❓ Mr. Krsticevic questions the Premier about state funding for homelessness, violence, and drug abuse in Perth. The Premier defends the government's record investment and initiatives in these areas, contrasting it with the previous government's performance.
AnsweredQoN 766Legislative Assembly
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PERTH —
HOMELESSNESS, VIOLENCE AND DRUG ABUSE
766. Mr A. KRSTICEVIC to the Premier:
I have a supplementary question. Flashpoint has correctly identified violence, homelessness and drug abuse as the major
issues on the streets of Perth, so when is the Premier going to stump up state
government funding to address these issues or is it his secret plan for
struggling Perth ratepayers to foot the bill?
HOMELESSNESS, VIOLENCE AND DRUG ABUSE
766. Mr A. KRSTICEVIC to the Premier:
I have a supplementary question. Flashpoint has correctly identified violence, homelessness and drug abuse as the major
issues on the streets of Perth, so when is the Premier going to stump up state
government funding to address these issues or is it his secret plan for
struggling Perth ratepayers to foot the bill?
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This government has invested a record
amount in dealing with homelessness, and new initiatives are being rolled out
by the minister for homelessness quite regularly.
Mr A. Krsticevic interjected.
The SPEAKER : Member for
Carine! You have your answer.
Mr M. McGOWAN : We have
allocated $89 million each year for homelessness initiatives, and we have
recently announced that Tranby House will be
open seven to seven, seven days a week. We recently announced further support for the Foyer in Oxford Street, Leederville, and some additional initiatives
for homelessness in the Fremantle area.
When it comes to drug abuse, this
government has done more to combat the usage of methamphetamine than any other
government in history. When members opposite were in office, they did not even
know that it existed. We have all sorts of initiatives to deal with supply and
demand, interdiction and treatment. We are doing that every single day. If the
opposition wants a lesson, let it bring on a debate about methamphetamine, and
we can point out how, when the opposition was in office, ''Meth City''
was the headline. The testing regime that was put in place by the previous
government demonstrated that meth usage was far higher when the Liberals and Nationals
were in office than it is now when Labor is in office. We are bringing in
numerous initiatives to deal with it. I do not hide from the fact that it is
hard to deal with because it is an addiction. Dealing with people suffering
from an addiction and just trying to wave a magic wand to get them off it is
not easy, but we are putting in place numerous initiatives to deal with that.
The Liberal Party, particularly the member for Carine, going out there and
trying to run down our city and our state all the time is, quite frankly,
pretty disgraceful.
amount in dealing with homelessness, and new initiatives are being rolled out
by the minister for homelessness quite regularly.
Mr A. Krsticevic interjected.
The SPEAKER : Member for
Carine! You have your answer.
Mr M. McGOWAN : We have
allocated $89 million each year for homelessness initiatives, and we have
recently announced that Tranby House will be
open seven to seven, seven days a week. We recently announced further support for the Foyer in Oxford Street, Leederville, and some additional initiatives
for homelessness in the Fremantle area.
When it comes to drug abuse, this
government has done more to combat the usage of methamphetamine than any other
government in history. When members opposite were in office, they did not even
know that it existed. We have all sorts of initiatives to deal with supply and
demand, interdiction and treatment. We are doing that every single day. If the
opposition wants a lesson, let it bring on a debate about methamphetamine, and
we can point out how, when the opposition was in office, ''Meth City''
was the headline. The testing regime that was put in place by the previous
government demonstrated that meth usage was far higher when the Liberals and Nationals
were in office than it is now when Labor is in office. We are bringing in
numerous initiatives to deal with it. I do not hide from the fact that it is
hard to deal with because it is an addiction. Dealing with people suffering
from an addiction and just trying to wave a magic wand to get them off it is
not easy, but we are putting in place numerous initiatives to deal with that.
The Liberal Party, particularly the member for Carine, going out there and
trying to run down our city and our state all the time is, quite frankly,
pretty disgraceful.
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