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11 March 2011
Adam Giles Braitling MLA Matt Conlan Greatorex MLA Robyn Lambley Araluen MLA PEOPLE POWER FORCES CHANGE Victor P Taffa The Country Liberals have welcomed the additional $4.1 Million the Commonwealth will spend in a bid to stop escalating violence in Alice Springs. The Members for Braitling, Greatorex and Araluen said the money will go some way towards addressing the problems that [...]
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04 March 2011
Northern Territory Shadow Minister for Central Australia Matt Conlan ALICE SPRINGS WON’T BE FOOLED Victor P Taffa The Henderson Government’s commitment to an additional short-term Police presence in Alice Springs must be more than just window dressing for this month’s Parliamentary sittings. Shadow Minister for Central Australia, Matt Conlan, said the law and order problems devastating Alice Springs require [...]
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26 February 2011
Western Australia Minister for Police Rob Johnson Government Announces Special Powers For CHOGM Victor P Taffa Important legislation will be introduced into State Parliament today to provide the necessary powers to WA Police during the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM), the biggest international event to be held in Perth for decades. Police Minister Rob Johnson said the [...]
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24 February 2011
Northern Territory Shadow Minister for Construction Ross Bohlin COP THAT, PALMERSTON Victor P Taffa Shadow Minister for Construction and Member for Drysdale Ross Bohlin said he is disappointed the superintendant of the Palmerston Police Region has been relocated to Darwin. “The Chief Minister owes the Palmerston community an explanation.” Mr. Bohlin says. “Palmerston is a city in its own right [...]
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19 February 2011
Shadow Minister for Central Australia Matt Conlan SLY GROG SHOPS HIGHLIGHT LABOR’S FAILURE Victor P Taffa Claims published in The Australian Newspaper that illegal grog shops are selling cheap wine in Alice Springs make a mockery of the Henderson Government’s grog restrictions in the town. “While law-abiding citizens can’t buy takeaway alcohol after 9pm, there’s a black-market servicing [...]
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12 February 2011
Tasmania Shadow Minister for Police and Emergency Management Elise Archer 100 Police To Go Under Labor-Green Cuts Victor P Taffa The Tasmanian Liberals are extremely concerned that the Premier Lara Giddings does not seem to be aware of the real implications of a 3% cut to the Police Budget, Shadow Minister for Police & Emergency Management Elise Archer [...]
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07 February 2011
Queensland Shadow Minister for Police & Emergency Services Glen Elmes Police Snared In New Labor IT Bungle Victor P Taffa The long term Labor Government has presided over yet another multimillion dollar IT bungle with revelations of major delays and faults in the Queensland Police weapons licensing system, the State Opposition said today. Shadow Minister for Police Glen Elmes [...]
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05 February 2011
Northern Territory Shadow Minister for Central Australia Matt Conlan CLOSED CIRCUS TELEVISION Victor P Taffa Monitoring of Closed Circuit Television pictures will no longer be carried out in Alice Springs from this week, with responsibility being shifted 1,500km north to Darwin, Shadow Minister for Central Australia Matt Conlan said today. Mr. Conlan said the Henderson Government’s centralisation agenda in [...]
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04 February 2011
Queensland Shadow Minister for Police & Emergency Services LNP Welcomes 150 Extra Police & 500 Emergency Services Workers To Assist Cyclone Recovery Victor P Taffa The Liberal National Party today welcomed the move to send an additional 150 Police and 500 Emergency Services workers to the devastated areas of North and Far North Queensland. Shadow Minister for Police and [...]
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04 February 2011
Tasmania Opposition Leader Will Hodgman Tasmania Shadow Minister for Police Elise Archer Thorp/McKim Ignore Police Concerns: Another Broken Promise Victor P Taffa Labor and the Greens made very clear promises at the last election to increase the number of Police Officers, but have completely failed to deliver according to Opposition Leader Will Hodgman. “This is another broken promise, and the [...]
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31 January 2011
Northern Territory Shadow Minister for Alcohol Policy Peter Styles RESIDENTS CALL TO ALARM Victor P Taffa In light of recent tragic arson events I am more certain that the Territory Labor Government needs to get proactive in its approach to Community Policing Shadow Minister for Alcohol Policy and Member for Sanderson, Peter Styles said today. “Some key issues that [...]
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17 January 2011
Queensland Shadow Minister for Police & Emergency Services Glen Elmes LNP Welcomes Police Help From NSW Victor P Taffa The Announcement of Fifty-Five New South Wales Police travelling to Queensland to join the fight against looting was welcomed today by the State Opposition. Shadow Minister for Police, Glen Elmes said Queensland’s Police were already being stretched to the limit [...]
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15 January 2011
Northern Territory Shadow Minister for Essential Services John Elferink GROWING PROBLEM NEEDS A SOLUTION Victor P Taffa There is growing concern about the increasing amount of human faeces in public places around Darwin’s Suburbs. Shadow Minister for Essential Services and Member for Port Darwin, John Elferink, said he arrived at his Electorate Office en-route to Parap Markets this [...]
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15 January 2011
Western Australia Minister for Police Rob Johnson Drink Drivers Across WA Targeted In Summer Season Blitz Victor P Taffa Western Australian Police will saturate Freeways, busy Major Roads and Quiet Suburban Streets across the State on the next three weekends in a massive campaign targeting Drink Driving. Police Minister Rob Johnson and Police Commissioner Karl O’Callaghan today launched Operation [...]
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13 January 2011
Queensland Shadow Minister for Police & Emergency Services Glen Elmes LNP Urges People To Stay Out Of Flood Waters Victor P Taffa Every Queenslander is being urged to stay right away from flood waters, the State Opposition said today. Shadow Minister for Police Glen Elmes said flood waters were expected to take some time to clear. “Flood waters will remain [...]
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13 January 2011
Queensland Shadow Minister for Police & Emergency Services Glen Elmes LNP Welcomes Anti-Looting Task Force Victor P Taffa The Liberal National Party (LNP) has welcomed the Anti-Looting Task Force established in response to increased reports of Looting across flood affected areas of Queensland, the State Opposition said today. The Shadow Minister for Police Glen Elmes said looting in a [...]
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13 January 2011
Queensland Opposition Leader John-Paul Langbroek Queensland Shadow Minister for Police & Emergency Services Glen Elmes Looters Should Be Punished Harshly Victor P Taffa The Liberal National Party (LNP) has expressed disgust and anger along with every Queenslander in response to reports of looters already in flood affected areas. Shadow Minister for Police Glen Elmes said looting in a time of [...]
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11 January 2011
Queensland Shadow Minister for Police & Emergency Services Glen Elmes Dial 131 444 For All Non-Urgent Police Inquiries Victor P Taffa Queenslanders are being urged to use Policelink 131 444 and avoid using Triple-000 unless it’s an emergency, the State Opposition said today Shadow Minister for Police Glen Elmes reminded flood-affected Queenslanders of the new Policelink number, as the [...]
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11 January 2011
Northern Territory Shadow Minister for Central Australia Matt Conlan TASK FORCE NEEDED TO CUT ALICE CRIME Victor P Taffa The Labor Government should immediately deploy a Police Taskforce to Alice Springs to deal with the crime wave that is sweeping through the town. Shadow Minister for Central Australia, Matt Conlan, said the events of recent weeks have stunned [...]
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10 January 2011
Western Australia Minister for Police Rob Johnson Young Graffiti Vandals To Continue Cleaning Up Their Mess Victor P Taffa Hundreds of Young Graffiti Offenders in the Metropolitan Area will be required to remove graffiti marked or tagged on Property, after the State Government today announced plans to expand the successful Graffiti Clean-up Pilot Program. Police Minister Rob Johnson said [...]
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