1 00:00:00,240 --> 00:00:02,640 Speaker 1: Now joining me in the studio is a member for 2 00:00:02,759 --> 00:00:03,800 Speaker 1: Solomon Luke Goslin. 3 00:00:03,840 --> 00:00:06,000 Speaker 2: Good morning to you, Luke, Morning Katie Luke. 4 00:00:06,240 --> 00:00:08,400 Speaker 1: There is so much happening around the place, but I 5 00:00:08,440 --> 00:00:12,079 Speaker 1: do know that the ABC is indeed reporting online a 6 00:00:12,160 --> 00:00:15,480 Speaker 1: report by Jano Gibson that a national security review of 7 00:00:15,520 --> 00:00:18,680 Speaker 1: a Chinese of the Chinese owned company's lease of Port Darwin, 8 00:00:19,120 --> 00:00:21,720 Speaker 1: Lambridge's lease of Port Darwin is going to remain a 9 00:00:21,800 --> 00:00:25,360 Speaker 1: secret after the Defense Department refused a freedom of information 10 00:00:25,440 --> 00:00:28,560 Speaker 1: request for its findings. Now, plenty of us obviously have 11 00:00:28,640 --> 00:00:31,000 Speaker 1: spoken about this on numerous occasions. You know, you and 12 00:00:31,000 --> 00:00:33,720 Speaker 1: I have spoken about this on numerous occasions. But in 13 00:00:33,760 --> 00:00:36,479 Speaker 1: the leading to the election it became an issue again, 14 00:00:36,880 --> 00:00:40,280 Speaker 1: I guess you'd say, as our relationship with China became 15 00:00:40,640 --> 00:00:44,000 Speaker 1: more strained, and you know, there was a lot of 16 00:00:44,080 --> 00:00:47,000 Speaker 1: questions being asked on a real national scale as to 17 00:00:47,000 --> 00:00:50,760 Speaker 1: whether there should be a review into that lease in 18 00:00:50,800 --> 00:00:53,120 Speaker 1: this instance, Luke, do you think it's fair enough that 19 00:00:53,200 --> 00:00:57,000 Speaker 1: this documentation or that this review hasn't been made public 20 00:00:57,080 --> 00:00:57,800 Speaker 1: or do you think. 21 00:00:57,600 --> 00:00:58,360 Speaker 2: That it needs to be. 22 00:01:00,520 --> 00:01:06,440 Speaker 3: Freedom information requests maybe refused from time to time on 23 00:01:06,680 --> 00:01:09,800 Speaker 3: national security grounds, and I wouldn't be surprised if that's 24 00:01:09,840 --> 00:01:13,560 Speaker 3: what's happened in this instance. But it wasn't as if 25 00:01:13,600 --> 00:01:15,839 Speaker 3: we've only raised this and the lead up to the election. 26 00:01:15,959 --> 00:01:21,400 Speaker 3: We've been consistent since twenty fifteen when the COLP worked 27 00:01:21,400 --> 00:01:24,800 Speaker 3: with the federal coalition government at the time, Scott Morrison 28 00:01:24,880 --> 00:01:27,800 Speaker 3: was a Treasurer in charge of foreign investment and it 29 00:01:28,080 --> 00:01:32,200 Speaker 3: was allowed to go through the current Prime Minister. Elbow 30 00:01:32,840 --> 00:01:36,600 Speaker 3: was the Infrastructure Minister at the time, and myself and 31 00:01:36,680 --> 00:01:40,520 Speaker 3: he and many others from our side were very clear 32 00:01:40,600 --> 00:01:45,839 Speaker 3: in our opposition to the leasing of our northern strategic port. 33 00:01:45,920 --> 00:01:50,040 Speaker 3: So that's been consistent and what the PM said when 34 00:01:50,080 --> 00:01:52,400 Speaker 3: he was here just after the election is that we're 35 00:01:52,480 --> 00:01:57,000 Speaker 3: going to conduct our own review and he will make 36 00:01:58,200 --> 00:02:02,800 Speaker 3: that public in due course. But obviously the timing of 37 00:02:02,840 --> 00:02:09,000 Speaker 3: that is something that government rightly will keep keep you 38 00:02:09,240 --> 00:02:12,160 Speaker 3: under wraps. It's going to be thorough though, and it's 39 00:02:12,240 --> 00:02:15,440 Speaker 3: going to answer the questions that so many Australians have 40 00:02:15,520 --> 00:02:19,160 Speaker 3: had all this time, i e. How is this allowed 41 00:02:19,160 --> 00:02:21,560 Speaker 3: to happen? I think the language that the Prime Minister 42 00:02:21,680 --> 00:02:25,880 Speaker 3: uses is what were the circumstances around this leasing of 43 00:02:25,919 --> 00:02:29,720 Speaker 3: our northern strategic port to a company so closely aligned 44 00:02:29,760 --> 00:02:34,160 Speaker 3: to the CCP and we'll get those answers in this review, 45 00:02:34,919 --> 00:02:37,520 Speaker 3: and as the Prime Minister said, we'll make that public. 46 00:02:37,639 --> 00:02:41,040 Speaker 1: And so there is a review going to happen from 47 00:02:41,080 --> 00:02:43,560 Speaker 1: it's underway as we speak. So any idea how long 48 00:02:43,600 --> 00:02:44,280 Speaker 1: that's going to take. 49 00:02:44,639 --> 00:02:48,239 Speaker 3: Yeah, that's an issue I guess with the with the 50 00:02:48,320 --> 00:02:55,560 Speaker 3: review where kind of reviewing the information that's already already 51 00:02:56,520 --> 00:02:58,640 Speaker 3: come to light, the stuff that's public and the stuff 52 00:02:58,680 --> 00:03:03,000 Speaker 3: that's not. And obviously anti government is cooperating in that 53 00:03:03,280 --> 00:03:09,240 Speaker 3: process because it is, after all, a contract that was 54 00:03:09,720 --> 00:03:12,639 Speaker 3: established by the anti government of the day. So that 55 00:03:12,680 --> 00:03:15,960 Speaker 3: will take some time. But yeah, I'm not in a 56 00:03:15,960 --> 00:03:19,600 Speaker 3: position to say that it'll be by a certain month 57 00:03:19,800 --> 00:03:22,400 Speaker 3: next year or something like that. But it's going to 58 00:03:22,400 --> 00:03:24,560 Speaker 3: be thorough and we're working through. 59 00:03:24,360 --> 00:03:26,239 Speaker 1: It all right, and it is going to be made public. 60 00:03:26,280 --> 00:03:28,480 Speaker 1: So people have got a good understanding as to, you know, 61 00:03:28,560 --> 00:03:32,640 Speaker 1: as to whether the leasing of our port is okay, 62 00:03:32,760 --> 00:03:34,440 Speaker 1: whether it's you know, whether it's going to cause us 63 00:03:34,480 --> 00:03:35,400 Speaker 1: any issues down the. 64 00:03:35,360 --> 00:03:41,800 Speaker 3: Track, yeah, and whether whether there was any improprietary back 65 00:03:41,800 --> 00:03:44,160 Speaker 3: in twenty fifteen. And you know, people who have been 66 00:03:44,200 --> 00:03:47,880 Speaker 3: around Darwin for a while. You know, know that there'd 67 00:03:47,880 --> 00:03:50,960 Speaker 3: probably some people that are a bit nervous about the 68 00:03:51,000 --> 00:03:55,040 Speaker 3: outcomes of this review and this investigation into the circumstances 69 00:03:55,080 --> 00:03:57,680 Speaker 3: at the time, but Australians deserve to know bit more 70 00:03:57,680 --> 00:04:02,280 Speaker 3: than that. Australians need to know that there's been a 71 00:04:02,440 --> 00:04:05,520 Speaker 3: proper process by which a decision was made about the 72 00:04:05,800 --> 00:04:08,880 Speaker 3: ongoing status of that lease over our port and Looke. 73 00:04:08,920 --> 00:04:11,920 Speaker 1: I know again, in the leading to the federal election, 74 00:04:12,040 --> 00:04:14,720 Speaker 1: there was discussion from the Coalition as well about further 75 00:04:14,800 --> 00:04:19,080 Speaker 1: investments being made into the Northern Territory. They weren't saying 76 00:04:19,080 --> 00:04:22,039 Speaker 1: that they were going to build a new port, but 77 00:04:22,120 --> 00:04:24,960 Speaker 1: there was going to be a further investment. You know 78 00:04:25,000 --> 00:04:27,920 Speaker 1: where I suppose where is all of that now now 79 00:04:27,960 --> 00:04:30,640 Speaker 1: that Labor is obviously in charge when you talk about 80 00:04:30,640 --> 00:04:32,560 Speaker 1: the port and when you talk about it being leased 81 00:04:32,760 --> 00:04:36,160 Speaker 1: to a Chinese owned company in terms of the use 82 00:04:36,440 --> 00:04:40,599 Speaker 1: by defense or the concerns by defense potentially Catie. 83 00:04:40,680 --> 00:04:43,640 Speaker 3: For me and for so many others, it's always been 84 00:04:43,839 --> 00:04:48,120 Speaker 3: purely the northern strategic port of Darwin should be in 85 00:04:48,880 --> 00:04:56,479 Speaker 3: Australian hands or those of our strategic partners. And that's 86 00:04:56,520 --> 00:04:59,360 Speaker 3: a no brainer. Most people where if I go in 87 00:04:59,360 --> 00:05:02,359 Speaker 3: Australia and I'd say that I'm the MP from Darwen, 88 00:05:02,480 --> 00:05:05,279 Speaker 3: people say, well, mate, what the bloody hell happened with 89 00:05:05,320 --> 00:05:08,280 Speaker 3: that port? And it's a good question, and it's a 90 00:05:08,440 --> 00:05:12,000 Speaker 3: question that Australians deserve answers to just to go to 91 00:05:12,240 --> 00:05:15,200 Speaker 3: that port infrastructure. I think the Deputy Prime Minister at 92 00:05:15,200 --> 00:05:17,240 Speaker 3: the time, Barnaby Joyce, actually referred to it as a 93 00:05:17,360 --> 00:05:22,480 Speaker 3: second port or a replacement port. But they hadn't engaged 94 00:05:22,480 --> 00:05:24,320 Speaker 3: at all and consulted at all with Defense, so I 95 00:05:24,440 --> 00:05:27,760 Speaker 3: was really curious. But what we have said is that 96 00:05:27,800 --> 00:05:30,680 Speaker 3: we're committed to one point five billion dollars of investment 97 00:05:31,839 --> 00:05:35,480 Speaker 3: in our port area. What we need to do through 98 00:05:35,640 --> 00:05:38,760 Speaker 3: this process now is work out what is the best 99 00:05:40,000 --> 00:05:43,200 Speaker 3: what is the best use of those funds to enable 100 00:05:43,279 --> 00:05:47,560 Speaker 3: further economic growth in Darwin for the good in the nation, 101 00:05:47,680 --> 00:05:53,480 Speaker 3: but also with our new naval and our allied uses 102 00:05:53,520 --> 00:05:56,880 Speaker 3: and training in the area, what is the best infrastructure 103 00:05:56,920 --> 00:06:00,679 Speaker 3: to support not only industry but the defense as well. 104 00:06:00,839 --> 00:06:04,320 Speaker 1: And so just going back to our current port, you know, 105 00:06:04,440 --> 00:06:07,360 Speaker 1: if the review that he's undertaken by Labor shows that 106 00:06:08,000 --> 00:06:10,359 Speaker 1: you know that there are no concerns that there's nothing 107 00:06:10,360 --> 00:06:12,760 Speaker 1: to see here. You know, it is okay for it 108 00:06:12,800 --> 00:06:15,400 Speaker 1: to be leased by land Bridge, you know, is it 109 00:06:15,440 --> 00:06:17,080 Speaker 1: something that then we will just sort of need to 110 00:06:17,120 --> 00:06:19,560 Speaker 1: move on from or do you think that the reality 111 00:06:19,760 --> 00:06:23,880 Speaker 1: is that we should actually have that port in Australian hands. 112 00:06:24,520 --> 00:06:27,839 Speaker 3: Well, the port never should have been leased, that's one thing. 113 00:06:28,680 --> 00:06:31,279 Speaker 3: And the federal government, so I'm proud to be a 114 00:06:31,320 --> 00:06:35,040 Speaker 3: part of, will follow the advice of that review, those 115 00:06:35,080 --> 00:06:39,720 Speaker 3: recommendations and take the appropriate action. We're not sure at 116 00:06:39,720 --> 00:06:43,280 Speaker 3: this point, obviously of the review the full depth because 117 00:06:43,279 --> 00:06:45,520 Speaker 3: we haven't come to government for that long. We know 118 00:06:45,600 --> 00:06:50,080 Speaker 3: that Defense has withheld some information on national security grounds 119 00:06:50,560 --> 00:06:53,440 Speaker 3: from the FOIS. But yeah, I'll congratulate Jano Gibson. He's 120 00:06:53,440 --> 00:06:57,440 Speaker 3: doing a great job in investigating this because you know, he, 121 00:06:57,640 --> 00:07:01,080 Speaker 3: like many others, we're scratching their heads back in twenty 122 00:07:01,240 --> 00:07:06,000 Speaker 3: fifteen when we lost our northern port for a century 123 00:07:06,120 --> 00:07:09,040 Speaker 3: or a year short of a century. Now it's already 124 00:07:09,040 --> 00:07:12,320 Speaker 3: been what seven years, But we've seen how quickly strategic 125 00:07:12,400 --> 00:07:15,680 Speaker 3: circumstances can change. That is why it was such a 126 00:07:15,720 --> 00:07:18,120 Speaker 3: stupid thing to do. And I look forward to being 127 00:07:18,160 --> 00:07:21,080 Speaker 3: part of a government that rectifies the situation. 128 00:07:20,680 --> 00:07:23,200 Speaker 1: Well, and in rectifying the situation, though, do you reckon 129 00:07:23,200 --> 00:07:26,200 Speaker 1: that it could potentially harm our relationship further with China. 130 00:07:26,640 --> 00:07:28,440 Speaker 3: Well, it's just something that needs to be managed in 131 00:07:28,480 --> 00:07:33,640 Speaker 3: a mature way, I mean, in a diplomatic way. As 132 00:07:33,680 --> 00:07:35,320 Speaker 3: I've said to you a number of times over the 133 00:07:35,360 --> 00:07:39,800 Speaker 3: past years, Katie, it is uncontroversial to say that such 134 00:07:39,840 --> 00:07:43,160 Speaker 3: critical infrastructure in the north of Australia, a massive defense hub, 135 00:07:43,480 --> 00:07:47,080 Speaker 3: should be in Australian hands and not in foreign hands. 136 00:07:47,320 --> 00:07:50,400 Speaker 3: That is an uncontroversial thing to say. And I know 137 00:07:50,520 --> 00:07:53,440 Speaker 3: for sure that we can't go and by port facilities 138 00:07:53,440 --> 00:07:57,080 Speaker 3: in China because they want to keep their port facilities 139 00:07:57,120 --> 00:08:00,720 Speaker 3: critical infrastructure in their own hands, as most other countries 140 00:08:00,760 --> 00:08:03,560 Speaker 3: in the world would. And people will often say, or 141 00:08:03,600 --> 00:08:06,200 Speaker 3: what about the port of Melbourne or other ports? Well, 142 00:08:06,200 --> 00:08:09,840 Speaker 3: people have views on that, but Darwin's different. Darwin's critical, 143 00:08:10,200 --> 00:08:15,880 Speaker 3: Darwin's our northern port. It's got significant strategic military role 144 00:08:16,320 --> 00:08:20,080 Speaker 3: that should be in our hands. And I look forward 145 00:08:20,080 --> 00:08:22,640 Speaker 3: to seeing the recommendations out of the review in due course. 146 00:08:22,720 --> 00:08:24,600 Speaker 2: I just can't give you a date about when. No, 147 00:08:24,760 --> 00:08:25,920 Speaker 2: that's all right, when it will come out. 148 00:08:25,960 --> 00:08:28,000 Speaker 1: We'll keep on to it. Luke, no doubt about that. Hey, 149 00:08:28,080 --> 00:08:29,920 Speaker 1: one thing I want to ask you about really quickly. 150 00:08:30,080 --> 00:08:32,440 Speaker 1: I know that you've been pushing for there to be 151 00:08:32,480 --> 00:08:36,240 Speaker 1: another look into our airfares in regional Australia. It's something 152 00:08:36,240 --> 00:08:38,959 Speaker 1: that we're all pretty concerned about. I mean even last week. 153 00:08:39,000 --> 00:08:41,160 Speaker 1: You know, you've got a situation where flights are being 154 00:08:41,200 --> 00:08:44,840 Speaker 1: canceled to here, there and everywhere, and then it takes 155 00:08:44,920 --> 00:08:46,960 Speaker 1: days to be able to get back on to another flight. 156 00:08:47,000 --> 00:08:49,000 Speaker 1: We all get that that sort of part of living 157 00:08:49,360 --> 00:08:52,400 Speaker 1: in a location that is a little further away than 158 00:08:52,440 --> 00:08:55,160 Speaker 1: some of the other capital cities. But how far along 159 00:08:55,240 --> 00:08:57,920 Speaker 1: is this and are we any closer to seeing you know, 160 00:08:58,120 --> 00:09:00,640 Speaker 1: ourselves being treated a bit more fairly I suppose when 161 00:09:00,640 --> 00:09:03,040 Speaker 1: it comes to the airline the cost of airfees. 162 00:09:03,200 --> 00:09:08,080 Speaker 3: Yeah, I've been speaking to Quantison Jetstar since we last 163 00:09:08,120 --> 00:09:13,240 Speaker 3: spoke Caddy, and I'll share in relation to that Singapore 164 00:09:13,679 --> 00:09:15,880 Speaker 3: leg as well, which a lot of people are devastated 165 00:09:15,880 --> 00:09:18,640 Speaker 3: about because that was sort of their affordable way to 166 00:09:18,640 --> 00:09:21,440 Speaker 3: get to Singapore and then bounce from there to wherever 167 00:09:21,480 --> 00:09:23,520 Speaker 3: they needed to get to. Keeping in mind a lot 168 00:09:23,520 --> 00:09:25,680 Speaker 3: of people haven't seen family members because of COVID for 169 00:09:25,720 --> 00:09:27,840 Speaker 3: a long long time, so that's been a bit of 170 00:09:28,120 --> 00:09:29,800 Speaker 3: a kick in the gust for us. But I'll share 171 00:09:29,920 --> 00:09:34,200 Speaker 3: that response from Countison Jetstar on my Facebook today for 172 00:09:34,240 --> 00:09:36,760 Speaker 3: those that are interested. I'm still looking at what we 173 00:09:36,800 --> 00:09:39,680 Speaker 3: might be able to do with that federal committee. But 174 00:09:39,760 --> 00:09:43,120 Speaker 3: it's affecting a lot of us. If some colleagues of 175 00:09:43,160 --> 00:09:46,720 Speaker 3: mine where to fly down to Alice Springs yesterday, the 176 00:09:46,760 --> 00:09:50,280 Speaker 3: flight was canceled or sorry it we first was put 177 00:09:50,320 --> 00:09:52,960 Speaker 3: back three hours and then it was canceled to go 178 00:09:53,040 --> 00:09:56,280 Speaker 3: on the flight today, and you're thinking, did you always 179 00:09:56,400 --> 00:09:56,880 Speaker 3: know that. 180 00:09:56,880 --> 00:09:59,960 Speaker 2: It was going to be canceled? Did you just yeah? 181 00:10:00,800 --> 00:10:02,840 Speaker 3: And then they can't find a hotel, right, so but 182 00:10:02,920 --> 00:10:05,679 Speaker 3: they end up finding someone's house at and parmesans So 183 00:10:05,800 --> 00:10:08,400 Speaker 3: good for those people making a dollar, but made of 184 00:10:08,440 --> 00:10:10,079 Speaker 3: mine was going to fly up from the Gold Coast 185 00:10:10,080 --> 00:10:13,680 Speaker 3: to see midnight oil and the flights were over a grand. 186 00:10:14,280 --> 00:10:17,080 Speaker 3: So it's affecting us, I think as it moves into 187 00:10:17,120 --> 00:10:19,120 Speaker 3: the wet season as well. And I am I've got 188 00:10:19,120 --> 00:10:20,560 Speaker 3: to put it on the record, Caddie. I'm not someone 189 00:10:20,600 --> 00:10:23,199 Speaker 3: who's rushing for the wet season. It will come into course. 190 00:10:23,440 --> 00:10:25,920 Speaker 3: Can we enjoy this cool weather for another week or so, 191 00:10:26,240 --> 00:10:28,600 Speaker 3: but I did feel for the asthmatics this morning, so 192 00:10:29,040 --> 00:10:32,040 Speaker 3: reach out to asthmaar and because it's pretty putrid in 193 00:10:32,080 --> 00:10:32,600 Speaker 3: the air. 194 00:10:32,559 --> 00:10:34,400 Speaker 1: Hey, look before I'll let you go though, So what 195 00:10:34,480 --> 00:10:35,520 Speaker 1: of Jetstar and Quantus? 196 00:10:35,520 --> 00:10:41,319 Speaker 3: Said, yeah, you know, there's this bit of a word salad, 197 00:10:41,320 --> 00:10:43,720 Speaker 3: but I'll put it up on my face. 198 00:10:44,480 --> 00:10:46,200 Speaker 2: Pull it up now if you've got time online. 199 00:10:46,600 --> 00:10:49,080 Speaker 1: So I mean, are they sort of I'm assuming that 200 00:10:49,120 --> 00:10:51,040 Speaker 1: there's not a lot of movement from them, like they're 201 00:10:51,080 --> 00:10:53,360 Speaker 1: not really coming to the party and saying, look, we're 202 00:10:53,360 --> 00:10:56,040 Speaker 1: prepared to put on additional flights, or we're prepared to 203 00:10:56,080 --> 00:10:58,760 Speaker 1: sort of make those flights any cheaper, because it does 204 00:10:59,559 --> 00:11:02,400 Speaker 1: you know, it's seems like they are more prepared at 205 00:11:02,400 --> 00:11:05,440 Speaker 1: this point in time to keep those flights and to 206 00:11:05,520 --> 00:11:08,600 Speaker 1: keep that sort of frequency higher in our major capital 207 00:11:08,640 --> 00:11:11,600 Speaker 1: cities because that's where they're obviously making money. So I 208 00:11:11,600 --> 00:11:13,640 Speaker 1: can only assume that you know that that's sort of 209 00:11:13,640 --> 00:11:16,880 Speaker 1: part of it. Now. Luke is just trying to find 210 00:11:17,160 --> 00:11:20,559 Speaker 1: that response from Jetstar and Quantus. We'll see whether we're 211 00:11:20,600 --> 00:11:21,040 Speaker 1: able to get it. 212 00:11:21,080 --> 00:11:26,559 Speaker 3: Otherwise people can Yeah, they're just going through the reasons 213 00:11:26,640 --> 00:11:33,440 Speaker 3: for the tempest are changes in how often those flights 214 00:11:33,480 --> 00:11:35,000 Speaker 3: are going due to demand. 215 00:11:35,160 --> 00:11:37,120 Speaker 2: I think there's a lot of demand people keen to 216 00:11:37,160 --> 00:11:38,600 Speaker 2: get over to Bali. 217 00:11:38,640 --> 00:11:41,560 Speaker 1: But so they're saying that there's not a high enough demand. 218 00:11:41,760 --> 00:11:44,680 Speaker 3: We just you know, they said they're going to increase 219 00:11:44,720 --> 00:11:48,480 Speaker 3: services during school holadays, but otherwise I think workforce is 220 00:11:48,559 --> 00:11:51,840 Speaker 3: hitting them the same way as hitting so many others. 221 00:11:52,880 --> 00:11:56,439 Speaker 3: They're apologizing the customers for the inconvenience and frustrations of 222 00:11:58,440 --> 00:12:01,240 Speaker 3: canceled flights, but also talking about the suspension of the 223 00:12:01,280 --> 00:12:07,120 Speaker 3: day unto Singapore services and referencing the commercial viability of 224 00:12:07,120 --> 00:12:09,640 Speaker 3: the route. But as if it's any guide from the 225 00:12:09,640 --> 00:12:13,240 Speaker 3: people who have rang me that really concerned, then there's 226 00:12:13,240 --> 00:12:14,840 Speaker 3: a lot of demand there. But I think you've hit 227 00:12:14,880 --> 00:12:16,800 Speaker 3: the nail on the head cadi in which is why 228 00:12:16,840 --> 00:12:19,040 Speaker 3: we need to continue to look at ways to apply 229 00:12:19,120 --> 00:12:23,000 Speaker 3: pressure in Canberra is because the more profitable roots they 230 00:12:23,040 --> 00:12:25,599 Speaker 3: are just raking it in and with their workforce shortages. 231 00:12:26,000 --> 00:12:29,360 Speaker 3: So the question is, you know, NT's obviously in Quantus's name, 232 00:12:30,280 --> 00:12:33,080 Speaker 3: what responsibility they do, particularly when they got about two 233 00:12:33,120 --> 00:12:37,400 Speaker 3: billion of taxpayers money to stay viable during COVID, What 234 00:12:37,440 --> 00:12:42,679 Speaker 3: responsibility do they have? Is to say, well, yes, Melbourne, Sydney, Brisbane, Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, 235 00:12:42,760 --> 00:12:45,280 Speaker 3: they're the profitable roots and they're raking it in on 236 00:12:45,360 --> 00:12:48,280 Speaker 3: those roots. But what responsibility they have to service the 237 00:12:48,360 --> 00:12:50,880 Speaker 3: rest of the country. And that'ssolutely and that is absolutely 238 00:12:50,960 --> 00:12:53,000 Speaker 3: our point. And will I need to keep punching down 239 00:12:53,000 --> 00:12:53,920 Speaker 3: in Canberra. 240 00:12:53,600 --> 00:12:55,640 Speaker 1: Well, Luke Gosling, we will leave it there. We'll catch 241 00:12:55,679 --> 00:12:57,640 Speaker 1: up with you again very soon, no doubt. When does 242 00:12:57,679 --> 00:12:58,959 Speaker 1: Parliament sit in Canberra again? 243 00:12:59,600 --> 00:13:02,240 Speaker 3: Just under two weeks so Monday and two weeks time, 244 00:13:02,280 --> 00:13:04,080 Speaker 3: and so we can have a chat from there and 245 00:13:04,080 --> 00:13:05,559 Speaker 3: give you an update on where we've got to with 246 00:13:05,720 --> 00:13:06,920 Speaker 3: the committee and other things. 247 00:13:07,000 --> 00:13:09,079 Speaker 1: Perfect, that'd be great. Thank you very much, Luke. Good 248 00:13:09,080 --> 00:13:09,680 Speaker 1: to catch up with you.