❓ Question regarding insufficient resources for vulnerable children in regional WA. The Minister's response deflects, accusing the questioner of political motivations and highlighting government investment, while also attacking interjecting members.
AnsweredQoN 688Legislative Assembly
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CHILD PROTECTION — CRIME AND ANTISOCIAL BEHAVIOUR
688. Ms M. BEARD to the Minister for Child Protection:
I have a supplementary question.
Does the minister acknowledge that there is an insufficient level of resources
in the regions to cater for the incredible workload with vulnerable children
that these people have?
688. Ms M. BEARD to the Minister for Child Protection:
I have a supplementary question.
Does the minister acknowledge that there is an insufficient level of resources
in the regions to cater for the incredible workload with vulnerable children
that these people have?
AnswerView source ↗
I acknowledge that this government
has significantly invested right around the state. Whether it is in the child
protection workforce or in intervention services to the tune of some $130 million,
we are supporting communities, supporting Aboriginal community–based
organisations and numerous community service organisations, and backing them in
in the services that they want to deliver right around the state, including the
regions.
I know that it is a little bit
confusing for the member at the moment to actually get an understanding of
which regional area she wants to particularly shine a light on and paint so
negatively, and I am not quite sure whether that is motivated by her genuine
concern for a community or the redrawn boundaries that see her pitted against
her former colleague the member for Moore, who is not present in the chamber
today. I know that when he is not present, she gets a little nervous, because
he is probably out there canvassing for his support, in the same way that he
was nervous the other day when the member was not present when she was out in
the field. I appreciate that it creates a fair deal of uncomfortable
negotiations, but I tell the member that, unlike her, I will not politicise the
complex and serious issues that many communities confront around the state. We
will continue —
Ms M.J. Davies interjected.
Ms S.E. WINTON : I ask the
member for Central Wheatbelt: is she interjecting today as a state member or as
a federal candidate?
Several members interjected.
The DEPUTY SPEAKER : Member!
Minister!
Ms S.E. WINTON : I am happy to
take that interjection, Deputy Speaker. She wants to roll up her sleeves for
her community all of a sudden over the live
sheep trade. Nowhere has she been heard recognising the Albanese government ,
which has created tax cuts and so many different benefits for everyone in her
entire community, but she wants to roll up her sleeves.
I
will conclude my remarks by reassuring the Western Australian community that we
on this side of the house will not politicise
the issues as members opposite seek to. We will continuously work as a government
to support communities .
The DEPUTY SPEAKER : Members,
that concludes question time.
has significantly invested right around the state. Whether it is in the child
protection workforce or in intervention services to the tune of some $130 million,
we are supporting communities, supporting Aboriginal community–based
organisations and numerous community service organisations, and backing them in
in the services that they want to deliver right around the state, including the
regions.
I know that it is a little bit
confusing for the member at the moment to actually get an understanding of
which regional area she wants to particularly shine a light on and paint so
negatively, and I am not quite sure whether that is motivated by her genuine
concern for a community or the redrawn boundaries that see her pitted against
her former colleague the member for Moore, who is not present in the chamber
today. I know that when he is not present, she gets a little nervous, because
he is probably out there canvassing for his support, in the same way that he
was nervous the other day when the member was not present when she was out in
the field. I appreciate that it creates a fair deal of uncomfortable
negotiations, but I tell the member that, unlike her, I will not politicise the
complex and serious issues that many communities confront around the state. We
will continue —
Ms M.J. Davies interjected.
Ms S.E. WINTON : I ask the
member for Central Wheatbelt: is she interjecting today as a state member or as
a federal candidate?
Several members interjected.
The DEPUTY SPEAKER : Member!
Minister!
Ms S.E. WINTON : I am happy to
take that interjection, Deputy Speaker. She wants to roll up her sleeves for
her community all of a sudden over the live
sheep trade. Nowhere has she been heard recognising the Albanese government ,
which has created tax cuts and so many different benefits for everyone in her
entire community, but she wants to roll up her sleeves.
I
will conclude my remarks by reassuring the Western Australian community that we
on this side of the house will not politicise
the issues as members opposite seek to. We will continuously work as a government
to support communities .
The DEPUTY SPEAKER : Members,
that concludes question time.
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