Archive for February 2019

Equipping Canberra’s Indigenous community to reach their social, cultural and economic potential is the focus of the Canberra Liberals’ Indigenous Affairs initiatives, Shadow Minister for Indigenous Affairs James Milligan said. Improving the lives of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples of the ACT proposes a suite of measures to support…

It is now evident that the Alexander Maconochie Centre is an anti-human rights prison. Treating remandees as convicted prisoners is in contravention of accepted human rights principles as well as section 44 of the Corrections Management Act 2007. This undermines a fundamental principle in the rule of law – the…

Fair compensation would help level the playing field in the ACT taxi industry, which has been tipped out of balance by the Labor-Greens Government, Shadow Transport Minister Candice Burch said. Today in the ACT Legislative Assembly, Miss Burch will call on ACT Labor and the Greens to support compensation or…

Humane laws to reward responsible dog ownership and make dangerous dog owners more accountable will be debated in the Assembly today, Shadow Minister for Urban Services Nicole Lawder said. “Dog attacks is an ongoing problem across our City. I continue to hear reports from traumatised pet owners who have witnessed…

Violence against ACT school children needs urgent independent investigation, Shadow Education Minister Elizabeth Lee said. Following troubling reports of student on student abuse in schools, Ms Lee will call on the Chief Minister to establish an independent inquiry into violence in ACT schools. “Children have the right to be safe…

Shadow Attorney-General Jeremy Hanson will introduce tough anti-bikie laws to the ACT Legislative Assembly today to help stop Canberra’s escalating bikie war. “Since New South Wales passed anti-consorting laws nearly ten years ago, we have seen clubhouses in NSW close down, and the bikie gangs here in the ACT grow…

ACT taxi plate owners who have been conned by the Labor-Greens Government deserve compensation on just terms. Canberra Liberals Leader Alistair Coe and Shadow Transport Minister Candice Burch will meet with the ACT Taxi Plate Owners Association who have experienced a great injustice at the hands of the Labor-Greens Government.…

The Canberra Liberals are pleased our land tax exemption laws are back on the agenda, even if they have been poached by the Labor Party, Shadow Housing Minister Mark Parton said. In September 2018, Mr Parton tabled laws to give property owners land tax exemption if they rented their properties…

Lessons learned on how to manage the negative impact of construction works on business trade should be implemented now before it’s too late, Liberal Member for Yerrabi James Milligan said. “Businesses along the light rail corridor have been hung out to dry thanks to the government’s poorly planned construction works,”…

In accordance with the Westminster tradition, it is no longer tenable for Meegan Fitzharris to continue in her role as the ACT Health Minister. She must resign immediately. The Canberra Liberals will today move a third motion denouncing Ms Fitzharris for her failures in the health portfolio. The Canberra Liberals…