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Katie Woolf spoke with Senator Malarndirri McCarthy and told her the good news that the NT will keep their 2 seats. · 360 with Katie Woolf

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  Speaker 1: You are listening to Mix one oh four point nine
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  Speaker 1: now if you've just joined us. We just caught up
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  Speaker 1: with the Deputy Prime Minister Michael McCormack and he has
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  Speaker 1: said that he can guarantee we're going to keep those
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  Speaker 1: two House of Representative seats in Parliament, in the Federal Parliament.
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  Speaker 1: This is something that which has been spearheaded by Senator
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  Speaker 1: Melanderry McCarthy who joins me on the line right now
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  Speaker 1: in Canberra.
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  Speaker 2: Good morning, Good morning Katie, and good morning to your listeners.
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  Speaker 1: Now, Melandiary, we've just heard from the Deputy Prime minister.
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  Speaker 1: He told me to well, he has said that he
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  Speaker 1: can guarantee we're going to keep these two House of
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  Speaker 1: Representative seats. You beauty can yes, well let's hope it,
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  Speaker 1: Bunny well happens.
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  Speaker 3: But we've got him on the record.
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  Speaker 2: You've got him on the record. Absolutely. That is just
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  Speaker 2: wonderful to hear. And you know, just we're going to
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  Speaker 2: have to absolutely make sure yeah they follow through and
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  Speaker 2: I'll certainly keep doing that at this end. Great to hear.
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  Speaker 3: You have been fighting very hard for this.
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  Speaker 1: You and I have caught up on several occasions and
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  Speaker 1: spoken about the absolute importance of keeping those two seats.
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  Speaker 2: Oh absolutely, Katie, and I thank for people of the
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  Speaker 2: Northern Territory who've really come behind the petition and all
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  Speaker 2: the work that we've been trying to do, and also
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  Speaker 2: you know, supporting not only myself but Warren Snowden, Luke
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  Speaker 2: Gosling and Senator Sam McMahon. I mean, the four of
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  Speaker 2: us who really advocated very strongly, and it's a real
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  Speaker 2: breakthrough to have the Government come to the table and
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  Speaker 2: say that it's looking very likely this is the direction
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  Speaker 2: we are now going to go because the Liberal Party
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  Speaker 2: were the problem. And if I can just tell your
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  Speaker 2: listeners Katie that I've certainly had confirmation through the Senate
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  Speaker 2: that the Liberal Party saw what happened this week in
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  Speaker 2: terms of the push by the House to bring our
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  Speaker 2: Northern Territory Bill in and have you know, hopefully seen
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  Speaker 2: the light. But it's been a big road, that's for sure.
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  Speaker 3: It certainly has.
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  Speaker 1: I mean you've had petitions, you've been doing all sorts
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  Speaker 1: of things to try and make sure that we keep
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  Speaker 1: these two seats. Now, as you said, obviously it does
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  Speaker 1: still have to go through the Parliament as I understand it,
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  Speaker 1: and the Senate correct me if I'm wrong, but I think,
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  Speaker 1: you know, we've it's for me, it feels like it's
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  Speaker 1: a very big step to have the Deputy Prime Minister
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  Speaker 1: saying that he will guarantee this happens. I mean, realistically
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  Speaker 1: everyone's going to hold him to.
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  Speaker 2: That, oh totally. And whilst the Deputy Prime Minister, I know,
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  Speaker 2: was up in Darwen, you know recently, and I think
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  Speaker 2: he had a column in the NT News asserting that
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  Speaker 2: he you know, he supported it as leader of the Nationals,
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  Speaker 2: but we were absent of hearing from the Liberal Party
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  Speaker 2: and I'm just so much more confident by the end
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  Speaker 2: of like today, because we've now got Senate Corman, who's
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  Speaker 2: the leader of the Liberals in the Senate. You know,
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  Speaker 2: he's been very good in negotiations and has spoken strongly
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  Speaker 2: about how the Liberal Party are working now with this,
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  Speaker 2: and we didn't have that before Katie time.
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  Speaker 1: Well, we caught up with Mattias Corman yesterday as well
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  Speaker 1: and we certainly did our bit to push him and
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  Speaker 1: ask more about it.
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  Speaker 3: So we've been trying our best in here as well.
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  Speaker 2: As he probably came away from that because the decision
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  Speaker 2: only came through from his office or from him this
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  Speaker 2: morning that you know the government will legislate for the
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  Speaker 2: two seats.
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  Speaker 3: Well, you know, to me, it's just really common sense.
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  Speaker 1: As I said, you and I have spoken about this
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  Speaker 1: on so many occasions and it's something you've been pushing
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  Speaker 1: really hard for, as has Senator Sam McMahon. You know,
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  Speaker 1: every member of the Northern Territory that it sits in
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  Speaker 1: Canberra is so passionate about this because I mean, what
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  Speaker 1: we lack when our population fluctuates, we really make up
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  Speaker 1: for in so many other ways and we've got to
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  Speaker 1: make sure that our voices are heard.
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  Speaker 2: Absolutely so I think you know, this is a big
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  Speaker 2: breakthrough and now we want to see them come to
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  Speaker 2: the table. So the next sittings of Parliament will be
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  Speaker 2: the week after next and we just have to keep
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  Speaker 2: the pressure on Katie and just not you know, not
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  Speaker 2: let up. So thank you and thank thank the people
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  Speaker 2: of the Northern Territory for your support in.
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  Speaker 1: This absolutely well, Senator Mallandarie McCarthy. Let's catch up again soon.
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  Speaker 1: Whenever there is a bit of an update on this,
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  Speaker 1: we'll be in contact with you. We really appreciate you
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  Speaker 1: taking the time to having a quick chat with us today.
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  Speaker 3: Thank you. That is thank you.
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  Speaker 1: That is the Senator for the Northern Territory there, Malanderie McCarthy. Now, well,
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  Speaker 1: we'll keep you up to date with this issue as
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  Speaker 1: movement is made. But as you heard from the Deputy
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  Speaker 1: Prime Minister earlier this morning, he said he's willing to
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  Speaker 1: guarantee that we will keep those two House of Representative
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  Speaker 1: House of Rep seats, So this is good news for
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  Speaker 1: the territory.
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