{"id":7605,"date":"2013-08-05T21:22:46","date_gmt":"2013-08-05T11:22:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/nofibs.com.au\/?p=7605"},"modified":"2022-05-02T00:21:06","modified_gmt":"2022-05-01T14:21:06","slug":"preciouspress-reports-on-emerging-party-priorities-in-bennelong","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/archive.nofibs.com.au\/preciouspress-reports-on-emerging-party-priorities-in-bennelong\/","title":{"rendered":"Alexander talks up 24-hour spy cameras in low-crime Bennelong"},"content":{"rendered":"

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By Jack Sumner<\/a><\/p>\n

5 August 2013<\/p>\n

The July 10 edition of the local Weekly Times<\/em> featured Cameras to zoom in on racism, <\/em>in\u00a0which federal MP John Alexander proposed that the federal government pay for CCTV cameras on shop awnings in Rowe Street, Eastwood, in the heart of his Bennelong electorate in Sydney’s northern suburbs. Why? \u201cA few months ago a Sydney man, Mr Kim and his Korean aunt were racially abused on a bus\u201d and \u201c—while the crime rate in Eastwood is one of Sydney\u2019s lowest, some crimes involving Korean speakers are not always reported\u201d.<\/p>\n

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On July 31 Mr Alexander’s regular Weekly Times<\/em> contribution was Tackling local crime<\/em>. He confirmed that he was \u201cfighting for more CCTV cameras\u201d because\u00a0he had been told by the President of the Korean Chamber of Commerce \u201con July 20 a knife-wielding assailant threatened a local shop owner before stealing her money\u201d.<\/p>\n

On August 1 I emailed Mr Alexander\u2019s electorate office the following:<\/p>\n

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In this week’s edition of\u00a0The Weekly Times<\/em>\u00a0Mr Alexander devotes his “Serving Bennelong” piece to justifying his fight for more CCTV cameras in Eastwood. <\/strong>
\nCould you please explain why Bennelong’s Federal MP should be giving this his priority attention when :<\/strong><\/p>\n

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