00:00Congratulating her opponent.
00:04We look forward to being held to account by Ms Yubo.
00:07Lia Finocchiaro welcoming scrutiny from Labor's new leader, Selina Yubo, as she prepared to
00:13fly out to meet the Prime Minister at a National Cabinet meeting.
00:17Top of her agenda, domestic violence in the NT.
00:21It's really important that we work collaboratively.
00:23This is not something that we can play politics over.
00:27The new government hoping it's thumping mandate could give it leverage over Canberra for needs
00:32based funding to fight the NT's staggering domestic violence rates.
00:37But it comes as another long term issue in territory politics raises its head once again.
00:42Voluntary assisted dying or VAD.
00:46This is not a priority area for our government but we know it's an important area for many
00:50people for different reasons.
00:52The Chief Minister flagging a go slow approach to passing new laws on this issue.
00:58And this is about having a really respectful conversation with all Territorians about what
01:02that looks like.
01:04The peak body representing older Territorians not happy a recent report on VAD is collecting dust.
01:10There were 22 recommendations so I would urge the Chief Minister to really look closely
01:16at that report and not to disregard it.
01:19While we can understand it's not a priority, we would like it on the wish list, the agenda,
01:26the parliamentary agenda for next year.
01:29The new Labor leader says Lea Finocchiaro had previously offered bipartisan support
01:34for VAD laws to be debated in Parliament.
01:38I'm very concerned Adam if she's now starting to step away and to back away from that bipartisan support.
01:44Earlier this week Lea Finocchiaro suggested there were swathes of Territorians who disagreed
01:50with voluntary assisted dying.
01:52But that hasn't stopped all other states and territories from legalising the practice
01:55in recent years and the NT risks falling behind.
01:59That's an issue the Chief Minister will likely have to confront in the next four years.
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