Joanne Ryan (Lalor, Australian Labor Party) Share this | Hansard source

We do not need to paint our state in a negative light in this chamber, member for Deakin. I think that some members in this place need to take some time and think about the way they portray our state. They need to think about the impact they are having on families. They want to talk about crime and fear, and all the time they are creating fear in people's homes, in schools and in our suburbs. I hope that those members from Victoria have a long, hard think about their tactics.

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