Wednesday, 13 November 2024

 Trung LUU (Western Metropolitan) (12:40): (1247) My question is for the Minister for Police regarding an ongoing pay dispute with Victoria Police, which has now dragged on for 18 months. My constituent in Sunshine expressed feeling unvalued and unappreciated by the Allan Labor government, with the government spending a staggering $216 billion on the Suburban Rail Loop and yet hardworking police officers are not being given the pay they rightly deserve. Victoria Police are the thin blue line working tirelessly to keep Victorians safe. They deserve to be financially secure in return for their service. Could the minister please provide an update on what is being done by this government to ensure that Victoria Police receive a fair pay deal? Meanwhile the government in New South Wales secured a 40 per cent pay rise for the New South Wales police. Can the minister outline what steps are being done to resolve this issue to ensure that a fair pay deal is done for Victoria Police?

The PRESIDENT: Mr Luu, I will let that one through, but in the future it is much better, I would have thought, if you mention some of the police stations within the electorate you represent.

Trung LUU: I mentioned Sunshine.

The PRESIDENT: You did during your contribution or you are adding that now?

Trung LUU: The constituent is in Sunshine.

The PRESIDENT: Okay. That is good. Ms Copsey did it as well. It is not that hard. It would have been better. I have just let it go through. Ms Copsey, if you really tie it to your electorate to indicate maybe some police stations or something like that within the contribution, because it is a constituency question, then it makes my life easier, and I like an easy life. I am not just picking on you, Mr Luu. Ms Copsey’s was, ‘Some constituents in my electorate feel this.’ Next year we are all going to be better, because we have hit the halfway mark, we are all practised and we are all going to be fantastic.