Page 2252 - Week 07 - Thursday, 27 August 2020
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from staggeringly high increases to rates. Every year Canberrans are shocked to receive astronomical rates bills. At the very least, you would think that just some of this money would have been put away for a rainy day to help Canberrans when they need it most. That is what responsible economic management would look like.
For all the government’s re-announcements today, you simply need to look at their record. What is this Chief Minister’s legacy? Rates that have tripled; rents and cost of living amongst the highest in Australia; health and hospital waiting times the longest in the country; education outcomes going backwards; hundreds of bus stops closed, and school buses abolished; and Canberra is unfortunately the worst place in the country to do business. After 19 years of hard Labor we have been left with higher taxes and declining services.
But in just 50 days Canberrans will make an important decision about the future of this city, and this election is close. My Liberal team and I are out every single day showing Canberrans that there is a better way because we want to make Canberra the best place to live, work and raise a family. What motivates me and what motivates my team is making Canberra more affordable for everyone, it is taking the pressure off Canberra families, it is maintaining the bush capital, it is making sure that people can afford to buy a house in the city that they grew up in, it is making sure people can actually afford to rent a house.
Canberrans care about these things, and that is what my team and I are committed to delivering for this great city. We are committed to providing Canberrans with a world-class health system. We are committed to ensuring that our kids finish year 12 with a high standard of numeracy and literacy. We are committed to backing up our teachers. We are committed to supporting families when they are doing it tough. We are committed to supporting the nurses, doctors, and other staff who do a wonderful job, and we support our public servants and the great people in our private sector.
We are proud of our commitment to freeze rates for four years so that families can get ahead. We are proud of our commitment to plant and care for a million trees over the next decade. We are proud of our commitment to protect greenspace right across the city, including places like West Basin and the Curtin horse paddocks. We are committed to bolstering school maintenance so the kids in our schools have the infrastructure they deserve, regardless of whether it is an old or a new building. We are committed to making this the best place to do business for every single Canberran.
Canberra is a great place and we are determined to do everything that we can to make it even better. Only a Canberra Liberals government will deliver lower taxes and better services so that everyone can get ahead.
Question resolved in the affirmative.
Residential Tenancies Amendment Bill 2020
Rescission and reconsideration
MR RAMSAY (Ginninderra—Attorney-General, Minister for the Arts, Creative Industries and Cultural Events, Minister for Building Quality Improvement, Minister
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