1 00:00:00,120 --> 00:00:02,280 Speaker 1: Joining me live on the line right now is the 2 00:00:02,320 --> 00:00:06,800 Speaker 1: Northern Territory Speaker of the Legislative Assembly, Robin Lambley. Good 3 00:00:06,840 --> 00:00:08,280 Speaker 1: morning to you, Robin. 4 00:00:08,600 --> 00:00:11,000 Speaker 2: Good morning Katie. How are you, Dobby? 5 00:00:12,119 --> 00:00:15,040 Speaker 1: Very busy this morning. Robin, how did you go throughout 6 00:00:15,080 --> 00:00:17,480 Speaker 1: the cyclone? You're just about the only person I know 7 00:00:17,600 --> 00:00:20,840 Speaker 1: that flew in to the cyclone rather than away from it. 8 00:00:21,840 --> 00:00:24,720 Speaker 2: Well, I must have been in a state of denial, 9 00:00:24,800 --> 00:00:29,480 Speaker 2: I think, But I as the person who has responsibility 10 00:00:29,520 --> 00:00:32,800 Speaker 2: to the parliament House precinct, I did feel a certain 11 00:00:32,800 --> 00:00:36,159 Speaker 2: sense of responsibility to be around. But I was fine. 12 00:00:36,200 --> 00:00:39,839 Speaker 2: We didn't lose our power and I'm very thankful of 13 00:00:40,400 --> 00:00:44,600 Speaker 2: coming through it. I'm yeah, well unlike me. 14 00:00:44,720 --> 00:00:46,680 Speaker 1: I don't know if you saw what happened at my house, 15 00:00:46,720 --> 00:00:49,840 Speaker 1: but a bloody massive rain tree fell on our covey house. 16 00:00:49,920 --> 00:00:53,200 Speaker 1: Thankfully on the covey house, not on the actual house. 17 00:00:54,160 --> 00:00:59,440 Speaker 2: That that image will be the image forever of cyclone, Sina, 18 00:00:59,560 --> 00:01:02,440 Speaker 2: the tree crashing into your cubby house, Katie. 19 00:01:02,960 --> 00:01:08,800 Speaker 1: Anticipating becoming for many reasons, Yeah, no, I wasn't anticipating 20 00:01:08,840 --> 00:01:10,880 Speaker 1: becoming the news. And as you know, Robin, I was 21 00:01:11,080 --> 00:01:16,039 Speaker 1: pretty relaxed about it all On Friday about the looming cyclone. 22 00:01:16,000 --> 00:01:19,520 Speaker 2: You were, I was quite agitated. I stay in a 23 00:01:19,600 --> 00:01:21,880 Speaker 2: very small flat and I was doing laps of it 24 00:01:21,959 --> 00:01:25,200 Speaker 2: and exhausting myself trying to think of things to do 25 00:01:25,360 --> 00:01:29,680 Speaker 2: to distract myself. But yes, it was. Well, thank god it's. 26 00:01:29,520 --> 00:01:34,120 Speaker 1: Over exactly exactly, so, Robin, the main reason we're obviously 27 00:01:34,120 --> 00:01:37,040 Speaker 1: wanting to catch up with you is well, is Parliament 28 00:01:37,120 --> 00:01:39,840 Speaker 1: still sitting tomorrow for the final week of sittings. 29 00:01:40,280 --> 00:01:45,399 Speaker 2: It is Parliament will continue business as usual as scheduled. 30 00:01:45,440 --> 00:01:49,000 Speaker 2: We start tomorrow morning at ten am and we finish 31 00:01:49,160 --> 00:01:51,840 Speaker 2: Thursday night. And this is the last week of sittings 32 00:01:51,880 --> 00:01:54,680 Speaker 2: for the year, Katie, so it's important that we just 33 00:01:55,160 --> 00:01:57,200 Speaker 2: push through and get on with it. 34 00:01:57,400 --> 00:02:00,440 Speaker 1: I agree, And you know what, Robin, all of everyone 35 00:02:00,440 --> 00:02:02,600 Speaker 1: else is at work, so people will no doubt expect 36 00:02:02,640 --> 00:02:04,840 Speaker 1: their Polleys to be at work this week as well. 37 00:02:04,960 --> 00:02:07,840 Speaker 1: Is there a lot on the agenda for this final week? 38 00:02:08,400 --> 00:02:12,280 Speaker 2: Well, we haven't seen the final notice paper or the agenda, 39 00:02:12,360 --> 00:02:16,360 Speaker 2: but there are seven bills that could be debated over 40 00:02:16,639 --> 00:02:22,320 Speaker 2: this week, including the restructure of the IKAK Commission, which 41 00:02:22,400 --> 00:02:25,440 Speaker 2: is an important piece of legislation. We know that the 42 00:02:25,520 --> 00:02:28,680 Speaker 2: IKAK has had a very short but rather colorful history 43 00:02:28,720 --> 00:02:34,240 Speaker 2: over the last seven years or eight years, and it 44 00:02:34,360 --> 00:02:37,600 Speaker 2: is due to be debated this legislation to change the 45 00:02:37,639 --> 00:02:41,000 Speaker 2: structure and hopefully iron out some of the problems we've seen. 46 00:02:41,080 --> 00:02:44,280 Speaker 2: So that's probably one of the main pieces of legislation 47 00:02:44,400 --> 00:02:46,760 Speaker 2: that should be coming up over the next three days. 48 00:02:46,800 --> 00:02:49,720 Speaker 1: All right, and Robin, are you expecting that anybody won't 49 00:02:49,800 --> 00:02:51,800 Speaker 1: be able to make it, like as a result of 50 00:02:51,800 --> 00:02:54,760 Speaker 1: the cycline or anything, or will every everyone should be there. 51 00:02:55,639 --> 00:02:59,840 Speaker 2: I haven't heard that anyone is not able to get here, 52 00:03:01,400 --> 00:03:04,400 Speaker 2: so yeah, we should have full attendance, but who knows. 53 00:03:04,480 --> 00:03:09,680 Speaker 2: Some of the Bush members might struggle. I'm not absolutely sure. 54 00:03:09,919 --> 00:03:13,200 Speaker 1: Yeah, we'll keep a close eye on it and I'll 55 00:03:13,200 --> 00:03:15,880 Speaker 1: probably catch up with you later in the week as well. Robin. 56 00:03:16,760 --> 00:03:19,760 Speaker 2: Absolutely, Katie, keep up the great work and into all 57 00:03:19,840 --> 00:03:22,919 Speaker 2: of what's gone on and what's happening with the cleanup. Yeah, 58 00:03:22,919 --> 00:03:23,480 Speaker 2: it's been great. 59 00:03:23,560 --> 00:03:26,120 Speaker 1: It has been pretty full on well. Robin Lamley, lovely 60 00:03:26,160 --> 00:03:27,880 Speaker 1: to speak to you this morning. Thanks so much for 61 00:03:27,919 --> 00:03:28,320 Speaker 1: your time.