Anyone who watches sport like the AFL on television is exposed to gambling ads that can do great harm, says Labor MLA Dr Marisa Paterson, former director of the Centre for Gambling Research at ANU.
Reforming paediatric services, naming public places after reconciliation advocates, and decreasing the printing of the ACT Government’s newsletter were among the business debated at the Legislative Assembly on Wednesday.
The Canberra Liberals have called on the ACT Government to urgently establish an independent review of the Territory’s paediatric services following the deaths of several children in the past two years.
The Reid Residents’ Association has received nearly $16,000 from the ACT Heritage Grants Program to conserve pillar street signposts in Canberra’s Inner North.
The Australian Federal Police Association has called on ACT Attorney-General Shane Rattenbury to step down, arguing he has put the rights of offenders above the safety of Canberrans.
The Canberra Liberals demand to know why the ACT Government rejected a Development Application for the temporary green waste facility on Stockdill Drive.