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Speaker 1 (00:00):
Now, still plenty of you need to get out and
vote in the Nightcliff by election. So we want to
make sure we catch up with all four of the
candidates who've put their hand up to give them the
opportunity to speak to you, our listeners, and also the
opportunity to learn a little bit more about what they
stand for. Now, the next candidate to chat with us
this morning is the colp's candidate Angon Purdell.
Speaker 2 (00:22):
Good morning to you, Good morning, Katy, and good morning
to all your listeners.
Speaker 1 (00:26):
Now, good to have you in the studio. It sounds
like you're a bit crook, so we appreciate you joining us. Now,
why did you decide to put your hand up to run?
Speaker 3 (00:35):
So, Katie, this is personal for me.
Speaker 2 (00:40):
My wife was ossulted in Nightcliff back in end of
twenty sixteen or early twenty seventeen. Yeah, it was terrifying.
As her husband, it was very devastating. Um. So crime
is not just about ouslt uh, it's it's the fear
(01:02):
that it stays with you. So the fear that it
could happen to anyone.
Speaker 1 (01:09):
Yes, what happened, didn't your wife? Situation?
Speaker 2 (01:13):
So we were both international student at that time, and
my wife was studying nursing. Of course, as international student,
you can't afford two cars. We only had one vehicle,
and I was driving around. I was in the city
and my wife was at Casarina City Campus stadying. Uh.
Speaker 3 (01:31):
And then when see.
Speaker 2 (01:33):
Cast boss uh to come to store Park it was
where we used to live at that time. And then
she was physically assaulted by teenagers in boss. They snatched
her back, slapped on her face and yes she was
really helpless.
Speaker 1 (01:47):
Goodness, mat did I end up getting charged?
Speaker 2 (01:50):
No?
Speaker 3 (01:50):
What I can regularly see rank police?
Speaker 2 (01:53):
Uh? And then police said is anyone hurt? And then
no one was hurt. Yeah, that's it. And because we
can all agree on that that you know, like feared
policing resources, well else not good as compared to today.
Speaker 1 (02:10):
Yeah. Well, look, I do hope that your wife is okay,
but I can understand why that may have made you
go all right, Well, I want to put my hand
up and I want to have a crack at being
the local member. John, do you live in the electrosh Look?
Speaker 2 (02:24):
Nightcliffe has saved my adult life and I have spent
majority of my adulthood in Nightcliffe, particularly Coconut Group but
currently I live just across Trawer or in Nightliffe, but
Nightcliffe is home for me.
Speaker 1 (02:37):
Okay, so you do live in the electrosh.
Speaker 3 (02:41):
Excuse me sorry, I live just across.
Speaker 1 (02:45):
Trawer okay, so just outside Okay, Now, what do you
see has been the major issues in the electros?
Speaker 2 (02:51):
So since the very first day I have you started
door knocking and listening to people, what I'm hearing is
crime and cost of living. So crime is clearly the
top priority and also cost of living as to you know,
like especially younger Australians like me, whether it be ranting
or whether it's be buying your very first dream home. Yeah,
(03:15):
so those two issues have been there, yeah, proud.
Speaker 1 (03:18):
Yeah. Well look, safety is one which has been raised
with us a lot on this show. What would you
do as the local member to try and sort the
safety concerns out in your electorate? In that electra?
Speaker 2 (03:29):
Yeah, so basically measurity of constituents, would love to call
the current policy station as wide elephant. So my first
priority would be loving and pushing for a Nightcliff police
facility to be fully operation. So I would be loving
government so that it's operational, and then I will also
(03:50):
advocate for PPSs in our electorate.
Speaker 1 (03:53):
So if the current government though haven't already sort of
changed the Nightcliff Police station into being operation, why will
they if you're in there.
Speaker 2 (04:05):
Look, the thing is CLB is trying hard to crack
down crime, and they are still trying in that.
Speaker 3 (04:14):
Electorate as well.
Speaker 2 (04:15):
But what would change is we will have a real
voice at the decision making table and then I can
talk directly with the minister, talk directly with the government
as to herd constituents have issues, really really issues there.
Speaker 1 (04:31):
Now do you think that the that the relocation of St.
Vinnice's into the area has had an impact?
Speaker 3 (04:39):
Great question?
Speaker 2 (04:40):
And I have heard and understand the concents of residence
about the current osnom house location and we can all agree,
you know, like community safety and appropriate services mostly together.
The the CLB government is actively working with Venice to
identify the required funding and as for as I'm aware,
(05:00):
they are exploring a fit for purpose location.
Speaker 1 (05:03):
Now, you're a relative unknown for a lot of people
in the electorate, or certainly when your name came up,
I thought, I don't know a lot about him. What
do you currently what do you what do you currently do?
For a living.
Speaker 3 (05:18):
So I'm a solid sator.
Speaker 2 (05:21):
I got admitted as a lawyer last year in the
Northern Territory and now I'm a.
Speaker 3 (05:26):
Young gun in politics as we can agree on that.
Speaker 1 (05:29):
All right. And so so are you working as a
solicitor currently?
Speaker 3 (05:33):
No, No, I'm not working.
Speaker 1 (05:34):
Okay, all right. You seem to stumble a little bit
when you're asked recently by the ABC if you support
fracking and also the development at middle Arm. Do you
support middle Arm?
Speaker 2 (05:46):
Look sill Be supports well regulated gas industry, and as
far as I understand, there are checks and balances in places,
and I support well regulated industry.
Speaker 1 (06:00):
Okay. So do you support middle.
Speaker 3 (06:01):
Ye, same as Lavery does.
Speaker 1 (06:03):
And fracking in the gas development yep, you support.
Speaker 3 (06:06):
That, yes, correct?
Speaker 1 (06:07):
All right, how do you think that you know, how
do you think sort of the development of fracking and
also the development of Middle Arm will you know, will
sort of help I guess the Northern Territory community.
Speaker 2 (06:20):
Look, I think the first thing first is for ANTI
to become self sufficient, you know, like whether it's be
gas minerals, et cetera. So the idea is having that
resources within ANTI. And we can just see the current
example of Iran. We don't want to be like that,
so we want to be self sufficient and I think
(06:41):
that would create more job is stability and you know,
like low cost resources and products for Territorians to enjoy.
Speaker 1 (06:49):
All right, before I let you go, why should people
vote for you?
Speaker 2 (06:53):
Katie and all the listeners. I'm new to politics, but
not new to service.
Speaker 3 (06:58):
I'm a lawyer.
Speaker 2 (06:59):
I have taken worth of honorable supreme good to work
with integrity.
Speaker 3 (07:05):
Who I am today.
Speaker 2 (07:06):
What I am today is territory saved me and now
it's time for me to give back, particularly for Nightcliffe
electorate where I spend entirety of my adulthood. And if
someone has questions as to what makes unjoint different from
other candidates, so all candidates went for various electorate In
(07:27):
other words, seasonal politicians as in electorate shopping. I'm new, fresh,
with a strong voice and committed to people of Nightcliffe
with no political history and as I whether it's beoor
knocking or listening to people directly, Nightcliffe needs a voice
at the decision making table. And if I'm elected, I
(07:48):
have automatic seat at the table with a majority. The
other parties set in the minority. So people of Nightcliffe
want change. I can deliver that change. Uh.
Speaker 3 (07:57):
And also Nightcliffe is.
Speaker 2 (07:59):
Person where my wife is assaulted, so I want no
one to go through that fear.
Speaker 1 (08:05):
Andrew Piddell, the COLP candidate for Nightcliff, thanks so much
for joining us on the show this morning.
Speaker 3 (08:10):
Thank you Katy and you're listeners.
Speaker 1 (08:12):
Thank you.
Now, still plenty of you need to get out and
vote in the Nightcliff by election. So we want to
make sure we catch up with all four of the
candidates who've put their hand up to give them the
opportunity to speak to you, our listeners, and also the
opportunity to learn a little bit more about what they
stand for. Now, the next candidate to chat with us
this morning is the colp's candidate Angon Purdell.
Speaker 2 (00:22):
Good morning to you, Good morning, Katy, and good morning
to all your listeners.
Speaker 1 (00:26):
Now, good to have you in the studio. It sounds
like you're a bit crook, so we appreciate you joining us. Now,
why did you decide to put your hand up to run?
Speaker 3 (00:35):
So, Katie, this is personal for me.
Speaker 2 (00:40):
My wife was ossulted in Nightcliff back in end of
twenty sixteen or early twenty seventeen. Yeah, it was terrifying.
As her husband, it was very devastating. Um. So crime
is not just about ouslt uh, it's it's the fear
(01:02):
that it stays with you. So the fear that it
could happen to anyone.
Speaker 1 (01:09):
Yes, what happened, didn't your wife? Situation?
Speaker 2 (01:13):
So we were both international student at that time, and
my wife was studying nursing. Of course, as international student,
you can't afford two cars. We only had one vehicle,
and I was driving around. I was in the city
and my wife was at Casarina City Campus stadying. Uh.
Speaker 3 (01:31):
And then when see.
Speaker 2 (01:33):
Cast boss uh to come to store Park it was
where we used to live at that time. And then
she was physically assaulted by teenagers in boss. They snatched
her back, slapped on her face and yes she was
really helpless.
Speaker 1 (01:47):
Goodness, mat did I end up getting charged?
Speaker 2 (01:50):
No?
Speaker 3 (01:50):
What I can regularly see rank police?
Speaker 2 (01:53):
Uh? And then police said is anyone hurt? And then
no one was hurt. Yeah, that's it. And because we
can all agree on that that you know, like feared
policing resources, well else not good as compared to today.
Speaker 1 (02:10):
Yeah. Well, look, I do hope that your wife is okay,
but I can understand why that may have made you
go all right, Well, I want to put my hand
up and I want to have a crack at being
the local member. John, do you live in the electrosh Look?
Speaker 2 (02:24):
Nightcliffe has saved my adult life and I have spent
majority of my adulthood in Nightcliffe, particularly Coconut Group but
currently I live just across Trawer or in Nightliffe, but
Nightcliffe is home for me.
Speaker 1 (02:37):
Okay, so you do live in the electrosh.
Speaker 3 (02:41):
Excuse me sorry, I live just across.
Speaker 1 (02:45):
Trawer okay, so just outside Okay, Now, what do you
see has been the major issues in the electros?
Speaker 2 (02:51):
So since the very first day I have you started
door knocking and listening to people, what I'm hearing is
crime and cost of living. So crime is clearly the
top priority and also cost of living as to you know,
like especially younger Australians like me, whether it be ranting
or whether it's be buying your very first dream home. Yeah,
(03:15):
so those two issues have been there, yeah, proud.
Speaker 1 (03:18):
Yeah. Well look, safety is one which has been raised
with us a lot on this show. What would you
do as the local member to try and sort the
safety concerns out in your electorate? In that electra?
Speaker 2 (03:29):
Yeah, so basically measurity of constituents, would love to call
the current policy station as wide elephant. So my first
priority would be loving and pushing for a Nightcliff police
facility to be fully operation. So I would be loving
government so that it's operational, and then I will also
(03:50):
advocate for PPSs in our electorate.
Speaker 1 (03:53):
So if the current government though haven't already sort of
changed the Nightcliff Police station into being operation, why will
they if you're in there.
Speaker 2 (04:05):
Look, the thing is CLB is trying hard to crack
down crime, and they are still trying in that.
Speaker 3 (04:14):
Electorate as well.
Speaker 2 (04:15):
But what would change is we will have a real
voice at the decision making table and then I can
talk directly with the minister, talk directly with the government
as to herd constituents have issues, really really issues there.
Speaker 1 (04:31):
Now do you think that the that the relocation of St.
Vinnice's into the area has had an impact?
Speaker 3 (04:39):
Great question?
Speaker 2 (04:40):
And I have heard and understand the concents of residence
about the current osnom house location and we can all agree,
you know, like community safety and appropriate services mostly together.
The the CLB government is actively working with Venice to
identify the required funding and as for as I'm aware,
(05:00):
they are exploring a fit for purpose location.
Speaker 1 (05:03):
Now, you're a relative unknown for a lot of people
in the electorate, or certainly when your name came up,
I thought, I don't know a lot about him. What
do you currently what do you what do you currently do?
For a living.
Speaker 3 (05:18):
So I'm a solid sator.
Speaker 2 (05:21):
I got admitted as a lawyer last year in the
Northern Territory and now I'm a.
Speaker 3 (05:26):
Young gun in politics as we can agree on that.
Speaker 1 (05:29):
All right. And so so are you working as a
solicitor currently?
Speaker 3 (05:33):
No, No, I'm not working.
Speaker 1 (05:34):
Okay, all right. You seem to stumble a little bit
when you're asked recently by the ABC if you support
fracking and also the development at middle Arm. Do you
support middle Arm?
Speaker 2 (05:46):
Look sill Be supports well regulated gas industry, and as
far as I understand, there are checks and balances in places,
and I support well regulated industry.
Speaker 1 (06:00):
Okay. So do you support middle.
Speaker 3 (06:01):
Ye, same as Lavery does.
Speaker 1 (06:03):
And fracking in the gas development yep, you support.
Speaker 3 (06:06):
That, yes, correct?
Speaker 1 (06:07):
All right, how do you think that you know, how
do you think sort of the development of fracking and
also the development of Middle Arm will you know, will
sort of help I guess the Northern Territory community.
Speaker 2 (06:20):
Look, I think the first thing first is for ANTI
to become self sufficient, you know, like whether it's be
gas minerals, et cetera. So the idea is having that
resources within ANTI. And we can just see the current
example of Iran. We don't want to be like that,
so we want to be self sufficient and I think
(06:41):
that would create more job is stability and you know,
like low cost resources and products for Territorians to enjoy.
Speaker 1 (06:49):
All right, before I let you go, why should people
vote for you?
Speaker 2 (06:53):
Katie and all the listeners. I'm new to politics, but
not new to service.
Speaker 3 (06:58):
I'm a lawyer.
Speaker 2 (06:59):
I have taken worth of honorable supreme good to work
with integrity.
Speaker 3 (07:05):
Who I am today.
Speaker 2 (07:06):
What I am today is territory saved me and now
it's time for me to give back, particularly for Nightcliffe
electorate where I spend entirety of my adulthood. And if
someone has questions as to what makes unjoint different from
other candidates, so all candidates went for various electorate In
(07:27):
other words, seasonal politicians as in electorate shopping. I'm new, fresh,
with a strong voice and committed to people of Nightcliffe
with no political history and as I whether it's beoor
knocking or listening to people directly, Nightcliffe needs a voice
at the decision making table. And if I'm elected, I
(07:48):
have automatic seat at the table with a majority. The
other parties set in the minority. So people of Nightcliffe
want change. I can deliver that change. Uh.
Speaker 3 (07:57):
And also Nightcliffe is.
Speaker 2 (07:59):
Person where my wife is assaulted, so I want no
one to go through that fear.
Speaker 1 (08:05):
Andrew Piddell, the COLP candidate for Nightcliff, thanks so much
for joining us on the show this morning.
Speaker 3 (08:10):
Thank you Katy and you're listeners.
Speaker 1 (08:12):
Thank you.
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