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MRS DUNNE: No, I have not. I was waiting for the point of order to finish. The thing about this is that this is not the first time. In a moment I will seek leave to table this pamphlet, but I will read from it first.
You have probably heard about the high-profile cases of wage theft at 7-Eleven, Caltex, and Domino’s. Did you know that wage theft happens right here in Canberra on ACT government jobs? For example, workers in the ACT government’s light rail project have been underpaid more than $700,000 just in 2017 alone.
It goes on. It does reflect on the minister at the time. She is characterised as a partner in crime.
I think it is very unusual that after nearly 19 years in this place, when I have been on a number of unusual unity tickets, on this occasion I am on a unity ticket with the CFMEU. I seek leave to table this pamphlet for the information of members.
Leave granted.
MRS DUNNE: I present the following paper:
ACT Government & bad bosses—Partners in crime—Copy of leaflet.
The Canberra Liberals stand, as they did at the beginning of this motion, and call for an audit. The record will show that the Labor Party and the Greens today connived to deny the young doctors that audit. They colluded. They could have said yes, and the problem would have gone away.
Ms Cheyne: In response to your duplicity.
MRS DUNNE: I will come to that in a moment. I will conclude. What the doctors have seen here today is this crew over here, on the government benches, colluded to ensure that there is not an audit of their pay, to ensure that they do not get just payment. The Canberra Liberals will continue to campaign for just pay for people at the Canberra Health Services while ever we have breath.
On the subject of my duplicity, I amended the motion, in accordance with the standing orders, and sought the advice of the Clerk on whether it was appropriate. That is what I did and that is what has happened on a number of occasions. Members use the standing orders to amend the motion. That is what I did, within the standing orders.
Original question, as amended, resolved in the affirmative.
Government—drug and alcohol harm minimisation policy
MR PETTERSSON (Yerrabi) (3.58): I move:
That this Assembly:
(1) notes the nation leading approach taken by the ACT Government in advancing a harm minimisation approach to alcohol and other drug policy, including through:
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