Legislative Council Fifty-Second Parliament, First Session (52-1) 52 1 Parliament of South Australia Legislative Council published Question Time APY Lands, Community Constables APY LANDS, COMMUNITY CONSTABLES The Hon. S.G. WADE Legislative Council APY LANDS, COMMUNITY CONSTABLES The Hon. S.G. WADE (14:38): I have a supplementary question. Given— Members interjecting: The President Legislative Council The PRESIDENT: Order! The Hon. S.G. WADE Legislative Council The Hon. S.G. WADE: Given that the minister thinks that her record is as good as ours, how can she explain the 70 per cent fall in community constables on the lands since this government came to power? The Hon. G.E. GAGO Legislative Council Minister for Agriculture, Food and Fisheries, Minister for Forests, Minister for Regional Development, Minister for Tourism, Minister for the Status of Women The Hon. G.E. GAGO (Minister for Agriculture, Food and Fisheries, Minister for Forests, Minister for Regional Development, Minister for Tourism, Minister for the Status of Women) (14:38): I have just talked about our overall policing commitment. It is not just— Members interjecting: The President Legislative Council The PRESIDENT: Order! The Hon. G.E. GAGO Legislative Council The Hon. G.E. GAGO: —about police constables: it is about police officers, it is about police stations, and it is about the police support that they can get from other nearby regions. We have a broad, cross-government approach to this. As I said, our track record stands up against the disgraceful, irresponsible record of the former Liberal government. Any day of any week I will compare our figures up against theirs. They should be ashamed of themselves, they should be hanging their heads in shame—absolute shame. The President Legislative Council The PRESIDENT: The Hon. Ms Franks has a supplementary.