Anthony Albanese Speaks: A Moment of Unity
The Christian O’Connell Show
GOLD and iHeart Australia
4.7 • 823 Ratings
🗓️ 21 January 2026
⏱️ 14 minutes
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Summary
On today’s show, Christian O’Connell is joined by the Prime Minister to mark Australia’s National Day of Mourning following the Bondi attacks. Together, they discuss the meaning behind the national pause at one minute past seven, the symbolism of “Light Will Win,” and how Australians can show unity, remembrance and kindness during a time of grief. The conversation reflects on courage, community, and the stories of hope that emerge even in the darkest moments; reminding us what truly defines Australia.
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| 0:00.0 | IHart Podcasts. 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. |
| 0:19.0 | Hey, good morning. This is the Christian O'Connell Show. Now, today is a very important day. It is a national day of morning. |
| 0:26.1 | During the next 10 minutes, the prime minister is going to be calling the show. Now, I know a lot of you are new to the show and you're trying to work out what there's a show about. |
| 0:33.5 | This is not a show where we're going to have politicians on every single week. Today is not a day for politics. |
| 0:38.6 | It's a day of remembrance, a day of coming together after what happened after the |
| 0:42.5 | atrocity in Bondi. |
| 0:44.0 | So the Prime Minister is the elected leader of this country. |
| 0:47.6 | And I thought we go right to top to find out what is happening today at one minutes past seven |
| 0:52.0 | and what is the invitation for all of us tonight? |
| 0:55.0 | And join today to dwell on a national day of morning. |
| 0:57.8 | So during the next 10 minutes, the Prime Minister is on. |
| 1:00.2 | The one thing that we can all take over the last couple of weeks, |
| 1:03.9 | there were so many incredible acts of selfless courage and kindness. |
| 1:08.4 | And that is the real heart of Australia. |
| 1:10.6 | The Christian O'Connell Show podcast. |
| 1:14.9 | Now any moment now, we are going to be taking a call from the Prime Minister, who is calling the show |
| 1:20.6 | today, very important day for all of us. It is a national day of morning after the Bondi |
| 1:26.9 | attacks and to tell us all about it and why this |
| 1:29.9 | matters and the invitation tonight as well one minute past seven is the prime minister welcome |
| 1:34.9 | back to the show uh good to be with you now uh tell us about today this is a national day of morning |
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