Vic: Government torpedoes opposition police pledge=2

AAP General News (Australia)
04-28-2010
Vic: Government torpedoes opposition police pledge=2

The opposition - which has also pledged to recruit an extra 100 transit police and
940 protective service officers to staff train stations at night - said the government
was in "panic mode".

"The government has today, on new police numbers, matched our commitment," Opposition
Leader Ted Baillieu said.

"And we, in the process, feel vindicated that the leadership we've been offering has
now been acknowledged by the government.

"What we've seen today from this government is that they're more about playing catch
up than actually identifying the needs and problems of Victorians and putting in place
strategies to deal with it."

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KEYWORD: POLICE VIC 2 MELBOURNE (REOPENS) UPDATE

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