❓ Ms Mettam questions the Premier's support for the federal Labor's decision to abolish the cashless debit card without providing alternative solutions. The Premier defends the federal government's actions as fulfilling an election promise and highlights state government efforts to address crime and alcohol issues.
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CASHLESS DEBIT CARD
25. Ms L. METTAM to the Premier:
I have a supplementary question.
Yes or no—does the Premier support federal Labor's decision to
walk away from these communities, with no solution?
25. Ms L. METTAM to the Premier:
I have a supplementary question.
Yes or no—does the Premier support federal Labor's decision to
walk away from these communities, with no solution?
AnswerView source ↗
I understand it is a foreign
concept to the Liberal Party that a government might deliver on its promise.
That is something that the Liberal Party does not get. The federal government
made a commitment and it delivered on its commitment. That is what it did. That
is the position that it took. As I said, our position is that we will deal with
these crime issues. We have brought in some of the most significant reforms
that have been seen to the law in a range of areas. We are dealing as best we
can with some of the alcohol issues and we will continue to examine what can be
done, particularly in communities like Carnarvon, to deal with some of the
alcohol issues that are extant there that are causing a great deal of grief in
that community.
concept to the Liberal Party that a government might deliver on its promise.
That is something that the Liberal Party does not get. The federal government
made a commitment and it delivered on its commitment. That is what it did. That
is the position that it took. As I said, our position is that we will deal with
these crime issues. We have brought in some of the most significant reforms
that have been seen to the law in a range of areas. We are dealing as best we
can with some of the alcohol issues and we will continue to examine what can be
done, particularly in communities like Carnarvon, to deal with some of the
alcohol issues that are extant there that are causing a great deal of grief in
that community.
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