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CANBERRA – 17 June, 2021

KATIE WOOLF, HOST: Joining me back on the line is the Member for Solomon, Luke Gosling. Good morning to you, Luke.LUKE GOSLING, MEMBER FOR SOLOMON: Good morning, Katie.WOOLF: Luke, you and I have spoken on numerous occasions about the worker shortage that we’ve got the Northern Territory at the moment, it’s […]

CANBERRA – 16 June, 2021

ADAM STEER, HOST: The age limit for the working holiday visas will increase to 35 for both countries and the UK will liberalize the import of Australian lamb, beef, and sugar. The other big change is going to be an ag visa. Luke Gosling is the ALP Member for Solomon. Luke […]

CANBERRA – 11 June, 2021

With the withdrawal of Australian service personnel from Afghanistan, and the end of the international military deployment, we must support the many Afghans who worked alongside us.

Many Australians served in Afghanistan. Some served in uniform, while others worked with DFAT, AusAid, various NGOs, the United Nations or for other organisations.

These Australians […]

DARWIN – 9 June, 2021

LEON DELANEY, HOST: We’ve asked on Facebook today what the Australian Government should do about the civilians who supported Australian troops. Bronwyn says, “that our Government did not initiate resettlement for their former Afghani employees appals me. Now they’ll have to be dragged kicking and screaming to do the right thing […]

DARWIN – 7 June, 2021

JOLENE LAVERTY, HOST: you’ve seen the handmade signs everywhere. You’ve probably read the letters to the editor, and you may have even been to the community meetings. The Save Lee Point campaign organization is in full swing.

AUDIO – COMMUNITY MEMBER: “We feel Lee Point is part of what makes Darwin special. […]

CANBERRA – 3 June, 2021

I spoke in parliament yesterday about the poor treatment of some of our veterans by DVA, and because one of the veterans that I served with was visiting Parliament House yesterday, I brought him into this very chamber.

His body has been permanently impacted by his service.

James Duthie, great bloke.

He has permanent […]

CANBERRA – 2 June, 2021

I rise to talk about the treatment of veterans, and in particular about the wellbeing centre for Darwin, where there’s no money in the budget for it, and the DVS office in Darwin remains shut.

One of the things that we’re giving feedback to the Federal Government about the terms of reference […]

CANBERRA – 2 June, 2021

I’d like to thank the Member for Stirling for bringing forward this motion. It’s a good opportunity to discuss this important issue.

Like me, the Member is a veteran of the Australian Army. I respect the Member and recognise his service to this country.

But I cannot agree with the substance of this […]

CANBERRA – 2 June, 2021

JOELENE LAVERTY, HOST: There has been a great amount of community uproar in recent months about the Lee Point defence housing developments, but…

AUDIO – NT CHIEF MINISTER MICHAEL GUNNER: “The planning processes have been gone through. The independent EPA signed off on this. A quarter of the proposed development is actually […]

CANBERRA – 26 May, 2021

I had to stop and check the date when I realised it had been four years since the Uluru Statement from the Heart was delivered.

Four years!And what have we seen from this Government? Nothing.

Four years of postponing making a decision on a very modest ask: that we acknowledge the truth and […]