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individuals and their wellbeing. I am proud to move this motion today. I would ask members to vote for it. It is not unreasonable when other processes have run out that we bring a matter back to the ultimate court of the land, which is the Assembly. I would seek your assistance on this motion.
Question put:
That the motion be agreed to.
The Assembly voted—
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Ayes 6 |
Noes 7 | ||
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Mr Coe |
Mr Smyth |
Mr Barr |
Mr Gentleman |
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Mrs Dunne |
Mr Wall |
Ms Berry |
Ms Porter |
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Mr Hanson |
Dr Bourke |
Mr Rattenbury | |
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Ms Lawder |
Mr Corbell | ||
Question so resolved in the negative.
Economy—digital Canberra action plan
MS BERRY (Ginninderra) (5.19): I move:
That this Assembly:
(1) notes:
(a) the importance of the ACT Government’s Digital Canberra Action Plan to accelerate business engagement with the digital economy and help businesses access new customers and markets;
(b) the ACT Government’s investment of more than $12 million in NICTA over 2012-2016 towards research into innovative service delivery in areas such as e-health and e-government;
(c) that access to hi-speed internet improves education opportunities for all Canberrans;
(d) the benefits that free Wi-Fi will bring to civic life and tourism in our town centres;
(e) the potential for high skilled job growth in our innovative information and communications technology sector in the ACT; and
(f) the Federal Government’s plan to limit the construction of the National Broadband Network to fibre to the node instead of fibre to the premises; and
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