❓ A member of parliament questions the Minister for Police and Emergency Services regarding conflicting statements about a proposed curfew, accusing the minister of being bullied by the Premier. The Minister deflects with a personal insult and denies the accusations.
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I refer the minister to her comments on ABC radio yesterday morning regarding the Northbridge curfew and people under 15 years that - . . . essentially there needs to be a curfew for all of them right throughout Western Australia, . . . We can certainly look at a metropolitan wide curfew; we could look at a state curfew. I also refer the minister to her press release of yesterday afternoon, which stated - . . . the curfew proposal being developed by the Government would apply only to Northbridge and not other parts of the State or metropolitan area. (1) Which is the correct statement? (2) Was the minister bullied by the Premier into withdrawing her earlier comments? (3) Does the minister now feel a bit silly? Mrs M.H. ROBERTS
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I would have thought that the fellow who is wearing a bad tie when it is not bad tie Thursday would be the one feeling a bit silly. Several members interjected. Mrs M.H. ROBERTS: It is a hideous tie. (1) Both statements are correct. The Northbridge curfew applies to only Northbridge; that is why it is called the Northbridge curfew. However, under the provisions of the Child Welfare Act, police throughout the State are directed to deal with vulnerable children aged under 15 years. (2)-(3) No.
(2) Was the minister bullied by the Premier into withdrawing her earlier comments? (3) Does the minister now feel a bit silly? Mrs M.H. ROBERTS replied: I would have thought that the fellow who is wearing a bad tie when it is not bad tie Thursday would be the one feeling a bit silly. Several members interjected. Mrs M.H. ROBERTS: It is a hideous tie. (1) Both statements are correct. The Northbridge curfew applies to only Northbridge; that is why it is called the Northbridge curfew. However, under the provisions of the Child Welfare Act, police throughout the State are directed to deal with vulnerable children aged under 15 years. (2)-(3) No.
(3) Does the minister now feel a bit silly? Mrs M.H. ROBERTS replied: I would have thought that the fellow who is wearing a bad tie when it is not bad tie Thursday would be the one feeling a bit silly. Several members interjected. Mrs M.H. ROBERTS: It is a hideous tie. (1) Both statements are correct. The Northbridge curfew applies to only Northbridge; that is why it is called the Northbridge curfew. However, under the provisions of the Child Welfare Act, police throughout the State are directed to deal with vulnerable children aged under 15 years. (2)-(3) No.
Mrs M.H. ROBERTS replied: I would have thought that the fellow who is wearing a bad tie when it is not bad tie Thursday would be the one feeling a bit silly. Several members interjected. Mrs M.H. ROBERTS: It is a hideous tie. (1) Both statements are correct. The Northbridge curfew applies to only Northbridge; that is why it is called the Northbridge curfew. However, under the provisions of the Child Welfare Act, police throughout the State are directed to deal with vulnerable children aged under 15 years. (2)-(3) No.
I would have thought that the fellow who is wearing a bad tie when it is not bad tie Thursday would be the one feeling a bit silly. Several members interjected. Mrs M.H. ROBERTS: It is a hideous tie. (1) Both statements are correct. The Northbridge curfew applies to only Northbridge; that is why it is called the Northbridge curfew. However, under the provisions of the Child Welfare Act, police throughout the State are directed to deal with vulnerable children aged under 15 years. (2)-(3) No.
Several members interjected. Mrs M.H. ROBERTS: It is a hideous tie. (1) Both statements are correct. The Northbridge curfew applies to only Northbridge; that is why it is called the Northbridge curfew. However, under the provisions of the Child Welfare Act, police throughout the State are directed to deal with vulnerable children aged under 15 years. (2)-(3) No.
Mrs M.H. ROBERTS: It is a hideous tie. (1) Both statements are correct. The Northbridge curfew applies to only Northbridge; that is why it is called the Northbridge curfew. However, under the provisions of the Child Welfare Act, police throughout the State are directed to deal with vulnerable children aged under 15 years. (2)-(3) No.
(1) Both statements are correct. The Northbridge curfew applies to only Northbridge; that is why it is called the Northbridge curfew. However, under the provisions of the Child Welfare Act, police throughout the State are directed to deal with vulnerable children aged under 15 years. (2)-(3) No.
(2)-(3) No.
(2) Was the minister bullied by the Premier into withdrawing her earlier comments? (3) Does the minister now feel a bit silly? Mrs M.H. ROBERTS replied: I would have thought that the fellow who is wearing a bad tie when it is not bad tie Thursday would be the one feeling a bit silly. Several members interjected. Mrs M.H. ROBERTS: It is a hideous tie. (1) Both statements are correct. The Northbridge curfew applies to only Northbridge; that is why it is called the Northbridge curfew. However, under the provisions of the Child Welfare Act, police throughout the State are directed to deal with vulnerable children aged under 15 years. (2)-(3) No.
(3) Does the minister now feel a bit silly? Mrs M.H. ROBERTS replied: I would have thought that the fellow who is wearing a bad tie when it is not bad tie Thursday would be the one feeling a bit silly. Several members interjected. Mrs M.H. ROBERTS: It is a hideous tie. (1) Both statements are correct. The Northbridge curfew applies to only Northbridge; that is why it is called the Northbridge curfew. However, under the provisions of the Child Welfare Act, police throughout the State are directed to deal with vulnerable children aged under 15 years. (2)-(3) No.
Mrs M.H. ROBERTS replied: I would have thought that the fellow who is wearing a bad tie when it is not bad tie Thursday would be the one feeling a bit silly. Several members interjected. Mrs M.H. ROBERTS: It is a hideous tie. (1) Both statements are correct. The Northbridge curfew applies to only Northbridge; that is why it is called the Northbridge curfew. However, under the provisions of the Child Welfare Act, police throughout the State are directed to deal with vulnerable children aged under 15 years. (2)-(3) No.
I would have thought that the fellow who is wearing a bad tie when it is not bad tie Thursday would be the one feeling a bit silly. Several members interjected. Mrs M.H. ROBERTS: It is a hideous tie. (1) Both statements are correct. The Northbridge curfew applies to only Northbridge; that is why it is called the Northbridge curfew. However, under the provisions of the Child Welfare Act, police throughout the State are directed to deal with vulnerable children aged under 15 years. (2)-(3) No.
Several members interjected. Mrs M.H. ROBERTS: It is a hideous tie. (1) Both statements are correct. The Northbridge curfew applies to only Northbridge; that is why it is called the Northbridge curfew. However, under the provisions of the Child Welfare Act, police throughout the State are directed to deal with vulnerable children aged under 15 years. (2)-(3) No.
Mrs M.H. ROBERTS: It is a hideous tie. (1) Both statements are correct. The Northbridge curfew applies to only Northbridge; that is why it is called the Northbridge curfew. However, under the provisions of the Child Welfare Act, police throughout the State are directed to deal with vulnerable children aged under 15 years. (2)-(3) No.
(1) Both statements are correct. The Northbridge curfew applies to only Northbridge; that is why it is called the Northbridge curfew. However, under the provisions of the Child Welfare Act, police throughout the State are directed to deal with vulnerable children aged under 15 years. (2)-(3) No.
(2)-(3) No.
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