1 00:00:00,680 --> 00:00:03,520 Speaker 1: Hello, Katie Wolf and three point sixty online at Mix 2 00:00:03,600 --> 00:00:06,280 Speaker 1: one O four nine dot com. You love to hear 3 00:00:06,280 --> 00:00:06,960 Speaker 1: from you this morning. 4 00:00:07,000 --> 00:00:08,840 Speaker 2: If you've got something on your mind that you reckon 5 00:00:08,880 --> 00:00:10,640 Speaker 2: we need to know about, give us a call or 6 00:00:10,680 --> 00:00:13,880 Speaker 2: send us a message zero four one eighth nine five 7 00:00:14,000 --> 00:00:15,600 Speaker 2: seven three six nine. 8 00:00:16,079 --> 00:00:18,959 Speaker 1: And it has been well about a week. 9 00:00:18,920 --> 00:00:23,360 Speaker 2: Since news broke of the situation involving the Treaty Commissioner 10 00:00:23,440 --> 00:00:26,200 Speaker 2: Mick Dodson. Now joining us on the line to tell 11 00:00:26,239 --> 00:00:28,040 Speaker 2: us where things are at at this point in time. 12 00:00:28,080 --> 00:00:31,320 Speaker 2: It is Matt Cunningham from Sky News. Good morning to you, Matt. 13 00:00:31,640 --> 00:00:32,440 Speaker 3: Good a Katie. 14 00:00:32,479 --> 00:00:33,880 Speaker 1: How are you not too bad? 15 00:00:34,640 --> 00:00:34,880 Speaker 2: Matte? 16 00:00:34,880 --> 00:00:36,240 Speaker 1: We know that well. 17 00:00:36,280 --> 00:00:39,760 Speaker 2: The Treaty Commissioner Mick Dodson, as I understand it, he's 18 00:00:39,840 --> 00:00:43,800 Speaker 2: yet to formally resign from his taxpayer funded job. 19 00:00:44,240 --> 00:00:45,200 Speaker 1: Where are things at? 20 00:00:46,840 --> 00:00:48,920 Speaker 3: Well? You also said that letter from the Chief Minister 21 00:00:49,120 --> 00:00:52,080 Speaker 3: last Friday, and I'm gonna send that letter to Mick 22 00:00:52,080 --> 00:00:56,040 Speaker 3: Dodson saying that he had what's his confidence of courses 23 00:00:56,160 --> 00:01:02,560 Speaker 3: came after some of those allegations surface around some abusive 24 00:01:02,680 --> 00:01:07,320 Speaker 3: language she used towards women. One incident in particular at 25 00:01:07,720 --> 00:01:12,720 Speaker 3: a football match in the members bar at Marara in January, 26 00:01:13,480 --> 00:01:17,759 Speaker 3: so I've gone to send that letter Nick Godson on Friday. 27 00:01:18,959 --> 00:01:21,800 Speaker 3: Now my understanding is that he has indicated to the 28 00:01:21,840 --> 00:01:25,039 Speaker 3: government that he doesn't intend to resign, but as of 29 00:01:25,040 --> 00:01:29,520 Speaker 3: close the business yesterday that resignation had not yet been tended. 30 00:01:30,120 --> 00:01:33,000 Speaker 2: And Matt has there been any response from the government 31 00:01:33,080 --> 00:01:35,800 Speaker 2: at this point in time, as you know, following on 32 00:01:36,840 --> 00:01:39,800 Speaker 2: from the fact that well he hasn't actually resigned. 33 00:01:40,600 --> 00:01:42,600 Speaker 3: Well, the cheap Minister was asked about it at a 34 00:01:42,880 --> 00:01:47,880 Speaker 3: press conference in Alice Springs yesterday. Now he basically said 35 00:01:47,880 --> 00:01:50,200 Speaker 3: that there was a process that was you know, that 36 00:01:50,240 --> 00:01:53,560 Speaker 3: they were going through at the moment, and that he 37 00:01:53,640 --> 00:01:58,600 Speaker 3: expected the matter to be resolved shortly. Of course, there 38 00:01:58,680 --> 00:02:00,680 Speaker 3: is the option open to the government if the Treaty 39 00:02:00,680 --> 00:02:03,360 Speaker 3: Commission doesn't design, to put a motion to the Parliament 40 00:02:03,400 --> 00:02:06,560 Speaker 3: to have him removed, and Michael Danna didn't say yesterday 41 00:02:06,600 --> 00:02:09,440 Speaker 3: that that was an option that they had. However, you 42 00:02:09,520 --> 00:02:12,080 Speaker 3: can expect it would come to that. He expected it 43 00:02:12,080 --> 00:02:16,640 Speaker 3: would be resolved sooner than an exiting of parliament. Certainly, 44 00:02:16,680 --> 00:02:20,080 Speaker 3: my understanding is that the government certainly expects it to 45 00:02:20,120 --> 00:02:24,240 Speaker 3: be resolved within a day or so, but at the moment, 46 00:02:26,200 --> 00:02:27,119 Speaker 3: and I'm not sure. 47 00:02:26,919 --> 00:02:32,600 Speaker 4: That when we tended that resignation and Matt, as we know, 48 00:02:32,760 --> 00:02:35,720 Speaker 4: well Parliament isn't actually correct me if I'm wrong, But 49 00:02:35,760 --> 00:02:38,280 Speaker 4: it's not due to sit again until sort of August 50 00:02:38,360 --> 00:02:38,799 Speaker 4: this year. 51 00:02:38,960 --> 00:02:39,079 Speaker 2: Is that? 52 00:02:40,360 --> 00:02:46,680 Speaker 3: Well, I think next month to come until the next 53 00:02:48,400 --> 00:02:52,640 Speaker 3: you know, used for whatever reason he chose not to resign, 54 00:02:52,880 --> 00:02:56,640 Speaker 3: it could be at a lengthy period before you know, 55 00:02:56,720 --> 00:03:03,280 Speaker 3: that motion could be put forward. Given his send that 56 00:03:03,360 --> 00:03:08,000 Speaker 3: letter by the Chief Minister to remain in the position. 57 00:03:08,520 --> 00:03:11,600 Speaker 3: You know, it's another couple of months when he has 58 00:03:11,720 --> 00:03:13,840 Speaker 3: lost a chief minister's confidence. I think people will be 59 00:03:13,880 --> 00:03:17,119 Speaker 3: asking a lot of questions about why that was happening. Yeah, 60 00:03:17,120 --> 00:03:21,120 Speaker 3: there is the ability, Katie, my understanding, looking at the Act, 61 00:03:21,800 --> 00:03:25,880 Speaker 3: there is the ability for the administrator to spend him 62 00:03:25,960 --> 00:03:27,080 Speaker 3: or stand him down to that. 63 00:03:30,440 --> 00:03:34,200 Speaker 2: Well, just having some issues with your audio there, Matt, Sorry, 64 00:03:34,280 --> 00:03:36,880 Speaker 2: what was the So there is the ability, according to 65 00:03:36,920 --> 00:03:39,360 Speaker 2: the Act for the administrator to take action. 66 00:03:39,520 --> 00:03:42,000 Speaker 3: Well, I mean it's the way in the Act that 67 00:03:42,080 --> 00:03:44,440 Speaker 3: it sounds as though to the administrator's job, but in 68 00:03:44,480 --> 00:03:48,200 Speaker 3: fact the administrator act on the advice of the government. 69 00:03:49,000 --> 00:03:51,280 Speaker 3: But there would be the ability for him to be 70 00:03:51,280 --> 00:03:55,520 Speaker 3: stood down by the administrator technically if she were to 71 00:03:55,520 --> 00:03:59,600 Speaker 3: believe that he was mentally or physically incapable of performing 72 00:03:59,640 --> 00:04:01,720 Speaker 3: a job. But I think we're a fair away from 73 00:04:02,600 --> 00:04:05,040 Speaker 3: that sort of discussion. I mean at the moment we're 74 00:04:05,080 --> 00:04:07,000 Speaker 3: just talking about whether he's going to resign or not. 75 00:04:07,040 --> 00:04:10,120 Speaker 3: The government certainly expects that he'll do that, and that 76 00:04:10,160 --> 00:04:13,440 Speaker 3: he's indicated that he will hasn't occurred at this stage. 77 00:04:13,560 --> 00:04:15,640 Speaker 1: Well, Matt Cunningham from Sky News. 78 00:04:15,680 --> 00:04:19,120 Speaker 2: It is certainly an interesting one and by the sounds 79 00:04:19,120 --> 00:04:21,160 Speaker 2: of it, we'll probably know more within the next twenty 80 00:04:21,200 --> 00:04:21,960 Speaker 2: four hours. 81 00:04:21,760 --> 00:04:23,400 Speaker 1: Or so, but time will tell. 82 00:04:23,920 --> 00:04:25,880 Speaker 2: Always good to catch up with you, mate, We always 83 00:04:25,880 --> 00:04:26,920 Speaker 2: appreciate your time. 84 00:04:28,160 --> 00:04:29,560 Speaker 1: No worries, mate, Thank you. 85 00:04:29,920 --> 00:04:33,039 Speaker 2: That is Matt Cunningham there from Sky News and well 86 00:04:33,040 --> 00:04:35,960 Speaker 2: if you just came in on the end of that discussion. Yes, 87 00:04:36,040 --> 00:04:38,560 Speaker 2: It is being reported that the Treaty Commissioner, Mick Dodson 88 00:04:38,800 --> 00:04:41,520 Speaker 2: is yet to formally resign from his two hundred and 89 00:04:41,600 --> 00:04:45,640 Speaker 2: ninety thousand dollars a year taxpayer funded job, despite losing 90 00:04:45,720 --> 00:04:49,800 Speaker 2: Chief Minister Michael Gunner's confidence of allegations that he verbally 91 00:04:49,839 --> 00:04:53,880 Speaker 2: abused women. The NT News reporting that mister Gunner wrote 92 00:04:53,920 --> 00:04:57,480 Speaker 2: to Professor Dodson on Friday to inform him that he 93 00:04:57,560 --> 00:05:01,440 Speaker 2: had lost his confidence following a report the former Australian 94 00:05:01,600 --> 00:05:06,000 Speaker 2: of the Year had called a woman well a very 95 00:05:06,000 --> 00:05:11,200 Speaker 2: derogatory term and threatened to knock her lights out at 96 00:05:11,240 --> 00:05:15,920 Speaker 2: a football match in Darwin in January. Another woman subsequently 97 00:05:15,960 --> 00:05:19,920 Speaker 2: came forward to complain that she'd been verbally abused at 98 00:05:20,320 --> 00:05:23,200 Speaker 2: an Alice Springs well the Alice Springs Casino in October 99 00:05:23,200 --> 00:05:29,640 Speaker 2: twenty eighteen. Now we know that mister Gunner did indeed 100 00:05:29,720 --> 00:05:34,760 Speaker 2: then write a letter to Professor Dodson saying that he 101 00:05:34,880 --> 00:05:38,440 Speaker 2: had lost well, he'd lost his confidence. So we will 102 00:05:38,480 --> 00:05:40,400 Speaker 2: wait and see exactly what's going to go on there. 103 00:05:40,400 --> 00:05:42,440 Speaker 2: But it does seem as though the position at this 104 00:05:42,480 --> 00:05:45,280 Speaker 2: point in time, whether he's going to stand aside or 105 00:05:45,320 --> 00:05:48,200 Speaker 2: whether he is going to stand aside while that investigation 106 00:05:48,360 --> 00:05:51,400 Speaker 2: is finalized, remains to be seen. We'll wait and see 107 00:05:51,480 --> 00:05:54,200 Speaker 2: and hopefully have a bit further detail over the next 108 00:05:54,200 --> 00:05:55,839 Speaker 2: twenty four hours or so.