1 00:00:00,360 --> 00:00:02,120 Speaker 1: Joining us on the line right now to talk a 2 00:00:02,160 --> 00:00:04,600 Speaker 1: little bit more about that and plenty of other things 3 00:00:04,800 --> 00:00:07,840 Speaker 1: is the Treasurer and the Minister for Housing and Construction, 4 00:00:08,080 --> 00:00:09,920 Speaker 1: Bill Yan. Good morning to your minister. 5 00:00:10,880 --> 00:00:15,040 Speaker 2: Good morning Katie, and congratulations on moving Indian new digs. 6 00:00:15,240 --> 00:00:18,080 Speaker 1: Oh Bill, wait till you see it. It's proper flash mate, 7 00:00:18,079 --> 00:00:20,280 Speaker 1: compared to where we were before. You'll love our new 8 00:00:20,320 --> 00:00:21,960 Speaker 1: studio when you get to come in for the week 9 00:00:22,000 --> 00:00:23,360 Speaker 1: that was there for an interview. 10 00:00:24,600 --> 00:00:26,760 Speaker 2: Yeah, I'm looking forward to it, Katie. 11 00:00:27,120 --> 00:00:29,520 Speaker 1: Now, Bill, I do want to move to some pretty 12 00:00:29,560 --> 00:00:33,320 Speaker 1: serious issues, very serious and something that we've been grappling 13 00:00:33,320 --> 00:00:35,560 Speaker 1: with here in the Northern Territory for such a long 14 00:00:35,600 --> 00:00:38,199 Speaker 1: period of time. I mentioned a little bit earlier a 15 00:00:38,240 --> 00:00:42,000 Speaker 1: woman's died allegedly at the hands of her partner in Catherine. 16 00:00:42,440 --> 00:00:42,720 Speaker 2: Bill. 17 00:00:42,840 --> 00:00:45,400 Speaker 1: Do you have much more info about exactly what's gone on? 18 00:00:46,680 --> 00:00:49,280 Speaker 2: Yeah, Kayleb, this is a really tragic incident and I 19 00:00:49,360 --> 00:00:51,879 Speaker 2: want to pass on my deevat simplies of course to 20 00:00:52,120 --> 00:00:56,200 Speaker 2: the victim's family, But I don't have a lot more 21 00:00:56,320 --> 00:00:59,720 Speaker 2: information at this stage. I know police have taken her 22 00:00:59,760 --> 00:01:03,000 Speaker 2: part in the custody, and I believe there's been a 23 00:01:03,240 --> 00:01:08,360 Speaker 2: history of DV there for quite some time. So look, 24 00:01:08,360 --> 00:01:12,800 Speaker 2: this is absolutely tragic and of course we need to 25 00:01:12,840 --> 00:01:16,080 Speaker 2: address this discourage of this DV and it's been going 26 00:01:16,080 --> 00:01:19,400 Speaker 2: on for too long. We've got some additional funding from 27 00:01:19,440 --> 00:01:21,600 Speaker 2: the FEDS and we need to probably work on getting 28 00:01:21,640 --> 00:01:24,320 Speaker 2: some more. But it's not just about money either care 29 00:01:24,440 --> 00:01:28,960 Speaker 2: it's about how we approach the law and order issues 30 00:01:29,640 --> 00:01:32,520 Speaker 2: are around dealing with DV offenders, and we've got a 31 00:01:32,520 --> 00:01:34,880 Speaker 2: heap of stuff coming in in our first Parliament in 32 00:01:34,880 --> 00:01:37,880 Speaker 2: a couple of weeks, which of course Declin's Law and 33 00:01:37,880 --> 00:01:40,840 Speaker 2: some other stuff, and there's there'll be a number of 34 00:01:40,840 --> 00:01:44,880 Speaker 2: pieces of legislation will also work towards dealing with violent 35 00:01:44,920 --> 00:01:48,600 Speaker 2: offenders which will crossoverer course into that DV space and 36 00:01:49,080 --> 00:01:53,720 Speaker 2: hopefully start to provide that protection to the current victims 37 00:01:53,720 --> 00:01:57,800 Speaker 2: and any possible victims of DV because we can't have 38 00:01:57,920 --> 00:02:02,640 Speaker 2: this happening. It's it hurts the community, it hurts families, 39 00:02:02,680 --> 00:02:06,200 Speaker 2: and it's something that we definitely need to address sooner 40 00:02:06,360 --> 00:02:09,680 Speaker 2: rather than later. So I hope these swite of legislative 41 00:02:09,760 --> 00:02:13,120 Speaker 2: change will we bring in that first Parliament will start 42 00:02:13,200 --> 00:02:16,600 Speaker 2: to make that change, give the police some opportunities to 43 00:02:16,680 --> 00:02:19,080 Speaker 2: do a little bit more hopefully give the courts some 44 00:02:19,160 --> 00:02:23,720 Speaker 2: other opportunities around electronic monitoring, because the previous government took 45 00:02:23,720 --> 00:02:30,280 Speaker 2: out a mandatory sentencing for DV offenders and it didn't 46 00:02:30,280 --> 00:02:35,000 Speaker 2: even require electronic monitoring of offenders who were then we're 47 00:02:35,040 --> 00:02:37,280 Speaker 2: trying to reverse some of those decisions, Katie Well. 48 00:02:37,200 --> 00:02:39,400 Speaker 1: And in terms of some of those decisions and what 49 00:02:39,600 --> 00:02:43,560 Speaker 1: was done by the previous government, I mean, what's been 50 00:02:43,600 --> 00:02:47,720 Speaker 1: happening in the space of domestic violence is clearly not working. 51 00:02:48,520 --> 00:02:50,680 Speaker 1: Just before I went on leave, there was a life 52 00:02:50,720 --> 00:02:55,000 Speaker 1: another territory, woman's life lost. It is something that we 53 00:02:55,040 --> 00:02:57,800 Speaker 1: are reporting on far too often. It is something that 54 00:02:57,880 --> 00:03:02,360 Speaker 1: is happening so often in the than territory and you know, something, 55 00:03:02,400 --> 00:03:04,960 Speaker 1: if it was happening in another state, I feel like 56 00:03:05,040 --> 00:03:07,480 Speaker 1: it'd be on the front page of every paper. It 57 00:03:07,600 --> 00:03:10,720 Speaker 1: is woe for what's going on, and no government seems 58 00:03:10,720 --> 00:03:14,400 Speaker 1: to have been able to really get a handle on things. 59 00:03:15,880 --> 00:03:18,440 Speaker 1: You know, like what more can be done. We've spoken 60 00:03:18,480 --> 00:03:21,200 Speaker 1: about that needs based funding. There seems to be quite 61 00:03:21,200 --> 00:03:23,000 Speaker 1: a bit of money being thrown at this, but I 62 00:03:23,080 --> 00:03:24,840 Speaker 1: just don't know whether it goes far enough. 63 00:03:25,919 --> 00:03:28,560 Speaker 2: Yeah, And that's the thing. Okay, look there's another DV offense, 64 00:03:28,560 --> 00:03:31,359 Speaker 2: I believe in Alice Springs overnight and I said, sadly, 65 00:03:31,360 --> 00:03:35,680 Speaker 2: it's an all to come on occurrence, and it's something that, sadly, 66 00:03:35,800 --> 00:03:38,840 Speaker 2: I think in some respects that it becomes sort of 67 00:03:38,880 --> 00:03:41,400 Speaker 2: second nature. It was here in a Terrifian It shouldn't. 68 00:03:41,680 --> 00:03:42,720 Speaker 1: What happened overnight. 69 00:03:43,080 --> 00:03:46,440 Speaker 2: What happened overnight, Analys I was. I believe there was 70 00:03:46,480 --> 00:03:50,360 Speaker 2: a report from police yesterday of a domestic violence incident. 71 00:03:50,800 --> 00:03:55,120 Speaker 2: The police here balance incidents every night, and not just one, 72 00:03:55,320 --> 00:03:58,720 Speaker 2: but a number of them. And we shouldn't. We shouldn't 73 00:03:58,720 --> 00:04:04,000 Speaker 2: be accepting this stuff, Katie. It's not something that it's 74 00:04:04,080 --> 00:04:08,840 Speaker 2: not something that we should be accepting. We should be 75 00:04:08,880 --> 00:04:12,120 Speaker 2: dealing with this. Every person in the territory has a 76 00:04:12,160 --> 00:04:15,680 Speaker 2: responsibility to work with and report domestic violence. We have 77 00:04:15,800 --> 00:04:19,320 Speaker 2: to do it. Unless we start to change our narrative 78 00:04:19,520 --> 00:04:22,280 Speaker 2: and start to change our thoughts around domestic bonds, we're 79 00:04:22,320 --> 00:04:24,520 Speaker 2: not going to see that change. So funding is one thing. 80 00:04:24,800 --> 00:04:28,280 Speaker 2: Funding is one thing. Attitude of everybody here in the 81 00:04:28,400 --> 00:04:30,120 Speaker 2: territory is another thing as well. 82 00:04:30,480 --> 00:04:33,760 Speaker 1: Bill. I know that there's been actually three shocking incidents 83 00:04:33,760 --> 00:04:36,480 Speaker 1: in our Springs. Across the weekend there was cars stolen, 84 00:04:36,560 --> 00:04:41,960 Speaker 1: driven dangerously, frontline workers targeted, a police officer injured, vehicles damaged, 85 00:04:42,040 --> 00:04:45,279 Speaker 1: and a security guard robbed at knife Port knife Point. 86 00:04:46,080 --> 00:04:48,719 Speaker 1: We know that seven youths have so far been arrested. 87 00:04:50,400 --> 00:04:52,760 Speaker 1: Are things blowing up in our Springs again? I mean, 88 00:04:52,800 --> 00:04:54,040 Speaker 1: do we need another curfew? 89 00:04:55,640 --> 00:04:59,119 Speaker 2: Well, I don't know if curf is exactly the answer Icati, 90 00:04:59,200 --> 00:05:02,320 Speaker 2: but I said, I certainly feel for police at the moment. 91 00:05:02,360 --> 00:05:05,520 Speaker 2: I met with police on Friday at Police Remembrance Day 92 00:05:06,040 --> 00:05:08,640 Speaker 2: and we're talking about some of the incidents and they're 93 00:05:08,680 --> 00:05:12,440 Speaker 2: really concerned at the level of violence being specifically directed 94 00:05:12,480 --> 00:05:15,920 Speaker 2: at police. It's something that they've not seen before. They 95 00:05:15,960 --> 00:05:21,320 Speaker 2: don't understand why it's happening. Like Strikeforce Archer has now 96 00:05:21,480 --> 00:05:24,919 Speaker 2: been implemented after some of the stuff we've seen on 97 00:05:24,960 --> 00:05:28,040 Speaker 2: the weekend, But the behavior is being displayed by some 98 00:05:28,080 --> 00:05:31,320 Speaker 2: of these kids and these young adults are really dangerous, 99 00:05:31,320 --> 00:05:34,159 Speaker 2: not towards just themselves, but towards everybody else. And the 100 00:05:34,200 --> 00:05:40,479 Speaker 2: fact that they're targeting our police is I said, it's 101 00:05:40,600 --> 00:05:44,800 Speaker 2: something that shouldn't be happening. Now we've got stuff again 102 00:05:44,839 --> 00:05:47,560 Speaker 2: as more legislation giving police the opportunity to deal with 103 00:05:47,600 --> 00:05:51,479 Speaker 2: these offenders, because it's a situation that's been allowed to 104 00:05:51,520 --> 00:05:53,719 Speaker 2: occur over the last eight years with the weekend of 105 00:05:53,720 --> 00:05:55,599 Speaker 2: the laws, that the police have been stripped with the 106 00:05:55,720 --> 00:05:58,560 Speaker 2: capability to be able to deal with some of these offenders. 107 00:05:58,600 --> 00:06:01,720 Speaker 2: So again, that's a first thing for our first parliament 108 00:06:01,760 --> 00:06:03,839 Speaker 2: in two weeks is to go back and change some 109 00:06:03,920 --> 00:06:06,720 Speaker 2: of that legislation, give the police the powers to deal 110 00:06:06,760 --> 00:06:10,680 Speaker 2: with them, but also to make people who commit offenses 111 00:06:10,720 --> 00:06:13,800 Speaker 2: and violent offenses against our police they're going to face 112 00:06:13,960 --> 00:06:18,360 Speaker 2: some mandatory sentencing options. So the message you're going to 113 00:06:18,400 --> 00:06:20,400 Speaker 2: be really really clear to those out in the community 114 00:06:20,440 --> 00:06:24,400 Speaker 2: you want to target our police and our first responders. 115 00:06:24,680 --> 00:06:26,279 Speaker 2: If you do that, I said, you're going to face 116 00:06:26,279 --> 00:06:29,200 Speaker 2: some fair this year as consequences, because that's what's been 117 00:06:29,279 --> 00:06:31,719 Speaker 2: lacking now I think for the past eight years, and 118 00:06:31,800 --> 00:06:33,720 Speaker 2: those consequences have been stripped away. 119 00:06:33,560 --> 00:06:36,880 Speaker 1: And people voted that way. People well and truly voted 120 00:06:37,200 --> 00:06:40,480 Speaker 1: and voted for change when it comes to the issues 121 00:06:40,520 --> 00:06:42,800 Speaker 1: that we've been experiencing in the Northern Territory. When it 122 00:06:42,839 --> 00:06:44,760 Speaker 1: comes to crime, it's not going to be an easy fix. 123 00:06:44,839 --> 00:06:46,800 Speaker 1: We know it's not going to happen overnight. But do 124 00:06:46,880 --> 00:06:51,800 Speaker 1: you reckon like, are we starting to see any indications 125 00:06:52,040 --> 00:06:54,600 Speaker 1: that things are getting a bit better from your perspective 126 00:06:54,720 --> 00:06:56,800 Speaker 1: or is it still way too early when we don't 127 00:06:56,800 --> 00:06:58,200 Speaker 1: have the legislative. 128 00:06:57,720 --> 00:07:01,400 Speaker 2: Changes, Well, we need those letters should changes, k because 129 00:07:01,520 --> 00:07:04,440 Speaker 2: that change gives the police and the courts the options 130 00:07:04,520 --> 00:07:07,400 Speaker 2: to have consequences for offending. What we have done is 131 00:07:07,400 --> 00:07:10,880 Speaker 2: said the Chief Minison pretty well. The day after we 132 00:07:10,880 --> 00:07:13,480 Speaker 2: were successful action in the election, she was out with 133 00:07:13,600 --> 00:07:17,400 Speaker 2: the Police Commissioner and talking about visual policing and what 134 00:07:17,440 --> 00:07:19,360 Speaker 2: police can do and make some of those changes. And 135 00:07:19,400 --> 00:07:23,120 Speaker 2: police have done that. I've noticed certainly here in Central 136 00:07:23,160 --> 00:07:27,120 Speaker 2: Australia more police in uniform on the ground walking around 137 00:07:27,480 --> 00:07:32,120 Speaker 2: the community in the CBD and out in the suburbs, 138 00:07:32,240 --> 00:07:34,920 Speaker 2: and that's a great thing to see and that's certainly 139 00:07:35,160 --> 00:07:37,400 Speaker 2: had an impact on some of those things. But what 140 00:07:37,400 --> 00:07:42,160 Speaker 2: we're seeing now is that escalation in I said, young 141 00:07:42,200 --> 00:07:45,080 Speaker 2: people stealing cars and driving in a manner that is 142 00:07:45,360 --> 00:07:49,720 Speaker 2: dangerous to themselves, dangerous to the community and specifically targeting 143 00:07:49,720 --> 00:07:51,520 Speaker 2: the police. And the last thing we want to see 144 00:07:51,840 --> 00:07:54,480 Speaker 2: is a repeat of the young person that dive when 145 00:07:54,480 --> 00:07:57,320 Speaker 2: they rolled a car over here in CBD. Nobody wants 146 00:07:57,360 --> 00:07:59,880 Speaker 2: to see that anymore. But we need the laws in 147 00:08:00,160 --> 00:08:02,920 Speaker 2: place to be able to give the police the powers 148 00:08:02,920 --> 00:08:05,760 Speaker 2: and courts the powers to deal with those offenders so 149 00:08:05,800 --> 00:08:07,400 Speaker 2: then they're not back out doing it again. 150 00:08:07,560 --> 00:08:11,000 Speaker 1: Well, Bill, let's move along, because I've just asked you 151 00:08:11,000 --> 00:08:13,800 Speaker 1: about twenty questions that aren't your portfolio. But I know 152 00:08:13,920 --> 00:08:16,840 Speaker 1: that I know that you guys are well and truly 153 00:08:16,960 --> 00:08:19,320 Speaker 1: keen to, you know, to discuss what is going on. 154 00:08:19,800 --> 00:08:22,560 Speaker 1: But let's move on to these home by grants now. 155 00:08:23,240 --> 00:08:25,280 Speaker 1: In terms of the way in which this is going 156 00:08:25,320 --> 00:08:27,800 Speaker 1: to work, can the funds be used as a deposit? 157 00:08:29,120 --> 00:08:31,640 Speaker 2: I believe so, yes, Katie. We've spoken to the banks. 158 00:08:32,320 --> 00:08:35,680 Speaker 2: The banks have said if someone is success is successful 159 00:08:35,720 --> 00:08:39,400 Speaker 2: in getting a grant, the bank will consider that as 160 00:08:39,440 --> 00:08:45,920 Speaker 2: a deposit towards their loan auto application for credit to 161 00:08:45,960 --> 00:08:49,080 Speaker 2: either buy a new place or to build a new place. 162 00:08:49,800 --> 00:08:52,360 Speaker 2: That's a major bonus for those people looking to get 163 00:08:52,360 --> 00:08:55,400 Speaker 2: in the market because we know cost livings and pressures 164 00:08:55,440 --> 00:08:57,840 Speaker 2: are pretty bad in the territory at the moment, so 165 00:08:58,080 --> 00:09:00,319 Speaker 2: it's really really difficult to save up that money for 166 00:09:00,360 --> 00:09:02,440 Speaker 2: a deposit, and when you're stuck in that rental cycle. 167 00:09:02,920 --> 00:09:06,880 Speaker 2: So this will give those new homeowners the opportunity to, 168 00:09:07,280 --> 00:09:09,480 Speaker 2: if they're successful in the grant, to use that grant 169 00:09:09,520 --> 00:09:12,200 Speaker 2: as a deposit towards getting into their own home. 170 00:09:12,360 --> 00:09:15,480 Speaker 1: So I know that brokers are wanting some clarity on 171 00:09:15,559 --> 00:09:17,640 Speaker 1: how the grants are going to be paid and whether 172 00:09:17,679 --> 00:09:19,360 Speaker 1: it's going to be at the beginning of the loan 173 00:09:19,520 --> 00:09:23,480 Speaker 1: application or at the end. At what stage will those 174 00:09:23,520 --> 00:09:25,160 Speaker 1: funds become available for people? 175 00:09:26,320 --> 00:09:29,240 Speaker 2: Yeah, so some of the funds will certainly become available 176 00:09:29,840 --> 00:09:32,240 Speaker 2: for commencement, is my understanding. But a lot of that 177 00:09:32,280 --> 00:09:37,280 Speaker 2: comes down to the way that the lender has structured 178 00:09:37,280 --> 00:09:40,280 Speaker 2: the contracts as well. So there's a couple of there's 179 00:09:40,320 --> 00:09:43,160 Speaker 2: a couple of variations in how that will work. I 180 00:09:43,200 --> 00:09:45,520 Speaker 2: think a lot of us explain when you get on 181 00:09:45,760 --> 00:09:50,080 Speaker 2: to the website. So the whole the NT dot dot 182 00:09:50,320 --> 00:09:54,680 Speaker 2: I think it's property slash homeowner assistance. A lot of 183 00:09:54,679 --> 00:09:58,360 Speaker 2: those explaining there because it's not of one size fits 184 00:09:58,400 --> 00:10:03,200 Speaker 2: all for everyone. Yeah, ideas, there'll be variations in how 185 00:10:03,240 --> 00:10:10,520 Speaker 2: the money is released from the scheme to the lender yep, 186 00:10:10,880 --> 00:10:14,200 Speaker 2: and no doubt, and then possibly onto of course that 187 00:10:14,280 --> 00:10:16,200 Speaker 2: the person who's are the building or buying. 188 00:10:16,600 --> 00:10:19,360 Speaker 1: Now we know the scheme is obviously focused on building 189 00:10:19,400 --> 00:10:23,840 Speaker 1: more homes, it's also about stimulating the construction industry. Where 190 00:10:23,880 --> 00:10:26,280 Speaker 1: do you anticipate these new homes are going to be built? 191 00:10:26,320 --> 00:10:28,200 Speaker 1: Because I know there's been some discussion out of the 192 00:10:28,320 --> 00:10:30,720 Speaker 1: likes of Alice Springs saying that you know there's not 193 00:10:30,840 --> 00:10:33,120 Speaker 1: a huge amount of opportunity to sort of build a 194 00:10:33,160 --> 00:10:35,320 Speaker 1: new home. So where do you anticipate they're going to 195 00:10:35,360 --> 00:10:35,840 Speaker 1: be built? 196 00:10:36,880 --> 00:10:38,960 Speaker 2: Yeah, look, I checked in, so I've got some questions 197 00:10:39,000 --> 00:10:41,680 Speaker 2: on this previous day. So we've got the blocks here 198 00:10:41,800 --> 00:10:44,040 Speaker 2: at kill Gareth and we're releasing the next stage at 199 00:10:44,080 --> 00:10:49,359 Speaker 2: kill Gareth soon in Tenant Creek. Talking to the department, 200 00:10:49,640 --> 00:10:54,280 Speaker 2: there's housing blocks becoming available in Tenant. There's also some 201 00:10:54,520 --> 00:10:57,840 Speaker 2: becoming available in Catherine, and of course you've got all 202 00:10:57,880 --> 00:11:01,640 Speaker 2: the development that's going on, so there's a release of 203 00:11:01,760 --> 00:11:05,360 Speaker 2: land blocks all over the place up in Darwin Palmerston. 204 00:11:05,480 --> 00:11:09,240 Speaker 2: So and also, just if you apply now doesn't mean 205 00:11:09,240 --> 00:11:10,480 Speaker 2: that you have to have your house built in the 206 00:11:10,520 --> 00:11:13,120 Speaker 2: first twelve months either. We know that that's probably not 207 00:11:13,160 --> 00:11:15,800 Speaker 2: going to be achievable. But if you've bought your land 208 00:11:15,800 --> 00:11:18,480 Speaker 2: and make that commitment and got your contracts and you've 209 00:11:18,520 --> 00:11:21,920 Speaker 2: got your grant funding. It may be your house doesn't 210 00:11:21,960 --> 00:11:24,720 Speaker 2: start construction in that period. It may take a little 211 00:11:24,720 --> 00:11:27,920 Speaker 2: bit of time, so there's some options there, so we're 212 00:11:27,920 --> 00:11:32,880 Speaker 2: not specifically locked into timeframes on completion. But the one 213 00:11:32,880 --> 00:11:34,800 Speaker 2: thing we have done though is open the scheme up 214 00:11:35,000 --> 00:11:39,560 Speaker 2: for twelve months and that gives the lenders that's certainty 215 00:11:39,720 --> 00:11:42,720 Speaker 2: to be able to do those loans within that twelve 216 00:11:42,760 --> 00:11:44,920 Speaker 2: month period rather doing is like running it to have 217 00:11:46,679 --> 00:11:48,920 Speaker 2: a fixed amount of money or a fixed amount of 218 00:11:50,040 --> 00:11:53,040 Speaker 2: applications will open up for the twelve months, so that 219 00:11:53,120 --> 00:11:55,760 Speaker 2: provides some certainty for the lenders. 220 00:11:55,960 --> 00:11:58,840 Speaker 1: Bill a few listener questions coming through on this. I 221 00:11:58,880 --> 00:12:01,920 Speaker 1: know somebody's people need to have lived in the Northern 222 00:12:02,000 --> 00:12:04,600 Speaker 1: Territory for a set period of time before they apply 223 00:12:04,679 --> 00:12:07,800 Speaker 1: for the grant, or can someone from Queensland move here 224 00:12:07,880 --> 00:12:09,319 Speaker 1: and apply straight away. 225 00:12:10,360 --> 00:12:12,959 Speaker 2: Absolutely, and that's one of the parts of the scheme too, 226 00:12:13,080 --> 00:12:16,000 Speaker 2: is we want people to come to the territory, utilize 227 00:12:16,000 --> 00:12:19,560 Speaker 2: the scheme and come here and said put down some 228 00:12:19,679 --> 00:12:22,080 Speaker 2: roots and come and live into the territory. The cave 229 00:12:22,200 --> 00:12:24,040 Speaker 2: it is if you build a house or buy a 230 00:12:24,040 --> 00:12:26,400 Speaker 2: house under the scheme you've got to live in it 231 00:12:26,440 --> 00:12:28,559 Speaker 2: for twelve months here in a territory. So it's about 232 00:12:28,559 --> 00:12:32,440 Speaker 2: attracting people to come to the Northern Territory. So bring 233 00:12:32,480 --> 00:12:34,800 Speaker 2: their families, put down routes, come and live and work 234 00:12:34,840 --> 00:12:37,560 Speaker 2: and call a territory home. And that's what we want 235 00:12:37,600 --> 00:12:38,240 Speaker 2: people to do. 236 00:12:38,400 --> 00:12:41,640 Speaker 1: Someone's just messaged and said, Katie, could you please ask 237 00:12:41,960 --> 00:12:46,320 Speaker 1: with existing owners? Not first time. So looking at this 238 00:12:46,520 --> 00:12:49,560 Speaker 1: thirty thousand dollars grant, this person says, we bought a 239 00:12:49,600 --> 00:12:52,400 Speaker 1: five acre property and could only afford to build a 240 00:12:52,440 --> 00:12:56,959 Speaker 1: shed slash house which has been classified as a grunny 241 00:12:57,000 --> 00:13:00,480 Speaker 1: flat so under eighty square meters and now we want 242 00:13:00,480 --> 00:13:02,360 Speaker 1: to build a house on our block. Are we going 243 00:13:02,360 --> 00:13:03,840 Speaker 1: to be eligible for the grants? 244 00:13:04,840 --> 00:13:06,920 Speaker 2: Well, I think that's something that has to happen in 245 00:13:06,920 --> 00:13:09,440 Speaker 2: the application process. So that's really down to the needy 246 00:13:09,440 --> 00:13:11,719 Speaker 2: gritty and operation of it. I don't have that to 247 00:13:11,840 --> 00:13:15,360 Speaker 2: hand at the moment. But if the shed on there 248 00:13:15,400 --> 00:13:19,839 Speaker 2: is not classes are dwelling, and there's obviously some rigor 249 00:13:19,960 --> 00:13:24,079 Speaker 2: around how that's successed, then if it's not classes are dwelling, 250 00:13:24,120 --> 00:13:28,880 Speaker 2: they may be able to apply for the grant, and 251 00:13:28,920 --> 00:13:31,560 Speaker 2: that's something that will happen in the application process. So 252 00:13:31,880 --> 00:13:34,839 Speaker 2: there is a fairly there is an application process, and 253 00:13:34,960 --> 00:13:37,839 Speaker 2: it's some regulatory stuff in there to make sure that 254 00:13:37,920 --> 00:13:41,920 Speaker 2: people meet the criteria, and that's where that would be assessed. 255 00:13:41,960 --> 00:13:44,000 Speaker 1: But a couple of quick ones. How many people is 256 00:13:44,040 --> 00:13:46,280 Speaker 1: the government expecting you're going to take up these grants? 257 00:13:46,280 --> 00:13:49,200 Speaker 1: I mean, is it unlimited or how many are you? 258 00:13:49,400 --> 00:13:52,840 Speaker 1: Are you? I guess estimating that you'll need to pay out. 259 00:13:54,200 --> 00:13:59,120 Speaker 2: Yeah, when we initially bought the legislation or the idea 260 00:14:00,400 --> 00:14:04,920 Speaker 2: into the territory, we're looking at around that twenty twenty 261 00:14:04,920 --> 00:14:09,880 Speaker 2: plus million dollars, so we're estimating still around about that level, 262 00:14:10,040 --> 00:14:12,280 Speaker 2: and how that's made up will be quite difficult because 263 00:14:12,280 --> 00:14:13,640 Speaker 2: there's be a lot of people may take up to 264 00:14:13,679 --> 00:14:18,640 Speaker 2: ten thousand dollars for the first home fires, so there 265 00:14:18,679 --> 00:14:20,920 Speaker 2: may be quite a lot take up that option. Then 266 00:14:20,960 --> 00:14:23,720 Speaker 2: you've got the fresh Start, which is a thirty thousand. 267 00:14:23,720 --> 00:14:27,120 Speaker 2: Then of course there's the new builds at fifty thousand. 268 00:14:27,200 --> 00:14:32,320 Speaker 2: So it's how people take up the opportunities within the 269 00:14:32,320 --> 00:14:35,000 Speaker 2: grant will determine how many will be delivered. So I 270 00:14:35,080 --> 00:14:37,440 Speaker 2: can't sit here and say, hand on heart, we're going 271 00:14:37,480 --> 00:14:40,920 Speaker 2: to build five hundred new homes, because we might might 272 00:14:41,040 --> 00:14:43,760 Speaker 2: not be that those new bills, it might be some 273 00:14:43,840 --> 00:14:46,280 Speaker 2: of the new sorry, the first home buyers. 274 00:14:46,480 --> 00:14:48,480 Speaker 1: In terms of the interest over the first sort of 275 00:14:48,520 --> 00:14:50,680 Speaker 1: twenty four hours, has there been a lot. 276 00:14:51,280 --> 00:14:54,360 Speaker 2: Well, I think so, particularly once we made the announcement 277 00:14:54,600 --> 00:14:57,880 Speaker 2: the other week that we're introducing and opening the scheme. 278 00:14:58,040 --> 00:15:02,320 Speaker 2: As of yesterday, the emails and phone calls I got 279 00:15:02,720 --> 00:15:06,440 Speaker 2: were absolutely staggering the interest from people. 280 00:15:07,120 --> 00:15:08,120 Speaker 1: How many are you talking? 281 00:15:09,120 --> 00:15:12,040 Speaker 2: Oh, I reckon, I've probably got forty or fifty emails 282 00:15:12,080 --> 00:15:14,240 Speaker 2: on the day that we announced it, and I've probably 283 00:15:14,240 --> 00:15:17,840 Speaker 2: got twoteen to twenty phone calls from people who are 284 00:15:17,880 --> 00:15:21,560 Speaker 2: interested that I know that Electric officers right across the 285 00:15:21,640 --> 00:15:24,520 Speaker 2: territory have been getting queries about when it was going 286 00:15:24,520 --> 00:15:28,600 Speaker 2: to open and some of the intricacies of the scheme. 287 00:15:28,760 --> 00:15:31,400 Speaker 2: So the interest is certainly there. Cad, I'm going to 288 00:15:31,440 --> 00:15:33,560 Speaker 2: be really interested. Now we've only been out for a day, 289 00:15:34,320 --> 00:15:37,440 Speaker 2: but I said, I'll be reaching into the agency to 290 00:15:37,480 --> 00:15:41,520 Speaker 2: find out how many people have actually started to or 291 00:15:41,560 --> 00:15:44,720 Speaker 2: start down the application process. So it's only early days yet, 292 00:15:44,720 --> 00:15:49,480 Speaker 2: where I think thirty six hours in well, but I'll 293 00:15:49,520 --> 00:15:51,560 Speaker 2: be keen probably after the first week to try and 294 00:15:51,560 --> 00:15:53,880 Speaker 2: get some of those numbers and share those numbers with 295 00:15:53,920 --> 00:15:55,160 Speaker 2: you in the community. 296 00:15:54,760 --> 00:15:57,920 Speaker 1: And just in terms of you know, the legislation obviously 297 00:15:58,000 --> 00:15:59,800 Speaker 1: for this grant is set to be introduced in that 298 00:16:00,240 --> 00:16:04,520 Speaker 1: week of parliamentary sittings October fifteenth, but the applications already open, 299 00:16:04,600 --> 00:16:07,080 Speaker 1: so I'm assuming it's going to be retrospective those laws, 300 00:16:07,960 --> 00:16:08,400 Speaker 1: so any. 301 00:16:08,280 --> 00:16:10,840 Speaker 2: Want to apply, and that's specifically around the first home 302 00:16:12,000 --> 00:16:16,160 Speaker 2: the homeowner charitory gap, which was the previously the first 303 00:16:16,160 --> 00:16:18,480 Speaker 2: home owner grant, so we need to make a couple 304 00:16:18,480 --> 00:16:24,200 Speaker 2: of legislative tweets around that. It's nothing particularly major, so 305 00:16:24,680 --> 00:16:28,280 Speaker 2: anyone who applies that scheme now we will be made 306 00:16:28,320 --> 00:16:31,320 Speaker 2: retrospective of when we get the legislation into place, so 307 00:16:31,360 --> 00:16:33,320 Speaker 2: people can apply now and not have to worry about 308 00:16:33,320 --> 00:16:36,080 Speaker 2: that will make the legislative change to support what we 309 00:16:36,160 --> 00:16:41,080 Speaker 2: want to do under the under the home Grown Territory grant, 310 00:16:41,640 --> 00:16:43,760 Speaker 2: so people won't be disadvantaged. 311 00:16:43,960 --> 00:16:45,760 Speaker 1: Minister Bill Yam, we are going to have to leave 312 00:16:45,760 --> 00:16:47,920 Speaker 1: it there. Thank you so much for your time this morning. 313 00:16:47,920 --> 00:16:50,560 Speaker 1: Sorry about the delay, that's all right, Katie. 314 00:16:50,720 --> 00:16:51,720 Speaker 2: Always a pleasure to be on. 315 00:16:51,880 --> 00:16:53,160 Speaker 1: Thank you, Thanks for your time.