1 00:00:00,080 --> 00:00:02,480 Speaker 1: Now we know that the Nightcliff by election it's just 2 00:00:02,560 --> 00:00:04,600 Speaker 1: a couple of days away. What do you think are 3 00:00:04,640 --> 00:00:06,600 Speaker 1: going to be the main issues that people are going 4 00:00:06,600 --> 00:00:09,039 Speaker 1: to vote on. Well, you can send us a message 5 00:00:09,039 --> 00:00:10,760 Speaker 1: if you'd like to, you can give us a call. 6 00:00:11,039 --> 00:00:13,200 Speaker 1: But we heard on the show from the Northern Territory 7 00:00:13,200 --> 00:00:17,520 Speaker 1: Electoral Commissioner that about nineteen hundred electors in the Nightcliff 8 00:00:17,560 --> 00:00:20,639 Speaker 1: division of cast their vote. There's still plenty who need 9 00:00:20,640 --> 00:00:22,400 Speaker 1: to get out and vote though, so we want to 10 00:00:22,440 --> 00:00:25,040 Speaker 1: make sure that we catch up with all four of 11 00:00:25,079 --> 00:00:27,560 Speaker 1: the candidates who've put their hand up and give them 12 00:00:27,600 --> 00:00:30,920 Speaker 1: the opportunity to speak to you, our listeners, and well 13 00:00:30,920 --> 00:00:33,400 Speaker 1: you the opportunity to learn a little bit more about 14 00:00:33,440 --> 00:00:35,839 Speaker 1: them and what they stand for. Now we're going to 15 00:00:35,880 --> 00:00:38,839 Speaker 1: kick things off this morning with the Greens candidate Suki 16 00:00:38,920 --> 00:00:41,800 Speaker 1: Doris Walker. Good morning to Yasuki. 17 00:00:41,400 --> 00:00:43,400 Speaker 2: Good morning Katie, and good morning to your listeners. 18 00:00:43,560 --> 00:00:45,800 Speaker 1: It's lovely to have you on the show now, Suki, 19 00:00:45,800 --> 00:00:48,960 Speaker 1: why did you decide to put your hand up to run? Katie? 20 00:00:49,000 --> 00:00:52,080 Speaker 2: I absolutely love this community. My youngest took her first 21 00:00:52,120 --> 00:00:54,760 Speaker 2: steps on the foreshore and my family's built our life 22 00:00:54,760 --> 00:00:57,360 Speaker 2: here in Darwin I think this is an incredible place 23 00:00:57,400 --> 00:00:59,080 Speaker 2: to live and I want to make it even better. 24 00:01:00,200 --> 00:01:02,040 Speaker 1: Do you live in the electorate, because that is a 25 00:01:02,120 --> 00:01:04,880 Speaker 1: question that we get asked very regularly. Oh sorry, your 26 00:01:04,880 --> 00:01:10,320 Speaker 1: microphot has just fallen off. Do you live in the electorate. 27 00:01:10,400 --> 00:01:12,680 Speaker 1: That's something that we ask everybody that resolutely. Yeah. 28 00:01:12,680 --> 00:01:15,200 Speaker 2: So I live on Ryland Road, just across the road 29 00:01:15,240 --> 00:01:16,520 Speaker 2: near the Rapid Creek Markets. 30 00:01:16,600 --> 00:01:20,480 Speaker 1: Okay, Now, what do you see as being the major 31 00:01:20,720 --> 00:01:21,880 Speaker 1: issues in the electorate. 32 00:01:22,360 --> 00:01:24,959 Speaker 2: Yah. So we've door knocked the whole electorate in less 33 00:01:25,000 --> 00:01:27,080 Speaker 2: than three weeks. We've had a phenomenal effort. I've been 34 00:01:27,120 --> 00:01:30,200 Speaker 2: door knocking every night and I've spoken to so many people. 35 00:01:30,720 --> 00:01:32,959 Speaker 2: What's come up? I mean lots of issues have come up, 36 00:01:32,959 --> 00:01:35,240 Speaker 2: but I would say a huge one is cost of living. Yeah, 37 00:01:35,400 --> 00:01:38,400 Speaker 2: particularly with renters, they're feeling a lot of rental stress. 38 00:01:39,160 --> 00:01:41,680 Speaker 2: Community safety has come up a lot, particularly around the 39 00:01:41,720 --> 00:01:45,399 Speaker 2: local shops, and the environment is something people care about 40 00:01:45,440 --> 00:01:48,639 Speaker 2: as well. And finally, people really want to see someone 41 00:01:48,640 --> 00:01:51,080 Speaker 2: in Parliament holding the territory government accountable. 42 00:01:51,320 --> 00:01:54,440 Speaker 1: Suki. The one that you did touch on there is safety. Now, 43 00:01:54,440 --> 00:01:56,360 Speaker 1: it's an issue that's been raised with us a lot. 44 00:01:56,480 --> 00:01:59,520 Speaker 1: It's a big one. What do you, well, what would 45 00:01:59,520 --> 00:02:02,160 Speaker 1: you do really as the local member to try and 46 00:02:02,240 --> 00:02:05,080 Speaker 1: sort the safety concerns of those in the electrics. 47 00:02:05,480 --> 00:02:08,160 Speaker 2: Yeah, I mean what we're really interested in is what works. 48 00:02:08,240 --> 00:02:10,800 Speaker 2: We've seen our prison population in the territory grow by 49 00:02:10,840 --> 00:02:13,400 Speaker 2: thirty percent over the last decade, and when I speak 50 00:02:13,440 --> 00:02:15,480 Speaker 2: to people, they say they feel more unsafe than ever. 51 00:02:16,000 --> 00:02:17,919 Speaker 2: We also know that more than half the people who 52 00:02:17,919 --> 00:02:21,120 Speaker 2: go to prison end up reoffending. So this constant attempt 53 00:02:21,120 --> 00:02:24,680 Speaker 2: to talk about building more prisons, actually we're not creating 54 00:02:24,760 --> 00:02:26,919 Speaker 2: long term safety for our community, and that's what we're 55 00:02:26,960 --> 00:02:29,519 Speaker 2: really interested in. As a teacher, I saw lots of 56 00:02:29,560 --> 00:02:31,400 Speaker 2: young kids coming to school trying to do the best 57 00:02:31,400 --> 00:02:33,519 Speaker 2: they can, but when they go home, they go home 58 00:02:33,560 --> 00:02:37,440 Speaker 2: to an overcrowded house, or domestic violence, or alcohol and 59 00:02:37,520 --> 00:02:40,799 Speaker 2: drug addiction, and those are the issues we really need 60 00:02:40,840 --> 00:02:43,000 Speaker 2: to address if we want our families in the territory 61 00:02:43,000 --> 00:02:45,320 Speaker 2: to thrive and we want community safety to be a 62 00:02:45,400 --> 00:02:48,320 Speaker 2: long term people to feel safe in the long term. 63 00:02:48,600 --> 00:02:52,000 Speaker 1: Do you think that the relocation of Saint Vinnie's into 64 00:02:52,040 --> 00:02:54,560 Speaker 1: the area has had a negative impact. 65 00:02:55,120 --> 00:03:00,000 Speaker 2: I think we desperately need more services for people experiencing homelessness, 66 00:02:59,520 --> 00:03:01,400 Speaker 2: and so you don't feel as though it's had an 67 00:03:01,440 --> 00:03:03,720 Speaker 2: issue when it comes to some of those safety concerns 68 00:03:03,720 --> 00:03:06,280 Speaker 2: that locals have. Gosh, I've certainly spoken to people who've 69 00:03:06,360 --> 00:03:08,480 Speaker 2: raised concerns with me, and I'm always really happy to 70 00:03:08,520 --> 00:03:10,880 Speaker 2: listen with them. I'm really happy to liaise with Vinni's 71 00:03:10,880 --> 00:03:13,320 Speaker 2: over these issues. I've been to Osenham House and I've 72 00:03:13,360 --> 00:03:16,919 Speaker 2: seen the incredible service they provide. People show up, they 73 00:03:16,919 --> 00:03:20,400 Speaker 2: can get their washing done, they can have a shower, 74 00:03:20,480 --> 00:03:23,120 Speaker 2: they can access center Link and other services while they 75 00:03:23,160 --> 00:03:26,440 Speaker 2: get a feed. And I have a lot of respect 76 00:03:26,480 --> 00:03:28,680 Speaker 2: for the work that Vinnie's has does, and I know 77 00:03:28,720 --> 00:03:30,320 Speaker 2: a lot of people in the community do too. 78 00:03:30,760 --> 00:03:32,880 Speaker 1: Suki. We do have a message that came through for 79 00:03:33,000 --> 00:03:36,200 Speaker 1: all of our for everybody who's put their hand up 80 00:03:36,440 --> 00:03:39,160 Speaker 1: regarding the Nightcliff by election. This person called through a 81 00:03:39,160 --> 00:03:41,800 Speaker 1: short time ago and told Kathleen, my producer, a story 82 00:03:41,800 --> 00:03:44,640 Speaker 1: of knowing a woman who was inside her home sick 83 00:03:44,760 --> 00:03:47,880 Speaker 1: and fast asleep on the sofa when four people broke 84 00:03:47,920 --> 00:03:51,240 Speaker 1: into the house searching for car keys. Understood them to 85 00:03:51,280 --> 00:03:54,240 Speaker 1: be armed, they broke in a second time to try 86 00:03:54,240 --> 00:03:57,040 Speaker 1: and find the keys again. This person wanting to know 87 00:03:57,160 --> 00:04:01,480 Speaker 1: do the candidates support castle laws or longer protections for 88 00:04:01,640 --> 00:04:07,320 Speaker 1: homeowners against home invasions as to being able to defend themselves, 89 00:04:07,360 --> 00:04:10,040 Speaker 1: and they're saying something needs to be done as nothing 90 00:04:10,120 --> 00:04:13,320 Speaker 1: is acting as a deterrent, especially against young people. 91 00:04:14,080 --> 00:04:17,000 Speaker 2: First c, I think that's an incredibly terrifying experience for 92 00:04:17,040 --> 00:04:19,599 Speaker 2: that woman, and I just want to say that that's 93 00:04:19,720 --> 00:04:23,120 Speaker 2: absolutely awful to have experienced that. Again, I come back 94 00:04:23,120 --> 00:04:25,200 Speaker 2: to the fact that we need to look at what works. 95 00:04:25,279 --> 00:04:30,200 Speaker 2: This person's talking about stronger penalties. We're seeing stronger penalties 96 00:04:30,200 --> 00:04:33,800 Speaker 2: and people are not feeling safer. So we come back 97 00:04:33,839 --> 00:04:36,120 Speaker 2: to this the fact that if we do not address 98 00:04:36,160 --> 00:04:38,479 Speaker 2: the fact that people are we have the highest rates 99 00:04:38,520 --> 00:04:41,040 Speaker 2: of homelessness in the country, we have high rates of 100 00:04:41,080 --> 00:04:44,000 Speaker 2: domestic violence, we have alcohol and drug addiction on our streets. 101 00:04:44,240 --> 00:04:47,320 Speaker 2: That's what will make communities safer in the long term. 102 00:04:47,520 --> 00:04:51,479 Speaker 1: Some had contacted us yesterday after seeing vision of you 103 00:04:51,760 --> 00:04:55,640 Speaker 1: and Justine Davis trying to block police at the rally 104 00:04:55,800 --> 00:04:58,600 Speaker 1: on Friday. Do you think that was appropriate? 105 00:04:59,200 --> 00:05:02,120 Speaker 2: I was at a peaceful community gathering against the swearing 106 00:05:02,160 --> 00:05:05,279 Speaker 2: in of the administrator when Alarakia Elder was arrested. I 107 00:05:05,400 --> 00:05:08,359 Speaker 2: was standing with other community members peacefully calling for his 108 00:05:08,440 --> 00:05:09,600 Speaker 2: release when I was pushed. 109 00:05:10,360 --> 00:05:12,520 Speaker 1: So you say you were pushed by the police. 110 00:05:12,360 --> 00:05:15,039 Speaker 2: Or when that footage came out. I won't sort of 111 00:05:15,440 --> 00:05:18,440 Speaker 2: cast say, you know, comment on it, but that footage 112 00:05:18,440 --> 00:05:19,200 Speaker 2: is from that moment. 113 00:05:19,800 --> 00:05:22,880 Speaker 1: Somebody else has just messaged through and said, Katie, can 114 00:05:22,880 --> 00:05:26,160 Speaker 1: you please ask u g if she's anti police? If so, 115 00:05:26,480 --> 00:05:29,159 Speaker 1: how is she going to support the electorate regarding crime 116 00:05:29,480 --> 00:05:32,200 Speaker 1: if she thinks that it's okay to interfere with police 117 00:05:32,279 --> 00:05:33,800 Speaker 1: during the course of their duties. 118 00:05:34,880 --> 00:05:37,800 Speaker 2: This is a distraction from Leah's failed leadership on this 119 00:05:37,839 --> 00:05:40,600 Speaker 2: particular issue. The real issue is that she's continued to 120 00:05:40,640 --> 00:05:44,000 Speaker 2: stand by David Connolly's statements that are racist. They mock 121 00:05:44,080 --> 00:05:46,839 Speaker 2: domestic violence victims and they joke about rape drugs. 122 00:05:47,200 --> 00:05:49,760 Speaker 1: Do you support anti police and the work that they do? 123 00:05:49,960 --> 00:05:53,160 Speaker 1: Absolutely so, I guess because look, we're getting, like I'm 124 00:05:53,160 --> 00:05:55,440 Speaker 1: getting quite a few come through. People are obviously a 125 00:05:55,440 --> 00:05:58,320 Speaker 1: bit concerned about this. They're saying, you know that there 126 00:05:58,400 --> 00:06:00,880 Speaker 1: was barriers there. Can you please ask if you know 127 00:06:01,000 --> 00:06:05,080 Speaker 1: Suki supports the police. You know, why weren't you following directions? 128 00:06:05,920 --> 00:06:08,240 Speaker 1: You know it's obviously something that people are quite concerned 129 00:06:08,240 --> 00:06:08,440 Speaker 1: at me. 130 00:06:08,440 --> 00:06:11,480 Speaker 2: How can I understand those concerns. I absolutely believe that 131 00:06:11,480 --> 00:06:12,479 Speaker 2: the police have a job to do. 132 00:06:13,160 --> 00:06:16,279 Speaker 1: Suki. Some listening this morning, you know I might look 133 00:06:16,320 --> 00:06:19,640 Speaker 1: and go. Will you've protested against gas and mining conferences 134 00:06:19,839 --> 00:06:23,360 Speaker 1: as well? Are you concerned that you have a reputation 135 00:06:23,480 --> 00:06:24,480 Speaker 1: as an agitator? 136 00:06:24,880 --> 00:06:27,400 Speaker 2: I think the reputation I have is as someone who 137 00:06:27,480 --> 00:06:29,880 Speaker 2: has the courage to stand up for my community, and 138 00:06:29,920 --> 00:06:32,839 Speaker 2: I absolutely intend to take those qualities with me to 139 00:06:32,880 --> 00:06:33,520 Speaker 2: Parliament House. 140 00:06:33,880 --> 00:06:37,320 Speaker 1: Spud's message through He's got a question for both today's candidates. 141 00:06:37,360 --> 00:06:39,320 Speaker 1: He wants to know, are you going to raise in 142 00:06:39,400 --> 00:06:41,840 Speaker 1: Parliament the war in Palestine? 143 00:06:43,000 --> 00:06:47,039 Speaker 2: I so the Greens and I stand against the genocide 144 00:06:47,040 --> 00:06:49,479 Speaker 2: that's happening in Palestine, and I will continue to do that. 145 00:06:49,680 --> 00:06:51,359 Speaker 1: Suki, why should people vote for you? 146 00:06:52,200 --> 00:06:54,719 Speaker 2: I am someone who has the energy, the passion and 147 00:06:54,720 --> 00:06:57,400 Speaker 2: the commitment to deliver for the people of Nightcliff. I'm 148 00:06:57,560 --> 00:07:00,440 Speaker 2: really committed to my community. I love my commune and 149 00:07:00,520 --> 00:07:04,240 Speaker 2: I have the drive to make sure that I deliver 150 00:07:04,520 --> 00:07:07,520 Speaker 2: for the people of Nightcliff, Rapid Creek and coconut growth. 151 00:07:07,520 --> 00:07:10,440 Speaker 1: And to anybody listening this morning, that might be thinking, 152 00:07:10,680 --> 00:07:14,160 Speaker 1: you know, why should I vote Green again when Cat 153 00:07:14,200 --> 00:07:16,640 Speaker 1: didn't last the four years? What would you say to them? 154 00:07:16,800 --> 00:07:19,120 Speaker 2: It's a great question. I've a first see Cat resigned 155 00:07:19,160 --> 00:07:21,520 Speaker 2: for health reasons, and what I'm hearing when I do 156 00:07:21,680 --> 00:07:25,840 Speaker 2: not the electorate is people are feeling really proud of 157 00:07:25,880 --> 00:07:28,240 Speaker 2: what we achieved as a Green electorate in the time 158 00:07:28,280 --> 00:07:31,080 Speaker 2: that Kat was there, and they're really keen to keep 159 00:07:31,120 --> 00:07:33,720 Speaker 2: it green. And we are the only party out there 160 00:07:33,760 --> 00:07:37,440 Speaker 2: who are advocating to hold the major parties accountable for 161 00:07:37,480 --> 00:07:40,440 Speaker 2: a livable climate in Darwin, for safe and thriving communities, 162 00:07:40,560 --> 00:07:42,960 Speaker 2: and we really want to stand up for renters as 163 00:07:42,960 --> 00:07:43,560 Speaker 2: well well. 164 00:07:43,600 --> 00:07:46,680 Speaker 1: Green's candidate Suki Doris Walker, Actually, before I let you go, 165 00:07:47,280 --> 00:07:50,320 Speaker 1: who are you preferencing? What are you doing with your preferences? 166 00:07:50,360 --> 00:07:53,400 Speaker 2: So first, our voters preferences are theirs to give. We 167 00:07:53,480 --> 00:07:55,800 Speaker 2: have a how to vote card that says one Suki, 168 00:07:56,120 --> 00:07:59,440 Speaker 2: one Tsuki, that's an important one. Two feel Scott, three 169 00:08:00,120 --> 00:08:02,040 Speaker 2: Labor and for Colp. 170 00:08:02,440 --> 00:08:05,400 Speaker 1: Well, Suki Doris Walker, really appreciate your time this morning. 171 00:08:05,440 --> 00:08:06,760 Speaker 1: Thank you for joining us on the show. 172 00:08:06,840 --> 00:08:07,720 Speaker 2: Thanks so much, Katie. 173 00:08:07,720 --> 00:08:10,840 Speaker 1: Thank you Sorry about that microphone, it's moving around, I'll 174 00:08:10,880 --> 00:08:12,679 Speaker 1: make sure I get that sortied. Thank you.