Legislative Assembly - Wednesday, 24 September 2025

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Mr Speaker took the chair at 10 am
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Acknowledgement of Traditional Custodians Prayer or Reflection
Mr Speaker
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Question - standing order 118AA
Mr Speaker
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Crime - offences committed while on bail - petition
Clerk / Mr Speaker
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Crime - offences committed while on bail - petition
Ministerial response - Charles Conder Primary School - parking
Clerk
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Crime - offences committed while on bail - petition
Ministerial response - Trees - tree-removal guidelines
Clerk
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Crime - offences committed while on bail - petition
Ministerial response - Roads - Woodberry Avenue Coombs - parking
Clerk / Mr Speaker
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Crime - offences committed while on bail - petition
Crime - offences committed while on bail - petition
Mr Milligan / Mr Speaker
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Voluntary assisted dying - implementation - Ministerial statement
Ms Stephen-Smith / Mr Speaker
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Voluntary assisted dying - implementation - Ministerial statement
Debate
Mr Braddock / Mr Speaker
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Voluntary assisted dying - implementation - Ministerial statement
Close the debate, Question resolved in the affirmative
Ms Stephen-Smith / Mr Speaker
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International Day of Older Persons 2026 - - Ministerial statement, Question resolved in the affirmative
Ms Orr / Mr Speaker
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Bimberi Youth Justice Centre - Inspector of Custodial Services Healthy Centre Review - government response - Ministerial statement
Mr Pettersson / Mr Speaker
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Bimberi Youth Justice Centre - Inspector of Custodial Services Healthy Centre Review - government response - Ministerial statement
Debate, Question resolved in the affirmative
Mr Emerson / Mr Speaker
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High-risk weather season 2025-2026 - commencement - Ministerial statement, Question resolved in the affirmative
Dr Paterson / Mr Speaker
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Appropriation Bill 2025-2026 - Chief Minister, Treasury and Economic Directorate - Proposed expenditure be agreed to
Clerk / Mr Speaker
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Appropriation Bill 2025-2026 - Chief Minister, Treasury and Economic Directorate - Proposed expenditure be agreed to
Resumption of debate
Ms Clay / Mr Speaker
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Appropriation Bill 2025-2026 - Chief Minister, Treasury and Economic Directorate - Proposed expenditure be agreed to
Debate
Mr Pettersson / Mr Speaker
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Appropriation Bill 2025-2026 - Chief Minister, Treasury and Economic Directorate - Proposed expenditure be agreed to
Debate
Ms Carrick / Mr Speaker
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Appropriation Bill 2025-2026 - Chief Minister, Treasury and Economic Directorate - Proposed expenditure be agreed to
Debate
Mr Braddock / Mr Speaker
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Appropriation Bill 2025-2026 - Chief Minister, Treasury and Economic Directorate - Proposed expenditure be agreed to
Debate
Mr Cocks / Mr Speaker
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Appropriation Bill 2025-2026 - Chief Minister, Treasury and Economic Directorate - Proposed expenditure be agreed to
Debate, Proposed expenditure agreed to
Ms Stephen-Smith / Mr Speaker
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Appropriation Bill 2025-2026 - Chief Minister, Treasury and Economic Directorate - Proposed expenditure be agreed to
Superannuation Provision Account - Proposed expenditure agreed to
Mr Speaker
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Appropriation Bill 2025-2026 - Chief Minister, Treasury and Economic Directorate - Proposed expenditure be agreed to
Digital Canberra - Proposed expenditure be agreed to
Mr Speaker / Mr Cocks
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Appropriation Bill 2025-2026 - Chief Minister, Treasury and Economic Directorate - Proposed expenditure be agreed to
Debate
Ms Barry / Mr Speaker
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Appropriation Bill 2025-2026 - Chief Minister, Treasury and Economic Directorate - Proposed expenditure be agreed to
Debate
Ms Stephen-Smith
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Appropriation Bill 2025-2026 - Chief Minister, Treasury and Economic Directorate - Proposed expenditure be agreed to
Proposed expenditure agreed to
Madam Assistant Speaker Ms Barry
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Appropriation Bill 2025-2026 - Chief Minister, Treasury and Economic Directorate - Proposed expenditure be agreed to
Housing ACT - Proposed expenditure be agreed to
Madam Assistant Speaker Ms Barry
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Appropriation Bill 2025-2026 - Chief Minister, Treasury and Economic Directorate - Proposed expenditure be agreed to
Debate
Ms Berry / Madam Assistant Speaker Ms Barry
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Appropriation Bill 2025-2026 - Chief Minister, Treasury and Economic Directorate - Proposed expenditure be agreed to
Debate
Mr Rattenbury / Madam Assistant Speaker Ms Barry
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Appropriation Bill 2025-2026 - Chief Minister, Treasury and Economic Directorate - Proposed expenditure be agreed to
Debate
Mr Emerson / Madam Assistant Speaker Ms Barry
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Appropriation Bill 2025-2026 - Chief Minister, Treasury and Economic Directorate - Proposed expenditure be agreed to
Debate
Mr Deputy Speaker Mr Braddock / Ms Barry
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Appropriation Bill 2025-2026 - Chief Minister, Treasury and Economic Directorate - Proposed expenditure be agreed to
Debate
Ms Carrick / Mr Deputy Speaker Mr Braddock
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Appropriation Bill 2025-2026 - Chief Minister, Treasury and Economic Directorate - Proposed expenditure be agreed to
Debate
Mr Cocks / Mr Deputy Speaker Mr Braddock
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Appropriation Bill 2025-2026 - Chief Minister, Treasury and Economic Directorate - Proposed expenditure be agreed to
Proposed expenditure agreed to
Mr Deputy Speaker Mr Braddock
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Appropriation Bill 2025-2026 - Chief Minister, Treasury and Economic Directorate - Proposed expenditure be agreed to
Debate adjourned
Ms Cheyne / Mr Deputy Speaker Mr Braddock
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Sitting suspended from 12.13 pm to 2.00 pm
Mr Deputy Speaker Mr Braddock
Break
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Mr Speaker took the chair at 2 pm
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Questions without notice
Mr Speaker
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Q1 Health - colonoscopy treatments
Ms Castley / Mr Speaker
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Q1 Health - colonoscopy treatments
Answer
Ms Stephen-Smith / Mr Speaker
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Supplementary question
Ms Castley / Mr Speaker
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Supplementary question
Supplementary answer
Ms Stephen-Smith /Mr Speaker
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Supplementary question
Mr Milligan / Mr Speaker
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Supplementary question
Supplementary answer
Ms Stephen-Smith / Mr Speaker
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Q2 Planning - developer licencing
Ms Castley / Mr Speaker
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Q2 Planning - developer licencing
Answer
Mr Steel / Mr Speaker
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Supplementary question
Ms Castley / Mr Speaker
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Supplementary question
Supplementary answer
Mr Steel / Mr Speaker
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Supplementary question
Mr Hanson / Mr Speaker
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Supplementary question
Supplementary answer
Mr Steel / Mr Speaker
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Q3 Seniors - ageing city plan
Ms Castley / Mr Speaker
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Q3 Seniors - ageing city plan
Answer
Ms Orr / Mr Speaker
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Supplementary question
Ms Castley / Mr Speaker
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Supplementary question
Supplementary answer
Ms Orr / Mr Speaker
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Supplementary question
Mr Hanson / Mr Speaker
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Supplementary question
Supplementary answer
Ms Orr / Mr Speaker
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Q4 Education - teachers out of pocket
Mr Hanson / Mr Speaker
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Q4 Education - teachers out of pocket
Answer
Ms Berry / Mr Speaker
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Supplementary question
Mr Hanson / Mr Speaker
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Supplementary question
Supplementary answer
Ms Berry / Mr Speaker
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Supplementary question
Ms Castley / Mr Speaker
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Supplementary question
Supplementary answer
Ms Berry / Mr Speaker
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Q5 Roads safety - self-driving vehicle technology
Mr Rattenbury / Mr Speaker
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Q5 Roads safety - self-driving vehicle technology
Answer
Ms Cheyne / Mr Speaker
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Supplementary question
Mr Rattenbury / Mr Speaker
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Supplementary question
Supplementary answer
Ms Cheyne / Mr Speaker
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Supplementary question
Miss Nuttall / Mr Speaker
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Supplementary question
Supplementary answer
Ms Cheyne / Mr Speaker
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Q6 Question
Mr Emerson / Mr Speaker
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Q6 Question
Answer
Mr Pettersson / Mr Speaker
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Supplementary question
Mr Emerson / Mr Speaker
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Supplementary question
Supplementary answer
Mr Pettersson / Mr Speaker
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Supplementary question
Ms Carrick / Mr Speaker
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Supplementary question
Supplementary answer
Mr Pettersson / Mr Speaker
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Supplementary question
Point of order
Mr Emerson / Mr Speaker
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Supplementary question
Point of order
Mr Pettersson / Mr Speaker
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Supplementary question
Point of order
Mr Cocks / Mr Speaker
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Q7 Question
Ms Carrick / Mr Speaker
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Q7 Question
Answer
Ms Berry / Mr Speaker
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Supplementary question
Ms Carrick / Mr Speaker
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Supplementary question
Supplementary answer
Ms Berry / Mr Speaker
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Supplementary question
Mr Emerson / Mr Speaker
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Supplementary question
Supplementary answer
Ms Berry / Mr Speaker
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Q8 Lakes and waterways - Ginninderra falls
Miss Nuttall / Mr Speaker
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Q8 Lakes and waterways - Ginninderra falls
Answer
Ms Orr / Mr Speaker
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Supplementary question
Miss Nuttall / Mr Speaker
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Supplementary question
Supplementary answer
Ms Orr / Mr Speaker
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Supplementary question
Ms Clay / Mr Speaker
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Supplementary question
Supplementary answer
Ms Orr / Mr Speaker
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Q9 Police, Fire and Emergency Services - ambulance staffing shortfall
Ms Castley / Mr Speaker
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Q9 Police, Fire and Emergency Services - ambulance staffing shortfall
Answer
Dr Paterson / Mr Speaker
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Supplementary question
Ms Castley / Mr Speaker
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Supplementary question
Supplementary answer
Dr Paterson / Mr Speaker
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Supplementary question
Mr Hanson / Mr Speaker
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Supplementary question
Supplementary answer
Dr Paterson / Mr Speaker
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Q10 Question
Ms Tough / Mr Speaker
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Q10 Question
Answer
Mr Pettersson / Mr Speaker
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Supplementary question
Ms Tough / Mr Speaker
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Supplementary question
Supplementary answer
Mr Pettersson / Mr Speaker
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Supplementary question
Mr Werner-Gibbings / Mr Speaker
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Supplementary question
Supplementary answer
Mr Pettersson / Mr Speaker
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Q11 Waste - single use plastics
Ms Clay / Mr Speaker
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Q11 Waste - single use plastics
Answer
Ms Orr / Mr Speaker
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Supplementary question
Ms Clay / Mr Speaker
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Supplementary question
Supplementary answer
Ms Orr / Mr Speaker
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Supplementary question
Mr Rattenbury / Mr Speaker
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Supplementary question
Supplementary answer
Ms Orr / Mr Speaker
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Supplementary question
Point of order
Ms Clay / Mr Speaker
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Q12 Crime - crime rates
Ms Castley / Mr Speaker
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Q12 Crime - crime rates
Answer
Dr Paterson / Mr Speaker
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Supplementary question
Ms Castley / Mr Speaker
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Supplementary question
Supplementary answer
Dr Paterson / Mr Speaker
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Supplementary question
Ms Barry / Mr Speaker
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Supplementary question
Supplementary answer
Dr Paterson / Mr Speaker
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Q13 Arts - funding
Mr Milligan / Mr Speaker
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Q13 Arts - funding
Answer
Mr Pettersson / Mr Speaker
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Supplementary question
Mr Milligan / Mr Speaker
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Supplementary question
Supplementary answer
Mr Pettersson / Mr Speaker
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Supplementary question
Ms Barry / Mr Speaker
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Supplementary question
Supplementary answer
Mr Pettersson / Mr Speaker
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Q14 Roads - William Hovell Drive
Ms Clay / Mr Speaker
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Q14 Roads - William Hovell Drive
Answer
Ms Cheyne / Mr Speaker
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Supplementary question
Mr Braddock / Mr Speaker
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Supplementary question
Supplementary answer
Ms Cheyne / Mr Speaker
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Supplementary question
Ms Clay / Mr Speaker
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Supplementary question
Supplementary answer
Ms Cheyne / Mr Speaker
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Q15 Question
Mr Werner-Gibbings / Mr Speaker
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Q15 Question
Answer
Ms Berry / Mr Speaker
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Supplementary question
Mr Werner-Gibbings / Mr Speaker
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Supplementary question
Supplementary answer
Ms Berry / Mr Speaker
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Supplementary question
Ms Tough / Mr Speaker
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Supplementary question
Supplementary answer
Ms Berry / Mr Speaker
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Supplementary question
Further questions without notice to be placed on notice paper
Mr Barr
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Birthday greetings - Speaker
Mr Speaker / Ms Cheyne
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Papers
Ms Cheyne / Mr Speaker
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Thriving Kids foundational support program
Clerk / Mr Speaker
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Thriving Kids foundational support program
Motion be agreed to
Ms Barry / Mr Speaker
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Thriving Kids foundational support program
Debate
Mr Assistant Speaker Mr Cain / Miss Nuttall
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Thriving Kids foundational support program
Debate, Amendment
Ms Orr / Mr Assistant Speaker Mr Cain
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Thriving Kids foundational support program
Debate
Mr Barr / Mr Assistant Speaker Mr Cain
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Thriving Kids foundational support program
Amendment
Mr Emerson / Mr Assistant Speaker Mr Cain
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Thriving Kids foundational support program
Debate
Ms Stephen-Smith / Mr Assistant Speaker Mr Cain
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Thriving Kids foundational support program
Debate
Miss Nuttall / Mr Assistant Speaker Mr Cain
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Thriving Kids foundational support program
Debate
Ms Orr / Mr Assistant Speaker Mr Cain
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Thriving Kids foundational support program
Debate
Ms Carrick / Mr Deputy Speaker Mr Braddock
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Thriving Kids foundational support program
Debate
Mr Cocks / Mr Deputy Speaker Mr Braddock
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Thriving Kids foundational support program
Close the debate
Ms Barry / Mr Deputy Speaker Mr Braddock
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Thriving Kids foundational support program
Question resolved in the negative
Mr Deputy Speaker Mr Braddock
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Thriving Kids foundational support program
Question resolved in the negative
Mr Deputy Speaker Mr Braddock / Clerk
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Thriving Kids foundational support program
Motion agreed to
Mr Deputy Speaker Mr Braddock
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SDN Bluebell
Clerk / Mr Deputy Speaker Mr Braddock
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SDN Bluebell
Motion be agreed to
Miss Nuttall / Mr Deputy Speaker Mr Braddock
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Distinguished Visitors / Visitors
Mr Deputy Speaker Mr Braddock
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Distinguished Visitors / Visitors
Debate
Ms Clay / Mr Deputy Speaker Mr Braddock
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Distinguished Visitors / Visitors
Debate, Amendment
Ms Berry / Mr Deputy Speaker Mr Braddock
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Distinguished Visitors / Visitors
Debate
Ms Cheyne / Mr Deputy Speaker Mr Braddock
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Distinguished Visitors / Visitors
Debate
Mr Hanson / Mr Deputy Speaker Mr Braddock
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Distinguished Visitors / Visitors
Debate
Ms Barry / Mr Speaker
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Distinguished Visitors / Visitors
Debate
Mr Cain / Mr Speaker
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Distinguished Visitors / Visitors
Debate
Ms Carrick / Mr Speaker
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Distinguished Visitors / Visitors
Question resolved in the affirmative
Mr Speaker
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Distinguished Visitors / Visitors
Amendment
Mr Emerson / Mr Speaker
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Distinguished Visitors / Visitors
Debate, Question resolved in the affirmative
Mr Steel / Mr Speaker
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Distinguished Visitors / Visitors
Close the debate
Miss Nuttall
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Distinguished Visitors / Visitors
Motion as amended agreed to
Mr Speaker
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Leave of absence
Mr Cocks / Mr Speaker
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Papers - Motion to take note papers
Mr Speaker / Ms Cheyne
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Appropriation Bill 2025-2026 - Canberra Health Services - Proposed expenditure agreed to
Clerk / Mr Speaker
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Appropriation Bill 2025-2026 - Canberra Health Services - Proposed expenditure agreed to
Canberra Institute of Technology - Proposed expenditure be agreed to
Mr Speaker / Miss Nuttall
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Appropriation Bill 2025-2026 - Canberra Health Services - Proposed expenditure agreed to
Debate
Mr Pettersson / Mr Speaker
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Appropriation Bill 2025-2026 - Canberra Health Services - Proposed expenditure agreed to
Debate
Mr Cocks
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Appropriation Bill 2025-2026 - Canberra Health Services - Proposed expenditure agreed to
Proposed expenditure agreed to
Mr Speaker
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Appropriation Bill 2025-2026 - Canberra Health Services - Proposed expenditure agreed to
City Renewal Authority - Proposed expenditure be agreed to
Mr Speaker / Mr Barr
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Appropriation Bill 2025-2026 - Canberra Health Services - Proposed expenditure agreed to
Debate
Ms Clay / Mr Speaker
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Appropriation Bill 2025-2026 - Canberra Health Services - Proposed expenditure agreed to
Debate
Ms Carrick / Mr Speaker
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Appropriation Bill 2025-2026 - Canberra Health Services - Proposed expenditure agreed to
Proposed expenditure agreed to
Mr Speaker
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Appropriation Bill 2025-2026 - Canberra Health Services - Proposed expenditure agreed to
Legal Aid Commission (ACT) - Proposed expenditure be agreed to
Mr Speaker / Ms Cheyne
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Appropriation Bill 2025-2026 - Canberra Health Services - Proposed expenditure agreed to
Debate
Mr Hanson / Mr Speaker
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Appropriation Bill 2025-2026 - Canberra Health Services - Proposed expenditure agreed to
Debate
Mr Rattenbury
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Appropriation Bill 2025-2026 - Canberra Health Services - Proposed expenditure agreed to
Proposed expenditure agreed to
Mr Speaker
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Appropriation Bill 2025-2026 - Canberra Health Services - Proposed expenditure agreed to
Cultural Facilities Corporation - Proposed expenditure be agreed to
Mr Speaker / Mr Pettersson
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Appropriation Bill 2025-2026 - Canberra Health Services - Proposed expenditure agreed to
Debate
Ms Clay / Mr Speaker
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Appropriation Bill 2025-2026 - Canberra Health Services - Proposed expenditure agreed to
Debate
Ms Carrick
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Appropriation Bill 2025-2026 - Canberra Health Services - Proposed expenditure agreed to
Proposed expenditure agreed to
Mr Speaker
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Appropriation Bill 2025-2026 - Canberra Health Services - Proposed expenditure agreed to
Office of the Work Health and Safety Commissioner - Proposed expenditure agreed to
Mr Speaker
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Appropriation Bill 2025-2026 - Canberra Health Services - Proposed expenditure agreed to
ACT Executive - Proposed expenditure agreed to
Mr Speaker
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Appropriation Bill 2025-2026 - Canberra Health Services - Proposed expenditure agreed to
ICON Water Limited - Proposed expenditure agreed to
Mr Speaker
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Appropriation Bill 2025-2026 - Canberra Health Services - Proposed expenditure agreed to
ACT Gambling and Racing Commission - Proposed expenditure be agreed to
Mr Speaker / Mr Rattenbury
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Appropriation Bill 2025-2026 - Canberra Health Services - Proposed expenditure agreed to
Proposed expenditure agreed to
Mr Speaker
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Appropriation Bill 2025-2026 - Canberra Health Services - Proposed expenditure agreed to
Public Trustee and Guardian - Proposed expenditure be agreed to
Mr Speaker / Mr Hanson
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Appropriation Bill 2025-2026 - Canberra Health Services - Proposed expenditure agreed to
Debate
Ms Cheyne
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Appropriation Bill 2025-2026 - Canberra Health Services - Proposed expenditure agreed to
Proposed expenditure agreed to
Mr Speaker
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Appropriation Bill 2025-2026 - Canberra Health Services - Proposed expenditure agreed to
Debate adjourned
Ms Cheyne / Mr Speaker
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Question - standing order 118AA
Mr Speaker
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Statements by members
Mr Speaker / Mr Milligan
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Statements by members
Statement
Mr Cain / Mr Speaker
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Adjournment
Ms Cheyne / Mr Speaker
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Speech
Mr Braddock / Mr Speaker
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Speech
Mr Milligan / Mr Speaker
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Speech
Mr Cain / Mr Speaker
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Speech
Ms Tough / Mr Speaker
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Speech
Miss Nuttall / Mr Speaker
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Speech
Mr Speaker
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Speech
Mr Emerson / Mr Speaker
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Speech
Ms Barry / Mr Speaker
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Speech
Ms Cheyne / Mr Speaker
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Assembly adjourned at 6.45 pm
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