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Minister for Women Lauren Moss speak about International Women's Day, but being the Minister for Education she also had some comments on the Palmerston shooting that happened near a school · 360 with Katie Woolf

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  Speaker 1: But joining me on the line right now it is
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  Speaker 1: the Minister for Women and we are due to catch
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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: wider community. So at this point, I'm my officers on
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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: have absolutely no doubt, will have been working with the
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  Speaker 2: school and anybody else around in close proximity to make
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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 1: outside the school, isn't it.
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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: to hand, and we do appreciate the fact that you
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  Speaker 1: know that there is so much information still flowing through,
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  Speaker 1: and as you've just said, your office is indeed in
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  Speaker 1: contact with the Education Department and the Police at the
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  Speaker 1: moment trying to ascertain or trying to get a bit
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  Speaker 1: further info as well.
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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: situation that will make people feel anxious as well. But
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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: for celebration within the community, a day to really focus
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  Speaker 1: on our wonderful women and also you know, talk about
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  Speaker 1: our diversity and equality. And I understand that it's something
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  Speaker 1: that the that the Government is obviously doing on this
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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 2: that are supported by government, including you know, there was
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  Speaker 2: a great workshop today with Rebecca Forrest, who's obviously one
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  Speaker 2: of our Anti Australians of the Year this year, and
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  Speaker 2: went off to Canberra there's a Multicultural Council of the
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  Speaker 2: Northern Territory event on Saturday. Music and Tea are holding
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  Speaker 2: their own event today as well around gender equality in
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  Speaker 2: the music industry. So there's some really important conversations going
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  Speaker 2: on right across the Northern Territory today. So it's a
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  Speaker 2: day of celebration, but it's also a day when we
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  Speaker 2: need to focus on those issues that still continue to
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  Speaker 2: really impact on particularly women, and make sure that we're
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  Speaker 2: all taking action as a community to continue to strive
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  Speaker 2: for equality.
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  Speaker 1: I one hundred percent agree, and I think that it
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  Speaker 1: is something that we've got to do, you know, so
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  Speaker 1: that our daughters and also our you know, our whether
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  Speaker 1: you're the parent of girls or boys, but so that
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  Speaker 1: we're raising our kids, you know, to really make sure
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  Speaker 1: that they do treat each other equally, but also that
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  Speaker 1: we obviously are treating them equally.
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  Speaker 2: Yeah. Absolutely, And I think you know, I know, I've
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  Speaker 2: obviously got a young daughter, and I think about these
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  Speaker 2: issues a lot, and you know, the way that she's
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  Speaker 2: going to grow up and the sorts of things that
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  Speaker 2: she will you know, need to deal with in her life.
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  Speaker 2: But I know as well, for those who are raising
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  Speaker 2: young boys, you know, it is so incredibly important that
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  Speaker 2: we are role model just expression and being okay with
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  Speaker 2: boys and young men expressing themselves and being emotionally literate
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  Speaker 2: and understanding what respectful relationships and boundaries and all of
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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 2: that's going to really change and challenge those deeper inequalities
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  Speaker 2: that we see in our community.
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  Speaker 1: And Minister, I know, ordinarily it would be a you know,
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  Speaker 1: we'd be obviously much more much sort of more excited
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  Speaker 1: about International Women's Star. I know this other news that's
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  Speaker 1: unfolded obviously in Palmerston has certainly changed you know what
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  Speaker 1: we've been discussing throughout the morning. But it is. It
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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 1: but so many men as well out there, you know,
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  Speaker 1: celebrating the wonderful women in the community.
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  Speaker 2: Absolutely, and I think, you know, there's some great things
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  Speaker 2: for us to be talking about. Consent education right across
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  Speaker 2: the country that's going to become mandatory from twenty twenty
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  Speaker 2: three in every Australian school. You know, there are so
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  Speaker 2: many really important things that we can talk about not
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  Speaker 2: only today, but I think throughout the year. But there's
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  Speaker 2: certainly a lot going on twenty twenty two that you know,
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  Speaker 2: there's been a lot going on. I know we look
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  Speaker 2: down south and see you know, floods and its COVID
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  Speaker 2: and there's a lot of things going on. But it
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  Speaker 2: is really important that we continue to have a focus
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  Speaker 2: on these issues that are ongoing, you know, domestic family,
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  Speaker 2: sexual violence, equal opportunity for women. It's really important that
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  Speaker 2: we continue to take action on those issues that continue
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  Speaker 2: on generation after generation.
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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