Nation's capital legalises cannabis for personal use | ABC News
The ACT has become the first Australian jurisdiction to legalise the possession, use and cultivation of small amounts of cannabis.
The laws passed the ACT Legislative Assembly this afternoon, allowing possession of up to 50 grams per person and a maximum of four plants per household.
They will come into effect from January 31, 2020.
The legislation conflicts with Commonwealth laws prohibiting the possession of cannabis.
And cannabis users have been warned there are still serious legal risks, including potential jail time, when growing or smoking cannabis in the ACT.
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Tour of the ACT Legislative Assembly with Speaker Shane Rattenbury
Shane Rattenbury, MLA, Speaker of the ACT Legislative Assembly, gives Next ACT a tour of the building.
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Questions Without Notice - ACT Legislative Assembly - 20081209
This is footage of a question without notice in the ACT Legislative Assembly on Tuesday 09 December, 2008.
The Question was from Ms. Amanda Bresnan MLA (ACT Greens) to Mr. Jon Stanhope MLA (ALP) the ACT Chief Minister and Minister for Transport. The question is in relation to the study undertaken by Price Waterhouse Coopers for the development of a submission and business case for ACT light rail to be submitted to Infrastructure Australia.
Note: copyright of the material in this clip resides with the Australian Capital Territory. Usage permitted in accordance with the Australian Copyright Act 1968, Section 42: Fair dealing for purpose of reporting news. Source: ACT Legislative Assembly,
ACT Police - Garbage Collectors & the Construction Union rally outside the ACT Legislative Assembly
Questions Without Notice - ACT Legislative Assembly - 20090402
This is footage of a question without notice in the ACT Legislative Assembly on Thursday 02 April, 2009.
The question without notice was from Ms. Amanda Bresnan MLA (ACT Greens) to Mr. Jon Stanhope MLA (ALP) the ACT Chief Minister and Minister for Transport.
The primary question is in relation to the delays and status of the release of the study undertaken by Price Waterhouse Coopers for the development of a submission and business case for ACT light rail to be submitted to Infrastructure Australia.
The supplementary question was in regard to forward planning and design of the new Belconnen Bus interchange and it's suitability to allow integration of light rail at a later date.
ACT Light Rail is concerned that the Chief Minister failed to give straight answers in both cases.
The PWC study cost ACT ratepayers $172,304 and there is no valid reason why the document should not be released in to the public domain. We wonder if there is something in the report that the ACT Government would find embarrising - ACT Light Rail has always maintained that a figure of $3.5 billion for a light rail network seems highly inflated.
Secondly fact that the ACT Government bureaucracy has failed to take Light Rail integration in to consideration with regard to long term planning and design for the new Belconnen Bus Interchange is simply inexcusable. The ALP Government has made it abundantly clear repeatedly that Light Rail is an ACT Government transport infrastructure policy priority.
Note: copyright of the material in this clip resides with the Australian Capital Territory. Usage permitted in accordance with the Australian Copyright Act 1968, Section 42: Fair dealing for purpose of reporting news. Source: ACT Legislative Assembly,
Shane Rattenbury MLA Indigenous Language Motion
Today I have tabled a motion to advance reconciliation in the ACT that will see Canberra’s local Indigenous Ngunnawal language formally introduced into the proceedings of the ACT’s Parliament.
This is the first time an Australian parliament will formally include the language of the traditional custodians in their acknowledgement to country at the start of every sitting day.
In what will also become the first tri-partisan sponsored motion tabled in the history of the ACT Legislative Assembly.
Lisa Baker MLA Dog Act Amendment Bill Western Australian Parliament Legislative Assembly
8 August 2013.
Walking Through The Streets of Canberra Australia 2019 ????????
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Canberra is the capital city of Australia. Founded following the federation of the colonies of Australia as the seat of government for the new nation, it is Australia's largest inland city and the eighth-largest city overall. The city is located at the northern end of the Australian Capital Territory; 280 km (170 mi) south-west of Sydney and 660 km (410 mi) north-east of Melbourne.
On 1 January 1901, federation of the colonies of Australia was achieved. Section 125 of the new Australian Constitution provided that land, situated in New South Wales and at least 100 miles (160 km) from Sydney, would be ceded to the new federal government. Following discussion and exploration of various areas within New South Wales, the Seat of Government Act 1908 was passed in 1908 which specified a capital in the Yass-Canberra region. The land was transferred to the Commonwealth by New South Wales in 1911 creating the Australian Capital Territory, two years prior to the capital city being founded and formally named as Canberra in 1913.
It is unusual among Australian cities, being an entirely planned city outside of any state, similar to Washington, D.C. in the United States or Brasília in Brazil. Following an international contest for the city's design, a blueprint by American architects Walter Burley Griffin and Marion Mahony Griffin was selected and construction commenced in 1913. The Griffins' plan featured geometric motifs such as circles, hexagons and triangles, and was centred on axes aligned with significant topographical landmarks in the Australian Capital Territory. The city's design was influenced by the garden city movement and incorporates significant areas of natural vegetation.
As the seat of the government of Australia, Canberra is home to many important institutions of the federal government, national monuments and museums. This includes Parliament House, the official residence of the monarch's representative the Governor-General, the High Court and numerous government departments and agencies. It is also the location of many social and cultural institutions of national significance such as the Australian War Memorial, the Australian National University, the Royal Australian Mint, the Australian Institute of Sport, the National Gallery, the National Museum and the National Library. The city is also home to many important institutions of the Australian Defence Force including the Royal Military College Duntroon and the Australian Defence Force Academy. It also hosts the majority of foreign embassies in Australia as well as regional headquarters of many international organisations, not-for-profit groups, lobbying groups and professional associations.
Canberra does not have a local council or city government like other Australian cities. The Australian Capital Territory Legislative Assembly performs the roles of both a city council for the city and a territory government for the rest of the Australian Capital Territory. The vast majority of the population of the Territory reside in Canberra though and the city is therefore the primary focus of the ACT Government. However, the federal government maintains authority over the Territory and may overturn local laws. It still maintains control over the area known as the Parliamentary Triangle through the National Capital Authority.
At the 2016 census, the population of Canberra was 395,790. As the city has a high proportion of public servants, the Commonwealth Government contributes the largest percentage of gross territory product and is the largest single employer in Canberra, although not the majority employer. Compared to the national averages, the unemployment rate is lower and the average income higher; tertiary education levels are higher, while the population is younger.
What is Canberra? #MKTG7260
This video was made for the Marketing and Stakeholder Communication course at Australian National University.
The video plot was straightforward, a friend of mine asked where I am, and when I answered Canberra, he replied with WHAT question instead of WHERE. Then that WHAT question triggered the conflict in this video which I tried to explain it by defining Canberra alphabetically. Each letter represents different places in Canberra. The footage then concluded with the WHAT question being answered. I choose the places in this video because I think that will represent Canberra, at least from my perspectives.
Special thanks to Brother Abdulwaheed Remi Ogunsami from Nigeria for being the man on the phone, Brother Ary Anggara Wibowo from Indonesia for helping me filming almost all of the videos, Brother Bhaskara Adiwena from Indonesia for helping me filming the pilot project of this video, and Brother Hanif Rasyidi from Indonesia for being the former 'man on the phone', they are all currently studying at ANU.
Thank you for the Embassy of Indonesia for letting me take videos even when it was past their working hours
I also want to say thanks to a street musician in Canberra Center, which initially planned to be included in the video, but then I changed my mind.
If you listen carefully, I muted almost all footages except a couple, which is when I said So, let's go and find C and when in Nara Park you can hear the sound of the birds (just for a brief time). Turn on the caption to get a better experience on the beginning and the end of the video.
The songs that I used in this video was from Alan Walker from the album called Different World.
I used Vivo iQoo Monster and iPhone X to shoot the video and VSDC Free Video Editor to edit the video. This is my very first time editing a video, so it must be far away from perfection.
If you like this video, please leave a like, you don’t have to subscribe to my channel because I won’t post videos regularly. I’m not monetising this video because it is only for fulfilling my assignment.
C = CIVIC SQUARE, located on 180 London Circuit. You can find a library, a museum and gallery, a theatre, and of course the ACT Legislative Assembly. It was easy to spot this place because of the angel statue and the water fountain.
A = AUSTRALIAN WAR MEMORIAL, located on Treloar Crescent, Campbell. The Australian War Memorial is Australia's national memorial to the members of its armed forces and supporting organisations who have died or participated in wars involving the Commonwealth of Australia, and some conflicts involving personnel from the Australian colonies before Federation.
N = NARA PEACE PARK, located on Yarralumla. The view in this place is superb, situated within Lennox Gardens on the shores of Lake Burley Griffin. It features a small Japanese themed garden. You can find a different kind of birds in this park, great for relieving your stress.
B = BLACK MOUNTAIN TOWER, located on Black Mountain Drive, 3 km uphill from the Clunies Ross Street. The highest place on Canberra, you can view the whole city through this tower.
E = EMBASSY OF INDONESIA, located on 8 Darwin Avenue, opposite of the Embassy of Egypt. This embassy will remind you of Bali because the design mostly influences from Bali architecture. The friendliest embassy on earth :)
R = RED HILL LOOKOUT, located on Red Hill. The view from this place is quite amazing. There is a cafe in this place, so you don't need to worry if you're thirsty or hungry. You can play tennis in this place, there is a tennis court there. The minus side is that I found vandalism on the Red Hill signage that I didn't include in the video.
R = ROYAL AUSTRALIAN MINT, located on Denison Street, Deakin. This a place where you can see the Australian government mint their coins and go through the Australian history of coins. The most interesting thing is that you can mint your very own $1 uncirculated coin with a charge of $3.
A = AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY, located on Acton. The best campus in Australia, period.
Below is the list of the sources of the letters and pictures that I used in the video:
Ekushey Radio - ACT Language Motion
On 13 September 2017, the ACT Legislative Assembly unanimously passed a motion to observe 21st February as International Mother Language Day, establish Ekushey Corner' at ACT Libraries, support the construction of Language Monument in Canberra dedicated to the mother languages of Australia.
The motion was moved by Hon. Alistair Coe, Leader of the Opposition.
This program played an interview with Mr Coe and a community discussion between Bangladesh High Commissioner H.E. Kazi Imtiaz Hossain and Bangladeshi Community Leaders about the motion passed.
ACT Government harnesses cloud, transforms services and spurs efficiency
Almost 400,000 people live, work and study in the ACT; home to the nation’s capital, Canberra, the ACT also attracts a rising number of domestic and international tourists. The ACT Government’s transformation agenda places those individuals at the core of its digital strategy. It wants to focus on their needs, understand their expectations and deliver high quality, responsive services efficiently and effectively. At the same time, it seeks to streamline operations for its 20,000 employees and keep a firm rein on costs while making Canberra a premier example of a smart city.
ACT LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY MOVES TO IMPROVE ACCESS FOR DEAF CANBERRANS
After the Barr government failed to support Auslan interpreter access to the Legislative Assembly last month, changes have now been passed to allow interpreters onto the Assembly floor without special permission, Member for Brindabella Nicole Lawder said today.
“In September I moved an amendment to the Assembly’s standing orders to allow Auslan interpreters onto the floor of the Assembly when it is sitting. Disappointingly, the Barr government did not support my motion, but voted to refer it to the Assembly’s Standing Committee on Administration and Procedure for consideration. Despite the delay, I am pleased that the Committee supported the change and that the Assembly has now approved it,” Ms Lawder said.
“It’s critical that we achieve better access for Deaf people in our community. I employ a young Deaf woman in my office. There are many communication barriers faced by Deaf people in our community on a daily basis. It is essential that we, as elected representatives, lead by example.
“I want to work to continue to break down the barriers faced by Deaf people in Canberra’s community and am proud the Canberra Liberals and subsequently the Assembly has lead the way,” Ms Lawder concluded.
ACT Election 2016 (ABC News) Part 2
Election in the Australian Capital Territory (2016), Coverage by ABC News
Three Years in the ACT Legislative Assembly!
Three years ago on the 28th of June I was elected to the ACT Legislative Assembly! I've created a short video of what I've been proud of achieving these past three years. (Captions and Auslan included)
WorldHarmonyRunAustralia_23Nov2010_Canberra.m4v
The New Zealand - Australia World Harmony Run concluded today in Canberra with a short run in from Civic and a ceremony on the lawns of Parliament House. The runners were joined by ACT Legislative Assembly Speaker Shane Rattenbury for the last 4km and welcomed by Senator Garry Humphries, Independent MP Rob Oakeshott and rest of the World Harmony Run team.
ACT Election 2016 (ABC News) Part 1
Election in the Australian Capital Territory (2016), Coverage by ABC News
Joel - Just Sayin' 16 April 2015
Joel is from Adelaide, where he started queer Christian youth group, the Queer Straight Alliance, in response to discrimination he faced when coming out as a lesbian at age 17. In 2013, Joel moved to Canberra when he enlisted in the Royal Australian Air Force as a full time officer. Now a civilian, he is studying a Bachelor of Science at the ANU.
Just Sayin' was an event hosted by the Youth Coalition of the ACT at the ACT Legislative Assembly during National Youth Week 2015. The event featured a panel of young people who spoke to their own experience and passions, as well as addressing the question, Why should decision-makers care what young people have to say? Key decision makers in the community, including politicians, their advisors, community and business leaders, government workers and policy makers, were in the audience.
Assembly welcomes new MLA Bourke
Chris Bourke has been sworn in as the ACT Legislative Assembly's first Indigenous MLA, while Chief Minister Katy Gallagher has unveiled her Government's goals and deadlines for the next 12 months.
Learn Australian States & It's Capitals ( Territories ) - Australian Map | General Knowledge Video
Learn Australian States & It's Capitals ( Territories )
Government in the Commonwealth of Australia is exercised on three levels: federal, states and territories, and local government. There are six states: New South Wales, Victoria, Queensland, Western Australia, South Australia and Tasmania. (Historically, each is a successor to one of the previous Australian colonies.) Each state has its own constitution, with its own legislature (parliament), judiciary and executive. The state parliaments have plenary legislative power, except that some areas of legislative power are exclusive to the federal parliament, many others are exercised concurrently with it and, in case of conflict between federal and state legislation, the federal legislation prevails. A decision of a state judiciary is subject to appeal to a federal court.
There are also ten territories, whose existence and governmental structure (if any) depend on federal legislation. The territories are distinguished for federal administrative purposes between internal territories, i.e. those within the Australian mainland, and external territories, although the differences among all the territories relate to population rather than location.
Two of the three internal territories—the Australian Capital Territory (ACT), which was established to be a neutral site of the federal capital, and the Northern Territory—function almost as states. Each has self-government, through its legislative assembly, but the assembly's legislation can be federally overridden. Each has its own judiciary, with appeal to a federal court. The third internal territory, the Jervis Bay Territory, is the product of Australia's complex relationship with its capital city; rather than having the same level of autonomy as the other internal territories, it has services provided by the ACT.
There are also seven external territories, not part of the Australian mainland or of any state. Three of them have a small permanent population, two have tiny and transient populations, and two are uninhabited. All are directly administered by the federal Department of Infrastructure, Regional Development and Cities (or the Department of the Environment and Energy in the case of the Australian Antarctic Territory). Norfolk Island, which is permanently populated, was partially self-governing until 2015.
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