Mr Love questions the Premier about the adequacy of resources for the rollout of a program related to family and domestic violence and mobile phone black spots in regional areas. The Premier deflects, accusing the opposition of negativity and highlighting the government's efforts in community safety through new laws and electronic monitoring.

AnsweredQoN 46Legislative Assembly
Asked
29 April 2025
Portfolio
Premier

QuestionView source ↗

Family and domestic violence—Mobile phone black
spots—Regions
46. Mr Shane Love to the Premier:
I have a
supplementary question. Will the Premier now admit that he commenced the
rollout of this program without adequate resources and that he is now making up
for it on the run?

AnswerView source ↗

This is what we get
from the members on the other side: equivocation, stopping, pushing back and negativity.
They do not want progress in this community. They want what they believe in,
which is dithering, a lack of action and a lack of conviction. We are keeping
people safer in this community by rolling out our nation-leading new laws.
Several members
interjected.
The Speaker: Members!
Mr Roger Cook: We are rolling out our nation-leading
new laws when it comes to protecting people in the community. Our electronic
monitoring system is keeping hundreds of people monitored 24/7 in a way that
they never were before. It is monitored 24/7 by corrections officers who are
sitting shoulder to shoulder with police officers who are ready to respond to
any breaches in the electronic monitoring arrangements. That is something of which
we should all be proud because we know that people are safer today because of the
WA Labor government.

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