1 00:00:00,320 --> 00:00:02,600 Speaker 1: But we know the Northern Territory budget is going to 2 00:00:02,640 --> 00:00:05,640 Speaker 1: be handed down in a bit under an hour. We 3 00:00:05,680 --> 00:00:07,760 Speaker 1: will get a better understanding of the level of debt 4 00:00:07,840 --> 00:00:10,640 Speaker 1: that the Northern Territory is in and also where money 5 00:00:10,720 --> 00:00:13,840 Speaker 1: is set to be invested. Now, the government tells the 6 00:00:13,960 --> 00:00:16,239 Speaker 1: paper today that the territory is going to be back 7 00:00:16,280 --> 00:00:19,320 Speaker 1: in the black by twenty twenty six, with deficits set 8 00:00:19,360 --> 00:00:22,000 Speaker 1: to be rained in. That's according to estimates which will 9 00:00:22,000 --> 00:00:25,239 Speaker 1: be included in today's budget. The improvements in debt and 10 00:00:25,280 --> 00:00:28,400 Speaker 1: deficit levels, they say, can be attributed to the extra 11 00:00:28,480 --> 00:00:32,600 Speaker 1: GST revenue flowing into the Northern Territory's coffers. Joining me 12 00:00:32,800 --> 00:00:35,639 Speaker 1: on the line is the Opposition leader Leah fanochiiro good 13 00:00:35,640 --> 00:00:37,600 Speaker 1: morning to you, Leah. 14 00:00:37,000 --> 00:00:38,800 Speaker 2: Good morning Katie and to your listeners. 15 00:00:38,960 --> 00:00:42,320 Speaker 1: Now, Leah, I know that some people's eyes are going 16 00:00:42,360 --> 00:00:44,880 Speaker 1: to be glazing over thinking about the budget this morning 17 00:00:44,920 --> 00:00:46,800 Speaker 1: and what it means for them, but it is really 18 00:00:46,840 --> 00:00:49,519 Speaker 1: important that they get a better understanding of how the 19 00:00:49,560 --> 00:00:52,880 Speaker 1: Northern Territory is placed. We know that the government's told 20 00:00:52,880 --> 00:00:54,840 Speaker 1: the NT News that they're set to be back in 21 00:00:54,840 --> 00:00:58,200 Speaker 1: the black by twenty twenty six. The Chief Minister Michael Gunner, 22 00:00:58,280 --> 00:01:01,960 Speaker 1: who's also the treasurer, reportedly going to hand down a 23 00:01:02,080 --> 00:01:06,440 Speaker 1: one point one billion dollar deficit for the upcoming financial year. 24 00:01:06,560 --> 00:01:10,360 Speaker 1: It's one hundred million dollars better than previously forecast. 25 00:01:10,880 --> 00:01:12,600 Speaker 3: Lea, are these numbers good? 26 00:01:14,080 --> 00:01:18,560 Speaker 2: They're really not, Katie. It's really an embarrassing situation. I mean, 27 00:01:18,600 --> 00:01:20,560 Speaker 2: how the government can pretend like we're going to be 28 00:01:20,600 --> 00:01:22,240 Speaker 2: back in the black in a couple of years time 29 00:01:22,800 --> 00:01:25,320 Speaker 2: is absolutely beyond me. We know today's budget is going 30 00:01:25,360 --> 00:01:28,160 Speaker 2: to deliver an eight to nine billion dollar debt. We 31 00:01:28,240 --> 00:01:30,560 Speaker 2: know the deficit is going to be around that billion 32 00:01:30,640 --> 00:01:33,440 Speaker 2: dollar mark. And the reason these figures are so important 33 00:01:33,440 --> 00:01:35,760 Speaker 2: to territories, and you're right, people do glaze over because 34 00:01:35,760 --> 00:01:39,479 Speaker 2: it's huge. It's inconceivable amounts of money, and I guess 35 00:01:39,480 --> 00:01:41,319 Speaker 2: when you get to that point, you sort of think, well, 36 00:01:41,400 --> 00:01:43,400 Speaker 2: why does that matter? But it matters because what we 37 00:01:43,480 --> 00:01:46,360 Speaker 2: see is services being cut. We see things like the 38 00:01:46,400 --> 00:01:49,200 Speaker 2: four year public service pay frees, We see things like 39 00:01:49,520 --> 00:01:52,320 Speaker 2: the solar rebate being canceled for those who are meant 40 00:01:52,320 --> 00:01:56,120 Speaker 2: to be grand funded under the scheme. So it's really 41 00:01:56,120 --> 00:01:59,680 Speaker 2: important that our budget is under control because at the 42 00:01:59,720 --> 00:02:01,400 Speaker 2: end of the day, it cuts to services. 43 00:02:01,760 --> 00:02:03,200 Speaker 3: Well, I do want to know. 44 00:02:04,000 --> 00:02:07,400 Speaker 1: Obviously, public servants have been taking industrial action in recent 45 00:02:07,400 --> 00:02:09,520 Speaker 1: weeks against this pay freeze. Do you think that the 46 00:02:09,560 --> 00:02:11,359 Speaker 1: government needs to reverse this decision. 47 00:02:12,000 --> 00:02:13,679 Speaker 2: We don't think that they should be doing the pay 48 00:02:13,720 --> 00:02:16,880 Speaker 2: frees at all. We want to see real, genuine wages grows. 49 00:02:17,000 --> 00:02:20,480 Speaker 2: The Territorians were forced to spend untold amounts of money 50 00:02:20,560 --> 00:02:23,840 Speaker 2: on the Langoland Plan for budget repair. That plan clearly 51 00:02:23,880 --> 00:02:25,880 Speaker 2: says that there should be one thousand dollars a year 52 00:02:26,000 --> 00:02:29,200 Speaker 2: genuine pay rise for the public service, and we've always 53 00:02:29,200 --> 00:02:32,760 Speaker 2: supported that position. It's reasonable, it's fiscally responsible, and it 54 00:02:32,840 --> 00:02:35,720 Speaker 2: means that in four years time, public servants won't be 55 00:02:35,800 --> 00:02:39,399 Speaker 2: negotiating their new pay level at a twenty twenty two 56 00:02:40,120 --> 00:02:43,240 Speaker 2: pay It's just craziness to think that you can trick 57 00:02:43,320 --> 00:02:46,520 Speaker 2: people into a pay free for four long years. And 58 00:02:46,600 --> 00:02:50,200 Speaker 2: our nurses and corrections officers are striking against labor because 59 00:02:50,360 --> 00:02:52,840 Speaker 2: this is unreasonable. It is unfair, and what we're seeing 60 00:02:52,960 --> 00:02:57,280 Speaker 2: is the labor government punishing Territorians for its wasteful spending, 61 00:02:57,360 --> 00:03:02,400 Speaker 2: for its fiscal mismanagement, and this will deliver exactly that, 62 00:03:02,600 --> 00:03:04,440 Speaker 2: just more pain for people and more debts. 63 00:03:04,600 --> 00:03:07,639 Speaker 1: Leah, what numbers are you going to be looking out 64 00:03:07,720 --> 00:03:10,040 Speaker 1: for when the budget is handed down in a bit 65 00:03:10,160 --> 00:03:10,679 Speaker 1: under an hour. 66 00:03:10,760 --> 00:03:12,440 Speaker 3: What are you going to be keeping an eye out for? 67 00:03:12,800 --> 00:03:15,520 Speaker 2: Yeah, well, that deficit number is really really important. Matt 68 00:03:15,560 --> 00:03:17,959 Speaker 2: tells us how much more we're spending than how much 69 00:03:18,000 --> 00:03:20,680 Speaker 2: we earn them for the average household, that's a number 70 00:03:20,720 --> 00:03:22,800 Speaker 2: we all look at really really closely. You know, you 71 00:03:22,840 --> 00:03:25,919 Speaker 2: get your salary or you get your wages if you're lucky, 72 00:03:26,280 --> 00:03:28,600 Speaker 2: and then you work out right, well, this month, we can't, 73 00:03:28,720 --> 00:03:30,720 Speaker 2: you know, do this. We can't do that. We might 74 00:03:30,760 --> 00:03:32,640 Speaker 2: only go out for dinner once. We can't buy the 75 00:03:32,680 --> 00:03:34,760 Speaker 2: new TV we want it. And those are the decisions 76 00:03:35,040 --> 00:03:37,800 Speaker 2: territorians make every single day. They look at what is 77 00:03:37,840 --> 00:03:41,080 Speaker 2: coming in and then tailor what is going out to 78 00:03:41,200 --> 00:03:43,680 Speaker 2: match it or hopefully be under it. But this government 79 00:03:43,720 --> 00:03:46,520 Speaker 2: doesn't play by that rules. It takes territorians harder and 80 00:03:46,600 --> 00:03:50,360 Speaker 2: taxpayer dollars and just blows it against the wall. It 81 00:03:50,480 --> 00:03:52,800 Speaker 2: just spends far more than we bring in. I know 82 00:03:53,080 --> 00:03:57,000 Speaker 2: from last budget, Katie, the predictions on revenue from onshore 83 00:03:57,040 --> 00:04:00,600 Speaker 2: gas and revenue from mining were taper off. I mean 84 00:04:00,600 --> 00:04:03,720 Speaker 2: on sure gas is zero and mining even was going down. 85 00:04:03,800 --> 00:04:06,920 Speaker 2: These are some of the only areas of revenue the 86 00:04:07,040 --> 00:04:10,080 Speaker 2: territory government gets, so things are pretty dire and it's 87 00:04:10,120 --> 00:04:12,320 Speaker 2: not you know, I find it ironic that the Chief 88 00:04:12,320 --> 00:04:15,520 Speaker 2: Minister parated around his newborn child as part of his 89 00:04:15,640 --> 00:04:19,360 Speaker 2: budget announcement. You know, it's that childhood that is going 90 00:04:19,400 --> 00:04:21,640 Speaker 2: to be paying back this debt and it's a legacy 91 00:04:21,920 --> 00:04:24,080 Speaker 2: that he is leaving all of our children, and I 92 00:04:24,120 --> 00:04:27,320 Speaker 2: think that's unfair to cripple their future because of his 93 00:04:27,560 --> 00:04:29,240 Speaker 2: economic and fiscal mismanagement. 94 00:04:29,320 --> 00:04:31,680 Speaker 1: So obviously that deficit that's going to be something that 95 00:04:31,680 --> 00:04:33,800 Speaker 1: you'll be keeping an eye on. Lea. Are you hoping 96 00:04:33,880 --> 00:04:37,440 Speaker 1: to see investment in any areas well? 97 00:04:37,480 --> 00:04:39,480 Speaker 2: I'm not holding my breath. I think we're going to 98 00:04:39,560 --> 00:04:41,640 Speaker 2: hear a lot of guff that people just roll their 99 00:04:41,680 --> 00:04:44,160 Speaker 2: eyes over and get back to work over. I think 100 00:04:44,200 --> 00:04:47,200 Speaker 2: we're going to hear record spends, record budgets, record this 101 00:04:47,320 --> 00:04:49,800 Speaker 2: record that it falls flat and it means nothing. You know, 102 00:04:49,839 --> 00:04:52,560 Speaker 2: we've got nearly eight billion dollars more debt than we 103 00:04:52,600 --> 00:04:55,039 Speaker 2: had when this labor government came to power, and what 104 00:04:55,080 --> 00:04:56,919 Speaker 2: have we got to show for it? I mean, look around, 105 00:04:56,920 --> 00:04:58,920 Speaker 2: look out your office window now, if you're out on 106 00:04:58,960 --> 00:05:02,120 Speaker 2: a work site, can you see that is a result 107 00:05:02,320 --> 00:05:04,800 Speaker 2: of that kind of spending. There is nothing to hang 108 00:05:04,839 --> 00:05:07,120 Speaker 2: your hat on. There's a shadeless shade structure and we've 109 00:05:07,160 --> 00:05:09,480 Speaker 2: got a pet project grandstand out of the turf club. 110 00:05:10,160 --> 00:05:12,680 Speaker 2: So you know, this is going to be a batter, 111 00:05:12,720 --> 00:05:15,599 Speaker 2: beaten and bruised budget, I think, Katie. And unfortunately, for 112 00:05:15,680 --> 00:05:18,120 Speaker 2: six young long years, this labor government has had the 113 00:05:18,160 --> 00:05:21,640 Speaker 2: opportunity to deliver and they've failed every single time. And well, 114 00:05:21,640 --> 00:05:22,360 Speaker 2: I don't think this year. 115 00:05:22,480 --> 00:05:23,719 Speaker 3: We know that, we know that. 116 00:05:23,760 --> 00:05:27,320 Speaker 1: Obviously, the GST has been a point of contention over 117 00:05:27,600 --> 00:05:29,960 Speaker 1: a number of years. There has been a lot of 118 00:05:29,960 --> 00:05:32,880 Speaker 1: pushback from the Northern Territory government saying that our carve 119 00:05:33,000 --> 00:05:36,440 Speaker 1: up of the GST essentially you know, wasn't fair and 120 00:05:36,480 --> 00:05:40,480 Speaker 1: that was what had meant that our debt looks so bad, 121 00:05:40,560 --> 00:05:43,280 Speaker 1: or that things look so bad in recent years. It 122 00:05:43,320 --> 00:05:45,400 Speaker 1: looks as though that's going to change to some degree 123 00:05:45,440 --> 00:05:47,400 Speaker 1: this year. Do you think they'll be thanking the federal 124 00:05:47,400 --> 00:05:49,080 Speaker 1: governments talk. 125 00:05:48,960 --> 00:05:51,200 Speaker 2: About changing their cheering. I mean, when these guys came 126 00:05:51,240 --> 00:05:54,680 Speaker 2: to power, they hold from the rooftops about some fictitious 127 00:05:54,720 --> 00:05:57,560 Speaker 2: two billion dollars in cuts I remember, which was total 128 00:05:57,640 --> 00:06:01,800 Speaker 2: ludicrous garbage. I mean creative accounting at its best, Katie. 129 00:06:01,880 --> 00:06:04,240 Speaker 2: And now we've got the only reason that the Gunner 130 00:06:04,279 --> 00:06:06,960 Speaker 2: government's budget position is any better this year is because 131 00:06:06,960 --> 00:06:10,560 Speaker 2: of a GST windfall from the Morrison coalition government. So 132 00:06:10,960 --> 00:06:13,320 Speaker 2: thank you very much, Morrison government. Thank you for the 133 00:06:13,360 --> 00:06:17,159 Speaker 2: extra three hundred and eighty five million dollars in GST 134 00:06:17,600 --> 00:06:21,520 Speaker 2: that our woe for Labor government wasn't expecting. And all 135 00:06:21,560 --> 00:06:24,320 Speaker 2: I can say is thank goodness for the FEDS. I mean, honestly, 136 00:06:24,480 --> 00:06:27,840 Speaker 2: they are investing more in the territory, propping up our budget, 137 00:06:27,839 --> 00:06:32,440 Speaker 2: propping up everything around us, because this Labor team are 138 00:06:32,560 --> 00:06:35,839 Speaker 2: just tired. They have failed to deliver, they've failed to 139 00:06:35,839 --> 00:06:38,080 Speaker 2: provide a vision for the future and on the sea. 140 00:06:38,120 --> 00:06:39,920 Speaker 2: They should really just pack up their bags and go 141 00:06:39,960 --> 00:06:42,520 Speaker 2: because it's almost like they've completely given up on the 142 00:06:42,600 --> 00:06:44,359 Speaker 2: territory with the way they're governing at the moment. 143 00:06:44,480 --> 00:06:47,680 Speaker 1: Well, look, we'll take a closer look into exactly you 144 00:06:47,680 --> 00:06:50,080 Speaker 1: know what detail is in this budget after ten o'clock 145 00:06:50,080 --> 00:06:52,800 Speaker 1: this morning, and we will be speaking to the Chief 146 00:06:52,800 --> 00:06:55,719 Speaker 1: Finister tomorrow morning. I know you'll be delivering your budget 147 00:06:55,760 --> 00:06:59,279 Speaker 1: reply tomorrow morning at ten o'clock. But Lea, it's not 148 00:06:59,360 --> 00:07:02,640 Speaker 1: the only thing that's on the agenda with obviously the 149 00:07:02,640 --> 00:07:05,440 Speaker 1: budgets being had down, but Parliament resumes for the next 150 00:07:05,480 --> 00:07:08,279 Speaker 1: two weeks and there's going to be plenty on the agenda. 151 00:07:08,360 --> 00:07:10,720 Speaker 1: I understand that the Opposition is going to be presenting 152 00:07:10,760 --> 00:07:14,720 Speaker 1: the Sentencing Amendment Bill for twenty twenty two in an effort, 153 00:07:15,280 --> 00:07:18,120 Speaker 1: from what your pressure release says, to ensure every offender 154 00:07:18,160 --> 00:07:21,800 Speaker 1: who assaults a territory worker will face an actual term 155 00:07:22,040 --> 00:07:23,200 Speaker 1: of imprisonment. 156 00:07:23,720 --> 00:07:25,320 Speaker 3: Why do you think this is necessary? 157 00:07:26,120 --> 00:07:29,000 Speaker 2: We have seen assaults on territory workers, so not just police. 158 00:07:29,040 --> 00:07:32,120 Speaker 2: Assaults on police and ambos and corrections officers and nurses 159 00:07:32,160 --> 00:07:35,160 Speaker 2: has been horrific and is escalating. But we're seeing it 160 00:07:35,280 --> 00:07:37,720 Speaker 2: right across the board. People in their workplace, whether they 161 00:07:37,720 --> 00:07:40,720 Speaker 2: work at a takeaway outlet, at a supermarket, out on 162 00:07:40,760 --> 00:07:43,280 Speaker 2: a work side, it doesn't matter where you work. Our 163 00:07:43,400 --> 00:07:45,960 Speaker 2: view is anybody in their place of work should be 164 00:07:46,360 --> 00:07:50,160 Speaker 2: absolutely safe, and the COLP is backing in territory workers 165 00:07:50,160 --> 00:07:53,000 Speaker 2: by bringing in our own legislation to make sure that 166 00:07:53,200 --> 00:07:58,200 Speaker 2: any assault, even for a first time offender, results in 167 00:07:58,280 --> 00:08:00,600 Speaker 2: an actual term of imprisonment. I think we need to 168 00:08:00,640 --> 00:08:04,000 Speaker 2: send the strongest possible message too would be offenders that 169 00:08:04,080 --> 00:08:07,920 Speaker 2: our community will no longer tolerate assaults on workers. We 170 00:08:08,040 --> 00:08:10,840 Speaker 2: are so disappointed that the Gunner government have not said 171 00:08:10,840 --> 00:08:14,680 Speaker 2: they would support this legislation. We can't get this legislation 172 00:08:14,760 --> 00:08:18,120 Speaker 2: to become law without labor backing it, and so we 173 00:08:18,160 --> 00:08:20,280 Speaker 2: are asking labor they are meant to be the party 174 00:08:20,280 --> 00:08:23,520 Speaker 2: for the worker, They've completely forgotten their routes. If labor 175 00:08:23,600 --> 00:08:25,600 Speaker 2: really are the party for the worker, then they need 176 00:08:25,640 --> 00:08:29,200 Speaker 2: to support legislation brought in by the CLP that protects 177 00:08:29,200 --> 00:08:29,680 Speaker 2: the worker. 178 00:08:29,880 --> 00:08:31,960 Speaker 1: It's looking, I mean, it is looking more and more 179 00:08:32,000 --> 00:08:35,080 Speaker 1: as though it's not going to go forward. You know, 180 00:08:35,160 --> 00:08:38,320 Speaker 1: the government at this stage doesn't look as though they're 181 00:08:38,320 --> 00:08:41,280 Speaker 1: going to support this legislation. I mean, Leah, is there 182 00:08:41,360 --> 00:08:45,360 Speaker 1: any circumstance where someone who assaults a frontline worker shouldn't 183 00:08:45,400 --> 00:08:47,000 Speaker 1: be facing a mandatory sentence. 184 00:08:47,679 --> 00:08:50,320 Speaker 2: I think anyone who assaults a frontline worker should at 185 00:08:50,360 --> 00:08:53,719 Speaker 2: least serve an actual term of imprisonment. It's really important 186 00:08:53,760 --> 00:08:57,360 Speaker 2: that as law makers we reflect community sentiment about what 187 00:08:57,400 --> 00:09:00,200 Speaker 2: the things are that we hold important, the value that 188 00:09:00,280 --> 00:09:03,719 Speaker 2: we have people in their workplace are particularly vulnerable. You know, 189 00:09:03,760 --> 00:09:06,120 Speaker 2: we're asking people to go to work, We're asking people 190 00:09:06,160 --> 00:09:10,320 Speaker 2: to stand on counters, to go into difficult situations, to 191 00:09:10,440 --> 00:09:13,440 Speaker 2: help people in their greatest time of need, to support 192 00:09:13,480 --> 00:09:16,200 Speaker 2: people while they're incarcerated, whatever it might be. And if 193 00:09:16,200 --> 00:09:19,719 Speaker 2: they're assaulted doing their job, you know that is has 194 00:09:19,760 --> 00:09:21,760 Speaker 2: a higher level attached to it and we need to 195 00:09:21,800 --> 00:09:24,440 Speaker 2: be pushing back as a communion saying enough is enough. 196 00:09:24,679 --> 00:09:27,680 Speaker 2: This escalation cannot continue. And you know what if someone 197 00:09:27,720 --> 00:09:29,960 Speaker 2: sits in a jail cell, even for a day, Katie, 198 00:09:29,960 --> 00:09:32,360 Speaker 2: it might make them think twice about acting like an 199 00:09:32,360 --> 00:09:33,199 Speaker 2: idiot next time. 200 00:09:33,600 --> 00:09:36,000 Speaker 1: Now, Leah, one of the other pieces of legislation which 201 00:09:36,160 --> 00:09:38,720 Speaker 1: is going to be introduced is to ensure regular reporting 202 00:09:38,760 --> 00:09:41,040 Speaker 1: from the chief Health officers. So this is something that 203 00:09:41,080 --> 00:09:45,240 Speaker 1: the opposition is bringing in. Again, it doesn't sound like 204 00:09:45,280 --> 00:09:49,439 Speaker 1: there's any real chance of getting this one up, thy Yeah, look, we. 205 00:09:49,360 --> 00:09:51,920 Speaker 2: Are really hopeful. Of course, the Gunner government just sprung 206 00:09:51,960 --> 00:09:54,480 Speaker 2: on territories two months ago that it's going to end 207 00:09:54,520 --> 00:09:56,800 Speaker 2: the COVID emergency period, which I think most people are 208 00:09:56,800 --> 00:09:59,920 Speaker 2: thankful for. But surprise, whilst we're going to you know, 209 00:10:00,040 --> 00:10:02,600 Speaker 2: labor are going to cancel the emergency period. They're also 210 00:10:02,760 --> 00:10:05,720 Speaker 2: going to give the Choe all the power of the 211 00:10:05,720 --> 00:10:08,360 Speaker 2: state of emergency for two years. They're going to remove 212 00:10:08,480 --> 00:10:12,240 Speaker 2: the requirement that the Choe report to Parliament. And it 213 00:10:12,360 --> 00:10:16,640 Speaker 2: is just a ridiculous, unheard of, unprecedented situation where an 214 00:10:16,679 --> 00:10:19,320 Speaker 2: unelected official is going to have more power than they've 215 00:10:19,360 --> 00:10:22,560 Speaker 2: ever had before without adequate levels of scrutiny. So we 216 00:10:22,600 --> 00:10:25,560 Speaker 2: are vehemently opposing that bill. I will be tabling a 217 00:10:25,600 --> 00:10:29,080 Speaker 2: petition in Parliament today with thousands and thousands of signatures 218 00:10:29,280 --> 00:10:32,360 Speaker 2: of people who oppose it, and to combat that legislation, 219 00:10:32,480 --> 00:10:35,559 Speaker 2: we are also bringing in our own legislation which would 220 00:10:35,600 --> 00:10:38,520 Speaker 2: require the Chow to report to Parliament on all the 221 00:10:38,559 --> 00:10:41,520 Speaker 2: advice and everything and all the evidence, everything that's happened 222 00:10:41,559 --> 00:10:44,560 Speaker 2: for the last two years and any decisions he makes 223 00:10:44,800 --> 00:10:47,240 Speaker 2: going forward. But if Labor get their bill up, we 224 00:10:47,280 --> 00:10:49,880 Speaker 2: won't ever know what took place over the line. 225 00:10:49,880 --> 00:10:52,000 Speaker 3: How many people have signed that petition. 226 00:10:52,280 --> 00:10:55,400 Speaker 2: There's well over four thousand, well over four thousand, okay, 227 00:10:55,600 --> 00:10:57,640 Speaker 2: and I'm sure there's probably people signing it today. I mean, 228 00:10:57,640 --> 00:11:00,640 Speaker 2: obviously we have to put it through the parliament due process. 229 00:11:00,679 --> 00:11:02,640 Speaker 2: So from our end, it's kind of stopped, but if 230 00:11:02,640 --> 00:11:05,560 Speaker 2: you're out there, keep signing it. It's an important, living, 231 00:11:05,600 --> 00:11:08,280 Speaker 2: breathing document and it's a show of force to the 232 00:11:08,280 --> 00:11:10,520 Speaker 2: Gunner government that they've overstepped the mark on this one. 233 00:11:10,520 --> 00:11:12,880 Speaker 2: People have had enough and it's about time we see 234 00:11:12,880 --> 00:11:15,760 Speaker 2: some scrutiny and it's about time we stop giving unelected 235 00:11:15,760 --> 00:11:20,280 Speaker 2: officials power to shut down our businesses, force us into isolation, 236 00:11:20,520 --> 00:11:22,920 Speaker 2: and of course receive mandatory injections. 237 00:11:23,080 --> 00:11:26,040 Speaker 1: Leah, we have just received a message saying Lea's great 238 00:11:26,080 --> 00:11:27,760 Speaker 1: at talking the current government down. 239 00:11:27,800 --> 00:11:29,360 Speaker 3: We're all tired of the negative. 240 00:11:29,400 --> 00:11:31,439 Speaker 1: So can you ask her to give us some positives, 241 00:11:31,840 --> 00:11:34,160 Speaker 1: like her plan to fix this budget situation. 242 00:11:35,200 --> 00:11:37,320 Speaker 2: Well, I'm so glad you areth that you can tune 243 00:11:37,320 --> 00:11:39,000 Speaker 2: in at ten o'clock tomorrow and I will speak for 244 00:11:39,040 --> 00:11:41,640 Speaker 2: about forty minutes and tell you all about our plan 245 00:11:42,040 --> 00:11:45,240 Speaker 2: if I was chief minister. But in all seriousness, you 246 00:11:45,240 --> 00:11:47,559 Speaker 2: know we do have a plan to rebuild our economy. 247 00:11:47,600 --> 00:11:50,360 Speaker 2: That's the only way. We don't want to see austerity measures. 248 00:11:50,400 --> 00:11:52,320 Speaker 2: We don't want it wasteful spending either. You know there 249 00:11:52,320 --> 00:11:54,800 Speaker 2: won't be twelve million dollar grand stands, I can assure you, 250 00:11:55,240 --> 00:11:57,320 Speaker 2: but it's about growing our economy. Make sure we have 251 00:11:57,400 --> 00:12:01,480 Speaker 2: a strong mining industry, strong on your gas, agriculture getting 252 00:12:02,080 --> 00:12:05,160 Speaker 2: up and running, supporting local investment here on the ground, 253 00:12:05,440 --> 00:12:07,880 Speaker 2: and dealing with crime. I mean, ultimately, you cannot have 254 00:12:07,920 --> 00:12:10,800 Speaker 2: a strong economy until Lauren Ord is under control because 255 00:12:10,840 --> 00:12:13,640 Speaker 2: look at the businesses who are suffering every single day. 256 00:12:13,640 --> 00:12:16,920 Speaker 2: They are at breaking point, closing down and leaving because 257 00:12:16,960 --> 00:12:20,000 Speaker 2: they can't just take it anymore. So these are all 258 00:12:20,040 --> 00:12:22,120 Speaker 2: part of our plan. But we do have a very 259 00:12:22,720 --> 00:12:25,439 Speaker 2: exciting announcement tomorrow, so tune in at ten. 260 00:12:25,600 --> 00:12:28,920 Speaker 1: All right, we'll waiting here. Leaf and Acquiiro the opposition leader, 261 00:12:28,920 --> 00:12:30,760 Speaker 1: good to speak with you. Thanks for your time today. 262 00:12:31,000 --> 00:12:32,520 Speaker 2: Thanks take care every Thank you.