1 00:00:00,240 --> 00:00:03,840 Speaker 1: We certainly know that a federal election is looming. We've 2 00:00:03,880 --> 00:00:06,560 Speaker 1: seen a few federal polleyes in and out of the 3 00:00:06,600 --> 00:00:09,440 Speaker 1: Northern Territory, some shadow ministers here as well. But joining 4 00:00:09,480 --> 00:00:12,520 Speaker 1: us in this studio right now is well someone who's 5 00:00:12,560 --> 00:00:14,520 Speaker 1: in the territory all the time. That is the Member 6 00:00:14,520 --> 00:00:15,800 Speaker 1: for Solomon, Luke Gosling. 7 00:00:15,840 --> 00:00:18,240 Speaker 2: Good morning. Great to see you again, Katie. 8 00:00:18,680 --> 00:00:19,320 Speaker 3: Having new year. 9 00:00:19,360 --> 00:00:21,200 Speaker 1: I haven't seen you yet for the new year, but 10 00:00:21,320 --> 00:00:23,480 Speaker 1: good to have you back in the studio now. 11 00:00:23,560 --> 00:00:23,799 Speaker 3: Luke. 12 00:00:23,960 --> 00:00:27,480 Speaker 1: We know that we still don't have an actual date 13 00:00:27,520 --> 00:00:28,600 Speaker 1: for the federal election yet. 14 00:00:28,600 --> 00:00:30,640 Speaker 3: Can I ask you before we get started. 15 00:00:30,480 --> 00:00:34,239 Speaker 4: What's your guests first half of May. Yeah, that's what 16 00:00:34,240 --> 00:00:36,320 Speaker 4: it's looking like. Because the Prime Minister has said that 17 00:00:36,360 --> 00:00:39,720 Speaker 4: there'll be a budget in March, and I had the 18 00:00:39,760 --> 00:00:43,560 Speaker 4: opportunity to speak to the Federal Treasurer, Josh Froenberg, who 19 00:00:43,640 --> 00:00:46,200 Speaker 4: was in Darwin last night. I spoke with him about 20 00:00:46,840 --> 00:00:50,120 Speaker 4: territory he needs and looking after the territory in this budget, 21 00:00:50,120 --> 00:00:55,520 Speaker 4: because obviously, as incoming labor federal government, whatever's in that budget, 22 00:00:55,760 --> 00:00:57,520 Speaker 4: we'll be looking at that carefully and we want to 23 00:00:57,760 --> 00:01:00,680 Speaker 4: we'll obviously be meeting stuff that's good for the territory. 24 00:01:01,440 --> 00:01:04,880 Speaker 1: So I know that today it's going to be announced 25 00:01:04,920 --> 00:01:10,440 Speaker 1: by the Labor Party that if elected Federal Labor would 26 00:01:11,000 --> 00:01:15,240 Speaker 1: invest seven point five million dollars into overhauling the Casuarina 27 00:01:15,280 --> 00:01:18,080 Speaker 1: Swimming Center. Now, some people listening this morning might be 28 00:01:18,120 --> 00:01:20,200 Speaker 1: a bit confused because I know that the Darwin City 29 00:01:20,240 --> 00:01:23,319 Speaker 1: Council said that they were going to revamp the Casuarina 30 00:01:23,319 --> 00:01:24,000 Speaker 1: Swimming Center. 31 00:01:24,280 --> 00:01:26,520 Speaker 3: So how would this money help. 32 00:01:28,000 --> 00:01:31,679 Speaker 4: Well, it's been it's fifty years old, the pool, so 33 00:01:32,240 --> 00:01:35,240 Speaker 4: it really needs a revamp. And I think the Lord 34 00:01:35,240 --> 00:01:38,360 Speaker 4: Mayor convat Scalas has got a really great vision and 35 00:01:38,400 --> 00:01:41,399 Speaker 4: the old woman up there particularly people like Jimmy Bohoris, 36 00:01:41,480 --> 00:01:45,240 Speaker 4: have got a really great vision for how that pool 37 00:01:45,360 --> 00:01:49,680 Speaker 4: can be great social infrastructure, great sports infrastructure, and just 38 00:01:49,720 --> 00:01:52,680 Speaker 4: be a real hub. And now we see this morning 39 00:01:52,720 --> 00:01:56,240 Speaker 4: with the redevelopment of Kashquare itself, I mean that it's 40 00:01:56,280 --> 00:01:59,200 Speaker 4: just going to be amazing up there in Casina. This 41 00:01:59,360 --> 00:02:02,160 Speaker 4: is on the back of the Palmerston Pool receiving five 42 00:02:02,760 --> 00:02:05,600 Speaker 4: million dollars through a federal grant to upgrade their pool, 43 00:02:05,640 --> 00:02:09,760 Speaker 4: which is really important. But the Casarina Pool missed out 44 00:02:09,800 --> 00:02:12,640 Speaker 4: on federal funding. So this is me getting Katherine King, 45 00:02:13,000 --> 00:02:16,640 Speaker 4: one of our senior people into Darwin today, will stand 46 00:02:16,720 --> 00:02:20,000 Speaker 4: up at the pool and we'll just commit that seven 47 00:02:20,000 --> 00:02:23,000 Speaker 4: point five million dollars which will mean that that pool 48 00:02:23,040 --> 00:02:26,720 Speaker 4: can get underway as soon as possible. Now, the Lord 49 00:02:26,760 --> 00:02:28,760 Speaker 4: Mayor asked us for that funding, said it was a 50 00:02:28,840 --> 00:02:31,800 Speaker 4: number one priority for the council, So you know I'm 51 00:02:32,240 --> 00:02:33,640 Speaker 4: starting to provide now. 52 00:02:33,760 --> 00:02:36,080 Speaker 1: I my kids swim, so I've been to some in 53 00:02:36,080 --> 00:02:38,919 Speaker 1: carnivals there at Casarina, and I also, would you believe, 54 00:02:38,960 --> 00:02:41,200 Speaker 1: went to a some in carnival, several some in carnivals 55 00:02:41,240 --> 00:02:43,760 Speaker 1: there when I was a kid, like twenty odd years ago, 56 00:02:44,040 --> 00:02:46,720 Speaker 1: and I don't think the pool's changed much in those 57 00:02:46,760 --> 00:02:48,920 Speaker 1: twenty years. So I can see that there is a 58 00:02:49,000 --> 00:02:52,600 Speaker 1: real need for that pool to be upgraded. I've already 59 00:02:52,600 --> 00:02:54,799 Speaker 1: received an email this morning, though, this one from Lee 60 00:02:54,840 --> 00:02:57,040 Speaker 1: and it says, Hi, Katie, do you know a time 61 00:02:57,080 --> 00:02:59,800 Speaker 1: in history when during a state of emergency, a sitting 62 00:02:59,840 --> 00:03:02,200 Speaker 1: goment's gone ahead and built a new pool. 63 00:03:02,560 --> 00:03:03,919 Speaker 3: Money better spent elsewhere? 64 00:03:03,960 --> 00:03:08,560 Speaker 1: Perhaps I think it's time to talk about about ending 65 00:03:09,120 --> 00:03:12,720 Speaker 1: this discussion immediately. Enough's enough, we need to stop the spending. 66 00:03:13,200 --> 00:03:16,480 Speaker 1: So look I know that there's different people with obviously 67 00:03:16,600 --> 00:03:17,760 Speaker 1: very differing opinions. 68 00:03:17,880 --> 00:03:20,919 Speaker 4: Yeah, Leader doesn't have to go the pool, but Territorians 69 00:03:20,960 --> 00:03:26,160 Speaker 4: deserve the best possible infrastructure that is available, and this 70 00:03:26,240 --> 00:03:27,320 Speaker 4: is a fifty year old pool. 71 00:03:27,840 --> 00:03:29,440 Speaker 2: The Parmesan pools getting a revamp. 72 00:03:29,720 --> 00:03:31,880 Speaker 4: I don't want the northern suburbs to miss out on 73 00:03:31,919 --> 00:03:35,080 Speaker 4: a great opportunity to get their pool up stampards. Also, 74 00:03:35,120 --> 00:03:38,080 Speaker 4: there's going to be restaurants, cafes there, lagoon pool, There's 75 00:03:38,080 --> 00:03:40,520 Speaker 4: going to be stuff for kids, and that's what we 76 00:03:40,560 --> 00:03:43,080 Speaker 4: need is more stuff for our kids to do better. 77 00:03:43,080 --> 00:03:45,760 Speaker 4: Our sports infrastructure when it comes to swimming. Perhaps got 78 00:03:45,760 --> 00:03:48,080 Speaker 4: a new pool. Parmesan's going to get a new pool. 79 00:03:48,120 --> 00:03:50,400 Speaker 4: I don't want the Northern suburbs to miss out. It 80 00:03:50,440 --> 00:03:53,880 Speaker 4: is important infrastructure and I'm proud that we're going to contribute. 81 00:03:54,040 --> 00:03:54,240 Speaker 3: Now. 82 00:03:54,240 --> 00:03:57,000 Speaker 1: Look, we did speak just a short time ago to 83 00:03:57,040 --> 00:04:00,400 Speaker 1: the Police Association President Paul McHugh, and we spoke about 84 00:04:00,400 --> 00:04:04,320 Speaker 1: some of the funding concerns around remote police stations. So 85 00:04:04,760 --> 00:04:06,920 Speaker 1: essentially there's been an agreement as I understand it, in 86 00:04:06,960 --> 00:04:10,160 Speaker 1: place for a number of years for those remote police stations. 87 00:04:10,160 --> 00:04:14,480 Speaker 1: It also funds fifty five police officers as I understand it, remotely, 88 00:04:15,280 --> 00:04:19,120 Speaker 1: if a Labor federal government was elected, what would be 89 00:04:19,160 --> 00:04:21,960 Speaker 1: the stance when it comes to this funding for the 90 00:04:22,000 --> 00:04:22,960 Speaker 1: remote stations. 91 00:04:23,480 --> 00:04:25,000 Speaker 2: Yeah, it was really disappointing. 92 00:04:25,320 --> 00:04:29,640 Speaker 4: The Chief Miness met with the Federal Treasurer yesterday, so 93 00:04:29,680 --> 00:04:31,600 Speaker 4: I'm sure that they covered off on that, and it's 94 00:04:31,600 --> 00:04:34,280 Speaker 4: obviously an MT issue. But obviously I'm happy to say 95 00:04:34,279 --> 00:04:38,880 Speaker 4: that the federal government should continue its support for those 96 00:04:38,920 --> 00:04:42,159 Speaker 4: remote police officers. But what has been announced from the 97 00:04:42,200 --> 00:04:45,640 Speaker 4: federal government in terms of continuity of funding only covers 98 00:04:45,720 --> 00:04:49,000 Speaker 4: seventy officers, not the full about two hundred and thirty 99 00:04:49,400 --> 00:04:53,560 Speaker 4: plus offices that we need out in the community. So 100 00:04:53,640 --> 00:04:56,800 Speaker 4: that's obviously disappointing, and we'd like to see in the 101 00:04:57,240 --> 00:04:59,799 Speaker 4: upcoming federal budget more funding. 102 00:04:59,839 --> 00:05:01,240 Speaker 2: Our LO catered for that purpose. 103 00:05:01,480 --> 00:05:04,400 Speaker 1: And what about though, for you guys from your perspective, 104 00:05:04,440 --> 00:05:06,000 Speaker 1: I know that, as you said right at the start 105 00:05:06,040 --> 00:05:08,760 Speaker 1: of the interview, that the federal government obviously will be 106 00:05:08,800 --> 00:05:11,880 Speaker 1: releasing their own budget, and then even if Labor was elected, 107 00:05:12,160 --> 00:05:14,960 Speaker 1: you'd have to realistically adhere to some of those you know, 108 00:05:15,040 --> 00:05:18,400 Speaker 1: some of those commitments that were made. But does Labor 109 00:05:18,480 --> 00:05:22,600 Speaker 1: think that that those remote community police stations need to 110 00:05:22,640 --> 00:05:25,479 Speaker 1: be funded and would you make sure that that happened. 111 00:05:25,640 --> 00:05:28,640 Speaker 4: Yeah, one hundred percent support the Police Association. I keep 112 00:05:28,680 --> 00:05:31,120 Speaker 4: in contact with Paul m Cue about the needs and 113 00:05:31,160 --> 00:05:34,839 Speaker 4: where the federal government can do more. I'm returning for 114 00:05:34,880 --> 00:05:37,000 Speaker 4: the first week of a federal parliament on the weekends. 115 00:05:37,040 --> 00:05:39,400 Speaker 4: We've got two weeks down there, and I'll be talking 116 00:05:39,480 --> 00:05:44,599 Speaker 4: to my colleagues. But obviously Warren Snowden and Marian Scrimjaw, 117 00:05:44,600 --> 00:05:48,280 Speaker 4: who's our excellent candidate for Lingyari, will have more to 118 00:05:48,279 --> 00:05:52,000 Speaker 4: say on this as that announcement's just been made. But 119 00:05:52,120 --> 00:05:56,520 Speaker 4: where really we appreciate and respect the work that our 120 00:05:56,680 --> 00:05:59,240 Speaker 4: police do out in the communities and they need to 121 00:05:59,240 --> 00:06:03,000 Speaker 4: be properly finance supported and the Northern Territory government needs 122 00:06:03,120 --> 00:06:04,919 Speaker 4: more support from the federal government to do that. 123 00:06:04,960 --> 00:06:06,080 Speaker 2: So that's what I'll be pushing for. 124 00:06:06,360 --> 00:06:08,400 Speaker 3: So Parliament sitting already next week. 125 00:06:08,760 --> 00:06:12,279 Speaker 4: I'll fly down on Sunday for two weeks of federal Parliament, 126 00:06:12,320 --> 00:06:14,960 Speaker 4: then we go back for the budget and then we're 127 00:06:15,000 --> 00:06:18,359 Speaker 4: basically into the election campaign. Just the last couple of 128 00:06:18,400 --> 00:06:21,440 Speaker 4: days I've had the Shadow Minister for Northern Australia, Murray, 129 00:06:21,440 --> 00:06:24,760 Speaker 4: what up here talking to stakeholders about what we need 130 00:06:24,760 --> 00:06:26,880 Speaker 4: to see in this budget and what they need and 131 00:06:26,920 --> 00:06:31,120 Speaker 4: want to see from federal labor in government. And today 132 00:06:31,160 --> 00:06:34,919 Speaker 4: I've got our Infrastructure Minister Katherine King coming up to 133 00:06:34,960 --> 00:06:38,200 Speaker 4: the pool, but she's going to be obviously vital in 134 00:06:38,279 --> 00:06:40,200 Speaker 4: that road's funding space as well. 135 00:06:40,279 --> 00:06:42,920 Speaker 1: Yeah, we're going to be catching up with her tomorrow morning. 136 00:06:42,960 --> 00:06:44,960 Speaker 1: We were do to catch up with Josh Fridenberg this 137 00:06:45,000 --> 00:06:47,359 Speaker 1: morning as well. Unfortunately that's not happened. I know that 138 00:06:47,400 --> 00:06:49,000 Speaker 1: he's been pressed for time. But we are going to 139 00:06:49,000 --> 00:06:51,560 Speaker 1: be catching up with Katherine King tomorrow and I'm very 140 00:06:51,640 --> 00:06:53,680 Speaker 1: keen to speak to her a little bit more about 141 00:06:53,680 --> 00:06:57,240 Speaker 1: that road's funding, particularly following on from the situation that 142 00:06:57,279 --> 00:06:59,920 Speaker 1: we're seeing at the moment with that shortage of stock 143 00:07:00,080 --> 00:07:04,040 Speaker 1: on our shelves and some people calling for you know, 144 00:07:04,160 --> 00:07:06,240 Speaker 1: the Stuart Highway to be flood proof so that we 145 00:07:06,279 --> 00:07:08,039 Speaker 1: don't wind up in this situation again. 146 00:07:08,279 --> 00:07:11,480 Speaker 4: Yeah, they're the sorts of questions that Josh Fredenberg, as 147 00:07:11,520 --> 00:07:14,960 Speaker 4: a federal Treasurer whilst he's in the territory, should be answering. 148 00:07:14,960 --> 00:07:17,920 Speaker 4: And also why you know Scott Morrison, the PM, come 149 00:07:18,000 --> 00:07:20,120 Speaker 4: up before the last election and promised two hundred and 150 00:07:20,120 --> 00:07:23,160 Speaker 4: twenty million for Kakadu. He's gone out to Jabbaru today, 151 00:07:23,200 --> 00:07:26,720 Speaker 4: but there's been nothing happen. So you know that's not 152 00:07:26,760 --> 00:07:28,640 Speaker 4: good enough. We don't want to we don't want to 153 00:07:28,680 --> 00:07:32,640 Speaker 4: see a continuation of this situation where the Federal government. 154 00:07:32,520 --> 00:07:35,960 Speaker 2: They all spin and no grip. We need grip on 155 00:07:36,040 --> 00:07:36,640 Speaker 2: the roads. 156 00:07:36,960 --> 00:07:41,160 Speaker 4: We need the roads open, and these shortages, the non 157 00:07:41,160 --> 00:07:45,440 Speaker 4: availability of rapid energen tests for example, I mean, it's 158 00:07:45,480 --> 00:07:48,440 Speaker 4: just simply not good enough forging. I'm really excited about 159 00:07:48,440 --> 00:07:53,680 Speaker 4: Federal Labour's interest and dedication to the Northern territory. 160 00:07:53,680 --> 00:07:55,600 Speaker 2: And there'll be more shadow ministers coming up for you 161 00:07:55,680 --> 00:07:57,080 Speaker 2: to talk to, Katie. 162 00:07:57,120 --> 00:07:58,760 Speaker 3: When can we expect Albo in town? 163 00:07:59,080 --> 00:07:59,960 Speaker 2: Oh not too far away? 164 00:08:00,120 --> 00:08:02,560 Speaker 1: Oh well, no doubt we'll have him in the studio. 165 00:08:02,840 --> 00:08:04,840 Speaker 4: Well, of course, it's the Aliath anniversary of the bombing 166 00:08:04,840 --> 00:08:06,800 Speaker 4: of the Darwin in just a few short weeks, a 167 00:08:06,800 --> 00:08:09,720 Speaker 4: couple of weeks of parliament and then we'll have the 168 00:08:09,800 --> 00:08:12,480 Speaker 4: leader here for the bombing of Darwin and he'll be 169 00:08:12,520 --> 00:08:13,200 Speaker 4: talking to you KT. 170 00:08:13,400 --> 00:08:14,720 Speaker 3: Well, good stuff, Luke. 171 00:08:14,760 --> 00:08:17,720 Speaker 1: Can you just tell us because our listeners obviously can't 172 00:08:17,760 --> 00:08:19,440 Speaker 1: see you, but you're limping around. 173 00:08:19,840 --> 00:08:20,960 Speaker 3: What's going on, mate? 174 00:08:21,160 --> 00:08:26,080 Speaker 4: Oh, had a bit of an office injury, right into 175 00:08:26,080 --> 00:08:27,840 Speaker 4: a disc or something. Well, of course I made that 176 00:08:28,600 --> 00:08:30,720 Speaker 4: New Year's commitment that I'm going to get fit, Katie, 177 00:08:31,120 --> 00:08:35,200 Speaker 4: so I started, Yeah, a couple of exercises and they 178 00:08:35,240 --> 00:08:38,360 Speaker 4: I've been getting around, but I'm limping at the moment, 179 00:08:38,400 --> 00:08:41,520 Speaker 4: but being to the dock and I'll be fit as 180 00:08:41,520 --> 00:08:42,520 Speaker 4: a fiddle in no time. 181 00:08:42,840 --> 00:08:44,640 Speaker 3: Good on you, Luke. Thanks so much for your time 182 00:08:44,679 --> 00:08:45,960 Speaker 3: this morning. We'll talk to you again soon.