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Speaker 1: You are listening to Mix one oh four point nine

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Speaker 1: now if you've just joined us. We just caught up

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Speaker 1: with the Deputy Prime Minister Michael McCormack and he has

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Speaker 1: said that he can guarantee we're going to keep those

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Speaker 1: two House of Representative seats in Parliament, in the Federal Parliament.

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Speaker 1: This is something that which has been spearheaded by Senator

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Speaker 1: Melanderry McCarthy who joins me on the line right now

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Speaker 1: in Canberra.

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Speaker 2: Good morning, Good morning Katie, and good morning to your listeners.

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Speaker 1: Now, Melandiary, we've just heard from the Deputy Prime minister.

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Speaker 1: He told me to well, he has said that he

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Speaker 1: can guarantee we're going to keep these two House of

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Speaker 1: Representative seats. You beauty can yes, well let's hope it,

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Speaker 1: Bunny well happens.

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Speaker 3: But we've got him on the record.

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Speaker 2: You've got him on the record. Absolutely. That is just

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Speaker 2: wonderful to hear. And you know, just we're going to

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Speaker 2: have to absolutely make sure yeah they follow through and

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Speaker 2: I'll certainly keep doing that at this end. Great to hear.

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Speaker 3: You have been fighting very hard for this.

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Speaker 1: You and I have caught up on several occasions and

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Speaker 1: spoken about the absolute importance of keeping those two seats.

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Speaker 2: Oh absolutely, Katie, and I thank for people of the

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Speaker 2: Northern Territory who've really come behind the petition and all

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Speaker 2: the work that we've been trying to do, and also

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Speaker 2: you know, supporting not only myself but Warren Snowden, Luke

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Speaker 2: Gosling and Senator Sam McMahon. I mean, the four of

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Speaker 2: us who really advocated very strongly, and it's a real

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Speaker 2: breakthrough to have the Government come to the table and

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Speaker 2: say that it's looking very likely this is the direction

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Speaker 2: we are now going to go because the Liberal Party

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Speaker 2: were the problem. And if I can just tell your

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Speaker 2: listeners Katie that I've certainly had confirmation through the Senate

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Speaker 2: that the Liberal Party saw what happened this week in

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Speaker 2: terms of the push by the House to bring our

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Speaker 2: Northern Territory Bill in and have you know, hopefully seen

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Speaker 2: the light. But it's been a big road, that's for sure.

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Speaker 3: It certainly has.

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Speaker 1: I mean you've had petitions, you've been doing all sorts

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Speaker 1: of things to try and make sure that we keep

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Speaker 1: these two seats. Now, as you said, obviously it does

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Speaker 1: still have to go through the Parliament as I understand it,

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Speaker 1: and the Senate correct me if I'm wrong, but I think,

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Speaker 1: you know, we've it's for me, it feels like it's

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Speaker 1: a very big step to have the Deputy Prime Minister

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Speaker 1: saying that he will guarantee this happens. I mean, realistically

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Speaker 1: everyone's going to hold him to.

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Speaker 2: That, oh totally. And whilst the Deputy Prime Minister, I know,

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Speaker 2: was up in Darwen, you know recently, and I think

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Speaker 2: he had a column in the NT News asserting that

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Speaker 2: he you know, he supported it as leader of the Nationals,

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Speaker 2: but we were absent of hearing from the Liberal Party

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Speaker 2: and I'm just so much more confident by the end

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Speaker 2: of like today, because we've now got Senate Corman, who's

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Speaker 2: the leader of the Liberals in the Senate. You know,

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Speaker 2: he's been very good in negotiations and has spoken strongly

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Speaker 2: about how the Liberal Party are working now with this,

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Speaker 2: and we didn't have that before Katie time.

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Speaker 1: Well, we caught up with Mattias Corman yesterday as well

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Speaker 1: and we certainly did our bit to push him and

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Speaker 1: ask more about it.

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Speaker 3: So we've been trying our best in here as well.

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Speaker 2: As he probably came away from that because the decision

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Speaker 2: only came through from his office or from him this

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Speaker 2: morning that you know the government will legislate for the

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Speaker 2: two seats.

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Speaker 3: Well, you know, to me, it's just really common sense.

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Speaker 1: As I said, you and I have spoken about this

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Speaker 1: on so many occasions and it's something you've been pushing

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Speaker 1: really hard for, as has Senator Sam McMahon. You know,

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Speaker 1: every member of the Northern Territory that it sits in

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Speaker 1: Canberra is so passionate about this because I mean, what

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Speaker 1: we lack when our population fluctuates, we really make up

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Speaker 1: for in so many other ways and we've got to

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Speaker 1: make sure that our voices are heard.

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Speaker 2: Absolutely so I think you know, this is a big

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Speaker 2: breakthrough and now we want to see them come to

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Speaker 2: the table. So the next sittings of Parliament will be

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Speaker 2: the week after next and we just have to keep

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Speaker 2: the pressure on Katie and just not you know, not

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Speaker 2: let up. So thank you and thank thank the people

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Speaker 2: of the Northern Territory for your support in.

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Speaker 1: This absolutely well, Senator Mallandarie McCarthy. Let's catch up again soon.

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Speaker 1: Whenever there is a bit of an update on this,

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Speaker 1: we'll be in contact with you. We really appreciate you

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Speaker 1: taking the time to having a quick chat with us today.

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Speaker 3: Thank you. That is thank you.

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Speaker 1: That is the Senator for the Northern Territory there, Malanderie McCarthy. Now, well,

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Speaker 1: we'll keep you up to date with this issue as

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Speaker 1: movement is made. But as you heard from the Deputy

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Speaker 1: Prime Minister earlier this morning, he said he's willing to

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Speaker 1: guarantee that we will keep those two House of Representative

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Speaker 1: House of Rep seats, So this is good news for

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Speaker 1: the territory.

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Speaker 3: You're listening to mix