1 00:00:00,080 --> 00:00:02,360 Speaker 1: Well, there is certainly a lot happening this morning. I've 2 00:00:02,400 --> 00:00:05,200 Speaker 1: already just received a message from a friend of mine 3 00:00:05,280 --> 00:00:08,039 Speaker 1: whose daughter was at the show on the weekend. She 4 00:00:08,240 --> 00:00:10,880 Speaker 1: said that she'd asked to be picked up early by 5 00:00:10,880 --> 00:00:14,360 Speaker 1: a dad because of fights. They got stuck in those 6 00:00:14,400 --> 00:00:17,560 Speaker 1: fights and they couldn't actually get out to safety. They 7 00:00:17,600 --> 00:00:20,600 Speaker 1: eventually did, but yet it sounds like it was pretty 8 00:00:20,600 --> 00:00:24,520 Speaker 1: wild by the time Saturday night came round. But look, 9 00:00:24,520 --> 00:00:26,680 Speaker 1: there is a lot happening this morning, and the Prime 10 00:00:26,680 --> 00:00:29,560 Speaker 1: Minister's new look cabinet is set to be sworn in 11 00:00:29,600 --> 00:00:32,840 Speaker 1: the Northern Territories. Melanderry McCarthy is going to be replacing 12 00:00:33,159 --> 00:00:36,839 Speaker 1: the retiring Linda Bernie Chief Minister. Evil Laula joins me 13 00:00:37,000 --> 00:00:39,080 Speaker 1: on the line from Alice Springs. Good morning to your 14 00:00:39,120 --> 00:00:43,160 Speaker 1: Chief Minister. Morning Katie, Chief Minister. Do you think having 15 00:00:43,159 --> 00:00:46,760 Speaker 1: a Northern Territory based Indigenous Affairs Minister is going to 16 00:00:46,760 --> 00:00:48,760 Speaker 1: be beneficial for the Northern Territory? 17 00:00:49,840 --> 00:00:52,120 Speaker 2: I think one hundred percent it would be fantastic for 18 00:00:52,159 --> 00:00:55,840 Speaker 2: the Northern Territory. Melanderri knows the territory so very very 19 00:00:55,840 --> 00:00:59,160 Speaker 2: well to spend a lifetime here, understands the issues around 20 00:00:59,640 --> 00:01:03,880 Speaker 2: India US people and having a minister, having a territory 21 00:01:03,920 --> 00:01:07,360 Speaker 2: person in the minister in the cabinet will make a 22 00:01:07,400 --> 00:01:10,400 Speaker 2: big difference for the territory. And Valandar is one that 23 00:01:10,440 --> 00:01:12,920 Speaker 2: will speak up loudly and clearly for the territory. So 24 00:01:13,200 --> 00:01:14,880 Speaker 2: well done to Malary. Were very excited. 25 00:01:15,120 --> 00:01:17,280 Speaker 1: Yeah, look, I hope that it does mean that there 26 00:01:17,360 --> 00:01:19,600 Speaker 1: is more of a focus on the Northern Territory and 27 00:01:20,280 --> 00:01:22,320 Speaker 1: particularly you know when we talk about some of the 28 00:01:22,720 --> 00:01:25,080 Speaker 1: really serious issues that we've got here, and I know 29 00:01:25,160 --> 00:01:27,759 Speaker 1: that she understands those very well, So I really do 30 00:01:27,840 --> 00:01:31,119 Speaker 1: hope so, Chief Minister, we know the latest Concept State 31 00:01:31,160 --> 00:01:33,480 Speaker 1: of the State report has been released. It's once again 32 00:01:33,560 --> 00:01:37,160 Speaker 1: pretty bad reading for the Northern Territory. We sit last 33 00:01:37,319 --> 00:01:40,200 Speaker 1: in six of the eighth benchmark categories and showing a 34 00:01:40,240 --> 00:01:44,080 Speaker 1: sharp decline in economic activity. Now the Concept State of 35 00:01:44,080 --> 00:01:47,520 Speaker 1: the State's economic performance, it showed our economic growth in 36 00:01:47,560 --> 00:01:49,960 Speaker 1: the territory in the March quarter was down seven point 37 00:01:50,040 --> 00:01:54,240 Speaker 1: seven percent on its long run average, well with next 38 00:01:54,280 --> 00:01:57,480 Speaker 1: worse w way showing a three point three percent to increase. 39 00:01:58,200 --> 00:01:59,520 Speaker 1: What do you make of the report? 40 00:02:01,080 --> 00:02:03,520 Speaker 2: And I've just heard you Katie as well, and I 41 00:02:03,560 --> 00:02:07,040 Speaker 2: think we all know that com SEC is that decade average, 42 00:02:07,080 --> 00:02:09,799 Speaker 2: so the methodology they use and so it takes that 43 00:02:10,480 --> 00:02:13,120 Speaker 2: period twenty twelve to twenty eighteen when we had impacts, 44 00:02:13,360 --> 00:02:16,240 Speaker 2: so we had that economic boom during impacts. All of 45 00:02:16,240 --> 00:02:20,160 Speaker 2: that said, though, Katie, I'm very much focused on diversifying 46 00:02:20,160 --> 00:02:23,480 Speaker 2: our economy chasing the federal government. We saw that eight 47 00:02:23,560 --> 00:02:26,680 Speaker 2: hundred and forty million investment by the federal government in 48 00:02:26,720 --> 00:02:31,360 Speaker 2: our fewer resources. So for our rare earth, that's the 49 00:02:31,400 --> 00:02:33,920 Speaker 2: work that we need to keep doing. The investment eighteen 50 00:02:33,960 --> 00:02:37,359 Speaker 2: extra million dollars in tourism about two weeks ago I announced. 51 00:02:37,400 --> 00:02:40,280 Speaker 2: So yes, those details when you look at an average, 52 00:02:40,320 --> 00:02:43,560 Speaker 2: we're behind because you're looking at that and com sext 53 00:02:43,600 --> 00:02:46,800 Speaker 2: says that we're disadvantage. We've got a small, open economy. 54 00:02:47,120 --> 00:02:49,160 Speaker 2: We know that the highs and lows can be high 55 00:02:49,240 --> 00:02:51,960 Speaker 2: and very low in the territory. And I'll continue to 56 00:02:51,960 --> 00:02:55,400 Speaker 2: make sure we diverse fire economy. It's why I continue 57 00:02:55,440 --> 00:02:59,120 Speaker 2: to push gas. We just signed an agreement with Empire 58 00:02:59,120 --> 00:03:02,800 Speaker 2: on the weekend. We've literally announced today that we signed 59 00:03:02,800 --> 00:03:05,280 Speaker 2: a gas agreement with the Marinian Palm Valley joint Venture 60 00:03:05,320 --> 00:03:05,680 Speaker 2: as well. 61 00:03:05,800 --> 00:03:08,640 Speaker 1: At what point do you reckon we stop blaming impects 62 00:03:08,680 --> 00:03:10,959 Speaker 1: and sort of look at these numbers and go, all right, 63 00:03:11,040 --> 00:03:13,359 Speaker 1: this is not good. And I'd certainly take on board 64 00:03:13,400 --> 00:03:16,280 Speaker 1: what you're saying there in terms of the diversifying the economy, 65 00:03:16,320 --> 00:03:19,000 Speaker 1: and I'll get to those gas agreements very shortly. But 66 00:03:19,040 --> 00:03:22,000 Speaker 1: at what point do we stop blaming impects and look 67 00:03:22,040 --> 00:03:23,600 Speaker 1: at this and go this is not good enough. 68 00:03:23,680 --> 00:03:26,520 Speaker 2: No, it's not blaming no, Katie, it's not blaming impacts. 69 00:03:26,560 --> 00:03:28,919 Speaker 2: This is the pure mathematics of an average. So by 70 00:03:29,000 --> 00:03:32,239 Speaker 2: twenty twenty six because so we know the impact spoon 71 00:03:32,360 --> 00:03:36,560 Speaker 2: was twenty twenty twelve to about twenty twenty sixteen, twenty 72 00:03:36,560 --> 00:03:39,360 Speaker 2: twelve to twenty sixteen, so that ten year average, that's 73 00:03:39,400 --> 00:03:42,200 Speaker 2: what comsect uses. So by the end of that those 74 00:03:42,200 --> 00:03:45,200 Speaker 2: things will flush through. But o Katie, we'll continue to 75 00:03:45,240 --> 00:03:47,560 Speaker 2: drive the economy in the Northern Territory. We know that 76 00:03:48,240 --> 00:03:51,000 Speaker 2: one of the biggest issues we actually faced is finding workers. 77 00:03:51,600 --> 00:03:53,880 Speaker 2: At the moment with there are plenty of jobs. There's 78 00:03:53,960 --> 00:03:57,080 Speaker 2: really good stories around the investment. We've got defense, big 79 00:03:57,080 --> 00:04:00,560 Speaker 2: defense investment in the Northern Territory six point two billion dollars. 80 00:04:00,600 --> 00:04:03,960 Speaker 2: We've got the Barossa Project, our government has about four 81 00:04:03,960 --> 00:04:07,040 Speaker 2: billion dollars into the Ford estimates around infrastructure as well. 82 00:04:07,280 --> 00:04:10,000 Speaker 2: There are a lot of solid things that'll underpin our 83 00:04:10,000 --> 00:04:11,800 Speaker 2: economy that do underpin our economy. 84 00:04:12,160 --> 00:04:15,040 Speaker 1: Now I want to ask you late on Friday, of course, 85 00:04:15,040 --> 00:04:18,640 Speaker 1: the government confirmed your commitment to getting the gas industries moving, 86 00:04:18,760 --> 00:04:21,239 Speaker 1: signing up to buy more gas from the Beaterloo basin. 87 00:04:21,320 --> 00:04:24,160 Speaker 1: We also know that there's another announcement coming through this morning. 88 00:04:24,760 --> 00:04:27,400 Speaker 1: There is no doubt that there is some movement when 89 00:04:27,400 --> 00:04:29,400 Speaker 1: it comes to work to gas. Can you just talk 90 00:04:29,480 --> 00:04:33,400 Speaker 1: us through exactly what this morning's announcement means and also Fridays. 91 00:04:33,920 --> 00:04:36,240 Speaker 2: Yeah, So it is about making sure that we have 92 00:04:36,360 --> 00:04:39,520 Speaker 2: gas for the Northern Territory. So I think territories that 93 00:04:39,560 --> 00:04:42,119 Speaker 2: have been around for a while no that our power 94 00:04:42,240 --> 00:04:44,479 Speaker 2: is that we generate our payer through gas. In the 95 00:04:44,480 --> 00:04:47,800 Speaker 2: Northern Territory, we have relied on A and I and 96 00:04:47,880 --> 00:04:51,240 Speaker 2: for the Dar and Catherine Electricity grid. Iani's gas at 97 00:04:51,520 --> 00:04:54,240 Speaker 2: the Black Tip has been diminishing and has caught you 98 00:04:54,839 --> 00:04:57,799 Speaker 2: great concern for our government. So we've worked really hard 99 00:04:57,880 --> 00:05:01,080 Speaker 2: and I thank the public servant in the Passport that's 100 00:05:01,160 --> 00:05:04,520 Speaker 2: led this work. We signed an agreement with Tambourine. Recently, 101 00:05:04,800 --> 00:05:07,360 Speaker 2: we've now signed a gas agreement with Empire and then 102 00:05:07,400 --> 00:05:11,719 Speaker 2: today there's an announcement around the Marinian Palm Valley joint venture. 103 00:05:12,040 --> 00:05:14,800 Speaker 2: There's a six year agreement for gas from them as well. 104 00:05:14,880 --> 00:05:18,320 Speaker 2: So we will have gas first and foremost for the territory, 105 00:05:18,360 --> 00:05:21,799 Speaker 2: so to keep our lights on gas for manufacturing as well, 106 00:05:22,000 --> 00:05:24,159 Speaker 2: and also the opportunity for us to sell gas. And 107 00:05:24,200 --> 00:05:28,080 Speaker 2: we currently sell gas to Southern Cross Fertilizer and also 108 00:05:28,200 --> 00:05:33,279 Speaker 2: to Newmont at the Granite. So this is making sure 109 00:05:33,600 --> 00:05:36,920 Speaker 2: that we have gas for the territory and so really 110 00:05:36,920 --> 00:05:38,680 Speaker 2: good news story for Look. 111 00:05:39,000 --> 00:05:41,440 Speaker 1: Some would say, and I said it myself in the open, 112 00:05:41,600 --> 00:05:44,320 Speaker 1: this is a pretty ballsy move this close to an election. 113 00:05:44,400 --> 00:05:46,360 Speaker 1: I mean, there are some members of your own team 114 00:05:46,640 --> 00:05:50,800 Speaker 1: who this agreement might negatively impact seats like Nightcliff and Johnson. 115 00:05:51,279 --> 00:05:53,480 Speaker 1: Is the whole team in agreement on gas. 116 00:05:54,160 --> 00:05:58,440 Speaker 2: Yeah, absolutely, the whole teams that I'm in agreement around gas. Absolutely. 117 00:05:58,480 --> 00:06:01,479 Speaker 2: We all understand that the vittle importance of grat gas 118 00:06:01,520 --> 00:06:05,560 Speaker 2: as a transition, we need to be able to have gas, yes, 119 00:06:05,680 --> 00:06:07,320 Speaker 2: but we can do things that you know, two things 120 00:06:07,320 --> 00:06:09,159 Speaker 2: at the same time. We can continue to do the 121 00:06:09,200 --> 00:06:13,200 Speaker 2: work around renewables, and late last week Kate Warden and 122 00:06:13,240 --> 00:06:15,440 Speaker 2: I we stood there and did the two hundred and 123 00:06:15,480 --> 00:06:19,279 Speaker 2: fifty million dollar agreement with the federal government around making 124 00:06:19,279 --> 00:06:22,400 Speaker 2: sure we have renewables and that we keep our grid stable, 125 00:06:22,440 --> 00:06:25,560 Speaker 2: that we have money front transmission lines for renewables. So 126 00:06:25,920 --> 00:06:28,000 Speaker 2: you can do both things at the same time, Katie. 127 00:06:28,040 --> 00:06:31,000 Speaker 2: You can do renewables and you can do gas. And 128 00:06:31,040 --> 00:06:33,560 Speaker 2: you see that with me as the Chief Minister. To me, 129 00:06:33,640 --> 00:06:36,080 Speaker 2: it is common sense to be able to say you 130 00:06:36,200 --> 00:06:39,320 Speaker 2: need to continue to have gas to keep the grid stable. 131 00:06:39,640 --> 00:06:42,520 Speaker 2: We need to continue to have gas. That's the reality 132 00:06:42,520 --> 00:06:45,560 Speaker 2: in the territory. So we will make sure that we 133 00:06:45,640 --> 00:06:48,120 Speaker 2: have those agreements so that the gas, the first gas 134 00:06:48,200 --> 00:06:51,480 Speaker 2: from the bedloo is coming to the territory for territory 135 00:06:51,520 --> 00:06:52,120 Speaker 2: in all. 136 00:06:52,080 --> 00:06:54,440 Speaker 1: Right, Chief Minister, let's move along. You are indeed in 137 00:06:54,520 --> 00:06:58,640 Speaker 1: Alice Springs today. Just last week another shoka in Central Australia. 138 00:06:58,920 --> 00:07:02,640 Speaker 1: Northern Territory police calling for infoe after another home invasion 139 00:07:02,720 --> 00:07:05,559 Speaker 1: and in decent assault incident. It happened last Thursday about 140 00:07:05,600 --> 00:07:08,359 Speaker 1: six twenty in the evening. So according to police, the 141 00:07:08,360 --> 00:07:11,480 Speaker 1: female victim had been inside her residence when she observed 142 00:07:11,520 --> 00:07:14,640 Speaker 1: a male unknown to her looking through a windows. The 143 00:07:14,640 --> 00:07:18,600 Speaker 1: male offender then allegedly proceeded to unlawfully enter the residence 144 00:07:18,640 --> 00:07:22,480 Speaker 1: by breaking through the front door and indecently assaulting the victim. 145 00:07:22,880 --> 00:07:25,680 Speaker 1: He's fled the scene, as I understand it, at this 146 00:07:25,800 --> 00:07:31,840 Speaker 1: point in time, that person is still outstanding. Look, there 147 00:07:32,560 --> 00:07:34,800 Speaker 1: is no doubt, you know, it's not only that incident. 148 00:07:34,840 --> 00:07:38,240 Speaker 1: There was a string of home invasions in Alice Springs 149 00:07:38,480 --> 00:07:40,840 Speaker 1: last weekend as well. We also know that there's been 150 00:07:40,880 --> 00:07:43,120 Speaker 1: some in Catherine. I mean, what do you say to 151 00:07:43,240 --> 00:07:46,080 Speaker 1: territorians who are scared in their own homes right now? 152 00:07:47,000 --> 00:07:51,080 Speaker 2: Yeah, absolutely shocking. It's terrible. You know, there's something that 153 00:07:51,160 --> 00:07:53,080 Speaker 2: none of us want to see. None of us want 154 00:07:53,120 --> 00:07:56,080 Speaker 2: to feel unsafe in our homes. Yeah, it's a shocking 155 00:07:56,120 --> 00:07:59,720 Speaker 2: behavior that we've seen across the territory in Catherine and 156 00:07:59,800 --> 00:08:02,600 Speaker 2: in Alice Springs particularly. But I heard you talking about 157 00:08:02,680 --> 00:08:07,040 Speaker 2: the show and as well, so terrible behaviors. But that's 158 00:08:07,080 --> 00:08:10,880 Speaker 2: why I've invested five hundred and seventeen million dollars into 159 00:08:10,960 --> 00:08:13,720 Speaker 2: police over the over the next five years. So it 160 00:08:13,840 --> 00:08:16,920 Speaker 2: is about more police, having more police out and out 161 00:08:16,960 --> 00:08:19,880 Speaker 2: in the territory and the last recruit course, I think 162 00:08:19,920 --> 00:08:22,760 Speaker 2: there was something like nearly seventy recruits that have come 163 00:08:22,760 --> 00:08:25,160 Speaker 2: out over the month of July. So there will be 164 00:08:25,200 --> 00:08:30,280 Speaker 2: more police actually out and about high visibility policing. But 165 00:08:30,720 --> 00:08:33,320 Speaker 2: also what we've done is around the Territory Safety Division 166 00:08:33,320 --> 00:08:35,600 Speaker 2: and I know you often speak to Brent Potter about this. 167 00:08:36,040 --> 00:08:38,480 Speaker 2: So you have then a really well trained group of 168 00:08:38,520 --> 00:08:41,840 Speaker 2: people in the Territory Safety Division, which is your high 169 00:08:41,880 --> 00:08:46,880 Speaker 2: visibility police that can address anti social behavior, address those 170 00:08:47,160 --> 00:08:50,560 Speaker 2: social aud issues as well, and then you've got those 171 00:08:50,640 --> 00:08:53,400 Speaker 2: new recruits as well. So it is about having more 172 00:08:53,440 --> 00:08:56,320 Speaker 2: police out there. That's the immediacy, that's the work that 173 00:08:56,360 --> 00:08:58,560 Speaker 2: needs to be done, that's the work that's happening. But 174 00:08:58,600 --> 00:09:02,200 Speaker 2: it's also that coordination cross agencies, across government agency, so 175 00:09:02,600 --> 00:09:06,160 Speaker 2: working with territory families, particularly around youth crime. So you know, 176 00:09:06,360 --> 00:09:08,640 Speaker 2: it is it is complex working the work that we 177 00:09:08,720 --> 00:09:11,120 Speaker 2: will continue to have to do, Katie, And you know, 178 00:09:11,280 --> 00:09:13,679 Speaker 2: one crime is one crime too many, and it's as 179 00:09:13,720 --> 00:09:16,319 Speaker 2: I said, just makes me so cross and angry when 180 00:09:16,360 --> 00:09:19,360 Speaker 2: I hear about break and enters, when people are feeling 181 00:09:19,480 --> 00:09:22,960 Speaker 2: unsafe in their homes, absolutely shocking and it's. 182 00:09:22,840 --> 00:09:25,199 Speaker 1: A whole other level, right, I mean, like it's a 183 00:09:25,200 --> 00:09:27,679 Speaker 1: whole other level when you're being indecently assaulted in your 184 00:09:27,679 --> 00:09:29,920 Speaker 1: own home by an unknown offender, Like. 185 00:09:30,000 --> 00:09:30,880 Speaker 2: It's clarrance behavior. 186 00:09:31,120 --> 00:09:34,560 Speaker 1: It absolutely is. Hey on the show, I mean, have 187 00:09:34,640 --> 00:09:37,280 Speaker 1: you been briefed by the Northern Territory Police were there? 188 00:09:37,320 --> 00:09:39,520 Speaker 1: Like we're being told that there was a number of fights, 189 00:09:39,520 --> 00:09:41,840 Speaker 1: that there had to be a number of arrests. I'm 190 00:09:41,880 --> 00:09:44,080 Speaker 1: told that there was groups who didn't want to pay 191 00:09:44,120 --> 00:09:46,280 Speaker 1: to get in, and we're then throwing rocks at cars. 192 00:09:46,440 --> 00:09:47,480 Speaker 1: What have you been told? 193 00:09:48,640 --> 00:09:50,880 Speaker 2: So I got briefed by Brent rather than police. So 194 00:09:51,000 --> 00:09:53,400 Speaker 2: Brent Potter gave me an update around it. So on 195 00:09:53,440 --> 00:09:56,760 Speaker 2: Saturday night, so relatively, I think generally the show on 196 00:09:56,800 --> 00:10:00,319 Speaker 2: the Fridays was actually reasonably well behaved. But Sat Day night, 197 00:10:01,000 --> 00:10:02,880 Speaker 2: and that's the night when they have fireworks and things 198 00:10:03,000 --> 00:10:06,800 Speaker 2: like that, that there were groups of people that were fighting. 199 00:10:06,840 --> 00:10:10,600 Speaker 2: I think they were fighting near the bar area there 200 00:10:10,679 --> 00:10:15,719 Speaker 2: and police and security. Then we're evicting people. Then they 201 00:10:15,760 --> 00:10:19,040 Speaker 2: also there were police there throughout the show and they 202 00:10:19,120 --> 00:10:22,600 Speaker 2: were obviously I saw the police there. They were keeping 203 00:10:22,600 --> 00:10:24,679 Speaker 2: an eye on things, and there were you know, people 204 00:10:24,720 --> 00:10:27,160 Speaker 2: that they evicted at different times, but there were I 205 00:10:27,200 --> 00:10:30,720 Speaker 2: think some arrests that were made on Saturday night around 206 00:10:31,320 --> 00:10:34,760 Speaker 2: the hate people's behavior, and I presume those investigations are continuing. 207 00:10:34,800 --> 00:10:38,160 Speaker 2: But again, you know it does Mark because I was 208 00:10:38,160 --> 00:10:41,280 Speaker 2: at the show on Friday. It was great, a beauty yeah, great, 209 00:10:41,480 --> 00:10:43,400 Speaker 2: great event, you know, I mean I was there during 210 00:10:43,480 --> 00:10:47,320 Speaker 2: daylight hours, I must admit, but it was a beautiful 211 00:10:47,320 --> 00:10:50,000 Speaker 2: atmosphere and everybody having a good time. And then you 212 00:10:50,080 --> 00:10:52,200 Speaker 2: have you know, as I said, so I call them dickheads, 213 00:10:52,200 --> 00:10:56,000 Speaker 2: but some real idiots just make you know, make make it. 214 00:10:56,480 --> 00:10:58,760 Speaker 2: That's the story. Then we're talking about things that went 215 00:10:58,800 --> 00:11:01,400 Speaker 2: on Saturday night. I mean I was a teenager one 216 00:11:01,720 --> 00:11:03,560 Speaker 2: to believe, I know, but used to go to the 217 00:11:03,600 --> 00:11:05,520 Speaker 2: show where you catch up with your friends and ride 218 00:11:05,559 --> 00:11:07,840 Speaker 2: the ride all the rides and have a great time 219 00:11:07,880 --> 00:11:09,600 Speaker 2: at the show. That's what you want people to be 220 00:11:09,640 --> 00:11:11,800 Speaker 2: able to do, to feel safe, so that they can 221 00:11:11,840 --> 00:11:14,200 Speaker 2: go to show, meet up with their friends and have 222 00:11:14,280 --> 00:11:16,640 Speaker 2: a good time. And as they said, hearing about these 223 00:11:16,640 --> 00:11:18,720 Speaker 2: things on Sunday night just makes me so cross. 224 00:11:18,880 --> 00:11:21,680 Speaker 1: Well, I guess that's where you've got a real issue 225 00:11:21,720 --> 00:11:24,160 Speaker 1: at the moment. The government's got a real issue because 226 00:11:24,280 --> 00:11:27,080 Speaker 1: I mean even like in the Northern Territory News today 227 00:11:27,120 --> 00:11:29,720 Speaker 1: they've interviewed a business owner who's spoken of an assault 228 00:11:29,720 --> 00:11:33,160 Speaker 1: which happened outside his workplace, a man assaulting a woman 229 00:11:33,360 --> 00:11:38,000 Speaker 1: in a sustained attack, you know, like that in conjunction 230 00:11:38,120 --> 00:11:40,199 Speaker 1: with things like you know, from what I'm being told 231 00:11:40,240 --> 00:11:41,880 Speaker 1: by people who are at the show on the weekend, 232 00:11:41,960 --> 00:11:44,840 Speaker 1: there was people being knocked to the ground and kicked 233 00:11:44,880 --> 00:11:48,160 Speaker 1: and robbed, you know, that kind of behavior. And to 234 00:11:48,320 --> 00:11:50,680 Speaker 1: the point that you just made about when you're a teenager, 235 00:11:50,720 --> 00:11:52,400 Speaker 1: you want to be able to go to those events 236 00:11:52,400 --> 00:11:56,080 Speaker 1: and enjoy them. There's a lot of discussions happening around 237 00:11:56,080 --> 00:11:58,600 Speaker 1: dinner tables at the moment where kids are not able 238 00:11:58,760 --> 00:12:01,800 Speaker 1: to do those things in the like they maybe once could. 239 00:12:02,920 --> 00:12:05,320 Speaker 2: Yeah, on the Herding Street one I saw that on 240 00:12:05,360 --> 00:12:08,280 Speaker 2: social media that looked like a DV incident that was 241 00:12:08,320 --> 00:12:11,240 Speaker 2: shocking as well. Yeah, terrible incident where you know, a 242 00:12:11,320 --> 00:12:16,120 Speaker 2: male was chasing well presumably somebody he knew partner around 243 00:12:16,120 --> 00:12:16,440 Speaker 2: a car. 244 00:12:16,559 --> 00:12:18,520 Speaker 1: It looks just like palling. 245 00:12:18,600 --> 00:12:22,640 Speaker 2: A shocking behavior, Yeah, palling behavior. But yeah, I agree 246 00:12:22,679 --> 00:12:26,360 Speaker 2: with I absolutely agree with you, Kadien. You know exactly. 247 00:12:26,440 --> 00:12:29,200 Speaker 2: Since I've become Chief Minister, I'll continue to push the 248 00:12:29,240 --> 00:12:31,960 Speaker 2: police really hard around the work that they do, continue 249 00:12:32,000 --> 00:12:35,320 Speaker 2: to resource the police around what they are doing. But 250 00:12:35,440 --> 00:12:37,520 Speaker 2: it is there's a long term stuff and we could 251 00:12:37,520 --> 00:12:40,400 Speaker 2: talk all day and so you know my stories around 252 00:12:40,400 --> 00:12:43,120 Speaker 2: these things, but it is around giving the police those 253 00:12:43,160 --> 00:12:45,480 Speaker 2: extra resources to get on top of those issues. But 254 00:12:45,800 --> 00:12:47,680 Speaker 2: it is also that long term work that we have 255 00:12:47,760 --> 00:12:50,800 Speaker 2: to continue to do with young people really so that 256 00:12:50,880 --> 00:12:53,600 Speaker 2: they understand what's right and what's wrong, and if their 257 00:12:53,640 --> 00:12:55,520 Speaker 2: parents aren't teaching them that we need them to be 258 00:12:55,559 --> 00:12:58,680 Speaker 2: in school so that schools can be really strong around 259 00:12:59,040 --> 00:13:01,439 Speaker 2: you know, what it's accept and what's unacceptable behavior. 260 00:13:01,559 --> 00:13:03,319 Speaker 1: Well, I mean even when you look at that story 261 00:13:04,120 --> 00:13:06,640 Speaker 1: from that business owner in the Northern Territory News and 262 00:13:06,679 --> 00:13:10,400 Speaker 1: he's saying that, you know, despite that sustained twenty minute attack, 263 00:13:10,960 --> 00:13:14,559 Speaker 1: they've called the police. Then he's gone back to the CCTV. 264 00:13:15,240 --> 00:13:18,000 Speaker 1: The police haven't attended for several hours. Now. I know 265 00:13:18,160 --> 00:13:20,840 Speaker 1: that the police would want to attempt and I know 266 00:13:20,920 --> 00:13:23,280 Speaker 1: that we've got additional police that we're certainly trying to 267 00:13:23,280 --> 00:13:25,840 Speaker 1: get on the beat. But this is where the system 268 00:13:25,880 --> 00:13:28,000 Speaker 1: seems to be quite broken. At the moment as well, 269 00:13:28,120 --> 00:13:30,959 Speaker 1: is that when incidents are occurring that territory and seas 270 00:13:31,040 --> 00:13:35,600 Speaker 1: being absolutely serious. I mean that woman, We've actually had 271 00:13:35,720 --> 00:13:40,400 Speaker 1: DV incidents in the city that have resulted in in death. 272 00:13:40,960 --> 00:13:44,040 Speaker 1: Heaven forbid, you know, like this is such a serious 273 00:13:44,080 --> 00:13:46,240 Speaker 1: thing and we're just floundering. 274 00:13:47,280 --> 00:13:49,360 Speaker 2: Yeah, well, as I said, I mean I talked about 275 00:13:49,480 --> 00:13:52,160 Speaker 2: you know, fifty seventy police officers. We need two hundred 276 00:13:52,200 --> 00:13:54,560 Speaker 2: more police officers, Okatie, So we'll continue to have to 277 00:13:54,600 --> 00:13:59,400 Speaker 2: recruit more police officers, have more CCTV operators, more cour 278 00:13:59,480 --> 00:14:02,760 Speaker 2: center operate We've invested in that, but yes, we need 279 00:14:02,800 --> 00:14:05,880 Speaker 2: to continue to invest in the police, which you know 280 00:14:06,080 --> 00:14:08,120 Speaker 2: that is a focus of our government, but it is 281 00:14:08,200 --> 00:14:11,160 Speaker 2: all those other agencies as well. And I did make 282 00:14:11,200 --> 00:14:14,720 Speaker 2: announcements and will continue to talk about this around domestic 283 00:14:14,800 --> 00:14:18,520 Speaker 2: violence and more money going into domestic family and sexual 284 00:14:18,559 --> 00:14:21,120 Speaker 2: violence in the Northern territory as well. You know, those 285 00:14:21,160 --> 00:14:26,360 Speaker 2: messages obviously struggled to get heard by territories around DV. 286 00:14:26,520 --> 00:14:29,640 Speaker 2: You know, I think sixty five percent of people in 287 00:14:29,680 --> 00:14:33,040 Speaker 2: our jails are there because of violence incidences, which is 288 00:14:33,520 --> 00:14:35,320 Speaker 2: just shocking behavior really. 289 00:14:35,440 --> 00:14:37,960 Speaker 1: So finister a very quick listener question because I know 290 00:14:38,000 --> 00:14:40,240 Speaker 1: you've got to go to a media event from Grumpy 291 00:14:40,280 --> 00:14:42,960 Speaker 1: and Catherine. Hi, Katie, there is one thing I'm interested 292 00:14:42,960 --> 00:14:46,040 Speaker 1: in knowing with regards to the new gas deals, meaning 293 00:14:46,040 --> 00:14:48,160 Speaker 1: the deal already in place with Tambourne and the new 294 00:14:48,200 --> 00:14:51,560 Speaker 1: one with Empire, has the current Northern Territory government insisted 295 00:14:51,600 --> 00:14:55,080 Speaker 1: on a gas reserve being kept in storage for use 296 00:14:55,080 --> 00:14:57,800 Speaker 1: in the territory when and if necessary. 297 00:14:58,880 --> 00:15:01,080 Speaker 2: Yeah, so this is what these are. These agreement agreements 298 00:15:01,120 --> 00:15:04,640 Speaker 2: are literally are reserve and reserving gas for the Northern Territory. 299 00:15:04,720 --> 00:15:09,080 Speaker 2: So these three that we've done, so Tambourine, Empire as 300 00:15:09,080 --> 00:15:11,800 Speaker 2: well as the Marini Palm Valley joint venture, that is 301 00:15:11,880 --> 00:15:14,440 Speaker 2: making sure that we have gas for the Northern Territory. 302 00:15:14,440 --> 00:15:16,840 Speaker 2: So that's exactly what it's about. Making sure that we've 303 00:15:16,880 --> 00:15:19,320 Speaker 2: got gas to keep our lights on, but also gas 304 00:15:19,360 --> 00:15:22,160 Speaker 2: for manufacturing in the Northern Territory for the future. But 305 00:15:22,200 --> 00:15:24,160 Speaker 2: also we know there are a number of minds that 306 00:15:24,240 --> 00:15:28,640 Speaker 2: want have they want their energy generated from the Northern Territory. 307 00:15:28,680 --> 00:15:32,720 Speaker 2: So again this is this will provide energy into the future. 308 00:15:32,760 --> 00:15:36,040 Speaker 2: But it's also you know, the renewable energy hub at 309 00:15:36,920 --> 00:15:40,280 Speaker 2: a Middle Arm as well, that's about one hundred megawatts 310 00:15:40,320 --> 00:15:43,640 Speaker 2: of energy that will that's there's an expression of interest 311 00:15:43,720 --> 00:15:46,000 Speaker 2: out with Jacana at the moment. So, like I've said, 312 00:15:46,040 --> 00:15:49,320 Speaker 2: and to tell Grumpy, yes, absolutely, it's about making sure 313 00:15:49,360 --> 00:15:51,600 Speaker 2: we have gas for the territory, but it's also making 314 00:15:51,640 --> 00:15:55,200 Speaker 2: sure that we have renewable energy for use, for example 315 00:15:55,200 --> 00:15:56,280 Speaker 2: around green hydrogen. 316 00:15:56,680 --> 00:15:58,800 Speaker 1: All right, Chief Minister, we better leave it there. I 317 00:15:58,840 --> 00:16:00,880 Speaker 1: know you've got a media event to get to appreciate 318 00:16:00,920 --> 00:16:03,600 Speaker 1: your time, and I think we're about twenty nine days 319 00:16:03,600 --> 00:16:05,680 Speaker 1: away from the election now, so not long to go. 320 00:16:06,760 --> 00:16:09,440 Speaker 2: No, No, we're going to caretaker this week. 321 00:16:09,560 --> 00:16:11,280 Speaker 1: Yeah, on Thursday, Thursday, is it? 322 00:16:12,200 --> 00:16:12,640 Speaker 2: Yes, it is? 323 00:16:12,760 --> 00:16:15,160 Speaker 1: Yeah, awesome, Thank you very much, Chief Minister. We'll talk 324 00:16:15,160 --> 00:16:16,440 Speaker 1: to you soon. Thank you.