1 00:00:00,000 --> 00:00:01,560 Speaker 1: Can I tell you what There's so much going on 2 00:00:01,720 --> 00:00:04,800 Speaker 1: right across the Northern Territory at the moment. I mean, 3 00:00:04,800 --> 00:00:07,240 Speaker 1: the issues that we've seen with the flooding across the 4 00:00:07,280 --> 00:00:10,560 Speaker 1: top end has been terrible. There's no other way to 5 00:00:10,560 --> 00:00:12,680 Speaker 1: put it. Now. Joining me in the studio right now 6 00:00:12,920 --> 00:00:16,520 Speaker 1: is the Member for Solomon. He is also, though well, 7 00:00:16,520 --> 00:00:21,040 Speaker 1: the Federal government Special Envoy for Defense, Veterans Affairs and 8 00:00:21,120 --> 00:00:23,919 Speaker 1: Northern Australia. Good morning to you, Louise. Sorry, I was 9 00:00:23,920 --> 00:00:27,080 Speaker 1: struggling with my words a bit there now, Louke. Earlier 10 00:00:27,080 --> 00:00:29,639 Speaker 1: in the week there'd been some discussion about whether the 11 00:00:29,680 --> 00:00:32,440 Speaker 1: idea if we're going to be charging the Northern Territory 12 00:00:32,479 --> 00:00:35,720 Speaker 1: government to go in and help in Catherine. I'm really 13 00:00:35,720 --> 00:00:38,199 Speaker 1: pleased to see that that is not the case. That 14 00:00:38,360 --> 00:00:40,600 Speaker 1: is not going to happen. I mean, was it ever 15 00:00:40,680 --> 00:00:42,480 Speaker 1: even on the cards from your perspective. 16 00:00:43,120 --> 00:00:46,320 Speaker 2: Well, as soon as I heard the talk about and 17 00:00:46,360 --> 00:00:49,840 Speaker 2: someone to send me a screenshot of Joe Hurst's page, 18 00:00:49,840 --> 00:00:53,520 Speaker 2: and I just thought, you know, the ADF members, particularly 19 00:00:53,560 --> 00:00:56,680 Speaker 2: down at RAF Tinder there, they were already frustrated because 20 00:00:56,680 --> 00:00:58,600 Speaker 2: they wanted to get out there and help, but because 21 00:00:58,640 --> 00:01:00,440 Speaker 2: they were waiting for a request to come from the 22 00:01:00,480 --> 00:01:04,440 Speaker 2: Anti government that you got there on the weekend, then 23 00:01:04,520 --> 00:01:06,319 Speaker 2: they are able to help in an official way, but 24 00:01:06,400 --> 00:01:09,000 Speaker 2: so many of them were already helping in a volunteer way. 25 00:01:09,480 --> 00:01:12,520 Speaker 2: So I just thought, well, just get an answer to 26 00:01:12,560 --> 00:01:16,039 Speaker 2: this asap. And I was told that not only were 27 00:01:16,040 --> 00:01:18,600 Speaker 2: they not going to get built for the ad of support, 28 00:01:18,880 --> 00:01:21,080 Speaker 2: but the Anti government have been told they're not going to. 29 00:01:21,000 --> 00:01:22,280 Speaker 3: Get built for the idea of support. 30 00:01:22,319 --> 00:01:24,840 Speaker 2: So I just said, hey, look, there's a lot going 31 00:01:24,880 --> 00:01:27,760 Speaker 2: on in these flooded areas. We don't need misinformation, we 32 00:01:27,800 --> 00:01:31,679 Speaker 2: don't need people going ties. Why aren't you know, the 33 00:01:31,720 --> 00:01:33,800 Speaker 2: FEDS or the ADF on our side because there a 34 00:01:33,800 --> 00:01:37,440 Speaker 2: one hundred percent on the side of people in Catherine 35 00:01:37,440 --> 00:01:40,240 Speaker 2: and across the territory, because there's so many areas of 36 00:01:40,280 --> 00:01:41,760 Speaker 2: the territory under pressure right now. 37 00:01:41,800 --> 00:01:42,560 Speaker 1: So this is the thing. 38 00:01:42,720 --> 00:01:45,480 Speaker 2: Yeah, I reckon, as Robin Lamley said, let's just keep 39 00:01:45,560 --> 00:01:47,880 Speaker 2: things positive and everyone working together. 40 00:01:48,000 --> 00:01:49,880 Speaker 1: I reckon, we need to at this point in time 41 00:01:50,000 --> 00:01:52,800 Speaker 1: right because we are literally staring down the barrel of 42 00:01:53,040 --> 00:01:56,360 Speaker 1: so much when it comes to repair and recovery. But 43 00:01:56,440 --> 00:02:00,720 Speaker 1: we're also looking now at side Moral and whether she's 44 00:02:00,760 --> 00:02:02,760 Speaker 1: going to come here. I mean, it's like it is 45 00:02:02,760 --> 00:02:05,960 Speaker 1: a worry, and usually we're worried about whether it's going 46 00:02:05,960 --> 00:02:08,000 Speaker 1: to rain enough in the wet season. This year, we 47 00:02:08,080 --> 00:02:10,720 Speaker 1: are just praying that it stops one hundred. 48 00:02:11,240 --> 00:02:13,880 Speaker 2: Like a lot of people who haven't been affected by 49 00:02:14,440 --> 00:02:16,880 Speaker 2: heavy rainfall and floods, And I've got a family member 50 00:02:16,880 --> 00:02:19,880 Speaker 2: who lived through the two thousand and six Catherine flood, 51 00:02:20,080 --> 00:02:24,840 Speaker 2: I understand this one's worse, but I just know how 52 00:02:25,639 --> 00:02:29,600 Speaker 2: full of dread people are as it's creeping and then 53 00:02:29,760 --> 00:02:33,200 Speaker 2: the devastation when homes are in undated and stuff. So yeah, 54 00:02:33,320 --> 00:02:37,120 Speaker 2: hearts have really been going out to everyone down there, 55 00:02:37,160 --> 00:02:40,880 Speaker 2: and Christian McBain's been up here, the Federal Minister, and 56 00:02:41,040 --> 00:02:43,720 Speaker 2: also I spoke with the Infrastructure Minister on a couple 57 00:02:43,760 --> 00:02:48,440 Speaker 2: of occasions and Catherine King and she's met with the 58 00:02:48,639 --> 00:02:53,720 Speaker 2: Treasurer and the Chief Minister and any specific requests like 59 00:02:53,800 --> 00:02:58,600 Speaker 2: absolutely the Federal government's ready to put in funding required 60 00:02:58,639 --> 00:02:59,000 Speaker 2: for that. 61 00:02:58,919 --> 00:03:00,960 Speaker 1: Because I was going to. I know that the Northern 62 00:03:01,080 --> 00:03:04,040 Speaker 1: Territory government yesterday announcing that one hundred million dollars in 63 00:03:04,120 --> 00:03:08,160 Speaker 1: flood recovery for that flood Recovery fund to rebuild critical 64 00:03:08,160 --> 00:03:11,880 Speaker 1: infrastructure but you're sport on like this. So many pieces 65 00:03:11,880 --> 00:03:14,520 Speaker 1: of critical infrastructure I think at this point particularly are 66 00:03:14,639 --> 00:03:17,320 Speaker 1: roads that are going to need that money. Is that 67 00:03:17,440 --> 00:03:20,040 Speaker 1: something that the federal government's able to help out. 68 00:03:19,840 --> 00:03:21,080 Speaker 3: With one hundred percent. 69 00:03:21,360 --> 00:03:26,240 Speaker 2: We've already provided two hundred million for the highway, and 70 00:03:26,320 --> 00:03:29,160 Speaker 2: when you're adding the Victoria and Berkeley highways, I think 71 00:03:29,200 --> 00:03:32,440 Speaker 2: gets up to about seven hundred and eighty million, and. 72 00:03:32,360 --> 00:03:33,560 Speaker 1: That previous funding. 73 00:03:34,360 --> 00:03:36,800 Speaker 2: No, I no, So that's previous funding. So just giving 74 00:03:36,840 --> 00:03:38,560 Speaker 2: your list is a bit of an idea what was 75 00:03:38,600 --> 00:03:44,080 Speaker 2: already in train, but any specific requests based on damage 76 00:03:44,080 --> 00:03:45,800 Speaker 2: from the floods and so forth. And I know that 77 00:03:45,800 --> 00:03:50,240 Speaker 2: one hundred million will go towards some clean up activities, 78 00:03:50,240 --> 00:03:54,440 Speaker 2: but also some blood mitigation stuff there was defunded. Perhaps 79 00:03:54,480 --> 00:03:57,760 Speaker 2: that can be refunded again now. And thankfully I really 80 00:03:57,800 --> 00:04:00,800 Speaker 2: experienced public serving and Ken Davies will be running that 81 00:04:00,880 --> 00:04:03,400 Speaker 2: so people will have confidence in him to do that. 82 00:04:04,520 --> 00:04:08,440 Speaker 2: And Joe Hersey as the local member, is also the 83 00:04:09,200 --> 00:04:12,320 Speaker 2: Minister for Education and that's a big role in of itself, 84 00:04:12,360 --> 00:04:15,600 Speaker 2: particularly for people who are away from their communities and 85 00:04:15,640 --> 00:04:18,680 Speaker 2: away from schools. But also I've just been a gateway 86 00:04:18,680 --> 00:04:21,400 Speaker 2: and there were kids there, you know, during school hours. 87 00:04:21,400 --> 00:04:22,360 Speaker 3: It should have been in a school. 88 00:04:22,560 --> 00:04:25,559 Speaker 2: So she's got a lot of stress being the local 89 00:04:25,600 --> 00:04:28,280 Speaker 2: member down there, but a lot of work to do 90 00:04:28,680 --> 00:04:30,040 Speaker 2: in that education. 91 00:04:30,000 --> 00:04:31,120 Speaker 3: Portfolio as well. 92 00:04:31,200 --> 00:04:34,760 Speaker 2: So I just we're just ready to support as we've 93 00:04:34,800 --> 00:04:38,160 Speaker 2: done with funding for education for the schools, but also 94 00:04:38,240 --> 00:04:42,240 Speaker 2: for the hospitals. The federal government with infrastructure is ready 95 00:04:42,279 --> 00:04:44,800 Speaker 2: and willing to help as well where there's a specific request. 96 00:04:45,120 --> 00:04:46,680 Speaker 1: And so is that what they sort of need to 97 00:04:46,720 --> 00:04:49,160 Speaker 1: do at the moment if there is a specific request, 98 00:04:49,240 --> 00:04:51,480 Speaker 1: they need to be putting that in. Okay, So until 99 00:04:51,520 --> 00:04:53,720 Speaker 1: the federal government gets that, they can't kind of go 100 00:04:53,800 --> 00:04:55,839 Speaker 1: l right, here's one hundred mil for you to spend 101 00:04:55,839 --> 00:04:56,599 Speaker 1: on what you please. 102 00:04:56,680 --> 00:04:59,000 Speaker 2: Well, just tell us what it's for and whether you've 103 00:04:59,040 --> 00:05:01,120 Speaker 2: got the crews that are good to go to do it. 104 00:05:01,120 --> 00:05:04,240 Speaker 2: Because everyone's budgets are under pressure. So it's not like 105 00:05:04,360 --> 00:05:06,920 Speaker 2: here's a blank check, no, do whatever you want. It's 106 00:05:06,960 --> 00:05:09,800 Speaker 2: just like specifical quests. You've got the people to do 107 00:05:09,839 --> 00:05:10,279 Speaker 2: the work. 108 00:05:10,960 --> 00:05:17,160 Speaker 1: We'll give you the how Like your federal colleagues at 109 00:05:17,160 --> 00:05:20,200 Speaker 1: the moment, with what is being experienced in the top end, 110 00:05:20,240 --> 00:05:22,279 Speaker 1: you know, when you look at the scenes out of Catherine. 111 00:05:22,279 --> 00:05:24,640 Speaker 1: When you look at what's happened at Darwin River. Then 112 00:05:24,680 --> 00:05:27,000 Speaker 1: we've got all the hospitals in a code yellow at 113 00:05:27,040 --> 00:05:30,240 Speaker 1: the moment, like we are just copying it in every direction. 114 00:05:30,400 --> 00:05:33,720 Speaker 1: Mother Nature is given it to us. And it's been 115 00:05:33,760 --> 00:05:36,360 Speaker 1: a really tough year. Like, how concerned are your federal 116 00:05:36,360 --> 00:05:37,760 Speaker 1: colleagues at this point. 117 00:05:38,360 --> 00:05:41,120 Speaker 2: Yeah, well, we're about to go into We've just had 118 00:05:41,120 --> 00:05:43,200 Speaker 2: two weeks of sittings, We're just about to go into 119 00:05:43,240 --> 00:05:47,000 Speaker 2: another two weeks of sittings, and they are all engaged 120 00:05:47,080 --> 00:05:49,520 Speaker 2: in all the big issues of the day, and that 121 00:05:49,680 --> 00:05:53,120 Speaker 2: is the floodings and the effects of that. You know, 122 00:05:53,160 --> 00:05:57,640 Speaker 2: there's Bushwise down in Victoria. Queensland's been coppingan and Nerel's 123 00:05:57,640 --> 00:06:01,280 Speaker 2: obviously cyclone. Neurel's obviously going to come through there. Hopefully 124 00:06:01,560 --> 00:06:03,840 Speaker 2: you piss off into the ocean and not bother us 125 00:06:03,880 --> 00:06:06,600 Speaker 2: too much, but you know, if it makes landfall, there 126 00:06:06,600 --> 00:06:09,000 Speaker 2: will be a need to respond to that. But the 127 00:06:09,000 --> 00:06:12,360 Speaker 2: fuel issue, the Prime Minister, who I've been in touch 128 00:06:12,400 --> 00:06:15,640 Speaker 2: with as well as the Infrastructure Minister over the last 129 00:06:15,640 --> 00:06:20,200 Speaker 2: few days, in particular the fuel issue. So what the 130 00:06:20,240 --> 00:06:22,560 Speaker 2: Prime Minister is doing is calling in the Chief Minister 131 00:06:22,600 --> 00:06:26,000 Speaker 2: and all the state premiers for a national cabinet which 132 00:06:26,000 --> 00:06:27,440 Speaker 2: communities are most under. 133 00:06:27,279 --> 00:06:30,559 Speaker 3: Pressure with fuel with the disasters. 134 00:06:29,960 --> 00:06:34,000 Speaker 2: Coming from the flooding in particular, so that we can 135 00:06:34,040 --> 00:06:36,120 Speaker 2: get targeted support to them. 136 00:06:36,360 --> 00:06:39,919 Speaker 1: Look on those spectral prices Darwin today, the terminal gate 137 00:06:40,360 --> 00:06:43,520 Speaker 1: is for your diesel two dollars seventy six point two. 138 00:06:44,120 --> 00:06:46,679 Speaker 1: Then you go to your unlittered the terminal gate price 139 00:06:46,720 --> 00:06:49,839 Speaker 1: today in Darwin is two dollars thirty four point seven. 140 00:06:49,920 --> 00:06:52,520 Speaker 1: Like it is just going up and up for you unladed, 141 00:06:52,600 --> 00:06:54,640 Speaker 1: and then when you go across to the bowser well 142 00:06:54,680 --> 00:06:57,080 Speaker 1: fear diesel. I was on Alice Springs because Robin Lamley 143 00:06:57,080 --> 00:06:59,240 Speaker 1: and I were just talking about it. She reckons in 144 00:06:59,279 --> 00:07:02,240 Speaker 1: some places it's up to three bucks, and I don't 145 00:07:02,240 --> 00:07:05,279 Speaker 1: think we're far off seeing that in Darwin, which is 146 00:07:05,520 --> 00:07:09,440 Speaker 1: just horrendous. Isn't it like what other levers can be pulled? 147 00:07:09,560 --> 00:07:11,920 Speaker 1: Is it just as Is it just a situation here 148 00:07:11,960 --> 00:07:14,160 Speaker 1: where the A Triple C need to step up and 149 00:07:14,200 --> 00:07:16,760 Speaker 1: they need to go on a sec You know, you 150 00:07:16,840 --> 00:07:19,160 Speaker 1: need to step up to the game here or can 151 00:07:19,200 --> 00:07:20,320 Speaker 1: the federal government do more? 152 00:07:20,520 --> 00:07:25,560 Speaker 2: You're right, the A trible C has increased its monitoring 153 00:07:25,600 --> 00:07:30,040 Speaker 2: fuel monitoring. Now I understand that there may be legislatively 154 00:07:30,200 --> 00:07:32,320 Speaker 2: some things that the anti government we're going to do 155 00:07:32,800 --> 00:07:33,360 Speaker 2: as well. 156 00:07:34,120 --> 00:07:36,400 Speaker 1: I don't know if it'd help at this point. 157 00:07:36,560 --> 00:07:37,800 Speaker 3: I'm not sure. I don't professed to. 158 00:07:37,840 --> 00:07:41,800 Speaker 2: I can get some advice from the territory colleagues, but yeah, 159 00:07:41,880 --> 00:07:44,800 Speaker 2: so a triple C. What Chris Bowen, who's the Energy Minister, 160 00:07:44,880 --> 00:07:46,880 Speaker 2: has done is pulled in the a triple C and 161 00:07:46,920 --> 00:07:52,000 Speaker 2: all the fuel company bosses to say, listen, let's keep 162 00:07:52,600 --> 00:07:57,280 Speaker 2: keep a cap on this because if people get the 163 00:07:57,320 --> 00:08:01,160 Speaker 2: feeling there's runaway prices, they're going to buy Jerry cans 164 00:08:01,200 --> 00:08:03,880 Speaker 2: and hoarde and do the panic buying that we did 165 00:08:03,920 --> 00:08:06,200 Speaker 2: see during COVID. And that's the last thing we need 166 00:08:06,200 --> 00:08:11,880 Speaker 2: at the moment. Because there's been no fuel vessels that 167 00:08:11,960 --> 00:08:13,720 Speaker 2: have at this point that are on the way to 168 00:08:13,720 --> 00:08:16,360 Speaker 2: Australia with fuel that have been stopped. 169 00:08:16,360 --> 00:08:18,520 Speaker 1: So there's no issue with fuel securities. 170 00:08:18,960 --> 00:08:20,760 Speaker 2: Well, of course I would never say that, but what 171 00:08:20,840 --> 00:08:24,520 Speaker 2: we have done is doubled the amount of fuel stocks 172 00:08:24,520 --> 00:08:26,520 Speaker 2: we have in reserves since we come to government and 173 00:08:26,560 --> 00:08:29,680 Speaker 2: make sure they're either in Australia or just off the coast. 174 00:08:30,080 --> 00:08:32,160 Speaker 2: Part of the problem when we came to government. And 175 00:08:32,200 --> 00:08:34,760 Speaker 2: I'm not making a political point, it's just the reality 176 00:08:34,880 --> 00:08:37,120 Speaker 2: is a lot of our fuel reserves were over in 177 00:08:37,160 --> 00:08:38,720 Speaker 2: the US and there wasn't enough. 178 00:08:39,040 --> 00:08:41,959 Speaker 1: How many days worth do we have like in reality 179 00:08:42,080 --> 00:08:44,280 Speaker 1: for the Northern Territory or for Australia do you know? 180 00:08:44,800 --> 00:08:49,120 Speaker 2: Yeah, for the NT, we're not being We're part of 181 00:08:49,960 --> 00:08:54,320 Speaker 2: a regional resupply program where that's needed, and that's what 182 00:08:54,400 --> 00:08:57,800 Speaker 2: the Chief Minister will go to National Cabinet to say, 183 00:08:57,880 --> 00:09:01,120 Speaker 2: you know, these areas of the territory in particular need 184 00:09:01,160 --> 00:09:03,920 Speaker 2: and then there can be a response to that. But 185 00:09:04,040 --> 00:09:06,440 Speaker 2: we've got fuel to get us through this next part 186 00:09:06,440 --> 00:09:09,559 Speaker 2: of the crisis. The big unknown is is how long 187 00:09:10,040 --> 00:09:12,040 Speaker 2: twenty percent of the fuel going through the straits of 188 00:09:12,040 --> 00:09:15,720 Speaker 2: a mouse. How long is that situation where Iran going 189 00:09:15,760 --> 00:09:19,160 Speaker 2: to continue, and what effect that twenty percent less fuel 190 00:09:19,520 --> 00:09:22,839 Speaker 2: is going to have on the global fuel market. So 191 00:09:22,880 --> 00:09:25,480 Speaker 2: there's some things, as Robin Lamley just said in this 192 00:09:25,640 --> 00:09:28,840 Speaker 2: fuel issue, that are beyond our control. But we've deliberately 193 00:09:29,160 --> 00:09:31,880 Speaker 2: made sure that we've got a lot more reserve fuel 194 00:09:31,920 --> 00:09:34,880 Speaker 2: in stock and we're releasing that reserve fuel so that 195 00:09:34,960 --> 00:09:37,120 Speaker 2: people have got the confidence that they don't have to 196 00:09:37,160 --> 00:09:39,439 Speaker 2: panic by there's going to be fuel when they need. 197 00:09:39,480 --> 00:09:42,000 Speaker 2: It's going to cost a bit more because of course 198 00:09:42,040 --> 00:09:46,200 Speaker 2: then the retailers have to restock, paying at a higher rate. 199 00:09:47,080 --> 00:09:49,240 Speaker 2: But we're making sure the h will see keep as 200 00:09:49,320 --> 00:09:52,160 Speaker 2: much pressure on everyone to do the right thing, because 201 00:09:52,200 --> 00:09:56,280 Speaker 2: the last thing we need is gouging. If people see gouging, 202 00:09:56,360 --> 00:10:01,040 Speaker 2: that's well in excess of anyone else. If they can 203 00:10:01,400 --> 00:10:04,160 Speaker 2: let us let my office know, I'll report it through 204 00:10:04,160 --> 00:10:06,080 Speaker 2: to the A Triple See or they can contact the 205 00:10:06,080 --> 00:10:07,280 Speaker 2: A Trio will see themselves. 206 00:10:07,320 --> 00:10:09,679 Speaker 1: Hey, look, a couple of quick questions before I let 207 00:10:09,720 --> 00:10:12,040 Speaker 1: you go this morning. Are the ADF in terms of 208 00:10:12,080 --> 00:10:15,600 Speaker 1: some of the other areas where we are experiencing concerns 209 00:10:15,600 --> 00:10:17,760 Speaker 1: at the moment, I you know, like the Daily River 210 00:10:18,000 --> 00:10:21,040 Speaker 1: at the moment, is there capacity for further staff to 211 00:10:21,080 --> 00:10:24,160 Speaker 1: potentially be called into their to help YEP. 212 00:10:24,520 --> 00:10:26,800 Speaker 2: All it needs to happen is the anti government needs 213 00:10:26,800 --> 00:10:31,200 Speaker 2: to request it through NeiMa, the National Emergency Management Mob, 214 00:10:31,520 --> 00:10:34,880 Speaker 2: and then NEMA talks to the ADF and then additional 215 00:10:34,920 --> 00:10:37,120 Speaker 2: support will be required. 216 00:10:37,120 --> 00:10:39,200 Speaker 1: I want to you can't trigger that, can you. That's 217 00:10:39,240 --> 00:10:42,520 Speaker 1: something that the Northern Territory government needs to trigger the. 218 00:10:42,480 --> 00:10:44,600 Speaker 2: Northern Territory government has to ask for that. But what 219 00:10:44,640 --> 00:10:46,600 Speaker 2: I've been doing over the last couple of weeks is 220 00:10:46,679 --> 00:10:49,760 Speaker 2: just making sure that the ADF is prepared when the 221 00:10:49,960 --> 00:10:54,200 Speaker 2: request comes through. And they have been prepared. And as 222 00:10:54,280 --> 00:10:57,840 Speaker 2: I said, you know members down in Catherine, seeing their 223 00:10:57,880 --> 00:11:00,760 Speaker 2: own neighbors go through this, have been volunteering in a 224 00:11:00,800 --> 00:11:05,040 Speaker 2: personal capacity. But now the ADF, having been engaged, is 225 00:11:06,160 --> 00:11:09,560 Speaker 2: providing the support they can if there's more support required. 226 00:11:09,600 --> 00:11:13,760 Speaker 2: It's again it's like the Infrastructure spend specific requests. ADF 227 00:11:13,960 --> 00:11:17,840 Speaker 2: kicks in the gear and quickly plans and allocates assets 228 00:11:17,920 --> 00:11:19,840 Speaker 2: to do the job that's required. 229 00:11:19,800 --> 00:11:22,760 Speaker 1: Quick one before I let you go. With everything that's 230 00:11:22,800 --> 00:11:25,720 Speaker 1: gone on, are we expecting a visit from the Prime Minister. 231 00:11:26,280 --> 00:11:29,120 Speaker 1: We've just started stalking his office this morning. Kathleen's a 232 00:11:29,240 --> 00:11:31,840 Speaker 1: very good stalker. But you know what I reckon, it'd 233 00:11:31,840 --> 00:11:34,280 Speaker 1: be really good to have him come to the Northern Territory, 234 00:11:34,480 --> 00:11:36,920 Speaker 1: particularly Catherine at the moment, to just see what they're 235 00:11:36,960 --> 00:11:38,800 Speaker 1: going through. And then I think if the Northern Territory 236 00:11:38,800 --> 00:11:42,400 Speaker 1: government does put in any requests for infrastructure etc. He's 237 00:11:42,400 --> 00:11:43,600 Speaker 1: seen it with his own eyes. 238 00:11:44,200 --> 00:11:47,200 Speaker 2: Yeah, and obviously he's getting all those reports through and 239 00:11:47,559 --> 00:11:51,720 Speaker 2: the Chief Minister will catch up with him. I mean absolutely. 240 00:11:51,760 --> 00:11:55,120 Speaker 2: And Marion Scrimdrow, I'm glad you have reminded me to 241 00:11:56,360 --> 00:11:58,520 Speaker 2: just point out how much she's been doing with the 242 00:11:58,520 --> 00:12:01,240 Speaker 2: Alice Springs stuff where she lives. That's been happening with 243 00:12:01,280 --> 00:12:04,160 Speaker 2: the flooding down there, but the Catherine through to the 244 00:12:04,280 --> 00:12:07,240 Speaker 2: daily all of that that's in Marion's electorate. She's been 245 00:12:07,320 --> 00:12:10,080 Speaker 2: doing an awesome job and has been as well talking 246 00:12:10,080 --> 00:12:12,720 Speaker 2: to the Prime Minister updating him. We've got two weeks 247 00:12:12,760 --> 00:12:16,600 Speaker 2: of parliament coming up. He's about to hold a National Cabinet. 248 00:12:17,760 --> 00:12:21,600 Speaker 2: But what he's given me is a personal guarantee that 249 00:12:22,000 --> 00:12:25,200 Speaker 2: he's going to be back to the territory. The last 250 00:12:25,200 --> 00:12:26,800 Speaker 2: time he was here is when we're out at the 251 00:12:26,800 --> 00:12:29,280 Speaker 2: medical Center at CDU. He was on his way through 252 00:12:29,920 --> 00:12:32,320 Speaker 2: to Team or Less day. But he's going to do 253 00:12:32,640 --> 00:12:34,480 Speaker 2: a territory visit soon. 254 00:12:35,400 --> 00:12:35,560 Speaker 3: You know. 255 00:12:35,600 --> 00:12:37,640 Speaker 2: I haven't got his diary. I'm not sure when that is. 256 00:12:37,640 --> 00:12:40,320 Speaker 2: But we've got two weeks of parliament coming up. I 257 00:12:40,360 --> 00:12:42,680 Speaker 2: wish the NT Parliament all the best for this week 258 00:12:42,720 --> 00:12:46,439 Speaker 2: and let's see what we can do to help Territorians 259 00:12:46,440 --> 00:12:48,679 Speaker 2: on the ground as soon as possible together. 260 00:12:48,559 --> 00:12:51,079 Speaker 1: Luke Goslin, good to catch up with you this morning. 261 00:12:51,120 --> 00:12:53,280 Speaker 1: I really appreciate your time. We'll talk to you again soon, 262 00:12:54,240 --> 00:12:57,280 Speaker 1: probably while Parliament sitting in Canberra. I reckon absolutely thank you, 263 00:12:57,320 --> 00:12:58,440 Speaker 1: thanks so much for your time.