❓ Mr Rundle asks the Premier to make public the outcomes of a meeting regarding Banksia Hill Detention Centre to ensure accountability. The Premier avoids a direct answer, instead praising the staff and their difficult work environment.
AnsweredQoN 328Legislative Assembly
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BANKSIA
HILL DETENTION CENTRE — MEETING
328. Mr P.J. RUNDLE to the Premier:
I have a supplementary question. Will the Premier make all
the outcomes of that meeting public to ensure that he can be held accountable
for those promises that he has made?
HILL DETENTION CENTRE — MEETING
328. Mr P.J. RUNDLE to the Premier:
I have a supplementary question. Will the Premier make all
the outcomes of that meeting public to ensure that he can be held accountable
for those promises that he has made?
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That is a very odd question. The government will continue to
reform the system and invest in the things that I mentioned before. In this
context, I would like to acknowledge the staff who work there because I do not
think they get enough acknowledgement. I want to continue to acknowledge the
staff who go to work in a difficult environment, where they are often subject
to considerable stress and sometimes violence. I thank them for all their
actions. As I said the other day, they go into this environment with altruistic
motives. They want to make sure that they
provide an environment in which the detainees have an opportunity to turn their
lives around. I do not think they should receive abuse or criticism. I have
seen some commentary in which they do from people who would never dream of
working in that environment. All I would say is that I think we need to thank
those people who work in that environment—the first responders and all
those people who do what is required to keep us safe.
reform the system and invest in the things that I mentioned before. In this
context, I would like to acknowledge the staff who work there because I do not
think they get enough acknowledgement. I want to continue to acknowledge the
staff who go to work in a difficult environment, where they are often subject
to considerable stress and sometimes violence. I thank them for all their
actions. As I said the other day, they go into this environment with altruistic
motives. They want to make sure that they
provide an environment in which the detainees have an opportunity to turn their
lives around. I do not think they should receive abuse or criticism. I have
seen some commentary in which they do from people who would never dream of
working in that environment. All I would say is that I think we need to thank
those people who work in that environment—the first responders and all
those people who do what is required to keep us safe.
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