Mr BURKE - 2004-08-25
It is over six months since the railway terminal was built in the Darwin Business Park near East Arm Port. You are aware that there are no phone lines at the terminal. Are you also aware that, for passengers without a mobile phone, there is no way to ring for a taxi, minibus or hire car? Are you aware that the operators of The Ghan have to manually manifest and load passengers as there is no computer link? When will you rectify this appalling situation that confronts passengers arriving in Darwin?
ANSWER
Madam Speaker, I am happy to answer the question again. However, I actually answered it in the House last week. I said that it had been too long in resolving this issue, clearly, and government has a frustration about that. We are very hopeful that we will be able to resolve it within a period of four to six weeks. There have been difficulties and it has created difficulties for passengers. All the best efforts have not been able to resolve it at this stage. However, a renewed effort together with Telstra - as I said last week in the House - was that within four to six weeks at the very outside will have those matters sorted out.
ANSWER
Madam Speaker, I am happy to answer the question again. However, I actually answered it in the House last week. I said that it had been too long in resolving this issue, clearly, and government has a frustration about that. We are very hopeful that we will be able to resolve it within a period of four to six weeks. There have been difficulties and it has created difficulties for passengers. All the best efforts have not been able to resolve it at this stage. However, a renewed effort together with Telstra - as I said last week in the House - was that within four to six weeks at the very outside will have those matters sorted out.
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