Page 68 - Week 01 - Tuesday, 11 February 2020
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country, our kids are going backwards with regard to reading and maths, and 750 bus stops have been closed by this heartless Labor government.
There is a better way, and the Canberra Liberals are proud of our commitment to this city. We are proud of our positive plan to make Canberra the best place to live, to work and to raise a family. We want to futureproof this city and we want to have practical solutions that improve the lives of all our residents. In the wake of this devastating bushfire season we need to do everything we can to rehabilitate our environment and our wildlife. We need Canberra once again to be the bush capital that we can all enjoy.
The Canberra Liberals unashamedly will focus on frontline services: the nurses, doctors, police, teachers, firefighters and so many others who do so much for our city, which we are grateful for. We want to empower them to do what they do best. After almost two decades of Labor it is time for a change, and there is a better way.
Question resolved in the affirmative.
Petitions
The following petitions were lodged for presentation:
Newborn screening—petition 21-19
By Ms Le Couteur, from 146 residents:
To the Speaker and Members of the Legislative Assembly for the Australian Capital Territory
The following residents of the ACT draw to the attention of the Assembly: the infant mortality of Severe Combined Immune Deficiency (SCID). SCID is a life-threatening condition that without early diagnosis and treatment results in death within the first few months of life.
Your petitioners, therefore, request the Assembly to call on the Government to: introduce the inclusion of screening for Severe Combined Immune Deficiency (SCID) into the existing Newborn Screening (Guthrie test) to reduce preventable infant mortality. Inclusion in the Newborn Screening test would enable early detection, diagnosis and lifesaving treatment for these babies. This is already standard practice in New Zealand, most US states and other OECD countries.
Newborn screening—petition 1-20
By Ms Le Couteur, from 564 residents:
To the Speaker and Members of the Legislative Assembly for the Australian Capital Territory
This petition of residents of the Australian Capital Territory draws to the attention of the Assembly: the infant mortality of Severe Combined Immune Deficiency (SCID). SCID is a life-threatening condition that without early diagnosis and treatment results in death within the first few months of life.
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