The Chief Minister says first home builders in the territory will receive a $60,000 grant to go towards building their property if Labor is re-elected at next month's poll. Today's announcement came as the opposition also sought to make pledges of its own around multiculturalism.
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00:00Walking into a fight on housing, the Chief Minister announcing Labor's latest policy
00:07to help Territorians buy and build their first home.
00:11We know that home builders, residential home builders, have done it tough in the Territory
00:16lately.
00:17The Labor leader promising $22 million to fund the new scheme, where Territory residents
00:22who build their first home receive a $60,000 grant.
00:26The scheme stands in contrast to the Country Liberal's recent commitment, $50,000 to build
00:32a new home and $30,000 to entice interstate migrants to buy in the Territory.
00:38So unlike the CLP, this is for Territorians.
00:41We want Territorians to put down roots and stay in the Territory.
00:45What people don't understand is that Labor's policy is short-sighted and designed to meet
00:50the needs of a seven-week election campaign.
00:53With under two months to go until polling day, the Opposition also rolling out a new
00:57commitment, $1 million in grants for multicultural organisations.
01:02To create a place where they can share their culture, their stories, their food, and their faith.
01:08As you can see, we don't have a wall, we don't have a kitchen, and it takes a long time.
01:14But if the Liberal government supports us, we will be grateful, we will be speed, make
01:20everything better.
01:21Expect the election commitments to keep coming thick and fast, with both sides of politics
01:26believing August's poll is winnable.
01:29A key question isn't just who will win, but whether the largest party can form an outright
01:34majority.
01:35Neither party leader today ruled out forming a government with the help of independents.