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Speaker 1 (00:00):
It's always good to try and find out more about
(00:02):
the people that have decided to put their hand up
to run, and we're kicking things off this morning with
Schlock Sharma. Good morning to your Schlock.
Speaker 2 (00:11):
Good morning Katie.
Speaker 1 (00:12):
Great to have you on the show now, Shlock. Obviously
you are the first of our candidates, mate, so we
definitely appreciate the fact that you are jumping into this wholeheartedly,
and we promised to make it as fair as possible
right across the board for everybody. So are you ready
to get started?
Speaker 2 (00:30):
I'm ready, Katie, glad to be the first one.
Speaker 1 (00:32):
Good stuff. Well, Schlock. First off, why did you decide
to put your hand up to run in the electorate
of Woanuri.
Speaker 2 (00:39):
So, Katie, I've grown up and spent most of my
life living in Leanner. It's where my parents live, where
my in laws live, and where my partner and I
currently own our home. Like many people in the area,
I was obviously devastated to hear the news that Nicole
had decided that she would be stepping down as a
member for Wunguri. But when she came to me and
said that she felt that I would be the best
person to step up and replace. I decided to put
(01:00):
my hand up. I'm someone who's committed to the local area.
I'm invested in the area, and I want to represent
the people who I live with and who I've grown
up with in a law of labor government.
Speaker 1 (01:11):
Shock, Why do you think that you're the best person
for the role based on your previous experience in the
community or through the work.
Speaker 2 (01:18):
That you do. Oh. Look, as many people know, I
previously worked as a Northern Territory director for the SDA,
the union that represents supermarket workers. Work with and representing
supermarket workers was an honor, and I'll never forget the
sacrifices those workers made during the worst of COVID when
they didn't have the luxury of working from home. Look,
(01:39):
the workers that i've represented all work in the private sector,
and I know that when we have a strong economy
and when businesses are going strong, that all workers are
doing well. That's why I'm a supporter of middle arm
That's why I'm a supporter of the common sense approach
that the government's taking towards the per supplying our economy.
That's why I support houses built at lee Point, as
(02:01):
I know that'll be helpful for our housing market. If
there's one thing that you know, working for a union
that represents private sector workers that I've learned is is
that you know, secure work is one of the key
tools that can help people escape poverty and the issues
issues associated with it. And look, while I'm not going to,
you know, try and steal Nicole's jobs jobs job slogan,
(02:22):
I know that how important is for our community that
there's a pipeline of projects that create work. And I
just think the territory is the best place to live
and work, and I want to continue the good work
that the law of labor government's doing.
Speaker 1 (02:34):
Schlock. Some people are listening, maybe thinking to themselves that,
like you've touched on you you did obviously hit up
one of the unions, so they might be thinking you're
a unionist. What do you say to those listening who
maybe think that you've been pre selected because you were
previously holding that that role and you were within a
union which obviously supports labor.
Speaker 2 (02:56):
Oh, look, I mean as somebody who advocs of workers rights,
I've championed a number of issues around safety for them.
You know, I work with the government to bring in
further safety measures for workers things like oc spray, extra
security guards at bottle shops, extra training, safety audits so
people have a safe place to work in. Look, as
(03:17):
I've said, I'm someone who understands the importance of the
importance of developing this strong, local, homegrown workforce and why
we need a strong economy and why we need a
diversified economy to create a pipeline of work just so
that the territory can do well. And that's why I
want to put my hand up to be a part
of even the lawless team and government schlock.
Speaker 1 (03:37):
What do you see as the biggest issues in the
electricity Oh.
Speaker 2 (03:42):
Look, Katie, I think everybody can see that the two
biggest issues are law and order and the cost of living.
I think EVA especially has taken a common sense approach
when it comes to curbing the issues around law and order. Obviously,
we saw in the recent budget around half a billion
dollars invested into our police force, more offices on the ground,
(04:02):
more vans on the road, more investment in cctv anderhaps,
some more money towards call center operators, and obviously more funny,
more money towards securing the safety of the future of
the territory. Safety division with the cost of living. I
think you know, we've seen a number of measures announced
by the government recently to help territories, you know, capping
(04:24):
power and water. Sorry our power price rises below CPI
I think will help a lot of people. Obviously, we've
seen the federal government come in and tip in three
hundred dollars for energy bill really for a number of
households also, So look, those are the based on the
feedback I've gotten, those are the two biggest issues in
the electorate, schlock.
Speaker 1 (04:41):
Some people again are going to be listening saying, well,
why are you best place to try and combat those issues,
particularly when it comes to law and order when labor
hasn't been strong enough on this over the last eight years.
Speaker 2 (04:54):
Look, I think we've seen a huge change when e
Lawler came in as our new Chief minister. Obviously, look
the announcement she's made in the budget. She's the first
Chief Minister to introduce a curse curfew. A lot of
people talked about it, but she was the first one
to properly act on it. Throughout my work life, I've
taken a common sense approach to making the lives of
(05:16):
workers safer at work and in that I've had a
huge supporter and Evil Lawler, and that's why I want
to be a part of her team to make that
makes the territory safer for all workers and to get
the territory working again.
Speaker 1 (05:27):
Now we've just about hit the five minute marks, so
you've got a couple of minutes to go. People are
keen to find out who are you going to preference.
Speaker 2 (05:35):
Oh, look, normally the parties acide who who we preference. Look,
I'll be up from with you, Katie. It's going to
be very difficult for me to pick who I'm going
to preference, just because I don't really know either of
the candidates that well.
Speaker 1 (05:50):
Yep.
Speaker 2 (05:51):
But at the same time, look, I'll leave that decision
up to the party. But look, I'm hoping to put
myself in a position where my preferences don't matter and
I end up coming out on top.
Speaker 1 (06:00):
Now you've sort of touched on this already, but I
do want to ask in terms of Lee Points, so
you support the development of Lee Point.
Speaker 2 (06:07):
Look, I think we to get workers here. We need
more more houses. Leepoint is going to also be in
close proximity to our hospital in the area that I represent,
particularly in Miworhead. There are a lot of doctors, nurses
and other professionals, and the feedback they've been giving me
is that they want to attract their friends and family here,
but they want to be able to build and buy
(06:29):
and near near the place they're going to work. I
think over I think Leepoint will be good for the
community and I think it will attract a lot of
people here. So yeah, that's why I support that proposal.
Speaker 1 (06:39):
Look. One minute to go. I think you also touched
on this. Do you support gas?
Speaker 2 (06:45):
Yes? Look, I support the Middle Arm project. I think
the efforts made by the law of Labor, government, a
diverse FIA economy to create a clean energy, humored Middle
Arm will be a great thing for the territory. I
think work is work, education is the best way to
get people out of poverty. So that's why I support
the government and the steps they're taking to get Middle
(07:05):
Arm up and running.
Speaker 1 (07:06):
Schlock thirty seconds to go. Why should people vote for you?
Speaker 2 (07:11):
Look, there is no one more committed to Leannel Gurimwhead
than me. If I'm given the chance, I'll continue the
great work that Paul Anderson and Cole Madison have done
for the area. I'm just asking people to back the
end this time and to give me four years to
continue the great work that the Labor Party's done for Winguri.
Speaker 1 (07:28):
Well, Schlock, that is just about time. I think that's
our buzzer. Oh yes, that is the buzzing going off. Mate.
Thank you very much for having a chat with us
this morning. It's greatly appreciated.
Speaker 2 (07:39):
And all the best. Thanks having me on, Katie.
Speaker 1 (07:42):
Thank you.
It's always good to try and find out more about
(00:02):
the people that have decided to put their hand up
to run, and we're kicking things off this morning with
Schlock Sharma. Good morning to your Schlock.
Speaker 2 (00:11):
Good morning Katie.
Speaker 1 (00:12):
Great to have you on the show now, Shlock. Obviously
you are the first of our candidates, mate, so we
definitely appreciate the fact that you are jumping into this wholeheartedly,
and we promised to make it as fair as possible
right across the board for everybody. So are you ready
to get started?
Speaker 2 (00:30):
I'm ready, Katie, glad to be the first one.
Speaker 1 (00:32):
Good stuff. Well, Schlock. First off, why did you decide
to put your hand up to run in the electorate
of Woanuri.
Speaker 2 (00:39):
So, Katie, I've grown up and spent most of my
life living in Leanner. It's where my parents live, where
my in laws live, and where my partner and I
currently own our home. Like many people in the area,
I was obviously devastated to hear the news that Nicole
had decided that she would be stepping down as a
member for Wunguri. But when she came to me and
said that she felt that I would be the best
person to step up and replace. I decided to put
(01:00):
my hand up. I'm someone who's committed to the local area.
I'm invested in the area, and I want to represent
the people who I live with and who I've grown
up with in a law of labor government.
Speaker 1 (01:11):
Shock, Why do you think that you're the best person
for the role based on your previous experience in the
community or through the work.
Speaker 2 (01:18):
That you do. Oh. Look, as many people know, I
previously worked as a Northern Territory director for the SDA,
the union that represents supermarket workers. Work with and representing
supermarket workers was an honor, and I'll never forget the
sacrifices those workers made during the worst of COVID when
they didn't have the luxury of working from home. Look,
(01:39):
the workers that i've represented all work in the private sector,
and I know that when we have a strong economy
and when businesses are going strong, that all workers are
doing well. That's why I'm a supporter of middle arm
That's why I'm a supporter of the common sense approach
that the government's taking towards the per supplying our economy.
That's why I support houses built at lee Point, as
(02:01):
I know that'll be helpful for our housing market. If
there's one thing that you know, working for a union
that represents private sector workers that I've learned is is
that you know, secure work is one of the key
tools that can help people escape poverty and the issues
issues associated with it. And look, while I'm not going to,
you know, try and steal Nicole's jobs jobs job slogan,
(02:22):
I know that how important is for our community that
there's a pipeline of projects that create work. And I
just think the territory is the best place to live
and work, and I want to continue the good work
that the law of labor government's doing.
Speaker 1 (02:34):
Schlock. Some people are listening, maybe thinking to themselves that,
like you've touched on you you did obviously hit up
one of the unions, so they might be thinking you're
a unionist. What do you say to those listening who
maybe think that you've been pre selected because you were
previously holding that that role and you were within a
union which obviously supports labor.
Speaker 2 (02:56):
Oh, look, I mean as somebody who advocs of workers rights,
I've championed a number of issues around safety for them.
You know, I work with the government to bring in
further safety measures for workers things like oc spray, extra
security guards at bottle shops, extra training, safety audits so
people have a safe place to work in. Look, as
(03:17):
I've said, I'm someone who understands the importance of the
importance of developing this strong, local, homegrown workforce and why
we need a strong economy and why we need a
diversified economy to create a pipeline of work just so
that the territory can do well. And that's why I
want to put my hand up to be a part
of even the lawless team and government schlock.
Speaker 1 (03:37):
What do you see as the biggest issues in the
electricity Oh.
Speaker 2 (03:42):
Look, Katie, I think everybody can see that the two
biggest issues are law and order and the cost of living.
I think EVA especially has taken a common sense approach
when it comes to curbing the issues around law and order. Obviously,
we saw in the recent budget around half a billion
dollars invested into our police force, more offices on the ground,
(04:02):
more vans on the road, more investment in cctv anderhaps,
some more money towards call center operators, and obviously more funny,
more money towards securing the safety of the future of
the territory. Safety division with the cost of living. I
think you know, we've seen a number of measures announced
by the government recently to help territories, you know, capping
(04:24):
power and water. Sorry our power price rises below CPI
I think will help a lot of people. Obviously, we've
seen the federal government come in and tip in three
hundred dollars for energy bill really for a number of
households also, So look, those are the based on the
feedback I've gotten, those are the two biggest issues in
the electorate, schlock.
Speaker 1 (04:41):
Some people again are going to be listening saying, well,
why are you best place to try and combat those issues,
particularly when it comes to law and order when labor
hasn't been strong enough on this over the last eight years.
Speaker 2 (04:54):
Look, I think we've seen a huge change when e
Lawler came in as our new Chief minister. Obviously, look
the announcement she's made in the budget. She's the first
Chief Minister to introduce a curse curfew. A lot of
people talked about it, but she was the first one
to properly act on it. Throughout my work life, I've
taken a common sense approach to making the lives of
(05:16):
workers safer at work and in that I've had a
huge supporter and Evil Lawler, and that's why I want
to be a part of her team to make that
makes the territory safer for all workers and to get
the territory working again.
Speaker 1 (05:27):
Now we've just about hit the five minute marks, so
you've got a couple of minutes to go. People are
keen to find out who are you going to preference.
Speaker 2 (05:35):
Oh, look, normally the parties acide who who we preference. Look,
I'll be up from with you, Katie. It's going to
be very difficult for me to pick who I'm going
to preference, just because I don't really know either of
the candidates that well.
Speaker 1 (05:50):
Yep.
Speaker 2 (05:51):
But at the same time, look, I'll leave that decision
up to the party. But look, I'm hoping to put
myself in a position where my preferences don't matter and
I end up coming out on top.
Speaker 1 (06:00):
Now you've sort of touched on this already, but I
do want to ask in terms of Lee Points, so
you support the development of Lee Point.
Speaker 2 (06:07):
Look, I think we to get workers here. We need
more more houses. Leepoint is going to also be in
close proximity to our hospital in the area that I represent,
particularly in Miworhead. There are a lot of doctors, nurses
and other professionals, and the feedback they've been giving me
is that they want to attract their friends and family here,
but they want to be able to build and buy
(06:29):
and near near the place they're going to work. I
think over I think Leepoint will be good for the
community and I think it will attract a lot of
people here. So yeah, that's why I support that proposal.
Speaker 1 (06:39):
Look. One minute to go. I think you also touched
on this. Do you support gas?
Speaker 2 (06:45):
Yes? Look, I support the Middle Arm project. I think
the efforts made by the law of Labor, government, a
diverse FIA economy to create a clean energy, humored Middle
Arm will be a great thing for the territory. I
think work is work, education is the best way to
get people out of poverty. So that's why I support
the government and the steps they're taking to get Middle
(07:05):
Arm up and running.
Speaker 1 (07:06):
Schlock thirty seconds to go. Why should people vote for you?
Speaker 2 (07:11):
Look, there is no one more committed to Leannel Gurimwhead
than me. If I'm given the chance, I'll continue the
great work that Paul Anderson and Cole Madison have done
for the area. I'm just asking people to back the
end this time and to give me four years to
continue the great work that the Labor Party's done for Winguri.
Speaker 1 (07:28):
Well, Schlock, that is just about time. I think that's
our buzzer. Oh yes, that is the buzzing going off. Mate.
Thank you very much for having a chat with us
this morning. It's greatly appreciated.
Speaker 2 (07:39):
And all the best. Thanks having me on, Katie.
Speaker 1 (07:42):
Thank you.
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