1 00:00:00,080 --> 00:00:03,840 Speaker 1: The other big story that we continue to talk about 2 00:00:04,040 --> 00:00:07,120 Speaker 1: is this situation with the incoming administrator. Now, I know 3 00:00:07,240 --> 00:00:09,320 Speaker 1: some of you are sick of me talking about it, 4 00:00:09,360 --> 00:00:11,440 Speaker 1: and you're telling me so on the text line, but 5 00:00:11,480 --> 00:00:14,760 Speaker 1: nonetheless it is an issue. It is an appointment that 6 00:00:14,800 --> 00:00:17,919 Speaker 1: people are concerned with, and an open letter has been 7 00:00:18,000 --> 00:00:23,320 Speaker 1: signed by politicians, community leaders, church and community groups. It's 8 00:00:23,360 --> 00:00:26,840 Speaker 1: been sent to the Prime Minister asking him to urgently 9 00:00:27,040 --> 00:00:31,400 Speaker 1: rescind the appointment of the incoming administrator, David Connolly. We 10 00:00:31,520 --> 00:00:35,479 Speaker 1: also know the Member formulca Ya Gayula has issued a 11 00:00:35,520 --> 00:00:38,479 Speaker 1: personal plea to the Prime Minister to withdraw his support 12 00:00:38,880 --> 00:00:41,840 Speaker 1: for the appointment of the incoming Administrator of the Northern 13 00:00:41,920 --> 00:00:45,920 Speaker 1: Territory prior to that swearing in on Friday. Now joining 14 00:00:45,960 --> 00:00:49,800 Speaker 1: us in the studio is the Independent Member for Johnston, 15 00:00:50,120 --> 00:00:52,320 Speaker 1: Justine Davis. Good morning to you. Justine. 16 00:00:52,960 --> 00:00:54,720 Speaker 2: Hey, Hey, you going yeah, really good. 17 00:00:54,720 --> 00:00:56,720 Speaker 1: Thank you so much for joining me in the studio 18 00:00:56,800 --> 00:01:01,680 Speaker 1: this morning. Now, first off, talk me through this letter. 19 00:01:01,880 --> 00:01:04,000 Speaker 1: I understand you've signed it and a number of other 20 00:01:04,080 --> 00:01:08,440 Speaker 1: politicians as well as community leaders and various people from 21 00:01:08,440 --> 00:01:09,720 Speaker 1: around the Northern Territory. 22 00:01:10,319 --> 00:01:14,520 Speaker 3: Yeah, so a broad group of people have signed onto 23 00:01:14,520 --> 00:01:17,920 Speaker 3: this letter, which was sent to the Prime Minister on Monday, 24 00:01:17,959 --> 00:01:21,720 Speaker 3: asking him, as you said, to tax some action and 25 00:01:21,920 --> 00:01:28,880 Speaker 3: urgently rescind the appointment of mister Connolly. As you also said, 26 00:01:28,880 --> 00:01:33,000 Speaker 3: it's a very broad range of territorians. We've heard this 27 00:01:33,120 --> 00:01:37,960 Speaker 3: issue being described as a political beat up. This letter 28 00:01:38,000 --> 00:01:42,959 Speaker 3: includes church groups, it includes women's organizations, that includes Aboriginal organizations, 29 00:01:42,959 --> 00:01:48,400 Speaker 3: that includes other community organizations. And you know, as you 30 00:01:48,400 --> 00:01:50,840 Speaker 3: said before, people are saying why we're still talking about this. 31 00:01:50,840 --> 00:01:53,880 Speaker 3: This is an incredibly serious issue for many people across 32 00:01:53,880 --> 00:01:56,600 Speaker 3: the territory. I wouldn't be doing my job as someone 33 00:01:56,640 --> 00:01:59,040 Speaker 3: who's been elected to represent people's views if I didn't 34 00:01:59,120 --> 00:02:02,400 Speaker 3: keep talking about it. And I want people to understand 35 00:02:02,440 --> 00:02:06,720 Speaker 3: that this is not just a ceremonial thing. It's really important. 36 00:02:06,720 --> 00:02:08,560 Speaker 3: I was having a look again today at what the 37 00:02:08,639 --> 00:02:12,040 Speaker 3: role of the administrator is. The administrator has the power 38 00:02:12,240 --> 00:02:15,720 Speaker 3: to dissolve the parliament, has the power to appoint ministers, 39 00:02:15,760 --> 00:02:19,720 Speaker 3: has the power to appoint judges. Like it's a very 40 00:02:19,760 --> 00:02:22,080 Speaker 3: serious thing that we're talking about here, and this is 41 00:02:22,160 --> 00:02:25,600 Speaker 3: not about judging someone's character. It's about saying is this 42 00:02:25,760 --> 00:02:29,040 Speaker 3: character appropriate for this role, which is also described as 43 00:02:29,040 --> 00:02:32,520 Speaker 3: one of unity, as one to represent all Territorians. 44 00:02:32,560 --> 00:02:36,360 Speaker 2: So I have done everything I can. 45 00:02:36,840 --> 00:02:39,079 Speaker 3: I've written, We've talked before, I've written to I met 46 00:02:39,120 --> 00:02:41,320 Speaker 3: with the Office of the Governor General. I've written to 47 00:02:41,320 --> 00:02:44,320 Speaker 3: the Chief Minister directly. I've written to mister Connolly directly. 48 00:02:44,560 --> 00:02:48,280 Speaker 3: I've written to the King and we have now written 49 00:02:48,320 --> 00:02:51,200 Speaker 3: to the Prime Minister asking him to intervene. 50 00:02:51,760 --> 00:02:53,720 Speaker 1: Have you had any response from the Prime Minister. 51 00:02:53,960 --> 00:02:55,120 Speaker 2: Not yet. We're still waiting. 52 00:02:55,120 --> 00:02:59,480 Speaker 3: And I also met yesterday with the Minister for Indigenous Affairs. 53 00:02:59,160 --> 00:03:01,040 Speaker 2: And and Marion. 54 00:03:00,880 --> 00:03:04,720 Speaker 3: Skimdaw to see how they could support and amplify this issue, 55 00:03:04,760 --> 00:03:08,560 Speaker 3: both of whom expressed and understood the concerns of the 56 00:03:08,560 --> 00:03:09,600 Speaker 3: community around it. 57 00:03:09,760 --> 00:03:12,359 Speaker 1: Dustine, I will ask, is it dangerous though, to set 58 00:03:12,400 --> 00:03:16,080 Speaker 1: a precedent of a Prime minister stepping in and overturning 59 00:03:16,120 --> 00:03:18,440 Speaker 1: something in the Northern Territory, Because I know people listening 60 00:03:18,480 --> 00:03:21,360 Speaker 1: will be going, Katie, there's been, you know, other things 61 00:03:21,360 --> 00:03:24,040 Speaker 1: that have happened, things that they might deem more important 62 00:03:24,800 --> 00:03:26,640 Speaker 1: that they would say, well, why didn't he step in 63 00:03:26,680 --> 00:03:28,760 Speaker 1: on that? If he's going to step in on something. 64 00:03:29,240 --> 00:03:31,640 Speaker 3: Yeah, I think it's a really important question. And I 65 00:03:31,760 --> 00:03:34,080 Speaker 3: know that self government is very important to people here 66 00:03:34,120 --> 00:03:36,480 Speaker 3: in the Northern Territory, and I think what we heard 67 00:03:36,480 --> 00:03:39,400 Speaker 3: the Prime Minister say is that this isn't a decision 68 00:03:39,440 --> 00:03:41,560 Speaker 3: he would have made, and it's now up to the 69 00:03:41,600 --> 00:03:44,480 Speaker 3: Northern Territory government to explain it and defend it, which 70 00:03:44,520 --> 00:03:46,880 Speaker 3: they have done nothing of the sort. So we're going 71 00:03:46,920 --> 00:03:50,840 Speaker 3: back to him and saying, well, that's what you've said. Clearly, 72 00:03:51,200 --> 00:03:54,400 Speaker 3: the ball is in the Chief Minister's court. She now 73 00:03:54,480 --> 00:03:57,520 Speaker 3: does have the power to show that she can listen 74 00:03:57,520 --> 00:04:00,480 Speaker 3: to community and actually do something about this that she's 75 00:04:00,560 --> 00:04:03,680 Speaker 3: continually refusing to do it. So we're going to where 76 00:04:03,720 --> 00:04:06,560 Speaker 3: the power actually lies, which is with the Prime Minister. 77 00:04:06,800 --> 00:04:09,760 Speaker 1: Dustin, I might take you through. I played this yeesterday 78 00:04:09,920 --> 00:04:13,400 Speaker 1: for the Opposition leader Selena Yubo. It is part of 79 00:04:13,440 --> 00:04:15,680 Speaker 1: an interview that I've done with the Chief Minister on 80 00:04:15,800 --> 00:04:21,640 Speaker 1: Monday morning in relation to well, in relation to the appointment. 81 00:04:22,560 --> 00:04:25,240 Speaker 1: Hopefully I've got the right bit here. Take a listen. 82 00:04:25,320 --> 00:04:28,159 Speaker 4: It's about choosing someone you think that represents the best 83 00:04:28,200 --> 00:04:32,279 Speaker 4: interests of the territory. The cancel culture is so toxic, Katie. 84 00:04:32,360 --> 00:04:35,680 Speaker 4: People can make mistakes, people can have personal views, not 85 00:04:35,800 --> 00:04:38,400 Speaker 4: everyone has to agree, and I just despise. 86 00:04:38,600 --> 00:04:39,360 Speaker 2: I just find it. 87 00:04:39,440 --> 00:04:42,400 Speaker 4: So hypocritical that if your Labor or the Greens or 88 00:04:42,440 --> 00:04:45,359 Speaker 4: the independent Green member in Johnston, that you can be 89 00:04:45,480 --> 00:04:48,120 Speaker 4: holier than thou, you can be above everything else, you 90 00:04:48,160 --> 00:04:50,679 Speaker 4: can never have made a mistake, and yet everyone else 91 00:04:50,839 --> 00:04:53,919 Speaker 4: is condemned for their actions. This is just a level 92 00:04:53,960 --> 00:04:57,320 Speaker 4: of debate that is low, Katie, and it's disgusting. I 93 00:04:57,400 --> 00:05:01,400 Speaker 4: cannot believe that the opposition leader is degrading herself to 94 00:05:01,440 --> 00:05:01,919 Speaker 4: this level. 95 00:05:02,480 --> 00:05:05,080 Speaker 1: I mean, Justine, what do you make of those comments? 96 00:05:07,040 --> 00:05:10,240 Speaker 3: Well, first up, I need to say to my community 97 00:05:10,240 --> 00:05:13,320 Speaker 3: who elected me that it's deeply disrespectful to them to 98 00:05:13,400 --> 00:05:14,960 Speaker 3: call me the independent Greens member. 99 00:05:15,000 --> 00:05:16,280 Speaker 2: I was elected as an independent. 100 00:05:16,320 --> 00:05:19,159 Speaker 3: I do my job as an independent and for the 101 00:05:19,200 --> 00:05:21,560 Speaker 3: Chief Minister to call me something else is not respectful 102 00:05:21,560 --> 00:05:25,159 Speaker 3: to the people who elected me. I think to say 103 00:05:25,160 --> 00:05:28,880 Speaker 3: that this is this is about you know, woke culture 104 00:05:28,920 --> 00:05:29,760 Speaker 3: and judging people. 105 00:05:30,400 --> 00:05:31,279 Speaker 2: It beggars belief. 106 00:05:31,360 --> 00:05:33,960 Speaker 3: Is the Chief Minister saying that women are woke and 107 00:05:34,040 --> 00:05:36,800 Speaker 3: I do know and I heard her. You're talking about 108 00:05:36,800 --> 00:05:39,680 Speaker 3: the texts and the tweets in front of you, So 109 00:05:39,720 --> 00:05:42,200 Speaker 3: I've brought them in to show you they are, So 110 00:05:42,640 --> 00:05:45,039 Speaker 3: here are the kinds of things that the Chief Minister 111 00:05:45,040 --> 00:05:46,599 Speaker 3: are saying we shouldn't be worried about. 112 00:05:46,720 --> 00:05:48,400 Speaker 1: Yeah, although I didn't have them in front of me, 113 00:05:48,600 --> 00:05:51,440 Speaker 1: and to be honest, I wasn't sort of expecting her. 114 00:05:51,520 --> 00:05:53,440 Speaker 1: I guess to you know, to cherry pick some of 115 00:05:53,480 --> 00:05:57,680 Speaker 1: those different tweets and the ones about the Prime minister example, 116 00:05:58,160 --> 00:06:00,320 Speaker 1: but you know, the like these different ones. You know, 117 00:06:00,360 --> 00:06:04,159 Speaker 1: there's a photo of the women's volleyball team saying, hey, troops, 118 00:06:04,360 --> 00:06:06,520 Speaker 1: off to the beach volleyball today. Don't know why, but 119 00:06:06,560 --> 00:06:08,640 Speaker 1: I'm really looking forward to it. And you know it's 120 00:06:08,640 --> 00:06:11,359 Speaker 1: obviously the ladies in their bikinis. You know, there's a 121 00:06:11,360 --> 00:06:14,960 Speaker 1: whole raft of different, you know, different tweets that I 122 00:06:15,000 --> 00:06:18,520 Speaker 1: know that some people found really very offensive. I guess 123 00:06:18,600 --> 00:06:23,160 Speaker 1: the question as well, Justine, is you know, should the 124 00:06:23,200 --> 00:06:26,479 Speaker 1: incoming administrator maybe just step up and say, you know, 125 00:06:26,839 --> 00:06:28,960 Speaker 1: I'm going to step aside or I'm not going to go. 126 00:06:28,920 --> 00:06:29,440 Speaker 2: Ahead with this. 127 00:06:29,839 --> 00:06:34,280 Speaker 3: Well that's certainly something that we have put to him. 128 00:06:33,360 --> 00:06:36,800 Speaker 2: Because given what this really important role is. 129 00:06:37,400 --> 00:06:40,480 Speaker 3: This is someone who goes to schools. You know, what 130 00:06:40,960 --> 00:06:42,720 Speaker 3: is this the kind of person that we want our 131 00:06:42,800 --> 00:06:45,719 Speaker 3: children to be looking up to our young women, to 132 00:06:45,760 --> 00:06:48,080 Speaker 3: be looking up to our young men, to be looking 133 00:06:48,160 --> 00:06:51,880 Speaker 3: up to a man who's joked publicly about domestic violence 134 00:06:52,000 --> 00:06:54,440 Speaker 3: like that, that's certainly not something that I would want 135 00:06:54,480 --> 00:06:58,160 Speaker 3: my children to be looking up to or to be 136 00:06:58,440 --> 00:06:59,240 Speaker 3: aspiring to. 137 00:07:00,760 --> 00:07:02,400 Speaker 2: I think it's going to be really difficult for him 138 00:07:02,400 --> 00:07:02,960 Speaker 2: to do his job. 139 00:07:03,120 --> 00:07:06,760 Speaker 3: Like we've had very clearly from many organizations that they're 140 00:07:06,760 --> 00:07:08,600 Speaker 3: no longer going to be willing to have the administrator 141 00:07:08,640 --> 00:07:11,240 Speaker 3: as their patron. We've heard many people say that they're 142 00:07:11,240 --> 00:07:12,960 Speaker 3: not going to be willing to meet with him, They're 143 00:07:12,960 --> 00:07:16,200 Speaker 3: not going to come to Government House. So you know, 144 00:07:16,600 --> 00:07:18,680 Speaker 3: whatever happens on Friday, it's not going to be over 145 00:07:18,760 --> 00:07:19,440 Speaker 3: after Friday. 146 00:07:19,960 --> 00:07:24,280 Speaker 1: Justine, there had been a protest or a meeting planned 147 00:07:24,360 --> 00:07:27,840 Speaker 1: for outside of Parliament House for Friday morning. We've now 148 00:07:27,880 --> 00:07:30,520 Speaker 1: heard from the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly she'd send 149 00:07:30,520 --> 00:07:34,520 Speaker 1: out a statement saying that the right of citizens to 150 00:07:34,560 --> 00:07:37,560 Speaker 1: protest and rally outside of Parliament House is something that 151 00:07:37,600 --> 00:07:41,160 Speaker 1: she fully supports. It's a side of a healthy democracy. However, 152 00:07:41,280 --> 00:07:45,040 Speaker 1: on this occasion, all measures must be employed to ensure 153 00:07:45,080 --> 00:07:48,480 Speaker 1: the security of the dignitaries involved and the staging of 154 00:07:48,520 --> 00:07:52,640 Speaker 1: this official ceremony. She said that public areas outside anti 155 00:07:52,760 --> 00:07:56,520 Speaker 1: Parliament House precinct, beyond her jurisdiction, may be available for 156 00:07:56,600 --> 00:08:01,120 Speaker 1: those wishing to gather peacefully make of this decision. 157 00:08:02,560 --> 00:08:06,520 Speaker 3: Yeah, look, the Speaker is obviously within her rights to 158 00:08:07,000 --> 00:08:11,080 Speaker 3: make that decision, but it's deeply concerning given the way 159 00:08:11,160 --> 00:08:16,960 Speaker 3: that public debate has been shut down inside Parliament. Outside Parliament, 160 00:08:17,560 --> 00:08:21,520 Speaker 3: the Chief Minister has refused to acknowledge the level of concern. 161 00:08:21,240 --> 00:08:21,800 Speaker 2: In the community. 162 00:08:22,040 --> 00:08:25,080 Speaker 3: It feels like this is absolutely part of a pattern 163 00:08:25,160 --> 00:08:31,680 Speaker 3: of silencing Territorians. I know that people are very so 164 00:08:32,080 --> 00:08:34,440 Speaker 3: distressed about this that they will be coming together on Friday. 165 00:08:34,840 --> 00:08:36,240 Speaker 2: I don't know what that will look like. 166 00:08:36,960 --> 00:08:41,320 Speaker 3: I did hear a former Speaker, Kesey Puric interviewed and 167 00:08:41,360 --> 00:08:43,520 Speaker 3: she said she she would have she would have allowed 168 00:08:43,520 --> 00:08:46,160 Speaker 3: it to go ahead. So I mean, I think there 169 00:08:46,160 --> 00:08:49,480 Speaker 3: are obviously different views. I do know that the Governor 170 00:08:49,559 --> 00:08:51,839 Speaker 3: General's Office and the afpeople both contacted saying was this 171 00:08:51,920 --> 00:08:52,760 Speaker 3: done on your advice? 172 00:08:52,800 --> 00:08:53,840 Speaker 2: And they said absolutely not. 173 00:08:55,160 --> 00:09:00,080 Speaker 3: So I think that whatever you know, whatever you think, 174 00:09:00,679 --> 00:09:02,959 Speaker 3: we need to make space for different views, which is 175 00:09:03,000 --> 00:09:04,439 Speaker 3: something that we've heard the Chief mean this to say 176 00:09:04,440 --> 00:09:06,520 Speaker 3: as well, we need to make space for different views 177 00:09:06,640 --> 00:09:09,000 Speaker 3: and for community to be able to represent those views. 178 00:09:09,120 --> 00:09:11,319 Speaker 3: The other thing is that this was not a protest. 179 00:09:11,559 --> 00:09:14,400 Speaker 3: This was a community meeting. I've seen the application to 180 00:09:14,440 --> 00:09:16,600 Speaker 3: the speaker which said to have a community meeting. This 181 00:09:16,720 --> 00:09:19,320 Speaker 3: was a chance for people to come together and mean 182 00:09:19,440 --> 00:09:19,679 Speaker 3: is that. 183 00:09:19,679 --> 00:09:21,719 Speaker 1: Just being a bit cute though with woods? Ah? 184 00:09:22,080 --> 00:09:23,560 Speaker 3: Well, I don't think so, because I know when I 185 00:09:23,640 --> 00:09:26,760 Speaker 3: was talking about it with people on the weekend, there 186 00:09:26,760 --> 00:09:30,080 Speaker 3: were people saying to me, Pastor us for example, from 187 00:09:30,160 --> 00:09:33,839 Speaker 3: Pastor's families coming to me and saying, we're really upset 188 00:09:33,840 --> 00:09:37,160 Speaker 3: about this appointment. It reflects really badly on us and 189 00:09:37,200 --> 00:09:40,880 Speaker 3: on our industry, and we might not feel comfortable coming 190 00:09:40,880 --> 00:09:42,520 Speaker 3: to a protest, but we will come to a meeting 191 00:09:42,800 --> 00:09:44,000 Speaker 3: to talk to other people about it. 192 00:09:44,000 --> 00:09:46,400 Speaker 2: And I think very intentionally that. 193 00:09:46,440 --> 00:09:49,760 Speaker 3: Was designed not as a kind of radical, violent event, 194 00:09:49,800 --> 00:09:51,640 Speaker 3: but as a place for people to come together to 195 00:09:51,640 --> 00:09:52,160 Speaker 3: express it. 196 00:09:52,200 --> 00:09:53,920 Speaker 1: Can you still do it? Can you still do that 197 00:09:54,040 --> 00:09:55,760 Speaker 1: somewhere else? Or do you plan to. 198 00:09:56,920 --> 00:09:59,679 Speaker 3: Well I'm not the decision making around it, but I'm 199 00:09:59,720 --> 00:10:02,160 Speaker 3: sure that something will go ahead. I know that people 200 00:10:02,200 --> 00:10:04,720 Speaker 3: are talking about where it might be moved to and 201 00:10:04,760 --> 00:10:07,440 Speaker 3: you know, we will keep everyone informed about where that 202 00:10:07,559 --> 00:10:10,679 Speaker 3: might be. And I mean I also wrote to the 203 00:10:10,720 --> 00:10:13,120 Speaker 3: Governor General to let her know, out of respect for 204 00:10:13,120 --> 00:10:15,199 Speaker 3: her position, that we would be holding that, Yeah, there 205 00:10:15,200 --> 00:10:16,600 Speaker 3: was a plan to hold that, and invited her to 206 00:10:16,600 --> 00:10:18,760 Speaker 3: come to hear from people. I've got a very gracious 207 00:10:18,760 --> 00:10:21,480 Speaker 3: response from her. I've actually, as I said, I've written 208 00:10:21,520 --> 00:10:23,680 Speaker 3: to a myriad of people. I have to say, the 209 00:10:23,720 --> 00:10:28,280 Speaker 3: only person who's responded promptly both times i've contacted her 210 00:10:28,400 --> 00:10:29,360 Speaker 3: is the Governor General. 211 00:10:29,440 --> 00:10:30,760 Speaker 2: So I'm grateful for that. 212 00:10:31,400 --> 00:10:33,760 Speaker 1: Justin, did you get invited to the swearing it? 213 00:10:34,080 --> 00:10:35,120 Speaker 2: I did not get invited. 214 00:10:35,240 --> 00:10:37,960 Speaker 1: Are you surprised you didn't? I mean, I know you 215 00:10:38,000 --> 00:10:41,400 Speaker 1: guys walked out of Parliament. I suppose so, I don't 216 00:10:41,400 --> 00:10:44,079 Speaker 1: know whether the invite list. I'm assuming that it's organized 217 00:10:44,080 --> 00:10:47,080 Speaker 1: by protocol. I don't know who chooses who's on that 218 00:10:47,160 --> 00:10:49,320 Speaker 1: list and who's not on that list. But if you 219 00:10:49,320 --> 00:10:50,640 Speaker 1: were invited, would you have gone? 220 00:10:50,679 --> 00:10:53,200 Speaker 3: And I absolutely would not have gone if I was invited. 221 00:10:53,480 --> 00:10:55,440 Speaker 3: And I also don't know. I mean, I'm still. 222 00:10:55,200 --> 00:10:56,320 Speaker 2: Relatively new to all of this. 223 00:10:56,360 --> 00:10:57,840 Speaker 3: I don't know the protocol, but I do know my 224 00:10:57,880 --> 00:11:03,200 Speaker 3: fellow Independent member Inegoula for Morka has always been invited 225 00:11:03,400 --> 00:11:07,120 Speaker 3: to these two, you know, to previous swearings of the administrator. 226 00:11:08,160 --> 00:11:11,559 Speaker 3: So it definitely raises the question about, you know, how 227 00:11:11,559 --> 00:11:12,920 Speaker 3: are these decisions being made? 228 00:11:13,160 --> 00:11:15,200 Speaker 1: Dustin Before I let you go this morning, you know, 229 00:11:15,280 --> 00:11:17,160 Speaker 1: I've copped quite a bit of stick over the last 230 00:11:17,160 --> 00:11:19,960 Speaker 1: few days about continuing to talk about this issue, you know, 231 00:11:19,960 --> 00:11:22,520 Speaker 1: from our very loyal listeners as well, people who messaged 232 00:11:22,520 --> 00:11:25,199 Speaker 1: me about all sorts of different stuff, not only about 233 00:11:25,200 --> 00:11:28,400 Speaker 1: the administrator. And I am totally I totally respect that 234 00:11:28,440 --> 00:11:31,760 Speaker 1: people have really differing views on this, But what would 235 00:11:31,800 --> 00:11:34,839 Speaker 1: just say to those people that are messaging that are saying, 236 00:11:35,480 --> 00:11:38,480 Speaker 1: come on, just get on with it, stop talking about this, 237 00:11:38,760 --> 00:11:40,800 Speaker 1: you know, stop going on and on about it. I 238 00:11:40,920 --> 00:11:44,040 Speaker 1: don't think that he was being racist in those tweets. 239 00:11:44,160 --> 00:11:44,680 Speaker 2: Just move on. 240 00:11:45,880 --> 00:11:48,840 Speaker 3: I think, as I said before this, this is I 241 00:11:48,920 --> 00:11:51,120 Speaker 3: understand why there's fatigue around this. You know, we've been 242 00:11:51,160 --> 00:11:52,640 Speaker 3: talking about it now for a long time, and the 243 00:11:52,720 --> 00:11:55,280 Speaker 3: Chief Minister could have dealt with this much earlier and 244 00:11:55,320 --> 00:11:57,120 Speaker 3: then we wouldn't still be talking about it right now. 245 00:11:57,880 --> 00:11:59,000 Speaker 2: But I think because of. 246 00:11:59,160 --> 00:12:01,320 Speaker 3: The seriousness of it, because of the series is of 247 00:12:01,360 --> 00:12:04,480 Speaker 3: the position because of the lack of response, because there's 248 00:12:04,520 --> 00:12:08,040 Speaker 3: been no acknowledgment or apology or any indication of how 249 00:12:08,880 --> 00:12:12,000 Speaker 3: the mister Connelly is actually going to address these concerns. 250 00:12:12,600 --> 00:12:15,160 Speaker 3: You know, the only thing he said is I wouldn't 251 00:12:15,160 --> 00:12:16,160 Speaker 3: have said it if I knew this. 252 00:12:16,320 --> 00:12:17,719 Speaker 2: You know, this appointment was coming up. 253 00:12:18,040 --> 00:12:20,960 Speaker 3: That does nothing to address any of these these concerns 254 00:12:21,000 --> 00:12:23,560 Speaker 3: and these you know, this harm that it's done to territories. 255 00:12:23,679 --> 00:12:26,040 Speaker 3: So I understand why people are saying, okay, enough already 256 00:12:26,040 --> 00:12:28,240 Speaker 3: to move on. You know, we have a myriad of 257 00:12:28,280 --> 00:12:30,120 Speaker 3: things to deal with here in the Northern Territory. I 258 00:12:30,120 --> 00:12:31,560 Speaker 3: know you have many things that you come out. I 259 00:12:31,600 --> 00:12:34,240 Speaker 3: have many things for my community, you know, and beyond 260 00:12:34,240 --> 00:12:36,000 Speaker 3: that people raise with me all the time. 261 00:12:36,200 --> 00:12:37,880 Speaker 2: But this isn't something we can just ignore. 262 00:12:38,000 --> 00:12:40,920 Speaker 3: We can't just say because you know it's unresolved and 263 00:12:40,960 --> 00:12:41,839 Speaker 3: we're sick of hearing about it. 264 00:12:41,920 --> 00:12:42,760 Speaker 2: We want to put it down. 265 00:12:43,120 --> 00:12:47,520 Speaker 3: It's it's deeply significant and it's it actually does impact 266 00:12:47,559 --> 00:12:50,079 Speaker 3: every territory. And this is a person who, as I said, 267 00:12:50,320 --> 00:12:53,120 Speaker 3: has the power to dissolve the parliament. Like are we 268 00:12:53,200 --> 00:12:57,040 Speaker 3: happy to have someone in that position where the things 269 00:12:57,040 --> 00:13:00,719 Speaker 3: that they have said are so questionable and damaging and 270 00:13:00,760 --> 00:13:02,080 Speaker 3: they've done nothing to address it. 271 00:13:02,480 --> 00:13:04,040 Speaker 2: Are people happy with that? I mean that's the. 272 00:13:04,080 --> 00:13:06,720 Speaker 3: Question, but whether or not whether or not you agree 273 00:13:06,920 --> 00:13:10,080 Speaker 3: with what that person said. It's fine to have different views, 274 00:13:10,559 --> 00:13:12,920 Speaker 3: that's not the issue. The issue is is that someone 275 00:13:12,960 --> 00:13:15,040 Speaker 3: who's appropriate to be in this position that is meant 276 00:13:15,080 --> 00:13:18,480 Speaker 3: to be neutral, impartial and unified territorians. 277 00:13:18,640 --> 00:13:22,079 Speaker 1: Well, Justine Davis, the Independent member for Johnston, I really 278 00:13:22,160 --> 00:13:24,280 Speaker 1: appreciate your time this morning. Thank you very much for 279 00:13:24,360 --> 00:13:24,839 Speaker 1: joining us. 280 00:13:25,400 --> 00:13:26,679 Speaker 2: Thanks Katie, you great day.