An Extraordinary Call from the PM
The Christian O’Connell Show
GOLD and iHeart Australia
4.7 • 823 Ratings
🗓️ 16 December 2025
⏱️ 11 minutes
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Summary
In an extraordinary moment during an already devastating week, the Prime Minister of Australia, Anthony Albanese interrupted the show live to speak directly to the nation.
He shared words of unity and resolve following the anti-Semitic terrorist attack on a Hanukkah celebration, reflecting on the meaning of light over darkness and the strength of Australians coming together in grief and defiance.
The Prime Minister also provided an update on Ahmed, the Australian Hero whose bravery saved lives, and honoured other everyday heroes who ran toward danger. We spoke about national unity, community support, blood donations, candlelight vigils, public safety, gun laws, and how Australians move forward without letting fear win.
A powerful, emotional conversation about leadership, courage, and the values that define Australia at its best.
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| 0:00.0 | IHart Podcasts. |
| 0:02.3 | You can hear more Gold 104.3 podcast, playlist, and listen live on the free IHart app. |
| 0:09.2 | Got anything good? |
| 0:11.1 | Hey, this is the Christian O'Connell Show podcast. |
| 0:18.4 | We've got the Prime Minister live on the line now. |
| 0:21.0 | Welcome to the show, Prime Minister. |
| 0:23.8 | Good morning. |
| 0:25.2 | Thank you very much for joining us. |
| 0:27.9 | First of all, I thought it would be really nice. |
| 0:30.0 | If you could offer a message to us who are still very shook up from the events on Sunday, |
| 0:35.4 | what words of hope and support can you offer us right now, |
| 0:38.4 | Prime Minister? |
| 0:40.5 | Australia will come through this. We are a brave country and this is the darkest of times |
| 0:48.6 | for an anti-Semitic terrorist attack to occur on a Hanukkah celebration. |
| 0:57.5 | Harnika celebrates the Festival of Light, the victory of Light over Darkness. |
| 1:03.5 | And we will come through this. |
| 1:05.1 | We'll come through it together with national unity. |
| 1:09.7 | And my heart goes out to the community today and every day, |
| 1:15.1 | but today particularly will be a difficult day with the first funeral underway. |
| 1:19.8 | And how do we stick together right now as a community? |
| 1:22.8 | Already you're seeing these incredible scenes of people queuing for hours to donate blood. |
| 1:27.0 | People want to help, people want to to donate blood. People want to help. |
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