1 00:00:00,040 --> 00:00:02,320 Speaker 1: But joining me on the line right now is the 2 00:00:02,640 --> 00:00:06,519 Speaker 1: independent member for Goiter Kesi Apuric. Good morning to you, Ekezia. 3 00:00:07,360 --> 00:00:09,440 Speaker 2: Oh, good morning, Katie Kezia. 4 00:00:09,640 --> 00:00:11,800 Speaker 1: A lot of discussion over the last twenty four hours 5 00:00:11,800 --> 00:00:14,840 Speaker 1: about those changes to home quarantine and the fact that 6 00:00:15,080 --> 00:00:18,000 Speaker 1: travelers were allowed to arrive yesterday. I think there was 7 00:00:18,040 --> 00:00:22,040 Speaker 1: about seventeen planes arrived yesterday and they'd be able to 8 00:00:22,120 --> 00:00:26,920 Speaker 1: go into home quarantine if they would double vaxed Kesier. 9 00:00:27,160 --> 00:00:30,640 Speaker 1: A lot of rural residents concerned about whether they're going 10 00:00:30,680 --> 00:00:32,520 Speaker 1: to be able to do it based on their four 11 00:00:32,600 --> 00:00:34,280 Speaker 1: g What are you being told? 12 00:00:35,360 --> 00:00:39,800 Speaker 2: Well, the government doesn't seem to be accommodating the large 13 00:00:39,840 --> 00:00:42,840 Speaker 2: volume of people who live in the rural area. Now, 14 00:00:43,200 --> 00:00:45,800 Speaker 2: I'm not suggesting for one minute that any rule should 15 00:00:45,800 --> 00:00:48,440 Speaker 2: be broken or bended in any way given the stousness 16 00:00:48,520 --> 00:00:50,760 Speaker 2: of this virus and what it's done to our community. 17 00:00:51,240 --> 00:00:53,040 Speaker 2: I have spoken to the government. I've written to the 18 00:00:53,040 --> 00:00:56,279 Speaker 2: Minister for Health. The bulk of the ruler doesn't get 19 00:00:56,400 --> 00:00:59,480 Speaker 2: forward you on a regular basis, if at all, now 20 00:01:00,080 --> 00:01:02,120 Speaker 2: right to administer health and sash a file. She wrote 21 00:01:02,160 --> 00:01:05,160 Speaker 2: back and said that yes, yes, we were to really 22 00:01:05,200 --> 00:01:07,000 Speaker 2: say we didn't think of that, but you know you 23 00:01:07,080 --> 00:01:09,280 Speaker 2: read between the lines, and clearly the governor didn't think 24 00:01:09,319 --> 00:01:11,960 Speaker 2: this through, if they often don't think things through. Now 25 00:01:12,319 --> 00:01:14,720 Speaker 2: she said there might be an option for Wi fi, 26 00:01:14,920 --> 00:01:17,600 Speaker 2: which people had Wi Fi and the Rule air. But 27 00:01:17,640 --> 00:01:20,520 Speaker 2: as I've said to some people, what's wrong with a 28 00:01:20,560 --> 00:01:22,840 Speaker 2: plane old boring landlight. A lot of people in the 29 00:01:22,920 --> 00:01:26,560 Speaker 2: Rule are still have cobblewhire landlines and that's how you 30 00:01:26,640 --> 00:01:30,640 Speaker 2: operate our ABHL. Now where's the lexibility to try and 31 00:01:30,760 --> 00:01:33,160 Speaker 2: assist people in the Rule air. The other thing is 32 00:01:33,200 --> 00:01:37,960 Speaker 2: that I'm still getting consistent information as to whether Literal 33 00:01:38,000 --> 00:01:41,240 Speaker 2: Council is considerably greater part of the Greater Darwin because 34 00:01:41,640 --> 00:01:43,880 Speaker 2: on one hand the team Sinister calls it all Greater Dawn, 35 00:01:43,920 --> 00:01:47,240 Speaker 2: which is Daln Thomson an issue area, and then other 36 00:01:47,319 --> 00:01:50,520 Speaker 2: times it's not so. The other touch component of home 37 00:01:50,600 --> 00:01:53,920 Speaker 2: clentin is your locality has to have a vaccination rate 38 00:01:54,080 --> 00:01:56,600 Speaker 2: up of about eighty percent. Now, if we don't have 39 00:01:56,720 --> 00:01:59,720 Speaker 2: it a stand alone, perhaps we have it combined with 40 00:01:59,760 --> 00:02:01,920 Speaker 2: those other two places. And where else could you do 41 00:02:02,280 --> 00:02:04,400 Speaker 2: better home quarantine than in the Rule? Is the bulk 42 00:02:04,440 --> 00:02:06,360 Speaker 2: of people here have five as the plus block you 43 00:02:06,360 --> 00:02:08,799 Speaker 2: don't even see your name for the week in week out, 44 00:02:08,840 --> 00:02:11,160 Speaker 2: and a lot most people have senses and you know 45 00:02:11,760 --> 00:02:14,600 Speaker 2: their gate, so you see the perfect place for home quarantine. 46 00:02:14,800 --> 00:02:17,280 Speaker 1: So Casey, what has the government come back to you 47 00:02:17,400 --> 00:02:19,519 Speaker 1: with any of this information at this point in time 48 00:02:19,639 --> 00:02:22,359 Speaker 1: to say whether those rural area residents are going to 49 00:02:22,360 --> 00:02:23,560 Speaker 1: be able to home quarantine. 50 00:02:24,200 --> 00:02:26,680 Speaker 2: No, no, they haven't. I mean there's the other other 51 00:02:26,800 --> 00:02:29,000 Speaker 2: issues of people who live Arica, which is in my 52 00:02:29,120 --> 00:02:31,799 Speaker 2: electric now they're not within the local government area, but 53 00:02:31,880 --> 00:02:34,760 Speaker 2: the government see again that area's got to have a 54 00:02:34,880 --> 00:02:38,280 Speaker 2: vaccination rate of eighty percent. Well, what's the definition of 55 00:02:38,360 --> 00:02:41,919 Speaker 2: their area? And also they're the same situation and some 56 00:02:42,000 --> 00:02:44,600 Speaker 2: place to get four G like at the Strobbery cavern 57 00:02:44,639 --> 00:02:47,160 Speaker 2: they can get for you clearly. So I just think 58 00:02:47,200 --> 00:02:48,799 Speaker 2: there needs to be a little bit more thinking down 59 00:02:49,000 --> 00:02:51,720 Speaker 2: on this by the government to try and get these 60 00:02:52,120 --> 00:02:54,919 Speaker 2: come back from the state. I'm vaccinated, so the chance 61 00:02:54,960 --> 00:02:57,040 Speaker 2: of them, oh well, I can't say that they won't 62 00:02:57,080 --> 00:03:00,840 Speaker 2: have device so you can carry. But I think it's 63 00:03:00,919 --> 00:03:04,400 Speaker 2: too hard. The chiefs online hand makes announcements and then 64 00:03:04,440 --> 00:03:07,680 Speaker 2: on the other hand, the department is the sistet information. 65 00:03:07,880 --> 00:03:12,760 Speaker 2: So I just wish they'd get their communication strategy better 66 00:03:12,840 --> 00:03:15,880 Speaker 2: refine such that we can get quid messages. I'm dealing 67 00:03:15,880 --> 00:03:17,560 Speaker 2: with the Minister's office all the time. It's just for 68 00:03:17,680 --> 00:03:22,200 Speaker 2: health trying to work out consistent and their families to 69 00:03:22,280 --> 00:03:24,600 Speaker 2: get home and to home county, I mean, get them 70 00:03:24,600 --> 00:03:26,919 Speaker 2: out of the system. But how it brings because clearly 71 00:03:27,360 --> 00:03:30,240 Speaker 2: that facility is going to perhaps fill up more than 72 00:03:30,320 --> 00:03:33,240 Speaker 2: what it already is badly. So if a person can 73 00:03:33,320 --> 00:03:36,200 Speaker 2: adequately be quieted at home, why can't they bring in 74 00:03:36,720 --> 00:03:39,520 Speaker 2: every second day, you know on a landline. Surely can 75 00:03:39,560 --> 00:03:42,280 Speaker 2: find an operator somewhere. I don't know one has an 76 00:03:42,280 --> 00:03:44,360 Speaker 2: issue with the testingy. You know, one day's four day, 77 00:03:44,400 --> 00:03:45,960 Speaker 2: five or seven day. No one has usual with that. 78 00:03:46,360 --> 00:03:48,640 Speaker 2: But just please start to think about people other than 79 00:03:48,680 --> 00:03:50,680 Speaker 2: the urban area well. 80 00:03:50,600 --> 00:03:53,280 Speaker 1: And keys here. I think it is a very fair 81 00:03:53,480 --> 00:03:55,760 Speaker 1: point that you're making. It's something that's been made by 82 00:03:55,800 --> 00:03:59,280 Speaker 1: a lot of our listeners as well and the Health 83 00:03:59,400 --> 00:04:01,840 Speaker 1: Minister in the early you know, a couple of weeks 84 00:04:01,880 --> 00:04:04,840 Speaker 1: ago when we were first talking about this trial and 85 00:04:04,960 --> 00:04:07,440 Speaker 1: she'd said that you'd only be eligible with four G, 86 00:04:07,640 --> 00:04:10,120 Speaker 1: we were inundated with calls. People are really worried about 87 00:04:10,160 --> 00:04:11,160 Speaker 1: this and rightly so. 88 00:04:12,440 --> 00:04:15,640 Speaker 2: But Cody the two words the government should always or 89 00:04:15,840 --> 00:04:18,640 Speaker 2: their advisors or the department should always ask, what is 90 00:04:18,960 --> 00:04:22,480 Speaker 2: a home doesn't have four gens? What is three g 91 00:04:23,360 --> 00:04:25,080 Speaker 2: I mean you know I'm talking to you. I'm down 92 00:04:25,440 --> 00:04:27,640 Speaker 2: to the climate toool. I don't know what I've got, 93 00:04:27,720 --> 00:04:29,800 Speaker 2: but you know the phone works on as well as 94 00:04:29,800 --> 00:04:32,760 Speaker 2: on forges. It's might drop in an advocation. So why 95 00:04:32,880 --> 00:04:35,920 Speaker 2: is the governmany so inflexible? And why are they not 96 00:04:36,080 --> 00:04:38,320 Speaker 2: moving If the minister said wi fi is an option 97 00:04:38,880 --> 00:04:41,360 Speaker 2: and landline is an option, well why are they moving on? Yeah? 98 00:04:41,760 --> 00:04:43,320 Speaker 1: Well totally fair enough. 99 00:04:44,160 --> 00:04:48,560 Speaker 2: I did busy that. Hey, you're in government busy times 100 00:04:48,600 --> 00:04:50,640 Speaker 2: and it's not busy jumpan one of those busy times 101 00:04:50,680 --> 00:04:53,000 Speaker 2: when you've just got to get your shit together better 102 00:04:53,080 --> 00:04:54,720 Speaker 2: than what you currently doing. When it comes to the 103 00:04:54,800 --> 00:04:56,640 Speaker 2: rural area, I agree. 104 00:04:56,839 --> 00:04:58,960 Speaker 1: Well, keesyopiric, we are going to have to leave it there. 105 00:04:59,240 --> 00:05:01,080 Speaker 1: Will we see you from for the week? That was? 106 00:05:01,600 --> 00:05:04,440 Speaker 2: Yes, Yes, I'd love to come. I love well anyway, we. 107 00:05:04,640 --> 00:05:06,080 Speaker 1: Will talk to you soon, thank you. 108 00:05:08,440 --> 00:05:10,200 Speaker 2: I just want to put a nice word in. I'm 109 00:05:10,240 --> 00:05:12,520 Speaker 2: going to have to do Prima school and Fisher is 110 00:05:12,560 --> 00:05:15,520 Speaker 2: the principle down here, and she's retiring down here for 111 00:05:15,600 --> 00:05:18,520 Speaker 2: the special assembly. She's been in the home to do 112 00:05:18,640 --> 00:05:21,520 Speaker 2: Prima School probably best part of fifteen years. And she's 113 00:05:21,560 --> 00:05:24,840 Speaker 2: been a teacher up here for nearly three years and 114 00:05:24,960 --> 00:05:30,960 Speaker 2: a wonderful, wonderful person, so there all time, like she 115 00:05:31,080 --> 00:05:33,160 Speaker 2: teme up here when she's a little pack yep and 116 00:05:34,120 --> 00:05:36,360 Speaker 2: swell on the funny baby, swing twinter and not be 117 00:05:36,520 --> 00:05:39,600 Speaker 2: stung or eaten by Okay, you'll have to regard it. 118 00:05:39,760 --> 00:05:42,640 Speaker 1: You'll have to pass her details on for as keys here. 119 00:05:42,720 --> 00:05:45,560 Speaker 1: That is wonderful and a big congratulations to her. Hey, 120 00:05:45,600 --> 00:05:47,040 Speaker 1: we better leave it there. We got it toough off 121 00:05:47,080 --> 00:05:48,600 Speaker 1: to the news. Thank you.