❓ WA MP Ben Dawkins questions the Premier about using the Bullsbrook Centre for National Resilience to house homeless families with children during winter. The Premier deflects responsibility to the Commonwealth government.
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HOMELESSNESS — CENTRE FOR NATIONAL RESILIENCE —
BULLSBROOK
367. Hon BEN DAWKINS to the Leader of the House representing
the Premier:
I refer to media reports about a young
family living in a tent with their newborn who have been forced to separate
from their other children.
(1) Will the
Premier make the Bullsbrook Centre for National Resilience available for
families with children this winter as an alternative to living in tents and
cars?
(2) If no to (1),
why not?
(3) Can the
Premier detail the advantages of living in tents and cars with young children
compared with living at the Bullsbrook facility during the ongoing housing
emergency?
BULLSBROOK
367. Hon BEN DAWKINS to the Leader of the House representing
the Premier:
I refer to media reports about a young
family living in a tent with their newborn who have been forced to separate
from their other children.
(1) Will the
Premier make the Bullsbrook Centre for National Resilience available for
families with children this winter as an alternative to living in tents and
cars?
(2) If no to (1),
why not?
(3) Can the
Premier detail the advantages of living in tents and cars with young children
compared with living at the Bullsbrook facility during the ongoing housing
emergency?
AnswerView source ↗
(1)–(3) Eighteen months into the pandemic, the former
Liberal–National commonwealth government finally accepted its responsibility for quarantine and announced
its intention to build a federal facility in Western Australia. The
facility was planned, designed and built by the former Liberal–National
commonwealth government for temporary quarantine accommodation. Alternative
uses for the facility are decisions for its owner—that is, the
commonwealth government.
Liberal–National commonwealth government finally accepted its responsibility for quarantine and announced
its intention to build a federal facility in Western Australia. The
facility was planned, designed and built by the former Liberal–National
commonwealth government for temporary quarantine accommodation. Alternative
uses for the facility are decisions for its owner—that is, the
commonwealth government.
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