Police Stations

Mr GARDNER (Morialta) (15:59): Supplementary, sir: why is it that the people of South Australia were, one year ago, given Labor election material criticising former governments for closing eight police stations and are only now finding out that the Labor government is closing these stations?

The SPEAKER: I haven't heard the expression 'villains' since Gunny was here.

Mr Marshall: I would have thought you would have been very familiar with villains, sir—very familiar with villains!

The Hon. A. PICCOLO (Light—Minister for Disabilities, Minister for Police, Minister for Correctional Services, Minister for Emergency Services, Minister for Road Safety) (16:00): Mr Speaker, I thank the honourable member for his question. We have kept our promise. What we are committed to as a government is making sure our community is safe by having an effective police force, and we have one of those.