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Speaker 1: But as we know, hundreds of Territorians will be able

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Speaker 1: the eight hundred and thirty one places representing more than

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Speaker 1: twenty nine million dollars in funding a part of twenty

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Speaker 2: So in total across the.

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Speaker 1: Nation there's going to be four thousand and thirty six places.

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Speaker 1: They've been allocated to education, two thousand, six hundred to nursing,

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Speaker 1: seven hundred and forty to health, and one thousand, seven

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Speaker 1: will the Member for Solomon, Luke Gosling joins me on

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Speaker 1: the line right now to tell us more.

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Speaker 2: Good morning to you.

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Speaker 3: Luke, Hi Katie, how are you?

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Speaker 1: Yeah?

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Speaker 2: Good now, Good to have you on the show.

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Speaker 1: Obviously a massive announcement when you talk about this, twenty

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Speaker 1: to UNI. Look why has the government decided to go

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Speaker 3: It was part of our election campaign commitments to around

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Speaker 3: Australia to help more people into TAFE with many many

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Speaker 3: one additional UNI places at CDU free free training for teachers, nurses,

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Speaker 1: So how exactly is it going to work? Will the

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Speaker 3: It's going to provide extra places for pre funded places

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Speaker 3: because we've got the skill shortages that everyone is well

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Speaker 3: aware of and this will train up territorians for those jobs,

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Speaker 3: and there'll be people coming in the state as well,

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Speaker 3: and we'll link them up with the jobs that will

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Speaker 1: And so so there are going to be tape places

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Speaker 3: Yeah, it wasn't part of today's announcement that that's separate,

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Speaker 3: And eight hundred and thirty one places is massive and

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Speaker 1: So eight hundred and thirty one places. Sorry, I'm just

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Speaker 3: Yeah, they're for there are free places, additional places funded

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Speaker 3: We're putting extra resources in the Department of Immigration where

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Speaker 1: Now, Luke, I know that we've been told to prepare

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Speaker 2: What would you say to those people.

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Speaker 3: Well, I'm really proud that this The work we've already

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Speaker 3: there has been some projects that have been been thankfully,

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Speaker 3: some of those projects have been acted well.

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Speaker 1: Luke Gosling, the Member for Solomon, no doubt we'll have

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Speaker 1: some further detail tomorrow night when that budget is handed down.

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Speaker 1: Hopefully we'll be able to catch up with someone from

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Speaker 1: and what it means for the Northern Territory.

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Speaker 2: On Wednesday,