❓ Premier Gallop defends the Northbridge curfew, emphasizing the government's commitment to protecting children and addressing bad behaviour. He criticizes the opposition's varied stances on the issue, accusing them of political opportunism.
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Although the overwhelming majority of Northbridge people support the Government’s policy on the Northbridge curfew, some people have expressed concerns about whether it is a good concept. Can the Premier please confirm his position on this matter? Dr G.I. GALLOP
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I will say three things about the Government’s position on the Northbridge curfew. Firstly, the Government remains committed to and intends to follow through with the Northbridge curfew in the interests of both children in Western Australia and the people who live and work in the Northbridge area and those who visit it. Secondly, the Government believes that it is wrong for underage children to be unsupervised in an adult entertainment zone. Indeed, I have been most distressed when I have heard senior people in our community say that it is okay for youngsters to be in such a place. Mr C.J. Barnett: Who said that? Dr G.I. GALLOP: Thirdly, the Government will not provide - Mr C.J. Barnett: They have not actually said that. Dr G.I. GALLOP: They have said that. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER: Order, members! Dr G.I. GALLOP: Thirdly, the Government will not provide facilities for young people to access entertainment in Northbridge. I ask the Leader of the Opposition this: if someone says that there should be entertainment facilities for young people in Northbridge, are they not saying that it is okay for young people to be there? We have a problem in our community and there are two ways to address it. We can either confront bad behaviour or acquiesce to it. The Government will confront bad behaviour in the interests of the people who live and work in Northbridge and those who visit that area. That will also be in the interests of the people who are engaged in bad behaviour. Those people are heading towards a future that will lead to their self-destruction. I do not want to see that happen. What is interesting about this issue is the attitude of the Opposition to it. It has three different positions on this issue. Blanket opposition to the curfew was expressed yesterday by the Leader of the Opposition. The second position is represented by the member for Murdoch, who has argued that the curfew is not really necessary because some sort of utopia might emerge and there would be no need for it. The third position, of course, is that of the member for Kalgoorlie, who agrees with the curfew. The Leader of the Opposition has one position on this issue, the member for Kalgoorlie another, and the member for Murdoch a third. It is interesting that the position these members take depends on whom they are talking to at the time. The Liberal Party will say and do anything to try to win a vote. That is what this comes down to. When the member for Murdoch addresses youth organisations he gives one impression, when the member for Kalgoorlie grandstands in his electorate he has another position, and when the Leader of the Opposition is asked, he has a third position. We should get serious about our young people and make sure that they are given a future. If we encourage young people to go unsupervised to that area late at night or early in the morning, they will be on a path to self-destruction. The Government will not tolerate that. It will intervene to bring about a better future for those young people. The Government will stand up for young people. It has already done so through the inquiry into child abuse and domestic violence in Aboriginal communities, the homelessness strategy and the Northbridge curfew. The Government has the interests of young people at heart. It is about time that the Opposition supported the Government, rather than put out a range of positions according to whom its members are speaking at the time. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER: I call to order the members for Kalgoorlie, Hillarys, Warren-Blackwood and Nedlands.
Dr G.I. GALLOP replied: I will say three things about the Government’s position on the Northbridge curfew. Firstly, the Government remains committed to and intends to follow through with the Northbridge curfew in the interests of both children in Western Australia and the people who live and work in the Northbridge area and those who visit it. Secondly, the Government believes that it is wrong for underage children to be unsupervised in an adult entertainment zone. Indeed, I have been most distressed when I have heard senior people in our community say that it is okay for youngsters to be in such a place. Mr C.J. Barnett: Who said that? Dr G.I. GALLOP: Thirdly, the Government will not provide - Mr C.J. Barnett: They have not actually said that. Dr G.I. GALLOP: They have said that. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER: Order, members! Dr G.I. GALLOP: Thirdly, the Government will not provide facilities for young people to access entertainment in Northbridge. I ask the Leader of the Opposition this: if someone says that there should be entertainment facilities for young people in Northbridge, are they not saying that it is okay for young people to be there? We have a problem in our community and there are two ways to address it. We can either confront bad behaviour or acquiesce to it. The Government will confront bad behaviour in the interests of the people who live and work in Northbridge and those who visit that area. That will also be in the interests of the people who are engaged in bad behaviour. Those people are heading towards a future that will lead to their self-destruction. I do not want to see that happen. What is interesting about this issue is the attitude of the Opposition to it. It has three different positions on this issue. Blanket opposition to the curfew was expressed yesterday by the Leader of the Opposition. The second position is represented by the member for Murdoch, who has argued that the curfew is not really necessary because some sort of utopia might emerge and there would be no need for it. The third position, of course, is that of the member for Kalgoorlie, who agrees with the curfew. The Leader of the Opposition has one position on this issue, the member for Kalgoorlie another, and the member for Murdoch a third. It is interesting that the position these members take depends on whom they are talking to at the time. The Liberal Party will say and do anything to try to win a vote. That is what this comes down to. When the member for Murdoch addresses youth organisations he gives one impression, when the member for Kalgoorlie grandstands in his electorate he has another position, and when the Leader of the Opposition is asked, he has a third position. We should get serious about our young people and make sure that they are given a future. If we encourage young people to go unsupervised to that area late at night or early in the morning, they will be on a path to self-destruction. The Government will not tolerate that. It will intervene to bring about a better future for those young people. The Government will stand up for young people. It has already done so through the inquiry into child abuse and domestic violence in Aboriginal communities, the homelessness strategy and the Northbridge curfew. The Government has the interests of young people at heart. It is about time that the Opposition supported the Government, rather than put out a range of positions according to whom its members are speaking at the time. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER: I call to order the members for Kalgoorlie, Hillarys, Warren-Blackwood and Nedlands.
I will say three things about the Government’s position on the Northbridge curfew. Firstly, the Government remains committed to and intends to follow through with the Northbridge curfew in the interests of both children in Western Australia and the people who live and work in the Northbridge area and those who visit it. Secondly, the Government believes that it is wrong for underage children to be unsupervised in an adult entertainment zone. Indeed, I have been most distressed when I have heard senior people in our community say that it is okay for youngsters to be in such a place. Mr C.J. Barnett: Who said that? Dr G.I. GALLOP: Thirdly, the Government will not provide - Mr C.J. Barnett: They have not actually said that. Dr G.I. GALLOP: They have said that. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER: Order, members! Dr G.I. GALLOP: Thirdly, the Government will not provide facilities for young people to access entertainment in Northbridge. I ask the Leader of the Opposition this: if someone says that there should be entertainment facilities for young people in Northbridge, are they not saying that it is okay for young people to be there? We have a problem in our community and there are two ways to address it. We can either confront bad behaviour or acquiesce to it. The Government will confront bad behaviour in the interests of the people who live and work in Northbridge and those who visit that area. That will also be in the interests of the people who are engaged in bad behaviour. Those people are heading towards a future that will lead to their self-destruction. I do not want to see that happen. What is interesting about this issue is the attitude of the Opposition to it. It has three different positions on this issue. Blanket opposition to the curfew was expressed yesterday by the Leader of the Opposition. The second position is represented by the member for Murdoch, who has argued that the curfew is not really necessary because some sort of utopia might emerge and there would be no need for it. The third position, of course, is that of the member for Kalgoorlie, who agrees with the curfew. The Leader of the Opposition has one position on this issue, the member for Kalgoorlie another, and the member for Murdoch a third. It is interesting that the position these members take depends on whom they are talking to at the time. The Liberal Party will say and do anything to try to win a vote. That is what this comes down to. When the member for Murdoch addresses youth organisations he gives one impression, when the member for Kalgoorlie grandstands in his electorate he has another position, and when the Leader of the Opposition is asked, he has a third position. We should get serious about our young people and make sure that they are given a future. If we encourage young people to go unsupervised to that area late at night or early in the morning, they will be on a path to self-destruction. The Government will not tolerate that. It will intervene to bring about a better future for those young people. The Government will stand up for young people. It has already done so through the inquiry into child abuse and domestic violence in Aboriginal communities, the homelessness strategy and the Northbridge curfew. The Government has the interests of young people at heart. It is about time that the Opposition supported the Government, rather than put out a range of positions according to whom its members are speaking at the time. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER: I call to order the members for Kalgoorlie, Hillarys, Warren-Blackwood and Nedlands.
Mr C.J. Barnett: Who said that? Dr G.I. GALLOP: Thirdly, the Government will not provide - Mr C.J. Barnett: They have not actually said that. Dr G.I. GALLOP: They have said that. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER: Order, members! Dr G.I. GALLOP: Thirdly, the Government will not provide facilities for young people to access entertainment in Northbridge. I ask the Leader of the Opposition this: if someone says that there should be entertainment facilities for young people in Northbridge, are they not saying that it is okay for young people to be there? We have a problem in our community and there are two ways to address it. We can either confront bad behaviour or acquiesce to it. The Government will confront bad behaviour in the interests of the people who live and work in Northbridge and those who visit that area. That will also be in the interests of the people who are engaged in bad behaviour. Those people are heading towards a future that will lead to their self-destruction. I do not want to see that happen. What is interesting about this issue is the attitude of the Opposition to it. It has three different positions on this issue. Blanket opposition to the curfew was expressed yesterday by the Leader of the Opposition. The second position is represented by the member for Murdoch, who has argued that the curfew is not really necessary because some sort of utopia might emerge and there would be no need for it. The third position, of course, is that of the member for Kalgoorlie, who agrees with the curfew. The Leader of the Opposition has one position on this issue, the member for Kalgoorlie another, and the member for Murdoch a third. It is interesting that the position these members take depends on whom they are talking to at the time. The Liberal Party will say and do anything to try to win a vote. That is what this comes down to. When the member for Murdoch addresses youth organisations he gives one impression, when the member for Kalgoorlie grandstands in his electorate he has another position, and when the Leader of the Opposition is asked, he has a third position. We should get serious about our young people and make sure that they are given a future. If we encourage young people to go unsupervised to that area late at night or early in the morning, they will be on a path to self-destruction. The Government will not tolerate that. It will intervene to bring about a better future for those young people. The Government will stand up for young people. It has already done so through the inquiry into child abuse and domestic violence in Aboriginal communities, the homelessness strategy and the Northbridge curfew. The Government has the interests of young people at heart. It is about time that the Opposition supported the Government, rather than put out a range of positions according to whom its members are speaking at the time. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER: I call to order the members for Kalgoorlie, Hillarys, Warren-Blackwood and Nedlands.
Dr G.I. GALLOP: Thirdly, the Government will not provide - Mr C.J. Barnett: They have not actually said that. Dr G.I. GALLOP: They have said that. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER: Order, members! Dr G.I. GALLOP: Thirdly, the Government will not provide facilities for young people to access entertainment in Northbridge. I ask the Leader of the Opposition this: if someone says that there should be entertainment facilities for young people in Northbridge, are they not saying that it is okay for young people to be there? We have a problem in our community and there are two ways to address it. We can either confront bad behaviour or acquiesce to it. The Government will confront bad behaviour in the interests of the people who live and work in Northbridge and those who visit that area. That will also be in the interests of the people who are engaged in bad behaviour. Those people are heading towards a future that will lead to their self-destruction. I do not want to see that happen. What is interesting about this issue is the attitude of the Opposition to it. It has three different positions on this issue. Blanket opposition to the curfew was expressed yesterday by the Leader of the Opposition. The second position is represented by the member for Murdoch, who has argued that the curfew is not really necessary because some sort of utopia might emerge and there would be no need for it. The third position, of course, is that of the member for Kalgoorlie, who agrees with the curfew. The Leader of the Opposition has one position on this issue, the member for Kalgoorlie another, and the member for Murdoch a third. It is interesting that the position these members take depends on whom they are talking to at the time. The Liberal Party will say and do anything to try to win a vote. That is what this comes down to. When the member for Murdoch addresses youth organisations he gives one impression, when the member for Kalgoorlie grandstands in his electorate he has another position, and when the Leader of the Opposition is asked, he has a third position. We should get serious about our young people and make sure that they are given a future. If we encourage young people to go unsupervised to that area late at night or early in the morning, they will be on a path to self-destruction. The Government will not tolerate that. It will intervene to bring about a better future for those young people. The Government will stand up for young people. It has already done so through the inquiry into child abuse and domestic violence in Aboriginal communities, the homelessness strategy and the Northbridge curfew. The Government has the interests of young people at heart. It is about time that the Opposition supported the Government, rather than put out a range of positions according to whom its members are speaking at the time. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER: I call to order the members for Kalgoorlie, Hillarys, Warren-Blackwood and Nedlands.
Mr C.J. Barnett: They have not actually said that. Dr G.I. GALLOP: They have said that. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER: Order, members! Dr G.I. GALLOP: Thirdly, the Government will not provide facilities for young people to access entertainment in Northbridge. I ask the Leader of the Opposition this: if someone says that there should be entertainment facilities for young people in Northbridge, are they not saying that it is okay for young people to be there? We have a problem in our community and there are two ways to address it. We can either confront bad behaviour or acquiesce to it. The Government will confront bad behaviour in the interests of the people who live and work in Northbridge and those who visit that area. That will also be in the interests of the people who are engaged in bad behaviour. Those people are heading towards a future that will lead to their self-destruction. I do not want to see that happen. What is interesting about this issue is the attitude of the Opposition to it. It has three different positions on this issue. Blanket opposition to the curfew was expressed yesterday by the Leader of the Opposition. The second position is represented by the member for Murdoch, who has argued that the curfew is not really necessary because some sort of utopia might emerge and there would be no need for it. The third position, of course, is that of the member for Kalgoorlie, who agrees with the curfew. The Leader of the Opposition has one position on this issue, the member for Kalgoorlie another, and the member for Murdoch a third. It is interesting that the position these members take depends on whom they are talking to at the time. The Liberal Party will say and do anything to try to win a vote. That is what this comes down to. When the member for Murdoch addresses youth organisations he gives one impression, when the member for Kalgoorlie grandstands in his electorate he has another position, and when the Leader of the Opposition is asked, he has a third position. We should get serious about our young people and make sure that they are given a future. If we encourage young people to go unsupervised to that area late at night or early in the morning, they will be on a path to self-destruction. The Government will not tolerate that. It will intervene to bring about a better future for those young people. The Government will stand up for young people. It has already done so through the inquiry into child abuse and domestic violence in Aboriginal communities, the homelessness strategy and the Northbridge curfew. The Government has the interests of young people at heart. It is about time that the Opposition supported the Government, rather than put out a range of positions according to whom its members are speaking at the time. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER: I call to order the members for Kalgoorlie, Hillarys, Warren-Blackwood and Nedlands.
Dr G.I. GALLOP: They have said that. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER: Order, members! Dr G.I. GALLOP: Thirdly, the Government will not provide facilities for young people to access entertainment in Northbridge. I ask the Leader of the Opposition this: if someone says that there should be entertainment facilities for young people in Northbridge, are they not saying that it is okay for young people to be there? We have a problem in our community and there are two ways to address it. We can either confront bad behaviour or acquiesce to it. The Government will confront bad behaviour in the interests of the people who live and work in Northbridge and those who visit that area. That will also be in the interests of the people who are engaged in bad behaviour. Those people are heading towards a future that will lead to their self-destruction. I do not want to see that happen. What is interesting about this issue is the attitude of the Opposition to it. It has three different positions on this issue. Blanket opposition to the curfew was expressed yesterday by the Leader of the Opposition. The second position is represented by the member for Murdoch, who has argued that the curfew is not really necessary because some sort of utopia might emerge and there would be no need for it. The third position, of course, is that of the member for Kalgoorlie, who agrees with the curfew. The Leader of the Opposition has one position on this issue, the member for Kalgoorlie another, and the member for Murdoch a third. It is interesting that the position these members take depends on whom they are talking to at the time. The Liberal Party will say and do anything to try to win a vote. That is what this comes down to. When the member for Murdoch addresses youth organisations he gives one impression, when the member for Kalgoorlie grandstands in his electorate he has another position, and when the Leader of the Opposition is asked, he has a third position. We should get serious about our young people and make sure that they are given a future. If we encourage young people to go unsupervised to that area late at night or early in the morning, they will be on a path to self-destruction. The Government will not tolerate that. It will intervene to bring about a better future for those young people. The Government will stand up for young people. It has already done so through the inquiry into child abuse and domestic violence in Aboriginal communities, the homelessness strategy and the Northbridge curfew. The Government has the interests of young people at heart. It is about time that the Opposition supported the Government, rather than put out a range of positions according to whom its members are speaking at the time. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER: I call to order the members for Kalgoorlie, Hillarys, Warren-Blackwood and Nedlands.
Several members interjected. The SPEAKER: Order, members! Dr G.I. GALLOP: Thirdly, the Government will not provide facilities for young people to access entertainment in Northbridge. I ask the Leader of the Opposition this: if someone says that there should be entertainment facilities for young people in Northbridge, are they not saying that it is okay for young people to be there? We have a problem in our community and there are two ways to address it. We can either confront bad behaviour or acquiesce to it. The Government will confront bad behaviour in the interests of the people who live and work in Northbridge and those who visit that area. That will also be in the interests of the people who are engaged in bad behaviour. Those people are heading towards a future that will lead to their self-destruction. I do not want to see that happen. What is interesting about this issue is the attitude of the Opposition to it. It has three different positions on this issue. Blanket opposition to the curfew was expressed yesterday by the Leader of the Opposition. The second position is represented by the member for Murdoch, who has argued that the curfew is not really necessary because some sort of utopia might emerge and there would be no need for it. The third position, of course, is that of the member for Kalgoorlie, who agrees with the curfew. The Leader of the Opposition has one position on this issue, the member for Kalgoorlie another, and the member for Murdoch a third. It is interesting that the position these members take depends on whom they are talking to at the time. The Liberal Party will say and do anything to try to win a vote. That is what this comes down to. When the member for Murdoch addresses youth organisations he gives one impression, when the member for Kalgoorlie grandstands in his electorate he has another position, and when the Leader of the Opposition is asked, he has a third position. We should get serious about our young people and make sure that they are given a future. If we encourage young people to go unsupervised to that area late at night or early in the morning, they will be on a path to self-destruction. The Government will not tolerate that. It will intervene to bring about a better future for those young people. The Government will stand up for young people. It has already done so through the inquiry into child abuse and domestic violence in Aboriginal communities, the homelessness strategy and the Northbridge curfew. The Government has the interests of young people at heart. It is about time that the Opposition supported the Government, rather than put out a range of positions according to whom its members are speaking at the time. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER: I call to order the members for Kalgoorlie, Hillarys, Warren-Blackwood and Nedlands.
The SPEAKER: Order, members! Dr G.I. GALLOP: Thirdly, the Government will not provide facilities for young people to access entertainment in Northbridge. I ask the Leader of the Opposition this: if someone says that there should be entertainment facilities for young people in Northbridge, are they not saying that it is okay for young people to be there? We have a problem in our community and there are two ways to address it. We can either confront bad behaviour or acquiesce to it. The Government will confront bad behaviour in the interests of the people who live and work in Northbridge and those who visit that area. That will also be in the interests of the people who are engaged in bad behaviour. Those people are heading towards a future that will lead to their self-destruction. I do not want to see that happen. What is interesting about this issue is the attitude of the Opposition to it. It has three different positions on this issue. Blanket opposition to the curfew was expressed yesterday by the Leader of the Opposition. The second position is represented by the member for Murdoch, who has argued that the curfew is not really necessary because some sort of utopia might emerge and there would be no need for it. The third position, of course, is that of the member for Kalgoorlie, who agrees with the curfew. The Leader of the Opposition has one position on this issue, the member for Kalgoorlie another, and the member for Murdoch a third. It is interesting that the position these members take depends on whom they are talking to at the time. The Liberal Party will say and do anything to try to win a vote. That is what this comes down to. When the member for Murdoch addresses youth organisations he gives one impression, when the member for Kalgoorlie grandstands in his electorate he has another position, and when the Leader of the Opposition is asked, he has a third position. We should get serious about our young people and make sure that they are given a future. If we encourage young people to go unsupervised to that area late at night or early in the morning, they will be on a path to self-destruction. The Government will not tolerate that. It will intervene to bring about a better future for those young people. The Government will stand up for young people. It has already done so through the inquiry into child abuse and domestic violence in Aboriginal communities, the homelessness strategy and the Northbridge curfew. The Government has the interests of young people at heart. It is about time that the Opposition supported the Government, rather than put out a range of positions according to whom its members are speaking at the time. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER: I call to order the members for Kalgoorlie, Hillarys, Warren-Blackwood and Nedlands.
Dr G.I. GALLOP: Thirdly, the Government will not provide facilities for young people to access entertainment in Northbridge. I ask the Leader of the Opposition this: if someone says that there should be entertainment facilities for young people in Northbridge, are they not saying that it is okay for young people to be there? We have a problem in our community and there are two ways to address it. We can either confront bad behaviour or acquiesce to it. The Government will confront bad behaviour in the interests of the people who live and work in Northbridge and those who visit that area. That will also be in the interests of the people who are engaged in bad behaviour. Those people are heading towards a future that will lead to their self-destruction. I do not want to see that happen. What is interesting about this issue is the attitude of the Opposition to it. It has three different positions on this issue. Blanket opposition to the curfew was expressed yesterday by the Leader of the Opposition. The second position is represented by the member for Murdoch, who has argued that the curfew is not really necessary because some sort of utopia might emerge and there would be no need for it. The third position, of course, is that of the member for Kalgoorlie, who agrees with the curfew. The Leader of the Opposition has one position on this issue, the member for Kalgoorlie another, and the member for Murdoch a third. It is interesting that the position these members take depends on whom they are talking to at the time. The Liberal Party will say and do anything to try to win a vote. That is what this comes down to. When the member for Murdoch addresses youth organisations he gives one impression, when the member for Kalgoorlie grandstands in his electorate he has another position, and when the Leader of the Opposition is asked, he has a third position. We should get serious about our young people and make sure that they are given a future. If we encourage young people to go unsupervised to that area late at night or early in the morning, they will be on a path to self-destruction. The Government will not tolerate that. It will intervene to bring about a better future for those young people. The Government will stand up for young people. It has already done so through the inquiry into child abuse and domestic violence in Aboriginal communities, the homelessness strategy and the Northbridge curfew. The Government has the interests of young people at heart. It is about time that the Opposition supported the Government, rather than put out a range of positions according to whom its members are speaking at the time. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER: I call to order the members for Kalgoorlie, Hillarys, Warren-Blackwood and Nedlands.
What is interesting about this issue is the attitude of the Opposition to it. It has three different positions on this issue. Blanket opposition to the curfew was expressed yesterday by the Leader of the Opposition. The second position is represented by the member for Murdoch, who has argued that the curfew is not really necessary because some sort of utopia might emerge and there would be no need for it. The third position, of course, is that of the member for Kalgoorlie, who agrees with the curfew. The Leader of the Opposition has one position on this issue, the member for Kalgoorlie another, and the member for Murdoch a third. It is interesting that the position these members take depends on whom they are talking to at the time. The Liberal Party will say and do anything to try to win a vote. That is what this comes down to. When the member for Murdoch addresses youth organisations he gives one impression, when the member for Kalgoorlie grandstands in his electorate he has another position, and when the Leader of the Opposition is asked, he has a third position. We should get serious about our young people and make sure that they are given a future. If we encourage young people to go unsupervised to that area late at night or early in the morning, they will be on a path to self-destruction. The Government will not tolerate that. It will intervene to bring about a better future for those young people. The Government will stand up for young people. It has already done so through the inquiry into child abuse and domestic violence in Aboriginal communities, the homelessness strategy and the Northbridge curfew. The Government has the interests of young people at heart. It is about time that the Opposition supported the Government, rather than put out a range of positions according to whom its members are speaking at the time. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER: I call to order the members for Kalgoorlie, Hillarys, Warren-Blackwood and Nedlands.
We should get serious about our young people and make sure that they are given a future. If we encourage young people to go unsupervised to that area late at night or early in the morning, they will be on a path to self-destruction. The Government will not tolerate that. It will intervene to bring about a better future for those young people. The Government will stand up for young people. It has already done so through the inquiry into child abuse and domestic violence in Aboriginal communities, the homelessness strategy and the Northbridge curfew. The Government has the interests of young people at heart. It is about time that the Opposition supported the Government, rather than put out a range of positions according to whom its members are speaking at the time. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER: I call to order the members for Kalgoorlie, Hillarys, Warren-Blackwood and Nedlands.
Several members interjected. The SPEAKER: I call to order the members for Kalgoorlie, Hillarys, Warren-Blackwood and Nedlands.
The SPEAKER: I call to order the members for Kalgoorlie, Hillarys, Warren-Blackwood and Nedlands.
Dr G.I. GALLOP replied: I will say three things about the Government’s position on the Northbridge curfew. Firstly, the Government remains committed to and intends to follow through with the Northbridge curfew in the interests of both children in Western Australia and the people who live and work in the Northbridge area and those who visit it. Secondly, the Government believes that it is wrong for underage children to be unsupervised in an adult entertainment zone. Indeed, I have been most distressed when I have heard senior people in our community say that it is okay for youngsters to be in such a place. Mr C.J. Barnett: Who said that? Dr G.I. GALLOP: Thirdly, the Government will not provide - Mr C.J. Barnett: They have not actually said that. Dr G.I. GALLOP: They have said that. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER: Order, members! Dr G.I. GALLOP: Thirdly, the Government will not provide facilities for young people to access entertainment in Northbridge. I ask the Leader of the Opposition this: if someone says that there should be entertainment facilities for young people in Northbridge, are they not saying that it is okay for young people to be there? We have a problem in our community and there are two ways to address it. We can either confront bad behaviour or acquiesce to it. The Government will confront bad behaviour in the interests of the people who live and work in Northbridge and those who visit that area. That will also be in the interests of the people who are engaged in bad behaviour. Those people are heading towards a future that will lead to their self-destruction. I do not want to see that happen. What is interesting about this issue is the attitude of the Opposition to it. It has three different positions on this issue. Blanket opposition to the curfew was expressed yesterday by the Leader of the Opposition. The second position is represented by the member for Murdoch, who has argued that the curfew is not really necessary because some sort of utopia might emerge and there would be no need for it. The third position, of course, is that of the member for Kalgoorlie, who agrees with the curfew. The Leader of the Opposition has one position on this issue, the member for Kalgoorlie another, and the member for Murdoch a third. It is interesting that the position these members take depends on whom they are talking to at the time. The Liberal Party will say and do anything to try to win a vote. That is what this comes down to. When the member for Murdoch addresses youth organisations he gives one impression, when the member for Kalgoorlie grandstands in his electorate he has another position, and when the Leader of the Opposition is asked, he has a third position. We should get serious about our young people and make sure that they are given a future. If we encourage young people to go unsupervised to that area late at night or early in the morning, they will be on a path to self-destruction. The Government will not tolerate that. It will intervene to bring about a better future for those young people. The Government will stand up for young people. It has already done so through the inquiry into child abuse and domestic violence in Aboriginal communities, the homelessness strategy and the Northbridge curfew. The Government has the interests of young people at heart. It is about time that the Opposition supported the Government, rather than put out a range of positions according to whom its members are speaking at the time. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER: I call to order the members for Kalgoorlie, Hillarys, Warren-Blackwood and Nedlands.
I will say three things about the Government’s position on the Northbridge curfew. Firstly, the Government remains committed to and intends to follow through with the Northbridge curfew in the interests of both children in Western Australia and the people who live and work in the Northbridge area and those who visit it. Secondly, the Government believes that it is wrong for underage children to be unsupervised in an adult entertainment zone. Indeed, I have been most distressed when I have heard senior people in our community say that it is okay for youngsters to be in such a place. Mr C.J. Barnett: Who said that? Dr G.I. GALLOP: Thirdly, the Government will not provide - Mr C.J. Barnett: They have not actually said that. Dr G.I. GALLOP: They have said that. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER: Order, members! Dr G.I. GALLOP: Thirdly, the Government will not provide facilities for young people to access entertainment in Northbridge. I ask the Leader of the Opposition this: if someone says that there should be entertainment facilities for young people in Northbridge, are they not saying that it is okay for young people to be there? We have a problem in our community and there are two ways to address it. We can either confront bad behaviour or acquiesce to it. The Government will confront bad behaviour in the interests of the people who live and work in Northbridge and those who visit that area. That will also be in the interests of the people who are engaged in bad behaviour. Those people are heading towards a future that will lead to their self-destruction. I do not want to see that happen. What is interesting about this issue is the attitude of the Opposition to it. It has three different positions on this issue. Blanket opposition to the curfew was expressed yesterday by the Leader of the Opposition. The second position is represented by the member for Murdoch, who has argued that the curfew is not really necessary because some sort of utopia might emerge and there would be no need for it. The third position, of course, is that of the member for Kalgoorlie, who agrees with the curfew. The Leader of the Opposition has one position on this issue, the member for Kalgoorlie another, and the member for Murdoch a third. It is interesting that the position these members take depends on whom they are talking to at the time. The Liberal Party will say and do anything to try to win a vote. That is what this comes down to. When the member for Murdoch addresses youth organisations he gives one impression, when the member for Kalgoorlie grandstands in his electorate he has another position, and when the Leader of the Opposition is asked, he has a third position. We should get serious about our young people and make sure that they are given a future. If we encourage young people to go unsupervised to that area late at night or early in the morning, they will be on a path to self-destruction. The Government will not tolerate that. It will intervene to bring about a better future for those young people. The Government will stand up for young people. It has already done so through the inquiry into child abuse and domestic violence in Aboriginal communities, the homelessness strategy and the Northbridge curfew. The Government has the interests of young people at heart. It is about time that the Opposition supported the Government, rather than put out a range of positions according to whom its members are speaking at the time. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER: I call to order the members for Kalgoorlie, Hillarys, Warren-Blackwood and Nedlands.
Mr C.J. Barnett: Who said that? Dr G.I. GALLOP: Thirdly, the Government will not provide - Mr C.J. Barnett: They have not actually said that. Dr G.I. GALLOP: They have said that. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER: Order, members! Dr G.I. GALLOP: Thirdly, the Government will not provide facilities for young people to access entertainment in Northbridge. I ask the Leader of the Opposition this: if someone says that there should be entertainment facilities for young people in Northbridge, are they not saying that it is okay for young people to be there? We have a problem in our community and there are two ways to address it. We can either confront bad behaviour or acquiesce to it. The Government will confront bad behaviour in the interests of the people who live and work in Northbridge and those who visit that area. That will also be in the interests of the people who are engaged in bad behaviour. Those people are heading towards a future that will lead to their self-destruction. I do not want to see that happen. What is interesting about this issue is the attitude of the Opposition to it. It has three different positions on this issue. Blanket opposition to the curfew was expressed yesterday by the Leader of the Opposition. The second position is represented by the member for Murdoch, who has argued that the curfew is not really necessary because some sort of utopia might emerge and there would be no need for it. The third position, of course, is that of the member for Kalgoorlie, who agrees with the curfew. The Leader of the Opposition has one position on this issue, the member for Kalgoorlie another, and the member for Murdoch a third. It is interesting that the position these members take depends on whom they are talking to at the time. The Liberal Party will say and do anything to try to win a vote. That is what this comes down to. When the member for Murdoch addresses youth organisations he gives one impression, when the member for Kalgoorlie grandstands in his electorate he has another position, and when the Leader of the Opposition is asked, he has a third position. We should get serious about our young people and make sure that they are given a future. If we encourage young people to go unsupervised to that area late at night or early in the morning, they will be on a path to self-destruction. The Government will not tolerate that. It will intervene to bring about a better future for those young people. The Government will stand up for young people. It has already done so through the inquiry into child abuse and domestic violence in Aboriginal communities, the homelessness strategy and the Northbridge curfew. The Government has the interests of young people at heart. It is about time that the Opposition supported the Government, rather than put out a range of positions according to whom its members are speaking at the time. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER: I call to order the members for Kalgoorlie, Hillarys, Warren-Blackwood and Nedlands.
Dr G.I. GALLOP: Thirdly, the Government will not provide - Mr C.J. Barnett: They have not actually said that. Dr G.I. GALLOP: They have said that. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER: Order, members! Dr G.I. GALLOP: Thirdly, the Government will not provide facilities for young people to access entertainment in Northbridge. I ask the Leader of the Opposition this: if someone says that there should be entertainment facilities for young people in Northbridge, are they not saying that it is okay for young people to be there? We have a problem in our community and there are two ways to address it. We can either confront bad behaviour or acquiesce to it. The Government will confront bad behaviour in the interests of the people who live and work in Northbridge and those who visit that area. That will also be in the interests of the people who are engaged in bad behaviour. Those people are heading towards a future that will lead to their self-destruction. I do not want to see that happen. What is interesting about this issue is the attitude of the Opposition to it. It has three different positions on this issue. Blanket opposition to the curfew was expressed yesterday by the Leader of the Opposition. The second position is represented by the member for Murdoch, who has argued that the curfew is not really necessary because some sort of utopia might emerge and there would be no need for it. The third position, of course, is that of the member for Kalgoorlie, who agrees with the curfew. The Leader of the Opposition has one position on this issue, the member for Kalgoorlie another, and the member for Murdoch a third. It is interesting that the position these members take depends on whom they are talking to at the time. The Liberal Party will say and do anything to try to win a vote. That is what this comes down to. When the member for Murdoch addresses youth organisations he gives one impression, when the member for Kalgoorlie grandstands in his electorate he has another position, and when the Leader of the Opposition is asked, he has a third position. We should get serious about our young people and make sure that they are given a future. If we encourage young people to go unsupervised to that area late at night or early in the morning, they will be on a path to self-destruction. The Government will not tolerate that. It will intervene to bring about a better future for those young people. The Government will stand up for young people. It has already done so through the inquiry into child abuse and domestic violence in Aboriginal communities, the homelessness strategy and the Northbridge curfew. The Government has the interests of young people at heart. It is about time that the Opposition supported the Government, rather than put out a range of positions according to whom its members are speaking at the time. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER: I call to order the members for Kalgoorlie, Hillarys, Warren-Blackwood and Nedlands.
Mr C.J. Barnett: They have not actually said that. Dr G.I. GALLOP: They have said that. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER: Order, members! Dr G.I. GALLOP: Thirdly, the Government will not provide facilities for young people to access entertainment in Northbridge. I ask the Leader of the Opposition this: if someone says that there should be entertainment facilities for young people in Northbridge, are they not saying that it is okay for young people to be there? We have a problem in our community and there are two ways to address it. We can either confront bad behaviour or acquiesce to it. The Government will confront bad behaviour in the interests of the people who live and work in Northbridge and those who visit that area. That will also be in the interests of the people who are engaged in bad behaviour. Those people are heading towards a future that will lead to their self-destruction. I do not want to see that happen. What is interesting about this issue is the attitude of the Opposition to it. It has three different positions on this issue. Blanket opposition to the curfew was expressed yesterday by the Leader of the Opposition. The second position is represented by the member for Murdoch, who has argued that the curfew is not really necessary because some sort of utopia might emerge and there would be no need for it. The third position, of course, is that of the member for Kalgoorlie, who agrees with the curfew. The Leader of the Opposition has one position on this issue, the member for Kalgoorlie another, and the member for Murdoch a third. It is interesting that the position these members take depends on whom they are talking to at the time. The Liberal Party will say and do anything to try to win a vote. That is what this comes down to. When the member for Murdoch addresses youth organisations he gives one impression, when the member for Kalgoorlie grandstands in his electorate he has another position, and when the Leader of the Opposition is asked, he has a third position. We should get serious about our young people and make sure that they are given a future. If we encourage young people to go unsupervised to that area late at night or early in the morning, they will be on a path to self-destruction. The Government will not tolerate that. It will intervene to bring about a better future for those young people. The Government will stand up for young people. It has already done so through the inquiry into child abuse and domestic violence in Aboriginal communities, the homelessness strategy and the Northbridge curfew. The Government has the interests of young people at heart. It is about time that the Opposition supported the Government, rather than put out a range of positions according to whom its members are speaking at the time. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER: I call to order the members for Kalgoorlie, Hillarys, Warren-Blackwood and Nedlands.
Dr G.I. GALLOP: They have said that. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER: Order, members! Dr G.I. GALLOP: Thirdly, the Government will not provide facilities for young people to access entertainment in Northbridge. I ask the Leader of the Opposition this: if someone says that there should be entertainment facilities for young people in Northbridge, are they not saying that it is okay for young people to be there? We have a problem in our community and there are two ways to address it. We can either confront bad behaviour or acquiesce to it. The Government will confront bad behaviour in the interests of the people who live and work in Northbridge and those who visit that area. That will also be in the interests of the people who are engaged in bad behaviour. Those people are heading towards a future that will lead to their self-destruction. I do not want to see that happen. What is interesting about this issue is the attitude of the Opposition to it. It has three different positions on this issue. Blanket opposition to the curfew was expressed yesterday by the Leader of the Opposition. The second position is represented by the member for Murdoch, who has argued that the curfew is not really necessary because some sort of utopia might emerge and there would be no need for it. The third position, of course, is that of the member for Kalgoorlie, who agrees with the curfew. The Leader of the Opposition has one position on this issue, the member for Kalgoorlie another, and the member for Murdoch a third. It is interesting that the position these members take depends on whom they are talking to at the time. The Liberal Party will say and do anything to try to win a vote. That is what this comes down to. When the member for Murdoch addresses youth organisations he gives one impression, when the member for Kalgoorlie grandstands in his electorate he has another position, and when the Leader of the Opposition is asked, he has a third position. We should get serious about our young people and make sure that they are given a future. If we encourage young people to go unsupervised to that area late at night or early in the morning, they will be on a path to self-destruction. The Government will not tolerate that. It will intervene to bring about a better future for those young people. The Government will stand up for young people. It has already done so through the inquiry into child abuse and domestic violence in Aboriginal communities, the homelessness strategy and the Northbridge curfew. The Government has the interests of young people at heart. It is about time that the Opposition supported the Government, rather than put out a range of positions according to whom its members are speaking at the time. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER: I call to order the members for Kalgoorlie, Hillarys, Warren-Blackwood and Nedlands.
Several members interjected. The SPEAKER: Order, members! Dr G.I. GALLOP: Thirdly, the Government will not provide facilities for young people to access entertainment in Northbridge. I ask the Leader of the Opposition this: if someone says that there should be entertainment facilities for young people in Northbridge, are they not saying that it is okay for young people to be there? We have a problem in our community and there are two ways to address it. We can either confront bad behaviour or acquiesce to it. The Government will confront bad behaviour in the interests of the people who live and work in Northbridge and those who visit that area. That will also be in the interests of the people who are engaged in bad behaviour. Those people are heading towards a future that will lead to their self-destruction. I do not want to see that happen. What is interesting about this issue is the attitude of the Opposition to it. It has three different positions on this issue. Blanket opposition to the curfew was expressed yesterday by the Leader of the Opposition. The second position is represented by the member for Murdoch, who has argued that the curfew is not really necessary because some sort of utopia might emerge and there would be no need for it. The third position, of course, is that of the member for Kalgoorlie, who agrees with the curfew. The Leader of the Opposition has one position on this issue, the member for Kalgoorlie another, and the member for Murdoch a third. It is interesting that the position these members take depends on whom they are talking to at the time. The Liberal Party will say and do anything to try to win a vote. That is what this comes down to. When the member for Murdoch addresses youth organisations he gives one impression, when the member for Kalgoorlie grandstands in his electorate he has another position, and when the Leader of the Opposition is asked, he has a third position. We should get serious about our young people and make sure that they are given a future. If we encourage young people to go unsupervised to that area late at night or early in the morning, they will be on a path to self-destruction. The Government will not tolerate that. It will intervene to bring about a better future for those young people. The Government will stand up for young people. It has already done so through the inquiry into child abuse and domestic violence in Aboriginal communities, the homelessness strategy and the Northbridge curfew. The Government has the interests of young people at heart. It is about time that the Opposition supported the Government, rather than put out a range of positions according to whom its members are speaking at the time. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER: I call to order the members for Kalgoorlie, Hillarys, Warren-Blackwood and Nedlands.
The SPEAKER: Order, members! Dr G.I. GALLOP: Thirdly, the Government will not provide facilities for young people to access entertainment in Northbridge. I ask the Leader of the Opposition this: if someone says that there should be entertainment facilities for young people in Northbridge, are they not saying that it is okay for young people to be there? We have a problem in our community and there are two ways to address it. We can either confront bad behaviour or acquiesce to it. The Government will confront bad behaviour in the interests of the people who live and work in Northbridge and those who visit that area. That will also be in the interests of the people who are engaged in bad behaviour. Those people are heading towards a future that will lead to their self-destruction. I do not want to see that happen. What is interesting about this issue is the attitude of the Opposition to it. It has three different positions on this issue. Blanket opposition to the curfew was expressed yesterday by the Leader of the Opposition. The second position is represented by the member for Murdoch, who has argued that the curfew is not really necessary because some sort of utopia might emerge and there would be no need for it. The third position, of course, is that of the member for Kalgoorlie, who agrees with the curfew. The Leader of the Opposition has one position on this issue, the member for Kalgoorlie another, and the member for Murdoch a third. It is interesting that the position these members take depends on whom they are talking to at the time. The Liberal Party will say and do anything to try to win a vote. That is what this comes down to. When the member for Murdoch addresses youth organisations he gives one impression, when the member for Kalgoorlie grandstands in his electorate he has another position, and when the Leader of the Opposition is asked, he has a third position. We should get serious about our young people and make sure that they are given a future. If we encourage young people to go unsupervised to that area late at night or early in the morning, they will be on a path to self-destruction. The Government will not tolerate that. It will intervene to bring about a better future for those young people. The Government will stand up for young people. It has already done so through the inquiry into child abuse and domestic violence in Aboriginal communities, the homelessness strategy and the Northbridge curfew. The Government has the interests of young people at heart. It is about time that the Opposition supported the Government, rather than put out a range of positions according to whom its members are speaking at the time. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER: I call to order the members for Kalgoorlie, Hillarys, Warren-Blackwood and Nedlands.
Dr G.I. GALLOP: Thirdly, the Government will not provide facilities for young people to access entertainment in Northbridge. I ask the Leader of the Opposition this: if someone says that there should be entertainment facilities for young people in Northbridge, are they not saying that it is okay for young people to be there? We have a problem in our community and there are two ways to address it. We can either confront bad behaviour or acquiesce to it. The Government will confront bad behaviour in the interests of the people who live and work in Northbridge and those who visit that area. That will also be in the interests of the people who are engaged in bad behaviour. Those people are heading towards a future that will lead to their self-destruction. I do not want to see that happen. What is interesting about this issue is the attitude of the Opposition to it. It has three different positions on this issue. Blanket opposition to the curfew was expressed yesterday by the Leader of the Opposition. The second position is represented by the member for Murdoch, who has argued that the curfew is not really necessary because some sort of utopia might emerge and there would be no need for it. The third position, of course, is that of the member for Kalgoorlie, who agrees with the curfew. The Leader of the Opposition has one position on this issue, the member for Kalgoorlie another, and the member for Murdoch a third. It is interesting that the position these members take depends on whom they are talking to at the time. The Liberal Party will say and do anything to try to win a vote. That is what this comes down to. When the member for Murdoch addresses youth organisations he gives one impression, when the member for Kalgoorlie grandstands in his electorate he has another position, and when the Leader of the Opposition is asked, he has a third position. We should get serious about our young people and make sure that they are given a future. If we encourage young people to go unsupervised to that area late at night or early in the morning, they will be on a path to self-destruction. The Government will not tolerate that. It will intervene to bring about a better future for those young people. The Government will stand up for young people. It has already done so through the inquiry into child abuse and domestic violence in Aboriginal communities, the homelessness strategy and the Northbridge curfew. The Government has the interests of young people at heart. It is about time that the Opposition supported the Government, rather than put out a range of positions according to whom its members are speaking at the time. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER: I call to order the members for Kalgoorlie, Hillarys, Warren-Blackwood and Nedlands.
What is interesting about this issue is the attitude of the Opposition to it. It has three different positions on this issue. Blanket opposition to the curfew was expressed yesterday by the Leader of the Opposition. The second position is represented by the member for Murdoch, who has argued that the curfew is not really necessary because some sort of utopia might emerge and there would be no need for it. The third position, of course, is that of the member for Kalgoorlie, who agrees with the curfew. The Leader of the Opposition has one position on this issue, the member for Kalgoorlie another, and the member for Murdoch a third. It is interesting that the position these members take depends on whom they are talking to at the time. The Liberal Party will say and do anything to try to win a vote. That is what this comes down to. When the member for Murdoch addresses youth organisations he gives one impression, when the member for Kalgoorlie grandstands in his electorate he has another position, and when the Leader of the Opposition is asked, he has a third position. We should get serious about our young people and make sure that they are given a future. If we encourage young people to go unsupervised to that area late at night or early in the morning, they will be on a path to self-destruction. The Government will not tolerate that. It will intervene to bring about a better future for those young people. The Government will stand up for young people. It has already done so through the inquiry into child abuse and domestic violence in Aboriginal communities, the homelessness strategy and the Northbridge curfew. The Government has the interests of young people at heart. It is about time that the Opposition supported the Government, rather than put out a range of positions according to whom its members are speaking at the time. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER: I call to order the members for Kalgoorlie, Hillarys, Warren-Blackwood and Nedlands.
We should get serious about our young people and make sure that they are given a future. If we encourage young people to go unsupervised to that area late at night or early in the morning, they will be on a path to self-destruction. The Government will not tolerate that. It will intervene to bring about a better future for those young people. The Government will stand up for young people. It has already done so through the inquiry into child abuse and domestic violence in Aboriginal communities, the homelessness strategy and the Northbridge curfew. The Government has the interests of young people at heart. It is about time that the Opposition supported the Government, rather than put out a range of positions according to whom its members are speaking at the time. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER: I call to order the members for Kalgoorlie, Hillarys, Warren-Blackwood and Nedlands.
Several members interjected. The SPEAKER: I call to order the members for Kalgoorlie, Hillarys, Warren-Blackwood and Nedlands.
The SPEAKER: I call to order the members for Kalgoorlie, Hillarys, Warren-Blackwood and Nedlands.
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