1 00:00:00,080 --> 00:00:02,040 Speaker 1: Oh, you may have heard us speaking with Robin Lamley, 2 00:00:02,120 --> 00:00:04,680 Speaker 1: the independent member for Aarah Luhn a bit before ten 3 00:00:04,720 --> 00:00:08,840 Speaker 1: o'clock and discussing this money that has been spent on roads. 4 00:00:08,880 --> 00:00:13,320 Speaker 1: So fifty six million dollars invested to upgrading three roads 5 00:00:13,360 --> 00:00:17,120 Speaker 1: to support project Sea Dragon. This Seafarm's projects Sea Dragon, 6 00:00:17,400 --> 00:00:18,840 Speaker 1: the world's largest prawn farm. 7 00:00:18,920 --> 00:00:20,880 Speaker 2: Now it isn't viable in its. 8 00:00:20,720 --> 00:00:23,200 Speaker 1: Current form is what is what the company has said 9 00:00:23,520 --> 00:00:26,439 Speaker 1: and recommended against proceeding at this point in time. Now 10 00:00:26,560 --> 00:00:29,440 Speaker 1: joining me on the line is the is the Deputy 11 00:00:29,480 --> 00:00:30,840 Speaker 1: Opposition leader, Jared Maylee. 12 00:00:30,920 --> 00:00:32,000 Speaker 2: Good morning to you, Jared. 13 00:00:32,800 --> 00:00:34,479 Speaker 3: Good morning Katie, Good morning listeners. 14 00:00:34,680 --> 00:00:38,000 Speaker 2: Jared. What are your thoughts are these roads in your electorate? 15 00:00:39,280 --> 00:00:41,920 Speaker 3: Gunpoint Road is my electric Katie, and I'm very concerned 16 00:00:41,960 --> 00:00:43,640 Speaker 3: about it because they've spent a lot a lot of 17 00:00:43,680 --> 00:00:46,200 Speaker 3: money on that road and it's going to keep going. 18 00:00:46,240 --> 00:00:49,239 Speaker 3: Because the opening up of Gunpoint now it's caused some 19 00:00:49,320 --> 00:00:51,880 Speaker 3: ongoing concerns out there is there's lots of people going 20 00:00:51,880 --> 00:00:54,920 Speaker 3: out there, there's lots of rubbish, there's lots of antisocial behavior. 21 00:00:55,000 --> 00:00:56,920 Speaker 3: So it's not just the money spent on that road, 22 00:00:56,960 --> 00:00:59,280 Speaker 3: it's going to be the ongoing problems caused out in 23 00:00:59,360 --> 00:01:01,880 Speaker 3: Gunpoint because that road before you had to have like 24 00:01:01,920 --> 00:01:04,120 Speaker 3: a good fall will drive and they were shut before 25 00:01:04,160 --> 00:01:06,160 Speaker 3: or five months of the year. Now you can get 26 00:01:06,160 --> 00:01:07,720 Speaker 3: the Gunpoint in the Corolla. 27 00:01:08,000 --> 00:01:10,320 Speaker 2: Well, and you and I have actually spoken about this before. 28 00:01:10,319 --> 00:01:13,120 Speaker 1: You've jogged my memory because there has been situations where 29 00:01:13,120 --> 00:01:16,440 Speaker 1: there's been terrible rubbish and stuff left out there isn't there. 30 00:01:17,280 --> 00:01:20,440 Speaker 4: Well, that's right, and and that's because it's us so 31 00:01:20,640 --> 00:01:23,320 Speaker 4: much now. And like I said, basically, anyone who wants 32 00:01:23,319 --> 00:01:26,000 Speaker 4: to go to Gunpoint any time the year can go there, 33 00:01:26,000 --> 00:01:29,080 Speaker 4: where before is reserved keen fisho's who wanted to take 34 00:01:29,080 --> 00:01:30,080 Speaker 4: the risk and go out there. 35 00:01:30,280 --> 00:01:32,800 Speaker 3: Now anyone can go. So there's going to be ongoing 36 00:01:32,800 --> 00:01:36,119 Speaker 3: money spent because of the government spending the money on 37 00:01:36,160 --> 00:01:37,920 Speaker 3: this prawn farm out there, and we all know that's 38 00:01:37,920 --> 00:01:40,320 Speaker 3: what that road was built for, for the hatchery going 39 00:01:40,360 --> 00:01:43,119 Speaker 3: out there. It's just really concerned me that there's fifty 40 00:01:43,120 --> 00:01:45,880 Speaker 3: six million dollars worth of taxpayers money spent where it 41 00:01:45,920 --> 00:01:48,400 Speaker 3: could have gone anywhere else, to the health system or 42 00:01:48,400 --> 00:01:52,040 Speaker 3: the education system. And the next thing, Katie, what's next? 43 00:01:52,480 --> 00:01:54,800 Speaker 3: What other projects if they spend money on which is 44 00:01:54,840 --> 00:01:56,760 Speaker 3: going to fall over. I don't even have to mention 45 00:01:56,840 --> 00:01:58,880 Speaker 3: the grand down this one that was twelve million dollars, 46 00:02:00,320 --> 00:02:02,640 Speaker 3: the ten million dollars for the water bottle company that 47 00:02:02,720 --> 00:02:04,000 Speaker 3: they didn't even have water. 48 00:02:04,120 --> 00:02:06,400 Speaker 4: I think, well, is this government. 49 00:02:06,120 --> 00:02:09,080 Speaker 3: Really doing their judilions on these things? I don't think, Well, 50 00:02:09,120 --> 00:02:09,720 Speaker 3: you'd have to. 51 00:02:09,720 --> 00:02:11,600 Speaker 2: Question, you know, whether they are or not. 52 00:02:11,520 --> 00:02:15,160 Speaker 1: Because the reality of this here is that you wouldn't 53 00:02:15,160 --> 00:02:17,760 Speaker 1: have anticipated that that kind of money was actually going 54 00:02:17,800 --> 00:02:22,000 Speaker 1: to be invested until a final investment decision was made 55 00:02:22,160 --> 00:02:24,880 Speaker 1: by the company. And correct me if I'm wrong, Jered, 56 00:02:24,960 --> 00:02:27,880 Speaker 1: but my understanding is that that final investment decision wasn't 57 00:02:27,919 --> 00:02:30,720 Speaker 1: made and now we're obviously in the situation where we 58 00:02:30,760 --> 00:02:33,280 Speaker 1: are where they have said that it can't go ahead 59 00:02:33,320 --> 00:02:35,080 Speaker 1: in its current form. 60 00:02:35,400 --> 00:02:37,120 Speaker 3: Well, exactly so, Olderman Lee. 61 00:02:37,200 --> 00:02:38,080 Speaker 4: The government has speed. 62 00:02:38,120 --> 00:02:40,160 Speaker 3: Remember this is not their money. This is your money 63 00:02:40,160 --> 00:02:43,040 Speaker 3: and my money in moms and Dad's money on a 64 00:02:43,120 --> 00:02:46,280 Speaker 3: project that's now going nowhere, and you know, just ride 65 00:02:46,280 --> 00:02:48,080 Speaker 3: out and can't know who's going to use that. And 66 00:02:48,120 --> 00:02:50,160 Speaker 3: I know that the Deputy chiff Minister come out that 67 00:02:50,200 --> 00:02:54,040 Speaker 3: I open up up our opportunity, Well name what, show 68 00:02:54,080 --> 00:02:56,320 Speaker 3: me one you get a good point talking about a 69 00:02:56,400 --> 00:02:58,840 Speaker 3: very remote part of the northern territory and to their 70 00:02:58,880 --> 00:02:59,800 Speaker 3: thing is going to open up. 71 00:02:59,800 --> 00:03:01,280 Speaker 4: We give us a couple of example. 72 00:03:01,960 --> 00:03:03,920 Speaker 3: My bid is that though I know example that's just 73 00:03:04,440 --> 00:03:06,880 Speaker 3: hot air. I mean, because they know that they've spent 74 00:03:07,639 --> 00:03:10,880 Speaker 3: fifty six million dollars of tax players money unwisely and 75 00:03:10,960 --> 00:03:13,880 Speaker 3: in a competent manner that was a private company, directors 76 00:03:13,919 --> 00:03:14,840 Speaker 3: would beginning the sack. 77 00:03:15,080 --> 00:03:16,239 Speaker 4: You know, they could be going to jail. 78 00:03:16,240 --> 00:03:18,600 Speaker 3: All sorts of things are happening, and our government is 79 00:03:18,720 --> 00:03:20,359 Speaker 3: sit back and wash their hands from. 80 00:03:20,240 --> 00:03:22,720 Speaker 4: It and go, well, sorry about that. We'll fix the 81 00:03:22,720 --> 00:03:23,160 Speaker 4: next time. 82 00:03:23,200 --> 00:03:25,760 Speaker 3: But un personally we've got a track record of not 83 00:03:25,840 --> 00:03:28,280 Speaker 3: fixing it next time. Back to the water bottle, the 84 00:03:28,400 --> 00:03:31,120 Speaker 3: grand stand this, I just say, what is next? 85 00:03:31,160 --> 00:03:33,800 Speaker 4: What project? Now? Is there a pet project for the. 86 00:03:33,800 --> 00:03:36,160 Speaker 3: Gunner government is going to go and they spend all 87 00:03:36,160 --> 00:03:38,240 Speaker 3: the money, all taxpayers money, remember. 88 00:03:38,280 --> 00:03:39,880 Speaker 4: And doesn't go ahead? What's next? 89 00:03:39,880 --> 00:03:42,040 Speaker 1: And I think at the end of the day, everybody 90 00:03:42,080 --> 00:03:44,640 Speaker 1: would have been you know, like most people are supportive 91 00:03:44,840 --> 00:03:49,840 Speaker 1: of major business going ahead and major industry moving forward. 92 00:03:49,880 --> 00:03:51,560 Speaker 1: Like I do want to put that out there that 93 00:03:52,160 --> 00:03:55,240 Speaker 1: you know that if this had that final investment decision made, 94 00:03:55,360 --> 00:03:58,600 Speaker 1: and we do want to see jobs for territorians. We 95 00:03:58,680 --> 00:04:01,360 Speaker 1: do want to see a different companies, you know, getting 96 00:04:01,400 --> 00:04:04,320 Speaker 1: off the ground and being supported. But we need to 97 00:04:04,360 --> 00:04:08,440 Speaker 1: make sure that if there is supporting infrastructure, that that 98 00:04:08,520 --> 00:04:12,320 Speaker 1: infrastructure realistically, whether it's roads or whatever it is, that 99 00:04:12,320 --> 00:04:15,760 Speaker 1: that investment isn't made until we know for certain that 100 00:04:15,840 --> 00:04:18,880 Speaker 1: it is going to mean jobs for territorians and benefit 101 00:04:18,960 --> 00:04:19,760 Speaker 1: to the territory. 102 00:04:20,720 --> 00:04:23,680 Speaker 3: Of course, all this money's been spent, it could have 103 00:04:23,680 --> 00:04:25,400 Speaker 3: been spent in our health system. We know our health 104 00:04:25,440 --> 00:04:27,960 Speaker 3: systems in crisis. We've had like five code yellows in 105 00:04:28,000 --> 00:04:30,840 Speaker 3: the last year. Fifty six million dollars would have gone 106 00:04:30,839 --> 00:04:33,239 Speaker 3: a long way to helping us get our health system, 107 00:04:33,360 --> 00:04:35,560 Speaker 3: not just in Darlin, but out in the Kapa and 108 00:04:35,560 --> 00:04:38,000 Speaker 3: a TANet Creek. I know you remembers for Barty always talked 109 00:04:38,000 --> 00:04:41,520 Speaker 3: about them shutting down various health clinics. There's a fifty 110 00:04:41,560 --> 00:04:43,960 Speaker 3: six million dollars at the government. It's spent on a 111 00:04:44,080 --> 00:04:45,640 Speaker 3: project that they didn't even. 112 00:04:45,440 --> 00:04:46,120 Speaker 2: Do their research. 113 00:04:46,120 --> 00:04:48,720 Speaker 3: Opposite, where's the due diligence in relation to spending that 114 00:04:48,800 --> 00:04:51,880 Speaker 3: money on a project? And it just begs to meet 115 00:04:51,920 --> 00:04:54,000 Speaker 3: after the question what is next. And you know there's 116 00:04:54,160 --> 00:04:56,640 Speaker 3: ten or twelve projects on the major projects atus. 117 00:04:57,000 --> 00:04:58,040 Speaker 2: What is next? 118 00:04:58,080 --> 00:05:00,919 Speaker 3: What are they going to spend our money and wasted? 119 00:05:01,480 --> 00:05:01,760 Speaker 2: Jared? 120 00:05:01,800 --> 00:05:04,719 Speaker 1: Before I let you go, this morning, big news that 121 00:05:04,800 --> 00:05:07,800 Speaker 1: the Glenty is not going ahead. They are going to 122 00:05:07,839 --> 00:05:11,400 Speaker 1: have a mortified event, a smaller, modified one day event 123 00:05:12,120 --> 00:05:15,200 Speaker 1: that isn't the Glente on the well, I think it's 124 00:05:15,200 --> 00:05:16,919 Speaker 1: the twelfth of July and Rapid Creek. 125 00:05:17,320 --> 00:05:19,200 Speaker 2: What was your reaction when you heard that it wasn't 126 00:05:19,200 --> 00:05:21,799 Speaker 2: going to be happening. Oh, I'm very sad. 127 00:05:22,120 --> 00:05:23,880 Speaker 3: I went to the Glenty last time, in fact that 128 00:05:23,920 --> 00:05:26,480 Speaker 3: you feel peaking went and helped do some preparation for 129 00:05:26,560 --> 00:05:29,080 Speaker 3: food and I've never been involved in that before, and 130 00:05:29,160 --> 00:05:30,960 Speaker 3: because I live out here, and but I went. 131 00:05:30,880 --> 00:05:33,080 Speaker 4: And helped roll a little rolled up and everyone's. 132 00:05:32,760 --> 00:05:36,560 Speaker 3: Having a fun time. Everyone's laughing and being jolly. And 133 00:05:36,560 --> 00:05:39,520 Speaker 3: now unfortunately it's going to be the under one day event. 134 00:05:39,560 --> 00:05:41,920 Speaker 3: And I understand it's not through the vaccines or whatever 135 00:05:41,920 --> 00:05:43,760 Speaker 3: it was in just through supply. But it's just an 136 00:05:43,839 --> 00:05:46,400 Speaker 3: unfortunate because it's just a great event on the Espnat. 137 00:05:46,720 --> 00:05:49,119 Speaker 3: Lots of people go, We get to experience the Greek 138 00:05:49,160 --> 00:05:51,159 Speaker 3: culture and the food and the dancing. 139 00:05:51,480 --> 00:05:52,480 Speaker 4: I'm really disappointed. 140 00:05:52,839 --> 00:05:55,080 Speaker 1: Yeah, I think a lot of Territorians are this morning, 141 00:05:55,680 --> 00:05:57,440 Speaker 1: Jared Maylee, good to catch up with you, mate. 142 00:05:57,440 --> 00:06:01,600 Speaker 2: I appreciate your time this morning. Thank you, seeing tomorrow.