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Katie Woolf spoke with Jacinta Price on CLP Preselection · 360 with Katie Woolf

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  Speaker 1: If you want to know what's happening on the local
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  Speaker 1: political landscape, Katie Wolf has it covered on three sixty
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  Speaker 1: Every One is Listening Mix one oh four point nine. Well,
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  Speaker 1: if you listen to the show regularly, you would have
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  Speaker 1: known that towards the end of last week. It was
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  Speaker 1: certainly a busy week politically. We were waiting to see
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  Speaker 1: who the COLP was going to pre select for the
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  Speaker 1: senator's role, and we now know that obviously Sam McMahon
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  Speaker 1: has been dumped us she is in that role, though
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  Speaker 1: I understand until the election happens, but Senator Sam McMahon
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  Speaker 1: dumped by the CLP in favor of Jacinta Price, and
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  Speaker 1: just Enterprice joins us on the line now. Well, from
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  Speaker 1: Alice Springs in Lockdown, good morning to you, Justcina.
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  Speaker 2: Good morning Katie. Thank you.
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  Speaker 1: Firstly, how is lockdown going for you in Alice?
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  Speaker 2: Well, actually the bit of calm is actually welcome after
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  Speaker 2: the last couple of weeks that I've had. So I'm
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  Speaker 2: not minding Lockdown and taking meetings via zoom and that
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  Speaker 2: sort of thing, as long as it doesn't drag on
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  Speaker 2: too long, I guess, yeah.
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  Speaker 1: And I reckon that's most people are feeling. You guys
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  Speaker 1: are due to stay in lockdown until one pm on Saturday,
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  Speaker 1: no doubt.
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  Speaker 2: You know.
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  Speaker 1: It's still tough on those local businesses, isn't it.
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  Speaker 2: Yeah, it is tough on local businesses. I think, you know,
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  Speaker 2: there are some that will be able to do okay
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  Speaker 2: because I'll stay open and provide takeaways and deliveries and
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  Speaker 2: that sort of thing in terms of catering. But other
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  Speaker 2: businesses will probably take a slight hit over the next
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  Speaker 2: couple of days. So yeah, hopefully for their sake, this
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  Speaker 2: is only for seventy two hours and it doesn't get extended.
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  Speaker 1: And to center all eyes over the weekend had been
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  Speaker 1: well prior to this COVID situation, had been on waiting
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  Speaker 1: to see who the COLP would pre select for the
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  Speaker 1: senator's role. And Sam McMahon is out and you are
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  Speaker 1: going to be in. You must have been pleased when
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  Speaker 1: you learned that you would be well, that you had
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  Speaker 1: been pre selected in that senate spot.
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  Speaker 2: Yeah. I was delightfully surprised. You know, I was not
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  Speaker 2: going to take anything for granted whatsoever, And I think
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  Speaker 2: even when I did hear that it was myself, I
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  Speaker 2: did take a moment for it to sink in, and
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  Speaker 2: even the gravity of it i'd get over the following
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  Speaker 2: days still sunk in. But I'm extremely excited and I'm
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  Speaker 2: very grateful as well that the CLP have backed me
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  Speaker 2: in and have believed that I can carry out the
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  Speaker 2: job on behalf of Territorians in Canberra, which is what
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  Speaker 2: I'm very passionate about doing and can't wait to get
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  Speaker 2: in there really well.
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  Speaker 1: And you do have It seems as though you do
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  Speaker 1: have a good relationship with a number of politicians in Canberra.
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  Speaker 1: Prior to I guess the pre selection happening on the weekend,
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  Speaker 1: it seemed as though Senator Sam McMahon was aligned to
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  Speaker 1: the Nationals and you more so to the Liberals. Is
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  Speaker 1: that the case or do you feel as though you're
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  Speaker 1: going to be able to work pretty well with both parties.
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  Speaker 2: Look, I'll absolutely be able to work really well with
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  Speaker 2: both sides. I have got a lot of professional relationships
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  Speaker 2: with with members from both the Nationals as well as
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  Speaker 2: the Liberals. I've been involved in events around the country
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  Speaker 2: with the LMP with both sides, I have supported them
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  Speaker 2: and provided advice. In my role as Director of Indigenous
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  Speaker 2: Search with a Center for Independent studies and part of that,
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  Speaker 2: we're spending a bit of time in Canberra here and
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  Speaker 2: there as well. So yeah, look, whatever happens, I will
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  Speaker 2: I will be able to work with both sides. And
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  Speaker 2: again I guess that's that's the party decision. We haven't
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  Speaker 2: had a federal election yet, so I'll wait for them
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  Speaker 2: to see. Yeah you know who I'll be working with closest.
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  Speaker 1: Yeah, yeah, no doubt. Hey, I know that, you know
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  Speaker 1: that there is still quite a process to get through
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  Speaker 1: for those out there listening who sort of you know,
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  Speaker 1: wondering how this all works. Now, obviously that that election
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  Speaker 1: needs to be called and that's when you can start campaigning,
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  Speaker 1: but what is the process for our listeners wondering how
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  Speaker 1: it all has to happen.
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  Speaker 2: Yeah, So the moment the election is called, we've got
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  Speaker 2: about thirty days until the election, campaigning will begin. Depending
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  Speaker 2: on the outcome of the election, you know, the party
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  Speaker 2: will determine who sits where in terms of if we're successful.
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  Speaker 2: I'm certainly going to be working hard to win the
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  Speaker 2: two lower House seats for the COLP and the Northern Territory.
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  Speaker 2: I think Damien and Tina will do a great job
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  Speaker 2: in those seats and then you know, the party makes
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  Speaker 2: the decision from there. But we've also got another process
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  Speaker 2: that the party has to make a decision. The party
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  Speaker 2: has to make with regard to who will take the
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  Speaker 2: second Senate seat ticket going forward. And I guess with
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  Speaker 2: the lockdowns that occurred so swiftly, that decision was delayed.
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  Speaker 2: So that's another decision that has to be made before
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  Speaker 2: the election is called within the party as well.
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  Speaker 1: And in the meantime while waiting for that federal election
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  Speaker 1: to be called. Obviously, Sam McMahon continues as the Senator
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  Speaker 1: and continues to represent the territory. Yeah, she does.
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  Speaker 2: Of course, she continues to carry out role as the Senator.
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  Speaker 2: She'll continue to work hard on behalf of Territorians in
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  Speaker 2: that role, as I know that she's very passionate about
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  Speaker 2: being able to do that.
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  Speaker 1: Now, just think that there's been a lot of positivity
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  Speaker 1: following on from you know, from the announcement that you
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  Speaker 1: are going to be taking that spot into the future.
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  Speaker 1: Have you heard from the Prime Minister or any of
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  Speaker 1: the other any of those cabinet colleagues congratulating you.
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  Speaker 2: I have, I've heard from the Prime Minister and a
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  Speaker 2: number of cabinet colleagues, Josh Frodenberg and yeah, plenty of others.
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  Speaker 2: I have had an outpow of congratulations and support and
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  Speaker 2: they can't wait for me to join them in Canbra
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  Speaker 2: to fight a good fight.
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  Speaker 1: And they haven't given you any kind of inside running
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  Speaker 1: of when they're going to call that election yet.
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  Speaker 2: I wish I have kept that one close to their
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  Speaker 2: check those cards.
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  Speaker 1: So we'll all be waiting to see, but probably not
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  Speaker 1: for a little while, given the fact that you know
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  Speaker 1: that's so much of the country at this point in
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  Speaker 1: time is in lockdown and these hots spots everywhere, So
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  Speaker 1: we'll wait and see how it all fears over the
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  Speaker 1: next few weeks.
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  Speaker 2: No doubt, absolutely lots of little fires taking place around
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  Speaker 2: the country that need to be put out, and that's
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  Speaker 2: obviously at the forefront of everyone's minds at the moment.
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  Speaker 1: Yeah, yeah, no doubt about it. Hey, Jacinta, before I
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  Speaker 1: let you go, what is really going to be a
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  Speaker 1: top priority for you when you know, after the election
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  Speaker 1: and when you do step into that Senate role.
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  Speaker 2: Well, I think for me, it's about economic development is
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  Speaker 2: a huge priority in terms of particularly Indigenous Australians traditional
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  Speaker 2: owners having the opportunity to stand on their own two feet,
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  Speaker 2: to not have to be dependent on welfare, because I
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  Speaker 2: believe when adults and family members can be economically independent
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  Speaker 2: and having and jobs in their own communities, then their
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  Speaker 2: home lives improve, which will flow onto things like domestic
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  Speaker 2: and family violence and those issues. Kids being in school
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  Speaker 2: and getting an education. So they're the sorts of priorities
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  Speaker 2: that I'm looking at, and they benefit all terror Torrians as.
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  Speaker 1: Well, just enterprise. It's always good to catch up with you.
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  Speaker 1: Thanks so much for your time this morning.
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  Speaker 2: Thanks for having me Katie.
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  Speaker 1: Thank you