❓ Question regarding public transport safety in Kinross, Mullaloo and Burns Beach due to rock throwing and violent attacks. The Minister outlines government options including targeted police operations and integrating Transperth security into the police transit service, while also criticising the opposition's transport policies.
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PUBLIC TRANSPORT SAFETY
In the suburbs of Kinross, Mullaloo and Burns Beach, in my electorate, there have been a spate of rock throwing and other violent attacks on public transport. Can the minister please outline to the house what options the government is considering in order to improve safety on public transport for drivers and passengers? Mr R.F. JOHNSON
In the suburbs of Kinross, Mullaloo and Burns Beach, in my electorate, there have been a spate of rock throwing and other violent attacks on public transport. Can the minister please outline to the house what options the government is considering in order to improve safety on public transport for drivers and passengers? Mr R.F. JOHNSON
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I thank the member for the question. What we have — Mr M.P. Whitely : It is a very serious issue indeed. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I know it is a very serious issue, my friend. What we have experienced particularly over the past few months, and even the last year or two, is an increase in the number of violent attacks against — Mr J.R. Quigley : Since the Liberals have been in government! They are soft on law and order. The SPEAKER : Member for Mindarie, you know that is not necessary. I call you formally to order for the second time. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : As I was saying, there has been an increase in the number of attacks. Quite properly, the police should be the agency that investigates these attacks. That is what is happening. We are very fortunate because today, in this government, we actually have a Minister for Police and a Minister for Transport who get on together—we talk to each other and work very well together. That is different from the previous government. The previous Minister for Transport and the previous Minister for Police, because of the factions that they were in, did not get on together. That is why we saw a lack of law and order and an increase in crime. Minister O’Brien and I have met and discussed this in detail—we have arranged that the police will have, over the next few weeks, targeted operations — An opposition member interjected. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I will come to you! The police will have targeted operations to try to root out and catch those vicious thugs who are not only injuring our Transperth workers but also passengers on that system. This is what needs to happen. We are also looking at other possible options. There is an option that may well evolve where a lot of the security officers who work under the arm of Transperth will come over and become part of the police transit service; become officers in that area. It is quite interesting that the opposition has been very silent over the past few months in relation to these vicious attacks on our drivers, and the increase in crime and violence in our society. What is the opposition’s policy in relation to trying to combat crime on our buses and trains, and everything else? Several members interjected. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I will tell members what it is—it must be what the member for Perth has said. What has he said about buses? He said that they want a Transperth fleet of bendy buses to be upgraded so they can play piano accordion music! That is the policy from the opposition. He wants the bendy buses to have piano music when they go around corners! We know where the support is coming from because, apparently, we have checked his Facebook! His friends agree with him—it is a great initiative! I wonder what the opposition leader thinks. Does he think the answer to all these problems on our buses is to have piano music played on the bendy buses when they go around corners? What does he think about that? Mr E.S. Ripper : I think we should have a parliamentary inquiry into rock throwing! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : What—into his bendy buses! The SPEAKER : Members! Take a seat, minister. I know that the minister has sought an interjection from the Leader of the Opposition, and I might be interested to hear that interjection from the Leader of the Opposition if I could. I call the member for Victoria Park formally for the first time. The Leader of the House has the call. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I was trying to quote what the member for Perth said. According to my notes, he stated — Perth needs livening up and if regular tourist routes used bendy buses that played accordion music every time they twisted and turned, we’d have a recognisable tourist attraction at little cost. Absolutely ridiculous! That is their policy; to have bendy buses in Perth! Great one, member for Perth! The only people who agree are his friends on Facebook.
Mr R.F. JOHNSON replied: I thank the member for the question. What we have — Mr M.P. Whitely : It is a very serious issue indeed. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I know it is a very serious issue, my friend. What we have experienced particularly over the past few months, and even the last year or two, is an increase in the number of violent attacks against — Mr J.R. Quigley : Since the Liberals have been in government! They are soft on law and order. The SPEAKER : Member for Mindarie, you know that is not necessary. I call you formally to order for the second time. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : As I was saying, there has been an increase in the number of attacks. Quite properly, the police should be the agency that investigates these attacks. That is what is happening. We are very fortunate because today, in this government, we actually have a Minister for Police and a Minister for Transport who get on together—we talk to each other and work very well together. That is different from the previous government. The previous Minister for Transport and the previous Minister for Police, because of the factions that they were in, did not get on together. That is why we saw a lack of law and order and an increase in crime. Minister O’Brien and I have met and discussed this in detail—we have arranged that the police will have, over the next few weeks, targeted operations — An opposition member interjected. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I will come to you! The police will have targeted operations to try to root out and catch those vicious thugs who are not only injuring our Transperth workers but also passengers on that system. This is what needs to happen. We are also looking at other possible options. There is an option that may well evolve where a lot of the security officers who work under the arm of Transperth will come over and become part of the police transit service; become officers in that area. It is quite interesting that the opposition has been very silent over the past few months in relation to these vicious attacks on our drivers, and the increase in crime and violence in our society. What is the opposition’s policy in relation to trying to combat crime on our buses and trains, and everything else? Several members interjected. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I will tell members what it is—it must be what the member for Perth has said. What has he said about buses? He said that they want a Transperth fleet of bendy buses to be upgraded so they can play piano accordion music! That is the policy from the opposition. He wants the bendy buses to have piano music when they go around corners! We know where the support is coming from because, apparently, we have checked his Facebook! His friends agree with him—it is a great initiative! I wonder what the opposition leader thinks. Does he think the answer to all these problems on our buses is to have piano music played on the bendy buses when they go around corners? What does he think about that? Mr E.S. Ripper : I think we should have a parliamentary inquiry into rock throwing! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : What—into his bendy buses! The SPEAKER : Members! Take a seat, minister. I know that the minister has sought an interjection from the Leader of the Opposition, and I might be interested to hear that interjection from the Leader of the Opposition if I could. I call the member for Victoria Park formally for the first time. The Leader of the House has the call. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I was trying to quote what the member for Perth said. According to my notes, he stated — Perth needs livening up and if regular tourist routes used bendy buses that played accordion music every time they twisted and turned, we’d have a recognisable tourist attraction at little cost. Absolutely ridiculous! That is their policy; to have bendy buses in Perth! Great one, member for Perth! The only people who agree are his friends on Facebook.
I thank the member for the question. What we have — Mr M.P. Whitely : It is a very serious issue indeed. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I know it is a very serious issue, my friend. What we have experienced particularly over the past few months, and even the last year or two, is an increase in the number of violent attacks against — Mr J.R. Quigley : Since the Liberals have been in government! They are soft on law and order. The SPEAKER : Member for Mindarie, you know that is not necessary. I call you formally to order for the second time. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : As I was saying, there has been an increase in the number of attacks. Quite properly, the police should be the agency that investigates these attacks. That is what is happening. We are very fortunate because today, in this government, we actually have a Minister for Police and a Minister for Transport who get on together—we talk to each other and work very well together. That is different from the previous government. The previous Minister for Transport and the previous Minister for Police, because of the factions that they were in, did not get on together. That is why we saw a lack of law and order and an increase in crime. Minister O’Brien and I have met and discussed this in detail—we have arranged that the police will have, over the next few weeks, targeted operations — An opposition member interjected. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I will come to you! The police will have targeted operations to try to root out and catch those vicious thugs who are not only injuring our Transperth workers but also passengers on that system. This is what needs to happen. We are also looking at other possible options. There is an option that may well evolve where a lot of the security officers who work under the arm of Transperth will come over and become part of the police transit service; become officers in that area. It is quite interesting that the opposition has been very silent over the past few months in relation to these vicious attacks on our drivers, and the increase in crime and violence in our society. What is the opposition’s policy in relation to trying to combat crime on our buses and trains, and everything else? Several members interjected. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I will tell members what it is—it must be what the member for Perth has said. What has he said about buses? He said that they want a Transperth fleet of bendy buses to be upgraded so they can play piano accordion music! That is the policy from the opposition. He wants the bendy buses to have piano music when they go around corners! We know where the support is coming from because, apparently, we have checked his Facebook! His friends agree with him—it is a great initiative! I wonder what the opposition leader thinks. Does he think the answer to all these problems on our buses is to have piano music played on the bendy buses when they go around corners? What does he think about that? Mr E.S. Ripper : I think we should have a parliamentary inquiry into rock throwing! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : What—into his bendy buses! The SPEAKER : Members! Take a seat, minister. I know that the minister has sought an interjection from the Leader of the Opposition, and I might be interested to hear that interjection from the Leader of the Opposition if I could. I call the member for Victoria Park formally for the first time. The Leader of the House has the call. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I was trying to quote what the member for Perth said. According to my notes, he stated — Perth needs livening up and if regular tourist routes used bendy buses that played accordion music every time they twisted and turned, we’d have a recognisable tourist attraction at little cost. Absolutely ridiculous! That is their policy; to have bendy buses in Perth! Great one, member for Perth! The only people who agree are his friends on Facebook.
Mr M.P. Whitely : It is a very serious issue indeed. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I know it is a very serious issue, my friend. What we have experienced particularly over the past few months, and even the last year or two, is an increase in the number of violent attacks against — Mr J.R. Quigley : Since the Liberals have been in government! They are soft on law and order. The SPEAKER : Member for Mindarie, you know that is not necessary. I call you formally to order for the second time. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : As I was saying, there has been an increase in the number of attacks. Quite properly, the police should be the agency that investigates these attacks. That is what is happening. We are very fortunate because today, in this government, we actually have a Minister for Police and a Minister for Transport who get on together—we talk to each other and work very well together. That is different from the previous government. The previous Minister for Transport and the previous Minister for Police, because of the factions that they were in, did not get on together. That is why we saw a lack of law and order and an increase in crime. Minister O’Brien and I have met and discussed this in detail—we have arranged that the police will have, over the next few weeks, targeted operations — An opposition member interjected. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I will come to you! The police will have targeted operations to try to root out and catch those vicious thugs who are not only injuring our Transperth workers but also passengers on that system. This is what needs to happen. We are also looking at other possible options. There is an option that may well evolve where a lot of the security officers who work under the arm of Transperth will come over and become part of the police transit service; become officers in that area. It is quite interesting that the opposition has been very silent over the past few months in relation to these vicious attacks on our drivers, and the increase in crime and violence in our society. What is the opposition’s policy in relation to trying to combat crime on our buses and trains, and everything else? Several members interjected. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I will tell members what it is—it must be what the member for Perth has said. What has he said about buses? He said that they want a Transperth fleet of bendy buses to be upgraded so they can play piano accordion music! That is the policy from the opposition. He wants the bendy buses to have piano music when they go around corners! We know where the support is coming from because, apparently, we have checked his Facebook! His friends agree with him—it is a great initiative! I wonder what the opposition leader thinks. Does he think the answer to all these problems on our buses is to have piano music played on the bendy buses when they go around corners? What does he think about that? Mr E.S. Ripper : I think we should have a parliamentary inquiry into rock throwing! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : What—into his bendy buses! The SPEAKER : Members! Take a seat, minister. I know that the minister has sought an interjection from the Leader of the Opposition, and I might be interested to hear that interjection from the Leader of the Opposition if I could. I call the member for Victoria Park formally for the first time. The Leader of the House has the call. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I was trying to quote what the member for Perth said. According to my notes, he stated — Perth needs livening up and if regular tourist routes used bendy buses that played accordion music every time they twisted and turned, we’d have a recognisable tourist attraction at little cost. Absolutely ridiculous! That is their policy; to have bendy buses in Perth! Great one, member for Perth! The only people who agree are his friends on Facebook.
Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I know it is a very serious issue, my friend. What we have experienced particularly over the past few months, and even the last year or two, is an increase in the number of violent attacks against — Mr J.R. Quigley : Since the Liberals have been in government! They are soft on law and order. The SPEAKER : Member for Mindarie, you know that is not necessary. I call you formally to order for the second time. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : As I was saying, there has been an increase in the number of attacks. Quite properly, the police should be the agency that investigates these attacks. That is what is happening. We are very fortunate because today, in this government, we actually have a Minister for Police and a Minister for Transport who get on together—we talk to each other and work very well together. That is different from the previous government. The previous Minister for Transport and the previous Minister for Police, because of the factions that they were in, did not get on together. That is why we saw a lack of law and order and an increase in crime. Minister O’Brien and I have met and discussed this in detail—we have arranged that the police will have, over the next few weeks, targeted operations — An opposition member interjected. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I will come to you! The police will have targeted operations to try to root out and catch those vicious thugs who are not only injuring our Transperth workers but also passengers on that system. This is what needs to happen. We are also looking at other possible options. There is an option that may well evolve where a lot of the security officers who work under the arm of Transperth will come over and become part of the police transit service; become officers in that area. It is quite interesting that the opposition has been very silent over the past few months in relation to these vicious attacks on our drivers, and the increase in crime and violence in our society. What is the opposition’s policy in relation to trying to combat crime on our buses and trains, and everything else? Several members interjected. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I will tell members what it is—it must be what the member for Perth has said. What has he said about buses? He said that they want a Transperth fleet of bendy buses to be upgraded so they can play piano accordion music! That is the policy from the opposition. He wants the bendy buses to have piano music when they go around corners! We know where the support is coming from because, apparently, we have checked his Facebook! His friends agree with him—it is a great initiative! I wonder what the opposition leader thinks. Does he think the answer to all these problems on our buses is to have piano music played on the bendy buses when they go around corners? What does he think about that? Mr E.S. Ripper : I think we should have a parliamentary inquiry into rock throwing! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : What—into his bendy buses! The SPEAKER : Members! Take a seat, minister. I know that the minister has sought an interjection from the Leader of the Opposition, and I might be interested to hear that interjection from the Leader of the Opposition if I could. I call the member for Victoria Park formally for the first time. The Leader of the House has the call. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I was trying to quote what the member for Perth said. According to my notes, he stated — Perth needs livening up and if regular tourist routes used bendy buses that played accordion music every time they twisted and turned, we’d have a recognisable tourist attraction at little cost. Absolutely ridiculous! That is their policy; to have bendy buses in Perth! Great one, member for Perth! The only people who agree are his friends on Facebook.
What we have experienced particularly over the past few months, and even the last year or two, is an increase in the number of violent attacks against — Mr J.R. Quigley : Since the Liberals have been in government! They are soft on law and order. The SPEAKER : Member for Mindarie, you know that is not necessary. I call you formally to order for the second time. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : As I was saying, there has been an increase in the number of attacks. Quite properly, the police should be the agency that investigates these attacks. That is what is happening. We are very fortunate because today, in this government, we actually have a Minister for Police and a Minister for Transport who get on together—we talk to each other and work very well together. That is different from the previous government. The previous Minister for Transport and the previous Minister for Police, because of the factions that they were in, did not get on together. That is why we saw a lack of law and order and an increase in crime. Minister O’Brien and I have met and discussed this in detail—we have arranged that the police will have, over the next few weeks, targeted operations — An opposition member interjected. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I will come to you! The police will have targeted operations to try to root out and catch those vicious thugs who are not only injuring our Transperth workers but also passengers on that system. This is what needs to happen. We are also looking at other possible options. There is an option that may well evolve where a lot of the security officers who work under the arm of Transperth will come over and become part of the police transit service; become officers in that area. It is quite interesting that the opposition has been very silent over the past few months in relation to these vicious attacks on our drivers, and the increase in crime and violence in our society. What is the opposition’s policy in relation to trying to combat crime on our buses and trains, and everything else? Several members interjected. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I will tell members what it is—it must be what the member for Perth has said. What has he said about buses? He said that they want a Transperth fleet of bendy buses to be upgraded so they can play piano accordion music! That is the policy from the opposition. He wants the bendy buses to have piano music when they go around corners! We know where the support is coming from because, apparently, we have checked his Facebook! His friends agree with him—it is a great initiative! I wonder what the opposition leader thinks. Does he think the answer to all these problems on our buses is to have piano music played on the bendy buses when they go around corners? What does he think about that? Mr E.S. Ripper : I think we should have a parliamentary inquiry into rock throwing! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : What—into his bendy buses! The SPEAKER : Members! Take a seat, minister. I know that the minister has sought an interjection from the Leader of the Opposition, and I might be interested to hear that interjection from the Leader of the Opposition if I could. I call the member for Victoria Park formally for the first time. The Leader of the House has the call. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I was trying to quote what the member for Perth said. According to my notes, he stated — Perth needs livening up and if regular tourist routes used bendy buses that played accordion music every time they twisted and turned, we’d have a recognisable tourist attraction at little cost. Absolutely ridiculous! That is their policy; to have bendy buses in Perth! Great one, member for Perth! The only people who agree are his friends on Facebook.
Mr J.R. Quigley : Since the Liberals have been in government! They are soft on law and order. The SPEAKER : Member for Mindarie, you know that is not necessary. I call you formally to order for the second time. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : As I was saying, there has been an increase in the number of attacks. Quite properly, the police should be the agency that investigates these attacks. That is what is happening. We are very fortunate because today, in this government, we actually have a Minister for Police and a Minister for Transport who get on together—we talk to each other and work very well together. That is different from the previous government. The previous Minister for Transport and the previous Minister for Police, because of the factions that they were in, did not get on together. That is why we saw a lack of law and order and an increase in crime. Minister O’Brien and I have met and discussed this in detail—we have arranged that the police will have, over the next few weeks, targeted operations — An opposition member interjected. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I will come to you! The police will have targeted operations to try to root out and catch those vicious thugs who are not only injuring our Transperth workers but also passengers on that system. This is what needs to happen. We are also looking at other possible options. There is an option that may well evolve where a lot of the security officers who work under the arm of Transperth will come over and become part of the police transit service; become officers in that area. It is quite interesting that the opposition has been very silent over the past few months in relation to these vicious attacks on our drivers, and the increase in crime and violence in our society. What is the opposition’s policy in relation to trying to combat crime on our buses and trains, and everything else? Several members interjected. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I will tell members what it is—it must be what the member for Perth has said. What has he said about buses? He said that they want a Transperth fleet of bendy buses to be upgraded so they can play piano accordion music! That is the policy from the opposition. He wants the bendy buses to have piano music when they go around corners! We know where the support is coming from because, apparently, we have checked his Facebook! His friends agree with him—it is a great initiative! I wonder what the opposition leader thinks. Does he think the answer to all these problems on our buses is to have piano music played on the bendy buses when they go around corners? What does he think about that? Mr E.S. Ripper : I think we should have a parliamentary inquiry into rock throwing! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : What—into his bendy buses! The SPEAKER : Members! Take a seat, minister. I know that the minister has sought an interjection from the Leader of the Opposition, and I might be interested to hear that interjection from the Leader of the Opposition if I could. I call the member for Victoria Park formally for the first time. The Leader of the House has the call. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I was trying to quote what the member for Perth said. According to my notes, he stated — Perth needs livening up and if regular tourist routes used bendy buses that played accordion music every time they twisted and turned, we’d have a recognisable tourist attraction at little cost. Absolutely ridiculous! That is their policy; to have bendy buses in Perth! Great one, member for Perth! The only people who agree are his friends on Facebook.
The SPEAKER : Member for Mindarie, you know that is not necessary. I call you formally to order for the second time. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : As I was saying, there has been an increase in the number of attacks. Quite properly, the police should be the agency that investigates these attacks. That is what is happening. We are very fortunate because today, in this government, we actually have a Minister for Police and a Minister for Transport who get on together—we talk to each other and work very well together. That is different from the previous government. The previous Minister for Transport and the previous Minister for Police, because of the factions that they were in, did not get on together. That is why we saw a lack of law and order and an increase in crime. Minister O’Brien and I have met and discussed this in detail—we have arranged that the police will have, over the next few weeks, targeted operations — An opposition member interjected. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I will come to you! The police will have targeted operations to try to root out and catch those vicious thugs who are not only injuring our Transperth workers but also passengers on that system. This is what needs to happen. We are also looking at other possible options. There is an option that may well evolve where a lot of the security officers who work under the arm of Transperth will come over and become part of the police transit service; become officers in that area. It is quite interesting that the opposition has been very silent over the past few months in relation to these vicious attacks on our drivers, and the increase in crime and violence in our society. What is the opposition’s policy in relation to trying to combat crime on our buses and trains, and everything else? Several members interjected. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I will tell members what it is—it must be what the member for Perth has said. What has he said about buses? He said that they want a Transperth fleet of bendy buses to be upgraded so they can play piano accordion music! That is the policy from the opposition. He wants the bendy buses to have piano music when they go around corners! We know where the support is coming from because, apparently, we have checked his Facebook! His friends agree with him—it is a great initiative! I wonder what the opposition leader thinks. Does he think the answer to all these problems on our buses is to have piano music played on the bendy buses when they go around corners? What does he think about that? Mr E.S. Ripper : I think we should have a parliamentary inquiry into rock throwing! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : What—into his bendy buses! The SPEAKER : Members! Take a seat, minister. I know that the minister has sought an interjection from the Leader of the Opposition, and I might be interested to hear that interjection from the Leader of the Opposition if I could. I call the member for Victoria Park formally for the first time. The Leader of the House has the call. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I was trying to quote what the member for Perth said. According to my notes, he stated — Perth needs livening up and if regular tourist routes used bendy buses that played accordion music every time they twisted and turned, we’d have a recognisable tourist attraction at little cost. Absolutely ridiculous! That is their policy; to have bendy buses in Perth! Great one, member for Perth! The only people who agree are his friends on Facebook.
Mr R.F. JOHNSON : As I was saying, there has been an increase in the number of attacks. Quite properly, the police should be the agency that investigates these attacks. That is what is happening. We are very fortunate because today, in this government, we actually have a Minister for Police and a Minister for Transport who get on together—we talk to each other and work very well together. That is different from the previous government. The previous Minister for Transport and the previous Minister for Police, because of the factions that they were in, did not get on together. That is why we saw a lack of law and order and an increase in crime. Minister O’Brien and I have met and discussed this in detail—we have arranged that the police will have, over the next few weeks, targeted operations — An opposition member interjected. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I will come to you! The police will have targeted operations to try to root out and catch those vicious thugs who are not only injuring our Transperth workers but also passengers on that system. This is what needs to happen. We are also looking at other possible options. There is an option that may well evolve where a lot of the security officers who work under the arm of Transperth will come over and become part of the police transit service; become officers in that area. It is quite interesting that the opposition has been very silent over the past few months in relation to these vicious attacks on our drivers, and the increase in crime and violence in our society. What is the opposition’s policy in relation to trying to combat crime on our buses and trains, and everything else? Several members interjected. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I will tell members what it is—it must be what the member for Perth has said. What has he said about buses? He said that they want a Transperth fleet of bendy buses to be upgraded so they can play piano accordion music! That is the policy from the opposition. He wants the bendy buses to have piano music when they go around corners! We know where the support is coming from because, apparently, we have checked his Facebook! His friends agree with him—it is a great initiative! I wonder what the opposition leader thinks. Does he think the answer to all these problems on our buses is to have piano music played on the bendy buses when they go around corners? What does he think about that? Mr E.S. Ripper : I think we should have a parliamentary inquiry into rock throwing! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : What—into his bendy buses! The SPEAKER : Members! Take a seat, minister. I know that the minister has sought an interjection from the Leader of the Opposition, and I might be interested to hear that interjection from the Leader of the Opposition if I could. I call the member for Victoria Park formally for the first time. The Leader of the House has the call. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I was trying to quote what the member for Perth said. According to my notes, he stated — Perth needs livening up and if regular tourist routes used bendy buses that played accordion music every time they twisted and turned, we’d have a recognisable tourist attraction at little cost. Absolutely ridiculous! That is their policy; to have bendy buses in Perth! Great one, member for Perth! The only people who agree are his friends on Facebook.
An opposition member interjected. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I will come to you! The police will have targeted operations to try to root out and catch those vicious thugs who are not only injuring our Transperth workers but also passengers on that system. This is what needs to happen. We are also looking at other possible options. There is an option that may well evolve where a lot of the security officers who work under the arm of Transperth will come over and become part of the police transit service; become officers in that area. It is quite interesting that the opposition has been very silent over the past few months in relation to these vicious attacks on our drivers, and the increase in crime and violence in our society. What is the opposition’s policy in relation to trying to combat crime on our buses and trains, and everything else? Several members interjected. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I will tell members what it is—it must be what the member for Perth has said. What has he said about buses? He said that they want a Transperth fleet of bendy buses to be upgraded so they can play piano accordion music! That is the policy from the opposition. He wants the bendy buses to have piano music when they go around corners! We know where the support is coming from because, apparently, we have checked his Facebook! His friends agree with him—it is a great initiative! I wonder what the opposition leader thinks. Does he think the answer to all these problems on our buses is to have piano music played on the bendy buses when they go around corners? What does he think about that? Mr E.S. Ripper : I think we should have a parliamentary inquiry into rock throwing! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : What—into his bendy buses! The SPEAKER : Members! Take a seat, minister. I know that the minister has sought an interjection from the Leader of the Opposition, and I might be interested to hear that interjection from the Leader of the Opposition if I could. I call the member for Victoria Park formally for the first time. The Leader of the House has the call. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I was trying to quote what the member for Perth said. According to my notes, he stated — Perth needs livening up and if regular tourist routes used bendy buses that played accordion music every time they twisted and turned, we’d have a recognisable tourist attraction at little cost. Absolutely ridiculous! That is their policy; to have bendy buses in Perth! Great one, member for Perth! The only people who agree are his friends on Facebook.
Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I will come to you! The police will have targeted operations to try to root out and catch those vicious thugs who are not only injuring our Transperth workers but also passengers on that system. This is what needs to happen. We are also looking at other possible options. There is an option that may well evolve where a lot of the security officers who work under the arm of Transperth will come over and become part of the police transit service; become officers in that area. It is quite interesting that the opposition has been very silent over the past few months in relation to these vicious attacks on our drivers, and the increase in crime and violence in our society. What is the opposition’s policy in relation to trying to combat crime on our buses and trains, and everything else? Several members interjected. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I will tell members what it is—it must be what the member for Perth has said. What has he said about buses? He said that they want a Transperth fleet of bendy buses to be upgraded so they can play piano accordion music! That is the policy from the opposition. He wants the bendy buses to have piano music when they go around corners! We know where the support is coming from because, apparently, we have checked his Facebook! His friends agree with him—it is a great initiative! I wonder what the opposition leader thinks. Does he think the answer to all these problems on our buses is to have piano music played on the bendy buses when they go around corners? What does he think about that? Mr E.S. Ripper : I think we should have a parliamentary inquiry into rock throwing! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : What—into his bendy buses! The SPEAKER : Members! Take a seat, minister. I know that the minister has sought an interjection from the Leader of the Opposition, and I might be interested to hear that interjection from the Leader of the Opposition if I could. I call the member for Victoria Park formally for the first time. The Leader of the House has the call. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I was trying to quote what the member for Perth said. According to my notes, he stated — Perth needs livening up and if regular tourist routes used bendy buses that played accordion music every time they twisted and turned, we’d have a recognisable tourist attraction at little cost. Absolutely ridiculous! That is their policy; to have bendy buses in Perth! Great one, member for Perth! The only people who agree are his friends on Facebook.
It is quite interesting that the opposition has been very silent over the past few months in relation to these vicious attacks on our drivers, and the increase in crime and violence in our society. What is the opposition’s policy in relation to trying to combat crime on our buses and trains, and everything else? Several members interjected. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I will tell members what it is—it must be what the member for Perth has said. What has he said about buses? He said that they want a Transperth fleet of bendy buses to be upgraded so they can play piano accordion music! That is the policy from the opposition. He wants the bendy buses to have piano music when they go around corners! We know where the support is coming from because, apparently, we have checked his Facebook! His friends agree with him—it is a great initiative! I wonder what the opposition leader thinks. Does he think the answer to all these problems on our buses is to have piano music played on the bendy buses when they go around corners? What does he think about that? Mr E.S. Ripper : I think we should have a parliamentary inquiry into rock throwing! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : What—into his bendy buses! The SPEAKER : Members! Take a seat, minister. I know that the minister has sought an interjection from the Leader of the Opposition, and I might be interested to hear that interjection from the Leader of the Opposition if I could. I call the member for Victoria Park formally for the first time. The Leader of the House has the call. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I was trying to quote what the member for Perth said. According to my notes, he stated — Perth needs livening up and if regular tourist routes used bendy buses that played accordion music every time they twisted and turned, we’d have a recognisable tourist attraction at little cost. Absolutely ridiculous! That is their policy; to have bendy buses in Perth! Great one, member for Perth! The only people who agree are his friends on Facebook.
Several members interjected. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I will tell members what it is—it must be what the member for Perth has said. What has he said about buses? He said that they want a Transperth fleet of bendy buses to be upgraded so they can play piano accordion music! That is the policy from the opposition. He wants the bendy buses to have piano music when they go around corners! We know where the support is coming from because, apparently, we have checked his Facebook! His friends agree with him—it is a great initiative! I wonder what the opposition leader thinks. Does he think the answer to all these problems on our buses is to have piano music played on the bendy buses when they go around corners? What does he think about that? Mr E.S. Ripper : I think we should have a parliamentary inquiry into rock throwing! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : What—into his bendy buses! The SPEAKER : Members! Take a seat, minister. I know that the minister has sought an interjection from the Leader of the Opposition, and I might be interested to hear that interjection from the Leader of the Opposition if I could. I call the member for Victoria Park formally for the first time. The Leader of the House has the call. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I was trying to quote what the member for Perth said. According to my notes, he stated — Perth needs livening up and if regular tourist routes used bendy buses that played accordion music every time they twisted and turned, we’d have a recognisable tourist attraction at little cost. Absolutely ridiculous! That is their policy; to have bendy buses in Perth! Great one, member for Perth! The only people who agree are his friends on Facebook.
Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I will tell members what it is—it must be what the member for Perth has said. What has he said about buses? He said that they want a Transperth fleet of bendy buses to be upgraded so they can play piano accordion music! That is the policy from the opposition. He wants the bendy buses to have piano music when they go around corners! We know where the support is coming from because, apparently, we have checked his Facebook! His friends agree with him—it is a great initiative! I wonder what the opposition leader thinks. Does he think the answer to all these problems on our buses is to have piano music played on the bendy buses when they go around corners? What does he think about that? Mr E.S. Ripper : I think we should have a parliamentary inquiry into rock throwing! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : What—into his bendy buses! The SPEAKER : Members! Take a seat, minister. I know that the minister has sought an interjection from the Leader of the Opposition, and I might be interested to hear that interjection from the Leader of the Opposition if I could. I call the member for Victoria Park formally for the first time. The Leader of the House has the call. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I was trying to quote what the member for Perth said. According to my notes, he stated — Perth needs livening up and if regular tourist routes used bendy buses that played accordion music every time they twisted and turned, we’d have a recognisable tourist attraction at little cost. Absolutely ridiculous! That is their policy; to have bendy buses in Perth! Great one, member for Perth! The only people who agree are his friends on Facebook.
Mr E.S. Ripper : I think we should have a parliamentary inquiry into rock throwing! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : What—into his bendy buses! The SPEAKER : Members! Take a seat, minister. I know that the minister has sought an interjection from the Leader of the Opposition, and I might be interested to hear that interjection from the Leader of the Opposition if I could. I call the member for Victoria Park formally for the first time. The Leader of the House has the call. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I was trying to quote what the member for Perth said. According to my notes, he stated — Perth needs livening up and if regular tourist routes used bendy buses that played accordion music every time they twisted and turned, we’d have a recognisable tourist attraction at little cost. Absolutely ridiculous! That is their policy; to have bendy buses in Perth! Great one, member for Perth! The only people who agree are his friends on Facebook.
Mr R.F. JOHNSON : What—into his bendy buses! The SPEAKER : Members! Take a seat, minister. I know that the minister has sought an interjection from the Leader of the Opposition, and I might be interested to hear that interjection from the Leader of the Opposition if I could. I call the member for Victoria Park formally for the first time. The Leader of the House has the call. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I was trying to quote what the member for Perth said. According to my notes, he stated — Perth needs livening up and if regular tourist routes used bendy buses that played accordion music every time they twisted and turned, we’d have a recognisable tourist attraction at little cost. Absolutely ridiculous! That is their policy; to have bendy buses in Perth! Great one, member for Perth! The only people who agree are his friends on Facebook.
The SPEAKER : Members! Take a seat, minister. I know that the minister has sought an interjection from the Leader of the Opposition, and I might be interested to hear that interjection from the Leader of the Opposition if I could. I call the member for Victoria Park formally for the first time. The Leader of the House has the call. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I was trying to quote what the member for Perth said. According to my notes, he stated — Perth needs livening up and if regular tourist routes used bendy buses that played accordion music every time they twisted and turned, we’d have a recognisable tourist attraction at little cost. Absolutely ridiculous! That is their policy; to have bendy buses in Perth! Great one, member for Perth! The only people who agree are his friends on Facebook.
Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I was trying to quote what the member for Perth said. According to my notes, he stated — Perth needs livening up and if regular tourist routes used bendy buses that played accordion music every time they twisted and turned, we’d have a recognisable tourist attraction at little cost. Absolutely ridiculous! That is their policy; to have bendy buses in Perth! Great one, member for Perth! The only people who agree are his friends on Facebook.
Mr R.F. JOHNSON replied: I thank the member for the question. What we have — Mr M.P. Whitely : It is a very serious issue indeed. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I know it is a very serious issue, my friend. What we have experienced particularly over the past few months, and even the last year or two, is an increase in the number of violent attacks against — Mr J.R. Quigley : Since the Liberals have been in government! They are soft on law and order. The SPEAKER : Member for Mindarie, you know that is not necessary. I call you formally to order for the second time. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : As I was saying, there has been an increase in the number of attacks. Quite properly, the police should be the agency that investigates these attacks. That is what is happening. We are very fortunate because today, in this government, we actually have a Minister for Police and a Minister for Transport who get on together—we talk to each other and work very well together. That is different from the previous government. The previous Minister for Transport and the previous Minister for Police, because of the factions that they were in, did not get on together. That is why we saw a lack of law and order and an increase in crime. Minister O’Brien and I have met and discussed this in detail—we have arranged that the police will have, over the next few weeks, targeted operations — An opposition member interjected. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I will come to you! The police will have targeted operations to try to root out and catch those vicious thugs who are not only injuring our Transperth workers but also passengers on that system. This is what needs to happen. We are also looking at other possible options. There is an option that may well evolve where a lot of the security officers who work under the arm of Transperth will come over and become part of the police transit service; become officers in that area. It is quite interesting that the opposition has been very silent over the past few months in relation to these vicious attacks on our drivers, and the increase in crime and violence in our society. What is the opposition’s policy in relation to trying to combat crime on our buses and trains, and everything else? Several members interjected. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I will tell members what it is—it must be what the member for Perth has said. What has he said about buses? He said that they want a Transperth fleet of bendy buses to be upgraded so they can play piano accordion music! That is the policy from the opposition. He wants the bendy buses to have piano music when they go around corners! We know where the support is coming from because, apparently, we have checked his Facebook! His friends agree with him—it is a great initiative! I wonder what the opposition leader thinks. Does he think the answer to all these problems on our buses is to have piano music played on the bendy buses when they go around corners? What does he think about that? Mr E.S. Ripper : I think we should have a parliamentary inquiry into rock throwing! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : What—into his bendy buses! The SPEAKER : Members! Take a seat, minister. I know that the minister has sought an interjection from the Leader of the Opposition, and I might be interested to hear that interjection from the Leader of the Opposition if I could. I call the member for Victoria Park formally for the first time. The Leader of the House has the call. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I was trying to quote what the member for Perth said. According to my notes, he stated — Perth needs livening up and if regular tourist routes used bendy buses that played accordion music every time they twisted and turned, we’d have a recognisable tourist attraction at little cost. Absolutely ridiculous! That is their policy; to have bendy buses in Perth! Great one, member for Perth! The only people who agree are his friends on Facebook.
I thank the member for the question. What we have — Mr M.P. Whitely : It is a very serious issue indeed. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I know it is a very serious issue, my friend. What we have experienced particularly over the past few months, and even the last year or two, is an increase in the number of violent attacks against — Mr J.R. Quigley : Since the Liberals have been in government! They are soft on law and order. The SPEAKER : Member for Mindarie, you know that is not necessary. I call you formally to order for the second time. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : As I was saying, there has been an increase in the number of attacks. Quite properly, the police should be the agency that investigates these attacks. That is what is happening. We are very fortunate because today, in this government, we actually have a Minister for Police and a Minister for Transport who get on together—we talk to each other and work very well together. That is different from the previous government. The previous Minister for Transport and the previous Minister for Police, because of the factions that they were in, did not get on together. That is why we saw a lack of law and order and an increase in crime. Minister O’Brien and I have met and discussed this in detail—we have arranged that the police will have, over the next few weeks, targeted operations — An opposition member interjected. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I will come to you! The police will have targeted operations to try to root out and catch those vicious thugs who are not only injuring our Transperth workers but also passengers on that system. This is what needs to happen. We are also looking at other possible options. There is an option that may well evolve where a lot of the security officers who work under the arm of Transperth will come over and become part of the police transit service; become officers in that area. It is quite interesting that the opposition has been very silent over the past few months in relation to these vicious attacks on our drivers, and the increase in crime and violence in our society. What is the opposition’s policy in relation to trying to combat crime on our buses and trains, and everything else? Several members interjected. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I will tell members what it is—it must be what the member for Perth has said. What has he said about buses? He said that they want a Transperth fleet of bendy buses to be upgraded so they can play piano accordion music! That is the policy from the opposition. He wants the bendy buses to have piano music when they go around corners! We know where the support is coming from because, apparently, we have checked his Facebook! His friends agree with him—it is a great initiative! I wonder what the opposition leader thinks. Does he think the answer to all these problems on our buses is to have piano music played on the bendy buses when they go around corners? What does he think about that? Mr E.S. Ripper : I think we should have a parliamentary inquiry into rock throwing! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : What—into his bendy buses! The SPEAKER : Members! Take a seat, minister. I know that the minister has sought an interjection from the Leader of the Opposition, and I might be interested to hear that interjection from the Leader of the Opposition if I could. I call the member for Victoria Park formally for the first time. The Leader of the House has the call. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I was trying to quote what the member for Perth said. According to my notes, he stated — Perth needs livening up and if regular tourist routes used bendy buses that played accordion music every time they twisted and turned, we’d have a recognisable tourist attraction at little cost. Absolutely ridiculous! That is their policy; to have bendy buses in Perth! Great one, member for Perth! The only people who agree are his friends on Facebook.
Mr M.P. Whitely : It is a very serious issue indeed. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I know it is a very serious issue, my friend. What we have experienced particularly over the past few months, and even the last year or two, is an increase in the number of violent attacks against — Mr J.R. Quigley : Since the Liberals have been in government! They are soft on law and order. The SPEAKER : Member for Mindarie, you know that is not necessary. I call you formally to order for the second time. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : As I was saying, there has been an increase in the number of attacks. Quite properly, the police should be the agency that investigates these attacks. That is what is happening. We are very fortunate because today, in this government, we actually have a Minister for Police and a Minister for Transport who get on together—we talk to each other and work very well together. That is different from the previous government. The previous Minister for Transport and the previous Minister for Police, because of the factions that they were in, did not get on together. That is why we saw a lack of law and order and an increase in crime. Minister O’Brien and I have met and discussed this in detail—we have arranged that the police will have, over the next few weeks, targeted operations — An opposition member interjected. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I will come to you! The police will have targeted operations to try to root out and catch those vicious thugs who are not only injuring our Transperth workers but also passengers on that system. This is what needs to happen. We are also looking at other possible options. There is an option that may well evolve where a lot of the security officers who work under the arm of Transperth will come over and become part of the police transit service; become officers in that area. It is quite interesting that the opposition has been very silent over the past few months in relation to these vicious attacks on our drivers, and the increase in crime and violence in our society. What is the opposition’s policy in relation to trying to combat crime on our buses and trains, and everything else? Several members interjected. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I will tell members what it is—it must be what the member for Perth has said. What has he said about buses? He said that they want a Transperth fleet of bendy buses to be upgraded so they can play piano accordion music! That is the policy from the opposition. He wants the bendy buses to have piano music when they go around corners! We know where the support is coming from because, apparently, we have checked his Facebook! His friends agree with him—it is a great initiative! I wonder what the opposition leader thinks. Does he think the answer to all these problems on our buses is to have piano music played on the bendy buses when they go around corners? What does he think about that? Mr E.S. Ripper : I think we should have a parliamentary inquiry into rock throwing! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : What—into his bendy buses! The SPEAKER : Members! Take a seat, minister. I know that the minister has sought an interjection from the Leader of the Opposition, and I might be interested to hear that interjection from the Leader of the Opposition if I could. I call the member for Victoria Park formally for the first time. The Leader of the House has the call. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I was trying to quote what the member for Perth said. According to my notes, he stated — Perth needs livening up and if regular tourist routes used bendy buses that played accordion music every time they twisted and turned, we’d have a recognisable tourist attraction at little cost. Absolutely ridiculous! That is their policy; to have bendy buses in Perth! Great one, member for Perth! The only people who agree are his friends on Facebook.
Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I know it is a very serious issue, my friend. What we have experienced particularly over the past few months, and even the last year or two, is an increase in the number of violent attacks against — Mr J.R. Quigley : Since the Liberals have been in government! They are soft on law and order. The SPEAKER : Member for Mindarie, you know that is not necessary. I call you formally to order for the second time. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : As I was saying, there has been an increase in the number of attacks. Quite properly, the police should be the agency that investigates these attacks. That is what is happening. We are very fortunate because today, in this government, we actually have a Minister for Police and a Minister for Transport who get on together—we talk to each other and work very well together. That is different from the previous government. The previous Minister for Transport and the previous Minister for Police, because of the factions that they were in, did not get on together. That is why we saw a lack of law and order and an increase in crime. Minister O’Brien and I have met and discussed this in detail—we have arranged that the police will have, over the next few weeks, targeted operations — An opposition member interjected. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I will come to you! The police will have targeted operations to try to root out and catch those vicious thugs who are not only injuring our Transperth workers but also passengers on that system. This is what needs to happen. We are also looking at other possible options. There is an option that may well evolve where a lot of the security officers who work under the arm of Transperth will come over and become part of the police transit service; become officers in that area. It is quite interesting that the opposition has been very silent over the past few months in relation to these vicious attacks on our drivers, and the increase in crime and violence in our society. What is the opposition’s policy in relation to trying to combat crime on our buses and trains, and everything else? Several members interjected. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I will tell members what it is—it must be what the member for Perth has said. What has he said about buses? He said that they want a Transperth fleet of bendy buses to be upgraded so they can play piano accordion music! That is the policy from the opposition. He wants the bendy buses to have piano music when they go around corners! We know where the support is coming from because, apparently, we have checked his Facebook! His friends agree with him—it is a great initiative! I wonder what the opposition leader thinks. Does he think the answer to all these problems on our buses is to have piano music played on the bendy buses when they go around corners? What does he think about that? Mr E.S. Ripper : I think we should have a parliamentary inquiry into rock throwing! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : What—into his bendy buses! The SPEAKER : Members! Take a seat, minister. I know that the minister has sought an interjection from the Leader of the Opposition, and I might be interested to hear that interjection from the Leader of the Opposition if I could. I call the member for Victoria Park formally for the first time. The Leader of the House has the call. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I was trying to quote what the member for Perth said. According to my notes, he stated — Perth needs livening up and if regular tourist routes used bendy buses that played accordion music every time they twisted and turned, we’d have a recognisable tourist attraction at little cost. Absolutely ridiculous! That is their policy; to have bendy buses in Perth! Great one, member for Perth! The only people who agree are his friends on Facebook.
What we have experienced particularly over the past few months, and even the last year or two, is an increase in the number of violent attacks against — Mr J.R. Quigley : Since the Liberals have been in government! They are soft on law and order. The SPEAKER : Member for Mindarie, you know that is not necessary. I call you formally to order for the second time. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : As I was saying, there has been an increase in the number of attacks. Quite properly, the police should be the agency that investigates these attacks. That is what is happening. We are very fortunate because today, in this government, we actually have a Minister for Police and a Minister for Transport who get on together—we talk to each other and work very well together. That is different from the previous government. The previous Minister for Transport and the previous Minister for Police, because of the factions that they were in, did not get on together. That is why we saw a lack of law and order and an increase in crime. Minister O’Brien and I have met and discussed this in detail—we have arranged that the police will have, over the next few weeks, targeted operations — An opposition member interjected. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I will come to you! The police will have targeted operations to try to root out and catch those vicious thugs who are not only injuring our Transperth workers but also passengers on that system. This is what needs to happen. We are also looking at other possible options. There is an option that may well evolve where a lot of the security officers who work under the arm of Transperth will come over and become part of the police transit service; become officers in that area. It is quite interesting that the opposition has been very silent over the past few months in relation to these vicious attacks on our drivers, and the increase in crime and violence in our society. What is the opposition’s policy in relation to trying to combat crime on our buses and trains, and everything else? Several members interjected. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I will tell members what it is—it must be what the member for Perth has said. What has he said about buses? He said that they want a Transperth fleet of bendy buses to be upgraded so they can play piano accordion music! That is the policy from the opposition. He wants the bendy buses to have piano music when they go around corners! We know where the support is coming from because, apparently, we have checked his Facebook! His friends agree with him—it is a great initiative! I wonder what the opposition leader thinks. Does he think the answer to all these problems on our buses is to have piano music played on the bendy buses when they go around corners? What does he think about that? Mr E.S. Ripper : I think we should have a parliamentary inquiry into rock throwing! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : What—into his bendy buses! The SPEAKER : Members! Take a seat, minister. I know that the minister has sought an interjection from the Leader of the Opposition, and I might be interested to hear that interjection from the Leader of the Opposition if I could. I call the member for Victoria Park formally for the first time. The Leader of the House has the call. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I was trying to quote what the member for Perth said. According to my notes, he stated — Perth needs livening up and if regular tourist routes used bendy buses that played accordion music every time they twisted and turned, we’d have a recognisable tourist attraction at little cost. Absolutely ridiculous! That is their policy; to have bendy buses in Perth! Great one, member for Perth! The only people who agree are his friends on Facebook.
Mr J.R. Quigley : Since the Liberals have been in government! They are soft on law and order. The SPEAKER : Member for Mindarie, you know that is not necessary. I call you formally to order for the second time. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : As I was saying, there has been an increase in the number of attacks. Quite properly, the police should be the agency that investigates these attacks. That is what is happening. We are very fortunate because today, in this government, we actually have a Minister for Police and a Minister for Transport who get on together—we talk to each other and work very well together. That is different from the previous government. The previous Minister for Transport and the previous Minister for Police, because of the factions that they were in, did not get on together. That is why we saw a lack of law and order and an increase in crime. Minister O’Brien and I have met and discussed this in detail—we have arranged that the police will have, over the next few weeks, targeted operations — An opposition member interjected. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I will come to you! The police will have targeted operations to try to root out and catch those vicious thugs who are not only injuring our Transperth workers but also passengers on that system. This is what needs to happen. We are also looking at other possible options. There is an option that may well evolve where a lot of the security officers who work under the arm of Transperth will come over and become part of the police transit service; become officers in that area. It is quite interesting that the opposition has been very silent over the past few months in relation to these vicious attacks on our drivers, and the increase in crime and violence in our society. What is the opposition’s policy in relation to trying to combat crime on our buses and trains, and everything else? Several members interjected. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I will tell members what it is—it must be what the member for Perth has said. What has he said about buses? He said that they want a Transperth fleet of bendy buses to be upgraded so they can play piano accordion music! That is the policy from the opposition. He wants the bendy buses to have piano music when they go around corners! We know where the support is coming from because, apparently, we have checked his Facebook! His friends agree with him—it is a great initiative! I wonder what the opposition leader thinks. Does he think the answer to all these problems on our buses is to have piano music played on the bendy buses when they go around corners? What does he think about that? Mr E.S. Ripper : I think we should have a parliamentary inquiry into rock throwing! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : What—into his bendy buses! The SPEAKER : Members! Take a seat, minister. I know that the minister has sought an interjection from the Leader of the Opposition, and I might be interested to hear that interjection from the Leader of the Opposition if I could. I call the member for Victoria Park formally for the first time. The Leader of the House has the call. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I was trying to quote what the member for Perth said. According to my notes, he stated — Perth needs livening up and if regular tourist routes used bendy buses that played accordion music every time they twisted and turned, we’d have a recognisable tourist attraction at little cost. Absolutely ridiculous! That is their policy; to have bendy buses in Perth! Great one, member for Perth! The only people who agree are his friends on Facebook.
The SPEAKER : Member for Mindarie, you know that is not necessary. I call you formally to order for the second time. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : As I was saying, there has been an increase in the number of attacks. Quite properly, the police should be the agency that investigates these attacks. That is what is happening. We are very fortunate because today, in this government, we actually have a Minister for Police and a Minister for Transport who get on together—we talk to each other and work very well together. That is different from the previous government. The previous Minister for Transport and the previous Minister for Police, because of the factions that they were in, did not get on together. That is why we saw a lack of law and order and an increase in crime. Minister O’Brien and I have met and discussed this in detail—we have arranged that the police will have, over the next few weeks, targeted operations — An opposition member interjected. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I will come to you! The police will have targeted operations to try to root out and catch those vicious thugs who are not only injuring our Transperth workers but also passengers on that system. This is what needs to happen. We are also looking at other possible options. There is an option that may well evolve where a lot of the security officers who work under the arm of Transperth will come over and become part of the police transit service; become officers in that area. It is quite interesting that the opposition has been very silent over the past few months in relation to these vicious attacks on our drivers, and the increase in crime and violence in our society. What is the opposition’s policy in relation to trying to combat crime on our buses and trains, and everything else? Several members interjected. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I will tell members what it is—it must be what the member for Perth has said. What has he said about buses? He said that they want a Transperth fleet of bendy buses to be upgraded so they can play piano accordion music! That is the policy from the opposition. He wants the bendy buses to have piano music when they go around corners! We know where the support is coming from because, apparently, we have checked his Facebook! His friends agree with him—it is a great initiative! I wonder what the opposition leader thinks. Does he think the answer to all these problems on our buses is to have piano music played on the bendy buses when they go around corners? What does he think about that? Mr E.S. Ripper : I think we should have a parliamentary inquiry into rock throwing! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : What—into his bendy buses! The SPEAKER : Members! Take a seat, minister. I know that the minister has sought an interjection from the Leader of the Opposition, and I might be interested to hear that interjection from the Leader of the Opposition if I could. I call the member for Victoria Park formally for the first time. The Leader of the House has the call. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I was trying to quote what the member for Perth said. According to my notes, he stated — Perth needs livening up and if regular tourist routes used bendy buses that played accordion music every time they twisted and turned, we’d have a recognisable tourist attraction at little cost. Absolutely ridiculous! That is their policy; to have bendy buses in Perth! Great one, member for Perth! The only people who agree are his friends on Facebook.
Mr R.F. JOHNSON : As I was saying, there has been an increase in the number of attacks. Quite properly, the police should be the agency that investigates these attacks. That is what is happening. We are very fortunate because today, in this government, we actually have a Minister for Police and a Minister for Transport who get on together—we talk to each other and work very well together. That is different from the previous government. The previous Minister for Transport and the previous Minister for Police, because of the factions that they were in, did not get on together. That is why we saw a lack of law and order and an increase in crime. Minister O’Brien and I have met and discussed this in detail—we have arranged that the police will have, over the next few weeks, targeted operations — An opposition member interjected. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I will come to you! The police will have targeted operations to try to root out and catch those vicious thugs who are not only injuring our Transperth workers but also passengers on that system. This is what needs to happen. We are also looking at other possible options. There is an option that may well evolve where a lot of the security officers who work under the arm of Transperth will come over and become part of the police transit service; become officers in that area. It is quite interesting that the opposition has been very silent over the past few months in relation to these vicious attacks on our drivers, and the increase in crime and violence in our society. What is the opposition’s policy in relation to trying to combat crime on our buses and trains, and everything else? Several members interjected. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I will tell members what it is—it must be what the member for Perth has said. What has he said about buses? He said that they want a Transperth fleet of bendy buses to be upgraded so they can play piano accordion music! That is the policy from the opposition. He wants the bendy buses to have piano music when they go around corners! We know where the support is coming from because, apparently, we have checked his Facebook! His friends agree with him—it is a great initiative! I wonder what the opposition leader thinks. Does he think the answer to all these problems on our buses is to have piano music played on the bendy buses when they go around corners? What does he think about that? Mr E.S. Ripper : I think we should have a parliamentary inquiry into rock throwing! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : What—into his bendy buses! The SPEAKER : Members! Take a seat, minister. I know that the minister has sought an interjection from the Leader of the Opposition, and I might be interested to hear that interjection from the Leader of the Opposition if I could. I call the member for Victoria Park formally for the first time. The Leader of the House has the call. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I was trying to quote what the member for Perth said. According to my notes, he stated — Perth needs livening up and if regular tourist routes used bendy buses that played accordion music every time they twisted and turned, we’d have a recognisable tourist attraction at little cost. Absolutely ridiculous! That is their policy; to have bendy buses in Perth! Great one, member for Perth! The only people who agree are his friends on Facebook.
An opposition member interjected. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I will come to you! The police will have targeted operations to try to root out and catch those vicious thugs who are not only injuring our Transperth workers but also passengers on that system. This is what needs to happen. We are also looking at other possible options. There is an option that may well evolve where a lot of the security officers who work under the arm of Transperth will come over and become part of the police transit service; become officers in that area. It is quite interesting that the opposition has been very silent over the past few months in relation to these vicious attacks on our drivers, and the increase in crime and violence in our society. What is the opposition’s policy in relation to trying to combat crime on our buses and trains, and everything else? Several members interjected. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I will tell members what it is—it must be what the member for Perth has said. What has he said about buses? He said that they want a Transperth fleet of bendy buses to be upgraded so they can play piano accordion music! That is the policy from the opposition. He wants the bendy buses to have piano music when they go around corners! We know where the support is coming from because, apparently, we have checked his Facebook! His friends agree with him—it is a great initiative! I wonder what the opposition leader thinks. Does he think the answer to all these problems on our buses is to have piano music played on the bendy buses when they go around corners? What does he think about that? Mr E.S. Ripper : I think we should have a parliamentary inquiry into rock throwing! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : What—into his bendy buses! The SPEAKER : Members! Take a seat, minister. I know that the minister has sought an interjection from the Leader of the Opposition, and I might be interested to hear that interjection from the Leader of the Opposition if I could. I call the member for Victoria Park formally for the first time. The Leader of the House has the call. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I was trying to quote what the member for Perth said. According to my notes, he stated — Perth needs livening up and if regular tourist routes used bendy buses that played accordion music every time they twisted and turned, we’d have a recognisable tourist attraction at little cost. Absolutely ridiculous! That is their policy; to have bendy buses in Perth! Great one, member for Perth! The only people who agree are his friends on Facebook.
Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I will come to you! The police will have targeted operations to try to root out and catch those vicious thugs who are not only injuring our Transperth workers but also passengers on that system. This is what needs to happen. We are also looking at other possible options. There is an option that may well evolve where a lot of the security officers who work under the arm of Transperth will come over and become part of the police transit service; become officers in that area. It is quite interesting that the opposition has been very silent over the past few months in relation to these vicious attacks on our drivers, and the increase in crime and violence in our society. What is the opposition’s policy in relation to trying to combat crime on our buses and trains, and everything else? Several members interjected. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I will tell members what it is—it must be what the member for Perth has said. What has he said about buses? He said that they want a Transperth fleet of bendy buses to be upgraded so they can play piano accordion music! That is the policy from the opposition. He wants the bendy buses to have piano music when they go around corners! We know where the support is coming from because, apparently, we have checked his Facebook! His friends agree with him—it is a great initiative! I wonder what the opposition leader thinks. Does he think the answer to all these problems on our buses is to have piano music played on the bendy buses when they go around corners? What does he think about that? Mr E.S. Ripper : I think we should have a parliamentary inquiry into rock throwing! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : What—into his bendy buses! The SPEAKER : Members! Take a seat, minister. I know that the minister has sought an interjection from the Leader of the Opposition, and I might be interested to hear that interjection from the Leader of the Opposition if I could. I call the member for Victoria Park formally for the first time. The Leader of the House has the call. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I was trying to quote what the member for Perth said. According to my notes, he stated — Perth needs livening up and if regular tourist routes used bendy buses that played accordion music every time they twisted and turned, we’d have a recognisable tourist attraction at little cost. Absolutely ridiculous! That is their policy; to have bendy buses in Perth! Great one, member for Perth! The only people who agree are his friends on Facebook.
It is quite interesting that the opposition has been very silent over the past few months in relation to these vicious attacks on our drivers, and the increase in crime and violence in our society. What is the opposition’s policy in relation to trying to combat crime on our buses and trains, and everything else? Several members interjected. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I will tell members what it is—it must be what the member for Perth has said. What has he said about buses? He said that they want a Transperth fleet of bendy buses to be upgraded so they can play piano accordion music! That is the policy from the opposition. He wants the bendy buses to have piano music when they go around corners! We know where the support is coming from because, apparently, we have checked his Facebook! His friends agree with him—it is a great initiative! I wonder what the opposition leader thinks. Does he think the answer to all these problems on our buses is to have piano music played on the bendy buses when they go around corners? What does he think about that? Mr E.S. Ripper : I think we should have a parliamentary inquiry into rock throwing! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : What—into his bendy buses! The SPEAKER : Members! Take a seat, minister. I know that the minister has sought an interjection from the Leader of the Opposition, and I might be interested to hear that interjection from the Leader of the Opposition if I could. I call the member for Victoria Park formally for the first time. The Leader of the House has the call. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I was trying to quote what the member for Perth said. According to my notes, he stated — Perth needs livening up and if regular tourist routes used bendy buses that played accordion music every time they twisted and turned, we’d have a recognisable tourist attraction at little cost. Absolutely ridiculous! That is their policy; to have bendy buses in Perth! Great one, member for Perth! The only people who agree are his friends on Facebook.
Several members interjected. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I will tell members what it is—it must be what the member for Perth has said. What has he said about buses? He said that they want a Transperth fleet of bendy buses to be upgraded so they can play piano accordion music! That is the policy from the opposition. He wants the bendy buses to have piano music when they go around corners! We know where the support is coming from because, apparently, we have checked his Facebook! His friends agree with him—it is a great initiative! I wonder what the opposition leader thinks. Does he think the answer to all these problems on our buses is to have piano music played on the bendy buses when they go around corners? What does he think about that? Mr E.S. Ripper : I think we should have a parliamentary inquiry into rock throwing! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : What—into his bendy buses! The SPEAKER : Members! Take a seat, minister. I know that the minister has sought an interjection from the Leader of the Opposition, and I might be interested to hear that interjection from the Leader of the Opposition if I could. I call the member for Victoria Park formally for the first time. The Leader of the House has the call. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I was trying to quote what the member for Perth said. According to my notes, he stated — Perth needs livening up and if regular tourist routes used bendy buses that played accordion music every time they twisted and turned, we’d have a recognisable tourist attraction at little cost. Absolutely ridiculous! That is their policy; to have bendy buses in Perth! Great one, member for Perth! The only people who agree are his friends on Facebook.
Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I will tell members what it is—it must be what the member for Perth has said. What has he said about buses? He said that they want a Transperth fleet of bendy buses to be upgraded so they can play piano accordion music! That is the policy from the opposition. He wants the bendy buses to have piano music when they go around corners! We know where the support is coming from because, apparently, we have checked his Facebook! His friends agree with him—it is a great initiative! I wonder what the opposition leader thinks. Does he think the answer to all these problems on our buses is to have piano music played on the bendy buses when they go around corners? What does he think about that? Mr E.S. Ripper : I think we should have a parliamentary inquiry into rock throwing! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : What—into his bendy buses! The SPEAKER : Members! Take a seat, minister. I know that the minister has sought an interjection from the Leader of the Opposition, and I might be interested to hear that interjection from the Leader of the Opposition if I could. I call the member for Victoria Park formally for the first time. The Leader of the House has the call. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I was trying to quote what the member for Perth said. According to my notes, he stated — Perth needs livening up and if regular tourist routes used bendy buses that played accordion music every time they twisted and turned, we’d have a recognisable tourist attraction at little cost. Absolutely ridiculous! That is their policy; to have bendy buses in Perth! Great one, member for Perth! The only people who agree are his friends on Facebook.
Mr E.S. Ripper : I think we should have a parliamentary inquiry into rock throwing! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : What—into his bendy buses! The SPEAKER : Members! Take a seat, minister. I know that the minister has sought an interjection from the Leader of the Opposition, and I might be interested to hear that interjection from the Leader of the Opposition if I could. I call the member for Victoria Park formally for the first time. The Leader of the House has the call. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I was trying to quote what the member for Perth said. According to my notes, he stated — Perth needs livening up and if regular tourist routes used bendy buses that played accordion music every time they twisted and turned, we’d have a recognisable tourist attraction at little cost. Absolutely ridiculous! That is their policy; to have bendy buses in Perth! Great one, member for Perth! The only people who agree are his friends on Facebook.
Mr R.F. JOHNSON : What—into his bendy buses! The SPEAKER : Members! Take a seat, minister. I know that the minister has sought an interjection from the Leader of the Opposition, and I might be interested to hear that interjection from the Leader of the Opposition if I could. I call the member for Victoria Park formally for the first time. The Leader of the House has the call. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I was trying to quote what the member for Perth said. According to my notes, he stated — Perth needs livening up and if regular tourist routes used bendy buses that played accordion music every time they twisted and turned, we’d have a recognisable tourist attraction at little cost. Absolutely ridiculous! That is their policy; to have bendy buses in Perth! Great one, member for Perth! The only people who agree are his friends on Facebook.
The SPEAKER : Members! Take a seat, minister. I know that the minister has sought an interjection from the Leader of the Opposition, and I might be interested to hear that interjection from the Leader of the Opposition if I could. I call the member for Victoria Park formally for the first time. The Leader of the House has the call. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I was trying to quote what the member for Perth said. According to my notes, he stated — Perth needs livening up and if regular tourist routes used bendy buses that played accordion music every time they twisted and turned, we’d have a recognisable tourist attraction at little cost. Absolutely ridiculous! That is their policy; to have bendy buses in Perth! Great one, member for Perth! The only people who agree are his friends on Facebook.
Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I was trying to quote what the member for Perth said. According to my notes, he stated — Perth needs livening up and if regular tourist routes used bendy buses that played accordion music every time they twisted and turned, we’d have a recognisable tourist attraction at little cost. Absolutely ridiculous! That is their policy; to have bendy buses in Perth! Great one, member for Perth! The only people who agree are his friends on Facebook.
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