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Speaker 1: Friday that in an absolutely horrendous situation that a young

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Speaker 1: he's been remanded to here. He's been reminded in custody

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Speaker 1: the Prime Minister about this latest incident, particularly given the

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Speaker 1: fact that Steve Edgington has really been calling out and

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Speaker 1: really quite upset about the situation with the lack of

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Speaker 1: movement on the Barkley Regional Deal. Joining me on the

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Speaker 1: line right now is the COLP Senator for the Northern Territory,

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Speaker 1: just enter Price. Good morning to you.

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Speaker 2: Good morning Katie.

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Speaker 1: Are you as upsats and disgusted by this horrific incident

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Speaker 1: that happened in Tenant Creek last week.

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Speaker 2: As I am, I'm I'm absolutely disgusted by this incident,

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Speaker 2: and of course I'm also aware of the incident that

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Speaker 2: I'm upset that these incidents continue to occur in places

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Speaker 2: like Tenant Creek and I yet to understand what the hell,

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Speaker 2: you know, the territory government is doing about it, but

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Speaker 2: also more broadly, what the Prime Minister is doing to

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Speaker 2: hundred and fifty million dollars in Central Australia to support

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Speaker 2: issues like this, and there's nothing of it. There's absolutely

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Speaker 1: And I mean it goes a step further because we

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Speaker 1: Malcolm Turnbull had been in Tenant Creek. He actually went

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Speaker 1: Steve Edgington seems like he's really pretty upset about this

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Speaker 1: whole situation. He says that that promised review and audit

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Speaker 1: The Chief Minister confirmed this morning that she has not

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Speaker 2: Yeah, it's absolutely disgusting and Steve is right to the

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Speaker 2: upset that nothing has come up about, you know, since

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Speaker 2: starting an inquiry into you know what the community of

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Speaker 2: ten and Crek really need to move forward to support

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Speaker 2: I'd like to understand, we need answers, the community needs answers.

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Speaker 2: It can't continue down the road line. And look, I

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Speaker 2: will say I'm really disappointed in Marion Skimmer's comments to suggest,

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Speaker 2: you know, this is about something that I've been screaming

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Speaker 2: particularly in community. But the focus is never placed on

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Speaker 2: the needs upholding the human rights of our children within

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Speaker 2: of these ideological approaches that we continually take. Our children

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Speaker 1: And this latest incident that occurred last week is appalling,

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Speaker 1: You know, we've got locals there, You've got business owners,

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Speaker 2: Look, as a matter of urgency, the government needs to

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Speaker 2: But we should not be going easy on perpetrators. We

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Speaker 1: Ever again, Ja Cintra, I do want to ask you

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Speaker 1: we had Kate Warden on the show, and she had

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Speaker 1: spoken about her frustration in some instances with land councils

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Speaker 3: That's one of my frustrations about being in government, honestly,

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Speaker 3: Why for the very same people that the programs there

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Speaker 3: to the point that I'm saying, let's find another space

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Speaker 1: So are you saying that land councils are holding things up?

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Speaker 3: Absolutely? Holding things up? Absolutely?

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Speaker 1: So the low why it's.

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Speaker 3: It's large bureocracy. They just maybe they don't have the

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Speaker 3: I don't know, Cinta, what do you make of those

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Speaker 2: Well, that's that's incredible coming from Kate Warden. It's probably

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Speaker 2: the first time I've actually agreed with her on something.

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Speaker 2: You know, this is exactly why the voice was never

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Speaker 2: Kate Wardens can have a conversation with the Prime Minister

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Speaker 2: and mister Bernie about supporting Michael for an inquiry so

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Speaker 1: Jacinta, before I let you go this morning, plenty of

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Speaker 1: of course, mixing well. He says that he mixed alcohol

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Speaker 1: the ground and saying profanities over the phone in Canberra.

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Speaker 1: The footage surfaced late last week showing the former Deputy

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Speaker 1: Prime Minister laying in Lonsdale Streets in Braddon on Wednesday

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Speaker 1: night about eleven thirty. A bit of a mixed bag

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Speaker 1: on the text line from our listeners this morning, some

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Speaker 1: saying come on, Katie, you know you never mixed prescription

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Speaker 1: having a lay down on the footpath. I mean it's

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Speaker 1: not a great look, is it.

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Speaker 2: Well, those issues are certainly for Barnaby to deal with

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Speaker 2: in his capacity he and his family, and anything beyond

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Speaker 2: that ismin is going to be determined by leadership as well.

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Speaker 2: For me, I'm certainly focused on the issues that I

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Speaker 2: need to fight for in terms of my portfolio and

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Speaker 2: more broadly for the Northern territory.

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Speaker 1: What is the leadership saying at this point, Jacenter? Or

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Speaker 1: do we not really know? Oh?

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Speaker 2: Look, I think they're having those conversations that are being

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Speaker 2: I guess. Well.

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Speaker 1: Look, I appreciate your time as always, Thank you very

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Speaker 1: much for joining us this morning, and no doubt we'll

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Speaker 1: talk to you again.

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Speaker 2: Soon, no problem.

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Speaker 1: Thanks, thank you,