Crime rates continue to surge in rural Australia as the town of Carnarvon suffers a lack of resources, says Western Australia Member for North West Central Merome Beard.
“A lot of these young kids … they’re breaking windows, they’re stealing cars, there are significant crimes.
“Then we have a knock-on effect where people don’t want to live in the town, so it’s hard to attract workers, it’s hard to attract industry.”
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