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25 MARCH 2015 Wednesday, 25 March 2015 25 MARCH 2015 www.hansard.act.gov.au Wednesday, 25 March 2015 Senator for the Australian Capital Territory—casual vacancy ................................ 1071 Centenary of Anzac .................................................................................................. 1072 Education—Canberra Institute of Technology ........................................................ 1088 Government Procurement (Transparency in Spending) Amendment Bill 2014 ...... 1111 Questions without notice: Health—palliative care ................................................................................. 1111 Gaming—administration .............................................................................. 1112 Housing—public ........................................................................................... 1114 Gaming—poker machines ............................................................................ 1116 ACT Emergency Services Agency—management ....................................... 1117 Childcare—centres ....................................................................................... 1118 Education—skills development .................................................................... 1119 Schools—public holiday ............................................................................... 1122 Planning—consultation ................................................................................ 1124 Visitors ..................................................................................................................... 1125 Questions without notice: Planning—consultation ................................................................................ 1125 Papers ....................................................................................................................... 1127 Alexander Maconochie Centre—security breaches ................................................. 1128 Arts—community events ......................................................................................... 1138 Asbestos—public housing ....................................................................................... 1154 Adjournment: HeartKids Hillclimb ..................................................................................... 1163 Canberra Area Theatre awards 2014 ............................................................ 1164 Centenary of Anzac ...................................................................................... 1166 Charny Carny ................................................................................................ 1166 Hon Kate Lundy ........................................................................................... 1167 Hackett Community Day .............................................................................. 1169 Narrabundah Festival .................................................................................... 1169 IWiN ............................................................................................................. 1169 Hon Kate Lundy ........................................................................................... 1170 Legislative Assembly for the ACT Wednesday, 25 March 2015 MADAM SPEAKER (Mrs Dunne) took the chair at 10 am and asked members to stand in silence and pray or reflect on their responsibilities to the people of the Australian Capital Territory. Senator for the Australian Capital Territory—casual vacancy Paper MR BARR (Molonglo—Chief Minister, Treasurer, Minister for Economic Development, Minister for Urban Renewal and Minister for Tourism and Events) (10.01): In accordance with the provisions of section 44 of the Commonwealth Electoral Act 1918, I advise the Assembly that I have received a notification from the President of the Senate that the place of the Hon Kate Lundy, a senator for the Australian Capital Territory, has become vacant before the expiration of her term of service. I present the following paper: Notification of a vacancy in the Senate—Letter from the President of the Senate to the Chief Minister of the Australian Capital Territory, dated 24 March 2015. I move: That consideration of the choice of a person to hold the vacant place of a senator for the Australian Capital Territory shall proceed forthwith. Question resolved in the affirmative. Paper MR BARR (Molonglo—Chief Minister, Treasurer, Minister for Economic Development, Minister for Urban Renewal and Minister for Tourism and Events) (10.01): I propose that Katy Gallagher be chosen to fill the casual vacancy for a senator for the Australian Capital Territory. I present the following paper: Casual vacancy in the Senate—Statutory declaration made by Katherine Ruth Gallagher, dated 24 March 2015—Stating that she is eligible to be chosen as a senator and that she is a member of the same party of the senator whose place has become vacant as required by section 44(3) of the Commonwealth Electoral Act 1918. I move: That Katy Gallagher, a person who is eligible to be a senator and is of the same party of the Hon Kate Lundy whose place has become vacant, be chosen to fill the casual vacancy for senator for the Australian Capital Territory until the expiration of the term of the outgoing senator. Question resolved in the affirmative. 1071 25 March 2015 Legislative Assembly for the ACT Centenary of Anzac MR HANSON (Molonglo—Leader of the Opposition) (10.02): I move: That this Assembly: (1) notes: (a) that 25 April 2015 marks the centenary of Anzac; (b) the significance of Canberra as the National Capital and home of the Australian War Memorial in commemorating the centenary of Anzac; (c) the service and sacrifice made by the men and women of the Australian Defence Force over the past 100 years; (d) the ongoing contribution of ADF members to peacekeeping missions and conflicts around the globe; (e) the significant number of Canberrans who are currently serving or have served in our Defence Force; (f) the sacrifices made by Defence families; and (g) the important role played by Ex Service Organisations in supporting veterans and their families in Canberra and their contribution to our community; and (2) commemorates the sacrifice of those Australians who have lost their lives or been wounded in war and express its support for the defence community in Canberra comprising ADF members, defence families, veterans and Ex Service Organisations. Members, in one month’s time we will all pause at about this time to remember the Anzacs and reflect on their legacy after 100 years. As there is no sitting day prior to that special moment, it is appropriate that we take the opportunity today in the Assembly to pay our respects and commemorate that occasion. The Anzac centenary is a milestone of special significance to all Australians. Gallipoli in many ways has helped define us as a people and as a nation. We should not just remember the original Anzacs who served at Gallipoli but also those who served on the Western Front, and commemorate more than a century of service by Australian service men and women. The story of the Anzacs is a remarkable one, and it has been told many times—how, on the morning of 25 April 1915, Australian and New Zealand troops amongst others made a landing on a hostile shore along the Gallipoli peninsula in Turkey. Some saw it as Australia’s “baptism of fire” and “the birth of nationhood”. 1072 Legislative Assembly for the ACT 25 March 2015 Australians saw many positive characteristics displayed by their troops that they would continue to identify with in later wars and conflicts and in other crises and hardships faced by the nation. These characteristics, like courage, duty and mateship, have in many ways become defining national characteristics. The troops, mostly from the Australian and New Zealand Army Corps, the Anzacs, landed at night on the western side of the peninsula. They were put ashore about 1½ kilometres north of their intended landing beach. In darkness, the assault formations became mixed up, but the troops gradually made their way inland under increasing opposition from the Ottoman Turkish defenders. Not long after coming ashore, the Anzac plans were discarded, and the companies and battalions were thrown into battle piecemeal and received mixed orders. Some advanced to their pre-designated objectives while others were diverted to other areas and then ordered to dig in along defensive ridge lines. Although they failed to achieve their objectives, by nightfall the Anzacs had formed a beachhead, albeit much smaller than intended. The exact number of the day’s casualties is not known. The Anzacs had landed two divisions, but over 2,000 of their men had been killed or wounded, together with at least a similar number of Turkish casualties. The number of casualties continued to escalate until some months later when the Anzacs withdrew under the cover of darkness in what was quite a remarkable withdrawal operation. Many of those who served at Gallipoli then went on to serve on the Western Front, in one of the most bloody and despairing series of battles experienced by mankind. Tens of thousands were slaughtered on an industrial scale, but amidst the carnage were countless stories of extraordinary individual courage, of mateship and of compassion. Many of our ancestors—including those of many in this place, I am sure—served either at Gallipoli or on the Western Front, and it is true that at the time almost no Australian or New Zealand family was left untouched by that war. Indeed my grandfather never fully recovered,
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