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Tuesday, 17 October 1989

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MR SPEAKER (Mr Prowse) took the chair at 2.30 pm and read the prayer.

PETITIONS

The Acting Clerk: The following petitions have been lodged for presentation, and copies will be referred to the appropriate Ministers:

Education

To the Speaker and members of the Legislative Assembly for the Australian Capital Territory.

The petition of certain residents of the Australian Capital Territory draws to the attention of the Assembly -

That in the proposed budget of the Australian Capital Territory Government there are plans to cut millions of dollars from public education. These cuts will critically undermine the standard of public education in this Territory in a number of ways including:

cutting out reading recovery programs;

decreasing course options;

increasing class sizes;

eliminating professional support for preschools;

decreasing all counselling and support services;

cutting such vital programs as English as a second language.

Your petitioners therefore request the Assembly to:

Reject all budget proposals which cut funding to public education in the Australian Capital Territory.

by Mr Whalan (from 80 citizens).

Pornography

To the Speaker and members of the Legislative Assembly for the Australian Capital Territory assembled:

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