HON ALISON XAMON (North Metropolitan) [6.42 pm]: It was great to see so many animal welfare groups at Parliament yesterday and I want to make some overarching observations on the state of greyhounds, the greyhound racing industry in Western Australia and my concerns about the current regime, which I think continues to prioritise profit ahead of greyhound welfare.
HON ALISON XAMON (North Metropolitan) [9.45 pm]: I rise tonight because I want to speak to the issues raised by the government’s response to a question I asked in Parliament last week about the prevalence of hate crime in this state. I am concerned that the minister’s response to my question demonstrated that the government does not have a very good grasp on what hate crime is, or even on its prevalence in this state. The minister advised that the Western Australia Police Force collects data only on racist harassment and incitement to racial hatred.
