1 00:00:00,000 --> 00:00:01,560 Speaker 1: Well, if you've been listening to the show over the 2 00:00:01,639 --> 00:00:04,160 Speaker 1: last couple of weeks, you would know that we had 3 00:00:04,200 --> 00:00:07,120 Speaker 1: a huge shipment of fireworks bound for the Northern Territory 4 00:00:07,120 --> 00:00:10,480 Speaker 1: for Territory Day. They were seized by authorities in New 5 00:00:10,520 --> 00:00:12,880 Speaker 1: South Wales. Now, when I last asked the Chief Minister 6 00:00:12,920 --> 00:00:15,240 Speaker 1: for an update, she'd said that she was working with 7 00:00:15,280 --> 00:00:17,920 Speaker 1: the New South Wales Premier to get them to the territory, 8 00:00:18,120 --> 00:00:21,120 Speaker 1: but the Queensland Premier then had some issues with the fireworks, 9 00:00:21,120 --> 00:00:23,560 Speaker 1: so she was also in talks with the queens Land Premier. 10 00:00:24,000 --> 00:00:25,959 Speaker 1: Now my understanding is that Work Safe here in the 11 00:00:25,960 --> 00:00:29,160 Speaker 1: Northern Territory was doing everything they could to ensure that 12 00:00:29,200 --> 00:00:32,720 Speaker 1: the fireworks get to the NT and joining us on 13 00:00:32,760 --> 00:00:37,520 Speaker 1: the line, Fusion Fireworks owner Luke Kardi, Good morning again. 14 00:00:37,320 --> 00:00:40,479 Speaker 2: Luke, morning Katie. 15 00:00:39,680 --> 00:00:42,720 Speaker 1: Oh mate, we wanted to we wanted to get you 16 00:00:42,800 --> 00:00:44,680 Speaker 1: on to get a bit of an update and find 17 00:00:44,720 --> 00:00:46,720 Speaker 1: out where these fireworks are at or they are going 18 00:00:46,800 --> 00:00:48,520 Speaker 1: to arrive in time for Territory Day. 19 00:00:49,479 --> 00:00:52,920 Speaker 2: Yeah, we've got some developments for you, Lucky. We did 20 00:00:52,960 --> 00:00:56,480 Speaker 2: touch base today. We've got the blessing yesterday, so we've 21 00:00:56,480 --> 00:01:00,600 Speaker 2: got Queen's Land Regulators have flown down the new Wells 22 00:01:01,240 --> 00:01:05,959 Speaker 2: where the fire was succeeded. They've been monitoring the unpacked 23 00:01:06,000 --> 00:01:10,840 Speaker 2: plucking boxes and checking contents to see whether the goods 24 00:01:10,959 --> 00:01:16,840 Speaker 2: can pass through Queensland purely just for transport. We've got 25 00:01:17,280 --> 00:01:21,920 Speaker 2: we've got the green light on four four containers now 26 00:01:22,040 --> 00:01:26,320 Speaker 2: they're ready to be released. We've got one and a 27 00:01:26,360 --> 00:01:29,760 Speaker 2: half can We've got one and a half containers yet 28 00:01:29,800 --> 00:01:32,440 Speaker 2: to be decided. And there's one product in there that 29 00:01:32,520 --> 00:01:35,319 Speaker 2: could the land and it's the size of a bumblebee. 30 00:01:35,920 --> 00:01:37,399 Speaker 1: Oh you're joking. 31 00:01:38,800 --> 00:01:44,039 Speaker 2: Yeah, it's yeah, it's it's it's it's it's a bit crazy. 32 00:01:44,800 --> 00:01:48,240 Speaker 2: We're trying to deal with it. We've we've submitted a 33 00:01:48,280 --> 00:01:55,680 Speaker 2: lot of data and evidence for safety and essentially these 34 00:01:55,760 --> 00:02:01,160 Speaker 2: things are just transporting, but the Queensland government basing their 35 00:02:01,200 --> 00:02:03,200 Speaker 2: decision on what iff it was going to be used 36 00:02:03,200 --> 00:02:05,960 Speaker 2: in Queensland. So we've sort of got our handside. But 37 00:02:06,000 --> 00:02:08,600 Speaker 2: we're waiting for some positive news. 38 00:02:08,480 --> 00:02:11,320 Speaker 1: Well, and it sounds like there has been some positive moves. 39 00:02:11,320 --> 00:02:13,320 Speaker 1: I mean, if you've got some containers that are able 40 00:02:13,360 --> 00:02:15,480 Speaker 1: to now come through to the Northern Territory, that is 41 00:02:15,480 --> 00:02:18,520 Speaker 1: a good thing. Is it going to be enough though. 42 00:02:18,560 --> 00:02:20,960 Speaker 1: If they don't let these other little ones through. 43 00:02:20,960 --> 00:02:25,960 Speaker 2: Well yeah, we will have a painstaking task of removing 44 00:02:26,760 --> 00:02:30,400 Speaker 2: but that could take a week week and like twenty people. 45 00:02:30,840 --> 00:02:34,520 Speaker 2: But we will once we get the determination in writing, 46 00:02:34,600 --> 00:02:38,600 Speaker 2: then we'll adapt. We're still optimistic we'll get a positive income. 47 00:02:39,080 --> 00:02:43,080 Speaker 2: But I can say myself and another importer we have 48 00:02:43,480 --> 00:02:46,359 Speaker 2: we have three forty foot we have, he's got three, 49 00:02:46,400 --> 00:02:49,120 Speaker 2: I got four. So there's seven forty foot containers ready 50 00:02:49,160 --> 00:02:50,560 Speaker 2: to roll shortly. 51 00:02:52,360 --> 00:02:54,080 Speaker 1: How soon do you reckon? They're going to get here. 52 00:02:54,040 --> 00:02:58,960 Speaker 2: Luke Territory with any luck body and next week hopefully 53 00:02:59,040 --> 00:03:02,440 Speaker 2: they'll be they'll be grazing in a secure location. 54 00:03:03,040 --> 00:03:07,400 Speaker 1: Ye and then well yeah that is good news mate. 55 00:03:07,440 --> 00:03:10,639 Speaker 1: I know that to anybody listening who does want to 56 00:03:10,680 --> 00:03:12,920 Speaker 1: get out there and let off their own fireworks, they 57 00:03:12,960 --> 00:03:15,760 Speaker 1: are going to be very happy to hear this. 58 00:03:16,639 --> 00:03:19,400 Speaker 2: Yeah, well we need to think we definitely need to 59 00:03:19,440 --> 00:03:24,680 Speaker 2: thank the government and anty Work Safe to put lots 60 00:03:24,680 --> 00:03:27,240 Speaker 2: of man hours into making this happen as well. 61 00:03:27,760 --> 00:03:30,640 Speaker 1: Have you ever like, has it ever been so difficult 62 00:03:30,800 --> 00:03:34,120 Speaker 1: for you to get fireworks into the Northern Territory before? 63 00:03:35,000 --> 00:03:38,760 Speaker 2: In eighteen years? Not a problem, right, So this is 64 00:03:38,800 --> 00:03:44,800 Speaker 2: the first time. Yeah. Yeah, so it's caught everyone by surprise, 65 00:03:44,960 --> 00:03:50,280 Speaker 2: and we still need to sit down and have very 66 00:03:50,280 --> 00:03:53,320 Speaker 2: in depth discussions of how went paar shaped is shoe 67 00:03:53,320 --> 00:03:57,160 Speaker 2: and white did so we can further understand. Basically, we've 68 00:03:57,240 --> 00:04:00,840 Speaker 2: just been in a reactive and adapt give mode to 69 00:04:01,920 --> 00:04:04,520 Speaker 2: go through the motions to get the stuff up to 70 00:04:04,600 --> 00:04:05,400 Speaker 2: where it needs to be. 71 00:04:05,880 --> 00:04:08,960 Speaker 1: But so mate, your message for territorians this morning is 72 00:04:09,000 --> 00:04:12,720 Speaker 1: that there will still be Territory Day with fireworks. 73 00:04:13,360 --> 00:04:16,000 Speaker 2: Yes, that definitely will be And what I would tell 74 00:04:16,120 --> 00:04:21,279 Speaker 2: territory in is make the most of it because if 75 00:04:21,279 --> 00:04:26,159 Speaker 2: we can't bring stuff into New Souffrales or Queensland next 76 00:04:26,240 --> 00:04:29,000 Speaker 2: year and we can't ship it to Northern Territory, that 77 00:04:29,279 --> 00:04:31,120 Speaker 2: brings a whole other set of problems. 78 00:04:32,120 --> 00:04:33,679 Speaker 1: Right, well, we're going to have to have some further 79 00:04:33,720 --> 00:04:37,479 Speaker 1: discussions about that, particularly with the Northern Territory government, but 80 00:04:37,560 --> 00:04:41,719 Speaker 1: maybe even with our federal member of Parliament about whether 81 00:04:41,880 --> 00:04:45,560 Speaker 1: you know, there needs to be a pathway somehow or they. 82 00:04:45,480 --> 00:04:48,039 Speaker 2: Should Yeah, well yeah, goods. Goods should be able to 83 00:04:48,160 --> 00:04:51,160 Speaker 2: pass freely through state to state as long as they're 84 00:04:51,240 --> 00:04:54,280 Speaker 2: compliant for a trade purpose. You know, they're they're legal 85 00:04:54,320 --> 00:04:57,440 Speaker 2: in Northern Territory. They're tested and approved by the Northern 86 00:04:57,520 --> 00:05:02,839 Speaker 2: Territory Government's quite crazy how a bumblebee could hold up 87 00:05:02,920 --> 00:05:05,479 Speaker 2: our shipman in Queensland, but you can go to Queensland 88 00:05:05,520 --> 00:05:07,680 Speaker 2: and buy a jaw blaster just bend in every other 89 00:05:07,760 --> 00:05:09,120 Speaker 2: state around the country. 90 00:05:09,160 --> 00:05:13,599 Speaker 1: It's it's madness, mate, that is insane. That's crazy. 91 00:05:13,640 --> 00:05:16,120 Speaker 2: When you're talking about a front page of the NT 92 00:05:16,320 --> 00:05:19,240 Speaker 2: News tomorrow, it's absolute madness. It is. 93 00:05:19,640 --> 00:05:22,960 Speaker 1: It's mad. You've just written crystals headline for the for 94 00:05:23,000 --> 00:05:26,599 Speaker 1: the News asavah. So mate, we are glad that for 95 00:05:26,640 --> 00:05:28,919 Speaker 1: this year it's still going to be happening, but it 96 00:05:28,960 --> 00:05:31,760 Speaker 1: sounds like there needs to be some further discussions for 97 00:05:31,839 --> 00:05:34,279 Speaker 1: the years ahead, so you and I will no doubt 98 00:05:34,320 --> 00:05:40,120 Speaker 1: be talking again. So definitely thank you too, mate, thank you, 99 00:05:40,200 --> 00:05:40,960 Speaker 1: thanks so much.