00:01A historic visit and a warm Tiwi welcome.
00:07Prime Minister Anthony Albanese in Wurrameunga
00:10to open a new multi-million dollar childcare centre
00:13in the remote island community.
00:15This is a significant investment,
00:17$12 million from the Federal Government
00:20to build this centre.
00:22The service is being provided here
00:24and it's exactly the sort of investment in infrastructure
00:27that the Territory needs and remote communities need.
00:31The island's museum also on the PM's itinerary,
00:35viewing the Tiwi's past
00:37and listening to their leaders' concerns for the future.
00:40It's good to have Prime Minister
00:41so we can ask for more assistance with a lot of things,
00:45roads, infrastructures.
00:47During his visit to this NT community,
00:50questions about the PM's decision not to attend another.
00:54He'll be a no-show at the Garma Festival later this month in Arnhem Land
00:58for the first time since he became leader.
01:01This has been a question from the ABC,
01:03but I answered it very clearly
01:06and honestly I can't do everything.
01:10It's a historic visit.
01:12I've been to the Northern Territory 19 times
01:14more than the previous three Prime Ministers combined.
01:18The day's main event, the Tiwi Footy Grand Final.
01:22The PM on hand to flip for kick-off.
01:25Nails!
01:26But not game to pick a winner.
01:28I'm advised by Marion to be strictly neutral
01:31and I just hope it's a great game.
01:34Others at the Oval hoping the PM doesn't stay neutral
01:37when it comes to helping improve the lives of Tiwi Islanders.
01:41I hope he sees the roads, mainly the ovals, new stands.
01:48The Prime Minister needs to invest more into the communities
01:52like Tiwi Island and right across the region.
01:54Anthony Albanese can lay claim to being the first ever Australian leader
01:58to attend a Tiwi Footy Grand Final.
02:01He's also the first Prime Minister to visit the Tiwi Islands in general
02:05since John Howard back in 2001.
02:07A part of Australia rarely in the national spotlight.
02:11Today shining and hopeful their voices are being heard.
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