1 00:00:00,120 --> 00:00:04,040 Speaker 1: Well heading across now to central Australia to Alice Springs 2 00:00:04,080 --> 00:00:09,080 Speaker 1: and unfortunately the situation that unfolded last night where the 3 00:00:09,320 --> 00:00:13,920 Speaker 1: school bus at Yiparinha was well allegedly stolen. Joining me 4 00:00:13,960 --> 00:00:18,360 Speaker 1: on the line right now is the principal of Yparina School, 5 00:00:18,720 --> 00:00:20,840 Speaker 1: Gavin Morris. Goood morning, Gavin. 6 00:00:21,480 --> 00:00:22,280 Speaker 2: Good morning Katie. 7 00:00:22,320 --> 00:00:25,440 Speaker 1: How are you not bad mate? It sounds like a 8 00:00:25,520 --> 00:00:28,720 Speaker 1: pretty difficult situation for you guys last night. 9 00:00:29,960 --> 00:00:32,640 Speaker 2: Yeah, we've had a tough twenty four hours, Katie, no 10 00:00:32,800 --> 00:00:36,400 Speaker 2: questions about it. A group of our a group of 11 00:00:36,440 --> 00:00:38,839 Speaker 2: our students let themselves into the school last night and 12 00:00:38,960 --> 00:00:41,480 Speaker 2: caused a lot of going into to our front admin block, 13 00:00:41,560 --> 00:00:45,600 Speaker 2: but more concerningly of stolen a whole bunch of bus 14 00:00:45,680 --> 00:00:48,840 Speaker 2: keys including one of our many buses, driven it through 15 00:00:49,080 --> 00:00:52,280 Speaker 2: the front gate of the school and then around the 16 00:00:52,280 --> 00:00:54,720 Speaker 2: other Springs community picking up their mates. Av a million 17 00:00:54,800 --> 00:01:00,560 Speaker 2: miles an hour and police chases and you know, tie 18 00:01:00,640 --> 00:01:05,960 Speaker 2: us by the whole journey and once again it's a 19 00:01:06,000 --> 00:01:08,160 Speaker 2: really tough night for your bringer mate. 20 00:01:08,200 --> 00:01:11,120 Speaker 1: How is the school community feeling Because you guys do 21 00:01:11,160 --> 00:01:15,880 Speaker 1: an incredible job at you know, at educating kids, giving 22 00:01:15,880 --> 00:01:19,640 Speaker 1: them opportunities and it must be like I would imagine, 23 00:01:19,680 --> 00:01:22,560 Speaker 1: actually pretty upseating when something like this happens. 24 00:01:24,280 --> 00:01:28,520 Speaker 2: Absolutely, I've just had the team come together and we've 25 00:01:28,560 --> 00:01:33,960 Speaker 2: all taken it really personally, but we're also seeing it, Katie, 26 00:01:34,000 --> 00:01:37,400 Speaker 2: as an opportunity to really use this as a moment 27 00:01:37,440 --> 00:01:40,559 Speaker 2: of reflection, to pull ourselves together, to keep ourselves accountable. 28 00:01:41,080 --> 00:01:43,319 Speaker 2: And you know, it's a crime for help and it's 29 00:01:43,319 --> 00:01:46,120 Speaker 2: a call for action, not just for your Pernia staff, 30 00:01:46,200 --> 00:01:50,680 Speaker 2: but for all organizations across Central Australia who were charged 31 00:01:50,680 --> 00:01:53,560 Speaker 2: with the responsibility to wrap services around these kids and 32 00:01:53,600 --> 00:01:56,760 Speaker 2: their families. Still haven't heard of anything from territory families 33 00:01:57,040 --> 00:02:01,880 Speaker 2: nothing I know taking Jerra have been quite public about 34 00:02:02,520 --> 00:02:06,960 Speaker 2: if families are going to come into our spring and 35 00:02:07,560 --> 00:02:11,040 Speaker 2: leave in these town cares off country and play up, well, 36 00:02:11,080 --> 00:02:13,120 Speaker 2: then they're going to take the lead to send these 37 00:02:13,200 --> 00:02:15,919 Speaker 2: kids and families back to your community. Ye're right, that's 38 00:02:15,960 --> 00:02:19,400 Speaker 2: where the healing happens. It's not it's not about whether 39 00:02:19,480 --> 00:02:21,119 Speaker 2: you're going to spend a ten year old to jail 40 00:02:21,200 --> 00:02:23,320 Speaker 2: or a twelve year old. The kids certainly won't be 41 00:02:23,320 --> 00:02:26,640 Speaker 2: getting suspender or expelled. In fact, Katie, two of the kids, 42 00:02:26,639 --> 00:02:28,320 Speaker 2: the driver and his mate, who are in the front 43 00:02:28,360 --> 00:02:30,840 Speaker 2: seat actually came to school and are at school today. 44 00:02:32,639 --> 00:02:34,919 Speaker 1: My goodness, what Kevin? 45 00:02:35,280 --> 00:02:35,320 Speaker 2: Like? 46 00:02:35,720 --> 00:02:38,760 Speaker 1: The thing that gets me is do they realize that 47 00:02:38,880 --> 00:02:42,000 Speaker 1: they could have hurt themselves? Like, do they realize if 48 00:02:42,040 --> 00:02:44,040 Speaker 1: they crash that car they could die? 49 00:02:46,280 --> 00:02:49,200 Speaker 2: That's one hundred percent right. Look, we will have those 50 00:02:49,240 --> 00:02:51,680 Speaker 2: conversations with them, Cadie, But you know when you've got 51 00:02:51,680 --> 00:02:53,760 Speaker 2: ten year olds like you know these two who I 52 00:02:53,840 --> 00:02:56,800 Speaker 2: had my office you're fifteen minutes ago, that this is 53 00:02:56,840 --> 00:02:59,400 Speaker 2: their second incident this week. They crashed the car and 54 00:02:59,440 --> 00:03:03,000 Speaker 2: found themselves a hospital on Saturday night. Oh my god, 55 00:03:04,080 --> 00:03:05,880 Speaker 2: I'm worried Katie that we're going to have an interview 56 00:03:05,880 --> 00:03:07,600 Speaker 2: one of these days where it's going to be a 57 00:03:07,639 --> 00:03:09,839 Speaker 2: very different Taye to it. And whilst I can clean 58 00:03:09,919 --> 00:03:12,840 Speaker 2: up the glass and I can, you know, mop up 59 00:03:12,840 --> 00:03:14,920 Speaker 2: the tears, and there are a few tees around here 60 00:03:14,919 --> 00:03:20,440 Speaker 2: for you today where one stolen vehicle closer to something 61 00:03:20,919 --> 00:03:24,320 Speaker 2: happening that's irreversible. And keeping in mind that we're now 62 00:03:24,919 --> 00:03:29,160 Speaker 2: sort of entering the warmer months and summer's approaching, so 63 00:03:30,639 --> 00:03:35,360 Speaker 2: once again calling on those people with the opportunity to 64 00:03:35,400 --> 00:03:40,480 Speaker 2: fund your morning accommodation to come and sit with us 65 00:03:40,480 --> 00:03:42,680 Speaker 2: on the front line at your perenna. But we're doing 66 00:03:42,680 --> 00:03:46,040 Speaker 2: an amazing job in such a complex environment, so we 67 00:03:46,080 --> 00:03:49,920 Speaker 2: can offer our families the continuum of care. Yeah, we 68 00:03:50,040 --> 00:03:51,720 Speaker 2: do a great job. And they drop these kids off 69 00:03:51,760 --> 00:03:54,160 Speaker 2: at three o'clock, four o'clock, at ten o'clock at night, 70 00:03:54,200 --> 00:03:56,280 Speaker 2: and after that we can't help anymore. 71 00:03:56,600 --> 00:03:59,320 Speaker 1: Gave. That's Spain. I reckon the biggest question that people 72 00:03:59,320 --> 00:04:02,200 Speaker 1: have been asking this morning. You know, once these kids 73 00:04:02,240 --> 00:04:05,200 Speaker 1: were picked up by the police and then it's been 74 00:04:05,240 --> 00:04:08,360 Speaker 1: reported that they've been dropped home to a responsible adult. 75 00:04:08,400 --> 00:04:11,360 Speaker 1: Well where was the responsible adult beforehand? 76 00:04:13,200 --> 00:04:17,760 Speaker 2: Well, that's right, but the responsible adults in crisis themselves, Katie. 77 00:04:18,360 --> 00:04:21,000 Speaker 2: I speak with these parents all the time. They're in crisis. 78 00:04:21,240 --> 00:04:24,760 Speaker 2: They're broken down. They've got no more answers. They're carrying 79 00:04:24,760 --> 00:04:27,320 Speaker 2: that much draum and that much crisis themselves. They can't 80 00:04:27,360 --> 00:04:28,240 Speaker 2: do anything else. 81 00:04:28,960 --> 00:04:29,560 Speaker 3: They're stuck. 82 00:04:29,880 --> 00:04:32,240 Speaker 2: They're stuck in their moment, they're stuck in their own journey. 83 00:04:32,720 --> 00:04:37,200 Speaker 2: Many of these families a single mum who have to 84 00:04:37,200 --> 00:04:40,760 Speaker 2: deal with all sorts of overcrowding and food security and 85 00:04:40,800 --> 00:04:43,320 Speaker 2: domestic violence and on and on it goes. That's got 86 00:04:43,360 --> 00:04:46,360 Speaker 2: a conversation for today. But the responsible adult that these 87 00:04:46,440 --> 00:04:50,240 Speaker 2: kids have, the ones that they do have, they are stuck. 88 00:04:50,560 --> 00:04:52,600 Speaker 2: They're stuck in their own trauma and their own crisis. 89 00:04:52,680 --> 00:04:55,640 Speaker 1: So Gavin, and look, we're fast running out of time, 90 00:04:55,640 --> 00:04:57,120 Speaker 1: and I feel like I want to talk for so 91 00:04:57,240 --> 00:04:59,520 Speaker 1: much longer to you, So we might have to get 92 00:04:59,520 --> 00:05:01,760 Speaker 1: you back on next week. But mate, you know then 93 00:05:01,839 --> 00:05:03,960 Speaker 1: when you take into account the fact that you've been 94 00:05:04,000 --> 00:05:08,719 Speaker 1: advocating so hard for this sporting facility to try to 95 00:05:08,800 --> 00:05:12,440 Speaker 1: help keep these kids safe, I mean, it must be 96 00:05:12,520 --> 00:05:15,839 Speaker 1: frustrating to you then that from what I can gather 97 00:05:16,080 --> 00:05:18,320 Speaker 1: and from the reporting that I've seen, that that doesn't 98 00:05:18,360 --> 00:05:19,279 Speaker 1: seem to be happening. 99 00:05:21,000 --> 00:05:23,360 Speaker 2: I've got a lot of radio silence at the minute, Katie, 100 00:05:23,360 --> 00:05:26,320 Speaker 2: if I'm being honest. And you know, we know for 101 00:05:26,360 --> 00:05:30,560 Speaker 2: a fact that these kids home life and accommodation and 102 00:05:30,600 --> 00:05:33,279 Speaker 2: housing is absolutely critical. I mean, I mean, the driver 103 00:05:33,360 --> 00:05:35,760 Speaker 2: of the bus last night leaves in a tent in 104 00:05:35,839 --> 00:05:39,440 Speaker 2: the Todd River, that's his home. We know what that is. 105 00:05:39,520 --> 00:05:42,000 Speaker 2: We know that he brings into the school. 106 00:05:42,720 --> 00:05:43,760 Speaker 3: It is frustrating. 107 00:05:44,320 --> 00:05:47,160 Speaker 2: I'll continue to work with both sides of politics, facularly 108 00:05:47,200 --> 00:05:50,400 Speaker 2: with the labor party around doing whatever it takes to 109 00:05:50,520 --> 00:05:52,960 Speaker 2: ensure we've got action. Because we've been talking. You know, 110 00:05:52,960 --> 00:05:54,440 Speaker 2: I've had the privilege of coming on You're showing it 111 00:05:54,600 --> 00:05:59,120 Speaker 2: numerous Timesatie talking about the accommodation proposal, and yet we've 112 00:05:59,120 --> 00:06:01,200 Speaker 2: got a lot of support in time support, but we've 113 00:06:01,200 --> 00:06:03,920 Speaker 2: still got a bead patch of dirt at the front 114 00:06:03,920 --> 00:06:07,760 Speaker 2: of the school. Yeah, we should have a big facility, eighty. 115 00:06:07,520 --> 00:06:12,719 Speaker 3: Five god beds that encourages safe and secure and savle 116 00:06:12,760 --> 00:06:16,000 Speaker 3: accommodations so we can improve a tendon engagement, get the 117 00:06:16,080 --> 00:06:18,280 Speaker 3: kids off the street and develop our next generation of 118 00:06:18,320 --> 00:06:19,080 Speaker 3: Aboriginal leader. 119 00:06:19,320 --> 00:06:21,320 Speaker 1: Gavin, can we make sure we get you on again 120 00:06:21,360 --> 00:06:22,800 Speaker 1: next week? Mate? I'm going to have to leave it 121 00:06:22,839 --> 00:06:25,080 Speaker 1: there because we've got a head across to the midday news, 122 00:06:25,160 --> 00:06:26,800 Speaker 1: but can we make sure that we get you back 123 00:06:26,839 --> 00:06:28,520 Speaker 1: on the show next week to talk a bit more. 124 00:06:29,480 --> 00:06:30,200 Speaker 2: It will be a pleasure. 125 00:06:30,360 --> 00:06:30,720 Speaker 3: Thank you. 126 00:06:31,120 --> 00:06:32,919 Speaker 1: I really appreciate your time this morning.