TV Interview - ABC News Breakfast

TV Interview - ABC News Breakfast Michael Dean Fri, 21/08/2026 - 08:53 Subjects: Indigenous affairs, remote jobs, incarceration rates, justice reinvestment, Yiŋiya Guyula, NT Remote Housing Agreement, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Child Placement Principle, Northern Territory JAMES GLENDAY, HOST: Now we're here in Darwin this morning as part of the ABC's your say campaign. This is stop five of our eight-week national tour and I'm happy to say we're joined now by Northern Territory Senator Malarndirri McCarthy, who is of course also the federal Minister for Indigenous Australians. She's raced back from Canberra after a big week in Parliament. I mean, we better start with that. What's the trip like to get up to the Northern Territory from Canberra? MALARNDIRRI MCCARTHY, MINISTER FOR INDIGENOUS AUSTRALIANS: Well, it seems to be lessening, James. We need to still have more flights to the Northern Territory and beyond. HOST: What time did you get in? MINISTER: I got in about 1am this morning. It's what we call the red eye. For many of your viewers, they would know it well, especially here in the Territory. It's a flight I catch each week. HOST: Well, we appreciate the effort and