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Speaker 1: Three sixteen with Katie Wolf thanks to Joyce Main, Darwin

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Speaker 1: homes On and Stuart Highway Bererima. Well, we have been

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Speaker 1: we do know that in reality, some of those in

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Speaker 1: going to be among the first to get the vaccine.

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Speaker 2: Now joining us on the line.

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Speaker 1: Is Sue Shearer from KOSHA, the Council of the Aging

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Speaker 1: in the Northern Territory, and Sue, I understand that you're

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Speaker 1: joining us today from Alice Springs.

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Speaker 2: Good morning.

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Speaker 3: Oh actually sorry, kay, that's tomorrow.

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Speaker 2: Oh that's tomorrow.

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Speaker 3: That's okay. I'm still in Darwin today. But yes, I've

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Speaker 3: been talking to the primary health network and all the

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Speaker 3: age care facilities of seven of them will be done

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Speaker 3: this week. So that's fantastic news that they'll all be done.

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Speaker 3: I think Alice the one tomorrow, the old timers that

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Speaker 3: the whole seven will be finished by this week, which

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Speaker 3: is wonderful news.

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Speaker 2: And so how Senia's feeling about the vaccination.

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Speaker 3: Well, Katie, I think I'll send you some information unfortunately

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Speaker 3: that's been going around. I would say it could be

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Speaker 3: saying is in the vaccine is something like pullinemia and sulfate.

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Speaker 3: It's just absolutely atrocious this information that's going around, and unfortunately, Katie,

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Speaker 3: absolute misinformation, which is really really worrying.

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Speaker 2: Goodness me, Sue.

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Speaker 1: So there was actually so there was actually a meeting

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Speaker 1: last week where some of the territory seniors were told,

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Speaker 1: you know, the wrong in all misinformation. As you've said,

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Speaker 1: total misinformation about this vaccine.

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Speaker 3: Well, imagine if they had put vltimite in it. Excuse

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Speaker 3: me an aluminimum. Sorry, I mean, it's just really as

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Speaker 3: I said, it's just atrocious. But also though at that

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Speaker 2: Wow? And this is a real worry.

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Speaker 1: I mean, you've got to make sure that you're getting

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Speaker 1: your information from reputable sources. And I would say to

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Speaker 2: Don't just expect that you know.

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Speaker 1: That a random person on the street is going to

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Speaker 3: Agreeing entirely, Kadian, Especially if you're over eighty eighty five

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Speaker 3: And the UK's UK vaccinations have shown the mild symptoms

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Speaker 3: I find it appalling she's saying that soldimide and alien

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Speaker 1: So, Sue, you've made or you're going to make sure

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Speaker 1: that you pass on that information to the Chief Health Officer.

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Speaker 3: I'm going to Yeah. When I saw it, as I said,

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Speaker 1: I think that that's a good idea and make sure

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Speaker 1: Absolutely, And so I know that that's not the only

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Speaker 1: a few other things that you're sort of that you're

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Speaker 3: Oh, we have been rather busy, Katie, probably like you,

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Speaker 3: something to do with sex. Sex drives in rock and roll.

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Speaker 3: It's just the we are. After our particular surveys last

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Speaker 3: hard topic to discuss, we know that. But the main

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Speaker 3: to make that decision. So I've got a petition going

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Speaker 3: Self Government Act nineteen sev nineteen seventy eight. That obviously,

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Speaker 3: that's what Kevin Andrews and Tony Burke poked to the

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Speaker 3: this particular section in the Self Government Act which stops

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Speaker 2: Sorry, Cat, have you had any people sign the petition

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Speaker 3: We're already up to about three four hundred, which is

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Speaker 3: Now it's all being approved and it will go online

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Speaker 1: Well, let us know once it is up and we'll

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Speaker 1: forum called are you Prepared?

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Speaker 2: What's that all about?

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Speaker 3: That's about again? Have you got Katie? I hope you've

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Speaker 3: got one. An advanced personal care plan that's like a

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Speaker 3: And you can also lodge that will with the public

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Speaker 1: I agree with you. I think it is so incredibly important.

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Speaker 1: And so where can people if they are after a

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Speaker 3: Well, they can call us on eight nine for double one,

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Speaker 3: You're a fair way from that, but we have a

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Speaker 3: attend that particular for this is your future. Yeah, thank you,

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Speaker 1: Oh well, so look it sounds like there is plenty

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Speaker 3: Would love to Catie, take care, Thank.

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Speaker 2: You, you too.

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Speaker 1: That's Sushira there from Kotea. Aren't the Council of the

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