00:00Politicians touring a factory, a clear sign a federal election is looming.
00:07Peter Dutton landing in Alice Springs today alongside an army of country liberal and coalition colleagues,
00:14including the party's newly minted candidate for the seat of Lingiari.
00:19The opposition leader committing a future coalition government to supporting in principle the Chief Minister's list of key asks to address crime in Alice Springs.
00:29It will lead to a reduction in crime and it will lead to a safer environment here in Alice Springs
00:35and for those reasons we're very happy to work hand in glove with the government.
00:40Last month, Leah Funakiaro penned a letter to the Prime Minister with seven requests,
00:46including Centrelink reforms, performance audits for federally funded programs and changes to the distribution of royalty payments.
00:54But to date, the federal government has only enacted one of them, granting a drone exemption to Alice Springs police.
01:01This announcement by the federal coalition will send a very clear message that they are listening, they care
01:06and that they're willing to step up and take action alongside a territory government whose focus is community safety.
01:13Recently promoted to Shadow Minister for Government Efficiency,
01:17the local senator adding her support to the coalition's pledge for the benefit of the community.
01:23The likelihood of those individuals spending their money on things that they need increases.
01:29Things like food, bills on their children. We know that that will have a positive impact going forward.
01:36The federal government did not respond to questions but previously told the ABC it had pushed back against the Chief Minister's request to reform Centrelink
01:44because shifting everyone's welfare payments to the same days could have unintended consequences.
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