00:00Following recent high-profile knife crime incidents, the Police Association is welcoming extra funding for police resources.
00:10Knife detecting wands and more body-worn cameras are on the shopping list.
00:15Any new equipment or additional equipment that we can obtain through the budget is obviously advantageous.
00:22Still calling for tasers, Tasmania is the nation's only police service without them.
00:27There's funding for a trial of a taser or an electronic immobiliser weapon, so that'll provide our members with an extra option when they're dealing with violent incidents.
00:41It comes as teachers grapple with limited funding, the sector also trying to curb violence in schools and manage teaching workloads.
00:50The fact that there's nothing in there to look at, initiatives to fix violence in schools, to fix workload in schools.
00:56We've got a minister that says she understands what the issues are in our schools and colleges, but isn't actually putting anything forward in the budget that's actually going to fix it.
01:03Shelter Tas says it's disappointed by the lack of funding for homelessness services and social and affordable housing.
01:10The peak body says increasing demand for its services can't be sustained without more investment.
01:17The budget also didn't include funding for several election infrastructure commitments, like the Huon Health Hub and the Newtown basketball courts.
01:26Tasmanian Labor says this means they're either in danger of not being funded or that the budget's in worse shape than what we've been told.
01:34All right.
01:39Hogs.
01:43So, thank you, God.
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