Page 4553 - Week 13 - Tuesday, 26 November 2019
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MR STEEL: I have just outlined that we are continuing our recruitment process and we will continue that into the new year as well. We released the update to the Assembly in our quarterly update on our weekend bus reliability action plan, which outlines 10 actions on how we are improving reliability. Indeed, we have already seen reliability on the weekends reach 99.8 per cent over the past four weekends.
We have already seen reliability improve dramatically and we will increase the frequency of services once we have more bus drivers on board. However, the public can be assured that over the holiday period we will be having a timetable that will be public and that will be there for everyone to see, and those services will be delivered reliably.
Crime—Tuggeranong
MS LAWDER: My question is to the minister for police. The media has reported multiple incidences of robbery using weapons, injuries to victims and threats of violence in Tuggeranong. Last weekend four incidents occurred over two hours involving up to four men driving around Calwell, Chisholm, Erindale and Kambah. In one incident, in Calwell, at around 9.47 pm a man is reported to have produced a knife and demanded that a woman hand over her handbag. In another incident, at 11.13 pm at the car park outside Vikings Chisholm, a woman was threatened and her handbag stolen. The woman received minor injuries. Minister, these are the latest in a string of crimes in Tuggeranong. What is your plan to tackle the issue of night-time crime in Tuggeranong?
Mr Parton interjecting—
MADAM SPEAKER: No interjections across the floor, Mr Parton.
Ms Berry: Madam Speaker, a point of order on the unparliamentary references to the minister. Mr Parton should withdraw that.
MADAM SPEAKER: I just heard a noise from your corner. I am not quite sure what language you used, Mr Parton. If it was unparliamentary, it would be polite to withdraw it.
Mr Parton: I withdraw.
MR GENTLEMAN: It is, of course, a very important question. When discussing crime across the city, it is important to remember the advice of successive chief police officers that Canberra is a very safe city. To help keep our city safe as it grows, the government is providing almost $34 million to ACT Policing. This investment will see more police on our streets. We know that it is typical of the Canberra Liberals to pursue a scare campaign on the issue and make claims that are not supported by the data. In relation to Tuggeranong—
Opposition members interjecting—
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