Wednesday, 3 June 2026

 Anthony CARBINES (Ivanhoe – Leader of the House, Minister for Police, Minister for Community Safety, Minister for Victims, Minister for Racing) (14:12): I am pleased to update the house on the support the Allan government is providing to victims of crime. Any victim of crime is one victim too many. That is why on this side of the house some half a billion dollars has been provided to victims of crime to give them the support that they need. We stand with victims of crime; we do not support perpetrators of crime. We have invested some $420 million in funding.

Members interjecting.

The SPEAKER: Order! Leader of the Opposition, I hope you know better. The house will come to order. If you wish to raise a point of order, it will be heard in silence, as will the minister’s statement.

James Newbury: On a point of order, Speaker, I again go back to the request that the minister be factual. As we have seen today, a minister has been backing multiple crooks and –

Members interjecting.

The SPEAKER: Order! I remind members once again that there is an expectation that all members in this house will be factual.

Anthony CARBINES: Let us go to some facts. 50,000 victims of crime have received up to $78 million in funding support through the financial assistance scheme established by our government to support victims of crime. Over 50,000 of those victims have received up to $78 million thanks to our government, while those opposite seek to grandstand on slogans, while they promote criminals in prime-time viewing. That is what you did in the kindergartens –

The SPEAKER: The minister will resume his seat. The minister will respond through the Chair, not across the table.

James Newbury: On a point of order, Speaker, attacking the opposition is out of order in a ministers statement.

The SPEAKER: The minister will come back to his ministers statement.

Anthony CARBINES: The financial assistance scheme established by our government has put half a billion dollars towards that fund. It has supported 50,000 victims of crime to secure $78 million in funding support for a range of issues that they needed support with. While our government continues to stand with victims of crime, in comparing and contrasting other policies, those opposite seek to stand with those who are convicted criminals who swipe $220,000 from kinders in the suburbs.

The SPEAKER: Order! Minister, I will sit you down now.