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DARWIN – 6 May, 2021

LIZ TREVASKIS, HOST: You would have heard the NT Farmers Association and Hospitality NT suggesting that Bladin Village, which used to be a detention centre that’s about 40 kilometres from Darwin, could be used to help bring in foreign workers for industries including agriculture, hospitality and construction. Those two industry heads […]

DARWIN – 4 May 2021

ALAN JONES, HOST: ALAN JONES, HOST: What the hell are we doing, giving a 99-year lease to the Chinese company Landbridge over the Port of Darwin? Who are Landbridge? Ha! They’re one of the many firms in the Chinese port city of Rizhao who established armed militia units to support the […]

DARWIN – 4 May 2021

SUBJECTS: Bladin Point to house returning Australians and seasonal overseas workers; Defence Department investigation into the lease of the Port of Darwin .

KATIE WOOLF, HOST: Joining us live in the studio right now is Labor’s member for Solomon, our representative in Canberra, Luke Gosling. Good morning to you.

LUKE GOSLING, FEDERAL MEMBER […]

DARWIN – 4 May 2021

MEL LITTLE, HOST: Joining us now is Luke Gosling. Good morning, Gos. How are you doing?

LUKE GOSLING, MEMBER FOR SOLOMON: Good.

LITTLE: Good to talk to you, buddy. How was the weekend?

GOSLING: Massive, big, long weekend.

LITTLE: Understatement, right?GOSLING: And here there’s so much on this weekend. We had May Day yesterday, which […]

DARWIN – 28 April, 2021

KATIE WOOLF, HOST: Joining us on the line right now is the Member for Solomon Luke Gosling. Good morning to you, Luke.

LUKE GOSLING, MEMBER FOR SOLOMON: Good morning, Katie.

WOOLF: Luke, I got a text message from you and I thought, “let’s get him on”. Luke, firstly, what is your reaction to […]

DARWIN – 28 April 2021

It’s been almost two years since the Prime Minister last set foot in Darwin.

It’s also his first visit to the Northern Territory since the pandemic began 14 months ago.

It’s surprising it’s taken Scott Morrison so long to get up to the safest place in Australia, considering the major role the Territory […]

DARWIN – 28 April 2021

JOLENE LAVERTY, HOST: The Port of Darwin has become a topic of national conversation over this past week. The Federal Government used its new foreign veto laws for the first time and dismissed Victoria’s belt and road agreements with China. Of course, Chinese company Landbridge holds the 99-year lease for Port […]

DARWIN, 25 April 2021

FAUZIAH IBRAHIM, HOST: In the Northern Territory, the sun rose over the Esplanade in Darwin as the Last Post rang out at the Cenotaph. Services were also held in Palmerston, Katherine, Adelaide River, Alice Springs, and smaller communities across the Territory. We can now go to Darwin and speak to Luke Gosling, Labor […]

DARWIN, 25 April 2021

By Luke GoslingToday, we pause to remember those who served our country and paid the ultimate price for Australian values, freedoms, and sovereignty.

We think of those killed in action, in service, and those injured.

Putting your life on the line to defend your country is one of the biggest sacrifices a person can […]

DARWIN, 20 April 2021

KATIE WOOLF, HOST: It’s certainly not the first time that we’ve discussed this situation, and by yesterday afternoon, the Prime Minister, Scott Morrison, made the announcement that there will be a royal commission. Now joining me in the studio is Luke Gosling. Good morning to you, Luke.LUKE GOSLING, MEMBER FOR SOLOMON: Morning, […]