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Speaker 1: We are going to have to go straight across to

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Speaker 1: the Chief Minister and Attasha Fhiles, who joins me on

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Speaker 2: Good morning to your Chief Minister.

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Speaker 3: Good morning Katie, Good morning listener.

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Speaker 1: Now I know that you are pressed for time, but

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Speaker 1: we really appreciate your time this morning because you have

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Speaker 1: indeed just announced the makeup of your new cabinet and

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Speaker 1: there are a few significant changes by the look of things. Firstly,

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Speaker 1: well it looks as ow Nicole Madison is no longer

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Speaker 1: the Minister for Police.

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Speaker 3: So Katie, this is neew ministry. My ministry is focused

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Speaker 3: on driving multiple projects, but working on those challenges we

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Speaker 3: have for the territory. So I believe it's the balance

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Speaker 3: that will deliver for Territorians and provide that stability we need.

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Speaker 1: So so she has lost the police portfolio, who's taking

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Speaker 1: it on?

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Speaker 3: So Kate Warden, Minister Kate Warden is picking up police

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Speaker 3: forire and emergency services. She also has Territory Families and

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Speaker 3: the Prevention of domestic and family and sexual violence portfolio.

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Speaker 3: So I believe Kate's got the actual to really drive

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Speaker 3: through on those challenges we've seen. Nicole has been a

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Speaker 3: great police Minister. But I think that this change will

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Speaker 3: help me and my government respond to those challenges that

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Speaker 2: Is it a demotion for Nicole Madison?

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Speaker 3: Oh, Katie, you know people can read into these things,

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Speaker 3: but no, she's our deputy Chief Minister. I think I

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Speaker 3: had the same questions asked when I went from being

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Speaker 3: ag to Tourism minister. All of these portfolios are incredibly

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Speaker 1: Now we can see here Eva Lawla has picked up

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Speaker 1: the Treasury portfolio.

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Speaker 2: Katie.

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Speaker 3: Eva has been an amazing minister. She has such a

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Speaker 3: strong background and I've asked her to take on that

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Speaker 3: role of Treasury and I certainly look forward to working

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Speaker 3: with her to make sure that you know, the budget

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Speaker 3: that we just did deliver is a budget for all

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Speaker 3: of us. We've got a growing economy, but we need

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Speaker 3: to make sure that that prosperity is shared with all Territorians.

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Speaker 1: In some more interesting news, Selena Rubo has lost the

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Speaker 2: It's been picked up by Chancey paig So Katie.

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Speaker 3: I just mentioned I was the previous Attorney General and

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Speaker 3: Selena has done a mountain of work there with the

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Speaker 3: Aboriginal Justice Agreement, but picking up the portfolio of housing

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Speaker 3: and homelands is hugely important, particularly with an alban easy

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Speaker 3: this is about making sure the members can get out

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Speaker 1: All right, Nairi r Kish a newly minted minister. What

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Speaker 1: portfolio is is she going to be taking on?

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Speaker 2: Yeah?

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Speaker 3: So, Nai, We're very excited she's joining our team. She's

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Speaker 3: picking up the Corporate and Digital Development, which is overseeing

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Speaker 3: those corporate projects within government. We've got some massive projects,

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Speaker 3: the Acacia project, which is supporting health to go to

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Speaker 3: a digital system, but also international education disabilities which she

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Speaker 1: All right now, I mean there's a lot to take

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Speaker 2: But Chief Minister, what do these changes mean?

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Speaker 1: Do you think when it comes to you're you know,

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Speaker 1: you becoming the chief Minister and the way that you're

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Speaker 3: My key focus is to continue to strengthen the economy.

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Speaker 3: We've got a number of major projects that next generation

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Speaker 3: bus cycle Katie, we see so often in the territory,

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Speaker 3: but also tackling those social challenges across the territory. I've

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Speaker 3: kept that portfolio of alcohol policy, which is vitally important

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Speaker 3: and one of the biggest social challenges. But I've got

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Speaker 1: Look, you've got a big portfolio yourself, obviously, keeping health,

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Speaker 3: So Katie, there's a number of key projects and defense

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Speaker 3: investment in the territory and it's important that the first

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Speaker 1: Now we know that one of the biggest issues that

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Speaker 1: we hear each and every day. Are the concerns that

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Speaker 1: we've got when it comes to crime. Are you confident?

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Speaker 1: You know, Kate Warden's got some massive portfolios there with

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Speaker 3: Yes, Katie, we have to see change. That's what our

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Speaker 3: but I know Minister Kate Warden has the tenacity to

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Speaker 1: Now, Minister, I can't seem to see it on this announcement,

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Speaker 1: but who's going to be the speaker?

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Speaker 3: So it should have been on that press release, Katie.

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Speaker 3: It's but the Member for Fong Limb, Mark Monahan has

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Speaker 3: been selected by our team to become the new Speaker

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Speaker 3: of the Parliament. The position was left vacant with Nariaki

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Speaker 1: The Member for fong Limb, Mark Monahan selected by the

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Speaker 2: Poor old Joel Bowden.

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Speaker 1: I mean he had apparently put his hand up to

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Speaker 2: And by the look of it, he's been left out.

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Speaker 3: Oh, Joel's an important and valuable member of our team

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Speaker 3: and he'll, you know, certainly provide us with the support.

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Speaker 3: It doesn't matter whether you're a backbench or minister. Being

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Speaker 1: Okay, So Mark Monahan will be the Speaker. Now, can

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Speaker 1: I ask, Chief Minister, have you had the opportunity to

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Speaker 3: So, Katie, I have left Anthony Albanezi. Of course I

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Speaker 3: He certainly understands the territory and I believe an Albanesi

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Speaker 3: federal Labor government will deliver for Territori and there's a

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Speaker 3: number of commitments and these portfolio allocations that my team

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Speaker 1: Now we've just spoken to Luke Gosling, the Member for Solomon.

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Speaker 1: He's putting his hand up saying that he'd like to

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Speaker 1: be the Minister for Northern Australia, but he'd take on

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Speaker 1: any of those ministries.

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Speaker 2: Do you think that would be a good thing for

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Speaker 3: Luke has certainly been a strong voice for the Northern

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Speaker 3: so I congratulate him look forward to working with him.

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Speaker 3: It's so important to have that voice of the territory

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Speaker 3: in Canberra. It certainly helps those issues which are unique

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Speaker 1: Now, when are you swearing in the new cabinet? Is

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Speaker 1: that about to happen in a couple of minutes.

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Speaker 3: It is, Katie, so I just thought it was important

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Speaker 3: for your listeners to know that there's a strong team

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Speaker 3: that will deliver for them and wanted to share that

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Speaker 3: news with you, but we'll now head across to the

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Speaker 3: Government House for all the formalities and speak to other

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Speaker 3: local media and then we'll be getting out hitting the

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Speaker 3: ground running. As I said, I'm heading out of Darwin,

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Speaker 3: down the track and looking forward to it.

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Speaker 2: Well, Chief Finison, Natasha Files.

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Speaker 1: We appreciate you taking the time to let our listeners

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Speaker 1: know the cabinet makeup and we will take them through

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Speaker 1: all of those portfolios in just a couple of moments.

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Speaker 2: But we appreciate your time this morning. Thank you.

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Speaker 3: Take care,