Page 3371 - Week 09 - Wednesday, 20 August 2008

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told to us by the community. The Stanhope government has admitted that Canberra faces a shortage of around 60 GPs, yet this same government has neither done anything to entice GPs to come to Canberra nor encouraged older GPs to remain in the workforce.

We offer real solutions to real problems. I commend my motion to the Assembly.

Amendment agreed to.

Motion, as amended, agreed to.

Asbestos related disease and injury

Debate resumed from 5 March, 2008, on motion by Ms MacDonald:

That this Assembly:

(1) honours the extraordinary life of anti-asbestos campaigner Bernie Banton; and

(2) acknowledges the leading role taken by the ACT Government to minimise the prevalence of asbestos related disease and injury.

And on the amendment moved by Mr Stefaniak:

Omit “Government” in paragraph (2), substitute, “Assembly”.

Motion (by Mr Hargreaves) put:

That the debate be adjourned.

The Assembly voted—

Question so resolved in the affirmative.

Environment—waste management

DR FOSKEY (Molonglo) (4.52) I move:

That this Assembly:

(1) calls on the ACT Government to implement the recent State of the Environment Report recommendations relating to waste, to:

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