❓ Mr. Krsticevic invites the Minister for Community Services to meet with homeless people in Rockingham, criticising the Premier's alleged refusal to do so. The Minister declines, accusing Mr. Krsticevic of politicisation and grandstanding, while highlighting government efforts to address homelessness.
AnsweredQoN 552Legislative Assembly
QuestionView source ↗
HOMELESSNESS
552. Mr A. KRSTICEVIC to the Minister for Community
Services:
I have a supplementary question.
Given the Premier's heartless refusal to meet with the homeless in his
electorate, will the minister accept my invitation to meet with the homeless
people of Rockingham?
Ms L.L. Baker interjected.
The SPEAKER : Member for
Maylands, I call you to order for the first time.
Several members interjected.
The SPEAKER : May the shame
follow her forever!
552. Mr A. KRSTICEVIC to the Minister for Community
Services:
I have a supplementary question.
Given the Premier's heartless refusal to meet with the homeless in his
electorate, will the minister accept my invitation to meet with the homeless
people of Rockingham?
Ms L.L. Baker interjected.
The SPEAKER : Member for
Maylands, I call you to order for the first time.
Several members interjected.
The SPEAKER : May the shame
follow her forever!
AnswerView source ↗
I am not going to encourage the
sort of politicisation and grandstanding that we are seeing from the member for
those people in Rockingham.
Mr A. Krsticevic interjected.
The SPEAKER : Member for
Carine!
Ms S.F. McGURK : I know that
many MPs around this chamber provide very practical support in their electorate
offices to people who are homeless or at risk of homelessness. I know they do
that. I know they receive them in their electorate offices and they try to put
them in touch with the right supports. That is what is needed. We do have a lot
of work to do across the state. We are putting in a lot of effort now, but
unfortunately there is still unmet demand, and it is a very challenging area of
policy work.
Mr A. Krsticevic interjected.
The SPEAKER : Member for
Carine, I call you to order for the third time.
Ms S.F. McGURK : We are
working through the supporting communities forum with the not-for-profit sector
in a genuine co-design of a strategy to make sure, if we can get new resources,
we put them in place where they are needed
most; as I said, get people the right sort of accommodation and the right sort
of supports over the long term.
The SPEAKER : That is the end
of question time.
sort of politicisation and grandstanding that we are seeing from the member for
those people in Rockingham.
Mr A. Krsticevic interjected.
The SPEAKER : Member for
Carine!
Ms S.F. McGURK : I know that
many MPs around this chamber provide very practical support in their electorate
offices to people who are homeless or at risk of homelessness. I know they do
that. I know they receive them in their electorate offices and they try to put
them in touch with the right supports. That is what is needed. We do have a lot
of work to do across the state. We are putting in a lot of effort now, but
unfortunately there is still unmet demand, and it is a very challenging area of
policy work.
Mr A. Krsticevic interjected.
The SPEAKER : Member for
Carine, I call you to order for the third time.
Ms S.F. McGURK : We are
working through the supporting communities forum with the not-for-profit sector
in a genuine co-design of a strategy to make sure, if we can get new resources,
we put them in place where they are needed
most; as I said, get people the right sort of accommodation and the right sort
of supports over the long term.
The SPEAKER : That is the end
of question time.
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