Heidi Murphy questions police minister Anthony Carbines on Victoria’s crime issue

Heidi Murphy has questioned the Minister for Police Anthony Carbines on Victoria’s crime issue.

The 3AW host was joined by Carbines and Minister for Tourism, Sport and Major Events, Steve Dimopoulos, at Flemington on Melbourne Cup day.

“We have a crime issue, we have a reputation issue and there’s no glossing over that,” Murphy told them.

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“We absolutely have acknowledged multiple times that there is a problem,” Dimopoulos said.

“We’ve got to walk and chew gum at the same time … we’ve got to find a way to not gloss over the challenges,” Carbines said.

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