1 00:00:00,160 --> 00:00:02,160 Speaker 1: Joining me on the line right now. 2 00:00:02,400 --> 00:00:05,800 Speaker 2: I believe that we did have We do have Blair 3 00:00:05,960 --> 00:00:10,840 Speaker 2: McFarland on the show. Who is the Greens candidate? Good 4 00:00:10,840 --> 00:00:15,000 Speaker 2: morning to you, Blair, Good morning Blair. You are obviously 5 00:00:15,120 --> 00:00:17,360 Speaker 2: running for the Greens. As I mentioned, now you've got 6 00:00:17,400 --> 00:00:20,680 Speaker 2: five minutes to answer the questions and then you will 7 00:00:20,680 --> 00:00:21,040 Speaker 2: hear that. 8 00:00:21,000 --> 00:00:23,480 Speaker 1: Buzzer sound once your time is up. Are you ready? 9 00:00:24,480 --> 00:00:25,040 Speaker 3: I'm ready. 10 00:00:25,360 --> 00:00:27,800 Speaker 1: Let's get into it, Blair. 11 00:00:27,880 --> 00:00:29,960 Speaker 2: Why did you decide to put your hand up to 12 00:00:30,040 --> 00:00:31,720 Speaker 2: run in the seat of Lingiari? 13 00:00:33,840 --> 00:00:39,600 Speaker 3: It's this, We're sort of approaching a climate crisis unless 14 00:00:39,600 --> 00:00:42,480 Speaker 3: we take some serious steps as a nation. We're looking 15 00:00:42,520 --> 00:00:46,559 Speaker 3: at at the temperature being up by an average of 16 00:00:46,600 --> 00:00:49,320 Speaker 3: three degrees from what it was when I was young, 17 00:00:49,960 --> 00:00:53,159 Speaker 3: and that's going to be catastrophic after people on the 18 00:00:53,159 --> 00:00:56,840 Speaker 3: coast at the moment. That's all a consequence of the 19 00:00:56,880 --> 00:00:59,480 Speaker 3: extra water that the atmosph circuit hold because it's so 20 00:00:59,520 --> 00:00:59,960 Speaker 3: much hotter. 21 00:01:01,480 --> 00:01:04,839 Speaker 1: So hello, hello, Yes, I'm still here, Blair. 22 00:01:04,880 --> 00:01:08,520 Speaker 2: I'm letting letting you get through it. 23 00:01:10,880 --> 00:01:11,080 Speaker 1: Yep. 24 00:01:11,200 --> 00:01:15,200 Speaker 3: So, and so what did you do to stop it? 25 00:01:15,480 --> 00:01:15,520 Speaker 4: So? 26 00:01:15,680 --> 00:01:17,800 Speaker 3: Well? I ran for the Greens. 27 00:01:18,360 --> 00:01:21,440 Speaker 2: Now, what do you see as being the biggest issues 28 00:01:21,480 --> 00:01:23,839 Speaker 2: in the seat of LINGII right now. 29 00:01:26,080 --> 00:01:29,080 Speaker 3: Well, the biggest issue is the federal government policies that 30 00:01:29,280 --> 00:01:33,319 Speaker 3: keep a good portion of the population in extreme poverty 31 00:01:34,400 --> 00:01:37,600 Speaker 3: and living in really substandard sort of conditions that you know, 32 00:01:37,600 --> 00:01:40,479 Speaker 3: other citizens of Australia would not be expected to live in. 33 00:01:41,280 --> 00:01:44,560 Speaker 3: There's been a huge failure of federal government policy in 34 00:01:44,920 --> 00:01:47,160 Speaker 3: this region and it's got to be fixed. 35 00:01:49,040 --> 00:01:51,240 Speaker 2: So that is one of the issues. Are there any 36 00:01:51,280 --> 00:01:53,760 Speaker 2: others that you're concerned about. 37 00:01:54,840 --> 00:01:58,400 Speaker 3: Well, we contend there's there's quite a few, actually, but 38 00:01:58,560 --> 00:02:02,640 Speaker 3: just in relation to the fixing that fixing that federal 39 00:02:02,680 --> 00:02:06,600 Speaker 3: government policy thing that will fix other things like that 40 00:02:06,600 --> 00:02:10,480 Speaker 3: that poverty is the main spring of crime, and it's 41 00:02:10,480 --> 00:02:13,640 Speaker 3: also the main spring of poor school attendance and poor 42 00:02:13,680 --> 00:02:19,080 Speaker 3: workplace attendance. If you can solve that problem, then you 43 00:02:19,080 --> 00:02:21,959 Speaker 3: will solve a lot of other problems, including a crime problem, 44 00:02:21,960 --> 00:02:24,640 Speaker 3: which is another thing that sort of people are seeing 45 00:02:24,680 --> 00:02:27,800 Speaker 3: down here. The crime problem we're seeing here is the 46 00:02:27,800 --> 00:02:29,680 Speaker 3: consequence of federal government policies. 47 00:02:30,360 --> 00:02:35,239 Speaker 2: It can be fixed, now, Blair, when you take all 48 00:02:35,280 --> 00:02:38,600 Speaker 2: of all of those issues into account, why do you 49 00:02:38,680 --> 00:02:41,440 Speaker 2: think that you and the party that you're part of 50 00:02:41,560 --> 00:02:43,720 Speaker 2: will be the best place to deal with those issues. 51 00:02:45,840 --> 00:02:49,880 Speaker 3: Well, it's beencome clear over the course of this election 52 00:02:50,680 --> 00:02:55,280 Speaker 3: how incredibly profitable it is for an area like a 53 00:02:55,360 --> 00:02:59,160 Speaker 3: territory to not be a safe seat, but to be 54 00:03:01,360 --> 00:03:04,160 Speaker 3: an unsafe seat. And as a consequence, you've seen the 55 00:03:04,240 --> 00:03:06,520 Speaker 3: amount of money that everybody's suddenly throwing at the Northern 56 00:03:06,600 --> 00:03:11,359 Speaker 3: Territory because we're suddenly marginal, We're suddenly not in a 57 00:03:11,480 --> 00:03:14,560 Speaker 3: safe seat. So it seems to me that the NT, 58 00:03:14,919 --> 00:03:17,200 Speaker 3: if it was clever, it would not sign on to 59 00:03:17,280 --> 00:03:20,840 Speaker 3: either party, but would run with a Green or an 60 00:03:20,840 --> 00:03:26,320 Speaker 3: Independent and be marginal and have a negotiating power far more, 61 00:03:26,800 --> 00:03:29,520 Speaker 3: far beyond what you'd have as part as probably the 62 00:03:29,600 --> 00:03:30,480 Speaker 3: Labor or the CVP. 63 00:03:31,280 --> 00:03:33,639 Speaker 1: Now, who are you going to be preferencing. 64 00:03:35,400 --> 00:03:43,520 Speaker 3: We're preferencing preferencing Michael. Oh sorry, I'm just had a 65 00:03:43,560 --> 00:03:47,920 Speaker 3: mental blank in his name, which is the Independent Grovener 66 00:03:48,080 --> 00:03:54,600 Speaker 3: Michael Grovener, the Independent who lives out at Utopia because 67 00:03:54,920 --> 00:03:57,400 Speaker 3: he is the only other one on the ticket who 68 00:03:57,440 --> 00:04:03,440 Speaker 3: is anti fracking. Every other party is profracing except for 69 00:04:03,560 --> 00:04:07,000 Speaker 3: Michael and USA to choose. 70 00:04:07,760 --> 00:04:10,040 Speaker 2: Now, you've got about a bit over a minute to go. 71 00:04:10,520 --> 00:04:12,200 Speaker 2: Why should people vote for you. 72 00:04:14,160 --> 00:04:17,480 Speaker 3: Well, they should vote for me to send a message 73 00:04:17,880 --> 00:04:22,799 Speaker 3: to the federal government that people here are paying attention 74 00:04:22,920 --> 00:04:26,279 Speaker 3: to issues that are going to be affecting their kids. 75 00:04:26,640 --> 00:04:29,560 Speaker 3: Those climate issues, there are long term consequence that the 76 00:04:29,680 --> 00:04:34,520 Speaker 3: kids will be dealing with. So they should vote for 77 00:04:34,560 --> 00:04:38,120 Speaker 3: me because we're going to send a message that there's 78 00:04:38,160 --> 00:04:40,000 Speaker 3: more and more people who are keeping an eye on 79 00:04:40,040 --> 00:04:43,159 Speaker 3: these issues. Neither of the big parties is in any 80 00:04:43,160 --> 00:04:45,920 Speaker 3: way interest that they're both opening gas mines and coal mines. 81 00:04:46,520 --> 00:04:48,880 Speaker 3: There are other ways of making money. Australia could be 82 00:04:48,880 --> 00:04:52,880 Speaker 3: a renewable superpower with our solar like there's already plans 83 00:04:52,880 --> 00:04:55,839 Speaker 3: to sort of sell three billion dollars a year worth 84 00:04:55,839 --> 00:04:59,920 Speaker 3: of electricity to Singapore from a farm in orth of Tenet. 85 00:05:00,640 --> 00:05:04,320 Speaker 3: The potential is here to really to make us the 86 00:05:05,160 --> 00:05:09,760 Speaker 3: battery for Asia and the Switzerland of the Pacific if 87 00:05:09,760 --> 00:05:12,120 Speaker 3: we went that way, and that's what that's why I 88 00:05:12,120 --> 00:05:12,560 Speaker 3: should work. 89 00:05:12,560 --> 00:05:18,240 Speaker 2: Agree well, Blair mcfarlom. We appreciate you having a chat 90 00:05:18,240 --> 00:05:20,320 Speaker 2: with us this morning. Thank you so much and all 91 00:05:20,360 --> 00:05:22,240 Speaker 2: the best. Let's head back. 92 00:05:22,080 --> 00:05:23,200 Speaker 1: To Marion Scrimjaw. 93 00:05:23,440 --> 00:05:26,800 Speaker 2: Marion, are you ready to answer these questions as the 94 00:05:26,839 --> 00:05:28,240 Speaker 2: candidate for the Labor Party. 95 00:05:31,640 --> 00:05:32,880 Speaker 5: Absolutely, Kadie. 96 00:05:33,680 --> 00:05:36,480 Speaker 1: Bloody hell, what a morning, Marion. Let's get into it. 97 00:05:36,520 --> 00:05:39,120 Speaker 2: I'm going to get this timer started and give you 98 00:05:39,240 --> 00:05:42,160 Speaker 2: the fair opportunity that you obviously deserve. 99 00:05:42,320 --> 00:05:46,920 Speaker 1: Are you ready, yep, let's go. Marian Scrimjaw. 100 00:05:47,040 --> 00:05:49,680 Speaker 2: Why did you put your hand up to run in 101 00:05:49,720 --> 00:05:50,760 Speaker 2: the seat of lingi Ai? 102 00:05:52,120 --> 00:05:54,720 Speaker 5: I think I'm finished business, Katie. Not yet. In our 103 00:05:54,800 --> 00:06:00,920 Speaker 5: remote Aboriginal community and our regions and our town towns 104 00:06:01,040 --> 00:06:05,240 Speaker 5: like Catherine can in Greek Alice Springsen. We've recently seen 105 00:06:06,080 --> 00:06:10,000 Speaker 5: Catherine in the media lately in terms of supported accommodation 106 00:06:10,160 --> 00:06:14,040 Speaker 5: and the need for more housing on the ground in 107 00:06:15,000 --> 00:06:18,920 Speaker 5: those regional towns. So it's not just our remote Aboriginal community, 108 00:06:19,400 --> 00:06:23,240 Speaker 5: it's also our regional towns. But when we look at 109 00:06:23,400 --> 00:06:28,000 Speaker 5: our remote communities, I think a better and more broader 110 00:06:28,160 --> 00:06:31,520 Speaker 5: policy and someone who's been on the ground, I think 111 00:06:31,640 --> 00:06:34,680 Speaker 5: Katie's working a long time. I think I've got a 112 00:06:34,680 --> 00:06:39,240 Speaker 5: lot of policy grunt and experience to being able to 113 00:06:39,360 --> 00:06:43,600 Speaker 5: add that to the First Nation's Caucus federally to inform 114 00:06:44,600 --> 00:06:48,640 Speaker 5: a better policy framework for the Labor Party going forwards. 115 00:06:49,440 --> 00:06:50,520 Speaker 1: Mariam, what do you. 116 00:06:50,600 --> 00:06:53,160 Speaker 2: See as being the biggest issues in the seat of 117 00:06:53,240 --> 00:06:54,560 Speaker 2: Lingiari right now. 118 00:06:55,720 --> 00:06:59,799 Speaker 5: Look, I think housing is probably one of the biggest issues. 119 00:07:00,360 --> 00:07:02,560 Speaker 5: I think and as I said, not just in our 120 00:07:02,600 --> 00:07:06,640 Speaker 5: remote communities, but our homelands which have been starred for 121 00:07:06,680 --> 00:07:10,240 Speaker 5: over ten years. There is no infrastructure. No one's been 122 00:07:10,280 --> 00:07:14,480 Speaker 5: able to fund housing or infrastructure on our homeland. And 123 00:07:14,520 --> 00:07:18,400 Speaker 5: then we've got a shortage, a critical shortage of housing 124 00:07:18,880 --> 00:07:23,120 Speaker 5: in Capturine, Pena Crete and other springs. And that's that 125 00:07:23,240 --> 00:07:27,040 Speaker 5: shortage is so that you can bring in you know, 126 00:07:27,280 --> 00:07:33,160 Speaker 5: essential staff and workers working for organizations, but also you 127 00:07:33,200 --> 00:07:37,280 Speaker 5: know for governments as well. There's there's very little housing shortage. 128 00:07:37,280 --> 00:07:40,320 Speaker 5: And with the rental markets in each of these places, 129 00:07:40,360 --> 00:07:42,320 Speaker 5: I think we've got to we've got to have a 130 00:07:42,320 --> 00:07:45,680 Speaker 5: look at how do we get more affordable and accessible 131 00:07:45,760 --> 00:07:47,680 Speaker 5: housing into these regions. 132 00:07:48,080 --> 00:07:51,080 Speaker 2: And Marion, is is that the biggest issue? Are there 133 00:07:51,120 --> 00:07:53,360 Speaker 2: others that are being raised with you at the moment. 134 00:07:53,640 --> 00:07:58,880 Speaker 5: Yes, I think Katie, in places like Alice Springs, but 135 00:07:58,960 --> 00:08:02,000 Speaker 5: we see it's right throughout the Northern Territory there are 136 00:08:02,080 --> 00:08:09,040 Speaker 5: real issues with youth, with unemployment, with just trying to 137 00:08:09,080 --> 00:08:13,000 Speaker 5: deal with and making sure that we can do justice 138 00:08:13,000 --> 00:08:16,640 Speaker 5: three investments get young people diverted in a better way 139 00:08:16,760 --> 00:08:20,720 Speaker 5: than what we're seeing at the moment, you know, dealing 140 00:08:20,800 --> 00:08:24,760 Speaker 5: with crime and places like Alice Springs, but being able 141 00:08:24,800 --> 00:08:27,920 Speaker 5: to work with the Northern Territory Government, who are the 142 00:08:28,040 --> 00:08:32,560 Speaker 5: provider of police services and family services to get a 143 00:08:32,640 --> 00:08:37,360 Speaker 5: better outcome, particularly for faces like Alice Springs, but right 144 00:08:37,360 --> 00:08:42,160 Speaker 5: across our remote communities. I think policing is a major 145 00:08:42,240 --> 00:08:44,480 Speaker 5: issue and we need to make sure that we've got 146 00:08:44,480 --> 00:08:48,559 Speaker 5: the resources and the support that we can deal with 147 00:08:48,640 --> 00:08:52,280 Speaker 5: some of these really twenty issues that are impacting but 148 00:08:52,480 --> 00:08:54,720 Speaker 5: paralyzing a lot of our community. 149 00:08:54,920 --> 00:08:58,280 Speaker 2: Hadie now taking those issues into account, why do you 150 00:08:58,360 --> 00:09:00,880 Speaker 2: think you and the party that you're all the best 151 00:09:00,880 --> 00:09:02,040 Speaker 2: place to deal with them. 152 00:09:03,280 --> 00:09:05,640 Speaker 5: Look, I think if you have a look at you know, 153 00:09:05,760 --> 00:09:08,680 Speaker 5: I said to someone recently, I think it's great that 154 00:09:08,760 --> 00:09:12,120 Speaker 5: for the first time in a long time, people are 155 00:09:12,160 --> 00:09:15,880 Speaker 5: recognizing the investment that needs to be put into Lingiari. 156 00:09:16,240 --> 00:09:19,080 Speaker 5: We've had ten years of a Morrison government where there 157 00:09:19,120 --> 00:09:22,600 Speaker 5: hasn't been any investments at all on the ground. In 158 00:09:22,640 --> 00:09:24,959 Speaker 5: some of these community tests, we've had a roll out 159 00:09:25,040 --> 00:09:27,800 Speaker 5: of houses and there have been problems with the Northern 160 00:09:27,880 --> 00:09:29,920 Speaker 5: Terity government and chance to some of that role out 161 00:09:30,240 --> 00:09:32,800 Speaker 5: that's now changing and they're trying to get as many 162 00:09:32,800 --> 00:09:36,200 Speaker 5: of this housing going. But we've got to get we've 163 00:09:36,240 --> 00:09:40,280 Speaker 5: got to get greater accountability from the federal government. There's 164 00:09:40,280 --> 00:09:44,000 Speaker 5: got to be greater leadership Katy, at the federal level 165 00:09:44,360 --> 00:09:47,480 Speaker 5: to make sure that the money and the resources that 166 00:09:47,640 --> 00:09:50,560 Speaker 5: given to the state government or the territory government is 167 00:09:50,600 --> 00:09:53,480 Speaker 5: actually hitting the ground and is making a difference to 168 00:09:53,559 --> 00:09:57,120 Speaker 5: people in those communities that it's not getting. You know, 169 00:09:57,160 --> 00:10:01,199 Speaker 5: there isn't the bottleneck in the organizedas because there's a 170 00:10:01,240 --> 00:10:05,880 Speaker 5: lot of organizations that get funded to deliver services. What's 171 00:10:05,920 --> 00:10:10,640 Speaker 5: happening with that service delivery? So I think leadership from 172 00:10:10,640 --> 00:10:14,800 Speaker 5: the federal government and greater accountability from the federal government 173 00:10:15,120 --> 00:10:19,800 Speaker 5: to state government to make sure that the revenue and 174 00:10:19,840 --> 00:10:23,000 Speaker 5: the resource that's been put into the Northern Territory is 175 00:10:23,040 --> 00:10:26,160 Speaker 5: actually hitting the mark and making a difference. 176 00:10:26,240 --> 00:10:29,200 Speaker 2: Katie Marion, you've only got about thirty seconds lefter, really 177 00:10:29,280 --> 00:10:30,920 Speaker 2: quick one, who are you going to be preferencing? 178 00:10:32,720 --> 00:10:35,920 Speaker 5: Look, we've done. There was a on my had a 179 00:10:36,000 --> 00:10:40,960 Speaker 5: vote pard a preference for the Greens. Can I say 180 00:10:41,000 --> 00:10:43,600 Speaker 5: that the Greens haven't preferenced the Labor Party and that's 181 00:10:43,600 --> 00:10:48,640 Speaker 5: been disappointing. I heard Billy McFarland talking about that only 182 00:10:49,600 --> 00:10:54,080 Speaker 5: Michael Grabner and the Greens have a very strong anti 183 00:10:54,120 --> 00:10:58,960 Speaker 5: fracking policy, and that's not true. I think the Labor 184 00:10:58,960 --> 00:11:04,400 Speaker 5: Party has a very strong policy unrenewable. Everyone's got to 185 00:11:04,440 --> 00:11:08,679 Speaker 5: be realistic that gas needs to be a transition to renewable. 186 00:11:09,200 --> 00:11:11,600 Speaker 5: We've got to have a look at you can't just 187 00:11:11,720 --> 00:11:16,640 Speaker 5: stop and turn the switch off. Come they whoever becomes government, 188 00:11:16,720 --> 00:11:19,240 Speaker 5: We've got to have a better policy in place in 189 00:11:19,320 --> 00:11:22,439 Speaker 5: terms of growing the economy for the Northern Territory. 190 00:11:22,679 --> 00:11:25,160 Speaker 2: Marian, we have run out of time. Thank you so 191 00:11:25,280 --> 00:11:27,440 Speaker 2: much for your time this morning. Joining me on the 192 00:11:27,480 --> 00:11:32,439 Speaker 2: line right now is Thong some Lee, the Australian Citizens 193 00:11:32,520 --> 00:11:33,400 Speaker 2: Party candidate. 194 00:11:33,440 --> 00:11:34,680 Speaker 1: Good morning to you, Thong. 195 00:11:35,679 --> 00:11:37,520 Speaker 4: Good morning, thank you for having me. 196 00:11:37,600 --> 00:11:39,440 Speaker 1: Thank you, thanks so much for your time. 197 00:11:39,480 --> 00:11:42,200 Speaker 2: I'm sorry that it's been delayed a little bit based 198 00:11:42,200 --> 00:11:43,520 Speaker 2: on that news this morning. 199 00:11:43,559 --> 00:11:46,760 Speaker 1: But Thong, are you ready for your questions this morning? 200 00:11:48,240 --> 00:11:51,160 Speaker 4: Yes? I am ready. Where you let's. 201 00:11:50,920 --> 00:11:52,240 Speaker 1: Get into it. I'll get that time. 202 00:11:52,320 --> 00:11:55,600 Speaker 2: As started, Thong, why did you put your hand up 203 00:11:55,640 --> 00:11:57,600 Speaker 2: to run in the seat of Lingiari. 204 00:12:00,160 --> 00:12:06,120 Speaker 4: I feel very frustrated, disappointed and very sad at the 205 00:12:06,200 --> 00:12:10,920 Speaker 4: direction of the present government that is hating, that is 206 00:12:11,080 --> 00:12:16,200 Speaker 4: not for the natural interest and security. I feel very 207 00:12:16,280 --> 00:12:23,040 Speaker 4: passionate that I love Australia and I like to see 208 00:12:23,160 --> 00:12:30,240 Speaker 4: Australia prosper and live in peace. I regards Australia as 209 00:12:30,280 --> 00:12:36,640 Speaker 4: my father Lane and I'm very concerned that our present 210 00:12:36,720 --> 00:12:43,880 Speaker 4: ministers are drumming for war and according to our Defense Minister, 211 00:12:44,040 --> 00:12:47,400 Speaker 4: with the ducton that we should be prepaid for war, 212 00:12:48,080 --> 00:12:53,839 Speaker 4: presumably against China. I feel so sad that I thought 213 00:12:54,040 --> 00:12:59,679 Speaker 4: I must, as the Chinese of heritage, I must come 214 00:12:59,760 --> 00:13:07,240 Speaker 4: up and try to convince our people that war is evil, 215 00:13:08,160 --> 00:13:12,760 Speaker 4: it has no winners and we will only suffer. Having 216 00:13:12,880 --> 00:13:17,520 Speaker 4: me suffered enough, I told my son, who lives in Melbourne, 217 00:13:17,840 --> 00:13:22,040 Speaker 4: is thirty eight years old, that I'm going for politics again. 218 00:13:24,160 --> 00:13:27,719 Speaker 4: The last time I did run for politics he was 219 00:13:27,760 --> 00:13:33,120 Speaker 4: in twenty sixteen as an independent. My son told me 220 00:13:33,160 --> 00:13:37,960 Speaker 4: a certain way that he does not agree to my 221 00:13:38,200 --> 00:13:45,520 Speaker 4: running politics, and I asked why. He told me I 222 00:13:45,600 --> 00:13:51,280 Speaker 4: have retired, I should relax, I should not stress out. 223 00:13:52,000 --> 00:13:58,200 Speaker 4: Politics is a dirty game, and so by his objections, 224 00:13:58,240 --> 00:14:05,280 Speaker 4: I say no, oh, I love Australia. I cannot let 225 00:14:05,600 --> 00:14:09,760 Speaker 4: Australia go down the path of self destruction and not 226 00:14:09,960 --> 00:14:16,120 Speaker 4: for the welfare of the people. He said, leave the troubles, 227 00:14:16,120 --> 00:14:19,120 Speaker 4: all these troubles to the young people who resolve to 228 00:14:19,240 --> 00:14:24,360 Speaker 4: solve it out, and you, being retired, you should just 229 00:14:24,600 --> 00:14:29,600 Speaker 4: relax in the farm. So against his wishes as he 230 00:14:29,720 --> 00:14:36,040 Speaker 4: started to go ahead and go for Liniari, so long, I've. 231 00:14:35,920 --> 00:14:38,400 Speaker 2: Got about three other questions to get through and we 232 00:14:38,440 --> 00:14:40,760 Speaker 2: do only have about two minutes left. But I want 233 00:14:40,800 --> 00:14:42,800 Speaker 2: to ask you what do you see as being the 234 00:14:42,840 --> 00:14:45,440 Speaker 2: biggest issues in the seat of Lingillari. 235 00:14:47,760 --> 00:14:52,520 Speaker 4: The main issues really is social injustices. Yeah, I feel 236 00:14:52,560 --> 00:14:59,560 Speaker 4: that there's too much uncontrolled family and domestic violence, and 237 00:14:59,600 --> 00:15:05,200 Speaker 4: there are mental health issues, and there's buyers and stereotyping, 238 00:15:06,120 --> 00:15:12,560 Speaker 4: and there's problems of homelessness and housing affordability. There's unemployment 239 00:15:12,800 --> 00:15:19,760 Speaker 4: and under employment, and also important is poverty and financial hardships. 240 00:15:20,080 --> 00:15:26,000 Speaker 4: And there's also alcohol and drug abuses besides gambling. So 241 00:15:26,040 --> 00:15:29,920 Speaker 4: all these social issues that need to be addressed not 242 00:15:29,960 --> 00:15:35,120 Speaker 4: only in Lindiary but in the whole whole of Australia. 243 00:15:35,560 --> 00:15:41,000 Speaker 4: We need to address all these people's problems. 244 00:15:41,520 --> 00:15:44,840 Speaker 2: And so we've got just over a minute left. Why 245 00:15:44,880 --> 00:15:47,600 Speaker 2: do you think that you and the party that you're 246 00:15:47,720 --> 00:15:50,800 Speaker 2: part of will be best place to deal with these issues. 247 00:15:53,120 --> 00:15:57,720 Speaker 4: We are honest and we are accountable, and we also 248 00:15:57,800 --> 00:16:04,880 Speaker 4: want their ruling party to be transparent and to runt 249 00:16:05,240 --> 00:16:10,680 Speaker 4: the government competency, not under the influence of the foreign 250 00:16:10,800 --> 00:16:14,880 Speaker 4: powers such as the United States of America and also 251 00:16:15,000 --> 00:16:21,560 Speaker 4: the United Kingdom. I we believe that the principle of 252 00:16:21,840 --> 00:16:26,880 Speaker 4: common good, putting the welfare and prosperity of the people 253 00:16:27,480 --> 00:16:35,800 Speaker 4: a head of corruption, politicians and political vested interests are 254 00:16:35,880 --> 00:16:41,040 Speaker 4: the main problems that make our people suffer in the 255 00:16:41,120 --> 00:16:46,040 Speaker 4: long run. We want accountable and competent government. 256 00:16:47,680 --> 00:16:48,560 Speaker 1: Well, fine, we have. 257 00:16:49,000 --> 00:16:53,160 Speaker 2: We have literally just run out of time on my buzzer. 258 00:16:53,200 --> 00:16:54,800 Speaker 2: I don't have it lined up there properly, but we 259 00:16:54,880 --> 00:16:58,440 Speaker 2: have literally just run out of time. Now it's going 260 00:16:58,440 --> 00:17:02,800 Speaker 2: off with that that far minutes. Thank you so much 261 00:17:02,840 --> 00:17:03,800 Speaker 2: for your time this morning.