1 00:00:00,160 --> 00:00:04,040 Speaker 1: Now this morning, the first Northern Australia Ministerial Forum is 2 00:00:04,080 --> 00:00:06,160 Speaker 1: set to take place in Darwin, and I'm pleased to 3 00:00:06,200 --> 00:00:08,559 Speaker 1: say that joining me on the line is the Minister 4 00:00:08,720 --> 00:00:12,039 Speaker 1: for Northern Australia, Madeline King. Good morning to you. 5 00:00:13,039 --> 00:00:14,840 Speaker 2: Oh hi Katie, it's great to be here. 6 00:00:14,920 --> 00:00:16,960 Speaker 3: Congratulations on your wards you got over the weekend. 7 00:00:17,280 --> 00:00:21,760 Speaker 1: Thank you very much. News travels fast, Thank you. 8 00:00:21,880 --> 00:00:23,000 Speaker 3: I appreciate it. 9 00:00:23,120 --> 00:00:26,079 Speaker 1: Now, Minister, what's the aim of this forum. 10 00:00:27,760 --> 00:00:30,200 Speaker 3: The aim of the forum is to bring together the 11 00:00:30,560 --> 00:00:34,800 Speaker 3: ministers from Queensland with Glenn Butcher, your minister here, and 12 00:00:34,840 --> 00:00:38,480 Speaker 3: the NT Nicole Madison and Atlantamic Urnam for Western Australia. 13 00:00:38,520 --> 00:00:42,040 Speaker 3: All of these ministers have responsibility for well, you know, 14 00:00:42,120 --> 00:00:45,760 Speaker 3: the Northern Territory, but included parts of Northern Australia and 15 00:00:45,800 --> 00:00:48,920 Speaker 3: its development. To meet with me as the Federal Minister 16 00:00:49,000 --> 00:00:52,960 Speaker 3: for Northern Australia, to set our priorities for the North 17 00:00:53,159 --> 00:00:55,440 Speaker 3: so that we can work together in a collaborative and 18 00:00:55,480 --> 00:00:59,800 Speaker 3: cooperative way, to make sure that the Federal comment is 19 00:01:00,080 --> 00:01:03,120 Speaker 3: working with states and not just imposing ideas and things 20 00:01:03,200 --> 00:01:05,200 Speaker 3: upon you. You know, I really want to make sure 21 00:01:05,640 --> 00:01:09,679 Speaker 3: that territorians and territory government gets it say and how 22 00:01:09,720 --> 00:01:12,000 Speaker 3: it wants to develop the North. So for me, it's 23 00:01:12,000 --> 00:01:13,399 Speaker 3: all about listening today, and I. 24 00:01:13,360 --> 00:01:15,360 Speaker 1: Reckon that's such a good idea because you know, so 25 00:01:15,440 --> 00:01:18,000 Speaker 1: often we hear about developing the North. We talk about, 26 00:01:18,160 --> 00:01:21,280 Speaker 1: you know, Northern Australia being such an important part of 27 00:01:21,600 --> 00:01:24,800 Speaker 1: you know, of Australia's economy and of our resources and 28 00:01:24,800 --> 00:01:27,080 Speaker 1: that kind of thing. But it does feel as though 29 00:01:27,160 --> 00:01:29,160 Speaker 1: it's been a lot of talk over recent years and 30 00:01:29,200 --> 00:01:30,319 Speaker 1: not a huge amount of action. 31 00:01:31,920 --> 00:01:34,959 Speaker 3: Yeah, and I can understand how people think that. And 32 00:01:35,360 --> 00:01:38,759 Speaker 3: developing the North is challenging, you know. You know, I'm 33 00:01:38,760 --> 00:01:41,440 Speaker 3: here at the start of the build up and builds 34 00:01:41,480 --> 00:01:44,360 Speaker 3: bloody hot, and I can only imagine what it's like 35 00:01:44,480 --> 00:01:47,360 Speaker 3: for workers in that environment to build the infrastructure we need. 36 00:01:47,440 --> 00:01:50,280 Speaker 3: So it is challenging. But I really want to make 37 00:01:50,320 --> 00:01:53,160 Speaker 3: sure this forum, this first forum for a number of years, 38 00:01:53,240 --> 00:01:55,080 Speaker 3: is more than just a talk fest. You know, we 39 00:01:55,200 --> 00:01:58,000 Speaker 3: come out of it with a committed action plan, so 40 00:01:58,480 --> 00:02:00,720 Speaker 3: each minister can put their team into work, and I 41 00:02:00,720 --> 00:02:02,480 Speaker 3: can put my team to work to make sure we 42 00:02:02,520 --> 00:02:06,560 Speaker 3: have solid projects and solid ambitions that we can be 43 00:02:06,680 --> 00:02:09,079 Speaker 3: held accountable for. To make sure you know, we do 44 00:02:09,240 --> 00:02:10,360 Speaker 3: the work for the North. 45 00:02:10,280 --> 00:02:12,519 Speaker 1: And minister, is that going to be the aim over 46 00:02:12,720 --> 00:02:15,080 Speaker 1: today or throughout today to make sure that there is 47 00:02:15,120 --> 00:02:17,840 Speaker 1: that sort of plan and some KPIs I guess that 48 00:02:17,880 --> 00:02:18,959 Speaker 1: you guys want to see met. 49 00:02:20,360 --> 00:02:22,960 Speaker 3: Yeah, absolutely, we're all about KPIs. You know. We caught 50 00:02:23,040 --> 00:02:24,560 Speaker 3: up the ministers and I for it for a little 51 00:02:24,600 --> 00:02:27,480 Speaker 3: dinner last night and that was one of the important 52 00:02:27,480 --> 00:02:30,160 Speaker 3: things we talked about, is making sure we've got clear goals, 53 00:02:30,160 --> 00:02:30,360 Speaker 3: you know. 54 00:02:30,800 --> 00:02:33,480 Speaker 2: And the thing about setting goals is you want to 55 00:02:33,480 --> 00:02:36,200 Speaker 2: reach them and sometimes the more you dig into them, 56 00:02:36,280 --> 00:02:38,480 Speaker 2: you might not reach them in the timetable you set. 57 00:02:38,600 --> 00:02:40,080 Speaker 2: But you know, if you don't have the goal and 58 00:02:40,080 --> 00:02:42,519 Speaker 2: the ambition and you're not held accountable, we will never 59 00:02:42,560 --> 00:02:43,160 Speaker 2: get anywhere. 60 00:02:43,240 --> 00:02:43,400 Speaker 1: Right. 61 00:02:43,480 --> 00:02:48,080 Speaker 3: So my thinking is we work together set the priority, 62 00:02:48,639 --> 00:02:50,840 Speaker 3: then you know, see what we can achieve and really 63 00:02:50,840 --> 00:02:54,399 Speaker 3: try and express track that development here and make sure 64 00:02:54,800 --> 00:02:57,800 Speaker 3: we're investing in the things that the North wants to 65 00:02:57,840 --> 00:02:58,440 Speaker 3: invest in. 66 00:02:58,960 --> 00:03:02,600 Speaker 1: Now, judging by the recent federal budget, the Northern Territory 67 00:03:02,840 --> 00:03:05,080 Speaker 1: is a place where the federal government does see some 68 00:03:05,280 --> 00:03:08,120 Speaker 1: enormous potential. I mean two point five billion dollars for 69 00:03:08,240 --> 00:03:11,919 Speaker 1: infrastructure and then the most significant funding totally one point 70 00:03:11,919 --> 00:03:14,960 Speaker 1: five billion in equity over seven years. It's going to 71 00:03:14,960 --> 00:03:18,120 Speaker 1: be channeled towards the Darwin Harbor's Middle Arm, where the 72 00:03:18,120 --> 00:03:22,760 Speaker 1: Northern Territory government's obviously proposed an industrial precinct featuring petrochemicals, 73 00:03:22,760 --> 00:03:27,520 Speaker 1: minerals processing and renewables based hydrogen. How does the federal 74 00:03:27,560 --> 00:03:29,160 Speaker 1: government see this rolling out? 75 00:03:30,639 --> 00:03:34,200 Speaker 3: Well, importantly we see it rolling out with the Commonwealth 76 00:03:34,360 --> 00:03:36,520 Speaker 3: having an equity stake in it, so the co of 77 00:03:36,520 --> 00:03:39,000 Speaker 3: WK of skin in the game and we'll be working 78 00:03:39,040 --> 00:03:41,880 Speaker 3: with the Antique government. We won't be taking over because 79 00:03:41,920 --> 00:03:44,400 Speaker 3: the Anti government has been working on this for a 80 00:03:44,440 --> 00:03:46,960 Speaker 3: long time. One of my first or my first visit 81 00:03:47,080 --> 00:03:50,400 Speaker 3: to Darwin when I became Minister is to go and 82 00:03:50,520 --> 00:03:54,280 Speaker 3: see where the Middle Arm precinct would be. And what 83 00:03:54,400 --> 00:03:56,560 Speaker 3: I know from speaking with your various ministers and the 84 00:03:56,640 --> 00:04:01,480 Speaker 3: Chief Minister is that the Middle Arm sustainable development precinct. 85 00:04:01,520 --> 00:04:06,760 Speaker 3: It's all about making sure the NT's economy has diversification 86 00:04:06,960 --> 00:04:09,320 Speaker 3: so that other opportunities, so there are more jobs for 87 00:04:09,360 --> 00:04:12,560 Speaker 3: the future across more industries. And that's what an industrial 88 00:04:12,560 --> 00:04:16,440 Speaker 3: precinct can bring to the local community. You know, ongoing 89 00:04:16,880 --> 00:04:19,479 Speaker 3: well paid, highly skilled jobs for the future. 90 00:04:19,920 --> 00:04:23,000 Speaker 1: Now, I know that Labours certainly described this precinct as 91 00:04:23,040 --> 00:04:26,440 Speaker 1: a pathway to a decarbonized economy, but you've then got 92 00:04:26,520 --> 00:04:30,200 Speaker 1: environmentalists who've been highly critical of its expected use of 93 00:04:30,279 --> 00:04:33,320 Speaker 1: fract gas. Now, last week I understand that the Greens 94 00:04:33,360 --> 00:04:36,600 Speaker 1: threatened to withhold Senate support if the project was in 95 00:04:36,640 --> 00:04:39,640 Speaker 1: the budget, which obviously it was. They were hoping to 96 00:04:39,720 --> 00:04:42,040 Speaker 1: use their Senate numbers to pressure the government to drop 97 00:04:42,080 --> 00:04:45,640 Speaker 1: its commitment for a petrochemicals and gas carbon capture and 98 00:04:45,720 --> 00:04:49,080 Speaker 1: storage hub. Are you concerned that the Greens could scuttle 99 00:04:49,160 --> 00:04:49,919 Speaker 1: this project? 100 00:04:51,320 --> 00:04:54,560 Speaker 3: Well, if the Greens seek to scuttle this project, then 101 00:04:54,800 --> 00:04:57,120 Speaker 3: you can be clear that you know they are not 102 00:04:57,360 --> 00:05:00,160 Speaker 3: for northern territories because what they're doing is or in 103 00:05:00,200 --> 00:05:04,440 Speaker 3: the opportunity for diversification in Darwin and across the territory. 104 00:05:04,480 --> 00:05:07,400 Speaker 3: And if I could talk about the Precink project itself, 105 00:05:07,440 --> 00:05:10,080 Speaker 3: as I said before that your local government has done 106 00:05:10,200 --> 00:05:12,159 Speaker 3: a lot of work on this over many years. It's 107 00:05:12,160 --> 00:05:14,720 Speaker 3: not come out us in there. You know they've got 108 00:05:14,960 --> 00:05:16,880 Speaker 3: a good plan. I've seen the plan. We're going to 109 00:05:16,880 --> 00:05:20,160 Speaker 3: work together to develop it further. And you know there 110 00:05:20,160 --> 00:05:22,640 Speaker 3: may be petrochemicals involved. But I would also point out 111 00:05:22,640 --> 00:05:28,080 Speaker 3: that products derived from petrochemicals, you know, in our everyday lives. 112 00:05:28,120 --> 00:05:30,760 Speaker 3: The phone I'm talking on, the pen, at your desk, 113 00:05:31,320 --> 00:05:34,400 Speaker 3: the face masks that you might use, the sneakers you 114 00:05:34,480 --> 00:05:37,039 Speaker 3: might go for a run in. All these things have 115 00:05:37,160 --> 00:05:40,240 Speaker 3: petrochemicals in them. They're a part of our advanced manufacturing 116 00:05:40,320 --> 00:05:42,800 Speaker 3: story right around the world, but equally in Australia. So 117 00:05:43,360 --> 00:05:46,680 Speaker 3: you know, we shouldn't be demonizing the products that we 118 00:05:46,839 --> 00:05:49,640 Speaker 3: use every single day and the fact that you know 119 00:05:49,680 --> 00:05:52,599 Speaker 3: you might produce some of them here in the NT. Equally, 120 00:05:52,680 --> 00:05:55,000 Speaker 3: critical minerals we know are going to be essential to 121 00:05:55,040 --> 00:05:57,440 Speaker 3: reach net deer omissions. If we don't have the resources 122 00:05:57,440 --> 00:06:02,080 Speaker 3: sector doing what it does best, acting and processing critical minerals, 123 00:06:02,320 --> 00:06:05,720 Speaker 3: we won't reach net zero. So I encourage territory and 124 00:06:05,800 --> 00:06:08,080 Speaker 3: to have confidence in their government because it's a really 125 00:06:08,080 --> 00:06:10,159 Speaker 3: good idea. This middle appropriate and there's. 126 00:06:10,000 --> 00:06:12,120 Speaker 1: Got to be a transition period, right. I mean, I 127 00:06:12,160 --> 00:06:14,560 Speaker 1: know that there's been a lot of pushback from environmental 128 00:06:14,560 --> 00:06:17,200 Speaker 1: groups when it comes to gas, but in turn, there 129 00:06:17,240 --> 00:06:21,160 Speaker 1: are obviously serious, you know, projections that the cost of 130 00:06:21,200 --> 00:06:24,240 Speaker 1: electricity and gas is on the rise. So it's a 131 00:06:24,279 --> 00:06:26,800 Speaker 1: tough juggle, I would think for any government. But the 132 00:06:26,880 --> 00:06:28,560 Speaker 1: fact is that we've got a transition. 133 00:06:29,760 --> 00:06:32,360 Speaker 3: Well, I mean the hints in the title right, net 134 00:06:32,360 --> 00:06:33,840 Speaker 3: genremissions by twenty fifty. 135 00:06:33,920 --> 00:06:35,400 Speaker 2: You know, we've set. 136 00:06:35,200 --> 00:06:37,880 Speaker 3: A time and you know we're determined. This is a 137 00:06:37,920 --> 00:06:41,680 Speaker 3: federal government that's passed legislation committing us to it. But 138 00:06:41,760 --> 00:06:44,160 Speaker 3: we can't wreck the economy on the way. We need 139 00:06:44,240 --> 00:06:47,560 Speaker 3: to be thoughtful about this and about how the transition happens. 140 00:06:47,560 --> 00:06:50,800 Speaker 3: So you're absolutely right, and states like the NT and 141 00:06:51,000 --> 00:06:53,280 Speaker 3: WA where I'm from, you know, we have a bit 142 00:06:53,320 --> 00:06:56,720 Speaker 3: of a different perspective on gas as a power source. 143 00:06:56,760 --> 00:06:59,960 Speaker 3: It is much lower emitting than coal, which you know, 144 00:07:00,120 --> 00:07:02,560 Speaker 3: Victoria and you Stuff welles rely on in any given 145 00:07:02,640 --> 00:07:05,400 Speaker 3: days for power. It accounts for eighty six percent of 146 00:07:05,400 --> 00:07:06,040 Speaker 3: that generation. 147 00:07:06,279 --> 00:07:08,240 Speaker 2: So you know, the country. 148 00:07:07,839 --> 00:07:11,280 Speaker 3: Has a different mixes right around the place, and that's fine, 149 00:07:11,720 --> 00:07:14,320 Speaker 3: but we all need to do it in a planned, 150 00:07:14,480 --> 00:07:16,360 Speaker 3: sensible manner. But we all want to get to the 151 00:07:16,440 --> 00:07:19,800 Speaker 3: same place, and that's net zero missions and a decarbonized 152 00:07:19,840 --> 00:07:23,360 Speaker 3: economy to stop global warming. So that's our plan, that's 153 00:07:23,360 --> 00:07:25,680 Speaker 3: what we want to do. You know, not everyone agrees 154 00:07:25,720 --> 00:07:28,200 Speaker 3: on the same path, but we will not be wrecking 155 00:07:28,240 --> 00:07:29,240 Speaker 3: the economy as well. 156 00:07:29,280 --> 00:07:31,480 Speaker 1: I mean, it does sound as though you are certainly 157 00:07:31,560 --> 00:07:35,440 Speaker 1: still supportive of the gas industry and the fracking industry, 158 00:07:35,520 --> 00:07:37,760 Speaker 1: you know, getting underway here in the Northern Territory. I 159 00:07:37,800 --> 00:07:39,960 Speaker 1: know that there is still parts that need to sort 160 00:07:39,960 --> 00:07:42,520 Speaker 1: of you know, pathways that they do still need to 161 00:07:42,520 --> 00:07:44,320 Speaker 1: get through, but it does sound as though you're still 162 00:07:44,360 --> 00:07:45,160 Speaker 1: supportive of that. 163 00:07:46,680 --> 00:07:49,120 Speaker 3: Well. Lo, the territory government has done a lot of 164 00:07:49,160 --> 00:07:53,240 Speaker 3: work with the community around the be Toloo Basin projects 165 00:07:53,280 --> 00:07:54,880 Speaker 3: and you know, I'm not saying one way or the 166 00:07:54,960 --> 00:07:57,280 Speaker 3: other on that, and that isn't matter for the territory 167 00:07:57,280 --> 00:08:00,880 Speaker 3: to work out. They did the very significant work on 168 00:08:00,960 --> 00:08:03,400 Speaker 3: the Pepper Review, which had I think one hundred and 169 00:08:03,440 --> 00:08:07,960 Speaker 3: thirty five recommendations. Your government is working through it really sensibly, 170 00:08:08,040 --> 00:08:11,320 Speaker 3: and I think they've taken a sensible path. You know, 171 00:08:11,600 --> 00:08:13,640 Speaker 3: where it goes from there will be you know, a 172 00:08:13,680 --> 00:08:18,000 Speaker 3: matter of commercial interest as well as to what investment 173 00:08:18,120 --> 00:08:20,600 Speaker 3: does come to that. So you know, we'll take it 174 00:08:20,640 --> 00:08:24,240 Speaker 3: one step at a time. And as we always say 175 00:08:24,280 --> 00:08:28,080 Speaker 3: about new projects is that they have to stack up environmentally, 176 00:08:28,120 --> 00:08:31,880 Speaker 3: they have to get the proper approvals and those approvals 177 00:08:31,960 --> 00:08:34,120 Speaker 3: right around the country. Each state character is committed to 178 00:08:34,120 --> 00:08:35,880 Speaker 3: net zero as well, and now you have a federal 179 00:08:35,960 --> 00:08:39,600 Speaker 3: government that does so, you know, and the gas companies 180 00:08:39,640 --> 00:08:42,760 Speaker 3: themselves are committed to net zero missions and quite frankly 181 00:08:42,760 --> 00:08:44,600 Speaker 3: they're the ones who know how to steal gas best, 182 00:08:44,679 --> 00:08:47,480 Speaker 3: which is what CO two is. So you know, we 183 00:08:47,520 --> 00:08:49,680 Speaker 3: want to work with them to get there because we're 184 00:08:49,679 --> 00:08:52,520 Speaker 3: at once going to need gas the power generation, but 185 00:08:52,600 --> 00:08:54,760 Speaker 3: also going to need their expertise to be able to 186 00:08:55,240 --> 00:08:57,880 Speaker 3: reduce emissions but also store CO two. 187 00:08:58,320 --> 00:09:01,520 Speaker 1: Minister, there has been discussed and nationally about whether there 188 00:09:01,520 --> 00:09:05,480 Speaker 1: should we should be a gas price cap. What impact 189 00:09:05,520 --> 00:09:06,839 Speaker 1: do you think that that would have or do you 190 00:09:06,840 --> 00:09:07,640 Speaker 1: think it should happen? 191 00:09:09,120 --> 00:09:12,200 Speaker 3: Well, you know it is, you know, very troubling the 192 00:09:12,240 --> 00:09:15,480 Speaker 3: gas prices. I'm speaking to a lot of gas producers 193 00:09:15,520 --> 00:09:19,800 Speaker 3: and gas users about it. It's a conundrum to say 194 00:09:19,800 --> 00:09:24,280 Speaker 3: the least. You know, we're working through all the possibilities, 195 00:09:24,520 --> 00:09:31,959 Speaker 3: whether it's greater transparency across the whole market, including you know, pipelines, producers, retailers. 196 00:09:32,559 --> 00:09:36,360 Speaker 3: There's been a very high focus on the export industry 197 00:09:36,400 --> 00:09:39,640 Speaker 3: of Queensland, but there's a lot more parts to the 198 00:09:39,679 --> 00:09:42,320 Speaker 3: gas market on the East Coast. And it's my view 199 00:09:42,440 --> 00:09:44,160 Speaker 3: and I'm not the view of the Treasure that we 200 00:09:44,200 --> 00:09:46,439 Speaker 3: need to have a look at all of these things 201 00:09:46,520 --> 00:09:50,440 Speaker 3: and what we must avoid is knee jerks reactions because 202 00:09:50,520 --> 00:09:54,600 Speaker 3: knee jerk reactions have unintended consequences. Having said that, we 203 00:09:54,679 --> 00:09:57,120 Speaker 3: will be acting quickly, but we need to make sure 204 00:09:57,120 --> 00:09:58,719 Speaker 3: we get all the best advice and do it in 205 00:09:58,760 --> 00:09:59,600 Speaker 3: an orderly fashion. 206 00:09:59,679 --> 00:10:02,080 Speaker 1: And I think that the government that you're part of 207 00:10:02,200 --> 00:10:05,040 Speaker 1: right now is doing enough to lower the cost of 208 00:10:05,720 --> 00:10:08,760 Speaker 1: energy and indeed electricity prices for Australians. 209 00:10:10,200 --> 00:10:12,079 Speaker 3: Well, we're doing what we can when we can. You know, 210 00:10:12,440 --> 00:10:14,440 Speaker 3: some things are out of our control. And in terms 211 00:10:14,480 --> 00:10:18,000 Speaker 3: of over the winter, we had issues with coal production 212 00:10:18,280 --> 00:10:21,640 Speaker 3: and literally weather it was affecting the coal that powers 213 00:10:21,679 --> 00:10:25,600 Speaker 3: the power generators of the East Coast and influxing gas 214 00:10:25,640 --> 00:10:29,040 Speaker 3: prices due to problems with some supply, but also the 215 00:10:29,040 --> 00:10:34,440 Speaker 3: international supply problems with the war in Ukraine. Were doing 216 00:10:34,480 --> 00:10:36,520 Speaker 3: what we can. We've had a EMO put caps on 217 00:10:36,800 --> 00:10:39,600 Speaker 3: prices into that retail market when they spiked over the winter, 218 00:10:39,679 --> 00:10:43,560 Speaker 3: which helped to a great extent. But you know, I 219 00:10:43,640 --> 00:10:46,319 Speaker 3: admit we've got a lot more work to do. We've 220 00:10:46,360 --> 00:10:49,920 Speaker 3: got an oversupply of gas for the next year, which 221 00:10:50,000 --> 00:10:53,839 Speaker 3: we expect to put downward pressure on prices. And what 222 00:10:53,880 --> 00:10:57,400 Speaker 3: we really need is for you know, manufacturers and producers 223 00:10:57,440 --> 00:11:01,920 Speaker 3: to be talking to one another. They don't like any consumer. 224 00:11:02,160 --> 00:11:05,120 Speaker 3: Can you can change your gas deal and you can 225 00:11:05,240 --> 00:11:10,040 Speaker 3: ring around and all manufacturers you're not encouraged to make 226 00:11:10,080 --> 00:11:12,600 Speaker 3: sure they explore all their options and not to stick 227 00:11:12,640 --> 00:11:15,160 Speaker 3: with the retailers of gas. But go straight to the source. 228 00:11:15,040 --> 00:11:17,240 Speaker 1: Now, Minister, before I let you go, just very quickly, 229 00:11:17,720 --> 00:11:19,520 Speaker 1: how soon do you think work is going to get 230 00:11:19,600 --> 00:11:22,040 Speaker 1: underway or when do you envisage that work's going to 231 00:11:22,040 --> 00:11:24,719 Speaker 1: get underway at Middle Arm? Oh? 232 00:11:24,760 --> 00:11:26,599 Speaker 3: Look, I couldn't tell you at the moment. I have 233 00:11:26,720 --> 00:11:28,600 Speaker 3: been out to see it. 234 00:11:27,600 --> 00:11:29,719 Speaker 2: It's a fair way off. 235 00:11:29,760 --> 00:11:31,680 Speaker 3: I think we've still got there's a lot of environmental 236 00:11:31,720 --> 00:11:34,199 Speaker 3: approvals to happen, a lot more discussion with the community. 237 00:11:34,280 --> 00:11:36,760 Speaker 3: I think our commitment and the budget at the one 238 00:11:36,760 --> 00:11:40,080 Speaker 3: point five billion dollars shows our commitment to the project. 239 00:11:40,880 --> 00:11:42,320 Speaker 3: But you know it's a lot of money and it 240 00:11:42,320 --> 00:11:44,160 Speaker 3: has to be well planned out and we'll be with 241 00:11:44,280 --> 00:11:46,760 Speaker 3: them with the teritory of government to make sure that happened, and. 242 00:11:46,760 --> 00:11:48,880 Speaker 1: Just briefly, what else is on the agenda while you're 243 00:11:48,880 --> 00:11:49,679 Speaker 1: in the territory. 244 00:11:50,760 --> 00:11:53,440 Speaker 3: Well, I'm not going for another walk. 245 00:11:54,520 --> 00:11:58,000 Speaker 1: Nice and warm outside, isn't it beautiful? 246 00:11:58,240 --> 00:11:59,160 Speaker 3: You know, I'm going to I'm going to have a 247 00:11:59,200 --> 00:12:02,079 Speaker 3: nice dinner down here the waterfront and actually tomorrow I'm 248 00:12:02,080 --> 00:12:04,600 Speaker 3: going to visit the rehabilitation of the range of mine 249 00:12:04,600 --> 00:12:06,560 Speaker 3: at Jabruys. I'm really excited about that. 250 00:12:06,960 --> 00:12:08,920 Speaker 1: Well, it is great to speak to you this morning, 251 00:12:08,960 --> 00:12:12,200 Speaker 1: Minister Fort Northern Australia, Madeline King, thanks so much for 252 00:12:12,200 --> 00:12:12,600 Speaker 1: your time. 253 00:12:13,559 --> 00:12:15,200 Speaker 3: Thank you so much. Caddie, thank you.