Jum Wallner

And there'll be more media, Canberra Times and the ABC, you know, will be firing up about it.

We're going to help them.

We're going to offer them help if they want it.

We're not going away.

Sooner or later, someone's going to take care of these people and they're going to be a hero.

So why not make it you?

It was a little bit depressing because Greg Hunt's advisor told me that four federal government departments were involved.

It was Attorney General's, Infrastructure, Territories and Health.

That sounded bad.

Like, the more people making a decision, the harder it is to make a decision, right?

He talked about how they were seeking advice whether the Commonwealth had any legal liability and, you know, we already knew they didn't, but he said that'll take another few weeks.

That sounded bad because it was a lengthy process.

But...

He sounded engaged with it.

He sounded like a friendly, nice guy.

I just tried to build a relationship with him and we agreed to speak again.

I started getting on my horse and seeking all these supporters.

I think there were two things.

One, I divided myself into campaigner and friend.

So campaigner, if I heard that John's prognosis had just gone from several months to a couple, that was a chess piece to move.