❓ Question regarding adequacy of crisis accommodation for victims of family and domestic violence. The Premier deflects, accusing the opposition of hypocrisy and undermining women's homelessness services.
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FAMILY AND DOMESTIC
VIOLENCE — CRISIS ACCOMMODATION
467. Mr P.J. RUNDLE to the Premier:
I have a supplementary question.
Does the Premier admit that there are thousands of people, particularly women,
trapped in dangerous living situations or made homeless because they feel they
have no safe alternative?
VIOLENCE — CRISIS ACCOMMODATION
467. Mr P.J. RUNDLE to the Premier:
I have a supplementary question.
Does the Premier admit that there are thousands of people, particularly women,
trapped in dangerous living situations or made homeless because they feel they
have no safe alternative?
AnswerView source ↗
I think I have just provided in
extensive detail the level of our investments that have gone into supporting
women suffering homelessness and particular people who are suffering from
family and domestic violence issues in their lives and are therefore suffering
homelessness. It is the Liberals' candidate for Churchlands who is the
biggest enemy of homelessness services, particularly for women, in this state.
It is the pretender leader of the Liberal Party who has caused the most damage
to homelessness services and the reputation of homelessness services in this state.
The member for Roe should not come into this place asking us questions on this.
He should go to his coalition partners and ask them why they shut down a women's
homelessness shelter—the specific service that he is now critiquing us
on. Why did his coalition partner seek to shut it down? That is the question he
should be asking. He should certainly be asking whether he wants to be in bed
with the Liberal Party. Lord knows, and we know, that the member for
Churchlands is shamelessly doing everything he can to undermine the member for
Vasse as the Leader of the Liberal Party.
Several members interjected.
Mr
R.H. COOK : Sorry, I mean the
Liberals' candidate for Churchlands, but I know that the member for
Churchlands is doing her best as well! The Liberal candidate for
Churchlands is doing everything he can to undermine the member for Vasse, and
we are yet to see that play out. Lord, let us just hope that that does not come
to pass because goodness knows what will happen to women's homelessness
services if that is actually the reality.
extensive detail the level of our investments that have gone into supporting
women suffering homelessness and particular people who are suffering from
family and domestic violence issues in their lives and are therefore suffering
homelessness. It is the Liberals' candidate for Churchlands who is the
biggest enemy of homelessness services, particularly for women, in this state.
It is the pretender leader of the Liberal Party who has caused the most damage
to homelessness services and the reputation of homelessness services in this state.
The member for Roe should not come into this place asking us questions on this.
He should go to his coalition partners and ask them why they shut down a women's
homelessness shelter—the specific service that he is now critiquing us
on. Why did his coalition partner seek to shut it down? That is the question he
should be asking. He should certainly be asking whether he wants to be in bed
with the Liberal Party. Lord knows, and we know, that the member for
Churchlands is shamelessly doing everything he can to undermine the member for
Vasse as the Leader of the Liberal Party.
Several members interjected.
Mr
R.H. COOK : Sorry, I mean the
Liberals' candidate for Churchlands, but I know that the member for
Churchlands is doing her best as well! The Liberal candidate for
Churchlands is doing everything he can to undermine the member for Vasse, and
we are yet to see that play out. Lord, let us just hope that that does not come
to pass because goodness knows what will happen to women's homelessness
services if that is actually the reality.
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