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Speaker 1: Well, we had organized this interview with the Chief Minister

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Speaker 1: from Brisbane this morning is the Chief Minister, Natasha Files.

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Speaker 1: Good morning to.

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Speaker 2: You, Good morning Katie, good morning listeners. And what an

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Speaker 2: amazing game they've done. Us so proud and this is

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Speaker 2: just the beginning of their journey. We just was an

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Speaker 2: amazing game last night and we're so excited.

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Speaker 1: It was incredible and I'd tell you what, there was

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Speaker 1: quite a bit of cheering in our household. Couple of tears.

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Speaker 1: I won't say we're from which family members, but yeah,

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Speaker 1: it was pretty exciting stuff. And I know that people

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Speaker 1: are maybe a little bit disappointed this morning that we

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Speaker 1: the Grand Final, but it was absolutely incredible.

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Speaker 2: There were some sad children in my house as well, Katie.

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Speaker 2: But we should just be so proud and amazing achievement.

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Speaker 2: What's been achieved on the field, but more importantly off

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Speaker 1: Tell me, we know that there had been discussion about

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Speaker 2: Happen now, Yeah, Katie, we were considering it. We would

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Speaker 2: But we'll have to perhaps wait till twenty twenty seven.

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Speaker 1: Now. One thing that was on the agenda at the

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Speaker 2: So we had National Cabinet yesterday there was a number

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Speaker 2: as you've just mentioned, Katie, housing From the Northern Territory's perspective,

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Speaker 2: where we can infill with homes. Our numbers is ambitious.

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Speaker 2: We're hoping to build eleven thousand homes over five years.

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Speaker 2: That is a stretch target, but we absolutely need to

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Speaker 2: make sure we have homes for territorians now and people

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Speaker 1: Chief Minister, where are they going to be? Where is

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Speaker 2: Going to be? So Katie across the territory. So in

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Speaker 2: And what the Commonwealth announced yesterday was incentive payments for

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Speaker 1: Chief Minister. I know you said eleven thousand homes over

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Speaker 2: Have the five years figure in front of me. We

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Speaker 1: So we're going to build eleven thousand if the most

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Speaker 2: So Katie, that's over five years at eleven thousand.

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Speaker 2: So Katie, we're determined as a government to boost that supply.

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Speaker 2: So there is incentives and there was also support from

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Speaker 1: So when do you anticipate this is going to get underway.

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Speaker 2: So Katie, we're already focused on homes. But what the

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Speaker 1: Now, one of the other policies that wasn't included in

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Speaker 2: No, Katie. What we see when we put in place

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Speaker 2: totally ruled out in the territory Katie. From my perspective,

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Speaker 1: Now today the Australian Labor Party are actually holding their

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Speaker 1: So you're not worried that you're going to get trolled

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Speaker 2: Katie, I'm here to make sure that everyone understands the

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Speaker 1: Chief Minestra, I know you are pressed for time and

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Speaker 1: But just finally, the Opposition is calling for the government

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Speaker 2: When is it happening, So Katie will work through the

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Speaker 1: So you will certainly make sure that Declan's mum, Samara,

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Speaker 2: Of course, Katie, I've been in contact with Samara and

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Speaker 1: So you've been back in contact with them since we

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Speaker 2: I'm not going to get into the ins and outs

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Speaker 1: Look again, I know you are pressed for time, but

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Speaker 1: Because even last night or yesterday afternoon, we know that

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Speaker 2: So Katie, those questions would be best directed at police.

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Speaker 2: But absolutely we take the crime and anti social behavior

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Speaker 2: So, Katie, I probably need to wrap up the interviewer.

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Speaker 2: We've gone over the allocated time in terms of the

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Speaker 1: appreciate your time this morning. Thanks for speaking with us.

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Speaker 2: Take care,