4 Feb 2025 - 8 May 2025 Subject Indexes

Speech Indexes       All years

EXPLANATION OF ABBREVIATIONS

amdts, amendments; ba, bill agreed to; detail, debated at the detail stage; expst, explanatory statement; m, motion; mfd, motion for disallowance; mnrs, ministerial response; mnst, ministerial statement; mso, motion for the suspension of standing orders; mgc, motion of grave concern; mnc, motion of no confidence; mwc, motion of want of confidence; nm, notice of motion; psm, paper and statement by minister; perexp, personal explanation; prin, debated at the in-principle stage; q, question; qn, question on notice; refcom, reference to committee; wdrl, withdrawal;


A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P R S T U V W Y

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples -

Alexander Maconochie Centre, detainees, 1374m

Apology to Australia's Indigenous peoples, anniversary, mnst, 194

Close the Gap Day, 872

Closing the Gap, 815q

Domestic and family violence, support for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples victim-survivors, 497q, 551

Gulwan Youth Aboriginal Corporation, 882

Incarceration rates, 221q

United Ngunnawal Elders Council, 1036q, 1207qn

Yeddung Mura, 318q, 559qn

Access Canberra -

Fix My Street, 1268q, 1467q

Fix My Street, data, 1261q

ACT Ambulance service -

ACT clubs -

Inquiry, mnst, 1340

ACT Gambling and Racing Commission -

See Gaming

ACT Integrity Commission -

Operation Falcon investigation report, 86

Operation Juno, investigation report, 667

Proposed inquiry, 76m

ACT Policing -

ACT public service -

ACTPS Taskforce, 1464q

Employees, 826q

ICT outage, mnst, 291

Aged care -

Burrangiri Aged Care Respite Centre, 419q, 440m, 603q, 901, 903, 905, 943q, 1042q, 1105, 1119, 1471m

Order to table documents, 1188m

Save Burrangiri Action Group, 658

Respite care, 1144q

Agriculture -

Canberra food strategy, 1141q, 1148q, 1207qn

Alexander Maconochie Centre -

Amaroo -

Amaroo Tennis Centre, 223q, 229q

Animals -

Canberra grassland earless dragon, conservation efforts, mnst,1429

Grassland earless dragon, 499q

Pest control, termites, 615q, 719q

Arts -

Artworks, Office of the Legislative Assembly, 1201

Brindabella electorate, community mural, 175

Community support, 1200

Drawing for Your Rights exhibition, 460

Shakespeare by the Lakes, 555

Support, mnst, 780

Australia -

Anzac Day, commemoration events, 1417, 1418, 1420

Australia Day 2025

Events, 91

Honours, 174

Australian Federal Police -

Professional standards investigations, 945q

Belconnen -

Active travel, west Belco bike bus, 453

Lake Ginninderra, water management, 222q, 272q

Margaret Timpson Park, upgrades, 1034q

Police presence, 259

Public housing, 1046q

West Belconnen Warriors Rugby League Football Club, 872

Bills -

Appropriation Bill 2024-2025 (No 2), refcom, 256m, prin, 254, 691, 763, detail, 770, 797, (ACT Executive) 809, (ACT Local Hospital Network and ACT Health Directorate) 801, (Chief Minister, Treasury and Economic Development Directorate) 802, (Community Services Directorate) 801, (Justice and Community Safety Directorate) 806, (Total appropriations) 809, (Treasurer's Advance) 809, ba, 809

Assisted Reproductive Technology Amendment Bill 2025, prin, 34, 596, ba, 600

Better Regulation Legislation Amendment Bill 2025, prin, 403, 472, 1448, detail, 1453, ba, 1454, amdts, 1504

Building and Construction Legislation Amendment Bill 2025, prin, 124, 595, ba, 596

COAG Legislation Amendment Bill 2024, prin, 37, ba, 38

Crimes (Child Sex Offenders) Amendment Bill 2025, prin, 207, 477, detail, 483, ba, 491, amdts, 557

Crimes Legislation Amendment Bill 2025, prin, 311, 1023, 1085, ba, 1093

Domestic Violence Agencies (Information Sharing) Amendment Bill 2025, prin, 925, 1129, ba, 1135

Education Amendment Bill 2025, prin, 924, 1121, detail, 1128, ba, 1129, amdts, 1205

Environment Legislation Amendment Bill 2025, prin, 1348

Financial Management Amendment Bill 2025, prin, 1049

Gaming Legislation Amendment Bill 2025, prin, 1021

Health Legislation Amendment Bill 2025, prin, 125

Heritage and Planning Legislation Amendment Bill 2025, prin, 795

Human Rights (Housing) Amendment Bill 2025, prin, 1154

Justice and Community Safety Legislation Amendment Bill 2024 (No 2), prin, 38, detail, 41, ba, 44, amdts, 97

Justice and Community Safety Legislation Amendment Bill 2025, prin, 210, 406, ba, 408

Planning (Ainslie Volcanics) Amendment Bill 2025, prin, 831, 966, bill negatived, 984

Planning (Territory Priority Project) Amendment Bill 2025, prin, 120

Residential Tenancies (Posting Termination) Amendment Bill 2025, prin, 1273

Short-Term Rental Accommodation Levy Bill 2025, 814q, prin, 794, 1350, ba, 1357

Tobacco and Other Smoking Products (Vaping Goods) Amendment Bill 2025, prin, 474, 928, ba, 931

Veterinary Practice Amendment Bill 2025, prin, 593

Workplace Legislation Amendment Bill 2025, prin, 1018

Bimberi Youth Justice Centre -

Blood, Mr G OAM -

Tribute, 266

Braddon -

Planning, Northbourne Avenue, No 220, 493q, 563qn

Brindabella electorate -

Public art, community mural, 175

Youth engagement, 259

Budget -

Deficit, 714q

Forecasts, 816q

Reporting methods, 506q

Building and construction -

Building and construction, regulation, 565, 566, 633m

Modern construction methods, mnst, 1332

Bushfires -

Strategic Bushfire Management Plan, 1461q

Business -

Light rail stage 2A construction impacts, 613q, 885q

Canberra Institute of Technology -

CIT Solutions, 1253q, 1269q, 1505qn

Carers -

ACT Carers Strategy 2018-2028, update, mnst, 580

Burrangiri Aged Care Respite Centre, 419q, 440m, 603q, 901, 903, 905, 943q, 1042q, 1105, 1119, 1471m

Order to table documents, 1188m

Save Burrangiri Action Group, 658

Respite care, 1144q

Chief Minister -

Chief Minister's Gold Awards, 657

Government priorities, mnst, 12

Children and young people -

See also Youth

Age of criminal responsibility, 711q

Child care

Bruce Early Childhood Centre, 1199

Early childhood education, 606q

Forrest Primary School out-of-hours care, 771

Genius Childcare, 458, 879, 1496

Genius Childcare, update, mnst, 20

Out-of-hours care, 617m

Drawing for Your Rights exhibition, 460

Early childhood education and care services

Child care, 606q

Bruce Early Childhood Centre, 1199

Genius Childcare, 458, 879, 1496

Genius Childcare, update, mnst, 20

National Quality Framework reform, mnst, 1425

Out-of-hours care, 617m

Preschool for 3-year-olds, mnst, 684

Safety, 413q

Future of Education Equity Fund, school students, 415q

Kidsafe, 548

Next Steps for Our Kids strategy, 504q

Status of women and girls in the ACT, mnst, 383

Therapeutic support panel for children and young people 2024 report, 545

Voting age, mnrs, 4, 9

City and government services -

Libraries ACT, resourcing, 228q, 272q, 719m, 830q, 1194

Road and cycleway maintenance, 58q, 144q

Streetlighting, 1469q

Trees, 215q

Climate change -

See also Energy

ACT Climate Change Strategy, 419q, 562qn

Environment, 452

Community events -

Australian Citizenship Ceremony, 873

Canberra and Region Heritage Festival 2025, mnst, 1248

Canberra Day, 659

Canberra Day Appeal Fun Run, 374

Canberra Games Society, Cancon 2025, 263

Chief Minister's Gold Awards, 657

Clean Up Australia Day, 370, 371, 374, 455, 549

Evatt, 371

Lake Tuggeranong, 370

Dementia, Memory Walk & Jog, 549

Harmony Week, 873

Hawker Community Repair Cafe, 771, 772

International Day to Combat Islamophobia, 656, 660

International Holocaust Remembrance Day, 92, 1327, 1416

Invictus Games 2025, 257

Lunar New Year, 175

National Multicultural Festival 2025, mnst, 466

Nowruz, 876

Pedal Power, Fancy Women's Bicycle Ride, 657

St John the Apostle Primary School, fete, 770

Tibetan Uprising Day, 878

Community sector organisations -

Barnardos Australia, Youth Homelessness Matters Day, 1415

Canberra Games Society, Cancon 2025, 263

Fearless Women, funding, refcom, 669m

Food relief organisations, cost of living, 67m

Funding, 457

Funding security, 1392m

Kidsafe, 548

Scouts ACT, 993

St Vincent de Paul Society, CEO Sleepout, 1321

VolunteeringACT, Volunteering Expo 2025, 1093

Weston Creek Community Council, 987

Women With Disabilities ACT, 665

Women's Shed Canberra, 88

Cook -

Parking, 987

Corrective services -

Alexander Maconochie Centre

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander detainees, 1374m

Staff, 137q, 139q, 141q

Bimberi Youth Justice Centre, 1096

Bimberi Youth Justice Centre, human rights compliance, 423q

Crime -

See also Justice

Anti-consorting laws, 1051m

Children and young people, age of criminal responsibility, 711q

Domestic and family violence, 1037q

Firearms, 950q

Florey Hindu temple burglaries, 1266q

Knife crime, police powers, 350m

Offences committed while on bail, 128q, 495q, 496q

Women's safety, 372

Dementia -

Memory Walk & Jog, 549

Development -

See also Planning

Hawker Village redevelopment, mnrs, 1221, 1224

Kambah, 708q, 891q

Woden town centre, 817q

Dickson -

Shops, 528m

Disability -

ACT Deafness Resource Centre, 1147q

ACT Down Syndrome and Intellectual Disability, 994

Disability Reform Taskforce, 717q

Government support, 218q

Neurodivergence, role play, 258

Women With Disabilities ACT, 665

Domestic and family violence -

See also Crime

Coercive control, 834m

Domestic and family violence, 1037q

Gendered violence, 661

Grants and funding, 416q, 508q

Safer Families Levy, update, mnst, 677

Strategy, 417q, 425q, 508q

Support for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples victim-survivors, 497q, 551

Drugs -

See also Crime

International Family Drug Support Day, 454

Dunlop -

Shops, amenities, 1320

Economy -

Cost of living, mnst, 573

Cost of living, food relief organisations, 67m

Economic indicators, 1044q

Federal election, 1259q

Labour force data, 329q

Snapshot of ACT economy in 2025, mnst, 672

Tourism and events, mnst, 463

Education -

See also Schools, Universities and Vocational education and training

Civics and citizenship, 821q

Early childhood education and care services

Bruce Early Childhood Centre, 1199

Genius Childcare, 458, 879, 1496

Genius Childcare, update, mnst, 20

National Quality Framework reform, mnst, 1425

Safety, 413q

Educational institutions, events, 1099

Future of Education Equity Fund, school students, 415q

Neurodivergent children, 1100

Out-of-hours care, 617m

Preschool for 3-year-olds, mnst, 684

Emergency services -

ACT Ambulance Service

Chief Officer, 1322

Wren, Mr Howard, retirement, mnst, 280

ACT Community Protection Medal, 877

ACT Policing

Belconnen, police presence, 259

Bomb threat at law courts, 258

City Police Station, maintenance, 612q

Deputy Chief Police Officer, 422q

Hawker, Page and Scullin, police presence, 900, 902, 906

Knife crime, police powers, 350m

Major events, 138q

Molonglo Valley, 142q

Molonglo Valley and Weston Creek, 954m

Response times, 826q, 894q, 1146q

Strategic asset management plan, order to table documents, 1000m

Winchester Police Centre, 143q

Interstate deployments, 94

Storm events, 132q

Employment -

See also Work health and safety

Portable long service leave schemes, 984

Labour force data, 329q

United Workers Union, action, 874

Energy -

Electricity generation and storage technologies, 244m

Environment -

Artificial grass, 1292m

Climate change, 452, 1195

Grassland earless dragon, 499q

Logging, 874

Social Housing Energy Performance Initiative, mnst, 778

World Water Day, 881

World Wildlife Day 2025, mnst, 293

Evatt -

Clean Up Australia Day, Evatt, 371

Federal election -

Bean electorate, 1499

Economy, 1259q

Federal election, mnst, 1242

Federal government -

Budget 2025-2026, 939q

Budget 2025-2026, impact, 911

Infrastructure funding, 1038q

Fadden -

Clean Up Australia Day, Fadden Hills Pond, 455

Faith -

Ramadan and Lent, 453

Florey -

Florey shops, development, 1197

Gaming -

Electronic gaming machines, 59q, 63q

Gambling harms, 421q

Ginninderra electorate -

Election day events, 1496

Ginninderra Falls -

Planning, 946q, 1150q

Government -

See also City and government services

Attorney-General, Human Rights, City and Government Services and Night-time Economy portfolios, government priorities, mnst, 24

Budget, 1136q

Business, Arts and the Creative Economy, Children, Youth and Families, Multicultural Affairs, Skills, Training and Industrial Relations portfolios, government priorities, mnst, 189

Cabinet records, management, 1250q, 1454q, 1455q, 1470q, 1506qn

Chief Minister, government priorities, mnst, 12

Climate Change, Environment, Energy and Water, Disability, Carers and Community Services, Seniors and Veterans portfolios, government priorities, mnst, 114

Disability, government support, 218q

Education and Early Childhood, Homes and New Suburbs and Sport and Recreation portfolios, government priorities, mnst, 17

Freedom of information, 1136q

Freedom of information requests, 89

Funding of government services, 44q

Health

Government reporting obligations, 231m

Health, Mental Health, Finance and Public Service portfolios, government priorities, mnst, 184

Human Resources Information Management System program, 822q, 896q

ICT outage, mnst, 291

Ministerial records

Caretaker period, 314q, 315q, 491q, 492q

Order to table documents, 301m, 468m, 1211m

Order to table documents, documents returned, 1329

Ministerial staffing, order to table documents, 1, 468m

Order to table documents, 1116m, 1119m, 1305m

Order to table documents, documents returned, 1212

Police, Fire and Emergency Services, Women, Prevention of Family and Domestic Violence, Corrections and Gaming Reform portfolios, government priorities, mnst, 104

Spending, 823q

Treasury, Planning and Sustainable Development, Transport and Heritage portfolios, government priorities, mnst, 110

Gupta, Ms J -

ACT Senior Woman of the Year, 1196

Hargreaves, Mr R -

Tribute, 261

Hawker -

Hawker Community Repair Cafe, 771, 772

Hawker, Page and Scullin, police presence, 900, 902, 906

Hawker group centre, planning, 717q

Hawker shops

Planning, 1324

Update, mnst, 285

Hawker Village redevelopment, 181, 182, mnrs, 1221, 1224

Health -

Bulk-billing, 45q, 48q

Canberra Health Services

Elective surgery, 608q, 936q

Freestanding birth centre, feasibility study, 712q

Funding, 410q

Patient numbers, 46q, 269q

Performance, 316q, 559qn

Planned care reforms, mnst, 912

Specialists pay, 1034q

Staff, 1456q, 1506qn

Surgeons, 411q, 503q, 562qn, 601q, 604q, 607q, 706q, 885q

Visiting medical officers, 1251q

Digital Health Record system, 1482m

Endometriosis, 664, 988

Endometriosis and adenomyosis, 1098

Federal election, 1263q

Funding, 50q

Government reporting obligations, 231m

Heart Week, 1415

Hospitals

Canberra Hospital

Canberra Hospital operations centre, 1252q, 1271q

Dental presentations, 51q, 269q, 270q

Elective joint replacement program, 413q, 562qn

Elective surgery, waiting times, 212q

Integrated Operations Centre, 315q, 811q, 895q

Performance, 225q

Training accreditation, 707q, 886q

Waiting lists, 500q, 501q, 563qn

Influenza vaccinations, 1321

Interchange Health Co-operative, 1096, 1197

Lymphoedema, 659

Mental health, Life in mind 2024 report, 1196

Midwifery

Freestanding birth centre, 1373q

International Day of the Midwife, 1419, 1422

Minister for Health, conduct, 600q, 809q

Multiple sclerosis, fundraising event, 1421

Neurodivergence, role play, 258

Obstetrics and gynaecology, freestanding birth centre, feasibility study, 712q

Primary health care, 704q, 719q

Primary health care, bulk-billing, 937q, 942q

Proposed urgent care clinic, Woden, 323q

Spending, 602q, 885q

World Ovarian Cancer Day, 1502

Hospitals -

See Health

Housing -

Affordability, 145m, 662, 1101

Affordability, Rent Relief Fund, 1040q

Belconnen, public housing, 1046q

Homelessness, 992

Central Intake Service, 412q, 424q

Support, mnst, 788

Youth homelessness

Our Place Braddon, 1254q, 1255q

Woden youth foyer, 1257q

Youth Homelessness Matters Day, Barnardos Australia, 1415

Housing insecurity, 1203

Planning and the missing middle housing reforms, government response, 369

Social housing, 53q

Social Housing Energy Performance Initiative, mnst, 778

Supply, 162m

Industrial relations -

United Workers Union, action, 874

International affairs -

Beijing sister city, 828q

International Holocaust Remembrance Day, 92

Middle East, conflict, mnrs, 99, 260, 1202

Nepalese Association of Agriculture, Forestry and Environment, 174

Ukraine-Russia war, third anniversary, 373

International relations -

Commissioner for International Engagement, 1032q, 1148q

Jamison -

Bindubi Street, safety, 1465q, 1507qn

Jerrabomberra -

Jerrabomberra wetlands, 371

Justice -

See also Crime

Bail law reform, 736m

Bail law reform, Assembly resolution 19 March 2025, government response, mnst, 1232

Children and young people, age of criminal responsibility, 711q

Coroner's report into the death of Luke Anthony Rich, government response, 252

Coroner's report into the death of Rozalia Spadafora, government response, mnst, 100, 211q

Mandatory minimum sentencing, 213q, 230q

Regulatory prosecutions, 1367q, 1368q

Restorative justice, 820q

Justice and Community Safety Directorate -

Grants, 140q, 229q

Kambah -

Planning and development, 708q, 891q

Lakes and waterways -

See also Water

Ginninderra Falls, water management, 62q

Jerrabomberra wetlands, 371

Lake Ginninderra, water management, 222q, 272q

Lake Tuggeranong, water quality, 216q, 230q

Land -

Community use, 772

Public unleased land act, review, mnst, 775

Lanyon Marketplace -

Works, 1041q, 1048q

Commencement of legal year, 178

Conduct, 610q

Legislation -

Appropriation Bill 2024-2025 (No 2), 548

Disallowable instruments

Urban Forest (Approval Criteria) Determination 2025 (No 1), disallowable instrument 2025-16, amendment, 1440m

Executive Records Bill, expd, 1095

Urban Forest Act 2022, review update, mnst, 380

Legislative Assembly -

Answers to questions on notice, Question No 6, 63

Committees

Administration and Procedure, 310m

Caretaker Conventions, Select Committee

Establishment, 391m

Membership, 426m

Economics, Industry and Recreation, 32, 1318

Environment, Planning, Transport and City Services, 119, 1306m

Integrity Commission and Statutory Office Holders, 920m

Legal Affairs, 33, 1344m

Legal Affairs (scrutiny), 32, 310, 592, 918, 1306

Membership, 309, 310m

Public Accounts and Administration, refcom, 256m, 584m, 593, refcom, 669m, 1346m

Social Policy, 119, 920, 1315m

Social Policy, order to table documents, 1116m

Standing, establishment, amendment, 31m

Government

Order to table documents, 918, 1116m, 1119m

Order to table documents, documents returned, 1212

Language

"Muppet gallery", 1084, wdrl, 1085

Use of nicknames, 410, wdrl, 411

Members

Code of conduct, 118m

Conduct during questions without notice, statement by Speaker, 830

Leave of absence

Berry, Ms Y, 928m, 1023m

Lee, Ms E, 144m, 197m, 349m

Morris, Ms D, 1271m

Rattenbury, Mr S, 1116m

Ministerial arrangements, 931, 1031

Ministerial records

Caretaker period, 314q, 315q, 491q, 492q

Order to table documents, 301m, 468m, 1211m

Order to table documents, documents returned, 1329

Ministerial staffing

Order to table documents, 1, 468m

Update, 855

Ministerial statements

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, Apology to Australia's Indigenous peoples, anniversary, mnst, 194

ACT Ambulance Service, Wren, Mr Howard, retirement, mnst, 280

ACT Carers Strategy 2018-2028, update, mnst, 580

ACT clubs, inquiry, mnst, 1340

ACT Youth Week 2025, mnst, 997

Arts, support, mnst, 780

Attorney-General, Human Rights, City and Government Services and Night-time Economy portfolios, government priorities, mnst, 24

Building and construction, modern construction methods, mnst, 1332

Business, Arts and the Creative Economy, Children, Youth and Families, Multicultural Affairs, Skills, Training and Industrial Relations portfolios, government priorities, mnst, 189

Canberra and Region Heritage Festival 2025, mnst, 1248

Canberra grassland earless dragon, conservation efforts, mnst, 1429

Canberra Health Services, planned care reforms, mnst, 912

Chief Minister, government priorities, mnst, 12

Climate Change, Environment, Energy and Water, Disability, Carers and Community Services, Seniors and Veterans portfolios, government priorities, mnst, 114

Coroner's report into the death of Rozalia Spadafora, government response, mnst, 100

Domestic and family violence, Safer Families Levy, update, mnst, 677

Early childhood education

National Quality Framework reform, mnst, 1425

Preschool for 3-year-olds, mnst, 684

Economy

Cost of living, mnst, 573

Snapshot of ACT economy in 2025, mnst, 672

Tourism and events, mnst, 463

Education and Early Childhood, Homes and New Suburbs and Sport and Recreation portfolios, government priorities, mnst, 17

Environment, World Wildlife Day 2025, mnst, 293

Federal election, mnst, 1242

Genius Childcare, update, mnst, 20

Government, ICT outage, mnst, 291

Health, Mental Health, Finance and Public Service portfolios, government priorities, mnst, 184

High-risk weather season, summary, mnst, 1112

Homelessness, support, mnst, 788

Impact of federal budget 2025-2026, mnst, 907

Bail law reform, Assembly resolution 19 March 2025, government response, mnst, 1232

Land, public unleased land act, review, mnst, 775

Light rail, stage 2, update, mnst, 377

National Multicultural Festival 2025, mnst, 466

Planning, Hawker shops, update, mnst, 285

Police, Fire and Emergency Services, Women, Prevention of Family and Domestic Violence, Corrections and Gaming Reform portfolios, government priorities, mnst, 104

Schools, disability inclusion, mnst, 1245

Social Housing Energy Performance Initiative, mnst, 778

Transport Canberra, bus frequency, update, mnst, 577

Treasury, Planning and Sustainable Development, Transport and Heritage portfolios, government priorities, mnst, 110

Urban Forest Act 2022, review update, mnst, 380

Veterans, commemoration and reflection opportunities, mnst, 1110

Voluntary assisted dying, advance care directives, update, mnst, 1335

Women, status of women and girls in the ACT, mnst, 383

WorkSafe ACT, industry engagement, mnst, 1438

Ministers

Code of conduct, 418q

Minister for Health, conduct, 408q

Non-executive members, reporting requirements, 1003m, 1078

Orders to table documents, 585m

Health, 790m

Light rail, 686m

Papers, 64, 86m, 144, 173m, 230, 252m, 332, 369m, 509, 545m, 616, 656m, 667, 831, 855, 871m, 952, 984m, 1049, 1077m, 1153, 1194m, 1272, 1304m, 1470, 1496m

Parliamentary privilege

ACT public service employees, 827q

Appointment of independent arbiter, statement by Speaker, 1210

Parliamentary privilege in litigation, statement by Speaker, 275, 899

Points of order, 46, 48, 49, 50, 51, 53, 55, 120, 129, 139, 140, 141, 142, 202, 205, 220, 222, 225, 227, 319, 320, 330, 408, 410, 422, 423, 491, 492, 493, 499, 506, 609, 702, 705, 715, 717, 718, 761, 811, 812, 813, 814, 917, 932, 934, 935, 938, 939, 940, 949, 1011, 1015, 1049, 1054, 1084, 1085, 1144, 1145, 1257, 1258, 1260, 1360, 1361, 1362, 1369, 1371, 1372, 1445

Points of order, ruling by Speaker, 1049

Questions without notice

Conduct, statement by Speaker, 830

Preamble, 54

Speaker, absence, 1105

Standing orders

Standing order 59, ruling by Speaker, 917

Standing order 118, 814

Standing order 136, 1188

Standing order 140, 1012

Standing order 174, 616

Standing order 213A, 1, 301m, 468m, 585m, 686m, 790m, 855, 918, 1000m, 1116m, 1119m, 1188m, 1211m, 1212, 1305m, 1329

Standing order 216, 1318, 1319

Standing order 223, 309, 310m

Standing order 258, amendment, 197m

Standing order 272, 1121

Suspension, mso, 860, mso, 927, mso, 1120, mso, 1188, mso, 1228

Visitors, 48, 240, 280, 1195

Legislative Assembly (Petitions) -

Building and construction, regulation (No 8-25), 565

Burrangiri Aged Care Respite Centre (No 5-25), 901, 903, 905

Burrangiri Aged Care Respite Centre (No 17-25), 1105, 1106

Children and young people, voting age (No 15-24), mnrs, 4

Community organisations, Fearless Women, funding (No 12-25), 669

Hawker, Hawker Village redevelopment (No 2-25), 181, mnrs, 1221, 1224

Hawker, Page and Scullin, police presence (Nos 46-24 and 16-25), 900, 902, 906

Macquarie, swimming pool (Nos 49-24 and 10-25), 276, 277

Middle East, conflict (No 34-24), mnrs, 99

Phillip Swimming and Ice Skating Centre (Nos 50-24 and 21-25), 1220, 1222, 1224, 1225

Planning, Ainslie Football Club rezoning application (No 18-25), 1218, 1226

Richardson shops (No 20-24), mnrs, 6, 10

Roads

Harry Hopman Circuit (No 1-25), 1218, 1227, 1231

Mawson (Nos 44-24 and 45-24), mnrs, 277, 279

Mawson (No 45-24), 1, 11, mnrs, 277, 279

Schools

Lyneham High School, gymnasium (No 7-25), 1219, 1228

Shirley Smith High School, priority enrolment area (No 47-24), 900, 903

Transport Canberra, fares (No 51-24), 1217, 1230

Waste, Mugga Lane Resource Management Centre (No 27-24), mnrs, 2

Legislative Assembly (Questions without notice) -

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples

Closing the Gap, 815q

Domestic and family violence, support for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples victim-survivors, 497q

Incarceration rates, 221q

Yeddung Mura, 318q

Access Canberra

Fix My Street, 1467q

Fix My Street, data, 1261q

ACT Climate Change Strategy, 419q

ACT Deafness Resource Centre, 1147q

ACT Gambling and Racing Commission, 130q

ACT Ministerial Advisory Council on Women, 1369q

ACT Public Service, ACTPS Taskforce, 1464q

Aged care

Burrangiri Aged Care Respite Centre, 603q, 943q, 1042q

Respite care, 1144q

Agriculture, Canberra food strategy, 1141q

Australian Federal Police, professional standards investigations, 945q

Australian Football League, corporate sponsorship, 326q

Brindabella Christian College, governance, 57q

Budget

Deficit, 714q

Forecasts, 816q

Reporting methods, 506q

Bushfires, strategic bushfire management plan, 1461q

Canberra Institute of Technology, CIT Solutions, 1253q

Child care, early childhood education, 606q

Children and young people

Next Steps for Our Kids strategy, 504q

Youth Advisory Council, 1466q

Youth homelessness

Our Place Braddon, 1254q, 1255q

Woden youth foyer, 1257q

City and government services

Road and cycleway maintenance, 58q

Streetlighting, 1469q

Trees, 215q

Commissioner for International Engagement, 1032q

Coroner's report into the death of Rozalia Spadafora, 211q

Correctional services

Alexander Maconochie Centre, staff, 137q, 139q, 141q

Bimberi Youth Justice Centre, human rights compliance, 423q

Crime

Domestic and family violence, 1037q

Firearms, 950q

Florey Hindu temple burglaries, 1266q

Offences committed while on bail, 128q, 495q, 496q

Disability

Disability Reform Taskforce, 717q

Government support, 218q

Domestic and family violence

Grants and funding, 416q

Strategy, 417q

Support for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples victim-survivors, 497q

Early childhood education and care services

Child care, 606q

Safety, 413q

Economy

Economic indicators, 1044q

Employment, 329q

Federal election, 1259q

Education, civics and citizenship, 821q

Emergency services

ACT Policing

City Police Station, maintenance, 612q

Deputy Chief Police Officer, 422q

Major events, 138q

Molonglo Valley, 142q

Response times, 826q, 1146q

Winchester Police Centre, 143q

Storm events, 132q

Environment, grassland earless dragon, 499q

Federal government

Budget 2025-2026, 939q

Infrastructure funding, 1038q

Future of Education Equity Fund, school students, 415q

Gambling harms, 421q

Gaming, gaming machines, 59q

Gender equality, 614q

Ginninderra Falls, water management, 62q

Government

Budget, 1136q

Cabinet records, management, 1250q, 1454q, 1455q

Freedom of information, 1136q

Human Resources Information Management System program, 822q

Spending, 823q

Government services, funding, 44q

Health

Bulk-billing, 45q, 48q

Canberra Health Services

Elective surgery, 608q, 936q

Funding, 410q

Orthopaedic surgery, 706q

Performance, 316q

Specialists pay, 1034q

Staff, 1456q

Surgeons, 411q, 503q, 601q, 604q, 607q

Visiting medical officers, 1251q

Federal election, 1263q

Freestanding birth centre, feasibility study, 712q

Funding, 50q

Hospitals

Canberra Hospital

Integrated Operations Centre, 315q, 811q, 1252q

Training accreditation, 707q

Dental presentations, 51q

Elective joint replacement program, 413q

Elective surgery, waiting times, 212q

Performance, 225q

Waiting lists, 500q, 501q

Midwifery, freestanding birth centre, 1373q

Minister for Health, conduct, 408q, 600q, 809q, 932q

Primary health care, 704q

Primary health care, bulk-billing, 937q, 942q

Spending, 602q

Housing

Affordability, Rent Relief Fund, 1040q

Homelessness, Central Intake Service, 412q

Short-Term Rental Accommodation Levy Bill 2025, 814q

International relations, Beijing sister city, 828q

Justice

Age of criminal responsibility, 711q

Mandatory minimum sentencing, 213q

Regulatory prosecutions, 1367q, 1368q

Restorative justice, 820q

Justice and Community Safety Directorate, grants, 140q

Lake Ginninderra, water management, 222q

Lake Tuggeranong, water quality, 216q

Lanyon Marketplace, works, 1041q

Legal Aid ACT, conduct, 610q

Libraries ACT, resourcing, 228q

Light rail

Economic analysis, 1358q, 1359q

Stage 2, 60q

Completion date, 321q

Construction impacts, 323q, 325q

Stage 2A, construction impacts, 613q

Stage 2B, substation, 825q

Margaret Timpson Park, upgrades, 1034q

Minister for Health, conduct, 408q, 600q, 809q, 932q

Ministerial records, caretaker period, 314q, 315q, 491q, 492q

Ministers, code of conduct, 418q

Murrumbidgee electorate, indoor sports facilities, 1459q

Nature and conservation, threatened species, 1467q

Night-time economy, small businesses, 1363q

Old Bus Depot Markets, 1462q

Parliamentary privilege, ACT public service employees, 827q

Pest control, termites, 615q

Planning

Approvals, 135q

Block 402, environmental protection, 1366q

Braddon, Northbourne Avenue, No 220, 493q

Ginninderra Falls, 946q

Hawker group centre, 717q

Kambah, 708q

Phillip, 129q, 227q

Weetangera childcare facility, 1140q

Woden town centre, 494q, 817q

Planning and development

Belconnen, 1046q

Canberra Services Club, 1458q

Fadden Pond, 1371q

Molonglo Valley, 947q

Phillip Swimming and Ice Skating Centre, 1256q

Public and social housing, solar panels and household batteries, 1365q

Public housing

Growing and Renewing Public Housing Program, 1369q

Maintenance, 1370q

Racism, antisemitism, 127q

Rates, interest charges, 56q

Roads

Bindubi Street, Jamison, safety, 1465q

Molonglo River Bridge, 331q

Monaro Highway, 331q

Regional roads, 1041q

Speed limits, 950q

Vulnerable road users, 819q

Schools

ATAR results, 824q

Aunty Agnes Shea High School, 52q

Public schools, funding, 713q

Staff recruitment, 1138q

Teachers, 328q, 605q

Teachers, recruitment and retention, 61q

Whitlam, 1139q

Social housing, 53q

Sport and recreation

Amaroo Tennis Centre, 223q

International events, 133q

Sport and Recreation Investment Scheme, 1142q

Stromlo to Cotter bike trail, 502q

Taylor district playing fields, 507q

Tuggeranong ice skating facility, 1364q

Suburban Land Agency, Belconnen sales, 1261q

Taxation

Duty reassessments, 716q, 1046q, 1048q

Levies and duties, 55q

Reassessments, 1145q, 1463q

Registration fees, 214q

Short-term rental accommodation levy, 941q

Transport

Public transport, investment, 320q

Transport Canberra

Bus frequency, 709q

Electric buses, procurement, 700q, 701q

Molonglo Valley bus services, 1266q

MyWay+, 131q, 217q, 219q, 611q, 703q, 712q, 933q, 934q, 1032q, 1039q, 1137q, 1361q, 1364q

Passenger information displays, 1459q

Trees, dangerous trees, 1263q

United Ngunnawal Elders Council, 1036q

University of Canberra, courses, 610q

Vocational education and training

Apprenticeships, 224q

Fee-free courses, 948q

Training Fund Authority, 1140q

Waste

Recycling, 135q, 414q

Recycling facility, 318q, 496q

Woden

Proposed urgent care clinic, 323q

Town centre, planning, 494q

Youth

Homelessness

Our Place Braddon, 1254q, 1255q

Woden youth foyer, 1257q

Youth Advisory Council, 1466q

Legislative Assembly (Votes) -

ACT Policing, Molonglo Valley and Weston Creek

That the amendment be agreed to, 966

Aged care, Burrangiri Aged Care Respite Centre

That Ms Stephen-Smith's amendment be agreed to, 1481

Appropriation Bill 2024-2025 (No 2)

That proposed expenditure part 1.4, Chief Minister, Treasury and Economic Development Directorate, be agreed to, 806

Building and construction, regulation

That Mr Cain's amendment be agreed to, 641

That Ms Clay's amendment, as amended, be agreed to, 654

Burrangiri Aged Care Respite Centre

That the motion be agreed to, 1121

Crime, anti-consorting laws

That the amendment be agreed to, 1067

Crimes (Child Sex Offenders) Amendment Bill 2025

That Ms Morris's amendments Nos 1 and 2 be agreed to, 490

Crimes Legislation Amendment Bill 2025

That this bill be agreed to in principle, 1093

Housing, affordability

That Ms Clay's amendment No 1 be agreed to, 157

Justice, bail law reform

That Ms Cheyne's amendments, as amended, be agreed to, 762

Justice and Community Safety Legislation Amendment Bill 2024 (No 2)

That amendment No 1 be agreed to, 44

Knife crime, police powers

That the amendment be agreed to, 365

Legislation, Urban Forest (Approval Criteria) Determination 2025 (No 1), disallowable instrument 2025-16, amendment

That the motion be agreed to, 1448

Libraries ACT, resourcing

That the amendment be agreed to, 735

Planning (Ainslie Volcanics) Amendment Bill 2025

That this bill be agreed to in principle, 984

Short-Term Rental Accommodation Levy Bill 2025

That the bill be agreed to in principle, 1357

LGBTIQA+ affairs -

International Asexuality Day, 1102

International Transgender Day of Visibility, 773

Lesbian Visibility Week, 1416

Trans and gender diverse peoples, 93

Libraries ACT -

Resourcing, 228q, 272q, 719m, 830q, 1194, 1269q

Light rail -

Order to table documents, 686m

Stage 2, 60q

Completion date, 321q

Construction impacts, 323q, 325q, 426m

Update, mnst, 377

Stage 2A, construction impacts, 613q, 885q

Stage 2B, substation, 825q

Macquarie -

Swimming pool, 276, 277, 1319

Margaret Timpson Park -

Upgrades, 1034q

Markets -

Old Bus Depot Markets, 1462q

Mawson -

Roads, 1, 11, mnrs, 277, 279

Minister for Health -

Conduct, 408q, 600q, 809q, 932q

Ministers -

Code of conduct, 418q, 424q

Ministerial records, caretaker period, 314q, 315q, 491q, 492q

Ministerial staffing, order to table documents, 468m

Molonglo Valley -

Bus services, 1266q

Emergency services, ACT Policing

Molonglo Valley, 142q

Molonglo Valley and Weston Creek, 954m

Molonglo River Bridge, 330q, 425q

Planning and development, 947q

Roads, 510m

Multicultural affairs -

Congolese community, rally for peace, 989

Harmony Week, 873

International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination, 875

International Day to Combat Islamophobia, 656, 660

Lunar New Year, 175

National Multicultural Festival 2025, 89, 176, mnst, 466

Nepalese Association of Agriculture, Forestry and Environment, 174

Nowruz, 876

Tibetan Uprising Day, 878

Murrumbidgee electorate -

Indoor sports facilities, 1459q

Nature and conservation -

Canberra grassland earless dragon, 1323

Canberra grassland earless dragon, conservation efforts, mnst,1429

Threatened species, 1467q

Neurodivergence -

Education, neurodivergent children, 1100

World Autism Awareness Day, 1093

Night-time economy -

Small businesses, 1363q

Oaks Estate -

Strategic plan, 1275m

Office of the Legislative Assembly -

Artworks, 1201

Page -

Hawker, Page and Scullin, police presence, 900, 902, 906

Petitions -

Phillip -

Phillip Swimming and Ice Skating Centre, 1220, 1222, 1224, 1225, 1256q

Planning, 227q

Save Phillip Pool group, 88

PIPER, MR DON PSM -

Condolence, statement by Speaker, 1209

Planning -

See also Planning and development

Ainslie Football Club rezoning application, 1218, 1226, 1329, 1330

Approvals, 135q, 272q

Block 402, environmental protection, 1366q, 1505qn

Braddon, Northbourne Avenue, No 220, 493q, 563qn

Ginninderra Falls, 946q, 1150q

Hawker group centre, 717q

Hawker shops, 1324

Hawker shops, update, mnst, 285

Hawker Village redevelopment, 181, 182

Kambah, 708q, 891q

Phillip, 129q, 227q

Phillip Swimming and Ice Skating Centre, Save Phillip Pool group, 88

Planning and the missing middle housing reforms, government response, 369

Weetangera, proposed childcare centre, 547

Weetangera childcare facility, 1140q, 1149q

Woden town centre, 494q, 817q

Planning and development -

See also Planning

Belconnen, 1046q

Canberra Services Club, 1458q, 1506qn

Fadden Pond, 1371q

Molonglo Valley, 947q

Phillip Swimming and Ice Skating Centre, 1220, 1222, 1224, 1225, 1256q

Tuggeranong ice skating facility, 1364q

Urban growth boundary, 1160m

Police -

Public and social housing -

Solar panels and household batteries, 1365q

Public housing -

Growing and Renewing Public Housing Program, 1369q

Growing and Renewing Public Housing Program, Auditor-General's report, 1498

Maintenance, 1370q

Racism -

Antisemitism, 127q

Flyer, 986

International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination, 875

International Day to Combat Islamophobia, 656, 660

Ralston, M and P OAM -

ACT Senior Australians of the Year, 375

Richardson -

Richardson shops, mnrs, 6, 10

Roads -

Bindubi Street, Jamison, safety, 1465q, 1507qn

Harry Hopman Circuit, 1218, 1227, 1231

Mawson, 1, 11, mnrs, 277, 279

Molonglo River Bridge, 330q, 425q

Molonglo Valley, 510m

Monaro Highway, 331q, 509q

Regional roads, 1041q, 1152q

Road and cycleway maintenance, 58q, 144q

Safety, Canberra Avenue, 991

Speed limits, 950q

Vulnerable road users, 819q, 830q, 896q

Schools -

See also Education

ATAR results, 824q

Aranda Primary School, access to school grounds, 990

Aunty Agnes Shea High School, 52q

Brindabella Christian College

Community for Constitutional Reform, 265

Governance, 57q

Charles Conder Primary School, 1326

Civics and citizenship education, 821q

Corporate sponsorships, 334m

Disability inclusion, mnst, 1245

Forrest Primary School out-of-hours school care, 771

Future of Education Equity Fund, school students, 415q

Lyneham High School, gymnasium, 1219, 1228

Out-of-hours care, 617m

Preschool for 3-year-olds, mnst, 684

Public schools, funding, 713q

Shirley Smith High School, priority enrolment area, 900, 903

St John the Apostle Primary School, fete, 770

Staff recruitment, 1138q

Staff safety, 1175m

Teachers, 328q, 559qn, 605q

Teachers, recruitment and retention, 61q

Whitlam, 1139q

Scouts ACT -

Anzac Day commemoration, 1420

Scullin -

Hawker, Page and Scullin, police presence, 900, 902, 906

Sport and recreation -

ACT Brumbies, 451

Amaroo Tennis Centre, 223q, 229q

Australian Football League, corporate sponsorship, 326q

Canberra Skateboarding Association, 988

International events, 133q

Phillip Swimming and Ice Skating Centre, 1220, 1222, 1224, 1225, 1256q

Sport and Recreation Investment Scheme, 1142q

Stromlo to Cotter bike trail, 502q, 508q

Taylor district playing fields, 507q

Tuggeranong ice skating facility, 1364q

West Belconnen Warriors Rugby League Football Club, 872

Winter sports, 1423

Stromlo Forest Park -

Stromlo to Cotter bike trail, 502q, 508q

Suburban Land Agency -

Belconnen sales, 1261q, 1271q

Taylor -

Taylor district playing fields, 507q

Taxation -

Duty reassessments, 716q, 891q, 1046q, 1048q

Short-term rental accommodation levy, 941q

Levies and duties, 55q, 271q

Rates, interest charges, 56q

Reassessments, 1145q, 1151q, 1207qn, 1463q, 1507qn

Registration fees, 214q, 273q

Safer Families Levy, update, mnst, 677

Technology -

Gadi supercomputer, 987

Tourism -

Australian Tourism Awards, ACT finalists, 871

Economy, tourism and events, mnst, 463

Transport -

See also Light rail

Active travel

Pedal Power, Fancy Women's Bicycle Ride, 657

Road and cycleway maintenance, 58q, 144q

Stromlo to Cotter bike trail, 502q, 508q

West Belco bike bus, 453

Public transport, investment, 320q

Transport Canberra

Bus frequency, 709q

Bus frequency, update, mnst, 577

Bus services, 1320

Electric buses, procurement, 700q, 701q, 829q

Fares, 1217, 1230

Molonglo Valley bus services, 1266q

MyWay+, 131q, 217q, 219q, 611q, 703q, 712q, 933q, 934q, 1032q, 1039q, 1137q, 1149q, 1269q, 1361q, 1364q

Passenger information displays, 1459q, 1508qn

Trees -

Canberra Tree Week, 1501

Dangerous trees, 215q, 1263q, 1268q

Logging, 874

Urban canopy, 871

Urban Forest Act 2022, review update, mnst, 380

Tributes -

Blood, Mr Greg OAM, tribute, 266

Gupta, Ms Jayanti, ACT Senior Woman of the Year, 1196

Hargreaves, Mr Robert, tribute, 261

Ralston, Marilyn and Peter OAM, ACT Senior Australians of the Year, 375

Wren, Mr Howard, ACT Ambulance Service, retirement, mnst, 280

Tuggeranong -

Clean Up Australia Day, Lake Tuggeranong, 370

Lake Tuggeranong, water quality, 216q, 230q

NBN Co coverage, 1067m

Universities -

See also Education

Australian National University, 452

Australian National University

Bruce Hall, 1500

Job cuts, 1497

Parking fees, 264

University of Canberra

Courses, 610q

Market Day, 177

Veterans -

Commemoration and reflection opportunities, mnst, 1110

Vocational education and training -

See also Education

Apprenticeships, 224q

Fee-free courses, 948q

Training Fund Authority, 1140q, 1149q

VOLUNTARY assisted dying -

Advance care directives, update, mnst, 1335

Volunteering ACT -

Volunteering Expo 2025, 1093

Waste -

Food organics and garden organics, 456

Mugga Lane Resource Management Centre, mnrs, 2

Recycling, 135q, 144q, 414q, 425q, 461, 561qn

Toys and textiles, 264

Recycling facility, 318q, 496q

Tarago waste-to-energy incinerator, 1199

Water -

See also Lakes and waterways

Ginninderra Falls, water management, 62q

Lake Ginninderra, water management, 222q, 272q

Lake Tuggeranong, water quality, 216q, 230q

World Water Day, 881

Weather -

High-risk weather season, summary, mnst, 1112

Weetangera -

Planning, Weetangera childcare facility, 1140q

Proposed childcare centre, 547

Weston Creek -

Emergency services, ACT Policing, Molonglo Valley and Weston Creek, 954m

Weston Creek Community Council, 987

Woden -

Building works, 1497

Phillip Swimming and Ice Skating Centre, Save Phillip Pool group, 88

Planning and development

Phillip Swimming and Ice Skating Centre, 1220, 1222, 1224, 1225, 1256q

Town centre, 817q

Proposed urgent care clinic, 323q

Town centre, planning, 494q

Woden town centre, working group, establishment, 855m

Women -

ACT Ministerial Advisory Council on Women, 1369q, 1374q

Fearless Women, funding, refcom, 669m

Freestanding birth centre, feasibility study, 712q

Gender equality, 550, 614q

Gendered violence, 661

International Women's Day, 552, 553

Pedal Power, Fancy Women's Bicycle Ride, 657

Safety, 372

Status of women and girls in the ACT, mnst, 383

Women With Disabilities ACT, 665

Women's Shed Canberra, 88

Work health and safety -

Portable long service leave schemes, 984

United Workers Union, action, 874

Worksafe ACT, industry engagement, mnst, 1438

Yarralumla Nursery -

110th anniversary, 1204

Youth -

See also Children and young people

ACT Youth Week 2025, 999

Brindabella electorate, youth engagement, 259

Gulwan Youth Aboriginal Corporation, 882

Homelessness

Our Place Braddon, 1254q, 1255q

Woden youth foyer, 1257q

Youth Homelessness Matters Day, Barnardos Australia, 1415

Justice, age of criminal responsibility, 711q

Social media, 1094

Voting age, mnrs, 4, 9

Youth Advisory Council, 1466q

Wren, Mr H -

ACT Ambulance Service, retirement, mnst, 280