1 00:00:00,160 --> 00:00:03,680 Speaker 1: Yesterday, the leader of the opposition, Lea Finocchiaro, delivered her 2 00:00:03,760 --> 00:00:07,600 Speaker 1: budget in reply and in an unexpected move and announced 3 00:00:07,640 --> 00:00:10,319 Speaker 1: Bill Yan, the Member for Aamajira, is going to take 4 00:00:10,360 --> 00:00:14,560 Speaker 1: over the opposition's treasurer portfolio and become the Treasurer if 5 00:00:14,600 --> 00:00:18,240 Speaker 1: the CLP were to be elected. Now Bill Yan joins 6 00:00:18,280 --> 00:00:21,239 Speaker 1: me on the line. Good morning to you, Bill, Good 7 00:00:21,239 --> 00:00:23,280 Speaker 1: morning Katie, how are you really well? 8 00:00:23,320 --> 00:00:25,560 Speaker 2: Thanks so much for your time, Bill. 9 00:00:25,680 --> 00:00:28,480 Speaker 1: Before we get into the budget reply, I understand there 10 00:00:28,640 --> 00:00:32,840 Speaker 1: was a debate about crime overnight after emotion was brought 11 00:00:32,840 --> 00:00:35,240 Speaker 1: on by Robin Lamley, the Member Farara lun. 12 00:00:35,440 --> 00:00:36,560 Speaker 2: What happened. 13 00:00:37,800 --> 00:00:41,400 Speaker 3: Well as usual with Labor, Katie. Robin bought her motion 14 00:00:41,479 --> 00:00:45,560 Speaker 3: which was about crime in al Springs and what Labor 15 00:00:45,600 --> 00:00:48,040 Speaker 3: a not doing to address crime down Ericles. Labor changed 16 00:00:48,080 --> 00:00:50,200 Speaker 3: the motion so they could pat themselves on the back 17 00:00:50,240 --> 00:00:53,200 Speaker 3: and say how much the government's doing to reduce crime 18 00:00:53,240 --> 00:00:56,840 Speaker 3: in the area. So we changed the motion back again 19 00:00:56,960 --> 00:00:59,080 Speaker 3: so we could speak about the lack of action by 20 00:00:59,200 --> 00:01:02,280 Speaker 3: Labor on what they're specifically doing in our springs. But 21 00:01:03,000 --> 00:01:05,880 Speaker 3: it's usual form Forulay, but they don't like being criticized 22 00:01:05,880 --> 00:01:08,200 Speaker 3: about what they're not doing, and they change the emotions 23 00:01:08,240 --> 00:01:11,640 Speaker 3: as they can to talk about all the good things 24 00:01:11,640 --> 00:01:14,240 Speaker 3: that they think they're doing in the area, and that's 25 00:01:14,240 --> 00:01:16,680 Speaker 3: certainly not the case, particularly for our springs, that's for sure. 26 00:01:16,720 --> 00:01:18,560 Speaker 1: Well, I tell you what, it's high time that they 27 00:01:18,640 --> 00:01:22,000 Speaker 1: started listening to territories because today we know that there's 28 00:01:22,040 --> 00:01:25,200 Speaker 1: going to be another rally outside of Parliament House. We 29 00:01:25,319 --> 00:01:29,640 Speaker 1: also know overnight a number of vehicles stolen. My understanding 30 00:01:29,680 --> 00:01:33,560 Speaker 1: is that seven youths are now in custody as a 31 00:01:33,600 --> 00:01:37,839 Speaker 1: result of those vehicles being stolen overnight. I just don't 32 00:01:37,880 --> 00:01:40,920 Speaker 1: understand what else needs to happen for this government to 33 00:01:41,040 --> 00:01:42,800 Speaker 1: open their eyes and take notice. 34 00:01:43,560 --> 00:01:47,200 Speaker 3: Well, and that's the thing just keeps escalating and escalating 35 00:01:47,200 --> 00:01:50,840 Speaker 3: and escalating, and it comes down to no consequence for actions. 36 00:01:50,920 --> 00:01:55,040 Speaker 3: I was shown a video on TikTok just last week 37 00:01:55,040 --> 00:01:59,120 Speaker 3: before I came up. This way, young kids in a 38 00:01:59,160 --> 00:02:01,680 Speaker 3: stolen product. They can barely see over the wheel. They're 39 00:02:01,720 --> 00:02:06,040 Speaker 3: actually chasing the police in the stolen legle. This stuff 40 00:02:06,120 --> 00:02:08,440 Speaker 3: is mad and was it going to take. It's going 41 00:02:08,440 --> 00:02:12,120 Speaker 3: to take another death of an innocent person just being 42 00:02:12,280 --> 00:02:15,120 Speaker 3: somewhere that they shouldn't be, or is going to put 43 00:02:15,160 --> 00:02:16,840 Speaker 3: it in the wrong place at the wrong time, or 44 00:02:16,880 --> 00:02:19,200 Speaker 3: one of these kids that have stolen the vehicle crashing 45 00:02:19,200 --> 00:02:23,000 Speaker 3: it because they can't control the vehicle. What's going to 46 00:02:23,000 --> 00:02:25,399 Speaker 3: take for the government to really stand up and take 47 00:02:25,440 --> 00:02:27,440 Speaker 3: a long, hard look at this and actually takes an action. 48 00:02:27,760 --> 00:02:29,919 Speaker 2: I really don't know. I mean, it was. 49 00:02:30,120 --> 00:02:32,320 Speaker 1: It became pretty clear to me on Tuesday when I 50 00:02:32,360 --> 00:02:34,680 Speaker 1: interviewed the Chief Minister that she feels as though what 51 00:02:34,760 --> 00:02:37,079 Speaker 1: they are doing right now is the path that they 52 00:02:37,120 --> 00:02:40,200 Speaker 1: need to continue on. I'm beginning to wonder, though, you know, 53 00:02:40,240 --> 00:02:43,840 Speaker 1: whether her parliamentary colleagues feel the same, because surely they 54 00:02:43,880 --> 00:02:46,240 Speaker 1: are listening to normal people at this point in time. 55 00:02:46,080 --> 00:02:47,960 Speaker 2: Who are saying that they've had enough. 56 00:02:48,480 --> 00:02:50,880 Speaker 1: But Bill, I'll move along because we know that that 57 00:02:51,840 --> 00:02:55,120 Speaker 1: budget reply, well, it was delivered yesterday, and you've got 58 00:02:55,120 --> 00:02:58,280 Speaker 1: a promotion in that speech and now you're the opposition 59 00:02:58,400 --> 00:03:01,760 Speaker 1: spokesperson for treasury. Are you surprised that this move was 60 00:03:01,800 --> 00:03:04,720 Speaker 1: made by Leah Fanocchiaro. 61 00:03:04,800 --> 00:03:07,040 Speaker 3: We had the discussion early in the week about it, 62 00:03:07,080 --> 00:03:09,400 Speaker 3: and it's always been a plan of le'z not to 63 00:03:09,400 --> 00:03:12,280 Speaker 3: be the Treasurer leading into twenty twenty four. She picked 64 00:03:12,320 --> 00:03:16,520 Speaker 3: up the portfolio when we after twenty twenty election, of course, 65 00:03:16,919 --> 00:03:19,160 Speaker 3: because I said, we're all a little bit green and 66 00:03:19,280 --> 00:03:21,280 Speaker 3: sort of learning the ropes, and I said, now we're 67 00:03:21,639 --> 00:03:24,120 Speaker 3: we're coming up to three years in, so it was 68 00:03:24,200 --> 00:03:27,799 Speaker 3: good time to make that change. Of course, it diversifies 69 00:03:27,840 --> 00:03:31,040 Speaker 3: and strengthens the team leading into twenty twenty four. And 70 00:03:31,040 --> 00:03:34,000 Speaker 3: I'm really quite proud to be asked to take on 71 00:03:34,080 --> 00:03:36,120 Speaker 3: the role. I have no doubt it's going to be 72 00:03:36,160 --> 00:03:38,240 Speaker 3: a hell of a challenge and a steep learning curve, 73 00:03:38,280 --> 00:03:40,960 Speaker 3: I have no doubt about that. But I'm really looking 74 00:03:41,000 --> 00:03:43,400 Speaker 3: forward to it actually to making sure that we look 75 00:03:43,440 --> 00:03:45,920 Speaker 3: at the money that is coming into the territory. Territory 76 00:03:46,040 --> 00:03:47,840 Speaker 3: is money, how it's spent, and make sure that we 77 00:03:48,120 --> 00:03:51,280 Speaker 3: spend in a way that's certainly going to benefit every 78 00:03:51,360 --> 00:03:53,640 Speaker 3: territory in the best way we possibly can. 79 00:03:53,880 --> 00:03:57,280 Speaker 1: Bill In that speech delivered by Leah, she said that 80 00:03:57,520 --> 00:04:01,040 Speaker 1: the COLPS planned for the territory will take control of 81 00:04:01,080 --> 00:04:05,640 Speaker 1: our straights, rebuild our reputation, and get our economy moving forward. 82 00:04:05,680 --> 00:04:07,880 Speaker 2: Again, what exactly is that plan? 83 00:04:09,680 --> 00:04:13,560 Speaker 3: Well, first and foremost is investment in our police. And 84 00:04:14,080 --> 00:04:16,640 Speaker 3: there's one thing it's really quite interesting that's happened just 85 00:04:16,680 --> 00:04:20,560 Speaker 3: this week. If you look at the Queensland budget, they're 86 00:04:20,600 --> 00:04:23,520 Speaker 3: throwing out twenty thousand dollars incentives to get police to 87 00:04:23,520 --> 00:04:26,960 Speaker 3: come across the Queensland. And if that's not an open 88 00:04:27,839 --> 00:04:32,559 Speaker 3: poaching method to take probably some disillusioned Northern Territory police 89 00:04:32,560 --> 00:04:35,240 Speaker 3: officers who I'm not happy with what's taking place here 90 00:04:35,520 --> 00:04:39,200 Speaker 3: across the Queensland, then I don't know what is. It's 91 00:04:39,240 --> 00:04:43,640 Speaker 3: a missed opportunity by the files government to probably try 92 00:04:43,640 --> 00:04:46,880 Speaker 3: and attrack some police back across the territory and restore 93 00:04:47,000 --> 00:04:50,960 Speaker 3: some confidence in territories about how they're going to tackle 94 00:04:51,000 --> 00:04:54,200 Speaker 3: crime by increasing the number of police that we have 95 00:04:54,279 --> 00:04:57,039 Speaker 3: and giving the resources that they need. So that's probably 96 00:04:57,080 --> 00:05:00,680 Speaker 3: the number one thing that we're focused is making sure 97 00:05:00,680 --> 00:05:02,960 Speaker 3: that our police are resourced properly to be able to 98 00:05:02,960 --> 00:05:05,840 Speaker 3: do their job and cut down some of that red 99 00:05:05,880 --> 00:05:10,000 Speaker 3: tape that's a barrier to industry and to business. We 100 00:05:10,120 --> 00:05:13,479 Speaker 3: see it every time under a labor government, the red tape, 101 00:05:13,520 --> 00:05:16,400 Speaker 3: and now it's called beige tape. It just keeps cropping 102 00:05:16,480 --> 00:05:19,520 Speaker 3: up and it's a barrier to people getting in and 103 00:05:19,560 --> 00:05:22,479 Speaker 3: developing the territory. So we still leave the checks and balances, 104 00:05:22,720 --> 00:05:24,599 Speaker 3: but we can get there a lot easier and a 105 00:05:24,600 --> 00:05:27,719 Speaker 3: lot quicker if we make some of those processes easier 106 00:05:28,000 --> 00:05:32,560 Speaker 3: and get our public service working with business and working 107 00:05:32,600 --> 00:05:35,680 Speaker 3: with them well to develop the territory in the future. 108 00:05:35,839 --> 00:05:39,000 Speaker 1: Bill, how much is it going to cost to fulfill 109 00:05:39,080 --> 00:05:41,800 Speaker 1: some of those promises i e. You know, getting more 110 00:05:41,800 --> 00:05:45,240 Speaker 1: boots on the ground for the police. Has the CRP costed. 111 00:05:44,920 --> 00:05:48,599 Speaker 3: This, No, Look, we haven't costed this at this stage, Katie, 112 00:05:48,600 --> 00:05:50,960 Speaker 3: And that's something we'll be doing leading into twenty twenty 113 00:05:51,000 --> 00:05:54,680 Speaker 3: four to look at police numbers and how those resources 114 00:05:54,760 --> 00:05:57,279 Speaker 3: are are best used across the territory. Will take some 115 00:05:57,360 --> 00:06:00,200 Speaker 3: number crunching. We haven't done that at this stage. 116 00:06:00,320 --> 00:06:03,080 Speaker 1: But is it I mean, is it irresponsible to make 117 00:06:03,120 --> 00:06:04,719 Speaker 1: those promises without doing that. 118 00:06:06,680 --> 00:06:08,120 Speaker 3: Well, we need to make the call. We need to 119 00:06:08,160 --> 00:06:10,160 Speaker 3: resource the police because at the end of the day, 120 00:06:10,200 --> 00:06:12,479 Speaker 3: we need to make sure that people in the territory 121 00:06:12,480 --> 00:06:14,320 Speaker 3: feel safe in our own homes, at work and just 122 00:06:14,360 --> 00:06:16,880 Speaker 3: going about their day day lives. Because at the moment, Katie, 123 00:06:17,240 --> 00:06:19,160 Speaker 3: as we know, people don't. You've only had to look 124 00:06:19,160 --> 00:06:21,840 Speaker 3: at what's happened overnight with those the ram rage and 125 00:06:21,880 --> 00:06:25,440 Speaker 3: the Solemn vehicles and the home invasions. People are not 126 00:06:25,560 --> 00:06:28,800 Speaker 3: safe it seems anywhere anymore. So we have to resource 127 00:06:28,880 --> 00:06:31,920 Speaker 3: our police to do their job effectively and give them 128 00:06:31,920 --> 00:06:34,400 Speaker 3: back the tools they need to do their job. Yes, 129 00:06:34,440 --> 00:06:36,560 Speaker 3: it will cost money. We need to have a look 130 00:06:36,600 --> 00:06:38,200 Speaker 3: at how we're going to do that. We need to 131 00:06:38,240 --> 00:06:40,080 Speaker 3: crunch numbers to see what that's going to look like. 132 00:06:40,400 --> 00:06:44,240 Speaker 3: But it's certainly something that where's the CEOP are committed 133 00:06:44,279 --> 00:06:47,080 Speaker 3: to doing to making sure that they said the people 134 00:06:47,160 --> 00:06:48,240 Speaker 3: of the territory are safe again. 135 00:06:48,480 --> 00:06:52,080 Speaker 1: Bill, There is no doubt that crime is the number 136 00:06:52,080 --> 00:06:54,640 Speaker 1: one issue right now across the Northern Territory. But people 137 00:06:54,640 --> 00:06:57,400 Speaker 1: also want to see the economy boosted and they want 138 00:06:57,400 --> 00:06:59,760 Speaker 1: that budget to be managed responsibly. 139 00:07:00,200 --> 00:07:01,560 Speaker 2: How would the CLP get the. 140 00:07:01,520 --> 00:07:04,760 Speaker 1: Economy moving You mentioned just a moment ago cutting that red. 141 00:07:04,640 --> 00:07:09,760 Speaker 3: Tape, Well said, we need to start backing in our mining, 142 00:07:10,000 --> 00:07:14,440 Speaker 3: whether that's onshore gas minerals and our partial and our 143 00:07:14,480 --> 00:07:17,160 Speaker 3: tourism industries. There it's our own source revenue that is 144 00:07:17,200 --> 00:07:20,880 Speaker 3: going to boost the territory economy. Whilst it's great to 145 00:07:20,880 --> 00:07:24,880 Speaker 3: get those large numbers of GST from the federal government, 146 00:07:24,960 --> 00:07:28,240 Speaker 3: well it only takes a slight recession and the Federal 147 00:07:28,520 --> 00:07:31,080 Speaker 3: treasure I mentioned this in his budget just the other 148 00:07:31,160 --> 00:07:35,000 Speaker 3: day that it's possible that the Australian economy could go 149 00:07:35,040 --> 00:07:37,880 Speaker 3: into a small recession. Now we go into a small recession, also, 150 00:07:38,000 --> 00:07:41,119 Speaker 3: those GSC numbers for us here in a territory will drop, 151 00:07:41,320 --> 00:07:44,000 Speaker 3: so we'll see that level of debt increase. We're already 152 00:07:44,000 --> 00:07:47,160 Speaker 3: at nine point nine to eight billion now, which is 153 00:07:47,440 --> 00:07:49,720 Speaker 3: what is at one point three million dollars in interest 154 00:07:49,760 --> 00:07:53,720 Speaker 3: repayments every day, and that's like it's sixty thousand dollars 155 00:07:53,880 --> 00:07:57,040 Speaker 3: debt to every adult and territory. We can't sustain that 156 00:07:57,120 --> 00:07:58,880 Speaker 3: longer term because it will be our kids and our 157 00:07:58,880 --> 00:08:02,200 Speaker 3: grandkids that are paying back our debt or Labour's debt 158 00:08:02,440 --> 00:08:05,920 Speaker 3: from this point in time. So we need to be 159 00:08:06,000 --> 00:08:10,600 Speaker 3: boosting and working with industry to develop our own source revenue. 160 00:08:11,320 --> 00:08:13,600 Speaker 3: It would seems sadly that if you get a major 161 00:08:14,080 --> 00:08:17,120 Speaker 3: project status with the Labor government, it's like it's the deathnel. 162 00:08:17,200 --> 00:08:20,280 Speaker 3: Every time a grant major project status, the project falls 163 00:08:20,320 --> 00:08:21,080 Speaker 3: over one of. 164 00:08:21,080 --> 00:08:24,000 Speaker 1: The lines that the Labor Party always pulls on the 165 00:08:24,040 --> 00:08:26,960 Speaker 1: COLP And you know it's fair enough because the last 166 00:08:27,000 --> 00:08:29,960 Speaker 1: time you guys were in you did cut public service jobs. 167 00:08:30,440 --> 00:08:32,960 Speaker 1: Are you guys going to be cutting public service jobs 168 00:08:33,000 --> 00:08:34,520 Speaker 1: to rain in the budget? 169 00:08:36,000 --> 00:08:38,199 Speaker 3: Leia said yesterday in our budget replied, we won't be 170 00:08:38,240 --> 00:08:41,440 Speaker 3: cutting any public service jobs. We need to support our 171 00:08:41,440 --> 00:08:44,360 Speaker 3: public service and we need our public service there to 172 00:08:44,480 --> 00:08:49,880 Speaker 3: support territories and support those all important projects and industries 173 00:08:49,880 --> 00:08:52,800 Speaker 3: that are gain to grow our economy into the future. 174 00:08:52,880 --> 00:08:57,280 Speaker 3: So that's a commitment from Lea yesterday and we'll certainly 175 00:08:57,320 --> 00:09:00,560 Speaker 3: be sticking to that. We need said we need our 176 00:09:00,600 --> 00:09:04,720 Speaker 3: public service, but at the end of the day, we 177 00:09:04,800 --> 00:09:08,200 Speaker 3: need to make sure that our public service is supporting 178 00:09:08,320 --> 00:09:12,600 Speaker 3: those growth industries and working closely with them for that 179 00:09:12,640 --> 00:09:14,960 Speaker 3: development so we can grow our own source revenue. 180 00:09:14,960 --> 00:09:16,959 Speaker 2: Here to Territory Bell before I let you go. 181 00:09:17,280 --> 00:09:20,040 Speaker 1: A couple of weeks ago, there was information circulating that 182 00:09:20,080 --> 00:09:22,360 Speaker 1: the Alice Springs branch of the CLP was set to 183 00:09:22,400 --> 00:09:26,560 Speaker 1: move a vote of no confidence in Leafanochi Ao. Now 184 00:09:26,720 --> 00:09:29,760 Speaker 1: it's the Litchfield branch. Does the rank and file of 185 00:09:29,800 --> 00:09:34,160 Speaker 1: the CLP have the confidence in Leafanochi Aro. 186 00:09:35,320 --> 00:09:38,679 Speaker 3: Well, it seems to be some discontent amongst it seems 187 00:09:38,720 --> 00:09:41,200 Speaker 3: a particular branch. I can categorically say it's not the 188 00:09:41,200 --> 00:09:44,360 Speaker 3: Alice Springs branches, it's not the one that I'm a 189 00:09:44,400 --> 00:09:44,800 Speaker 3: member of. 190 00:09:45,120 --> 00:09:47,560 Speaker 1: So did that So did that vote of no confidence 191 00:09:47,600 --> 00:09:48,960 Speaker 1: in Alice go ahead? 192 00:09:50,080 --> 00:09:53,480 Speaker 3: No, it didn't. No, categorically not Katie. It didn't happen 193 00:09:53,520 --> 00:09:56,600 Speaker 3: in Alice Springs. So they said, it's happened from the 194 00:09:56,880 --> 00:09:58,800 Speaker 3: or it's come from the Litchfield branch. But the end 195 00:09:58,800 --> 00:10:01,840 Speaker 3: of the day, said with that, discontent is just sort 196 00:10:01,880 --> 00:10:04,960 Speaker 3: of trying to detract from the things that we need 197 00:10:05,000 --> 00:10:08,480 Speaker 3: to do as ce LP that there's so many pressing 198 00:10:08,520 --> 00:10:12,160 Speaker 3: issues at the moment around crime and the economy that 199 00:10:12,280 --> 00:10:15,640 Speaker 3: are affecting everyday territories. Sadly, this is a little bit 200 00:10:15,679 --> 00:10:17,880 Speaker 3: of a distraction as to what we're trying to do. 201 00:10:18,480 --> 00:10:20,240 Speaker 3: But I can tell you now that I'm focused and 202 00:10:20,280 --> 00:10:25,200 Speaker 3: the team certainly focused on doing that work to represent territories, 203 00:10:26,400 --> 00:10:29,800 Speaker 3: particularly around those hot topics. As you said, crime, it's 204 00:10:29,880 --> 00:10:32,360 Speaker 3: just a hither out of control and where we're trying 205 00:10:32,360 --> 00:10:35,439 Speaker 3: to hold the government to accountman, And sadly, the distractions 206 00:10:35,480 --> 00:10:41,679 Speaker 3: from some of the rank control members again just a distraction. Bill. 207 00:10:41,800 --> 00:10:44,160 Speaker 1: Are you annoyed by that side show that seems to 208 00:10:44,160 --> 00:10:47,240 Speaker 1: be going on at the moment. Honestly, I think to myself, 209 00:10:47,280 --> 00:10:50,280 Speaker 1: what happened to the COLP back in twenty twelve is 210 00:10:50,280 --> 00:10:53,600 Speaker 1: that they would decimated and it was because, you know, 211 00:10:53,679 --> 00:10:55,480 Speaker 1: for a lot of reasons, but a lot of this 212 00:10:55,640 --> 00:10:58,000 Speaker 1: kind of garbage was going on. I mean, are you 213 00:10:58,080 --> 00:11:00,720 Speaker 1: annoyed that this kind of thing is continueing to happen 214 00:11:00,760 --> 00:11:02,559 Speaker 1: within the party? Oh? 215 00:11:02,640 --> 00:11:05,080 Speaker 3: I certainly am, Katy. It really annoys me because at 216 00:11:05,080 --> 00:11:06,480 Speaker 3: the end of the day, I said, I'm focused to 217 00:11:06,559 --> 00:11:10,320 Speaker 3: delivering for the people of my electric representing the people manager, 218 00:11:10,640 --> 00:11:13,880 Speaker 3: but also focused on representing the bigger picture stuff for 219 00:11:14,400 --> 00:11:17,240 Speaker 3: all territories. And that's what my focus is, and that's 220 00:11:17,280 --> 00:11:20,320 Speaker 3: what the team's focus is. And sadly, I said, this 221 00:11:20,360 --> 00:11:24,400 Speaker 3: is a distraction sitting behind the SEALP at the moment. 222 00:11:24,440 --> 00:11:28,040 Speaker 3: But again it's it's like any party and any group. 223 00:11:28,080 --> 00:11:30,319 Speaker 3: You always have some people agree and some people that 224 00:11:30,400 --> 00:11:32,880 Speaker 3: won't agree. And that look, that's the great thing I 225 00:11:32,920 --> 00:11:35,120 Speaker 3: suppose about the CELP in some respects as of the 226 00:11:35,120 --> 00:11:39,920 Speaker 3: diversity of the members. But yeah, I said, it annoys me. 227 00:11:40,040 --> 00:11:42,160 Speaker 3: I said, I just want to get on with focusing 228 00:11:42,160 --> 00:11:46,000 Speaker 3: on delivering for people here in the territory, and we 229 00:11:46,120 --> 00:11:48,280 Speaker 3: have this sitting in the background and I said, it's 230 00:11:48,320 --> 00:11:51,000 Speaker 3: just a distraction, which is really really unfortunate. 231 00:11:51,120 --> 00:11:54,800 Speaker 1: So, Bill, from your perspective, is Lea fanok Ao safe 232 00:11:54,960 --> 00:11:56,319 Speaker 1: as the leader of the CLP? 233 00:11:57,559 --> 00:11:59,320 Speaker 3: Certainly is Katie, absolutely no doubt. 234 00:11:59,480 --> 00:12:01,760 Speaker 2: And she has the support of the Parliamentary Wing. 235 00:12:02,520 --> 00:12:06,160 Speaker 3: Yes she does. Yeah, absolutely, support of all the members 236 00:12:06,200 --> 00:12:06,680 Speaker 3: of the wing. 237 00:12:06,760 --> 00:12:09,400 Speaker 1: And so so do you think this is just a 238 00:12:09,400 --> 00:12:10,319 Speaker 1: few trouble makers. 239 00:12:11,720 --> 00:12:15,079 Speaker 3: Oh, there's just some people who who I said, may 240 00:12:15,160 --> 00:12:18,559 Speaker 3: have some differences with Leah, and that's maybe all of these. 241 00:12:18,600 --> 00:12:20,600 Speaker 3: I said, I'm not privy to what takes place in 242 00:12:20,600 --> 00:12:24,240 Speaker 3: the Litchfeld branch, probably though I haven't actually read the 243 00:12:24,280 --> 00:12:26,760 Speaker 3: motion yet, so I'm probably one of those people that 244 00:12:26,800 --> 00:12:29,760 Speaker 3: are in the dark and I only hear, yeah, what 245 00:12:29,840 --> 00:12:32,160 Speaker 3: I'm getting through on media and some of the stuff 246 00:12:32,200 --> 00:12:34,679 Speaker 3: on social media. But yeah, look, it's it's just look, 247 00:12:34,720 --> 00:12:36,080 Speaker 3: at the end of the day, it's a distraction, but 248 00:12:36,360 --> 00:12:40,400 Speaker 3: we're focused on delivering those key things for territories that 249 00:12:40,440 --> 00:12:42,280 Speaker 3: are affecting us all at the moment. 250 00:12:42,559 --> 00:12:45,120 Speaker 1: Bill, just very quickly, we are hearing that the galleries, 251 00:12:45,200 --> 00:12:48,360 Speaker 1: the open gallery there at Parliament is going to be 252 00:12:48,400 --> 00:12:52,440 Speaker 1: closed today around question time. Do you know anything about this? 253 00:12:53,640 --> 00:12:56,240 Speaker 3: Yeah, I just heard about this probably about half an 254 00:12:56,240 --> 00:12:58,800 Speaker 3: hour ago, Katie, and it's it's obviously a decision of 255 00:12:58,840 --> 00:13:02,680 Speaker 3: government to close gallery and it's quite unfortunately. I think 256 00:13:02,920 --> 00:13:05,160 Speaker 3: there'll be a lot of people that are disappointed who 257 00:13:05,200 --> 00:13:07,959 Speaker 3: may have liked to come in to question time today 258 00:13:08,480 --> 00:13:10,840 Speaker 3: and have a listen to what goes on, because again 259 00:13:12,000 --> 00:13:14,400 Speaker 3: we'll be focusing on some of those crime issues and 260 00:13:14,480 --> 00:13:17,240 Speaker 3: those things that are affecting territories and people might have 261 00:13:17,280 --> 00:13:19,600 Speaker 3: wanted to come in and have a bit of a 262 00:13:19,600 --> 00:13:21,520 Speaker 3: look and have a little bit of listen about me 263 00:13:21,640 --> 00:13:24,040 Speaker 3: what the parliamentary process looks like and what goes on 264 00:13:24,080 --> 00:13:26,560 Speaker 3: and they won't get that opportunity today, which is probably 265 00:13:26,559 --> 00:13:29,079 Speaker 3: going to upset a lot of people and it's quite unfortunate. 266 00:13:29,240 --> 00:13:31,600 Speaker 1: Well, we'll see what we can find out. Bill Yan, 267 00:13:31,760 --> 00:13:34,560 Speaker 1: the Member foranma Jira. Always appreciate your time. Thanks so 268 00:13:34,640 --> 00:13:35,880 Speaker 1: much for joining us this morning. 269 00:13:36,760 --> 00:13:37,920 Speaker 3: Cheers Katie, so thank you.