1 00:00:00,040 --> 00:00:03,559 Speaker 1: Now joining me on the line right now is Sky 2 00:00:03,640 --> 00:00:06,480 Speaker 1: News bureau chief for the Northern Territory, Matt Cunningham. 3 00:00:06,519 --> 00:00:07,600 Speaker 2: Good morning to your match. 4 00:00:09,080 --> 00:00:10,840 Speaker 3: Good Katie, how are you not. 5 00:00:10,840 --> 00:00:11,880 Speaker 2: Too bad match? 6 00:00:12,000 --> 00:00:16,240 Speaker 1: I know it's a it's an incredibly sad situation this morning. 7 00:00:16,280 --> 00:00:17,520 Speaker 2: I think it's safe to say that. 8 00:00:17,520 --> 00:00:21,760 Speaker 1: People are utterly devastated by this news that a nineteen 9 00:00:21,840 --> 00:00:24,960 Speaker 1: year old has lost their life overnight while working at 10 00:00:24,960 --> 00:00:25,680 Speaker 1: a bottle shop. 11 00:00:27,240 --> 00:00:30,440 Speaker 3: Yeah. I think there's a lot of people who are devastated, Katie. 12 00:00:30,440 --> 00:00:31,600 Speaker 3: And I think there's a lot of people who are 13 00:00:31,640 --> 00:00:35,159 Speaker 3: angry this morning as well. I've been out at the 14 00:00:35,600 --> 00:00:41,239 Speaker 3: airport tavern Sint about six point thirty this morning and 15 00:00:42,200 --> 00:00:44,960 Speaker 3: it's just absolutely devastating what's happened to this nineteen year 16 00:00:44,960 --> 00:00:47,879 Speaker 3: old man. I was actually speaking to a guy out 17 00:00:47,960 --> 00:00:50,320 Speaker 3: there and who was actually there last night holding him 18 00:00:50,360 --> 00:00:53,159 Speaker 3: as he as he took his blass breath, and you know, 19 00:00:53,240 --> 00:00:57,800 Speaker 3: he was obviously very shaken up by the whole situation. 20 00:00:57,920 --> 00:01:00,760 Speaker 3: And I think a lot of people this morning when 21 00:01:01,000 --> 00:01:05,240 Speaker 3: dark and looked back in violence against the kersain who 22 00:01:05,680 --> 00:01:07,880 Speaker 3: and I was just doing a job, Matt. 23 00:01:07,920 --> 00:01:09,880 Speaker 1: We are just having a little bit of trouble hearing 24 00:01:09,920 --> 00:01:13,880 Speaker 1: you there, but that is that is incredible to hear. 25 00:01:13,959 --> 00:01:17,400 Speaker 1: So you've actually been out there speaking to the person 26 00:01:17,520 --> 00:01:20,560 Speaker 1: who was holding that young fellow in their arms when 27 00:01:20,600 --> 00:01:21,280 Speaker 1: they passed. 28 00:01:22,880 --> 00:01:25,240 Speaker 3: Yeah, I did. I did speak to a guy. He 29 00:01:25,240 --> 00:01:28,600 Speaker 3: didn't want to want to speak on Cameron, but you know, 30 00:01:28,680 --> 00:01:30,360 Speaker 3: he was there at the scene this morning, and he 31 00:01:30,400 --> 00:01:32,240 Speaker 3: was there last night as well, and he was obviously 32 00:01:32,959 --> 00:01:37,600 Speaker 3: pretty shaken up by what he witnessed last night, you know, Katie. 33 00:01:37,600 --> 00:01:39,880 Speaker 3: And he said that he was a regular customer at 34 00:01:39,880 --> 00:01:43,120 Speaker 3: the story. He said that this young fellow who who 35 00:01:43,440 --> 00:01:46,240 Speaker 3: has been killed was just a beautiful boy, he described 36 00:01:46,319 --> 00:01:50,120 Speaker 3: him as. And I just said, it was absolutely devastating 37 00:01:50,120 --> 00:01:53,480 Speaker 3: to be there holding him as he basically died in 38 00:01:53,480 --> 00:01:54,360 Speaker 3: his arms last night. 39 00:01:55,560 --> 00:01:56,720 Speaker 2: Oh my goodness. 40 00:01:56,840 --> 00:02:00,800 Speaker 1: I honestly, some of the messages that we are this morning, 41 00:02:00,800 --> 00:02:03,840 Speaker 1: people are truly devastated by what has gone on, and 42 00:02:03,880 --> 00:02:08,959 Speaker 1: that we know that major Crime are now investigating this 43 00:02:09,880 --> 00:02:13,280 Speaker 1: tragedy from overnight. We did speak just a short time 44 00:02:13,280 --> 00:02:16,040 Speaker 1: ago with the Acting Assistant Commissioner Danny Bacon. 45 00:02:16,120 --> 00:02:18,280 Speaker 2: Now there was quite a bit that he couldn't say. 46 00:02:18,800 --> 00:02:21,560 Speaker 1: He said now that major Crime have taken carriage, but 47 00:02:22,200 --> 00:02:25,359 Speaker 1: we are being told that there was also another incident 48 00:02:25,639 --> 00:02:29,440 Speaker 1: at the Beachfront Hotel. Now, he did confirm that that 49 00:02:29,560 --> 00:02:32,200 Speaker 1: police are investigating that. I'm not sure whether you have 50 00:02:32,280 --> 00:02:34,080 Speaker 1: any detail on that at this point. 51 00:02:35,639 --> 00:02:37,320 Speaker 3: Well, I can tell you I've just arrived at the 52 00:02:37,320 --> 00:02:41,799 Speaker 3: Beachfront now, Katie, just to have a look and see 53 00:02:41,840 --> 00:02:43,799 Speaker 3: what I can find out here. And I can tell 54 00:02:43,840 --> 00:02:48,760 Speaker 3: you that there is some temporary fencing that's been erected 55 00:02:49,480 --> 00:02:53,800 Speaker 3: at the entrance to the drive through bottle shop here 56 00:02:53,840 --> 00:02:57,359 Speaker 3: at the Beachfront, and I'm just walking over to it now. 57 00:02:57,560 --> 00:02:59,919 Speaker 3: It looks like there's some yallow tape that's been put 58 00:03:00,120 --> 00:03:06,720 Speaker 3: up also across that temporary fencing that's there at the 59 00:03:06,720 --> 00:03:12,320 Speaker 3: front of the beach of the Beachfront Hotel where the 60 00:03:14,000 --> 00:03:16,560 Speaker 3: and I can just see at the moment, So there's 61 00:03:16,720 --> 00:03:19,560 Speaker 3: there's I'm just walking over now. There's some temporary fencing 62 00:03:19,600 --> 00:03:22,440 Speaker 3: that's been set up. There's some black and yellow tape 63 00:03:22,480 --> 00:03:27,480 Speaker 3: across that temporary fencing that says that says caution. Most 64 00:03:27,520 --> 00:03:29,520 Speaker 3: of the roller shovers are down. The main one there 65 00:03:29,639 --> 00:03:34,639 Speaker 3: is open for those people who know the Beachfront Hotel. 66 00:03:35,960 --> 00:03:42,160 Speaker 3: There's more yellow tape up inside basically across the poles 67 00:03:42,160 --> 00:03:45,560 Speaker 3: that hold up the side of the Beachfront bottle Shop, 68 00:03:45,640 --> 00:03:48,800 Speaker 3: that the roof over the beachfronts bottle shop. I'm not 69 00:03:48,840 --> 00:03:52,280 Speaker 3: sure what time the Beachfront normally opens on a Monday, 70 00:03:52,720 --> 00:03:55,080 Speaker 3: whether it normally opens, but it's certainly not open at 71 00:03:55,080 --> 00:03:57,000 Speaker 3: the moment. It doesn't look like it's going to be 72 00:03:57,000 --> 00:04:01,600 Speaker 3: open anytime soon. I think I think it's changing hands 73 00:04:01,600 --> 00:04:04,880 Speaker 3: today too, the establishment. I was talking to guy who 74 00:04:05,080 --> 00:04:08,760 Speaker 3: ns the beach Front of at least he did until 75 00:04:08,760 --> 00:04:12,640 Speaker 3: today on Friday night at the basketball So yeah, as 76 00:04:12,680 --> 00:04:14,360 Speaker 3: you say, you were speaking to Danny Bacon before, and 77 00:04:14,400 --> 00:04:16,600 Speaker 3: there's been an incident here last night as well, So 78 00:04:16,680 --> 00:04:19,240 Speaker 3: I's pretty devastating for everyone, It. 79 00:04:19,279 --> 00:04:23,360 Speaker 2: Truly is, Matt. From this point, is there much more 80 00:04:23,560 --> 00:04:24,120 Speaker 2: that you know? 81 00:04:24,600 --> 00:04:28,359 Speaker 1: Obviously we've just had the acting Assistant commissioner on the show. 82 00:04:28,480 --> 00:04:30,360 Speaker 1: Is there much more that you were being told at 83 00:04:30,360 --> 00:04:33,159 Speaker 1: this point from the police. We're expecting Major Crime to 84 00:04:33,200 --> 00:04:36,280 Speaker 1: be out a little later to provide some kind of update. 85 00:04:38,120 --> 00:04:40,159 Speaker 3: Yeah, we've been told Michael Watite's going to do a 86 00:04:40,200 --> 00:04:43,200 Speaker 3: news conference at some point, so I'm not sure when 87 00:04:43,520 --> 00:04:49,360 Speaker 3: that's happening, but yeah, we will, we will hear from him. 88 00:04:49,400 --> 00:04:51,360 Speaker 3: Later today. Other than that, I haven't heard much from 89 00:04:51,400 --> 00:04:54,239 Speaker 3: the police, but I have been seeking the few people 90 00:04:54,240 --> 00:04:56,560 Speaker 3: in the hospitality industry this morning, and I'm sure you 91 00:04:56,600 --> 00:05:01,599 Speaker 3: have too, Adian who are pretty angry about about what's happened, 92 00:05:03,320 --> 00:05:06,600 Speaker 3: and you know, they're talking about an escalation in violence 93 00:05:06,640 --> 00:05:09,760 Speaker 3: that they're employees have been doing this for quite a 94 00:05:09,760 --> 00:05:12,159 Speaker 3: while now, and I'm sure we'll do more about that 95 00:05:12,279 --> 00:05:17,599 Speaker 3: over this week. Yeah, absolutely, I'm sure you're talking to 96 00:05:17,640 --> 00:05:18,440 Speaker 3: those people as well. 97 00:05:18,520 --> 00:05:20,960 Speaker 1: Yeah, absolutely, And I agree with you. I think that 98 00:05:21,000 --> 00:05:23,000 Speaker 1: we are going to hear more about this over the 99 00:05:23,000 --> 00:05:25,680 Speaker 1: week or over the next few days, because we have 100 00:05:25,839 --> 00:05:28,719 Speaker 1: seen an escalation in some of the incidents that we 101 00:05:29,400 --> 00:05:31,920 Speaker 1: that have been experienced at those bottle shops. I mean, 102 00:05:32,040 --> 00:05:34,200 Speaker 1: I've been sent vision. I know that you've been sent 103 00:05:34,279 --> 00:05:37,039 Speaker 1: vision as well over recent weeks. People rocking up to 104 00:05:37,080 --> 00:05:41,920 Speaker 1: bottle shops with weapons, threatening staff with weapons. People also 105 00:05:42,000 --> 00:05:45,000 Speaker 1: rocking up to bottle shops and really taking what they please. 106 00:05:45,680 --> 00:05:46,920 Speaker 2: And now we've wound up in. 107 00:05:46,839 --> 00:05:49,160 Speaker 1: The situation that we are in this morning, where we're 108 00:05:49,160 --> 00:05:51,200 Speaker 1: reporting what is an absolute tragedy. 109 00:05:51,720 --> 00:05:52,000 Speaker 2: Matt. 110 00:05:52,080 --> 00:05:55,760 Speaker 1: Have you spoken to the Northern Territory government yet this morning? 111 00:05:57,320 --> 00:05:59,960 Speaker 3: Yes, I was that a press conference with Nicole Manners 112 00:06:00,040 --> 00:06:04,559 Speaker 3: in about an hour ago, and she it was a 113 00:06:04,839 --> 00:06:08,279 Speaker 3: press conference unrelated to this issue, but she did start 114 00:06:08,320 --> 00:06:11,159 Speaker 3: off by speaking about this issue and offering her condolences 115 00:06:11,160 --> 00:06:13,880 Speaker 3: to the family and talking about this being a tragic incident. 116 00:06:14,000 --> 00:06:16,560 Speaker 3: She was asked several questions by me and other reporters 117 00:06:16,560 --> 00:06:19,920 Speaker 3: there about what the government plans to do, about whether 118 00:06:19,960 --> 00:06:23,159 Speaker 3: there will be any change in policy as a consequence 119 00:06:23,160 --> 00:06:27,159 Speaker 3: of this is, about whether the government is doing enough 120 00:06:27,200 --> 00:06:29,880 Speaker 3: to keep people safe. She didn't directly answer any of 121 00:06:29,920 --> 00:06:31,920 Speaker 3: those questions. She said she couldn't. She said there was 122 00:06:31,920 --> 00:06:35,600 Speaker 3: a police investigation under way that needed to run its 123 00:06:35,640 --> 00:06:38,520 Speaker 3: course before she would comment any further on that. So 124 00:06:39,279 --> 00:06:41,320 Speaker 3: that's where the government's position sits at the moment. 125 00:06:41,400 --> 00:06:44,800 Speaker 1: Came well, Matt Cunningham, No doubt there is going to 126 00:06:44,800 --> 00:06:48,560 Speaker 1: be further information that flows through today. We always appreciate 127 00:06:48,560 --> 00:06:50,320 Speaker 1: your time. Thanks very much for having a chat with 128 00:06:50,360 --> 00:06:51,000 Speaker 1: us this morning. 129 00:06:52,560 --> 00:06:53,480 Speaker 3: Thanks, thank you.