Page 2187 - Week 07 - Tuesday, 2 August 2022

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The simple fact is that you cannot trust a budget handed down by this government. Year after year, we see the budget make the same grand promises over the forward
estimates. Year after year, we see this government fail to deliver on those promises, and year after year we see this government re-scope, re-profile and re-announce brand-new promises, under the guise of brand-new promises. This is the pattern that we have seen for over a decade. Why should the community believe anything that this Treasurer says in the budget?

The simple fact is that this is a government that stopped listening to the community a long time ago, and this is a government that stopped governing in the best interests of the Canberra community a long time ago. Today this government have demonstrated once again, in rejecting and voting against my motion, that they will not change. It is a real shame, because at the end of the day it is the Canberra community that pays the price.

Question put:

That Ms Lee’s motion be agreed to.

The Assembly voted—

 Ayes 7

 Noes 14

Mr Cain

Mr Barr

Ms Orr

Ms Castley

Mr Braddock

Dr Paterson

Mr Cocks

Ms Burch

Mr Pettersson

Ms Lawder

Ms Cheyne

Mr Rattenbury

Ms Lee

Ms Clay

Mr Steel

Mr Milligan

Ms Davidson

Ms Vassarotti

Mr Parton

Mr Davis

Mr Gentleman

Question resolved in the negative.

Environment—urban conservation areas

MS CLAY

(Ginninderra) (4.17): I move:

That this Assembly:

(1) notes there are several new and recent planning, consultation, inquiries and budget announcements about urban land management including:

(a) a City Services budget announcement for $1.2 million in 2022-23 for a one-year pilot rapid mowing response team;

(b) an Environment budget announcement for $10 million in 2022-23 to support nature conservation with a focus on restoring urban open spaces and enhancing our capacity to adapt to climate change;

(c) as part of the $10 million Environment budget, $3 million over two years will be utilised to bring back more nature into the city and maximise biodiversity connectivity and wildlife corridors through the

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