Page 246 - Week 01 - Thursday, 14 February 2019
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usual with some stalls starting from 12 o’clock, enabling people working in the city to share in the festival cuisine throughout their work day.
This year the festival also includes a languages showcase, demonstrating languages from around the world in poetry and in song. This has been organised by the ACT Bilingual Education Alliance and Mother Tongue—
Opposition members interjecting—
Ms Orr: On a point of order, Madam Speaker, I would like to be able to hear the answer to my question.
MADAM SPEAKER: Members, your interjections and private conversations—
Mr Coe: You can email it to them.
MADAM SPEAKER: Mr Coe—please. Your conversations do make it difficult to be heard sometimes. Minister—
Mrs Jones: Come on, Mr Steel.
MADAM SPEAKER: Mrs Jones, he does not need encouragement from you.
Members interjecting—
Mr Gentleman: On a point of order, Madam Speaker, you have given the opposition plenty of time to remain quiet while ministers give their answers in this place. You have given them some instruction. They still tend to interject, even during a conversation you are having with them.
Mr Coe: What’s your point of order, Mick?
Mr Hanson: Is he critiquing the Speaker?
Mr Wall: I don’t think that was a point of order.
MADAM SPEAKER: Mr Coe, Mr Hanson, Mr Wall, indeed all those on my left, allow the minister to continue.
MR STEEL: Our languages showcase is being supported by the ACT Bilingual Education Alliance and Mother Tongue Multilingual Poetry. Acts will include Brazilian poetry and songs from Mestiça.
At each festival we review our policies and procedures. Last year we had feedback from the independent Spring Green review and the community. We have made some changes to this year’s Multicultural Festival regarding the sale of alcohol. We have been very clear that at this year’s festival we are supporting our multicultural groups and our local producers to showcase the food and beverages that contribute to the cultural life of our city and the world.
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