Page 3418 - Week 11 - Wednesday, 22 October 2014
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MADAM SPEAKER: Okay. The question is that Dr Bourke’s amendment be agreed to.
MRS JONES: I am very happy to speak to both amendments and to sum up, because I am supporting both amendments. They can sit side by side, because they do not affect the order.
MADAM SPEAKER: Procedurally, Mrs Jones, if you sum up, that closes the debate.
MRS JONES: Yes.
MADAM SPEAKER: But there are other amendments that need to be moved.
MRS JONES: There are two.
MADAM SPEAKER: Yes. If you want to speak to the amendment, speak to the amendment, but please do not sum up.
MRS JONES: Okay. I support both amendments.
Dr Bourke’s amendment agreed to.
MS BURCH (Brindabella—Minister for Education and Training, Minister for Disability, Minister for Multicultural Affairs, Minister for Racing and Gaming, Minister for Women and Minister for the Arts) (10.40), by leave: I move:
Insert new paragraph (1)(f):
“(f) notes the ongoing commitment of the ACT Government to support Canberra’s multicultural community, including through:
(i) support for multicultural events in the ACT community, such as Diwali, Ramadan, the Multicultural Festival, multicultural grants funding, the Multicultural Youth Centre, Multicultural Awards, and the recent release of the Capital Culture Discussion Paper on enhancing our city’s multicultural way of life;
(ii) the recent hosting of two breakfast forums for Canberra’s Muslim and Interfaith community leaders on 18 and 24 September; and
(iii) the upcoming Multicultural and Interfaith Symposium, to be held in the Assembly on 30 October 2014; and”.
I again thank everybody for coming. It is refreshing at times to stand in this place and have everybody speak on such a positive note on such an important matter as the multicultural community. We are a vibrant and harmonious community. All of us work with, have friendships with and are connected to our multicultural community, either personally—and we have heard of the cultural background of those opposite—or otherwise. Regardless of where we come from—whatever faith, whatever our
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