.

Half a million dollar fines, years in jail.

I spoke to one of the representatives from a company called NetSafe, which is sort of a statutory body in New Zealand, has some standing under that legislation.

And we talked about this, about the law and where theoretically a person would stand with a site like Leak BB in the New Zealand legal system.

And while it's quite an effective piece of law, one of the shortcomings of it in this case is, well there's two.

And the second question to you, Michael, if a lot of this is being accomplished through AI, what additional problems do you see that raising? Because we're not in cut and paste land anymore.

Michael, do you reckon, like, a hybrid mix could work? Could we have a bit of both?

Look, the problem, um...

Like, there's obviously a place for gas.

Gas is used right now.

We've got members working on it.

Uh, but the, uh, it is also the most expensive form of electricity going.

That's just the, the, the simple truth.

Yeah.

And yet here we are running out of medicine, are we?

Yeah, look, I think you're right.

I mean, what we've seen here is that we've got a shortage of ventolin nebules.

Now, what that is, is that's a liquid form of ventolin.

For most people, we're familiar with the puffer, which is a ventolin puffer.

But what the TGA has announced is that these nebules, which are often used When people are acutely unwell or have severe bronchospasm, which is the sort of spasm of the airways, they might need these nebules.

But the good news is that for most people, you can use that puffer form, and so that puffer form is still available.

Where are they manufactured? Do we import these nebules or do we make them here?

Is that the same across

Australia? We're seeing that the surge is starting in New South Wales.

I suppose to be honest, we've been pretty lucky so far this year is that we've had pretty low levels compared with last year.

But we certainly don't want to repeat that.

But in the last week or two, we've started to see this surge in New South Wales.

Cases went up by 40%, so detected cases.

And as you mentioned, emergency departments are pointing out bigger surges in flu-like illnesses.

Is it too late to get

When you can emotionally connect to something, it is very easy for that thing to easily influence you or you know just basically become an idea in your mind that is not even reality itself that's false but because it's a story that you emotionally connect to it's one of those things where you just have to be careful what you feel your mind you kind of stories you consume basically

and even if those stories are are true right like i'll give you an example that happened to me about a year ago um My mom moved in with me for a while.

And so the backstory is I moved out of Ohio back in 1992.

It never came back until 2026 or 2025.

Sorry.

During that time, military school, you name it.

My mom comes to stay with me for a little while and she walks in my house and there's my graduation pictures are on the wall.

But

That's crazy.

So I had a lot of friends that were played in a league and they would come in with injuries of the TMJ, temporal mandibular joint.

They couldn't yawn.

They couldn't close their mouth properly.

And then after treating them, you know, I said, you know, make sure you wear your mouth guard because that's important.

You know, like Mike, I don't wear one.

So that really blew my mind.

It's like, it's very inspiring to me.

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So today, I'll speak to you about why your Canadian army is modernizing with a sense of urgency, what that modern army will look like, and how we can all build it together.

Um, General Wright, how are you gonna raise the human capacity to modernize the Canadian Army? And how are we effectively integrating new Canadians into the army?

... is he your uncle? Are y'all related?

No. We're just...

Man, we, me and CT met some years back.

I was starting my weight loss journey.

I used to be, like, almost 500 pounds, man, and I started kinda documenting my pro- my journey, and CT just started following me online back in 2018.

And from there we just kinda became friends, man.

I came out.

And, and what, you know, f- following your page on Instagram, and y'all make sure y'all check out Michael Wright's Instagram, but what hap- you had a surgery?

Is that still the case?

Now, the census will tell you that, uh, 4% of electricians are women.

Um, luckily that's wrong.

Unfortunately, it's lower.

In 2026, in some jurisdictions in South Australia, I think it's 1.1% of electricians are women.

Now, there is no good reason why women can't be electricians, but there are plenty of bad ones.

And in terms of that skill shortage, we are never going to hit that skill shortage if we only keep recruiting from young men.

Is that happening?

Get another job." Uh, why is it important to m- ensure that they have the protections they need?

Well, I guess you can say that about anybody who's got challenges in their job.

You can always say, "Well, go work somewhere else or do something else." But the reality is, um, many people who drive for Uber do it because it's what they're able to do.

It either fits with their schedule, it's what they're trained for, they don't have a better option, and so that's the option that they're pursuing.

Um, and as a society, and I would say a wealthy society, I just find it outrageous that governments have not stepped in to offer basic protections, both in terms of health and safety, in terms of, um, providing people with the minimum standards that other employees in their provinces have, and have not made it easier for, um, Uber drivers and delivery people and other platform workers who indicate they want to unionize to actually have access to collective bargaining.

What do you make of, of that comment?

It is a first collective agreement, and that, um, is always, um, challenging, because you can't achieve everything you want in a first collective agreement.

But this agreement does provide significant financial improvements for drivers.

... how to play the Spurs? Make them shoot threes?

Yeah, (laughs) pretty much.

But also, turn 'em over.

I mean, they committed 19 turnovers last night.

That's f- 14 points.

I mean, that- that- that was the game.

And, you know, it- there's just too much inconsistency.

But where- where do you feel like they are with him in terms of trying to get that outside shot to a place where it can unlock his game and can allow him to, you know, successfully be able to play alongside these other guys?

What are the main things Australian GPs are currently struggling with?

We've just released a survey which has been asking our GPs what are the things that we're treating, what are the health conditions that our patients are presenting with, and what are the challenges that we're seeing in the system? And I think, I suppose there are some good things.

GPs are seeing more patients than ever.

Um, nearly 90% of Australians saw a GP in the last year.

But we're actually seeing more complex care, so as our population gets older, more people are living with chronic health conditions like asthma or diabetes, heart disease, and we're also seeing a lot more mental health conditions.

So that's like anxiety or depression, and that's something which increased during the COVID pandemic, but actually has in- stayed elevated since the pandemic.

And what we're seeing is that many GP consultations often involve multiple things, so it's not just a, a simple script or a referral or a, or even a cough or a cold.

And are those changes related to what the report has labeled outdated funding models? Are those the sort of funding models that you guys are trying to have a crack at fixing here?