Page 488 - Week 02 - Thursday, 11 February 2021
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A place with a world-class education system where we nurture, mould and educate the next generation for a future that we know they can make brighter and better and a world-class higher education system which allows our young people to pursue higher studies or training in whatever they choose, whether it be research in cybersecurity or a trade in clean energy technology, not an education system where we cannot even guarantee no hazardous materials.
A place with a world-class public transport system, where those who need it most are able to get from A to B without the worries of time, cost and safety; a public transport system that brings together the newest technology to combine all modes of travel to provide the most efficient, clean and secure public transport network in the world and not a public transport system that leaves schoolchildren stranded at bus stops and interchanges.
A place with a world-class tourism sector where we can showcase to the world the city that is befitting of the title of nation’s capital, our natural beauty and the history and culture of our proud Indigenous heritage, as well as being the mecca for new and exciting innovations in science, technology, business and the arts.
A place that is a world-class design capital that draws on the best in the world in preserving the best of our natural environment whilst investing in a strong infrastructure program to develop and create a city for the future and at each step never forgetting that we put people at the centre.
A place that is a world-class small business capital, a city where our smartest, most innovative businesspeople think, “That’s where I want to do business,” because we back them, we respect them, we value them and celebrate innovation and new ideas and not stifle them with red tape.
A place that is a world-class people capital, a city that invests in and values not only physical infrastructure and services but our greatest asset—our people; a city where everyone, no matter what their situation or circumstance in life, feels welcome and at home; a city where no-one is judged on the way they look or sound but is judged on their innate character and their ability to contribute to our community.
We are at risk of creating a city that is split into the haves and have-nots, where some people are able to afford to live here and others are not; where some people have access to all the benefits and the best this city has to offer, and others do not; where some people feel secure in their skin here and others do not.
Canberra is an extraordinary city and Canberrans are an extraordinary people. They deserve extraordinary leaders. Canberra must be the capital in name and the capital in heart. I put myself forward for election to the ACT Legislative Assembly, giving up my career in the law, because the hope, the aspirations and the dreams that I had are slipping away for so many Canberrans.
Mary of O’Connor and Lisa of Narrabundah are counting on me. Geoff of Hackett, Elizabeth of Griffith and Gay of Ainslie are counting on me. They are the very
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