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Speaker 1: Well, it is indeed Tuesday morning and he's joining us

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Speaker 1: little bit closer. We want to make sure we can

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Speaker 1: hear him. Good morning to Yukon.

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Speaker 2: Good morning Katie. Wonderful day. And the monsoon seems to

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Speaker 1: Well, let's hope, because it certainly cools things down a

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Speaker 1: little bit. Hey, con I do want to ask you.

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Speaker 1: We know that Parliament sitting here in the Northern Territory

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Speaker 1: today the Territory Coordinator Bill is indeed set to be

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Speaker 1: debated and passed now with your hat on as the

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Speaker 1: president of LEGANT, the Local Government Council Local Government Association

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Speaker 1: of the Northern Territory, I know that there's been some

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Speaker 1: concerns raised by LEGANT about this bill. What exactly are

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Speaker 1: the concerns? Look, we spoke to.

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Speaker 2: Our members, which all the sixteen councils of the Northern

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Speaker 2: Territory and all of them express consent that the Territory

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Speaker 2: Coordinator can overrule and override and legislation, including the Local

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Speaker 2: Government Act. What councilor concern is that the Coordinator will

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Speaker 2: write on and all the councilors around to do things

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Speaker 2: that they haven't got the money or the capacity or

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Speaker 2: the ability because he can do it. We experience these

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Speaker 2: concerns to the government and to the Minister. We experience

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Speaker 2: this concern to the Scrutiny Committee, and we ask for

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Speaker 2: the Local Goverment Act to be taken out of the

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Speaker 2: nother territory coordinator. What we really said is can please

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Speaker 2: we work as partners rather than actually work as adversaries.

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Speaker 2: Now the Scrutiny commitedee. Now he's recommended to the government

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Speaker 2: to take the Local Garment legislation out of the pay

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Speaker 2: view of the Coordinator. We all want development, Certainly more

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Speaker 2: councilors want development because development there means more jobs for

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Speaker 2: local people in areas where there are not many jobs,

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Speaker 2: and we want it to happen. But let's happen by

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Speaker 2: working together rather than against each other.

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Speaker 1: So do you know if they're going to take that

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Speaker 2: I don't, and yesterday I sent a letter to Lefinokiaro

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Speaker 2: asking to consider it seriously to take it out, because

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Speaker 2: by taking the Local Garment Act out it will not

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Speaker 2: really affect very much the Coordinator certainly not going to

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Speaker 2: affect partners on Darwin and the big cities because not

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Speaker 2: much thing happening here that Coordinator will take control of,

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Speaker 2: unless there are some zoning issues with hotels and high audacity.

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Speaker 2: But we can work together. We have done it before,

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Speaker 2: we can do it again. We ask the GUM to

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Speaker 2: consider the suggestion of the Scrutiny Committee, which is actually

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Speaker 2: surprising three CLP members, one Label and one and one

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Speaker 1: Okay, well we'll keep it around that. We are expecting

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Speaker 1: it to be debated, and I think it's going to

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Speaker 1: be pass Leaf and Ould said to me today that

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Speaker 2: To come on. Let's have been to Parliament. I've been

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Speaker 2: in government. I know they've got the numbers. They can

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Speaker 2: pass it even without debate. Today I know they were

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Speaker 2: some of my ex colleorgs will freak out. I think

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Speaker 2: it's a good idea. I think as a level garment

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Speaker 2: we should have done it before because that could overpass

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Speaker 2: a lot of difficulties we have. Give you an example.

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Speaker 2: Every time we're trying to do something, the usual suspects

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Speaker 2: we have to survive. We can't live with the money

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Speaker 2: start doing something about it. We ought to our people

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Speaker 2: for the young people particularly, and jobs for people who

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Speaker 1: Look, I get that people have got concerns. I think

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Speaker 1: ask yourself, why.

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Speaker 2: Rash yourself, Katie, You've been hearing down for a long time.

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Speaker 2: Have a look around and tell me a big project

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Speaker 2: actually accommodate the Lungy Civic Center and development one hundred

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Speaker 2: and fifty million dollars project first in five years, and

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Speaker 2: of course the usual subjects will oppose it for their

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Speaker 2: it can be done soon, be done, should actually be

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Speaker 2: the old Yes, it can be done in the territory well.

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Speaker 1: And look, I absolutely understand that people are going to

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Speaker 1: and I'm about to raise some concerns with you about

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Speaker 1: and I'll always give them the option to be.

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Speaker 2: I support that one absolutely one hundred percent.

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Speaker 1: But we need to generate some of our own reg

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Speaker 1: have to be reasonable.

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Speaker 2: Okay, how many young kids can get jobs in the territory.

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Speaker 2: Most of the young kids finish high school and they

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Speaker 2: But we have to be reasonable. You can't make an

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Speaker 2: od let un lets you break eggs.

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Speaker 1: I haven't heard that one before, cliche mate. I do

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Speaker 1: want to ask you about the Smith Street project. I

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Speaker 1: understand that there has been a fly through released. It

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Speaker 1: looks like there's going to be quite a bit happened

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Speaker 1: But I have been approached by some business owners who

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Speaker 2: Last year, we went the community and we'll put the

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Speaker 2: proposal to the community about this mythstery. Now, I specifically

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Speaker 2: I've been unsued by my people that they're actually in letters,

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Speaker 2: That's fine, but the reality is we're transforming the Smith's

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Speaker 2: like the fiasco of the esplanade. If you take the

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Speaker 2: the disruption I expect to be not big, will be

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Speaker 1: Is it kind of take a way? I mean, is

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Speaker 1: it going to see a minimization of car parks along

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Speaker 2: Were going to be some how many reduction I think

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Speaker 2: about fifteen. But the same hold on. You have to

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Speaker 2: remember that there are plenty of car parks in areas

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Speaker 2: I know that one because I've traveled around and I go.

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Speaker 1: If I'm just going to get a coffee, I don't

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Speaker 1: want to park in the underground park. Well, there will be.

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Speaker 2: Still parking areas there. They're only for two hours, so

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Speaker 2: it's not going to be a pad money for eight hours.

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Speaker 2: But here, look, I'm in the middle. People says I

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Speaker 2: want a cleaner, greener city, plant more trees. And then

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Speaker 2: I've got the other side says, oh what about the

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Speaker 2: actually were proposing the four hundred car parks and then

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Speaker 2: you civic center is exactly that to alleviate the need

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Speaker 2: for car park you know that we have to remove

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Speaker 2: the trees are the same time provide extra four hundred

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Speaker 1: Look, unfortunately I don't have a lot of time to

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Speaker 1: talk about the Civic center. But what I want to

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Speaker 1: ask you, I've just got a couple of messages coming

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Speaker 1: Lord Mayor Katie, can you ask Corn to look at

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Speaker 1: the footpaths and streets surrounding the markets at Nightcliff and

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Speaker 1: Rapid Creek, many parts of overgrown vegetation and the concretes

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Speaker 1: covered with rubble and trip hazards.

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Speaker 2: It's actually that'd be brought to our attention by the

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Speaker 2: to actually rectify the footpaths and actually fixed your vegetation.

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Speaker 2: We know about that. We've got people going around and

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Speaker 2: thank you very much for you bring to our attention

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Speaker 2: to as a listener, because sometimes they might miss something.

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Speaker 2: But now certainly I'll go back and reinforce what you

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Speaker 2: just brought up.

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Speaker 1: All right. That one's from Alan, really quick one from

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Speaker 1: John before I let you go, please ask the Lord

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Speaker 1: Mere of combat scallus when the beautification of mcmin Street

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Speaker 1: is happening from Garrimella Boulevard to Kerry Street, and I

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Speaker 1: Corn has said it on your show again that it

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Speaker 1: was locked in for last year. John Reckins, Well.

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Speaker 2: John, I have to tell you that mcmin Street is

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Speaker 2: not my street. It's actually the Northern Territory Government street.

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Speaker 2: We've been talking to Northern Territory Government about that one.

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Speaker 2: We're very happy to fix it if the Territory Government

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Speaker 2: come ups with an idea or the money. I have

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Speaker 2: to tell you the Smith Street, the Territory gun pay

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Speaker 2: everything and we deliver the project. So Contry does put

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Speaker 2: any money on Smith Street, which really good. I'd love

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Speaker 2: to see the same for at mcmin Street. I know

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Speaker 2: it's terrible. Gary Milla Bulevard's absolute fantastic. The rest of

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Speaker 2: it needs a lot to be done. But Territory Garment,

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Speaker 2: if you're listening, come to talk to us, will be

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Speaker 2: very happy to work with you deliver something good for

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Speaker 2: Darwin Coin.

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Speaker 1: We've run out of time. I'm already three minutes late

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Speaker 1: for the National News. Good to catch up with you

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Speaker 1: this morning.

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Speaker 2: Thank you, see you next time.

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Speaker 1: Thank you,