The Territory Labor Government is focussed on building more remote homes.

Since 2016 almost 3800 have been built and upgraded, and last week a landmark $4 billion remote housing package was announced.

Ngukurr has been bustling with housing and land development works since 2016, reaching many milestones, with housing construction by Katherine and Darwin based companies NJ Homes, SH Build and WTD Constructions.

Now, Aboriginal Business Enterprise Binjari Community Aboriginal Corporation (BCAC) is renovating and expanding five homes to support the needs of the community.

KIERAN GILBERT, HOST: Queensland Opposition Leader David Crisafulli says the government is paying a heavy price over its failure to tackle the state's youth crime crisis. Let's bring in the Assistant Minister to the Prime Minister, Patrick Gorman. Thanks for your time. The Opposition Leader in Queensland says it's not federal issues, the results out of Queensland at the weekend. You'd agree with him on that, I guess?

TOM CONNELL, HOST: Joining me now, our regular Friday panel; Assistant Minister to the Prime Minister Patrick Gorman and New South Wales Liberal Party President Jason Falinski. Gentlemen, thank you both for your time. Why don't we start on an easy topic for you, Pat - the GST. Has there ever been a more blatant exercise in holding on to seats than this?

SENATOR THE HON KATY GALLAGHER, MINISTER FOR WOMEN: Thank you very much Chair, distinguished guests, friends – and can I start by commending everyone involved in putting this event together today.

Violence against women is an epidemic in Australia. In 2022-23, one woman was killed every eleven days by an intimate partner. This is devastating.

One life lost to violence is one too many.

Our Government is serious about fixing this, and we have set an ambitious target to end violence against women and children in one generation.

SENATOR THE HON KATY GALLAGHER, MINISTER FOR WOMEN: Thank you very much, Chair. It’s a privilege to be here representing Australia and representing the first majority-woman Federal Government in Australia’s history. Gender equality is a core economic priority for the Australian Government, with women’s economic equality a key focus. To drive this effort the Australian Government has developed our first national strategy to achieve gender equality, which was launched on the eve of International Women’s Day.

KARL STEFANOVIC, HOST: The International Monetary Fund is urging Australia to continue raising rates, claiming our economy is still running far too hot. I thought the IMF was on 'Mission Impossible'. Now do we care Malarndirri? I also thought that you were going to reduce the cost-of-living pressures.

MATT DORAN, HOST: From today, the Federal Government's tripling the bulk billing incentive for GP's when they treat children under the age of 16, pensioners and other Commonwealth concession card holders. The boost was announced in the Federal Government's budget earlier this year. Joining us live from Darwin is the Assistant Minister for Indigenous Australians and Indigenous Health, Malarndirri McCarthy. Very good afternoon to you, Senator. Appreciate you making the time for us. These bulk billing changes, can you explain how they will actually work?

PATRICIA KARVELAS, HOST: There is no escaping the resounding and clear decision by Australian voters as a whole to renounce the Indigenous voice to Parliament. But a more forensic look at polling booths shows there was strong support for the voice in some Indigenous remote communities, particularly in those regional and remote areas, as I say. Malarndirri McCarthy is the Assistant Minister for Indigenous Australians and a Senator in the Northern Territory. She joins me now. Welcome back to the program.

“Your son’s legs need to be amputated if you want him to walk,” the medical specialist said to me.

At 23 years of age, I looked down at my firstborn son, sleeping peacefully in my arms. He was only two weeks old and yet had travelled hundreds of thousands of kilometres to the nearest specialist to diagnose his condition. Such a long way from the lands of the Yanyuwa people in the Gulf of Carpentaria.

SENATOR MALARNDIRRI MCCARTHY: Firstly, can I just say thank you to all for being here, I'd like to acknowledge the traditional owners of this land. It's such an absolute pleasure to have come from the Northern Territory to be here in Melbourne, but to be in Victoria, you know, we've got a pretty exciting day ahead. And I know you've just had an amazing weekend in football here and I'm sure people are still recovering from that.