Page 145 - Week 01 - Wednesday, 28 November 2012

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Question put:

That Mr Smyth’s amendment to Mr Rattenbury’s proposed amendment be agreed to.

The Assembly voted—

Question so resolved in the negative.

Question put:

That Mr Rattenbury’s amendment be agreed to.

The Assembly voted—

Question so resolved in the affirmative.

MADAM DEPUTY SPEAKER: The question now is that the motion, as amended, be agreed to.

MR DOSZPOT (Molonglo) (11.24): I thank Mr Seselja for his motion that highlights the increasing cost of living pressures on Canberra families. Mr Seselja referred in particular to the outer suburbs, but this issue is just as relevant in the areas of the inner north and the inner south—areas like Hackett, where the increase has been 20.16 per cent; Turner, 27 per cent; Chifley, 17 per cent; and Hughes, 25 per cent. And, while we are talking about percentages, in dollar values the cost has gone up in Deakin by $2,320 per annum; Yarralumla, $2,577 per annum; Duffy, 17 per cent; Chapman, 21 per cent; Hawker, 25 per cent; Griffith, 32 per cent; Red Hill, 44 per cent; and Narrabundah, 26 per cent.

A lot of my new constituents live in areas that are deemed to be above average in earning capacity, and there are obviously people who fall into this category; but there are a large and growing number of people, who are seriously affected by the increasing cost of living pressures, living in these areas. They are the elderly pensioners who have lived in these areas all their lives; they bought houses 40, 50 years ago and now in their twilight years they face the prospect of having to sell their homes as they simply cannot afford the 29, 35, 42 per cent increases they have just

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