1 00:00:00,120 --> 00:00:02,880 Speaker 1: Joining me on the line right now is well, somebody 2 00:00:02,880 --> 00:00:05,400 Speaker 1: I know very well, a friend of mine, but I 3 00:00:05,480 --> 00:00:08,960 Speaker 1: don't know exactly what the situation is. Sylvia joins me 4 00:00:09,080 --> 00:00:13,240 Speaker 1: right now. Good morning, Sylvia, Good morning Katie, Sylvia. 5 00:00:13,280 --> 00:00:16,240 Speaker 2: What's going on? I understand you're out at Howard Springs 6 00:00:16,280 --> 00:00:17,400 Speaker 2: at the moment, is that right? 7 00:00:18,680 --> 00:00:24,119 Speaker 3: That's right. Basically, we went to Adelaide to go to 8 00:00:24,360 --> 00:00:27,880 Speaker 3: my father in law's funeral. We couldn't go in because 9 00:00:27,960 --> 00:00:30,320 Speaker 3: they obviously went into lockdown halfway through our flight. They 10 00:00:30,320 --> 00:00:32,320 Speaker 3: threw us into a hotel for one night, which is 11 00:00:32,360 --> 00:00:35,640 Speaker 3: an isolation hotel. We come back to Darwin, and now 12 00:00:35,800 --> 00:00:39,440 Speaker 3: Darwin has thrown us into how It Springs for three days. 13 00:00:39,800 --> 00:00:40,080 Speaker 2: Why. 14 00:00:40,159 --> 00:00:43,360 Speaker 3: The first thing about this is my husband's father is 15 00:00:43,360 --> 00:00:47,760 Speaker 3: getting buried today at midday, and we can't even be 16 00:00:47,880 --> 00:00:52,000 Speaker 3: at home with his son mourning the loss and toasting 17 00:00:52,120 --> 00:00:55,520 Speaker 3: his life because we're stuck here in separate rooms, so 18 00:00:55,560 --> 00:01:00,120 Speaker 3: it can't even be in the same room together. And basically, now, well, 19 00:01:00,520 --> 00:01:03,440 Speaker 3: we don't even have the option for isolation at home 20 00:01:03,760 --> 00:01:05,560 Speaker 3: because they only offered that in the city as a 21 00:01:05,560 --> 00:01:07,920 Speaker 3: trial period, and because we live rural, we don't have 22 00:01:08,000 --> 00:01:11,480 Speaker 3: that option. So I think the other government needs to 23 00:01:11,480 --> 00:01:15,200 Speaker 3: get their act together and have some compassion in the 24 00:01:15,200 --> 00:01:18,640 Speaker 3: way that they deal with people, because this is just ridiculous. 25 00:01:18,680 --> 00:01:21,280 Speaker 1: Sylvia. Just let me make this really clear in my 26 00:01:21,440 --> 00:01:23,880 Speaker 1: head and also for our listeners. So essentially, you and 27 00:01:23,920 --> 00:01:27,600 Speaker 1: your partner, you and your husband went away to attend 28 00:01:27,680 --> 00:01:31,520 Speaker 1: your father in law's funeral. You got to South Australia, 29 00:01:31,520 --> 00:01:34,240 Speaker 1: but you were told basically that you wouldn't be able 30 00:01:34,319 --> 00:01:36,959 Speaker 1: to go or that that wasn't going to be able 31 00:01:37,000 --> 00:01:40,000 Speaker 1: to happen, So they put you into a hotel quarantine 32 00:01:40,200 --> 00:01:43,000 Speaker 1: in South Australia and you came back. 33 00:01:43,080 --> 00:01:43,640 Speaker 2: Is that right? 34 00:01:44,880 --> 00:01:48,280 Speaker 3: Yes, we're both double vaccinated. We were one night in isolation. 35 00:01:48,920 --> 00:01:52,160 Speaker 3: We got a negative test on that. But the NT 36 00:01:52,320 --> 00:01:54,960 Speaker 3: government aren't even recognizing that they're treating us like we 37 00:01:55,080 --> 00:01:58,280 Speaker 3: being fourteen days in isolation and they're treating us as 38 00:01:58,360 --> 00:02:00,240 Speaker 3: day one here, so we won't be able to here 39 00:02:00,320 --> 00:02:05,919 Speaker 3: until Sunday or Monday. This is bizarre, I realize that. 40 00:02:06,680 --> 00:02:10,360 Speaker 1: Yeah, but also bloody heartbreaking for you guys, and that 41 00:02:10,400 --> 00:02:13,040 Speaker 1: you've not been able to go to the funeral and 42 00:02:13,440 --> 00:02:18,640 Speaker 1: now your son's at home and you're not actually able to, 43 00:02:18,919 --> 00:02:21,320 Speaker 1: you know, to pay your respects and comfort each other 44 00:02:21,400 --> 00:02:22,920 Speaker 1: as as you'd hope. 45 00:02:22,639 --> 00:02:26,639 Speaker 3: To exactly it is being streamed. We're lucky enough we 46 00:02:26,760 --> 00:02:30,560 Speaker 3: there's that, but it's a bit hard when Brian can't 47 00:02:30,760 --> 00:02:34,400 Speaker 3: give your son Logan a hug and tell them everything's okay. 48 00:02:36,040 --> 00:02:38,720 Speaker 1: Sylvia, I look, this is quite unbelievable, given the fact 49 00:02:38,720 --> 00:02:42,080 Speaker 1: that you didn't actually like you've gone straight into isolation 50 00:02:42,320 --> 00:02:46,240 Speaker 1: and then you've come straight back. So essentially, you know, 51 00:02:46,360 --> 00:02:49,000 Speaker 1: and you've come from the Northern Territory, you're double vaccinated. 52 00:02:49,120 --> 00:02:51,400 Speaker 1: I can't understand why they've actually got you in Howard 53 00:02:51,400 --> 00:02:52,280 Speaker 1: Springs right now. 54 00:02:53,639 --> 00:02:56,120 Speaker 3: No, we couldn't understand it either. We expected when we 55 00:02:56,160 --> 00:02:58,560 Speaker 3: got off the plane that we just go on our 56 00:02:58,600 --> 00:03:01,960 Speaker 3: merry ways go home, and you know, sadly we're mister funeral, 57 00:03:02,040 --> 00:03:05,000 Speaker 3: but at least we'd have each other and our family 58 00:03:05,000 --> 00:03:05,760 Speaker 3: around us. 59 00:03:06,200 --> 00:03:10,360 Speaker 1: And then so you've been taken out there to Howard Springs, 60 00:03:10,400 --> 00:03:12,799 Speaker 1: you don't have the ability to be able to home 61 00:03:12,919 --> 00:03:15,440 Speaker 1: quarantine because at this point in time, people in the 62 00:03:15,480 --> 00:03:17,640 Speaker 1: rural area aren't able to even if you live on 63 00:03:17,680 --> 00:03:21,760 Speaker 1: a big block for the four G reason and various 64 00:03:21,760 --> 00:03:23,880 Speaker 1: other reasons that have been given to us. 65 00:03:23,919 --> 00:03:27,000 Speaker 2: But look, Sylvia. I don't know how much it will. 66 00:03:26,800 --> 00:03:30,520 Speaker 1: Help by us by us sort of raising it, but 67 00:03:30,600 --> 00:03:32,600 Speaker 1: what I can say is that we'd be happy to 68 00:03:32,639 --> 00:03:35,400 Speaker 1: pass your details on to the Health Minister's office and 69 00:03:35,400 --> 00:03:37,680 Speaker 1: see if there is some way that this can be 70 00:03:37,720 --> 00:03:40,960 Speaker 1: looked into, because it seems absolutely bizarre that you're out 71 00:03:41,000 --> 00:03:42,000 Speaker 1: there at Howard Springs. 72 00:03:43,680 --> 00:03:43,880 Speaker 2: Yeah. 73 00:03:44,320 --> 00:03:47,120 Speaker 3: I appreciate that, Katie. I don't expect anything will happen. 74 00:03:47,160 --> 00:03:50,600 Speaker 3: It'll just be another red tape bonanza for the anti 75 00:03:50,760 --> 00:03:54,600 Speaker 3: government because really, at the end of the day, we're 76 00:03:54,600 --> 00:03:57,120 Speaker 3: just numbers. Yeah, not people were numbers, but. 77 00:03:57,120 --> 00:03:59,280 Speaker 1: You know, I reckon people are starting to really think 78 00:03:59,280 --> 00:04:01,400 Speaker 1: to themselves, so, well, hang on a second, I've been 79 00:04:01,440 --> 00:04:02,360 Speaker 1: double vaccinated. 80 00:04:03,000 --> 00:04:04,880 Speaker 2: You know, I'm trying to do the right thing here. 81 00:04:05,880 --> 00:04:07,960 Speaker 2: You know, why is it? Why am I being treated 82 00:04:08,080 --> 00:04:08,440 Speaker 2: like this? 83 00:04:09,840 --> 00:04:14,600 Speaker 3: Exactly? It makes you wonder why you bother even getting vaccinated. 84 00:04:14,640 --> 00:04:16,400 Speaker 3: It's meant to give us our freedom, that's what they're 85 00:04:16,680 --> 00:04:19,160 Speaker 3: telling us. I'm hearing it and seeing it on television. 86 00:04:19,560 --> 00:04:22,400 Speaker 3: They're telling us, get vaccinated so you've got the freedom 87 00:04:22,440 --> 00:04:25,960 Speaker 3: to travel. Guess what, I just lost all my freedom 88 00:04:26,520 --> 00:04:30,200 Speaker 3: for a four day period. I'm feeling our cannibal elected 89 00:04:30,279 --> 00:04:31,400 Speaker 3: with a bowler at the moment. 90 00:04:32,240 --> 00:04:35,719 Speaker 1: Well, Sylvia, please keep us in the loop as to 91 00:04:35,760 --> 00:04:39,200 Speaker 1: how things go. Our love to you and your family 92 00:04:39,960 --> 00:04:42,279 Speaker 1: under what is a really difficult situation. 93 00:04:44,760 --> 00:04:48,240 Speaker 3: Yes, I certainly will, Katie, thank you very much taking 94 00:04:48,240 --> 00:04:50,120 Speaker 3: the time. And I really hope no one else in 95 00:04:50,160 --> 00:04:53,320 Speaker 3: the territory has to go through this, and that's the 96 00:04:53,920 --> 00:04:56,360 Speaker 3: reason I've contact you guys, because I don't want anyone 97 00:04:56,400 --> 00:04:58,200 Speaker 3: else to have to go through this sort of heartbreak. 98 00:04:58,360 --> 00:05:01,920 Speaker 1: No, that is if absent aolutely fair enough Sylvia, thank you, 99 00:05:02,279 --> 00:05:04,200 Speaker 1: We will leave it there because we've got a few 100 00:05:04,200 --> 00:05:05,280 Speaker 1: other callers on the line. 101 00:05:05,279 --> 00:05:07,360 Speaker 2: Thanks so much for having a chat with us this morning.