Page 3022 - Week 08 - Thursday, 15 August 2019
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We are all aware of the serious issues that exist with the ACT’s building and construction industry. This government is committed to delivering real outcomes to improve building practices across the territory. Within my electorate, there are a lot of people who raise these issues with me. I am committed to working with Minister Ramsay and the Assembly to push further reforms to fix the systemic issues we are experiencing in Canberra.
I am proud to live in Australia’s most inclusive city and to be part of a government that values our diverse community. Through this year’s budget, this government will continue to support LGBTIQ+ Canberrans to ensure that we are all provided with the opportunity to live proudly within our city and free from discrimination. The capital of equality strategy will continue to be implemented, with a focus on creating a more inclusive and knowledgeable public sector and community; investing in more inclusive and accessible services; and ensuring that the ACT’s laws are free from discrimination towards the LGBTIQ+ community.
We are also supporting community-driven initiatives that improve the social and emotional wellbeing, inclusion and participation of LGBTIQ+ people in our community through the capital of equality grants program. LGBTIQ+ Canberrans will continue to be supported through this budget, and I am pleased that our community will have the opportunity to embrace our diverse identities.
Our government understands the importance of providing secure jobs and opportunities for skilled employment for all Canberrans. It is a fundamental value of ACT Labor that everyone deserves access to employment. That is why we will continue to invest in a strong and secure workforce.
Through the 2019-20 budget, we are investing in our public service by supporting more permanent ACT government jobs. The government will lead by example in improving job security for ACT government employees by reviewing the use of casual and temporary employment across directorates. This review will aim to identify types of work currently being done by temporary staff which can be transitioned to secure, permanent roles over time. We can guarantee Canberrans that under a Labor government, no jobs will be cut in our public service. In fact, we will employ more people to deliver the public services that our growing city needs.
This budget will also support the growth of future skills, with more apprenticeship and vocational training places. The government will establish a future skills for future jobs grants program to support industry projects that help increase Australian apprenticeship commencements in the ACT. We are committed to funding vocational education places in the ACT, and we will continue to keep the CIT in public hands so that it can provide the best possible training for the jobs of the future.
One of the major sport and recreation investments in this budget is the new home of football in Throsby. This will include new football fields and a dedicated indoor futsal facility for Throsby residents and football players from right across Canberra. The project will be delivered in partnership with Capital Football, which will make a financial contribution to the facility. Gungahlin is very excited about this new home
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