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Speaker 1: And joining me in the studio right now is the

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Speaker 1: Labor candidate for the Fanny Bay by election, Brent Potter.

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Speaker 2: Good morning to you.

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Speaker 3: Okay, Hi listeners, thanks for having me.

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Speaker 2: Thanks so much for your time.

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Speaker 1: Now, Brent, I know there has been a lot of discussion,

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Speaker 1: certainly on this show about both the ALP and the

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Speaker 1: COLP pre selecting candidates for the seat of Fanny Bay

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Speaker 1: who don't actually live in the electorate.

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Speaker 3: Now.

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Speaker 1: Last week, obviously we spoke to the CLP candidate Ben Hosking.

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Speaker 2: He reckons he grew up in the area and would

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Speaker 2: move there if elected. Firstly, let's not beat around the bush.

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Speaker 2: Where do you live.

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Speaker 3: I've been completely honest. I live in Palmerston. I'll move

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Speaker 3: win or lose, into the electric That's what I've been

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Speaker 3: honest about from day dot and that's what I'll commit to.

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Speaker 2: So whether you win or lose, you're prepared to move there.

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Speaker 3: That's the comitment I've made. Yep.

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Speaker 1: Okay, Now, I guess the concern here is that with

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Speaker 1: candidates not actually living in the electorate in the lead

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Speaker 1: in to the by election, that you may not actually understand,

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Speaker 1: you know, the concerns that Territorians have got or that

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Speaker 1: the people of Fanny.

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Speaker 2: Bay have got.

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Speaker 1: Do you feel as though you can troll relate to

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Speaker 3: It's about connecting with people, so getting out knocking on doors,

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Speaker 3: speaking to people and hearing them. At the end of

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Speaker 3: don't think living in Palmerston right now precludes me over

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Speaker 3: the next three weeks from being the best member for them,

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Speaker 3: and then when we move I'll be a local. Most

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Speaker 3: of these are territory issues. I'm a territorian, you know.

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Speaker 3: I wasn't born here. I don't know what period of

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Speaker 3: pretty close to that. But ultimately it's knocking doors and

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Speaker 3: I'm speaking to people, hearing their issues and take those forward.

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Speaker 2: Now.

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Speaker 1: It has also been widely reported that you are a

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Speaker 2: Are you still employed as a staffer now?

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Speaker 3: I'm not employed as a staffer at the moment. I've

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Speaker 3: but being a staffer doesn't define I've done many other things.

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Speaker 3: I served in the military for ten years and then

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Speaker 3: What I do think it does, though, is allow me

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Speaker 1: The electric So you don't feel as though you're a

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Speaker 1: Now, crime and anti social behavior, it has been a

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Speaker 3: Yep, no, you know there is no holding. It is

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Speaker 3: But it takes long term change to address these issues.

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Speaker 3: But there are some short termages we need to put

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Speaker 2: So what do you think needs to be done.

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Speaker 3: Well, I've gone around if announced very clearly their Vessy's

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Speaker 3: Where we differ is we don't see the big stick

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Speaker 3: So it's worth taking solutions that have worked elsewhere and

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Speaker 2: Now, in your previous role, were you an advisor to

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Speaker 1: So I guess for some people they might be thinking, well,

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Speaker 3: I think I am. I mean ultimately it means I

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Speaker 3: I've seen everything, and I think it allows me as

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Speaker 3: me know I'm extremely driven. I don't take the status

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Speaker 2: Now, what do you think are the biggest issues in the.

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Speaker 3: Electric Ultimately, it's the classic case of cost of living.

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Speaker 3: But we're best placed at a territory labor government with

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Speaker 3: And it is an issue for them, and you know

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Speaker 1: Look, some people are questioning whether there's been some pork

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Speaker 3: I mean, the PRAP preschool has been in the end

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Speaker 3: Probably not fit for purpose. A lot of constituents' kids

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Speaker 2: But did they not deserve that? You know, when the

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Speaker 3: The Chief Minister did a lot of great things when

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Speaker 2: Now, what about these petrol prices.

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Speaker 1: It's something that we've been talking about really heavily this morning.

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Speaker 2: Well come down right around Australia.

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Speaker 1: Luke Gosling had messaged a bit earlier this morning and

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Speaker 1: said that, yeah, you know, we need to get serious

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Speaker 2: What's your take.

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Speaker 3: I think we've got the A triple C and we've

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Speaker 1: I mean, we've certainly done it though in the past,

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Speaker 1: Now a listener question that did come through, and I

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Speaker 1: the cutting of six million dollars from the Turf Club?

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Speaker 3: So I mean, it's a fantastic facility, brings tourism and

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Speaker 3: that's before my time and I'll definitely be using as

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Speaker 2: Brent.

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Speaker 1: We are going to have to wrap up but very quickly.

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Speaker 1: Why should people vote for you.

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Speaker 3: I've seen both the private and public sector. I'm a

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Speaker 3: very driven individual. I've seen what a good local member

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Speaker 3: them to grow up in that electorate. And what I

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Speaker 3: put to people is give me two years to deliver

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Speaker 3: against those well.

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Speaker 1: Brent Potter, the ALP, the Labor candidate for the seat

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Speaker 1: of Fanny Bay, thanks so much for your time.

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Speaker 2: Thank you,