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Speaker 1: But joining me on the line right now it is

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Speaker 1: up with her about International Women's Day, but she is

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Speaker 1: also the Minister for Education. Lauren Moss. Good morning to

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Speaker 1: your minister.

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Speaker 2: Good morning Katie, and good morning to your listeners.

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Speaker 1: Now, Minister, obviously you know we are do to speak

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Speaker 1: about International Women's Day, and we will get to that

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Speaker 1: in a minute. But there is very much a situation

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Speaker 1: that's unfolded in Palmerston this morning. The details at this

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Speaker 1: point in time have not been confirmed. The Northern Territory

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Speaker 1: Police say that they have responded to a critical incident

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Speaker 1: in Palmerston and there's no danger from this incident to

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Speaker 1: the wider community. Minister, it is in the vicinity of

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Speaker 1: the Gray School there. What have you been told at

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Speaker 1: this point.

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Speaker 2: So, Katie, as you said, it's very much unfolding at present.

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Speaker 2: So I am aware that it's close fior to the

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Speaker 2: school there stand that parents obviously trying to contact the school.

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Speaker 2: I understand that the schools still operating as normal at

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Speaker 2: this point in time, and police are obviously their operations

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Speaker 2: underway and they have made the area safe for the

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Speaker 2: the phone to the department and it's it's very much

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Speaker 2: an unsolding situation case.

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Speaker 1: Yeah, and look, I know that you probably have as

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Speaker 1: much information as we do at this point, which isn't

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Speaker 1: a great deal. But to those parents out there listening

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Speaker 1: this morning whose children are at the Gray School, what

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Speaker 1: would you say to them right now?

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Speaker 2: Obviously, our schools work incredibly hard to have procedures in

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Speaker 2: place where they need to have them, and police, I

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Speaker 2: sure that safety is maintained. So look, I'm sure the

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Speaker 2: school is working very very hard to get information out

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Speaker 2: as quickly as it can and that they will do that.

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Speaker 1: But Minister, there's nothing to suggest at this point that

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Speaker 1: anything's gone on at the school. It is very much

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Speaker 2: I have absolutely nothing to suggest that that this has

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Speaker 2: related to anything that has happened within the school.

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Speaker 1: Yeah, no, all right, Well, we will certainly keep everybody

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Speaker 1: up to date with any further information as it comes

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Speaker 1: and as you've just said, your office is indeed in

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Speaker 2: Yes, absolutely, and I'm sure you know, as you said,

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Speaker 2: you'll be keeping people updated as well, Katie, as well

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Speaker 2: as school. But I understand, you know, it's obviously a

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Speaker 2: I'm sure police are doing a great job out there.

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Speaker 1: Yeah, Now, the Minister, I know that today is obviously

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Speaker 1: International Women's Day. It is a day for you know,

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Speaker 1: International Women's Day with some grants which have been announced.

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Speaker 2: Yeah, So we obviously support International Women's Day events every year.

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Speaker 2: So there are a range of different events from today

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Speaker 1: I one hundred percent agree, and I think that it

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Speaker 2: Yeah. Absolutely, And I think you know, I know, I've

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Speaker 2: But I know as well, for those who are raising

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Speaker 2: those things are. And you know, that's a big thing

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Speaker 2: I think for all of us. But that's the thing

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Speaker 1: And Minister, I know, ordinarily it would be a you know,

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Speaker 1: is going to be a great day. I know that

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Speaker 1: there's going to be so many women out there celebrating,

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Speaker 2: Absolutely, and I think, you know, there's some great things

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Speaker 2: many really important things that we can talk about not

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Speaker 1: Yeah, it really is. Well. Minister for Education and also

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Speaker 1: Minister for Women, thank you very much for your time

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Speaker 1: this morning, and we appreciate you speaking with us.

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Speaker 2: Thank you, Katie, thank you