Page 3939 - Week 11 - Wednesday, 20 September 2017

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Amendment agreed to.

Original question, as amended, resolved in the affirmative.

Government—inclusiveness policies

MS CHEYNE (Ginninderra) (11.02): I move:

That this Assembly:

(1) notes that the ACT Government is committed to building an inclusive and welcoming city for all Canberrans and recognises that:

(a) Canberra is a proudly diverse community, boasting a rich collection of people of different cultural and linguistic backgrounds, belief systems, sexual orientations and social and economic demographies; and

(b) the whole ACT community is stronger when every person has a sense of belonging, feels supported and is able to contribute to their full capacity;

(2) reaffirms its commitment to creating a city of opportunity for all Canberrans and notes the significant funds dedicated to supporting the health, wellbeing and inclusion of all Canberrans in the 2017-2018 Budget, including:

(a) the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Intersex and Questioning (LGBTIQ) community;

(b) women;

(c) refugees;

(d) the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander community;

(e) Canberrans with a disability;

(f) culturally and linguistically diverse people;

(g) vulnerable children, women and older Canberrans;

(h) carers;

(i) people in our community who are facing disadvantage; and

(j) people who are finding their way back from the justice system;

(3) recognises that the ACT Government is already taking practical steps to promote an inclusive and supportive community, including by:

(a) providing additional funding to A Gender Agenda to build capability and increase support to the gender-diverse community;

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