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Good morning, Rio. Good morning. Good morning. Good morning, Patty.

Good morning, everyone. Good morning, Alex. Good morning. So this is day two of your new breakfast show. I know you didn't ask for it. We're here anyway. We started yesterday. We are the show that come January next year. I'll replace Jones and Mandy. You don't need to worry. They're not going anywhere. They're resting at the moment. They're in a retirement home, actually, for radio presenters. It's a lovely place. They're well looked after there. Three solid meals a day. Meat raffle every evening. And bingo. Bingo twice a day. They're so happy there right now. So on one radio station, this radio station come January, we be waking you up and then there be taking you home. So the good news is

that we're here this week to try and get you through this week. It's an extraordinary time

and a moment in history for Sydney and Australia. And even all, everyone around the world is talking about what's

happened. And the other thing is what's happening. There's two things at play here. There's

what happened Sunday night. And I think what is giving us a lot of comfort is all these stories

of community and we're reminded of that there are more, way more, overwhelmingly kind-hearted, generous people in

this world. There's been so many acts of kindness that have happened in the last day and a half.

And I thought today, if you know of any, please share them because I think we all need them right now.

We really, really do. And actually, they remind people that the horror and the tragedy of what

happened Sunday is going

to be something that we're going to be processing and dealing with and trying to heal with

for a very, very long time. And obviously, I'm aware that there are people who are worried about

loved ones right now who are going through Christmas, you know, who are mourning people who

lost their lives on Sunday. And there are, what, 30 people still in hospital, perhaps?

Yeah, about 29. Yeah. So what I 30 people still in hospital, perhaps? Yeah,

about 29. Yeah. So what I want today, though, is to remind ourselves of these stories of support and of community and just people doing nice things. On that, the hero of the year,

unofficial Australian of the year, is obviously Ahmed. The fact that he's become, like Beyonce, a one-name brand. I mean, yes. Everyone knows, even getting Uber and this morning, the guy and I were talking about Ahmed. Right? We know so much about this guy. He's, you know, three or four days ago, we didn't know who Ahmed was. But now he is. He's the hero we really need. It's an incredible

story what he did. And every day this week, we're doing a thing for you guys where we're giving

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