Tuesday, 18 November 2025

 Wendy LOVELL (Northern Victoria) (13:52): The Liberals have been listening to the people all across Victoria who are suffering from the crime wave under Labor, and the Liberals have been formulating a real plan to cut crime. Our campaign for safer communities is clearly touching a nerve, because the Allan Labor government has been dragged kicking and screaming to finally admit that crime is out of control under Jacinta Allan’s watch. Imitation is the greatest form of flattery, and the Liberals are flattered to see that Labor is now trying to steal our law and order policies. But it is clear that Labor will not follow through on their delusional promises and will not be able to deliver real results on crime, because the party is controlled by socialists who will never enforce real consequences for violent offenders. Labor spent all their time writing headlines and billboards and forgot to actually write the legislation. It is not surprising to see that a Labor government that cannot deliver a train station or a road upgrade on time also cannot deliver new crime laws on time. Jacinta Allan is not fooling anyone with her Temu crime policies that are all talk and no action. It is too little and it is too late for all Victorians who have been attacked in their own home. There is no substance, and Victorians know that nothing will be changed by empty slogans. Only the Liberals have a real plan to cut crime and to make Victorian communities safer. We will ensure that those who break bail face jail. We will fund an extra 200 PSOs to patrol high-risk shopping centres, and we will ensure the community’s expectations on crime control and sentencing are met.