❓ The Premier's response avoids directly answering the specific questions about addressing criticism and budget allocation for Safer WA, instead focusing on the government's commitment to crime prevention and criticising the opposition.
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I refer to the Government’s “Report of the Review of Crime Prevention Structures in Western Australia” released in October 2002. (1) Has the Premier addressed the widespread criticism of the new structure proposed in the reports, specifically the issues raised by the Safer WA committees? (2) What allocation has been made in the 2003-04 budget and forward estimates for Safer WA or its replacement? Dr G.I. GALLOP
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(1)-(2) The Government has made it very clear to all the interest groups that the funding arrangements to support crime prevention initiatives throughout Western Australia will remain intact. I urge members opposite to rise above their usual parochialism and think about the real issues. Mr C.J. Barnett: That is charming - to rise above it. Dr G.I. GALLOP: The Leader of the Opposition might find it very difficult, but perhaps the National Party will be able to join me on this. I say to the National Party that the Government has made a very careful study of what is required to deliver good crime prevention strategies throughout Western Australia. There must be a partnership between the State Government and local communities to deliver good strategies. Several members interjected. Dr G.I. GALLOP: I do not think the member for Warren-Blackwood knows what his Government did. There are some wonderful people in the community. Ms S.E. Walker interjected. Dr G.I. GALLOP: Does the member for Nedlands want to listen to the answer? There are some wonderful people in the community who have volunteered, through the Safer WA structure, to assist with developing crime prevention strategies. However, I say to those people, Safer WA as a structure is not capable of delivering effective crime prevention strategies in Western Australia. That is why the institutional structure must be a partnership between the State Government and local governments to which all the volunteers who are currently involved in Safer WA can be involved. Ms S.E. Walker interjected. The SPEAKER: I call to order the member for Nedlands for the second time. Dr GALLOP: This is yet another example of the difference between the political parties on each side of the House. On this side of the House we are serious about producing solutions to some of the ongoing problems that have not been addressed in Western Australia. Members on the other side of the House sweep the problems under the carpet or come up with so-called solutions that have no relevance and no effectiveness. The people of Western Australia entrusted us with government because we are prepared to roll up our sleeves and find solutions. From time to time the Government will find itself in conflict with groups in society who have their own patch and their own little interest groups. However, we must rise above that. The State of Western Australia is underperforming on problems of crime; it can do better. This Government wants to work with people in the community to do better. Mr R.F. Johnson: No, it doesn’t. It wants to shuffle the deck chairs, as Alston shows in this cartoon in this morning’s The West Australian. Dr G.I. GALLOP: The member for Hillary’s reference to the cartoon is interesting. I love reading Alston’s cartoons; they provide me with a great deal of amusement. I thought the cartoon was wrong on one fundamental point. I am very proud to be the captain of the ship of Western Australia. My apologies to people in the public gallery today who have more knowledge of nautical matters than I do. The guests of the member for Fremantle are much more capable of talking about nautical matters than I am. I am proud to be captain of the good ship Western Australia. We have taken that ship through some troubled waters. However, I refer members to the business section of The West Australian . What is the headline? “State outpaces rest on economy”. We have come through those troubled waters and we are leading the nation. Nonetheless, we must still face some pirates. Do we know who they are? The top two pirates are Peter Costello and John Howard. We will make sure they do not rip off Western Australia.
(1) Has the Premier addressed the widespread criticism of the new structure proposed in the reports, specifically the issues raised by the Safer WA committees? (2) What allocation has been made in the 2003-04 budget and forward estimates for Safer WA or its replacement? Dr G.I. GALLOP replied: (1)-(2) The Government has made it very clear to all the interest groups that the funding arrangements to support crime prevention initiatives throughout Western Australia will remain intact. I urge members opposite to rise above their usual parochialism and think about the real issues. Mr C.J. Barnett: That is charming - to rise above it. Dr G.I. GALLOP: The Leader of the Opposition might find it very difficult, but perhaps the National Party will be able to join me on this. I say to the National Party that the Government has made a very careful study of what is required to deliver good crime prevention strategies throughout Western Australia. There must be a partnership between the State Government and local communities to deliver good strategies. Several members interjected. Dr G.I. GALLOP: I do not think the member for Warren-Blackwood knows what his Government did. There are some wonderful people in the community. Ms S.E. Walker interjected. Dr G.I. GALLOP: Does the member for Nedlands want to listen to the answer? There are some wonderful people in the community who have volunteered, through the Safer WA structure, to assist with developing crime prevention strategies. However, I say to those people, Safer WA as a structure is not capable of delivering effective crime prevention strategies in Western Australia. That is why the institutional structure must be a partnership between the State Government and local governments to which all the volunteers who are currently involved in Safer WA can be involved. Ms S.E. Walker interjected. The SPEAKER: I call to order the member for Nedlands for the second time. Dr GALLOP: This is yet another example of the difference between the political parties on each side of the House. On this side of the House we are serious about producing solutions to some of the ongoing problems that have not been addressed in Western Australia. Members on the other side of the House sweep the problems under the carpet or come up with so-called solutions that have no relevance and no effectiveness. The people of Western Australia entrusted us with government because we are prepared to roll up our sleeves and find solutions. From time to time the Government will find itself in conflict with groups in society who have their own patch and their own little interest groups. However, we must rise above that. The State of Western Australia is underperforming on problems of crime; it can do better. This Government wants to work with people in the community to do better. Mr R.F. Johnson: No, it doesn’t. It wants to shuffle the deck chairs, as Alston shows in this cartoon in this morning’s The West Australian. Dr G.I. GALLOP: The member for Hillary’s reference to the cartoon is interesting. I love reading Alston’s cartoons; they provide me with a great deal of amusement. I thought the cartoon was wrong on one fundamental point. I am very proud to be the captain of the ship of Western Australia. My apologies to people in the public gallery today who have more knowledge of nautical matters than I do. The guests of the member for Fremantle are much more capable of talking about nautical matters than I am. I am proud to be captain of the good ship Western Australia. We have taken that ship through some troubled waters. However, I refer members to the business section of The West Australian . What is the headline? “State outpaces rest on economy”. We have come through those troubled waters and we are leading the nation. Nonetheless, we must still face some pirates. Do we know who they are? The top two pirates are Peter Costello and John Howard. We will make sure they do not rip off Western Australia.
(2) What allocation has been made in the 2003-04 budget and forward estimates for Safer WA or its replacement? Dr G.I. GALLOP replied: (1)-(2) The Government has made it very clear to all the interest groups that the funding arrangements to support crime prevention initiatives throughout Western Australia will remain intact. I urge members opposite to rise above their usual parochialism and think about the real issues. Mr C.J. Barnett: That is charming - to rise above it. Dr G.I. GALLOP: The Leader of the Opposition might find it very difficult, but perhaps the National Party will be able to join me on this. I say to the National Party that the Government has made a very careful study of what is required to deliver good crime prevention strategies throughout Western Australia. There must be a partnership between the State Government and local communities to deliver good strategies. Several members interjected. Dr G.I. GALLOP: I do not think the member for Warren-Blackwood knows what his Government did. There are some wonderful people in the community. Ms S.E. Walker interjected. Dr G.I. GALLOP: Does the member for Nedlands want to listen to the answer? There are some wonderful people in the community who have volunteered, through the Safer WA structure, to assist with developing crime prevention strategies. However, I say to those people, Safer WA as a structure is not capable of delivering effective crime prevention strategies in Western Australia. That is why the institutional structure must be a partnership between the State Government and local governments to which all the volunteers who are currently involved in Safer WA can be involved. Ms S.E. Walker interjected. The SPEAKER: I call to order the member for Nedlands for the second time. Dr GALLOP: This is yet another example of the difference between the political parties on each side of the House. On this side of the House we are serious about producing solutions to some of the ongoing problems that have not been addressed in Western Australia. Members on the other side of the House sweep the problems under the carpet or come up with so-called solutions that have no relevance and no effectiveness. The people of Western Australia entrusted us with government because we are prepared to roll up our sleeves and find solutions. From time to time the Government will find itself in conflict with groups in society who have their own patch and their own little interest groups. However, we must rise above that. The State of Western Australia is underperforming on problems of crime; it can do better. This Government wants to work with people in the community to do better. Mr R.F. Johnson: No, it doesn’t. It wants to shuffle the deck chairs, as Alston shows in this cartoon in this morning’s The West Australian. Dr G.I. GALLOP: The member for Hillary’s reference to the cartoon is interesting. I love reading Alston’s cartoons; they provide me with a great deal of amusement. I thought the cartoon was wrong on one fundamental point. I am very proud to be the captain of the ship of Western Australia. My apologies to people in the public gallery today who have more knowledge of nautical matters than I do. The guests of the member for Fremantle are much more capable of talking about nautical matters than I am. I am proud to be captain of the good ship Western Australia. We have taken that ship through some troubled waters. However, I refer members to the business section of The West Australian . What is the headline? “State outpaces rest on economy”. We have come through those troubled waters and we are leading the nation. Nonetheless, we must still face some pirates. Do we know who they are? The top two pirates are Peter Costello and John Howard. We will make sure they do not rip off Western Australia.
Dr G.I. GALLOP replied: (1)-(2) The Government has made it very clear to all the interest groups that the funding arrangements to support crime prevention initiatives throughout Western Australia will remain intact. I urge members opposite to rise above their usual parochialism and think about the real issues. Mr C.J. Barnett: That is charming - to rise above it. Dr G.I. GALLOP: The Leader of the Opposition might find it very difficult, but perhaps the National Party will be able to join me on this. I say to the National Party that the Government has made a very careful study of what is required to deliver good crime prevention strategies throughout Western Australia. There must be a partnership between the State Government and local communities to deliver good strategies. Several members interjected. Dr G.I. GALLOP: I do not think the member for Warren-Blackwood knows what his Government did. There are some wonderful people in the community. Ms S.E. Walker interjected. Dr G.I. GALLOP: Does the member for Nedlands want to listen to the answer? There are some wonderful people in the community who have volunteered, through the Safer WA structure, to assist with developing crime prevention strategies. However, I say to those people, Safer WA as a structure is not capable of delivering effective crime prevention strategies in Western Australia. That is why the institutional structure must be a partnership between the State Government and local governments to which all the volunteers who are currently involved in Safer WA can be involved. Ms S.E. Walker interjected. The SPEAKER: I call to order the member for Nedlands for the second time. Dr GALLOP: This is yet another example of the difference between the political parties on each side of the House. On this side of the House we are serious about producing solutions to some of the ongoing problems that have not been addressed in Western Australia. Members on the other side of the House sweep the problems under the carpet or come up with so-called solutions that have no relevance and no effectiveness. The people of Western Australia entrusted us with government because we are prepared to roll up our sleeves and find solutions. From time to time the Government will find itself in conflict with groups in society who have their own patch and their own little interest groups. However, we must rise above that. The State of Western Australia is underperforming on problems of crime; it can do better. This Government wants to work with people in the community to do better. Mr R.F. Johnson: No, it doesn’t. It wants to shuffle the deck chairs, as Alston shows in this cartoon in this morning’s The West Australian. Dr G.I. GALLOP: The member for Hillary’s reference to the cartoon is interesting. I love reading Alston’s cartoons; they provide me with a great deal of amusement. I thought the cartoon was wrong on one fundamental point. I am very proud to be the captain of the ship of Western Australia. My apologies to people in the public gallery today who have more knowledge of nautical matters than I do. The guests of the member for Fremantle are much more capable of talking about nautical matters than I am. I am proud to be captain of the good ship Western Australia. We have taken that ship through some troubled waters. However, I refer members to the business section of The West Australian . What is the headline? “State outpaces rest on economy”. We have come through those troubled waters and we are leading the nation. Nonetheless, we must still face some pirates. Do we know who they are? The top two pirates are Peter Costello and John Howard. We will make sure they do not rip off Western Australia.
(1)-(2) The Government has made it very clear to all the interest groups that the funding arrangements to support crime prevention initiatives throughout Western Australia will remain intact. I urge members opposite to rise above their usual parochialism and think about the real issues. Mr C.J. Barnett: That is charming - to rise above it. Dr G.I. GALLOP: The Leader of the Opposition might find it very difficult, but perhaps the National Party will be able to join me on this. I say to the National Party that the Government has made a very careful study of what is required to deliver good crime prevention strategies throughout Western Australia. There must be a partnership between the State Government and local communities to deliver good strategies. Several members interjected. Dr G.I. GALLOP: I do not think the member for Warren-Blackwood knows what his Government did. There are some wonderful people in the community. Ms S.E. Walker interjected. Dr G.I. GALLOP: Does the member for Nedlands want to listen to the answer? There are some wonderful people in the community who have volunteered, through the Safer WA structure, to assist with developing crime prevention strategies. However, I say to those people, Safer WA as a structure is not capable of delivering effective crime prevention strategies in Western Australia. That is why the institutional structure must be a partnership between the State Government and local governments to which all the volunteers who are currently involved in Safer WA can be involved. Ms S.E. Walker interjected. The SPEAKER: I call to order the member for Nedlands for the second time. Dr GALLOP: This is yet another example of the difference between the political parties on each side of the House. On this side of the House we are serious about producing solutions to some of the ongoing problems that have not been addressed in Western Australia. Members on the other side of the House sweep the problems under the carpet or come up with so-called solutions that have no relevance and no effectiveness. The people of Western Australia entrusted us with government because we are prepared to roll up our sleeves and find solutions. From time to time the Government will find itself in conflict with groups in society who have their own patch and their own little interest groups. However, we must rise above that. The State of Western Australia is underperforming on problems of crime; it can do better. This Government wants to work with people in the community to do better. Mr R.F. Johnson: No, it doesn’t. It wants to shuffle the deck chairs, as Alston shows in this cartoon in this morning’s The West Australian. Dr G.I. GALLOP: The member for Hillary’s reference to the cartoon is interesting. I love reading Alston’s cartoons; they provide me with a great deal of amusement. I thought the cartoon was wrong on one fundamental point. I am very proud to be the captain of the ship of Western Australia. My apologies to people in the public gallery today who have more knowledge of nautical matters than I do. The guests of the member for Fremantle are much more capable of talking about nautical matters than I am. I am proud to be captain of the good ship Western Australia. We have taken that ship through some troubled waters. However, I refer members to the business section of The West Australian . What is the headline? “State outpaces rest on economy”. We have come through those troubled waters and we are leading the nation. Nonetheless, we must still face some pirates. Do we know who they are? The top two pirates are Peter Costello and John Howard. We will make sure they do not rip off Western Australia.
Mr C.J. Barnett: That is charming - to rise above it. Dr G.I. GALLOP: The Leader of the Opposition might find it very difficult, but perhaps the National Party will be able to join me on this. I say to the National Party that the Government has made a very careful study of what is required to deliver good crime prevention strategies throughout Western Australia. There must be a partnership between the State Government and local communities to deliver good strategies. Several members interjected. Dr G.I. GALLOP: I do not think the member for Warren-Blackwood knows what his Government did. There are some wonderful people in the community. Ms S.E. Walker interjected. Dr G.I. GALLOP: Does the member for Nedlands want to listen to the answer? There are some wonderful people in the community who have volunteered, through the Safer WA structure, to assist with developing crime prevention strategies. However, I say to those people, Safer WA as a structure is not capable of delivering effective crime prevention strategies in Western Australia. That is why the institutional structure must be a partnership between the State Government and local governments to which all the volunteers who are currently involved in Safer WA can be involved. Ms S.E. Walker interjected. The SPEAKER: I call to order the member for Nedlands for the second time. Dr GALLOP: This is yet another example of the difference between the political parties on each side of the House. On this side of the House we are serious about producing solutions to some of the ongoing problems that have not been addressed in Western Australia. Members on the other side of the House sweep the problems under the carpet or come up with so-called solutions that have no relevance and no effectiveness. The people of Western Australia entrusted us with government because we are prepared to roll up our sleeves and find solutions. From time to time the Government will find itself in conflict with groups in society who have their own patch and their own little interest groups. However, we must rise above that. The State of Western Australia is underperforming on problems of crime; it can do better. This Government wants to work with people in the community to do better. Mr R.F. Johnson: No, it doesn’t. It wants to shuffle the deck chairs, as Alston shows in this cartoon in this morning’s The West Australian. Dr G.I. GALLOP: The member for Hillary’s reference to the cartoon is interesting. I love reading Alston’s cartoons; they provide me with a great deal of amusement. I thought the cartoon was wrong on one fundamental point. I am very proud to be the captain of the ship of Western Australia. My apologies to people in the public gallery today who have more knowledge of nautical matters than I do. The guests of the member for Fremantle are much more capable of talking about nautical matters than I am. I am proud to be captain of the good ship Western Australia. We have taken that ship through some troubled waters. However, I refer members to the business section of The West Australian . What is the headline? “State outpaces rest on economy”. We have come through those troubled waters and we are leading the nation. Nonetheless, we must still face some pirates. Do we know who they are? The top two pirates are Peter Costello and John Howard. We will make sure they do not rip off Western Australia.
Dr G.I. GALLOP: The Leader of the Opposition might find it very difficult, but perhaps the National Party will be able to join me on this. I say to the National Party that the Government has made a very careful study of what is required to deliver good crime prevention strategies throughout Western Australia. There must be a partnership between the State Government and local communities to deliver good strategies. Several members interjected. Dr G.I. GALLOP: I do not think the member for Warren-Blackwood knows what his Government did. There are some wonderful people in the community. Ms S.E. Walker interjected. Dr G.I. GALLOP: Does the member for Nedlands want to listen to the answer? There are some wonderful people in the community who have volunteered, through the Safer WA structure, to assist with developing crime prevention strategies. However, I say to those people, Safer WA as a structure is not capable of delivering effective crime prevention strategies in Western Australia. That is why the institutional structure must be a partnership between the State Government and local governments to which all the volunteers who are currently involved in Safer WA can be involved. Ms S.E. Walker interjected. The SPEAKER: I call to order the member for Nedlands for the second time. Dr GALLOP: This is yet another example of the difference between the political parties on each side of the House. On this side of the House we are serious about producing solutions to some of the ongoing problems that have not been addressed in Western Australia. Members on the other side of the House sweep the problems under the carpet or come up with so-called solutions that have no relevance and no effectiveness. The people of Western Australia entrusted us with government because we are prepared to roll up our sleeves and find solutions. From time to time the Government will find itself in conflict with groups in society who have their own patch and their own little interest groups. However, we must rise above that. The State of Western Australia is underperforming on problems of crime; it can do better. This Government wants to work with people in the community to do better. Mr R.F. Johnson: No, it doesn’t. It wants to shuffle the deck chairs, as Alston shows in this cartoon in this morning’s The West Australian. Dr G.I. GALLOP: The member for Hillary’s reference to the cartoon is interesting. I love reading Alston’s cartoons; they provide me with a great deal of amusement. I thought the cartoon was wrong on one fundamental point. I am very proud to be the captain of the ship of Western Australia. My apologies to people in the public gallery today who have more knowledge of nautical matters than I do. The guests of the member for Fremantle are much more capable of talking about nautical matters than I am. I am proud to be captain of the good ship Western Australia. We have taken that ship through some troubled waters. However, I refer members to the business section of The West Australian . What is the headline? “State outpaces rest on economy”. We have come through those troubled waters and we are leading the nation. Nonetheless, we must still face some pirates. Do we know who they are? The top two pirates are Peter Costello and John Howard. We will make sure they do not rip off Western Australia.
Several members interjected. Dr G.I. GALLOP: I do not think the member for Warren-Blackwood knows what his Government did. There are some wonderful people in the community. Ms S.E. Walker interjected. Dr G.I. GALLOP: Does the member for Nedlands want to listen to the answer? There are some wonderful people in the community who have volunteered, through the Safer WA structure, to assist with developing crime prevention strategies. However, I say to those people, Safer WA as a structure is not capable of delivering effective crime prevention strategies in Western Australia. That is why the institutional structure must be a partnership between the State Government and local governments to which all the volunteers who are currently involved in Safer WA can be involved. Ms S.E. Walker interjected. The SPEAKER: I call to order the member for Nedlands for the second time. Dr GALLOP: This is yet another example of the difference between the political parties on each side of the House. On this side of the House we are serious about producing solutions to some of the ongoing problems that have not been addressed in Western Australia. Members on the other side of the House sweep the problems under the carpet or come up with so-called solutions that have no relevance and no effectiveness. The people of Western Australia entrusted us with government because we are prepared to roll up our sleeves and find solutions. From time to time the Government will find itself in conflict with groups in society who have their own patch and their own little interest groups. However, we must rise above that. The State of Western Australia is underperforming on problems of crime; it can do better. This Government wants to work with people in the community to do better. Mr R.F. Johnson: No, it doesn’t. It wants to shuffle the deck chairs, as Alston shows in this cartoon in this morning’s The West Australian. Dr G.I. GALLOP: The member for Hillary’s reference to the cartoon is interesting. I love reading Alston’s cartoons; they provide me with a great deal of amusement. I thought the cartoon was wrong on one fundamental point. I am very proud to be the captain of the ship of Western Australia. My apologies to people in the public gallery today who have more knowledge of nautical matters than I do. The guests of the member for Fremantle are much more capable of talking about nautical matters than I am. I am proud to be captain of the good ship Western Australia. We have taken that ship through some troubled waters. However, I refer members to the business section of The West Australian . What is the headline? “State outpaces rest on economy”. We have come through those troubled waters and we are leading the nation. Nonetheless, we must still face some pirates. Do we know who they are? The top two pirates are Peter Costello and John Howard. We will make sure they do not rip off Western Australia.
Dr G.I. GALLOP: I do not think the member for Warren-Blackwood knows what his Government did. There are some wonderful people in the community. Ms S.E. Walker interjected. Dr G.I. GALLOP: Does the member for Nedlands want to listen to the answer? There are some wonderful people in the community who have volunteered, through the Safer WA structure, to assist with developing crime prevention strategies. However, I say to those people, Safer WA as a structure is not capable of delivering effective crime prevention strategies in Western Australia. That is why the institutional structure must be a partnership between the State Government and local governments to which all the volunteers who are currently involved in Safer WA can be involved. Ms S.E. Walker interjected. The SPEAKER: I call to order the member for Nedlands for the second time. Dr GALLOP: This is yet another example of the difference between the political parties on each side of the House. On this side of the House we are serious about producing solutions to some of the ongoing problems that have not been addressed in Western Australia. Members on the other side of the House sweep the problems under the carpet or come up with so-called solutions that have no relevance and no effectiveness. The people of Western Australia entrusted us with government because we are prepared to roll up our sleeves and find solutions. From time to time the Government will find itself in conflict with groups in society who have their own patch and their own little interest groups. However, we must rise above that. The State of Western Australia is underperforming on problems of crime; it can do better. This Government wants to work with people in the community to do better. Mr R.F. Johnson: No, it doesn’t. It wants to shuffle the deck chairs, as Alston shows in this cartoon in this morning’s The West Australian. Dr G.I. GALLOP: The member for Hillary’s reference to the cartoon is interesting. I love reading Alston’s cartoons; they provide me with a great deal of amusement. I thought the cartoon was wrong on one fundamental point. I am very proud to be the captain of the ship of Western Australia. My apologies to people in the public gallery today who have more knowledge of nautical matters than I do. The guests of the member for Fremantle are much more capable of talking about nautical matters than I am. I am proud to be captain of the good ship Western Australia. We have taken that ship through some troubled waters. However, I refer members to the business section of The West Australian . What is the headline? “State outpaces rest on economy”. We have come through those troubled waters and we are leading the nation. Nonetheless, we must still face some pirates. Do we know who they are? The top two pirates are Peter Costello and John Howard. We will make sure they do not rip off Western Australia.
Ms S.E. Walker interjected. Dr G.I. GALLOP: Does the member for Nedlands want to listen to the answer? There are some wonderful people in the community who have volunteered, through the Safer WA structure, to assist with developing crime prevention strategies. However, I say to those people, Safer WA as a structure is not capable of delivering effective crime prevention strategies in Western Australia. That is why the institutional structure must be a partnership between the State Government and local governments to which all the volunteers who are currently involved in Safer WA can be involved. Ms S.E. Walker interjected. The SPEAKER: I call to order the member for Nedlands for the second time. Dr GALLOP: This is yet another example of the difference between the political parties on each side of the House. On this side of the House we are serious about producing solutions to some of the ongoing problems that have not been addressed in Western Australia. Members on the other side of the House sweep the problems under the carpet or come up with so-called solutions that have no relevance and no effectiveness. The people of Western Australia entrusted us with government because we are prepared to roll up our sleeves and find solutions. From time to time the Government will find itself in conflict with groups in society who have their own patch and their own little interest groups. However, we must rise above that. The State of Western Australia is underperforming on problems of crime; it can do better. This Government wants to work with people in the community to do better. Mr R.F. Johnson: No, it doesn’t. It wants to shuffle the deck chairs, as Alston shows in this cartoon in this morning’s The West Australian. Dr G.I. GALLOP: The member for Hillary’s reference to the cartoon is interesting. I love reading Alston’s cartoons; they provide me with a great deal of amusement. I thought the cartoon was wrong on one fundamental point. I am very proud to be the captain of the ship of Western Australia. My apologies to people in the public gallery today who have more knowledge of nautical matters than I do. The guests of the member for Fremantle are much more capable of talking about nautical matters than I am. I am proud to be captain of the good ship Western Australia. We have taken that ship through some troubled waters. However, I refer members to the business section of The West Australian . What is the headline? “State outpaces rest on economy”. We have come through those troubled waters and we are leading the nation. Nonetheless, we must still face some pirates. Do we know who they are? The top two pirates are Peter Costello and John Howard. We will make sure they do not rip off Western Australia.
Dr G.I. GALLOP: Does the member for Nedlands want to listen to the answer? There are some wonderful people in the community who have volunteered, through the Safer WA structure, to assist with developing crime prevention strategies. However, I say to those people, Safer WA as a structure is not capable of delivering effective crime prevention strategies in Western Australia. That is why the institutional structure must be a partnership between the State Government and local governments to which all the volunteers who are currently involved in Safer WA can be involved. Ms S.E. Walker interjected. The SPEAKER: I call to order the member for Nedlands for the second time. Dr GALLOP: This is yet another example of the difference between the political parties on each side of the House. On this side of the House we are serious about producing solutions to some of the ongoing problems that have not been addressed in Western Australia. Members on the other side of the House sweep the problems under the carpet or come up with so-called solutions that have no relevance and no effectiveness. The people of Western Australia entrusted us with government because we are prepared to roll up our sleeves and find solutions. From time to time the Government will find itself in conflict with groups in society who have their own patch and their own little interest groups. However, we must rise above that. The State of Western Australia is underperforming on problems of crime; it can do better. This Government wants to work with people in the community to do better. Mr R.F. Johnson: No, it doesn’t. It wants to shuffle the deck chairs, as Alston shows in this cartoon in this morning’s The West Australian. Dr G.I. GALLOP: The member for Hillary’s reference to the cartoon is interesting. I love reading Alston’s cartoons; they provide me with a great deal of amusement. I thought the cartoon was wrong on one fundamental point. I am very proud to be the captain of the ship of Western Australia. My apologies to people in the public gallery today who have more knowledge of nautical matters than I do. The guests of the member for Fremantle are much more capable of talking about nautical matters than I am. I am proud to be captain of the good ship Western Australia. We have taken that ship through some troubled waters. However, I refer members to the business section of The West Australian . What is the headline? “State outpaces rest on economy”. We have come through those troubled waters and we are leading the nation. Nonetheless, we must still face some pirates. Do we know who they are? The top two pirates are Peter Costello and John Howard. We will make sure they do not rip off Western Australia.
There are some wonderful people in the community who have volunteered, through the Safer WA structure, to assist with developing crime prevention strategies. However, I say to those people, Safer WA as a structure is not capable of delivering effective crime prevention strategies in Western Australia. That is why the institutional structure must be a partnership between the State Government and local governments to which all the volunteers who are currently involved in Safer WA can be involved. Ms S.E. Walker interjected. The SPEAKER: I call to order the member for Nedlands for the second time. Dr GALLOP: This is yet another example of the difference between the political parties on each side of the House. On this side of the House we are serious about producing solutions to some of the ongoing problems that have not been addressed in Western Australia. Members on the other side of the House sweep the problems under the carpet or come up with so-called solutions that have no relevance and no effectiveness. The people of Western Australia entrusted us with government because we are prepared to roll up our sleeves and find solutions. From time to time the Government will find itself in conflict with groups in society who have their own patch and their own little interest groups. However, we must rise above that. The State of Western Australia is underperforming on problems of crime; it can do better. This Government wants to work with people in the community to do better. Mr R.F. Johnson: No, it doesn’t. It wants to shuffle the deck chairs, as Alston shows in this cartoon in this morning’s The West Australian. Dr G.I. GALLOP: The member for Hillary’s reference to the cartoon is interesting. I love reading Alston’s cartoons; they provide me with a great deal of amusement. I thought the cartoon was wrong on one fundamental point. I am very proud to be the captain of the ship of Western Australia. My apologies to people in the public gallery today who have more knowledge of nautical matters than I do. The guests of the member for Fremantle are much more capable of talking about nautical matters than I am. I am proud to be captain of the good ship Western Australia. We have taken that ship through some troubled waters. However, I refer members to the business section of The West Australian . What is the headline? “State outpaces rest on economy”. We have come through those troubled waters and we are leading the nation. Nonetheless, we must still face some pirates. Do we know who they are? The top two pirates are Peter Costello and John Howard. We will make sure they do not rip off Western Australia.
Ms S.E. Walker interjected. The SPEAKER: I call to order the member for Nedlands for the second time. Dr GALLOP: This is yet another example of the difference between the political parties on each side of the House. On this side of the House we are serious about producing solutions to some of the ongoing problems that have not been addressed in Western Australia. Members on the other side of the House sweep the problems under the carpet or come up with so-called solutions that have no relevance and no effectiveness. The people of Western Australia entrusted us with government because we are prepared to roll up our sleeves and find solutions. From time to time the Government will find itself in conflict with groups in society who have their own patch and their own little interest groups. However, we must rise above that. The State of Western Australia is underperforming on problems of crime; it can do better. This Government wants to work with people in the community to do better. Mr R.F. Johnson: No, it doesn’t. It wants to shuffle the deck chairs, as Alston shows in this cartoon in this morning’s The West Australian. Dr G.I. GALLOP: The member for Hillary’s reference to the cartoon is interesting. I love reading Alston’s cartoons; they provide me with a great deal of amusement. I thought the cartoon was wrong on one fundamental point. I am very proud to be the captain of the ship of Western Australia. My apologies to people in the public gallery today who have more knowledge of nautical matters than I do. The guests of the member for Fremantle are much more capable of talking about nautical matters than I am. I am proud to be captain of the good ship Western Australia. We have taken that ship through some troubled waters. However, I refer members to the business section of The West Australian . What is the headline? “State outpaces rest on economy”. We have come through those troubled waters and we are leading the nation. Nonetheless, we must still face some pirates. Do we know who they are? The top two pirates are Peter Costello and John Howard. We will make sure they do not rip off Western Australia.
The SPEAKER: I call to order the member for Nedlands for the second time. Dr GALLOP: This is yet another example of the difference between the political parties on each side of the House. On this side of the House we are serious about producing solutions to some of the ongoing problems that have not been addressed in Western Australia. Members on the other side of the House sweep the problems under the carpet or come up with so-called solutions that have no relevance and no effectiveness. The people of Western Australia entrusted us with government because we are prepared to roll up our sleeves and find solutions. From time to time the Government will find itself in conflict with groups in society who have their own patch and their own little interest groups. However, we must rise above that. The State of Western Australia is underperforming on problems of crime; it can do better. This Government wants to work with people in the community to do better. Mr R.F. Johnson: No, it doesn’t. It wants to shuffle the deck chairs, as Alston shows in this cartoon in this morning’s The West Australian. Dr G.I. GALLOP: The member for Hillary’s reference to the cartoon is interesting. I love reading Alston’s cartoons; they provide me with a great deal of amusement. I thought the cartoon was wrong on one fundamental point. I am very proud to be the captain of the ship of Western Australia. My apologies to people in the public gallery today who have more knowledge of nautical matters than I do. The guests of the member for Fremantle are much more capable of talking about nautical matters than I am. I am proud to be captain of the good ship Western Australia. We have taken that ship through some troubled waters. However, I refer members to the business section of The West Australian . What is the headline? “State outpaces rest on economy”. We have come through those troubled waters and we are leading the nation. Nonetheless, we must still face some pirates. Do we know who they are? The top two pirates are Peter Costello and John Howard. We will make sure they do not rip off Western Australia.
Dr GALLOP: This is yet another example of the difference between the political parties on each side of the House. On this side of the House we are serious about producing solutions to some of the ongoing problems that have not been addressed in Western Australia. Members on the other side of the House sweep the problems under the carpet or come up with so-called solutions that have no relevance and no effectiveness. The people of Western Australia entrusted us with government because we are prepared to roll up our sleeves and find solutions. From time to time the Government will find itself in conflict with groups in society who have their own patch and their own little interest groups. However, we must rise above that. The State of Western Australia is underperforming on problems of crime; it can do better. This Government wants to work with people in the community to do better. Mr R.F. Johnson: No, it doesn’t. It wants to shuffle the deck chairs, as Alston shows in this cartoon in this morning’s The West Australian. Dr G.I. GALLOP: The member for Hillary’s reference to the cartoon is interesting. I love reading Alston’s cartoons; they provide me with a great deal of amusement. I thought the cartoon was wrong on one fundamental point. I am very proud to be the captain of the ship of Western Australia. My apologies to people in the public gallery today who have more knowledge of nautical matters than I do. The guests of the member for Fremantle are much more capable of talking about nautical matters than I am. I am proud to be captain of the good ship Western Australia. We have taken that ship through some troubled waters. However, I refer members to the business section of The West Australian . What is the headline? “State outpaces rest on economy”. We have come through those troubled waters and we are leading the nation. Nonetheless, we must still face some pirates. Do we know who they are? The top two pirates are Peter Costello and John Howard. We will make sure they do not rip off Western Australia.
From time to time the Government will find itself in conflict with groups in society who have their own patch and their own little interest groups. However, we must rise above that. The State of Western Australia is underperforming on problems of crime; it can do better. This Government wants to work with people in the community to do better. Mr R.F. Johnson: No, it doesn’t. It wants to shuffle the deck chairs, as Alston shows in this cartoon in this morning’s The West Australian. Dr G.I. GALLOP: The member for Hillary’s reference to the cartoon is interesting. I love reading Alston’s cartoons; they provide me with a great deal of amusement. I thought the cartoon was wrong on one fundamental point. I am very proud to be the captain of the ship of Western Australia. My apologies to people in the public gallery today who have more knowledge of nautical matters than I do. The guests of the member for Fremantle are much more capable of talking about nautical matters than I am. I am proud to be captain of the good ship Western Australia. We have taken that ship through some troubled waters. However, I refer members to the business section of The West Australian . What is the headline? “State outpaces rest on economy”. We have come through those troubled waters and we are leading the nation. Nonetheless, we must still face some pirates. Do we know who they are? The top two pirates are Peter Costello and John Howard. We will make sure they do not rip off Western Australia.
Mr R.F. Johnson: No, it doesn’t. It wants to shuffle the deck chairs, as Alston shows in this cartoon in this morning’s The West Australian. Dr G.I. GALLOP: The member for Hillary’s reference to the cartoon is interesting. I love reading Alston’s cartoons; they provide me with a great deal of amusement. I thought the cartoon was wrong on one fundamental point. I am very proud to be the captain of the ship of Western Australia. My apologies to people in the public gallery today who have more knowledge of nautical matters than I do. The guests of the member for Fremantle are much more capable of talking about nautical matters than I am. I am proud to be captain of the good ship Western Australia. We have taken that ship through some troubled waters. However, I refer members to the business section of The West Australian . What is the headline? “State outpaces rest on economy”. We have come through those troubled waters and we are leading the nation. Nonetheless, we must still face some pirates. Do we know who they are? The top two pirates are Peter Costello and John Howard. We will make sure they do not rip off Western Australia.
Dr G.I. GALLOP: The member for Hillary’s reference to the cartoon is interesting. I love reading Alston’s cartoons; they provide me with a great deal of amusement. I thought the cartoon was wrong on one fundamental point. I am very proud to be the captain of the ship of Western Australia. My apologies to people in the public gallery today who have more knowledge of nautical matters than I do. The guests of the member for Fremantle are much more capable of talking about nautical matters than I am. I am proud to be captain of the good ship Western Australia. We have taken that ship through some troubled waters. However, I refer members to the business section of The West Australian . What is the headline? “State outpaces rest on economy”. We have come through those troubled waters and we are leading the nation. Nonetheless, we must still face some pirates. Do we know who they are? The top two pirates are Peter Costello and John Howard. We will make sure they do not rip off Western Australia.
(1) Has the Premier addressed the widespread criticism of the new structure proposed in the reports, specifically the issues raised by the Safer WA committees? (2) What allocation has been made in the 2003-04 budget and forward estimates for Safer WA or its replacement? Dr G.I. GALLOP replied: (1)-(2) The Government has made it very clear to all the interest groups that the funding arrangements to support crime prevention initiatives throughout Western Australia will remain intact. I urge members opposite to rise above their usual parochialism and think about the real issues. Mr C.J. Barnett: That is charming - to rise above it. Dr G.I. GALLOP: The Leader of the Opposition might find it very difficult, but perhaps the National Party will be able to join me on this. I say to the National Party that the Government has made a very careful study of what is required to deliver good crime prevention strategies throughout Western Australia. There must be a partnership between the State Government and local communities to deliver good strategies. Several members interjected. Dr G.I. GALLOP: I do not think the member for Warren-Blackwood knows what his Government did. There are some wonderful people in the community. Ms S.E. Walker interjected. Dr G.I. GALLOP: Does the member for Nedlands want to listen to the answer? There are some wonderful people in the community who have volunteered, through the Safer WA structure, to assist with developing crime prevention strategies. However, I say to those people, Safer WA as a structure is not capable of delivering effective crime prevention strategies in Western Australia. That is why the institutional structure must be a partnership between the State Government and local governments to which all the volunteers who are currently involved in Safer WA can be involved. Ms S.E. Walker interjected. The SPEAKER: I call to order the member for Nedlands for the second time. Dr GALLOP: This is yet another example of the difference between the political parties on each side of the House. On this side of the House we are serious about producing solutions to some of the ongoing problems that have not been addressed in Western Australia. Members on the other side of the House sweep the problems under the carpet or come up with so-called solutions that have no relevance and no effectiveness. The people of Western Australia entrusted us with government because we are prepared to roll up our sleeves and find solutions. From time to time the Government will find itself in conflict with groups in society who have their own patch and their own little interest groups. However, we must rise above that. The State of Western Australia is underperforming on problems of crime; it can do better. This Government wants to work with people in the community to do better. Mr R.F. Johnson: No, it doesn’t. It wants to shuffle the deck chairs, as Alston shows in this cartoon in this morning’s The West Australian. Dr G.I. GALLOP: The member for Hillary’s reference to the cartoon is interesting. I love reading Alston’s cartoons; they provide me with a great deal of amusement. I thought the cartoon was wrong on one fundamental point. I am very proud to be the captain of the ship of Western Australia. My apologies to people in the public gallery today who have more knowledge of nautical matters than I do. The guests of the member for Fremantle are much more capable of talking about nautical matters than I am. I am proud to be captain of the good ship Western Australia. We have taken that ship through some troubled waters. However, I refer members to the business section of The West Australian . What is the headline? “State outpaces rest on economy”. We have come through those troubled waters and we are leading the nation. Nonetheless, we must still face some pirates. Do we know who they are? The top two pirates are Peter Costello and John Howard. We will make sure they do not rip off Western Australia.
(2) What allocation has been made in the 2003-04 budget and forward estimates for Safer WA or its replacement? Dr G.I. GALLOP replied: (1)-(2) The Government has made it very clear to all the interest groups that the funding arrangements to support crime prevention initiatives throughout Western Australia will remain intact. I urge members opposite to rise above their usual parochialism and think about the real issues. Mr C.J. Barnett: That is charming - to rise above it. Dr G.I. GALLOP: The Leader of the Opposition might find it very difficult, but perhaps the National Party will be able to join me on this. I say to the National Party that the Government has made a very careful study of what is required to deliver good crime prevention strategies throughout Western Australia. There must be a partnership between the State Government and local communities to deliver good strategies. Several members interjected. Dr G.I. GALLOP: I do not think the member for Warren-Blackwood knows what his Government did. There are some wonderful people in the community. Ms S.E. Walker interjected. Dr G.I. GALLOP: Does the member for Nedlands want to listen to the answer? There are some wonderful people in the community who have volunteered, through the Safer WA structure, to assist with developing crime prevention strategies. However, I say to those people, Safer WA as a structure is not capable of delivering effective crime prevention strategies in Western Australia. That is why the institutional structure must be a partnership between the State Government and local governments to which all the volunteers who are currently involved in Safer WA can be involved. Ms S.E. Walker interjected. The SPEAKER: I call to order the member for Nedlands for the second time. Dr GALLOP: This is yet another example of the difference between the political parties on each side of the House. On this side of the House we are serious about producing solutions to some of the ongoing problems that have not been addressed in Western Australia. Members on the other side of the House sweep the problems under the carpet or come up with so-called solutions that have no relevance and no effectiveness. The people of Western Australia entrusted us with government because we are prepared to roll up our sleeves and find solutions. From time to time the Government will find itself in conflict with groups in society who have their own patch and their own little interest groups. However, we must rise above that. The State of Western Australia is underperforming on problems of crime; it can do better. This Government wants to work with people in the community to do better. Mr R.F. Johnson: No, it doesn’t. It wants to shuffle the deck chairs, as Alston shows in this cartoon in this morning’s The West Australian. Dr G.I. GALLOP: The member for Hillary’s reference to the cartoon is interesting. I love reading Alston’s cartoons; they provide me with a great deal of amusement. I thought the cartoon was wrong on one fundamental point. I am very proud to be the captain of the ship of Western Australia. My apologies to people in the public gallery today who have more knowledge of nautical matters than I do. The guests of the member for Fremantle are much more capable of talking about nautical matters than I am. I am proud to be captain of the good ship Western Australia. We have taken that ship through some troubled waters. However, I refer members to the business section of The West Australian . What is the headline? “State outpaces rest on economy”. We have come through those troubled waters and we are leading the nation. Nonetheless, we must still face some pirates. Do we know who they are? The top two pirates are Peter Costello and John Howard. We will make sure they do not rip off Western Australia.
Dr G.I. GALLOP replied: (1)-(2) The Government has made it very clear to all the interest groups that the funding arrangements to support crime prevention initiatives throughout Western Australia will remain intact. I urge members opposite to rise above their usual parochialism and think about the real issues. Mr C.J. Barnett: That is charming - to rise above it. Dr G.I. GALLOP: The Leader of the Opposition might find it very difficult, but perhaps the National Party will be able to join me on this. I say to the National Party that the Government has made a very careful study of what is required to deliver good crime prevention strategies throughout Western Australia. There must be a partnership between the State Government and local communities to deliver good strategies. Several members interjected. Dr G.I. GALLOP: I do not think the member for Warren-Blackwood knows what his Government did. There are some wonderful people in the community. Ms S.E. Walker interjected. Dr G.I. GALLOP: Does the member for Nedlands want to listen to the answer? There are some wonderful people in the community who have volunteered, through the Safer WA structure, to assist with developing crime prevention strategies. However, I say to those people, Safer WA as a structure is not capable of delivering effective crime prevention strategies in Western Australia. That is why the institutional structure must be a partnership between the State Government and local governments to which all the volunteers who are currently involved in Safer WA can be involved. Ms S.E. Walker interjected. The SPEAKER: I call to order the member for Nedlands for the second time. Dr GALLOP: This is yet another example of the difference between the political parties on each side of the House. On this side of the House we are serious about producing solutions to some of the ongoing problems that have not been addressed in Western Australia. Members on the other side of the House sweep the problems under the carpet or come up with so-called solutions that have no relevance and no effectiveness. The people of Western Australia entrusted us with government because we are prepared to roll up our sleeves and find solutions. From time to time the Government will find itself in conflict with groups in society who have their own patch and their own little interest groups. However, we must rise above that. The State of Western Australia is underperforming on problems of crime; it can do better. This Government wants to work with people in the community to do better. Mr R.F. Johnson: No, it doesn’t. It wants to shuffle the deck chairs, as Alston shows in this cartoon in this morning’s The West Australian. Dr G.I. GALLOP: The member for Hillary’s reference to the cartoon is interesting. I love reading Alston’s cartoons; they provide me with a great deal of amusement. I thought the cartoon was wrong on one fundamental point. I am very proud to be the captain of the ship of Western Australia. My apologies to people in the public gallery today who have more knowledge of nautical matters than I do. The guests of the member for Fremantle are much more capable of talking about nautical matters than I am. I am proud to be captain of the good ship Western Australia. We have taken that ship through some troubled waters. However, I refer members to the business section of The West Australian . What is the headline? “State outpaces rest on economy”. We have come through those troubled waters and we are leading the nation. Nonetheless, we must still face some pirates. Do we know who they are? The top two pirates are Peter Costello and John Howard. We will make sure they do not rip off Western Australia.
(1)-(2) The Government has made it very clear to all the interest groups that the funding arrangements to support crime prevention initiatives throughout Western Australia will remain intact. I urge members opposite to rise above their usual parochialism and think about the real issues. Mr C.J. Barnett: That is charming - to rise above it. Dr G.I. GALLOP: The Leader of the Opposition might find it very difficult, but perhaps the National Party will be able to join me on this. I say to the National Party that the Government has made a very careful study of what is required to deliver good crime prevention strategies throughout Western Australia. There must be a partnership between the State Government and local communities to deliver good strategies. Several members interjected. Dr G.I. GALLOP: I do not think the member for Warren-Blackwood knows what his Government did. There are some wonderful people in the community. Ms S.E. Walker interjected. Dr G.I. GALLOP: Does the member for Nedlands want to listen to the answer? There are some wonderful people in the community who have volunteered, through the Safer WA structure, to assist with developing crime prevention strategies. However, I say to those people, Safer WA as a structure is not capable of delivering effective crime prevention strategies in Western Australia. That is why the institutional structure must be a partnership between the State Government and local governments to which all the volunteers who are currently involved in Safer WA can be involved. Ms S.E. Walker interjected. The SPEAKER: I call to order the member for Nedlands for the second time. Dr GALLOP: This is yet another example of the difference between the political parties on each side of the House. On this side of the House we are serious about producing solutions to some of the ongoing problems that have not been addressed in Western Australia. Members on the other side of the House sweep the problems under the carpet or come up with so-called solutions that have no relevance and no effectiveness. The people of Western Australia entrusted us with government because we are prepared to roll up our sleeves and find solutions. From time to time the Government will find itself in conflict with groups in society who have their own patch and their own little interest groups. However, we must rise above that. The State of Western Australia is underperforming on problems of crime; it can do better. This Government wants to work with people in the community to do better. Mr R.F. Johnson: No, it doesn’t. It wants to shuffle the deck chairs, as Alston shows in this cartoon in this morning’s The West Australian. Dr G.I. GALLOP: The member for Hillary’s reference to the cartoon is interesting. I love reading Alston’s cartoons; they provide me with a great deal of amusement. I thought the cartoon was wrong on one fundamental point. I am very proud to be the captain of the ship of Western Australia. My apologies to people in the public gallery today who have more knowledge of nautical matters than I do. The guests of the member for Fremantle are much more capable of talking about nautical matters than I am. I am proud to be captain of the good ship Western Australia. We have taken that ship through some troubled waters. However, I refer members to the business section of The West Australian . What is the headline? “State outpaces rest on economy”. We have come through those troubled waters and we are leading the nation. Nonetheless, we must still face some pirates. Do we know who they are? The top two pirates are Peter Costello and John Howard. We will make sure they do not rip off Western Australia.
Mr C.J. Barnett: That is charming - to rise above it. Dr G.I. GALLOP: The Leader of the Opposition might find it very difficult, but perhaps the National Party will be able to join me on this. I say to the National Party that the Government has made a very careful study of what is required to deliver good crime prevention strategies throughout Western Australia. There must be a partnership between the State Government and local communities to deliver good strategies. Several members interjected. Dr G.I. GALLOP: I do not think the member for Warren-Blackwood knows what his Government did. There are some wonderful people in the community. Ms S.E. Walker interjected. Dr G.I. GALLOP: Does the member for Nedlands want to listen to the answer? There are some wonderful people in the community who have volunteered, through the Safer WA structure, to assist with developing crime prevention strategies. However, I say to those people, Safer WA as a structure is not capable of delivering effective crime prevention strategies in Western Australia. That is why the institutional structure must be a partnership between the State Government and local governments to which all the volunteers who are currently involved in Safer WA can be involved. Ms S.E. Walker interjected. The SPEAKER: I call to order the member for Nedlands for the second time. Dr GALLOP: This is yet another example of the difference between the political parties on each side of the House. On this side of the House we are serious about producing solutions to some of the ongoing problems that have not been addressed in Western Australia. Members on the other side of the House sweep the problems under the carpet or come up with so-called solutions that have no relevance and no effectiveness. The people of Western Australia entrusted us with government because we are prepared to roll up our sleeves and find solutions. From time to time the Government will find itself in conflict with groups in society who have their own patch and their own little interest groups. However, we must rise above that. The State of Western Australia is underperforming on problems of crime; it can do better. This Government wants to work with people in the community to do better. Mr R.F. Johnson: No, it doesn’t. It wants to shuffle the deck chairs, as Alston shows in this cartoon in this morning’s The West Australian. Dr G.I. GALLOP: The member for Hillary’s reference to the cartoon is interesting. I love reading Alston’s cartoons; they provide me with a great deal of amusement. I thought the cartoon was wrong on one fundamental point. I am very proud to be the captain of the ship of Western Australia. My apologies to people in the public gallery today who have more knowledge of nautical matters than I do. The guests of the member for Fremantle are much more capable of talking about nautical matters than I am. I am proud to be captain of the good ship Western Australia. We have taken that ship through some troubled waters. However, I refer members to the business section of The West Australian . What is the headline? “State outpaces rest on economy”. We have come through those troubled waters and we are leading the nation. Nonetheless, we must still face some pirates. Do we know who they are? The top two pirates are Peter Costello and John Howard. We will make sure they do not rip off Western Australia.
Dr G.I. GALLOP: The Leader of the Opposition might find it very difficult, but perhaps the National Party will be able to join me on this. I say to the National Party that the Government has made a very careful study of what is required to deliver good crime prevention strategies throughout Western Australia. There must be a partnership between the State Government and local communities to deliver good strategies. Several members interjected. Dr G.I. GALLOP: I do not think the member for Warren-Blackwood knows what his Government did. There are some wonderful people in the community. Ms S.E. Walker interjected. Dr G.I. GALLOP: Does the member for Nedlands want to listen to the answer? There are some wonderful people in the community who have volunteered, through the Safer WA structure, to assist with developing crime prevention strategies. However, I say to those people, Safer WA as a structure is not capable of delivering effective crime prevention strategies in Western Australia. That is why the institutional structure must be a partnership between the State Government and local governments to which all the volunteers who are currently involved in Safer WA can be involved. Ms S.E. Walker interjected. The SPEAKER: I call to order the member for Nedlands for the second time. Dr GALLOP: This is yet another example of the difference between the political parties on each side of the House. On this side of the House we are serious about producing solutions to some of the ongoing problems that have not been addressed in Western Australia. Members on the other side of the House sweep the problems under the carpet or come up with so-called solutions that have no relevance and no effectiveness. The people of Western Australia entrusted us with government because we are prepared to roll up our sleeves and find solutions. From time to time the Government will find itself in conflict with groups in society who have their own patch and their own little interest groups. However, we must rise above that. The State of Western Australia is underperforming on problems of crime; it can do better. This Government wants to work with people in the community to do better. Mr R.F. Johnson: No, it doesn’t. It wants to shuffle the deck chairs, as Alston shows in this cartoon in this morning’s The West Australian. Dr G.I. GALLOP: The member for Hillary’s reference to the cartoon is interesting. I love reading Alston’s cartoons; they provide me with a great deal of amusement. I thought the cartoon was wrong on one fundamental point. I am very proud to be the captain of the ship of Western Australia. My apologies to people in the public gallery today who have more knowledge of nautical matters than I do. The guests of the member for Fremantle are much more capable of talking about nautical matters than I am. I am proud to be captain of the good ship Western Australia. We have taken that ship through some troubled waters. However, I refer members to the business section of The West Australian . What is the headline? “State outpaces rest on economy”. We have come through those troubled waters and we are leading the nation. Nonetheless, we must still face some pirates. Do we know who they are? The top two pirates are Peter Costello and John Howard. We will make sure they do not rip off Western Australia.
Several members interjected. Dr G.I. GALLOP: I do not think the member for Warren-Blackwood knows what his Government did. There are some wonderful people in the community. Ms S.E. Walker interjected. Dr G.I. GALLOP: Does the member for Nedlands want to listen to the answer? There are some wonderful people in the community who have volunteered, through the Safer WA structure, to assist with developing crime prevention strategies. However, I say to those people, Safer WA as a structure is not capable of delivering effective crime prevention strategies in Western Australia. That is why the institutional structure must be a partnership between the State Government and local governments to which all the volunteers who are currently involved in Safer WA can be involved. Ms S.E. Walker interjected. The SPEAKER: I call to order the member for Nedlands for the second time. Dr GALLOP: This is yet another example of the difference between the political parties on each side of the House. On this side of the House we are serious about producing solutions to some of the ongoing problems that have not been addressed in Western Australia. Members on the other side of the House sweep the problems under the carpet or come up with so-called solutions that have no relevance and no effectiveness. The people of Western Australia entrusted us with government because we are prepared to roll up our sleeves and find solutions. From time to time the Government will find itself in conflict with groups in society who have their own patch and their own little interest groups. However, we must rise above that. The State of Western Australia is underperforming on problems of crime; it can do better. This Government wants to work with people in the community to do better. Mr R.F. Johnson: No, it doesn’t. It wants to shuffle the deck chairs, as Alston shows in this cartoon in this morning’s The West Australian. Dr G.I. GALLOP: The member for Hillary’s reference to the cartoon is interesting. I love reading Alston’s cartoons; they provide me with a great deal of amusement. I thought the cartoon was wrong on one fundamental point. I am very proud to be the captain of the ship of Western Australia. My apologies to people in the public gallery today who have more knowledge of nautical matters than I do. The guests of the member for Fremantle are much more capable of talking about nautical matters than I am. I am proud to be captain of the good ship Western Australia. We have taken that ship through some troubled waters. However, I refer members to the business section of The West Australian . What is the headline? “State outpaces rest on economy”. We have come through those troubled waters and we are leading the nation. Nonetheless, we must still face some pirates. Do we know who they are? The top two pirates are Peter Costello and John Howard. We will make sure they do not rip off Western Australia.
Dr G.I. GALLOP: I do not think the member for Warren-Blackwood knows what his Government did. There are some wonderful people in the community. Ms S.E. Walker interjected. Dr G.I. GALLOP: Does the member for Nedlands want to listen to the answer? There are some wonderful people in the community who have volunteered, through the Safer WA structure, to assist with developing crime prevention strategies. However, I say to those people, Safer WA as a structure is not capable of delivering effective crime prevention strategies in Western Australia. That is why the institutional structure must be a partnership between the State Government and local governments to which all the volunteers who are currently involved in Safer WA can be involved. Ms S.E. Walker interjected. The SPEAKER: I call to order the member for Nedlands for the second time. Dr GALLOP: This is yet another example of the difference between the political parties on each side of the House. On this side of the House we are serious about producing solutions to some of the ongoing problems that have not been addressed in Western Australia. Members on the other side of the House sweep the problems under the carpet or come up with so-called solutions that have no relevance and no effectiveness. The people of Western Australia entrusted us with government because we are prepared to roll up our sleeves and find solutions. From time to time the Government will find itself in conflict with groups in society who have their own patch and their own little interest groups. However, we must rise above that. The State of Western Australia is underperforming on problems of crime; it can do better. This Government wants to work with people in the community to do better. Mr R.F. Johnson: No, it doesn’t. It wants to shuffle the deck chairs, as Alston shows in this cartoon in this morning’s The West Australian. Dr G.I. GALLOP: The member for Hillary’s reference to the cartoon is interesting. I love reading Alston’s cartoons; they provide me with a great deal of amusement. I thought the cartoon was wrong on one fundamental point. I am very proud to be the captain of the ship of Western Australia. My apologies to people in the public gallery today who have more knowledge of nautical matters than I do. The guests of the member for Fremantle are much more capable of talking about nautical matters than I am. I am proud to be captain of the good ship Western Australia. We have taken that ship through some troubled waters. However, I refer members to the business section of The West Australian . What is the headline? “State outpaces rest on economy”. We have come through those troubled waters and we are leading the nation. Nonetheless, we must still face some pirates. Do we know who they are? The top two pirates are Peter Costello and John Howard. We will make sure they do not rip off Western Australia.
Ms S.E. Walker interjected. Dr G.I. GALLOP: Does the member for Nedlands want to listen to the answer? There are some wonderful people in the community who have volunteered, through the Safer WA structure, to assist with developing crime prevention strategies. However, I say to those people, Safer WA as a structure is not capable of delivering effective crime prevention strategies in Western Australia. That is why the institutional structure must be a partnership between the State Government and local governments to which all the volunteers who are currently involved in Safer WA can be involved. Ms S.E. Walker interjected. The SPEAKER: I call to order the member for Nedlands for the second time. Dr GALLOP: This is yet another example of the difference between the political parties on each side of the House. On this side of the House we are serious about producing solutions to some of the ongoing problems that have not been addressed in Western Australia. Members on the other side of the House sweep the problems under the carpet or come up with so-called solutions that have no relevance and no effectiveness. The people of Western Australia entrusted us with government because we are prepared to roll up our sleeves and find solutions. From time to time the Government will find itself in conflict with groups in society who have their own patch and their own little interest groups. However, we must rise above that. The State of Western Australia is underperforming on problems of crime; it can do better. This Government wants to work with people in the community to do better. Mr R.F. Johnson: No, it doesn’t. It wants to shuffle the deck chairs, as Alston shows in this cartoon in this morning’s The West Australian. Dr G.I. GALLOP: The member for Hillary’s reference to the cartoon is interesting. I love reading Alston’s cartoons; they provide me with a great deal of amusement. I thought the cartoon was wrong on one fundamental point. I am very proud to be the captain of the ship of Western Australia. My apologies to people in the public gallery today who have more knowledge of nautical matters than I do. The guests of the member for Fremantle are much more capable of talking about nautical matters than I am. I am proud to be captain of the good ship Western Australia. We have taken that ship through some troubled waters. However, I refer members to the business section of The West Australian . What is the headline? “State outpaces rest on economy”. We have come through those troubled waters and we are leading the nation. Nonetheless, we must still face some pirates. Do we know who they are? The top two pirates are Peter Costello and John Howard. We will make sure they do not rip off Western Australia.
Dr G.I. GALLOP: Does the member for Nedlands want to listen to the answer? There are some wonderful people in the community who have volunteered, through the Safer WA structure, to assist with developing crime prevention strategies. However, I say to those people, Safer WA as a structure is not capable of delivering effective crime prevention strategies in Western Australia. That is why the institutional structure must be a partnership between the State Government and local governments to which all the volunteers who are currently involved in Safer WA can be involved. Ms S.E. Walker interjected. The SPEAKER: I call to order the member for Nedlands for the second time. Dr GALLOP: This is yet another example of the difference between the political parties on each side of the House. On this side of the House we are serious about producing solutions to some of the ongoing problems that have not been addressed in Western Australia. Members on the other side of the House sweep the problems under the carpet or come up with so-called solutions that have no relevance and no effectiveness. The people of Western Australia entrusted us with government because we are prepared to roll up our sleeves and find solutions. From time to time the Government will find itself in conflict with groups in society who have their own patch and their own little interest groups. However, we must rise above that. The State of Western Australia is underperforming on problems of crime; it can do better. This Government wants to work with people in the community to do better. Mr R.F. Johnson: No, it doesn’t. It wants to shuffle the deck chairs, as Alston shows in this cartoon in this morning’s The West Australian. Dr G.I. GALLOP: The member for Hillary’s reference to the cartoon is interesting. I love reading Alston’s cartoons; they provide me with a great deal of amusement. I thought the cartoon was wrong on one fundamental point. I am very proud to be the captain of the ship of Western Australia. My apologies to people in the public gallery today who have more knowledge of nautical matters than I do. The guests of the member for Fremantle are much more capable of talking about nautical matters than I am. I am proud to be captain of the good ship Western Australia. We have taken that ship through some troubled waters. However, I refer members to the business section of The West Australian . What is the headline? “State outpaces rest on economy”. We have come through those troubled waters and we are leading the nation. Nonetheless, we must still face some pirates. Do we know who they are? The top two pirates are Peter Costello and John Howard. We will make sure they do not rip off Western Australia.
There are some wonderful people in the community who have volunteered, through the Safer WA structure, to assist with developing crime prevention strategies. However, I say to those people, Safer WA as a structure is not capable of delivering effective crime prevention strategies in Western Australia. That is why the institutional structure must be a partnership between the State Government and local governments to which all the volunteers who are currently involved in Safer WA can be involved. Ms S.E. Walker interjected. The SPEAKER: I call to order the member for Nedlands for the second time. Dr GALLOP: This is yet another example of the difference between the political parties on each side of the House. On this side of the House we are serious about producing solutions to some of the ongoing problems that have not been addressed in Western Australia. Members on the other side of the House sweep the problems under the carpet or come up with so-called solutions that have no relevance and no effectiveness. The people of Western Australia entrusted us with government because we are prepared to roll up our sleeves and find solutions. From time to time the Government will find itself in conflict with groups in society who have their own patch and their own little interest groups. However, we must rise above that. The State of Western Australia is underperforming on problems of crime; it can do better. This Government wants to work with people in the community to do better. Mr R.F. Johnson: No, it doesn’t. It wants to shuffle the deck chairs, as Alston shows in this cartoon in this morning’s The West Australian. Dr G.I. GALLOP: The member for Hillary’s reference to the cartoon is interesting. I love reading Alston’s cartoons; they provide me with a great deal of amusement. I thought the cartoon was wrong on one fundamental point. I am very proud to be the captain of the ship of Western Australia. My apologies to people in the public gallery today who have more knowledge of nautical matters than I do. The guests of the member for Fremantle are much more capable of talking about nautical matters than I am. I am proud to be captain of the good ship Western Australia. We have taken that ship through some troubled waters. However, I refer members to the business section of The West Australian . What is the headline? “State outpaces rest on economy”. We have come through those troubled waters and we are leading the nation. Nonetheless, we must still face some pirates. Do we know who they are? The top two pirates are Peter Costello and John Howard. We will make sure they do not rip off Western Australia.
Ms S.E. Walker interjected. The SPEAKER: I call to order the member for Nedlands for the second time. Dr GALLOP: This is yet another example of the difference between the political parties on each side of the House. On this side of the House we are serious about producing solutions to some of the ongoing problems that have not been addressed in Western Australia. Members on the other side of the House sweep the problems under the carpet or come up with so-called solutions that have no relevance and no effectiveness. The people of Western Australia entrusted us with government because we are prepared to roll up our sleeves and find solutions. From time to time the Government will find itself in conflict with groups in society who have their own patch and their own little interest groups. However, we must rise above that. The State of Western Australia is underperforming on problems of crime; it can do better. This Government wants to work with people in the community to do better. Mr R.F. Johnson: No, it doesn’t. It wants to shuffle the deck chairs, as Alston shows in this cartoon in this morning’s The West Australian. Dr G.I. GALLOP: The member for Hillary’s reference to the cartoon is interesting. I love reading Alston’s cartoons; they provide me with a great deal of amusement. I thought the cartoon was wrong on one fundamental point. I am very proud to be the captain of the ship of Western Australia. My apologies to people in the public gallery today who have more knowledge of nautical matters than I do. The guests of the member for Fremantle are much more capable of talking about nautical matters than I am. I am proud to be captain of the good ship Western Australia. We have taken that ship through some troubled waters. However, I refer members to the business section of The West Australian . What is the headline? “State outpaces rest on economy”. We have come through those troubled waters and we are leading the nation. Nonetheless, we must still face some pirates. Do we know who they are? The top two pirates are Peter Costello and John Howard. We will make sure they do not rip off Western Australia.
The SPEAKER: I call to order the member for Nedlands for the second time. Dr GALLOP: This is yet another example of the difference between the political parties on each side of the House. On this side of the House we are serious about producing solutions to some of the ongoing problems that have not been addressed in Western Australia. Members on the other side of the House sweep the problems under the carpet or come up with so-called solutions that have no relevance and no effectiveness. The people of Western Australia entrusted us with government because we are prepared to roll up our sleeves and find solutions. From time to time the Government will find itself in conflict with groups in society who have their own patch and their own little interest groups. However, we must rise above that. The State of Western Australia is underperforming on problems of crime; it can do better. This Government wants to work with people in the community to do better. Mr R.F. Johnson: No, it doesn’t. It wants to shuffle the deck chairs, as Alston shows in this cartoon in this morning’s The West Australian. Dr G.I. GALLOP: The member for Hillary’s reference to the cartoon is interesting. I love reading Alston’s cartoons; they provide me with a great deal of amusement. I thought the cartoon was wrong on one fundamental point. I am very proud to be the captain of the ship of Western Australia. My apologies to people in the public gallery today who have more knowledge of nautical matters than I do. The guests of the member for Fremantle are much more capable of talking about nautical matters than I am. I am proud to be captain of the good ship Western Australia. We have taken that ship through some troubled waters. However, I refer members to the business section of The West Australian . What is the headline? “State outpaces rest on economy”. We have come through those troubled waters and we are leading the nation. Nonetheless, we must still face some pirates. Do we know who they are? The top two pirates are Peter Costello and John Howard. We will make sure they do not rip off Western Australia.
Dr GALLOP: This is yet another example of the difference between the political parties on each side of the House. On this side of the House we are serious about producing solutions to some of the ongoing problems that have not been addressed in Western Australia. Members on the other side of the House sweep the problems under the carpet or come up with so-called solutions that have no relevance and no effectiveness. The people of Western Australia entrusted us with government because we are prepared to roll up our sleeves and find solutions. From time to time the Government will find itself in conflict with groups in society who have their own patch and their own little interest groups. However, we must rise above that. The State of Western Australia is underperforming on problems of crime; it can do better. This Government wants to work with people in the community to do better. Mr R.F. Johnson: No, it doesn’t. It wants to shuffle the deck chairs, as Alston shows in this cartoon in this morning’s The West Australian. Dr G.I. GALLOP: The member for Hillary’s reference to the cartoon is interesting. I love reading Alston’s cartoons; they provide me with a great deal of amusement. I thought the cartoon was wrong on one fundamental point. I am very proud to be the captain of the ship of Western Australia. My apologies to people in the public gallery today who have more knowledge of nautical matters than I do. The guests of the member for Fremantle are much more capable of talking about nautical matters than I am. I am proud to be captain of the good ship Western Australia. We have taken that ship through some troubled waters. However, I refer members to the business section of The West Australian . What is the headline? “State outpaces rest on economy”. We have come through those troubled waters and we are leading the nation. Nonetheless, we must still face some pirates. Do we know who they are? The top two pirates are Peter Costello and John Howard. We will make sure they do not rip off Western Australia.
From time to time the Government will find itself in conflict with groups in society who have their own patch and their own little interest groups. However, we must rise above that. The State of Western Australia is underperforming on problems of crime; it can do better. This Government wants to work with people in the community to do better. Mr R.F. Johnson: No, it doesn’t. It wants to shuffle the deck chairs, as Alston shows in this cartoon in this morning’s The West Australian. Dr G.I. GALLOP: The member for Hillary’s reference to the cartoon is interesting. I love reading Alston’s cartoons; they provide me with a great deal of amusement. I thought the cartoon was wrong on one fundamental point. I am very proud to be the captain of the ship of Western Australia. My apologies to people in the public gallery today who have more knowledge of nautical matters than I do. The guests of the member for Fremantle are much more capable of talking about nautical matters than I am. I am proud to be captain of the good ship Western Australia. We have taken that ship through some troubled waters. However, I refer members to the business section of The West Australian . What is the headline? “State outpaces rest on economy”. We have come through those troubled waters and we are leading the nation. Nonetheless, we must still face some pirates. Do we know who they are? The top two pirates are Peter Costello and John Howard. We will make sure they do not rip off Western Australia.
Mr R.F. Johnson: No, it doesn’t. It wants to shuffle the deck chairs, as Alston shows in this cartoon in this morning’s The West Australian. Dr G.I. GALLOP: The member for Hillary’s reference to the cartoon is interesting. I love reading Alston’s cartoons; they provide me with a great deal of amusement. I thought the cartoon was wrong on one fundamental point. I am very proud to be the captain of the ship of Western Australia. My apologies to people in the public gallery today who have more knowledge of nautical matters than I do. The guests of the member for Fremantle are much more capable of talking about nautical matters than I am. I am proud to be captain of the good ship Western Australia. We have taken that ship through some troubled waters. However, I refer members to the business section of The West Australian . What is the headline? “State outpaces rest on economy”. We have come through those troubled waters and we are leading the nation. Nonetheless, we must still face some pirates. Do we know who they are? The top two pirates are Peter Costello and John Howard. We will make sure they do not rip off Western Australia.
Dr G.I. GALLOP: The member for Hillary’s reference to the cartoon is interesting. I love reading Alston’s cartoons; they provide me with a great deal of amusement. I thought the cartoon was wrong on one fundamental point. I am very proud to be the captain of the ship of Western Australia. My apologies to people in the public gallery today who have more knowledge of nautical matters than I do. The guests of the member for Fremantle are much more capable of talking about nautical matters than I am. I am proud to be captain of the good ship Western Australia. We have taken that ship through some troubled waters. However, I refer members to the business section of The West Australian . What is the headline? “State outpaces rest on economy”. We have come through those troubled waters and we are leading the nation. Nonetheless, we must still face some pirates. Do we know who they are? The top two pirates are Peter Costello and John Howard. We will make sure they do not rip off Western Australia.
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