NSW Premier, Police Minister, Police Commissioner funding announcement in Tamworth

NSW Premier, Police Minister and Police Commissioner in Tamworth to announce $23m in funding to help tackle youth crime.

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00:00Morning Minister. Hello. How are you? Good, how are you?

00:04Really good. Great to be here.

00:10Let me tell you, we are in lockstep when it comes to giving kids

00:14an opportunity to get them out and away from the criminal justice system

00:18and on a pathway to success because everybody deserves an opportunity.

00:23Today we're announcing $23 million for targeted funding to do exactly that.

00:28We wanted to start local. I mean, I think probably some of the challenges that we've had in the past

00:33is that we've looked to hundreds of different towns all at the same time, many of them failed

00:38and then eventually people throw their hands up and say, you know what, it's just too hard.

00:42Today's announcement is really complementary to the work of police.

00:45We know that there's a number of youth, given the right opportunities,

00:49can be diverted from the criminal justice system.

00:52It's about offering hope for, in some cases, families and some communities where there's spiralling crime.

01:13Hey Annabelle, how are you doing?

01:14Hi Indy, sorry.

01:15Hey Indy, nice to meet you.

01:16I have to say this is a complex problem and it's a challenge that many governments have faced,

01:25not just in New South Wales, but right around the country.

01:28I don't think that there's a one size that fits all.

01:31If there was a silver bullet here, someone would have done it a long time ago.

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