1 00:00:00,200 --> 00:00:04,360 Speaker 1: Joining me on the line is the Greens candidate for 2 00:00:04,600 --> 00:00:07,880 Speaker 1: the seat of Solomon, Jonathan Parry. Good morning to you, Jonathan. 3 00:00:08,600 --> 00:00:10,559 Speaker 2: Good morning Katie. Nice to talk to you again. How 4 00:00:10,600 --> 00:00:10,760 Speaker 2: are you? 5 00:00:10,880 --> 00:00:12,920 Speaker 1: Yeah? Really good? Lovely to have you on the show. 6 00:00:13,039 --> 00:00:15,920 Speaker 1: Now we've got eight minutes. I've got a rafter questions 7 00:00:15,920 --> 00:00:17,919 Speaker 1: to get through. It's up to you how fast we 8 00:00:17,960 --> 00:00:18,520 Speaker 1: get through them. 9 00:00:18,560 --> 00:00:20,600 Speaker 2: Are you ready by away? 10 00:00:20,720 --> 00:00:23,640 Speaker 1: All right? Jonathan? First off, why do you think you're 11 00:00:23,640 --> 00:00:28,040 Speaker 1: the best person to represent the seat of Solomon, Katie. 12 00:00:28,080 --> 00:00:30,480 Speaker 2: I'm running for Solomon at the Greens because I love 13 00:00:30,520 --> 00:00:32,600 Speaker 2: the territory and I want to see the territory thrive. 14 00:00:32,920 --> 00:00:37,240 Speaker 2: Right now, people are facing multiple crisis crisis, a massive 15 00:00:37,280 --> 00:00:39,680 Speaker 2: cost of living crisis, a housing crisis, and of course 16 00:00:39,720 --> 00:00:43,879 Speaker 2: the climate crisis. These challenges require bold, decisive action, but 17 00:00:43,920 --> 00:00:46,600 Speaker 2: the major parties are just tinkering around the edges. The 18 00:00:46,640 --> 00:00:49,400 Speaker 2: Greens are the only party that is offering real action. 19 00:00:49,560 --> 00:00:52,440 Speaker 2: In a wealthy country like ours, everyone should be able 20 00:00:52,440 --> 00:00:55,320 Speaker 2: to afford the basics a home, food, and access to 21 00:00:55,360 --> 00:00:58,120 Speaker 2: world class health and education. Katie, did you know that 22 00:00:58,160 --> 00:01:01,640 Speaker 2: one in three big corporations currently pays no tax? Katie, 23 00:01:01,680 --> 00:01:04,880 Speaker 2: I'd suggest you pay more tax than Chevron. The Greens 24 00:01:04,880 --> 00:01:08,240 Speaker 2: will tax big corporations, billionaires and tech giants to pay 25 00:01:08,280 --> 00:01:11,200 Speaker 2: for the urgent cost of living relief that Australians need. 26 00:01:11,600 --> 00:01:14,880 Speaker 2: That's like getting dental and mental into medicare seeing the 27 00:01:14,959 --> 00:01:19,520 Speaker 2: DP for free, securing universal free childcare for all Australian families, 28 00:01:19,840 --> 00:01:23,600 Speaker 2: like capping rent increases, lowering mortgages, and like stopping new 29 00:01:23,640 --> 00:01:27,160 Speaker 2: colon gas and taking real action on climate change. Instead 30 00:01:27,200 --> 00:01:29,440 Speaker 2: of working for you, Katie, the major parties are taking 31 00:01:29,520 --> 00:01:32,039 Speaker 2: hundreds of millions of dollars in donations and we can't 32 00:01:32,120 --> 00:01:34,640 Speaker 2: keep voting for the two major parties and expecting a change. 33 00:01:34,640 --> 00:01:37,080 Speaker 2: If we want change, we have to vote for it. 34 00:01:37,319 --> 00:01:39,800 Speaker 2: The Greens can keep ducking out and get labor to act. 35 00:01:40,040 --> 00:01:41,920 Speaker 2: That's why I'm so excited to be running as the 36 00:01:41,920 --> 00:01:45,280 Speaker 2: Greens candidate for Solomon at the upcoming election, Jonathan. 37 00:01:45,560 --> 00:01:48,120 Speaker 1: Cost of living's been raised on this show as the 38 00:01:48,240 --> 00:01:50,680 Speaker 1: number one issue for voters. What are you going to 39 00:01:50,720 --> 00:01:53,680 Speaker 1: do to lower the cost of living for those in Solomon. 40 00:01:55,560 --> 00:01:59,040 Speaker 2: That's a great question, Katie. Home is a basic human 41 00:01:59,160 --> 00:02:01,639 Speaker 2: right and like so many issues facing the territory relating 42 00:02:01,640 --> 00:02:04,560 Speaker 2: to health and community safety, it comes down to housing issues. 43 00:02:04,600 --> 00:02:07,320 Speaker 2: That's we're talking about cost of living and housing At 44 00:02:07,360 --> 00:02:09,480 Speaker 2: the moment, Labor in the Coalition give one hundred and 45 00:02:09,480 --> 00:02:13,080 Speaker 2: seventy six billion dollars per year in tax handouts to 46 00:02:13,120 --> 00:02:16,320 Speaker 2: wealthy property investors in first home buyers and renters, and 47 00:02:16,400 --> 00:02:18,880 Speaker 2: first home buyers and renters being left in the lurch. 48 00:02:19,240 --> 00:02:21,519 Speaker 2: The Greens want to give renters in first home buyers 49 00:02:21,520 --> 00:02:24,200 Speaker 2: a fair go. We want to phase out handouts to 50 00:02:24,240 --> 00:02:26,840 Speaker 2: property investors with more than one investment property so that 51 00:02:26,919 --> 00:02:29,839 Speaker 2: first home buyers can compete in the housing market. We'll 52 00:02:29,919 --> 00:02:33,600 Speaker 2: establish a public property developer and invest in building more 53 00:02:33,600 --> 00:02:37,280 Speaker 2: public and community and housing for Australians. To help cost 54 00:02:37,280 --> 00:02:40,000 Speaker 2: of living, we will cap rent increases to two percent 55 00:02:40,280 --> 00:02:42,600 Speaker 2: every two years so that renters don't have to choose 56 00:02:42,639 --> 00:02:45,400 Speaker 2: between paying their rent and paying their bills or buying 57 00:02:45,440 --> 00:02:46,000 Speaker 2: their medication. 58 00:02:46,120 --> 00:02:47,640 Speaker 1: Can I just go back to that, So, did you 59 00:02:47,680 --> 00:02:50,080 Speaker 1: say that you're going to that you would cap people 60 00:02:50,120 --> 00:02:51,680 Speaker 1: from owning more than one property. 61 00:02:52,560 --> 00:02:56,360 Speaker 2: No, cap rent increases to two percent every two years 62 00:02:56,440 --> 00:02:58,600 Speaker 2: so that renters don't have to choose between rent and 63 00:02:58,639 --> 00:02:59,600 Speaker 2: buying their medications. 64 00:02:59,639 --> 00:03:01,920 Speaker 1: And what we going to do for those that have 65 00:03:02,040 --> 00:03:03,480 Speaker 1: more than one property. 66 00:03:04,000 --> 00:03:07,959 Speaker 2: Well, I suppose the question there, Katie, is if if 67 00:03:07,960 --> 00:03:11,119 Speaker 2: a landlord or someone who owns multiple properties can't pay 68 00:03:11,120 --> 00:03:13,480 Speaker 2: their mortgage, then they sell one of their investment properties. 69 00:03:13,880 --> 00:03:17,280 Speaker 2: But if a family who doesn't have a home or sorry, 70 00:03:17,360 --> 00:03:20,480 Speaker 2: is facing eviction and they can't make their mortgage, they're 71 00:03:20,520 --> 00:03:23,040 Speaker 2: living in their car. So I suppose that's the choice. 72 00:03:23,680 --> 00:03:25,280 Speaker 1: Sorry, I was just trying to wrap my head around 73 00:03:25,280 --> 00:03:27,160 Speaker 1: what you'd said. I missed that first part of it. 74 00:03:27,200 --> 00:03:29,600 Speaker 1: But were you going to were you wanting them to 75 00:03:29,639 --> 00:03:33,000 Speaker 1: be taxed further? Was that what the situation was if 76 00:03:33,000 --> 00:03:35,040 Speaker 1: someone's got more than one property, or if they've got 77 00:03:35,080 --> 00:03:36,000 Speaker 1: an investment property. 78 00:03:36,880 --> 00:03:42,920 Speaker 2: Yeah, what we're looking for is reducing the reducing the 79 00:03:42,920 --> 00:03:47,480 Speaker 2: ability for people to well sorry, okay, excuse me. What 80 00:03:48,440 --> 00:03:51,800 Speaker 2: we're looking to do is getting our priorities right, and 81 00:03:51,880 --> 00:03:55,520 Speaker 2: that's about fixing the housing crisis and giving renters in 82 00:03:55,600 --> 00:03:58,480 Speaker 2: first home buyers equal footing in the housing market, so 83 00:03:58,920 --> 00:04:03,760 Speaker 2: that that mean that people with multiple property investment portfolios 84 00:04:03,800 --> 00:04:07,240 Speaker 2: aren't prioritized over people who can't afford to live. 85 00:04:07,480 --> 00:04:10,480 Speaker 1: Okay, when it comes to livability, we know flights and 86 00:04:10,520 --> 00:04:13,680 Speaker 1: connectivity remain a big concern for a lot of people. 87 00:04:13,720 --> 00:04:17,080 Speaker 1: How do you think that you'd be able to help 88 00:04:17,160 --> 00:04:20,440 Speaker 1: people living in regional parts of Australia on this issue. 89 00:04:21,320 --> 00:04:23,599 Speaker 2: That's a great question, Katie, and in many ways this 90 00:04:23,680 --> 00:04:27,120 Speaker 2: is about the services available to people in rural and 91 00:04:27,160 --> 00:04:31,000 Speaker 2: remote areas. We want to ensure that Australia in the 92 00:04:31,040 --> 00:04:35,159 Speaker 2: twenty first century has systems to support future economy, jobs, education, 93 00:04:35,360 --> 00:04:37,640 Speaker 2: health and a way of life. So what we know 94 00:04:37,720 --> 00:04:40,839 Speaker 2: is that poor connections and unaffordable services are creating a 95 00:04:40,920 --> 00:04:43,960 Speaker 2: digital divide for people on low incomes and in regional, 96 00:04:44,080 --> 00:04:46,880 Speaker 2: rural and remote areas. As you would know, Katie, most 97 00:04:46,880 --> 00:04:50,120 Speaker 2: of the Northern Territory is classified as rural or regional 98 00:04:50,200 --> 00:04:53,040 Speaker 2: or very remote, and so this is particularly relevant to 99 00:04:53,120 --> 00:04:56,640 Speaker 2: us here in the territory. The Greens will improve connectivity 100 00:04:56,720 --> 00:04:59,880 Speaker 2: by re establishing a three billion dollar communications fund to 101 00:05:00,360 --> 00:05:03,280 Speaker 2: regional rule and remote areas to have the same connectivity 102 00:05:03,279 --> 00:05:05,839 Speaker 2: and in the same services that the rest of Australia enjoys. 103 00:05:06,279 --> 00:05:09,840 Speaker 1: Jonathan, can I ask I know that migration numbers, and 104 00:05:09,880 --> 00:05:11,680 Speaker 1: I've asked this of all the candidates, are looking to 105 00:05:11,720 --> 00:05:13,440 Speaker 1: be an issue as we head to the polls. We've 106 00:05:13,440 --> 00:05:15,719 Speaker 1: got both the major parties saying that they want less 107 00:05:15,720 --> 00:05:19,800 Speaker 1: migration As Australia struggles through a housing crisis. Here in 108 00:05:19,800 --> 00:05:23,760 Speaker 1: the Northern Territory, we've got a situation where we obviously 109 00:05:23,880 --> 00:05:28,720 Speaker 1: need the international student numbers increased for Charles Dalen University. 110 00:05:29,080 --> 00:05:31,960 Speaker 1: We also are in a situation where with some jobs 111 00:05:32,000 --> 00:05:35,480 Speaker 1: we have got critical shortages that can't be filled. What 112 00:05:35,640 --> 00:05:37,440 Speaker 1: do you think, how do you think we need to 113 00:05:37,480 --> 00:05:40,359 Speaker 1: manage migration in Australia. And then when you look at 114 00:05:40,360 --> 00:05:41,799 Speaker 1: the Northern Territory. 115 00:05:43,120 --> 00:05:44,960 Speaker 2: The Green so first off I'll say, Katie, is that 116 00:05:44,960 --> 00:05:48,760 Speaker 2: the Greens believe everyone. Everyone deserves compassion, fairness and the 117 00:05:48,800 --> 00:05:51,839 Speaker 2: opportunity to thrive, regardless of where they come from. The 118 00:05:51,880 --> 00:05:54,920 Speaker 2: Coalition and Labor has decided they want to villainize migrants 119 00:05:54,920 --> 00:05:57,320 Speaker 2: and refugees and blame them for the housing and cost 120 00:05:57,360 --> 00:06:01,039 Speaker 2: of living crisis. Migrants and refugees can true enormously to 121 00:06:01,120 --> 00:06:03,600 Speaker 2: our community and our economy and need to be respected. 122 00:06:04,080 --> 00:06:06,960 Speaker 2: We can have a thriving multicultural community and a strong 123 00:06:07,080 --> 00:06:10,400 Speaker 2: equitable economy because the real cause of these crises is 124 00:06:10,440 --> 00:06:13,480 Speaker 2: not migration, it's weak politics. We just need to get 125 00:06:13,480 --> 00:06:16,400 Speaker 2: our priorities right, Katie. The Greens are committed to fixing 126 00:06:16,480 --> 00:06:20,120 Speaker 2: the building committed to building more houses and giving renters 127 00:06:20,120 --> 00:06:22,479 Speaker 2: and first home buyers equal footing in the housing market. 128 00:06:22,680 --> 00:06:25,080 Speaker 2: We want to invest in the essential public services we 129 00:06:25,120 --> 00:06:27,920 Speaker 2: all rely on, like public hospitals and public transport, to 130 00:06:27,960 --> 00:06:30,159 Speaker 2: make sure that everyone's needs are being met. And we 131 00:06:30,200 --> 00:06:31,839 Speaker 2: can pay for all of this. It can all be 132 00:06:31,880 --> 00:06:34,520 Speaker 2: paid for, Katie. This is all costed by the Parliamentary 133 00:06:35,000 --> 00:06:39,680 Speaker 2: Budgetary Office by making big corporations, billionaires and tech giants, 134 00:06:40,160 --> 00:06:43,440 Speaker 2: all of whom benefit enormously from our skilled migrant workers 135 00:06:43,520 --> 00:06:45,600 Speaker 2: workers pay their fair share and taxes. 136 00:06:45,880 --> 00:06:48,560 Speaker 1: Jonathan, one of the questions I've forgot to ask the Independent, 137 00:06:48,600 --> 00:06:51,599 Speaker 1: but we will certainly ask him, have you decided where 138 00:06:51,600 --> 00:06:53,120 Speaker 1: your preferences are going to go? 139 00:06:54,880 --> 00:06:58,480 Speaker 2: Look, no one should take anything for granted, Katie and 140 00:06:59,000 --> 00:07:01,200 Speaker 2: I just wanted to say that we welcome the variety 141 00:07:01,200 --> 00:07:04,360 Speaker 2: of independents who are contesting this election. This is democracy 142 00:07:04,360 --> 00:07:06,800 Speaker 2: in action. At the last election, about a third of 143 00:07:06,800 --> 00:07:09,120 Speaker 2: Australian voters chose to vote for an independent or a 144 00:07:09,160 --> 00:07:11,200 Speaker 2: minor party, and I hope that that's a wake up 145 00:07:11,200 --> 00:07:13,680 Speaker 2: call to the major parties that Australians aren't happy with 146 00:07:13,760 --> 00:07:14,440 Speaker 2: the status quo. 147 00:07:14,720 --> 00:07:17,960 Speaker 1: All Right, we've got about a minute left and just 148 00:07:18,040 --> 00:07:22,040 Speaker 1: wondering how will you ensure the voices of Territorians are 149 00:07:22,160 --> 00:07:24,080 Speaker 1: heard on a national stage. 150 00:07:24,880 --> 00:07:27,160 Speaker 2: Well, first off, Katie, I've got a loud voice, so 151 00:07:27,280 --> 00:07:29,720 Speaker 2: that's one thing. But what I want to say is 152 00:07:29,760 --> 00:07:32,760 Speaker 2: that Darwin is on the forefront of the climate crisis. 153 00:07:32,840 --> 00:07:35,200 Speaker 2: The major parties are putting the interest of fossil fields 154 00:07:35,240 --> 00:07:38,080 Speaker 2: industries over the interest of our communities and our planet. 155 00:07:38,080 --> 00:07:39,720 Speaker 2: So what I can tell you is that I'm not 156 00:07:39,800 --> 00:07:43,120 Speaker 2: selling anyone's vote. I'm there fighting for the people of 157 00:07:43,160 --> 00:07:46,440 Speaker 2: the territory and being that voice to secure the interests 158 00:07:46,480 --> 00:07:48,080 Speaker 2: of the people in the territory and the people of 159 00:07:48,920 --> 00:07:53,680 Speaker 2: Solomon in Canberra, rather than committing to billions of dollars 160 00:07:53,720 --> 00:07:57,680 Speaker 2: of subsidies for petrochemical plants in the middle of Darwin Harbor. 161 00:07:58,080 --> 00:08:00,360 Speaker 1: Jonathan, before I let you go, a question on the 162 00:08:00,400 --> 00:08:03,680 Speaker 1: tech sign, how long have you lived in Darwin? Is 163 00:08:03,720 --> 00:08:04,160 Speaker 1: the question? 164 00:08:05,240 --> 00:08:07,720 Speaker 2: Oh? Well, I fundenly enough. I answered this question a 165 00:08:07,720 --> 00:08:09,840 Speaker 2: few years ago when I ran for the Fanny Bay 166 00:08:09,880 --> 00:08:12,560 Speaker 2: by election where we achieved a fifth of the vote, 167 00:08:12,600 --> 00:08:16,040 Speaker 2: and now our outcomes only getting bigger and bigger. But 168 00:08:16,120 --> 00:08:18,559 Speaker 2: I am here. This is my fourth year. Katie four years. 169 00:08:18,640 --> 00:08:21,000 Speaker 1: Awesome. Well, Jonathan, it is great to catch up with 170 00:08:21,040 --> 00:08:24,640 Speaker 1: you this morning, and our time has literally just run 171 00:08:24,680 --> 00:08:28,000 Speaker 1: out right on time. I'll better make sure that Belle 172 00:08:28,000 --> 00:08:31,720 Speaker 1: gets turned down. Jonathan Parry, the Greens candidate for the 173 00:08:31,800 --> 00:08:34,240 Speaker 1: seat of Solomon. Really good to catch up with you 174 00:08:34,280 --> 00:08:35,640 Speaker 1: this morning. Thank you for your time. 175 00:08:36,400 --> 00:08:38,199 Speaker 2: Good to talk to you, Katie. Look forward to more 176 00:08:38,240 --> 00:08:38,760 Speaker 2: in the future. 177 00:08:38,840 --> 00:08:40,079 Speaker 1: Thank you, Thanks so much.