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03 September 1999 |
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SatireCrime Figures Down: NSW Elections PostponedBy The Chaser
The release of statistics showing decreasing crime rates has threatened to delay the next NSW election.
Both the State Government and the Opposition have admitted that if such statistics were made available to the public in the lead up to the next state poll - due in March 2003 - the election would almost certainly have to be called off. "A decrease in crime would seriously threaten our ability to run a policy-based election," the NSW Premier, Mr Bob Carr admitted yesterday. Mr Carr is particularly concerned about his law and order policy "Vote for Chika and get Brutally Murdered" and his new taxation policy "Less tax, less brutal kidnapping." The Health Minister has also admitted that Labor's health policy, "More emergency rooms for those brutally savaged by muggers" may be under threat. The Opposition has admitted that there is no way it will contest an election with a public unafraid of crime. "We have leader who is less popular than Ivan Millat. Without crime we have no chance," admitted an anonymous Liberal. "Indeed, our polling suggests that our leader is so unpopular it would be a crime if she won. Therefore we definitely need crime." The Liberal leader, Mrs Chikarovski is however remaining positive. "There's always the chance that there will be a particularly savage murder in the lead up the elections," she said "we've just got to be optimistic." Political commentators are confident that the election will be held regardless of the crime statistics. "Law and Order elections can still be run despite contrary statistics, they have been every other time," one commentator pointed out. Nontheless The Daily Telegraph has apparently been contacted by both parties to see if they can increase their content of ethnic crime stories to assist with the problem.
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