Page 2248 - Week 07 - Wednesday, 3 August 2016

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Minister Rattenbury did nothing for Telopea. That was another issue that we did not get around to speaking about. Overall, I just say that I am very disappointed in the government’s and the Minister for Education’s response to my motion. My motion simply asks the government to address the issues that have still been not addressed correctly. The minister has, in his own way, written his own epitaph for what he has done for education to date. We will not be supporting his amendment.

Question put:

That Mr Rattenbury’s amendment be agreed to.

The Assembly voted—

Ayes 8		Noes 7
Mr Barr	Ms Fitzharris	Mr Coe	Mrs Jones
Ms Berry	Mr Gentleman	Mr Doszpot	Ms Lawder
Dr Bourke	Mr Hinder	Mrs Dunne	Mr Wall
Mr Corbell	Mr Rattenbury	Mr Hanson

Question so resolved in the affirmative.

Motion, as amended, agreed to.

Multicultural and multifaith groups

MRS JONES (Molonglo) (4.21): I move:

That this Assembly:

(1) notes:

(a) the enormous contribution multicultural and multifaith groups make to the broad Canberra community;

(b) the importance for these groups to have a place to hold festivals, for worship and language classes as well as a place of support for their community;

(d) many multicultural and multifaith groups have experienced significant distress in their own countries for their faith or ethnicity; and

(2) calls on the ACT Government to treat multicultural and multifaith groups with respect by implementing a clear process for groups seeking land or facilities for multicultural or community use.

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