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Speaker 1: But there is also the council election well and truly underway,

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Speaker 1: and thirteen people have put their hand up for the

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Speaker 1: about them and why you should vote for them, or

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Speaker 1: whether their views do not align with yours or whether

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Speaker 1: they do. Now this morning we've got two of the

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Speaker 1: candidates who've put their hand up for the Darwin mayor

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Speaker 1: and joining me on the line right now is Peter Stiles.

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Speaker 1: Good morning to you, Peter Stiles.

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Speaker 2: How are you fantastic? Katie? Another day in paradise. Really

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Speaker 2: out here.

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Speaker 1: It is now at Starzi. You've got six minutes and

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Speaker 1: a series of questions. Are you ready to get started?

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Speaker 2: Let's go?

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Speaker 1: Let's do it all right? Why did you decide to

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Speaker 1: put your hand up to be mayor?

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Speaker 2: O Katie? I think the time's come for a mayor

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Speaker 2: who will focus on and deliver practical results and ensure

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Speaker 2: that the council works for the people, not for itself.

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Speaker 2: I think that's one of the main reasons. But we

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Speaker 2: need someone who's going to listen to people and someone

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Speaker 2: who's got proven leadership, respect for taxpayers and rate payers,

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Speaker 2: community led transparent governance, and transparency where your rates go.

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Speaker 2: So you've got to publish those things out there so

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Speaker 2: the people know exactly where their rates are being spent.

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Speaker 2: We need real action on safety, cleanliness, and liveability, and

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Speaker 2: we need a happy, healthy city where everyone can participate

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Speaker 2: from right across all walks of life and all sorts

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Speaker 2: of activities. We need to revitalize the parks in the

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Speaker 2: open spaces, reduce an amount of anti social behavior, and

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Speaker 2: generally work for the people and the interest of the people.

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Speaker 1: Now, what qualifications or work experienced you have which you

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Speaker 1: think make you best placed for the position.

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Speaker 2: Well, Katie, I've done an awful lot of leadership training.

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Speaker 2: I've got tertiary qualifications.

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Speaker 1: In that area.

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Speaker 2: I hold the Master's a business administration. I've worked in

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Speaker 2: the territory government, I've worked with the federal government, and

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Speaker 2: I've worked with local councils in the past, so I

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Speaker 2: have a broad range of experience which gives me the

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Speaker 2: ability to work with all sorts of people, across all

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Speaker 1: Now, what do you see as the most important issues

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Speaker 1: for Darwin?

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Speaker 2: I think the first thing, Katie is a lord mayor

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Speaker 2: who listens to the people and acts upon what their

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Speaker 1: And in terms of your commitments to voters, what are

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Speaker 1: your top three commitments to voters.

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Speaker 2: Well, basically, you've got to get there and you to

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Speaker 2: listen and act upon what their needs are. You've got

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Speaker 2: to have town hall meetings and that's regular meanings. It

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Speaker 2: actually air their views. I heard some people say to me, well,

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Speaker 2: you can't do that because people shout at you. The

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Speaker 2: only reason they shout at you is because people aren't

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Speaker 2: happy and they need to vent their frustrations with counsel

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Speaker 2: and probably other people as well. But you've got to

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Speaker 1: I mean in terms of some of the things that

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Speaker 1: I mean, what are some of the commitments to voters.

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Speaker 2: Well, Katie, you've got to have things like, you know,

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Speaker 2: These are so many issues that people want resolved so

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Speaker 2: they can actually enjoy the benefits of living in the

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Speaker 1: Now you've got about three minutes left, Starzy. Are you

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Speaker 1: I know some people know your political background, others may not.

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Speaker 2: They true So for those who don't know, yes, I

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Speaker 2: was affiliated with the COLP. I was a Deputy Chief

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Speaker 2: as an independent. And the reason I'm doing that is

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Speaker 2: because I've watched what's happening in the Council over the

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Speaker 2: last few years and thought, you know, I've got some

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Speaker 2: to develop other leaders. That's your first job, and I'd

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Speaker 2: the skills and knowledge that I have.

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Speaker 1: Peter, in terms of your preferences, where are your preferences

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Speaker 1: going to fly?

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Speaker 2: Well, I've did some arrangements that some people were in

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Speaker 2: negged on deal. That's a bit sad, but that happens

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Speaker 2: in politics. My preferences are the people who are intelligent,

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Speaker 2: who's there and I've given my preferences to people I

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Speaker 2: think would be really good in counsel.

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Speaker 1: Now, in terms of why people should vote for you,

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Speaker 1: why should people.

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Speaker 2: Vote for you, Well, Katie, I think they need a

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Speaker 2: Lord Mayor that's focused on matters that deliver practical results

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Speaker 2: and insure council works for the people, not itself. So

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Speaker 2: that's what why I want the job. I believe that

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Speaker 2: things to offer, and I still believe I've got a

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Speaker 2: lot to offer the public. I've served the public all

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Speaker 2: of my life, both as a police officer in business

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Speaker 2: and as a community police officer as well as along

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Speaker 2: with school based policing. I'm understanding a lot of the

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Speaker 2: issues that are out there and have been part of it.

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Speaker 2: I raised my family here in Darwin. My family's all

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Speaker 2: still living here in Darwin, so I've got to look

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Speaker 2: after them and everyone else.

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Speaker 1: Betty, you've still got about thirty seconds left. Is there

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Speaker 2: Well again, I just think they reiterate some of the

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Speaker 2: things that we need, Katie, and that's about stewardship. It's

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Speaker 2: about skills and knowledge. It's about developing the next generation

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Speaker 2: of leaders who comes through, especially in council. They need

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Speaker 2: to understand what's available. They understand the knowledge that the

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Speaker 2: to them, because as we go out one end, they'll

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Speaker 2: the territory. So it's in my interest to make sure

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Speaker 2: to the next generation.

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Speaker 1: Well, Peter Stiles, wonderful to catch up with you. Thank

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Speaker 1: you so very much for joining us on the show

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Speaker 1: this morning.

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Speaker 2: Good to talk to again Katie, thank you you too,