Labor leader Bill Shorten announced on Thursday a $3.2 million campaign commitment to assist people in the Canning electorate tackle methamphetamine use.
Mr Shorten said Western Australia’s rate of amphetamine use was the highest in the country with 3.8 per cent of the population using amphetamines.
He criticised both the Commonwealth and Western Australian governments, saying Premier Colin Barnett had no comprehensive plan to address problems associated with the drug.
“Despite talking a big game, Tony Abbott has turned his back on the ice crisis in the West, with cuts to funding for local treatment services,” he said.
“Neither the Barnett nor the Abbott Liberal governments are taking steps to address ice related crime and anti-social behaviour.”
Mr Shorten announced a contribution of $200,000 to install new CCTV cameras in crime hotspots in Armadale and Mandurah if he was elected to government.
This included $80,000 to upgrade the CCTV system at the Mandurah City Centre Entertainment Precinct.
The package includes $270,000 for the Peel Community Legal Service to provide additional specialist family violence legal services to help counter the impact of alcohol and drug-related violence.
A Labor government would also commit $2.7 million to not-for-profit organisations to tackle addiction, Mr Shorten said.