❓ Opposition questions the Minister for Police and Emergency Services about a reported doubling of rapes and sexual assaults. The Minister refutes the implication of inaction, attributing the increase to proactive policing and increased reporting.
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RAPES AND VIOLENT SEXUAL ASSAULTS
Knowing the minister’s penchant for graphs, I show him this graph today. According to official police figures, the number of violent rapes and sexual assaults, including those against children and the elderly, have increased from 1 380 in 2000-01 to an alarming 2 911 in the year ending June 2007. (1) Why has the number of rapes and violent sexual assaults more than doubled under his government? (2) How does this fit with his policy promise to “improve the safety and security of all Western Australians by preventing and reducing crime”? Mr J.C. KOBELKE
Knowing the minister’s penchant for graphs, I show him this graph today. According to official police figures, the number of violent rapes and sexual assaults, including those against children and the elderly, have increased from 1 380 in 2000-01 to an alarming 2 911 in the year ending June 2007. (1) Why has the number of rapes and violent sexual assaults more than doubled under his government? (2) How does this fit with his policy promise to “improve the safety and security of all Western Australians by preventing and reducing crime”? Mr J.C. KOBELKE
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(1)-(2) I genuinely thank the member for the question because it is certainly a very important issue. I cannot validate the figures but I am aware that the number of reported sexual offences has gone up. I certainly accept that. There are good reasons for that. Mr C.J. Barnett : Good reasons! The SPEAKER : I call the member for Cottesloe to order for the first time. Mr J.C. KOBELKE : I welcome the question because it is an important issue but it is a little disconcerting that the donkeys and the mules keep braying instead of treating the matter seriously. Mr R.F. Johnson : This is a serious one, my friend. Mr J.C. KOBELKE : The member should treat it seriously and not as a political game. It is a disgrace that he treats this matter as a political game. This government is dealing with a very real issue. This is quite separate from the earlier matter related to aggravated assaults. There is a very important reason which members opposite should understand why the statistics on offences reported by the police do not actually reflect what is happening in the community. They reflect what the police are doing about it, and that is very different. The Australian Bureau of Statistics figures are a very different set of figures. The ABS figures by survey actually show the percentage of various crimes in the community, which is very different from what the police report. Several members interjected. Mr J.C. KOBELKE : We can see again that members opposite have to put spin on it. They do not want to deal with the facts; they want to deal with parts of the facts. They want to take a fact from here and a fact from there and distort the picture. I was asked a question about sexual assaults. The figures on sexual assaults and domestic violence have gone up by a very large amount. Does the member for Hillarys accept what I just said? He is not even listening to the answer. That shows the total lack of interest by this opposition in dealing with the issues. I said to the member who asked the question that the number of reported domestic violence offences and sexual offences has gone up. It has gone up because this government treated this matter seriously. Police went out and took action when there were complaints of domestic violence. When members opposite were in government, the police were not proactive in that area. When there were reports of domestic violence, charges were not laid. Under this government, when there are reports of domestic violence or sexual assault, the police take action. As a result of proactive policing and Frontline First, there are many more reports by the police and many more charges are laid. Therefore, proactive policing is taking effect. Mr R.F. Johnson : You should resign. The SPEAKER : The member for Hillarys has a limited capacity to interject, not an absolute capacity. I call him to order for the first time. Mr T. Buswell interjected. The SPEAKER : Order! I call the Deputy Leader of the Opposition to order for the first time. Mr J.C. KOBELKE : When they were in government and they had reports of sexual offences, they turned a blind eye. The former member for Ningaloo explained in this very place how he was disgusted when he went to the then Liberal minister to complain that nothing was being done about sexual violence and abuse. The Liberal government got a pamphlet; it took no action whatsoever. That is what the Liberal government did. We have built multifunction police stations. We have police out there. Look at Kalumburu and Fitzroy Crossing. We have police on the ground dealing with the issue and laying charges. The Liberal government turned its face away from it. They will forever live in disgrace that they took no action when they were in government. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order! I call the member for Carine and the member for Alfred Cove to order.
(1) Why has the number of rapes and violent sexual assaults more than doubled under his government? (2) How does this fit with his policy promise to “improve the safety and security of all Western Australians by preventing and reducing crime”? Mr J.C. KOBELKE replied: (1)-(2) I genuinely thank the member for the question because it is certainly a very important issue. I cannot validate the figures but I am aware that the number of reported sexual offences has gone up. I certainly accept that. There are good reasons for that. Mr C.J. Barnett : Good reasons! The SPEAKER : I call the member for Cottesloe to order for the first time. Mr J.C. KOBELKE : I welcome the question because it is an important issue but it is a little disconcerting that the donkeys and the mules keep braying instead of treating the matter seriously. Mr R.F. Johnson : This is a serious one, my friend. Mr J.C. KOBELKE : The member should treat it seriously and not as a political game. It is a disgrace that he treats this matter as a political game. This government is dealing with a very real issue. This is quite separate from the earlier matter related to aggravated assaults. There is a very important reason which members opposite should understand why the statistics on offences reported by the police do not actually reflect what is happening in the community. They reflect what the police are doing about it, and that is very different. The Australian Bureau of Statistics figures are a very different set of figures. The ABS figures by survey actually show the percentage of various crimes in the community, which is very different from what the police report. Several members interjected. Mr J.C. KOBELKE : We can see again that members opposite have to put spin on it. They do not want to deal with the facts; they want to deal with parts of the facts. They want to take a fact from here and a fact from there and distort the picture. I was asked a question about sexual assaults. The figures on sexual assaults and domestic violence have gone up by a very large amount. Does the member for Hillarys accept what I just said? He is not even listening to the answer. That shows the total lack of interest by this opposition in dealing with the issues. I said to the member who asked the question that the number of reported domestic violence offences and sexual offences has gone up. It has gone up because this government treated this matter seriously. Police went out and took action when there were complaints of domestic violence. When members opposite were in government, the police were not proactive in that area. When there were reports of domestic violence, charges were not laid. Under this government, when there are reports of domestic violence or sexual assault, the police take action. As a result of proactive policing and Frontline First, there are many more reports by the police and many more charges are laid. Therefore, proactive policing is taking effect. Mr R.F. Johnson : You should resign. The SPEAKER : The member for Hillarys has a limited capacity to interject, not an absolute capacity. I call him to order for the first time. Mr T. Buswell interjected. The SPEAKER : Order! I call the Deputy Leader of the Opposition to order for the first time. Mr J.C. KOBELKE : When they were in government and they had reports of sexual offences, they turned a blind eye. The former member for Ningaloo explained in this very place how he was disgusted when he went to the then Liberal minister to complain that nothing was being done about sexual violence and abuse. The Liberal government got a pamphlet; it took no action whatsoever. That is what the Liberal government did. We have built multifunction police stations. We have police out there. Look at Kalumburu and Fitzroy Crossing. We have police on the ground dealing with the issue and laying charges. The Liberal government turned its face away from it. They will forever live in disgrace that they took no action when they were in government. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order! I call the member for Carine and the member for Alfred Cove to order.
(2) How does this fit with his policy promise to “improve the safety and security of all Western Australians by preventing and reducing crime”? Mr J.C. KOBELKE replied: (1)-(2) I genuinely thank the member for the question because it is certainly a very important issue. I cannot validate the figures but I am aware that the number of reported sexual offences has gone up. I certainly accept that. There are good reasons for that. Mr C.J. Barnett : Good reasons! The SPEAKER : I call the member for Cottesloe to order for the first time. Mr J.C. KOBELKE : I welcome the question because it is an important issue but it is a little disconcerting that the donkeys and the mules keep braying instead of treating the matter seriously. Mr R.F. Johnson : This is a serious one, my friend. Mr J.C. KOBELKE : The member should treat it seriously and not as a political game. It is a disgrace that he treats this matter as a political game. This government is dealing with a very real issue. This is quite separate from the earlier matter related to aggravated assaults. There is a very important reason which members opposite should understand why the statistics on offences reported by the police do not actually reflect what is happening in the community. They reflect what the police are doing about it, and that is very different. The Australian Bureau of Statistics figures are a very different set of figures. The ABS figures by survey actually show the percentage of various crimes in the community, which is very different from what the police report. Several members interjected. Mr J.C. KOBELKE : We can see again that members opposite have to put spin on it. They do not want to deal with the facts; they want to deal with parts of the facts. They want to take a fact from here and a fact from there and distort the picture. I was asked a question about sexual assaults. The figures on sexual assaults and domestic violence have gone up by a very large amount. Does the member for Hillarys accept what I just said? He is not even listening to the answer. That shows the total lack of interest by this opposition in dealing with the issues. I said to the member who asked the question that the number of reported domestic violence offences and sexual offences has gone up. It has gone up because this government treated this matter seriously. Police went out and took action when there were complaints of domestic violence. When members opposite were in government, the police were not proactive in that area. When there were reports of domestic violence, charges were not laid. Under this government, when there are reports of domestic violence or sexual assault, the police take action. As a result of proactive policing and Frontline First, there are many more reports by the police and many more charges are laid. Therefore, proactive policing is taking effect. Mr R.F. Johnson : You should resign. The SPEAKER : The member for Hillarys has a limited capacity to interject, not an absolute capacity. I call him to order for the first time. Mr T. Buswell interjected. The SPEAKER : Order! I call the Deputy Leader of the Opposition to order for the first time. Mr J.C. KOBELKE : When they were in government and they had reports of sexual offences, they turned a blind eye. The former member for Ningaloo explained in this very place how he was disgusted when he went to the then Liberal minister to complain that nothing was being done about sexual violence and abuse. The Liberal government got a pamphlet; it took no action whatsoever. That is what the Liberal government did. We have built multifunction police stations. We have police out there. Look at Kalumburu and Fitzroy Crossing. We have police on the ground dealing with the issue and laying charges. The Liberal government turned its face away from it. They will forever live in disgrace that they took no action when they were in government. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order! I call the member for Carine and the member for Alfred Cove to order.
Mr J.C. KOBELKE replied: (1)-(2) I genuinely thank the member for the question because it is certainly a very important issue. I cannot validate the figures but I am aware that the number of reported sexual offences has gone up. I certainly accept that. There are good reasons for that. Mr C.J. Barnett : Good reasons! The SPEAKER : I call the member for Cottesloe to order for the first time. Mr J.C. KOBELKE : I welcome the question because it is an important issue but it is a little disconcerting that the donkeys and the mules keep braying instead of treating the matter seriously. Mr R.F. Johnson : This is a serious one, my friend. Mr J.C. KOBELKE : The member should treat it seriously and not as a political game. It is a disgrace that he treats this matter as a political game. This government is dealing with a very real issue. This is quite separate from the earlier matter related to aggravated assaults. There is a very important reason which members opposite should understand why the statistics on offences reported by the police do not actually reflect what is happening in the community. They reflect what the police are doing about it, and that is very different. The Australian Bureau of Statistics figures are a very different set of figures. The ABS figures by survey actually show the percentage of various crimes in the community, which is very different from what the police report. Several members interjected. Mr J.C. KOBELKE : We can see again that members opposite have to put spin on it. They do not want to deal with the facts; they want to deal with parts of the facts. They want to take a fact from here and a fact from there and distort the picture. I was asked a question about sexual assaults. The figures on sexual assaults and domestic violence have gone up by a very large amount. Does the member for Hillarys accept what I just said? He is not even listening to the answer. That shows the total lack of interest by this opposition in dealing with the issues. I said to the member who asked the question that the number of reported domestic violence offences and sexual offences has gone up. It has gone up because this government treated this matter seriously. Police went out and took action when there were complaints of domestic violence. When members opposite were in government, the police were not proactive in that area. When there were reports of domestic violence, charges were not laid. Under this government, when there are reports of domestic violence or sexual assault, the police take action. As a result of proactive policing and Frontline First, there are many more reports by the police and many more charges are laid. Therefore, proactive policing is taking effect. Mr R.F. Johnson : You should resign. The SPEAKER : The member for Hillarys has a limited capacity to interject, not an absolute capacity. I call him to order for the first time. Mr T. Buswell interjected. The SPEAKER : Order! I call the Deputy Leader of the Opposition to order for the first time. Mr J.C. KOBELKE : When they were in government and they had reports of sexual offences, they turned a blind eye. The former member for Ningaloo explained in this very place how he was disgusted when he went to the then Liberal minister to complain that nothing was being done about sexual violence and abuse. The Liberal government got a pamphlet; it took no action whatsoever. That is what the Liberal government did. We have built multifunction police stations. We have police out there. Look at Kalumburu and Fitzroy Crossing. We have police on the ground dealing with the issue and laying charges. The Liberal government turned its face away from it. They will forever live in disgrace that they took no action when they were in government. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order! I call the member for Carine and the member for Alfred Cove to order.
(1)-(2) I genuinely thank the member for the question because it is certainly a very important issue. I cannot validate the figures but I am aware that the number of reported sexual offences has gone up. I certainly accept that. There are good reasons for that. Mr C.J. Barnett : Good reasons! The SPEAKER : I call the member for Cottesloe to order for the first time. Mr J.C. KOBELKE : I welcome the question because it is an important issue but it is a little disconcerting that the donkeys and the mules keep braying instead of treating the matter seriously. Mr R.F. Johnson : This is a serious one, my friend. Mr J.C. KOBELKE : The member should treat it seriously and not as a political game. It is a disgrace that he treats this matter as a political game. This government is dealing with a very real issue. This is quite separate from the earlier matter related to aggravated assaults. There is a very important reason which members opposite should understand why the statistics on offences reported by the police do not actually reflect what is happening in the community. They reflect what the police are doing about it, and that is very different. The Australian Bureau of Statistics figures are a very different set of figures. The ABS figures by survey actually show the percentage of various crimes in the community, which is very different from what the police report. Several members interjected. Mr J.C. KOBELKE : We can see again that members opposite have to put spin on it. They do not want to deal with the facts; they want to deal with parts of the facts. They want to take a fact from here and a fact from there and distort the picture. I was asked a question about sexual assaults. The figures on sexual assaults and domestic violence have gone up by a very large amount. Does the member for Hillarys accept what I just said? He is not even listening to the answer. That shows the total lack of interest by this opposition in dealing with the issues. I said to the member who asked the question that the number of reported domestic violence offences and sexual offences has gone up. It has gone up because this government treated this matter seriously. Police went out and took action when there were complaints of domestic violence. When members opposite were in government, the police were not proactive in that area. When there were reports of domestic violence, charges were not laid. Under this government, when there are reports of domestic violence or sexual assault, the police take action. As a result of proactive policing and Frontline First, there are many more reports by the police and many more charges are laid. Therefore, proactive policing is taking effect. Mr R.F. Johnson : You should resign. The SPEAKER : The member for Hillarys has a limited capacity to interject, not an absolute capacity. I call him to order for the first time. Mr T. Buswell interjected. The SPEAKER : Order! I call the Deputy Leader of the Opposition to order for the first time. Mr J.C. KOBELKE : When they were in government and they had reports of sexual offences, they turned a blind eye. The former member for Ningaloo explained in this very place how he was disgusted when he went to the then Liberal minister to complain that nothing was being done about sexual violence and abuse. The Liberal government got a pamphlet; it took no action whatsoever. That is what the Liberal government did. We have built multifunction police stations. We have police out there. Look at Kalumburu and Fitzroy Crossing. We have police on the ground dealing with the issue and laying charges. The Liberal government turned its face away from it. They will forever live in disgrace that they took no action when they were in government. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order! I call the member for Carine and the member for Alfred Cove to order.
Mr C.J. Barnett : Good reasons! The SPEAKER : I call the member for Cottesloe to order for the first time. Mr J.C. KOBELKE : I welcome the question because it is an important issue but it is a little disconcerting that the donkeys and the mules keep braying instead of treating the matter seriously. Mr R.F. Johnson : This is a serious one, my friend. Mr J.C. KOBELKE : The member should treat it seriously and not as a political game. It is a disgrace that he treats this matter as a political game. This government is dealing with a very real issue. This is quite separate from the earlier matter related to aggravated assaults. There is a very important reason which members opposite should understand why the statistics on offences reported by the police do not actually reflect what is happening in the community. They reflect what the police are doing about it, and that is very different. The Australian Bureau of Statistics figures are a very different set of figures. The ABS figures by survey actually show the percentage of various crimes in the community, which is very different from what the police report. Several members interjected. Mr J.C. KOBELKE : We can see again that members opposite have to put spin on it. They do not want to deal with the facts; they want to deal with parts of the facts. They want to take a fact from here and a fact from there and distort the picture. I was asked a question about sexual assaults. The figures on sexual assaults and domestic violence have gone up by a very large amount. Does the member for Hillarys accept what I just said? He is not even listening to the answer. That shows the total lack of interest by this opposition in dealing with the issues. I said to the member who asked the question that the number of reported domestic violence offences and sexual offences has gone up. It has gone up because this government treated this matter seriously. Police went out and took action when there were complaints of domestic violence. When members opposite were in government, the police were not proactive in that area. When there were reports of domestic violence, charges were not laid. Under this government, when there are reports of domestic violence or sexual assault, the police take action. As a result of proactive policing and Frontline First, there are many more reports by the police and many more charges are laid. Therefore, proactive policing is taking effect. Mr R.F. Johnson : You should resign. The SPEAKER : The member for Hillarys has a limited capacity to interject, not an absolute capacity. I call him to order for the first time. Mr T. Buswell interjected. The SPEAKER : Order! I call the Deputy Leader of the Opposition to order for the first time. Mr J.C. KOBELKE : When they were in government and they had reports of sexual offences, they turned a blind eye. The former member for Ningaloo explained in this very place how he was disgusted when he went to the then Liberal minister to complain that nothing was being done about sexual violence and abuse. The Liberal government got a pamphlet; it took no action whatsoever. That is what the Liberal government did. We have built multifunction police stations. We have police out there. Look at Kalumburu and Fitzroy Crossing. We have police on the ground dealing with the issue and laying charges. The Liberal government turned its face away from it. They will forever live in disgrace that they took no action when they were in government. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order! I call the member for Carine and the member for Alfred Cove to order.
The SPEAKER : I call the member for Cottesloe to order for the first time. Mr J.C. KOBELKE : I welcome the question because it is an important issue but it is a little disconcerting that the donkeys and the mules keep braying instead of treating the matter seriously. Mr R.F. Johnson : This is a serious one, my friend. Mr J.C. KOBELKE : The member should treat it seriously and not as a political game. It is a disgrace that he treats this matter as a political game. This government is dealing with a very real issue. This is quite separate from the earlier matter related to aggravated assaults. There is a very important reason which members opposite should understand why the statistics on offences reported by the police do not actually reflect what is happening in the community. They reflect what the police are doing about it, and that is very different. The Australian Bureau of Statistics figures are a very different set of figures. The ABS figures by survey actually show the percentage of various crimes in the community, which is very different from what the police report. Several members interjected. Mr J.C. KOBELKE : We can see again that members opposite have to put spin on it. They do not want to deal with the facts; they want to deal with parts of the facts. They want to take a fact from here and a fact from there and distort the picture. I was asked a question about sexual assaults. The figures on sexual assaults and domestic violence have gone up by a very large amount. Does the member for Hillarys accept what I just said? He is not even listening to the answer. That shows the total lack of interest by this opposition in dealing with the issues. I said to the member who asked the question that the number of reported domestic violence offences and sexual offences has gone up. It has gone up because this government treated this matter seriously. Police went out and took action when there were complaints of domestic violence. When members opposite were in government, the police were not proactive in that area. When there were reports of domestic violence, charges were not laid. Under this government, when there are reports of domestic violence or sexual assault, the police take action. As a result of proactive policing and Frontline First, there are many more reports by the police and many more charges are laid. Therefore, proactive policing is taking effect. Mr R.F. Johnson : You should resign. The SPEAKER : The member for Hillarys has a limited capacity to interject, not an absolute capacity. I call him to order for the first time. Mr T. Buswell interjected. The SPEAKER : Order! I call the Deputy Leader of the Opposition to order for the first time. Mr J.C. KOBELKE : When they were in government and they had reports of sexual offences, they turned a blind eye. The former member for Ningaloo explained in this very place how he was disgusted when he went to the then Liberal minister to complain that nothing was being done about sexual violence and abuse. The Liberal government got a pamphlet; it took no action whatsoever. That is what the Liberal government did. We have built multifunction police stations. We have police out there. Look at Kalumburu and Fitzroy Crossing. We have police on the ground dealing with the issue and laying charges. The Liberal government turned its face away from it. They will forever live in disgrace that they took no action when they were in government. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order! I call the member for Carine and the member for Alfred Cove to order.
Mr J.C. KOBELKE : I welcome the question because it is an important issue but it is a little disconcerting that the donkeys and the mules keep braying instead of treating the matter seriously. Mr R.F. Johnson : This is a serious one, my friend. Mr J.C. KOBELKE : The member should treat it seriously and not as a political game. It is a disgrace that he treats this matter as a political game. This government is dealing with a very real issue. This is quite separate from the earlier matter related to aggravated assaults. There is a very important reason which members opposite should understand why the statistics on offences reported by the police do not actually reflect what is happening in the community. They reflect what the police are doing about it, and that is very different. The Australian Bureau of Statistics figures are a very different set of figures. The ABS figures by survey actually show the percentage of various crimes in the community, which is very different from what the police report. Several members interjected. Mr J.C. KOBELKE : We can see again that members opposite have to put spin on it. They do not want to deal with the facts; they want to deal with parts of the facts. They want to take a fact from here and a fact from there and distort the picture. I was asked a question about sexual assaults. The figures on sexual assaults and domestic violence have gone up by a very large amount. Does the member for Hillarys accept what I just said? He is not even listening to the answer. That shows the total lack of interest by this opposition in dealing with the issues. I said to the member who asked the question that the number of reported domestic violence offences and sexual offences has gone up. It has gone up because this government treated this matter seriously. Police went out and took action when there were complaints of domestic violence. When members opposite were in government, the police were not proactive in that area. When there were reports of domestic violence, charges were not laid. Under this government, when there are reports of domestic violence or sexual assault, the police take action. As a result of proactive policing and Frontline First, there are many more reports by the police and many more charges are laid. Therefore, proactive policing is taking effect. Mr R.F. Johnson : You should resign. The SPEAKER : The member for Hillarys has a limited capacity to interject, not an absolute capacity. I call him to order for the first time. Mr T. Buswell interjected. The SPEAKER : Order! I call the Deputy Leader of the Opposition to order for the first time. Mr J.C. KOBELKE : When they were in government and they had reports of sexual offences, they turned a blind eye. The former member for Ningaloo explained in this very place how he was disgusted when he went to the then Liberal minister to complain that nothing was being done about sexual violence and abuse. The Liberal government got a pamphlet; it took no action whatsoever. That is what the Liberal government did. We have built multifunction police stations. We have police out there. Look at Kalumburu and Fitzroy Crossing. We have police on the ground dealing with the issue and laying charges. The Liberal government turned its face away from it. They will forever live in disgrace that they took no action when they were in government. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order! I call the member for Carine and the member for Alfred Cove to order.
Mr R.F. Johnson : This is a serious one, my friend. Mr J.C. KOBELKE : The member should treat it seriously and not as a political game. It is a disgrace that he treats this matter as a political game. This government is dealing with a very real issue. This is quite separate from the earlier matter related to aggravated assaults. There is a very important reason which members opposite should understand why the statistics on offences reported by the police do not actually reflect what is happening in the community. They reflect what the police are doing about it, and that is very different. The Australian Bureau of Statistics figures are a very different set of figures. The ABS figures by survey actually show the percentage of various crimes in the community, which is very different from what the police report. Several members interjected. Mr J.C. KOBELKE : We can see again that members opposite have to put spin on it. They do not want to deal with the facts; they want to deal with parts of the facts. They want to take a fact from here and a fact from there and distort the picture. I was asked a question about sexual assaults. The figures on sexual assaults and domestic violence have gone up by a very large amount. Does the member for Hillarys accept what I just said? He is not even listening to the answer. That shows the total lack of interest by this opposition in dealing with the issues. I said to the member who asked the question that the number of reported domestic violence offences and sexual offences has gone up. It has gone up because this government treated this matter seriously. Police went out and took action when there were complaints of domestic violence. When members opposite were in government, the police were not proactive in that area. When there were reports of domestic violence, charges were not laid. Under this government, when there are reports of domestic violence or sexual assault, the police take action. As a result of proactive policing and Frontline First, there are many more reports by the police and many more charges are laid. Therefore, proactive policing is taking effect. Mr R.F. Johnson : You should resign. The SPEAKER : The member for Hillarys has a limited capacity to interject, not an absolute capacity. I call him to order for the first time. Mr T. Buswell interjected. The SPEAKER : Order! I call the Deputy Leader of the Opposition to order for the first time. Mr J.C. KOBELKE : When they were in government and they had reports of sexual offences, they turned a blind eye. The former member for Ningaloo explained in this very place how he was disgusted when he went to the then Liberal minister to complain that nothing was being done about sexual violence and abuse. The Liberal government got a pamphlet; it took no action whatsoever. That is what the Liberal government did. We have built multifunction police stations. We have police out there. Look at Kalumburu and Fitzroy Crossing. We have police on the ground dealing with the issue and laying charges. The Liberal government turned its face away from it. They will forever live in disgrace that they took no action when they were in government. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order! I call the member for Carine and the member for Alfred Cove to order.
Mr J.C. KOBELKE : The member should treat it seriously and not as a political game. It is a disgrace that he treats this matter as a political game. This government is dealing with a very real issue. This is quite separate from the earlier matter related to aggravated assaults. There is a very important reason which members opposite should understand why the statistics on offences reported by the police do not actually reflect what is happening in the community. They reflect what the police are doing about it, and that is very different. The Australian Bureau of Statistics figures are a very different set of figures. The ABS figures by survey actually show the percentage of various crimes in the community, which is very different from what the police report. Several members interjected. Mr J.C. KOBELKE : We can see again that members opposite have to put spin on it. They do not want to deal with the facts; they want to deal with parts of the facts. They want to take a fact from here and a fact from there and distort the picture. I was asked a question about sexual assaults. The figures on sexual assaults and domestic violence have gone up by a very large amount. Does the member for Hillarys accept what I just said? He is not even listening to the answer. That shows the total lack of interest by this opposition in dealing with the issues. I said to the member who asked the question that the number of reported domestic violence offences and sexual offences has gone up. It has gone up because this government treated this matter seriously. Police went out and took action when there were complaints of domestic violence. When members opposite were in government, the police were not proactive in that area. When there were reports of domestic violence, charges were not laid. Under this government, when there are reports of domestic violence or sexual assault, the police take action. As a result of proactive policing and Frontline First, there are many more reports by the police and many more charges are laid. Therefore, proactive policing is taking effect. Mr R.F. Johnson : You should resign. The SPEAKER : The member for Hillarys has a limited capacity to interject, not an absolute capacity. I call him to order for the first time. Mr T. Buswell interjected. The SPEAKER : Order! I call the Deputy Leader of the Opposition to order for the first time. Mr J.C. KOBELKE : When they were in government and they had reports of sexual offences, they turned a blind eye. The former member for Ningaloo explained in this very place how he was disgusted when he went to the then Liberal minister to complain that nothing was being done about sexual violence and abuse. The Liberal government got a pamphlet; it took no action whatsoever. That is what the Liberal government did. We have built multifunction police stations. We have police out there. Look at Kalumburu and Fitzroy Crossing. We have police on the ground dealing with the issue and laying charges. The Liberal government turned its face away from it. They will forever live in disgrace that they took no action when they were in government. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order! I call the member for Carine and the member for Alfred Cove to order.
Several members interjected. Mr J.C. KOBELKE : We can see again that members opposite have to put spin on it. They do not want to deal with the facts; they want to deal with parts of the facts. They want to take a fact from here and a fact from there and distort the picture. I was asked a question about sexual assaults. The figures on sexual assaults and domestic violence have gone up by a very large amount. Does the member for Hillarys accept what I just said? He is not even listening to the answer. That shows the total lack of interest by this opposition in dealing with the issues. I said to the member who asked the question that the number of reported domestic violence offences and sexual offences has gone up. It has gone up because this government treated this matter seriously. Police went out and took action when there were complaints of domestic violence. When members opposite were in government, the police were not proactive in that area. When there were reports of domestic violence, charges were not laid. Under this government, when there are reports of domestic violence or sexual assault, the police take action. As a result of proactive policing and Frontline First, there are many more reports by the police and many more charges are laid. Therefore, proactive policing is taking effect. Mr R.F. Johnson : You should resign. The SPEAKER : The member for Hillarys has a limited capacity to interject, not an absolute capacity. I call him to order for the first time. Mr T. Buswell interjected. The SPEAKER : Order! I call the Deputy Leader of the Opposition to order for the first time. Mr J.C. KOBELKE : When they were in government and they had reports of sexual offences, they turned a blind eye. The former member for Ningaloo explained in this very place how he was disgusted when he went to the then Liberal minister to complain that nothing was being done about sexual violence and abuse. The Liberal government got a pamphlet; it took no action whatsoever. That is what the Liberal government did. We have built multifunction police stations. We have police out there. Look at Kalumburu and Fitzroy Crossing. We have police on the ground dealing with the issue and laying charges. The Liberal government turned its face away from it. They will forever live in disgrace that they took no action when they were in government. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order! I call the member for Carine and the member for Alfred Cove to order.
Mr J.C. KOBELKE : We can see again that members opposite have to put spin on it. They do not want to deal with the facts; they want to deal with parts of the facts. They want to take a fact from here and a fact from there and distort the picture. I was asked a question about sexual assaults. The figures on sexual assaults and domestic violence have gone up by a very large amount. Does the member for Hillarys accept what I just said? He is not even listening to the answer. That shows the total lack of interest by this opposition in dealing with the issues. I said to the member who asked the question that the number of reported domestic violence offences and sexual offences has gone up. It has gone up because this government treated this matter seriously. Police went out and took action when there were complaints of domestic violence. When members opposite were in government, the police were not proactive in that area. When there were reports of domestic violence, charges were not laid. Under this government, when there are reports of domestic violence or sexual assault, the police take action. As a result of proactive policing and Frontline First, there are many more reports by the police and many more charges are laid. Therefore, proactive policing is taking effect. Mr R.F. Johnson : You should resign. The SPEAKER : The member for Hillarys has a limited capacity to interject, not an absolute capacity. I call him to order for the first time. Mr T. Buswell interjected. The SPEAKER : Order! I call the Deputy Leader of the Opposition to order for the first time. Mr J.C. KOBELKE : When they were in government and they had reports of sexual offences, they turned a blind eye. The former member for Ningaloo explained in this very place how he was disgusted when he went to the then Liberal minister to complain that nothing was being done about sexual violence and abuse. The Liberal government got a pamphlet; it took no action whatsoever. That is what the Liberal government did. We have built multifunction police stations. We have police out there. Look at Kalumburu and Fitzroy Crossing. We have police on the ground dealing with the issue and laying charges. The Liberal government turned its face away from it. They will forever live in disgrace that they took no action when they were in government. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order! I call the member for Carine and the member for Alfred Cove to order.
Mr R.F. Johnson : You should resign. The SPEAKER : The member for Hillarys has a limited capacity to interject, not an absolute capacity. I call him to order for the first time. Mr T. Buswell interjected. The SPEAKER : Order! I call the Deputy Leader of the Opposition to order for the first time. Mr J.C. KOBELKE : When they were in government and they had reports of sexual offences, they turned a blind eye. The former member for Ningaloo explained in this very place how he was disgusted when he went to the then Liberal minister to complain that nothing was being done about sexual violence and abuse. The Liberal government got a pamphlet; it took no action whatsoever. That is what the Liberal government did. We have built multifunction police stations. We have police out there. Look at Kalumburu and Fitzroy Crossing. We have police on the ground dealing with the issue and laying charges. The Liberal government turned its face away from it. They will forever live in disgrace that they took no action when they were in government. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order! I call the member for Carine and the member for Alfred Cove to order.
The SPEAKER : The member for Hillarys has a limited capacity to interject, not an absolute capacity. I call him to order for the first time. Mr T. Buswell interjected. The SPEAKER : Order! I call the Deputy Leader of the Opposition to order for the first time. Mr J.C. KOBELKE : When they were in government and they had reports of sexual offences, they turned a blind eye. The former member for Ningaloo explained in this very place how he was disgusted when he went to the then Liberal minister to complain that nothing was being done about sexual violence and abuse. The Liberal government got a pamphlet; it took no action whatsoever. That is what the Liberal government did. We have built multifunction police stations. We have police out there. Look at Kalumburu and Fitzroy Crossing. We have police on the ground dealing with the issue and laying charges. The Liberal government turned its face away from it. They will forever live in disgrace that they took no action when they were in government. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order! I call the member for Carine and the member for Alfred Cove to order.
Mr T. Buswell interjected. The SPEAKER : Order! I call the Deputy Leader of the Opposition to order for the first time. Mr J.C. KOBELKE : When they were in government and they had reports of sexual offences, they turned a blind eye. The former member for Ningaloo explained in this very place how he was disgusted when he went to the then Liberal minister to complain that nothing was being done about sexual violence and abuse. The Liberal government got a pamphlet; it took no action whatsoever. That is what the Liberal government did. We have built multifunction police stations. We have police out there. Look at Kalumburu and Fitzroy Crossing. We have police on the ground dealing with the issue and laying charges. The Liberal government turned its face away from it. They will forever live in disgrace that they took no action when they were in government. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order! I call the member for Carine and the member for Alfred Cove to order.
The SPEAKER : Order! I call the Deputy Leader of the Opposition to order for the first time. Mr J.C. KOBELKE : When they were in government and they had reports of sexual offences, they turned a blind eye. The former member for Ningaloo explained in this very place how he was disgusted when he went to the then Liberal minister to complain that nothing was being done about sexual violence and abuse. The Liberal government got a pamphlet; it took no action whatsoever. That is what the Liberal government did. We have built multifunction police stations. We have police out there. Look at Kalumburu and Fitzroy Crossing. We have police on the ground dealing with the issue and laying charges. The Liberal government turned its face away from it. They will forever live in disgrace that they took no action when they were in government. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order! I call the member for Carine and the member for Alfred Cove to order.
Mr J.C. KOBELKE : When they were in government and they had reports of sexual offences, they turned a blind eye. The former member for Ningaloo explained in this very place how he was disgusted when he went to the then Liberal minister to complain that nothing was being done about sexual violence and abuse. The Liberal government got a pamphlet; it took no action whatsoever. That is what the Liberal government did. We have built multifunction police stations. We have police out there. Look at Kalumburu and Fitzroy Crossing. We have police on the ground dealing with the issue and laying charges. The Liberal government turned its face away from it. They will forever live in disgrace that they took no action when they were in government. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order! I call the member for Carine and the member for Alfred Cove to order.
Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order! I call the member for Carine and the member for Alfred Cove to order.
The SPEAKER : Order! I call the member for Carine and the member for Alfred Cove to order.
(1) Why has the number of rapes and violent sexual assaults more than doubled under his government? (2) How does this fit with his policy promise to “improve the safety and security of all Western Australians by preventing and reducing crime”? Mr J.C. KOBELKE replied: (1)-(2) I genuinely thank the member for the question because it is certainly a very important issue. I cannot validate the figures but I am aware that the number of reported sexual offences has gone up. I certainly accept that. There are good reasons for that. Mr C.J. Barnett : Good reasons! The SPEAKER : I call the member for Cottesloe to order for the first time. Mr J.C. KOBELKE : I welcome the question because it is an important issue but it is a little disconcerting that the donkeys and the mules keep braying instead of treating the matter seriously. Mr R.F. Johnson : This is a serious one, my friend. Mr J.C. KOBELKE : The member should treat it seriously and not as a political game. It is a disgrace that he treats this matter as a political game. This government is dealing with a very real issue. This is quite separate from the earlier matter related to aggravated assaults. There is a very important reason which members opposite should understand why the statistics on offences reported by the police do not actually reflect what is happening in the community. They reflect what the police are doing about it, and that is very different. The Australian Bureau of Statistics figures are a very different set of figures. The ABS figures by survey actually show the percentage of various crimes in the community, which is very different from what the police report. Several members interjected. Mr J.C. KOBELKE : We can see again that members opposite have to put spin on it. They do not want to deal with the facts; they want to deal with parts of the facts. They want to take a fact from here and a fact from there and distort the picture. I was asked a question about sexual assaults. The figures on sexual assaults and domestic violence have gone up by a very large amount. Does the member for Hillarys accept what I just said? He is not even listening to the answer. That shows the total lack of interest by this opposition in dealing with the issues. I said to the member who asked the question that the number of reported domestic violence offences and sexual offences has gone up. It has gone up because this government treated this matter seriously. Police went out and took action when there were complaints of domestic violence. When members opposite were in government, the police were not proactive in that area. When there were reports of domestic violence, charges were not laid. Under this government, when there are reports of domestic violence or sexual assault, the police take action. As a result of proactive policing and Frontline First, there are many more reports by the police and many more charges are laid. Therefore, proactive policing is taking effect. Mr R.F. Johnson : You should resign. The SPEAKER : The member for Hillarys has a limited capacity to interject, not an absolute capacity. I call him to order for the first time. Mr T. Buswell interjected. The SPEAKER : Order! I call the Deputy Leader of the Opposition to order for the first time. Mr J.C. KOBELKE : When they were in government and they had reports of sexual offences, they turned a blind eye. The former member for Ningaloo explained in this very place how he was disgusted when he went to the then Liberal minister to complain that nothing was being done about sexual violence and abuse. The Liberal government got a pamphlet; it took no action whatsoever. That is what the Liberal government did. We have built multifunction police stations. We have police out there. Look at Kalumburu and Fitzroy Crossing. We have police on the ground dealing with the issue and laying charges. The Liberal government turned its face away from it. They will forever live in disgrace that they took no action when they were in government. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order! I call the member for Carine and the member for Alfred Cove to order.
(2) How does this fit with his policy promise to “improve the safety and security of all Western Australians by preventing and reducing crime”? Mr J.C. KOBELKE replied: (1)-(2) I genuinely thank the member for the question because it is certainly a very important issue. I cannot validate the figures but I am aware that the number of reported sexual offences has gone up. I certainly accept that. There are good reasons for that. Mr C.J. Barnett : Good reasons! The SPEAKER : I call the member for Cottesloe to order for the first time. Mr J.C. KOBELKE : I welcome the question because it is an important issue but it is a little disconcerting that the donkeys and the mules keep braying instead of treating the matter seriously. Mr R.F. Johnson : This is a serious one, my friend. Mr J.C. KOBELKE : The member should treat it seriously and not as a political game. It is a disgrace that he treats this matter as a political game. This government is dealing with a very real issue. This is quite separate from the earlier matter related to aggravated assaults. There is a very important reason which members opposite should understand why the statistics on offences reported by the police do not actually reflect what is happening in the community. They reflect what the police are doing about it, and that is very different. The Australian Bureau of Statistics figures are a very different set of figures. The ABS figures by survey actually show the percentage of various crimes in the community, which is very different from what the police report. Several members interjected. Mr J.C. KOBELKE : We can see again that members opposite have to put spin on it. They do not want to deal with the facts; they want to deal with parts of the facts. They want to take a fact from here and a fact from there and distort the picture. I was asked a question about sexual assaults. The figures on sexual assaults and domestic violence have gone up by a very large amount. Does the member for Hillarys accept what I just said? He is not even listening to the answer. That shows the total lack of interest by this opposition in dealing with the issues. I said to the member who asked the question that the number of reported domestic violence offences and sexual offences has gone up. It has gone up because this government treated this matter seriously. Police went out and took action when there were complaints of domestic violence. When members opposite were in government, the police were not proactive in that area. When there were reports of domestic violence, charges were not laid. Under this government, when there are reports of domestic violence or sexual assault, the police take action. As a result of proactive policing and Frontline First, there are many more reports by the police and many more charges are laid. Therefore, proactive policing is taking effect. Mr R.F. Johnson : You should resign. The SPEAKER : The member for Hillarys has a limited capacity to interject, not an absolute capacity. I call him to order for the first time. Mr T. Buswell interjected. The SPEAKER : Order! I call the Deputy Leader of the Opposition to order for the first time. Mr J.C. KOBELKE : When they were in government and they had reports of sexual offences, they turned a blind eye. The former member for Ningaloo explained in this very place how he was disgusted when he went to the then Liberal minister to complain that nothing was being done about sexual violence and abuse. The Liberal government got a pamphlet; it took no action whatsoever. That is what the Liberal government did. We have built multifunction police stations. We have police out there. Look at Kalumburu and Fitzroy Crossing. We have police on the ground dealing with the issue and laying charges. The Liberal government turned its face away from it. They will forever live in disgrace that they took no action when they were in government. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order! I call the member for Carine and the member for Alfred Cove to order.
Mr J.C. KOBELKE replied: (1)-(2) I genuinely thank the member for the question because it is certainly a very important issue. I cannot validate the figures but I am aware that the number of reported sexual offences has gone up. I certainly accept that. There are good reasons for that. Mr C.J. Barnett : Good reasons! The SPEAKER : I call the member for Cottesloe to order for the first time. Mr J.C. KOBELKE : I welcome the question because it is an important issue but it is a little disconcerting that the donkeys and the mules keep braying instead of treating the matter seriously. Mr R.F. Johnson : This is a serious one, my friend. Mr J.C. KOBELKE : The member should treat it seriously and not as a political game. It is a disgrace that he treats this matter as a political game. This government is dealing with a very real issue. This is quite separate from the earlier matter related to aggravated assaults. There is a very important reason which members opposite should understand why the statistics on offences reported by the police do not actually reflect what is happening in the community. They reflect what the police are doing about it, and that is very different. The Australian Bureau of Statistics figures are a very different set of figures. The ABS figures by survey actually show the percentage of various crimes in the community, which is very different from what the police report. Several members interjected. Mr J.C. KOBELKE : We can see again that members opposite have to put spin on it. They do not want to deal with the facts; they want to deal with parts of the facts. They want to take a fact from here and a fact from there and distort the picture. I was asked a question about sexual assaults. The figures on sexual assaults and domestic violence have gone up by a very large amount. Does the member for Hillarys accept what I just said? He is not even listening to the answer. That shows the total lack of interest by this opposition in dealing with the issues. I said to the member who asked the question that the number of reported domestic violence offences and sexual offences has gone up. It has gone up because this government treated this matter seriously. Police went out and took action when there were complaints of domestic violence. When members opposite were in government, the police were not proactive in that area. When there were reports of domestic violence, charges were not laid. Under this government, when there are reports of domestic violence or sexual assault, the police take action. As a result of proactive policing and Frontline First, there are many more reports by the police and many more charges are laid. Therefore, proactive policing is taking effect. Mr R.F. Johnson : You should resign. The SPEAKER : The member for Hillarys has a limited capacity to interject, not an absolute capacity. I call him to order for the first time. Mr T. Buswell interjected. The SPEAKER : Order! I call the Deputy Leader of the Opposition to order for the first time. Mr J.C. KOBELKE : When they were in government and they had reports of sexual offences, they turned a blind eye. The former member for Ningaloo explained in this very place how he was disgusted when he went to the then Liberal minister to complain that nothing was being done about sexual violence and abuse. The Liberal government got a pamphlet; it took no action whatsoever. That is what the Liberal government did. We have built multifunction police stations. We have police out there. Look at Kalumburu and Fitzroy Crossing. We have police on the ground dealing with the issue and laying charges. The Liberal government turned its face away from it. They will forever live in disgrace that they took no action when they were in government. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order! I call the member for Carine and the member for Alfred Cove to order.
(1)-(2) I genuinely thank the member for the question because it is certainly a very important issue. I cannot validate the figures but I am aware that the number of reported sexual offences has gone up. I certainly accept that. There are good reasons for that. Mr C.J. Barnett : Good reasons! The SPEAKER : I call the member for Cottesloe to order for the first time. Mr J.C. KOBELKE : I welcome the question because it is an important issue but it is a little disconcerting that the donkeys and the mules keep braying instead of treating the matter seriously. Mr R.F. Johnson : This is a serious one, my friend. Mr J.C. KOBELKE : The member should treat it seriously and not as a political game. It is a disgrace that he treats this matter as a political game. This government is dealing with a very real issue. This is quite separate from the earlier matter related to aggravated assaults. There is a very important reason which members opposite should understand why the statistics on offences reported by the police do not actually reflect what is happening in the community. They reflect what the police are doing about it, and that is very different. The Australian Bureau of Statistics figures are a very different set of figures. The ABS figures by survey actually show the percentage of various crimes in the community, which is very different from what the police report. Several members interjected. Mr J.C. KOBELKE : We can see again that members opposite have to put spin on it. They do not want to deal with the facts; they want to deal with parts of the facts. They want to take a fact from here and a fact from there and distort the picture. I was asked a question about sexual assaults. The figures on sexual assaults and domestic violence have gone up by a very large amount. Does the member for Hillarys accept what I just said? He is not even listening to the answer. That shows the total lack of interest by this opposition in dealing with the issues. I said to the member who asked the question that the number of reported domestic violence offences and sexual offences has gone up. It has gone up because this government treated this matter seriously. Police went out and took action when there were complaints of domestic violence. When members opposite were in government, the police were not proactive in that area. When there were reports of domestic violence, charges were not laid. Under this government, when there are reports of domestic violence or sexual assault, the police take action. As a result of proactive policing and Frontline First, there are many more reports by the police and many more charges are laid. Therefore, proactive policing is taking effect. Mr R.F. Johnson : You should resign. The SPEAKER : The member for Hillarys has a limited capacity to interject, not an absolute capacity. I call him to order for the first time. Mr T. Buswell interjected. The SPEAKER : Order! I call the Deputy Leader of the Opposition to order for the first time. Mr J.C. KOBELKE : When they were in government and they had reports of sexual offences, they turned a blind eye. The former member for Ningaloo explained in this very place how he was disgusted when he went to the then Liberal minister to complain that nothing was being done about sexual violence and abuse. The Liberal government got a pamphlet; it took no action whatsoever. That is what the Liberal government did. We have built multifunction police stations. We have police out there. Look at Kalumburu and Fitzroy Crossing. We have police on the ground dealing with the issue and laying charges. The Liberal government turned its face away from it. They will forever live in disgrace that they took no action when they were in government. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order! I call the member for Carine and the member for Alfred Cove to order.
Mr C.J. Barnett : Good reasons! The SPEAKER : I call the member for Cottesloe to order for the first time. Mr J.C. KOBELKE : I welcome the question because it is an important issue but it is a little disconcerting that the donkeys and the mules keep braying instead of treating the matter seriously. Mr R.F. Johnson : This is a serious one, my friend. Mr J.C. KOBELKE : The member should treat it seriously and not as a political game. It is a disgrace that he treats this matter as a political game. This government is dealing with a very real issue. This is quite separate from the earlier matter related to aggravated assaults. There is a very important reason which members opposite should understand why the statistics on offences reported by the police do not actually reflect what is happening in the community. They reflect what the police are doing about it, and that is very different. The Australian Bureau of Statistics figures are a very different set of figures. The ABS figures by survey actually show the percentage of various crimes in the community, which is very different from what the police report. Several members interjected. Mr J.C. KOBELKE : We can see again that members opposite have to put spin on it. They do not want to deal with the facts; they want to deal with parts of the facts. They want to take a fact from here and a fact from there and distort the picture. I was asked a question about sexual assaults. The figures on sexual assaults and domestic violence have gone up by a very large amount. Does the member for Hillarys accept what I just said? He is not even listening to the answer. That shows the total lack of interest by this opposition in dealing with the issues. I said to the member who asked the question that the number of reported domestic violence offences and sexual offences has gone up. It has gone up because this government treated this matter seriously. Police went out and took action when there were complaints of domestic violence. When members opposite were in government, the police were not proactive in that area. When there were reports of domestic violence, charges were not laid. Under this government, when there are reports of domestic violence or sexual assault, the police take action. As a result of proactive policing and Frontline First, there are many more reports by the police and many more charges are laid. Therefore, proactive policing is taking effect. Mr R.F. Johnson : You should resign. The SPEAKER : The member for Hillarys has a limited capacity to interject, not an absolute capacity. I call him to order for the first time. Mr T. Buswell interjected. The SPEAKER : Order! I call the Deputy Leader of the Opposition to order for the first time. Mr J.C. KOBELKE : When they were in government and they had reports of sexual offences, they turned a blind eye. The former member for Ningaloo explained in this very place how he was disgusted when he went to the then Liberal minister to complain that nothing was being done about sexual violence and abuse. The Liberal government got a pamphlet; it took no action whatsoever. That is what the Liberal government did. We have built multifunction police stations. We have police out there. Look at Kalumburu and Fitzroy Crossing. We have police on the ground dealing with the issue and laying charges. The Liberal government turned its face away from it. They will forever live in disgrace that they took no action when they were in government. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order! I call the member for Carine and the member for Alfred Cove to order.
The SPEAKER : I call the member for Cottesloe to order for the first time. Mr J.C. KOBELKE : I welcome the question because it is an important issue but it is a little disconcerting that the donkeys and the mules keep braying instead of treating the matter seriously. Mr R.F. Johnson : This is a serious one, my friend. Mr J.C. KOBELKE : The member should treat it seriously and not as a political game. It is a disgrace that he treats this matter as a political game. This government is dealing with a very real issue. This is quite separate from the earlier matter related to aggravated assaults. There is a very important reason which members opposite should understand why the statistics on offences reported by the police do not actually reflect what is happening in the community. They reflect what the police are doing about it, and that is very different. The Australian Bureau of Statistics figures are a very different set of figures. The ABS figures by survey actually show the percentage of various crimes in the community, which is very different from what the police report. Several members interjected. Mr J.C. KOBELKE : We can see again that members opposite have to put spin on it. They do not want to deal with the facts; they want to deal with parts of the facts. They want to take a fact from here and a fact from there and distort the picture. I was asked a question about sexual assaults. The figures on sexual assaults and domestic violence have gone up by a very large amount. Does the member for Hillarys accept what I just said? He is not even listening to the answer. That shows the total lack of interest by this opposition in dealing with the issues. I said to the member who asked the question that the number of reported domestic violence offences and sexual offences has gone up. It has gone up because this government treated this matter seriously. Police went out and took action when there were complaints of domestic violence. When members opposite were in government, the police were not proactive in that area. When there were reports of domestic violence, charges were not laid. Under this government, when there are reports of domestic violence or sexual assault, the police take action. As a result of proactive policing and Frontline First, there are many more reports by the police and many more charges are laid. Therefore, proactive policing is taking effect. Mr R.F. Johnson : You should resign. The SPEAKER : The member for Hillarys has a limited capacity to interject, not an absolute capacity. I call him to order for the first time. Mr T. Buswell interjected. The SPEAKER : Order! I call the Deputy Leader of the Opposition to order for the first time. Mr J.C. KOBELKE : When they were in government and they had reports of sexual offences, they turned a blind eye. The former member for Ningaloo explained in this very place how he was disgusted when he went to the then Liberal minister to complain that nothing was being done about sexual violence and abuse. The Liberal government got a pamphlet; it took no action whatsoever. That is what the Liberal government did. We have built multifunction police stations. We have police out there. Look at Kalumburu and Fitzroy Crossing. We have police on the ground dealing with the issue and laying charges. The Liberal government turned its face away from it. They will forever live in disgrace that they took no action when they were in government. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order! I call the member for Carine and the member for Alfred Cove to order.
Mr J.C. KOBELKE : I welcome the question because it is an important issue but it is a little disconcerting that the donkeys and the mules keep braying instead of treating the matter seriously. Mr R.F. Johnson : This is a serious one, my friend. Mr J.C. KOBELKE : The member should treat it seriously and not as a political game. It is a disgrace that he treats this matter as a political game. This government is dealing with a very real issue. This is quite separate from the earlier matter related to aggravated assaults. There is a very important reason which members opposite should understand why the statistics on offences reported by the police do not actually reflect what is happening in the community. They reflect what the police are doing about it, and that is very different. The Australian Bureau of Statistics figures are a very different set of figures. The ABS figures by survey actually show the percentage of various crimes in the community, which is very different from what the police report. Several members interjected. Mr J.C. KOBELKE : We can see again that members opposite have to put spin on it. They do not want to deal with the facts; they want to deal with parts of the facts. They want to take a fact from here and a fact from there and distort the picture. I was asked a question about sexual assaults. The figures on sexual assaults and domestic violence have gone up by a very large amount. Does the member for Hillarys accept what I just said? He is not even listening to the answer. That shows the total lack of interest by this opposition in dealing with the issues. I said to the member who asked the question that the number of reported domestic violence offences and sexual offences has gone up. It has gone up because this government treated this matter seriously. Police went out and took action when there were complaints of domestic violence. When members opposite were in government, the police were not proactive in that area. When there were reports of domestic violence, charges were not laid. Under this government, when there are reports of domestic violence or sexual assault, the police take action. As a result of proactive policing and Frontline First, there are many more reports by the police and many more charges are laid. Therefore, proactive policing is taking effect. Mr R.F. Johnson : You should resign. The SPEAKER : The member for Hillarys has a limited capacity to interject, not an absolute capacity. I call him to order for the first time. Mr T. Buswell interjected. The SPEAKER : Order! I call the Deputy Leader of the Opposition to order for the first time. Mr J.C. KOBELKE : When they were in government and they had reports of sexual offences, they turned a blind eye. The former member for Ningaloo explained in this very place how he was disgusted when he went to the then Liberal minister to complain that nothing was being done about sexual violence and abuse. The Liberal government got a pamphlet; it took no action whatsoever. That is what the Liberal government did. We have built multifunction police stations. We have police out there. Look at Kalumburu and Fitzroy Crossing. We have police on the ground dealing with the issue and laying charges. The Liberal government turned its face away from it. They will forever live in disgrace that they took no action when they were in government. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order! I call the member for Carine and the member for Alfred Cove to order.
Mr R.F. Johnson : This is a serious one, my friend. Mr J.C. KOBELKE : The member should treat it seriously and not as a political game. It is a disgrace that he treats this matter as a political game. This government is dealing with a very real issue. This is quite separate from the earlier matter related to aggravated assaults. There is a very important reason which members opposite should understand why the statistics on offences reported by the police do not actually reflect what is happening in the community. They reflect what the police are doing about it, and that is very different. The Australian Bureau of Statistics figures are a very different set of figures. The ABS figures by survey actually show the percentage of various crimes in the community, which is very different from what the police report. Several members interjected. Mr J.C. KOBELKE : We can see again that members opposite have to put spin on it. They do not want to deal with the facts; they want to deal with parts of the facts. They want to take a fact from here and a fact from there and distort the picture. I was asked a question about sexual assaults. The figures on sexual assaults and domestic violence have gone up by a very large amount. Does the member for Hillarys accept what I just said? He is not even listening to the answer. That shows the total lack of interest by this opposition in dealing with the issues. I said to the member who asked the question that the number of reported domestic violence offences and sexual offences has gone up. It has gone up because this government treated this matter seriously. Police went out and took action when there were complaints of domestic violence. When members opposite were in government, the police were not proactive in that area. When there were reports of domestic violence, charges were not laid. Under this government, when there are reports of domestic violence or sexual assault, the police take action. As a result of proactive policing and Frontline First, there are many more reports by the police and many more charges are laid. Therefore, proactive policing is taking effect. Mr R.F. Johnson : You should resign. The SPEAKER : The member for Hillarys has a limited capacity to interject, not an absolute capacity. I call him to order for the first time. Mr T. Buswell interjected. The SPEAKER : Order! I call the Deputy Leader of the Opposition to order for the first time. Mr J.C. KOBELKE : When they were in government and they had reports of sexual offences, they turned a blind eye. The former member for Ningaloo explained in this very place how he was disgusted when he went to the then Liberal minister to complain that nothing was being done about sexual violence and abuse. The Liberal government got a pamphlet; it took no action whatsoever. That is what the Liberal government did. We have built multifunction police stations. We have police out there. Look at Kalumburu and Fitzroy Crossing. We have police on the ground dealing with the issue and laying charges. The Liberal government turned its face away from it. They will forever live in disgrace that they took no action when they were in government. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order! I call the member for Carine and the member for Alfred Cove to order.
Mr J.C. KOBELKE : The member should treat it seriously and not as a political game. It is a disgrace that he treats this matter as a political game. This government is dealing with a very real issue. This is quite separate from the earlier matter related to aggravated assaults. There is a very important reason which members opposite should understand why the statistics on offences reported by the police do not actually reflect what is happening in the community. They reflect what the police are doing about it, and that is very different. The Australian Bureau of Statistics figures are a very different set of figures. The ABS figures by survey actually show the percentage of various crimes in the community, which is very different from what the police report. Several members interjected. Mr J.C. KOBELKE : We can see again that members opposite have to put spin on it. They do not want to deal with the facts; they want to deal with parts of the facts. They want to take a fact from here and a fact from there and distort the picture. I was asked a question about sexual assaults. The figures on sexual assaults and domestic violence have gone up by a very large amount. Does the member for Hillarys accept what I just said? He is not even listening to the answer. That shows the total lack of interest by this opposition in dealing with the issues. I said to the member who asked the question that the number of reported domestic violence offences and sexual offences has gone up. It has gone up because this government treated this matter seriously. Police went out and took action when there were complaints of domestic violence. When members opposite were in government, the police were not proactive in that area. When there were reports of domestic violence, charges were not laid. Under this government, when there are reports of domestic violence or sexual assault, the police take action. As a result of proactive policing and Frontline First, there are many more reports by the police and many more charges are laid. Therefore, proactive policing is taking effect. Mr R.F. Johnson : You should resign. The SPEAKER : The member for Hillarys has a limited capacity to interject, not an absolute capacity. I call him to order for the first time. Mr T. Buswell interjected. The SPEAKER : Order! I call the Deputy Leader of the Opposition to order for the first time. Mr J.C. KOBELKE : When they were in government and they had reports of sexual offences, they turned a blind eye. The former member for Ningaloo explained in this very place how he was disgusted when he went to the then Liberal minister to complain that nothing was being done about sexual violence and abuse. The Liberal government got a pamphlet; it took no action whatsoever. That is what the Liberal government did. We have built multifunction police stations. We have police out there. Look at Kalumburu and Fitzroy Crossing. We have police on the ground dealing with the issue and laying charges. The Liberal government turned its face away from it. They will forever live in disgrace that they took no action when they were in government. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order! I call the member for Carine and the member for Alfred Cove to order.
Several members interjected. Mr J.C. KOBELKE : We can see again that members opposite have to put spin on it. They do not want to deal with the facts; they want to deal with parts of the facts. They want to take a fact from here and a fact from there and distort the picture. I was asked a question about sexual assaults. The figures on sexual assaults and domestic violence have gone up by a very large amount. Does the member for Hillarys accept what I just said? He is not even listening to the answer. That shows the total lack of interest by this opposition in dealing with the issues. I said to the member who asked the question that the number of reported domestic violence offences and sexual offences has gone up. It has gone up because this government treated this matter seriously. Police went out and took action when there were complaints of domestic violence. When members opposite were in government, the police were not proactive in that area. When there were reports of domestic violence, charges were not laid. Under this government, when there are reports of domestic violence or sexual assault, the police take action. As a result of proactive policing and Frontline First, there are many more reports by the police and many more charges are laid. Therefore, proactive policing is taking effect. Mr R.F. Johnson : You should resign. The SPEAKER : The member for Hillarys has a limited capacity to interject, not an absolute capacity. I call him to order for the first time. Mr T. Buswell interjected. The SPEAKER : Order! I call the Deputy Leader of the Opposition to order for the first time. Mr J.C. KOBELKE : When they were in government and they had reports of sexual offences, they turned a blind eye. The former member for Ningaloo explained in this very place how he was disgusted when he went to the then Liberal minister to complain that nothing was being done about sexual violence and abuse. The Liberal government got a pamphlet; it took no action whatsoever. That is what the Liberal government did. We have built multifunction police stations. We have police out there. Look at Kalumburu and Fitzroy Crossing. We have police on the ground dealing with the issue and laying charges. The Liberal government turned its face away from it. They will forever live in disgrace that they took no action when they were in government. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order! I call the member for Carine and the member for Alfred Cove to order.
Mr J.C. KOBELKE : We can see again that members opposite have to put spin on it. They do not want to deal with the facts; they want to deal with parts of the facts. They want to take a fact from here and a fact from there and distort the picture. I was asked a question about sexual assaults. The figures on sexual assaults and domestic violence have gone up by a very large amount. Does the member for Hillarys accept what I just said? He is not even listening to the answer. That shows the total lack of interest by this opposition in dealing with the issues. I said to the member who asked the question that the number of reported domestic violence offences and sexual offences has gone up. It has gone up because this government treated this matter seriously. Police went out and took action when there were complaints of domestic violence. When members opposite were in government, the police were not proactive in that area. When there were reports of domestic violence, charges were not laid. Under this government, when there are reports of domestic violence or sexual assault, the police take action. As a result of proactive policing and Frontline First, there are many more reports by the police and many more charges are laid. Therefore, proactive policing is taking effect. Mr R.F. Johnson : You should resign. The SPEAKER : The member for Hillarys has a limited capacity to interject, not an absolute capacity. I call him to order for the first time. Mr T. Buswell interjected. The SPEAKER : Order! I call the Deputy Leader of the Opposition to order for the first time. Mr J.C. KOBELKE : When they were in government and they had reports of sexual offences, they turned a blind eye. The former member for Ningaloo explained in this very place how he was disgusted when he went to the then Liberal minister to complain that nothing was being done about sexual violence and abuse. The Liberal government got a pamphlet; it took no action whatsoever. That is what the Liberal government did. We have built multifunction police stations. We have police out there. Look at Kalumburu and Fitzroy Crossing. We have police on the ground dealing with the issue and laying charges. The Liberal government turned its face away from it. They will forever live in disgrace that they took no action when they were in government. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order! I call the member for Carine and the member for Alfred Cove to order.
Mr R.F. Johnson : You should resign. The SPEAKER : The member for Hillarys has a limited capacity to interject, not an absolute capacity. I call him to order for the first time. Mr T. Buswell interjected. The SPEAKER : Order! I call the Deputy Leader of the Opposition to order for the first time. Mr J.C. KOBELKE : When they were in government and they had reports of sexual offences, they turned a blind eye. The former member for Ningaloo explained in this very place how he was disgusted when he went to the then Liberal minister to complain that nothing was being done about sexual violence and abuse. The Liberal government got a pamphlet; it took no action whatsoever. That is what the Liberal government did. We have built multifunction police stations. We have police out there. Look at Kalumburu and Fitzroy Crossing. We have police on the ground dealing with the issue and laying charges. The Liberal government turned its face away from it. They will forever live in disgrace that they took no action when they were in government. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order! I call the member for Carine and the member for Alfred Cove to order.
The SPEAKER : The member for Hillarys has a limited capacity to interject, not an absolute capacity. I call him to order for the first time. Mr T. Buswell interjected. The SPEAKER : Order! I call the Deputy Leader of the Opposition to order for the first time. Mr J.C. KOBELKE : When they were in government and they had reports of sexual offences, they turned a blind eye. The former member for Ningaloo explained in this very place how he was disgusted when he went to the then Liberal minister to complain that nothing was being done about sexual violence and abuse. The Liberal government got a pamphlet; it took no action whatsoever. That is what the Liberal government did. We have built multifunction police stations. We have police out there. Look at Kalumburu and Fitzroy Crossing. We have police on the ground dealing with the issue and laying charges. The Liberal government turned its face away from it. They will forever live in disgrace that they took no action when they were in government. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order! I call the member for Carine and the member for Alfred Cove to order.
Mr T. Buswell interjected. The SPEAKER : Order! I call the Deputy Leader of the Opposition to order for the first time. Mr J.C. KOBELKE : When they were in government and they had reports of sexual offences, they turned a blind eye. The former member for Ningaloo explained in this very place how he was disgusted when he went to the then Liberal minister to complain that nothing was being done about sexual violence and abuse. The Liberal government got a pamphlet; it took no action whatsoever. That is what the Liberal government did. We have built multifunction police stations. We have police out there. Look at Kalumburu and Fitzroy Crossing. We have police on the ground dealing with the issue and laying charges. The Liberal government turned its face away from it. They will forever live in disgrace that they took no action when they were in government. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order! I call the member for Carine and the member for Alfred Cove to order.
The SPEAKER : Order! I call the Deputy Leader of the Opposition to order for the first time. Mr J.C. KOBELKE : When they were in government and they had reports of sexual offences, they turned a blind eye. The former member for Ningaloo explained in this very place how he was disgusted when he went to the then Liberal minister to complain that nothing was being done about sexual violence and abuse. The Liberal government got a pamphlet; it took no action whatsoever. That is what the Liberal government did. We have built multifunction police stations. We have police out there. Look at Kalumburu and Fitzroy Crossing. We have police on the ground dealing with the issue and laying charges. The Liberal government turned its face away from it. They will forever live in disgrace that they took no action when they were in government. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order! I call the member for Carine and the member for Alfred Cove to order.
Mr J.C. KOBELKE : When they were in government and they had reports of sexual offences, they turned a blind eye. The former member for Ningaloo explained in this very place how he was disgusted when he went to the then Liberal minister to complain that nothing was being done about sexual violence and abuse. The Liberal government got a pamphlet; it took no action whatsoever. That is what the Liberal government did. We have built multifunction police stations. We have police out there. Look at Kalumburu and Fitzroy Crossing. We have police on the ground dealing with the issue and laying charges. The Liberal government turned its face away from it. They will forever live in disgrace that they took no action when they were in government. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order! I call the member for Carine and the member for Alfred Cove to order.
Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order! I call the member for Carine and the member for Alfred Cove to order.
The SPEAKER : Order! I call the member for Carine and the member for Alfred Cove to order.
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