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Shadow Minister Amanda Rishworth on the Labor election promise for a $6 million youth hub in Darwin's Northern Suburbs · 360 with Katie Woolf

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  Speaker 1: We do know the Federal Labor Party say that they're
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  Speaker 1: going to be investing six million dollars to build a
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  Speaker 1: much needed Northern Suburbs youth hub. Now joining me on
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  Speaker 1: the line to tell us more is the Shadow Minister
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  Speaker 1: for Early Childhood Education and Youth, Amanda Rishworth. Good morning
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  Speaker 1: to you.
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  Speaker 2: Good morning and great to be with you.
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  Speaker 1: Now, Amanda, why is Labor Well, why exactly are the
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  Speaker 1: federal government the Labor if elected, I should say, why
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  Speaker 1: is a Labor government going to invest in a youth
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  Speaker 1: hub for the northern suburbs.
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  Speaker 2: Well, look, it's been really clear and the Territory government
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  Speaker 2: made it really clear that since the closure of the
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  Speaker 2: Youth Shack there's been a real need for a purpose
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  Speaker 2: built facility to have the services running for young people,
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  Speaker 2: also for young people to hang out and spend some
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  Speaker 2: time in and so Federal Labor knows that this is
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  Speaker 2: very much needed and we want to work with the
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  Speaker 2: territory government to build a purpose built facility for the
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  Speaker 2: northern suburbs of Darwin. And of course what we know
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  Speaker 2: is this type of facility that will have a safe
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  Speaker 2: indoor outdoor space will actually ensure that young people have
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  Speaker 2: a place to go, they get the support they need
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  Speaker 2: and really get them off the streets and look at
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  Speaker 2: reducing crime as well.
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  Speaker 1: So where exactly would it be based.
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  Speaker 2: Well, look, that is something to be worked through with
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  Speaker 2: the Northern Territory government. It's an issue that I know
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  Speaker 2: they are working through. They want to make sure that
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  Speaker 2: it is in the Northern suburbs and we work through
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  Speaker 2: with the community as well. But it's very much need
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  Speaker 2: and I know that the Territory government is very committed
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  Speaker 2: to it. And by putting up the capital from federal labor,
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  Speaker 2: we'll be able to feed the process up to make
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  Speaker 2: sure that this becomes a reality.
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  Speaker 1: And what exactly is that six million dollars going to see?
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  Speaker 2: The six million dollars will be the infrastructure that will
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  Speaker 2: be built, so it'll be purpose built it or obviously
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  Speaker 2: be done in consultation with young people. That's really important
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  Speaker 2: that spaces that young people want and use need to
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  Speaker 2: be done in consultation. So it would have spaces for
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  Speaker 2: them to hang longer opening hours, make sure that they
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  Speaker 2: have also the services in there as well. Some examples
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  Speaker 2: that the NT government has given as the Youth Outreach
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  Speaker 2: and the re engagement teams would be co located there,
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  Speaker 2: so a range of services and also space for young people,
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  Speaker 2: but really does need to be co designed with young
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  Speaker 2: people to get the maximum benefits.
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  Speaker 1: Now, I guess the big question from a lot of
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  Speaker 1: people is going to be who's going to be covering
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  Speaker 1: the operational costs each and every year and what will
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  Speaker 1: they be?
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  Speaker 2: Yeah, Look, the Northern Territory has been real The Northern
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  Speaker 2: Territory government has been really clear that they are willing
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  Speaker 2: to cover the operational costs, so they have been working
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  Speaker 2: through that. They're already running a sort of temporary facility
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  Speaker 2: out of one of the schools, but they've indicated a
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  Speaker 2: real desire for these operational costs and services that are
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  Speaker 2: sort of sporadically available be available in a place, a
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  Speaker 2: central place. So they very much want a partner with
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  Speaker 2: assuming with either side. At the moment, it's only federal
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  Speaker 2: labor that has put this money on the table.
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  Speaker 1: And so ultimately it is going to be like essentially,
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  Speaker 1: what the federal government or what a labor led federal
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  Speaker 1: government is committing to is building a six million dollar facility,
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  Speaker 1: but the operational costs and the day to day is
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  Speaker 1: going to need to be managed by the Northern Territory.
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  Speaker 2: Government, thirs, threat and youth organizations might want to have
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  Speaker 2: a role in there and other groups that Ultimately, we're
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  Speaker 2: putting the money up for the capitals.
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  Speaker 1: So who will determine who's going to run the hub
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  Speaker 1: and that kind of thing. Is that going to be
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  Speaker 1: the Northern Territory government.
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  Speaker 2: Yeah, it will be the Northern Territory government. As I said,
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  Speaker 2: they're running a number of programs sporadically. They want to
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  Speaker 2: bring in sort of best practice model a lot of
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  Speaker 2: those programs together in a one stop shop. We know
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  Speaker 2: that that is really useful for collaboration for young people
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  Speaker 2: to connect. So you know they will be determining and
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  Speaker 2: working out what is available, what set it's available. But
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  Speaker 2: of course you need the capital cost to actually build
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  Speaker 2: an inviting place for young people to want to be
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  Speaker 2: and that's what a schedule labor government will do.
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  Speaker 1: And so what kind of age group are we talking
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  Speaker 1: about here as well? Is it mostly sort of teenagers?
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  Speaker 1: And really like is it I know it's not going
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  Speaker 1: to be the answer to all of our problems, but
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  Speaker 1: is it going to make much of a difference?
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  Speaker 2: Look, firstly, I would say in terms of the age group,
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  Speaker 2: is particularly targeted at ten to seventeen year old, but
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  Speaker 2: there is an understanding siblings can come along and be
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  Speaker 2: part of it as well, but that's the focus of it.
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  Speaker 2: And look, I think these types of models do work
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  Speaker 2: when they are run with community solutions. Local community solutions
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  Speaker 2: that are on the ground understanding the issues, have those connections.
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  Speaker 2: These types of models has proven to work, so I
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  Speaker 2: do think you will see a significant impact in the
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  Speaker 2: community and options and pathways worked out for these young
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  Speaker 2: people and giving young people some direction, some support to
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  Speaker 2: it to make that direction. I've seen in my own
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  Speaker 2: community and I've seen right around Australia. This does make
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  Speaker 2: a difference, particularly when it is co discussed with young people,
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  Speaker 2: co designed with young people, and indeed that services are
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  Speaker 2: properly engaged well.
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  Speaker 1: Shadow Minister for Early Childildhood, Education and Youth, Amanda Rishworth,
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  Speaker 1: We appreciate your time this morning and and so you're
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  Speaker 1: in Darwin at the moment, aren't you.
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  Speaker 2: I am in Darwen. I've just visited an early learning
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  Speaker 2: center and so yeah, having a good chat to locals
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  Speaker 2: as well, so it's great to be here.
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  Speaker 1: Well, we appreciate your time this morning. Thanks so much
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  Speaker 1: for having a chat with us
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  Speaker 2: No worries, have a good one you too.