❓ The question challenges the Attorney General's ability to keep the Birnies incarcerated, citing the Edwards parole case as a reason for public distrust. The AG's response offers reassurance.
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Why should the Western Australian community have any confidence that the Attorney General will keep the Birnies in jail when he, the Premier, and the current Minister for Police upheld the Parole Board’s recommendation to grant release and ultimately parole to double murderer and rapist Brian William Edwards? Mr J.A. McGINTY
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The Western Australian community can have absolute confidence in the way in which we can deal with the Birnies.
Mr J.A. McGINTY replied: The Western Australian community can have absolute confidence in the way in which we can deal with the Birnies.
The Western Australian community can have absolute confidence in the way in which we can deal with the Birnies.
Mr J.A. McGINTY replied: The Western Australian community can have absolute confidence in the way in which we can deal with the Birnies.
The Western Australian community can have absolute confidence in the way in which we can deal with the Birnies.
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