Today Education Minister Yvette Berry refused to acknowledge that unions presenting to students and recruiting for members in ACT public schools is inappropriate, Shadow Minister for Education Andrew Wall said today. “It has been suggested to me that unions have had access to ACT public schools on a regular basis,…
Read MoreAn eight townhouse complex in Braddon that will face a $240,000 lease variation tax is in stark contrast to the $0 paid by the Labor Club for its 36 apartment building on the same street, Leader of the Opposition Alistair Coe said today. The Labor Club is currently developing an…
Read MoreIt has been revealed in Estimates Hearings that the Planning Directorate has no plans for the CFMEU headquarters in Dickson, despite the government paying $4 million for the site in 2014, Leader of the Opposition Alistair Coe said today. “The fact that the Planning Directorate has no plans for the…
Read MoreThe number of women forced to share facilities designed for 29 women at the Alexander Maconochie Centre has increased more than 40 per cent over the past four months, Shadow Minister for Women and Corrections Giulia Jones said today. “In a humiliating display of the government’s short-sightedness, it was revealed…
Read MoreA provision that would see portaloos deployed at fire emergency incidents in and around the ACT is being finalised thanks to strong and persistent lobbying by Shadow Minister for Police and Emergency Services Giulia Jones. Mrs Jones first lobbied the government in March this year to provide portaloos to Staging…
Read MoreMental health recovery is seriously inhibited by poor policies and systemic failures according to the ACT Auditor-General’s report Mental Health Services Transition from Acute Care, Shadow Minister for Health Vicki Dunne said today. “The overall conclusion of the Auditor-General is that ACT Mental Health lacks an ‘…integrated, comprehensive and contemporary…
Read MoreIt was revealed in Estimates Hearings that some crimes are not worth pursuing. It is a damning indictment on the Barr government that it is forcing police to effectively make decisions about which crimes to attend to because resources are scarce, Shadow Minister for Police and Emergency Services Giulia Jones…
Read MoreThe ACT Minister for Youth confirmed today that there are no programs or projects targeting youth unemployment in Canberra, Shadow Minister for Families, Youth and Community Services Elizabeth Kikkert said. “Youth unemployment in Canberra is growing and Minister Stephen-Smith cannot explain why,” Mrs Kikkert said. “From a low of 3.8…
Read MoreLiberal Senator for the ACT, Zed Seselja, has negotiated $57.9 million for the ACT to give local Catholic and Independent schools funding certainty and to assist with the transition to the new model while key reviews are undertaken. This is on top of record Commonwealth funding for ACT non-government schools…
Read MoreThe ACT Opposition has written to Icon Water requesting that it publicly release the two service agreements in place with ActewAGL, Leader of the Opposition Alistair Coe said today. “My colleagues and I were shocked to hear that Icon Water has entered into an agreement worth around $300 million without…
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