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CBP Takes Forced-Labor Action Against Chinese-Owned Extruder in the Dominican Republic | JD Supra
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) issued a forced-labor finding against Kingtom Aluminio S.R.L. (“Kingtom”), a Chinese-owned aluminum extruder in the Dominican Republic. CBP determined that aluminum extrusions, profile products and derivatives manufactured by Kingtom in the Dominican Republic were produced using convict, forced, or indentured labor and then imported into the United States in violation of Section 307 of the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. 1307).
Canberra Liberals Government will increase funding for Kidsafe ACT — Elizabeth Lee MLA
Canberra Liberals Leader Elizabeth Lee has today announced that a Canberra Liberals Government will increase funding to Kidsafe ACT by an additional $110,000 per year for four years. Ms Lee said the Canberra Liberals believe that supporting organisations that work to keep our children safe is crucial and there needs to be assurances and certainty they can keep providing such an important service.
Health system in disarray under Stephen-Smith — Elizabeth Lee MLA
Shadow Minister for Health Leanne Castley has labelled the ACT Health system a shambles under the watch of Rachel Stephen-Smith following reports that the Canberra Hospital has lost its training accreditation for Junior Doctors in orthopaedics. Ms Castley said this is just another example of the Minister having systematically ruined the health system with a number of departments having lost training accreditation throughout the term.
Canberra Liberals Government will deliver 70,000 elective surgeries in the next term — Elizabeth Lee MLA
A Canberra Liberals Government will deliver 70,000 elective surgeries in the next term of government by continuing to work with Canberra Health Services to boost the number of procedures alongside partnering with a private provider. ACT Opposition Leader Elizabeth Lee said a Canberra Liberals Government will go to tender and partner with a private provider to deliver at least 10,000 additional elective surgeries.
Canberra Liberals announce further support and services for seniors — Elizabeth Lee MLA
Shadow Minister for Seniors Nicole Lawder has today announced at the Seniors Expo a number of measures to support older Canberrans in the ACT. Ms Lawder said approximately one in six of the ACT’s population is now 65 and over with projections anticipating this number will continue to grow. “We have heard from a number of older Canberrans who have expressed to us that they require a range of different services and support,” Ms Lawder said.
Canberra Liberals Government will deliver over 200,000 GP visits per year — Elizabeth Lee MLA
ACT Opposition Leader Elizabeth Lee has today announced a Canberra Liberals Government will deliver over 200,000 GP visits each year and reduce emergency department overload by expanding GP availability and strengthening after hours care.
Canberra Liberals Government will deliver more homes to the people who need them — Elizabeth Lee MLA
ACT Opposition Leader Elizabeth Lee has today announced that a Canberra Liberals Government will deliver an additional 2000 social and affordable dwellings for Canberrans in need through continued public housing growth and renewal, more community housing properties, affordable housing for ‘key workers’ and incentivising investment in community housing.
Canberra Liberals announce plan to deliver 125,000 new dwellings by 2050 — Elizabeth Lee MLA
ACT Opposition Leader Elizabeth Lee has today announced the Canberra Liberals’ plan to deliver 125,000 new dwellings in the capital by 2050, that will ensure genuine housing choice and affordability for all Canberrans. Ms Lee said a Canberra Liberals government will achieve the ambitious target through responsible urban renewal, releasing more land, and encouraging more housing choice.
Canberra Liberals announce reforms and initiatives to support women in the ACT — Elizabeth Lee MLA
Canberra Liberals Leader Elizabeth Lee has today announced a comprehensive package of measures to support women in the ACT when it comes to the prevention of domestic and family violence, women’s health, funding for outreach programs and workforce participation.
Canberra Liberals will create a Strata and Building Commissioner — Elizabeth Lee MLA
ACT Opposition Leader Elizabeth Lee has announced that a Canberra Liberals Government will establish a Strata and Building Quality Commissioner. Ms Lee said the Strata and Building Quality Commissioner would be a single point of contact for Canberrans facing challenges and issues in strata living and building quality; and will champion common-sense change within government.
Lack of accountability in public procurement remains major problem for Labor-Greens government — Elizabeth Lee MLA
The Canberra Liberals welcome recommendations in a committee report released today that highlights the need for improved accountability in public procurement. The Standing Committee on Public Accounts released their Report on the Inquiry into Auditor-General’s Performance Audit Reports July – December 2023 today.
Another credit downgrade for the ACT likely — Elizabeth Lee MLA
Respected ratings agency S&P Global has today declared a ‘negative outlook’ for the ACT Government’s debt, suggesting that another formal credit rating downgrade is likely. Canberra Liberals Leader and Shadow Treasurer Elizabeth Lee MLA said the independent reviewer has concluded that Andrew Barr has botched yet another Budget. “Andrew Barr’s debt is out of control and the negative outlook means another downgrade is virtually inevitable,” Ms Lee said.
Canberra Liberals will deliver a city stadium — Elizabeth Lee MLA
Opposition Leader Elizabeth Lee has today announced that a Canberra Liberals Government will deliver a new stadium in the city at the Acton waterfront. Ms Lee said the Canberra Liberals will begin construction in the first term of government and are committed to providing Canberrans with a city stadium that will bring enormous social, cultural and economic benefit to the ACT.
Canberra Liberals Government will deliver a new National Convention Centre — Elizabeth Lee MLA
Opposition Leader Elizabeth Lee has today announced that a Canberra Liberals Government will deliver a new National Convention Centre in the city located at the current Civic Pool site. The proposed new convention centre will be delivered by the Canberra Liberals in a staged approach, initially at 20,000 square metres before increasing to 30,000 square metres.
Canberra Liberals call on ACT Labor to cut ties with CFMEU — Elizabeth Lee MLA
Canberra Liberals Leader Elizabeth Lee will today move a motion calling on the Chief Minister to immediately take action and suspend the ACT Branch of the CFMEU from ACT Labor. Premiers of Victoria, South Australia, Western Australia, New South Wales and Queensland along with the Labor Opposition Leader in Tasmania and the former Chief Minister of the Northern Territory have all taken action to suspend the CFMEU from their respective Labor branches.
Andrew Barr has failed Canberrans on fuel prices — Elizabeth Lee MLA
Canberra Liberals Leader Elizabeth Lee has criticised Andrew Barr and his Labor-Greens Government for failing Canberrans when it comes to fuel prices in the ACT. In a motion that will be moved in the Legislative Assembly today, Ms Lee will highlight that despite previous promises made by Andrew Barr, the ACT Labor-Greens government has failed to task the ICRC with the role of monitoring, reporting and analysis of the ACT fuel market as and failed to establish a fuel price watchdog.
Labor-Greens Government Vote Against Criminalising Coercive Control — Elizabeth Lee MLA
This afternoon every member of Labor and the Greens voted against Leanne Castley’s proposed legislation to criminalise coercive control. Ms Castley, the Deputy Leader of the Opposition and Shadow Minister for the Prevention of Domestic and Family Violence, moved a private member’s bill to legislate a standalone criminal offence for the form of domestic and family violence.
Elizabeth Lee to introduce anti-consorting legislation — Elizabeth Lee MLA
Canberra Liberals Leader Elizabeth Lee will today present the Crimes (Anti-consorting) Amendment Bill 2024 in the Legislative Assembly that would provide police in the ACT with the necessary tools to prevent outlaw motorcycle gangs from consorting in Canberra. The ACT is only jurisdiction in the country that does not have anti-consorting laws of any kind which according to the former Chief Police Officer makes Canberra an attractive location for outlaw motorcycle gangs and organised crime.
Elizabeth Lee labels Berry’s city stadium $3billion price tag as downright bizarre — Elizabeth Lee MLA
Canberra Liberals Leader Elizabeth Lee has described the costings of a new city stadium provided by Yvette Berry in response to a question on notice as downright bizarre and without basis. Ms Berry has claimed that the cost of building a new stadium in the city would be almost $3 billion, despite the ACT Government estimating a cost of $582 million just three years ago, in 2021.
Canberra Liberals outline clear education plan to better support students, teachers and parents — Elizabeth Lee MLA
Opposition Leader and Shadow Minister for Education Elizabeth Lee has today announced a Canberra Liberals Government will fully fund and implement an evidence-driven plan to improve literacy and numeracy in the ACT which includes year 1 screening, small group intervention and supports for those students who need it and strengthened regular monitoring of progress across all years.
ACT Labor's Tuggeranong announcement 'laughable' — Elizabeth Lee MLA
Liberal MLA for Brindabella and Shadow Transport Minister Mark Parton has slammed ACT Labor’s announcement today that it will provide Tuggeranong with some funding if elected in October. Mr Parton said after ignoring Tuggeranong residents for over two decades, Andrew Barr is now trying to pretend he and his government will provide the region with some basic services that have long been neglected.
Damning audit confirms ACT Health may have paid invoices incorrectly on $110 million contract — Elizabeth Lee MLA
Responses to questions taken on notice during Estimates Hearings last week by the Health Minister have confirmed that ACT Health may have wrongly paid a number of invoices to NTT a company linked to the Digital Health Record. 300 invoices have been paid to NTT totalling more than $110 million.
Canberra Liberals Government will boost police force and build stronger justice system — Elizabeth Lee MLA
Opposition Leader Elizabeth Lee has today announced a Canberra Liberals Government will deliver an additional 200 new police officers in the ACT along with a standalone police station in Molonglo as part of a comprehensive community safety package.
Minister admits to more failures as HRIMS saga continues — Elizabeth Lee MLA
The Special Minister for State, Chris Steel made several admissions surrounding the abandoned $78 million Human Resource Information Management System (HRIMS) program in Budget Estimates hearings today.
Minister for Mental Health fails to answer basic questions in Estimates about her own portfolio — Elizabeth Lee MLA
Shadow Minister for Mental Health Ed Cocks has raised concerns following the Greens Minister for Mental Health’s inability to answer basic questions In Estimates Hearings about her own portfolio today. Prior to the budget announcement, the Minister published a media release claiming that the ACT Government was investing in a $15 million mental health package.
ACTCOSS confirms in Estimates Hearings cost-of-living crisis continues to hit Canberrans hard — Elizabeth Lee MLA
ACTCOSS has confirmed in Estimates hearings yesterday that the cost-of-living crisis continues to hit Canberrans hard; confirming once again that Andrew Barr’s budget has failed to deliver any relief for thousands of Canberrans doing it tough. Following questions from the Canberra Liberals, Devin Bowles, ACTCOSS CEO, confirmed that community groups are continuing to struggle to cope with the demand for their services.
Canberra Liberals Government will increase services and support for ACT veterans — Elizabeth Lee MLA
A Canberra Liberals government will increase access to services which support veterans and their families in the ACT that includes a specific veterans community facility. Leader Elizabeth Lee said the Canberra Liberals will also deliver a northside memorial, a veterans expo, a grants program, and the establishment of a veteran community co-ordinator and wellbeing network online portal.
FOI reveals utter confusion over Walk-in Centre numbers — Elizabeth Lee MLA
Emails obtained under Freedom of Information by Shadow Minister for Health Leanne Castley reveal utter confusion between the ACT Health Directorate (ACTHD) and Canberra Health Services (CHS) over how many Canberrans use nurse-led Walk-in centres. The documents show there was a difference of over 11,000 between the Health Directorate’s and CHS’ figures of Walk-in Centre throughput for the 9 months between 1 July 2023 and 31 March 2024.
Andrew Barr's weak response to CFMEU allegations does not go far enough — Elizabeth Lee MLA
Canberra Liberals Leader Elizabeth Lee has slammed Andrew Barr’s weak response to serious allegations surrounding the CFMEU and has called for stronger action from the Chief Minister. Ms Lee called on Andrew Barr to provide a commitment to Canberrans that the ACT Labor Party will not continue to accept any donations from the CFMEU and will also suspend affiliation with the union whilst investigations are ongoing around the country.
Andrew Barr must reject push by ACT unions seeking more power — Elizabeth Lee MLA
Canberra Liberals Leader Elizabeth Lee has called on Andrew Barr to unequivocally reject the push by ACT unions seeking extraordinary and unprecedented power over ACT government procurement and the hiring of senior ACT public servants. “Andrew Barr must come out publicly and confirm whether he supports this extraordinary push by the ACT branches of the CFMEU and the CPSU seeking even more influence over ACT government procurements and the appointment of senior ACT public servants,” Ms Lee said.
FOI documents reveal Labor-Greens Government wanted to trial GPs in all walk-in centres — Elizabeth Lee MLA
FOI documents reveal the ACT Labor-Greens Government’s initial Urgent Care Clinic (UCC) model was for a trial to integrate GPs and Consultant Medical Officers (CMOs) across all five ACT Walk-in Centres (WICs), through a mix of face to face and telehealth consultations. Shadow Minister for Health, Leanne Castley, said the documents, obtained by the Canberra Liberals, proved beyond doubt that Labor had tried to walk away from the nurse-led, Walk-in Centre model.
Andrew Barr’s 13th budget all spin, no relief — Elizabeth Lee MLA
Today’s budget delivered by Andrew Barr has failed to address the significant cost of living pressures that are plaguing all Canberrans and is once again littered with re-announcements of previous budget and election promises that he has failed to deliver. Canberra Liberals Leader and Shadow Treasurer Elizabeth Lee said the so-called cost-of-living announcements made by Andrew Barr just highlight how out of touch he is with no acknowledgement of how tough Canberrans are doing it at the moment.
Lee calls out Barr’s bogus budgets — Elizabeth Lee MLA
Canberra Liberals Leader Elizabeth Lee has rubbished Andrew Barr’s credibility when it comes to delivering on budget promises, following his poor track record over the last 13 years. Ms Lee pointed to at least 150 broken promises by Andrew Barr as Treasurer which includes never having delivered a surplus. “As Andrew Barr delivers his 13th budget today, it is clear Canberrans cannot trust that he will deliver on his promises,” Ms Lee said.
Second court action to shut down Integrity Commission investigation rings alarm bells — Elizabeth Lee MLA
Canberra Liberals Leader Elizabeth Lee has raised significant concern following confirmation from the Integrity Commissioner yesterday that court action has been launched seeking to shut down another integrity commission investigation. Despite the Integrity Commissioner having completed the interim report into ‘Operation Luna’ regarding the murky CIT contracts worth over $8 million, the report is unable to be given to the speaker due to the court action.
Canberra Liberals Government will deliver up to 7000 RSV immunisations — Elizabeth Lee MLA
ACT Opposition Leader Elizabeth Lee has today announced a Canberra Liberals Government will deliver the RSV immunisation, Beyfortus for up to 7000 newborns and vulnerable infants. Ms Lee said the announcement, up to $2.6 million will ensure children in the ACT are able to access the immunisation for next Autumn and the Winter RSV season. “The Canberra Liberals are committed to investing in our healthcare and investing in our children’s health,” Ms Lee said.
Canberra Liberals back transport policy, call on Minister to answer basic questions about stage 2B of the tram — Elizabeth Lee MLA
Shadow Minister for Transport Mark Parton has backed the Canberra Liberals transport policy to get Canberrans where they want to go when they want to get there and rubbished attacks from Chris Steel regarding the dedicated busway from Civic to Woden. Mr Parton said currently, Canberrans are able to travel by bus from Civic to Woden in under 20 minutes which will become even quicker under the Canberra Liberals dedicated bus lanes and bus priority measures.
Barr’s failed tax reform a burden for Canberrans during cost-of-living crisis — Elizabeth Lee MLA
Canberra Liberals Leader Elizabeth Lee will today call on Andrew Barr and the ACT Labor-Greens government to come clean on its failed tax reform which continues to be a significant burden on Canberrans during a cost-of-living crisis and has failed to make housing more affordable.
Labor and Greens shut down debate to allow committee scrutiny into court proceedings seeking to shut down Integrity Commission investigation — Elizabeth Lee MLA
Today in the ACT Legislative Assembly, every member of Labor and the Greens voted to shut down debate on a motion moved by Canberra Liberals Leader Elizabeth Lee that would allow the relevant standing committee to inquire into recent revelations that the head of the ACT Education Directorate has launched legal proceedings against the Integrity Commissioner to have an active investigation shut down.
Canberra Liberals call for greater transparency on “HRIMS 2.0” following $78 million disaster — Elizabeth Lee MLA
The Canberra Liberals will move a motion in the Legislative Assembly today calling for greater transparency on the ACT Government’s ongoing human resources system reforms. Shadow Assistant Treasurer, Peter Cain, said that the failed Human Resource Information Management System (HRIMS) Program remained clouded with mystery and referred to the new Payroll Capability and Human Resource Management (PC-HRM) Program as “HRIMS 2.0".
Serious questions remain for Barr and Berry regarding Education Boss' court case against Integrity Commission — Elizabeth Lee MLA
Canberra Liberals Leader Elizabeth Lee has slammed the Deputy Chief Minister and Minister for Education for deceiving Canberrans when claiming she had “no knowledge of the matter and the government has no knowledge of the matter” when asked about the head of her Directorate’s legal proceedings against the Integrity Commissioner on Tuesday. Since making those comments, the Attorney-General has confirmed he knew about the court proceedings and advised the Chief Minister back in September last year.
Education Minister must explain why taxpayers are footing the bill for legal fees against Integrity Commission — Elizabeth Lee MLA
Canberra Liberals Leader Elizabeth Lee has called on the Education Minister to explain why ACT taxpayers are paying the legal fees for the head of the Education Directorate in her lawsuit against the Integrity Commission. The ACT Government has confirmed that it is paying the legal costs for Ms Haire in her bid to have the corruption investigation into the Campbell Primary Modernisation Project shut down.
Serious questions about potential political interference with active corruption investigation — Elizabeth Lee MLA
Canberra Liberals Leader Elizabeth Lee has raised alarm at what appears to be the ACT Government interfering with an Integrity Commission investigation into the Campbell Primary Modernisation Project (‘Operation Kingfisher’) following revelations that the head of the ACT Education Directorate Katy Haire has launched legal proceedings in the Supreme Court to stop the investigation.
Canberra Liberals call for ‘Jack’s Law’ to be considered to reduce knife-related violence — Elizabeth Lee MLA
The Canberra Liberals will move a motion calling on the ACT Government to consider increased powers for ACT Policing consistent with ‘Jack’s Law’. ‘Jack’s Law’ refers to legislation passed in Queensland, which granted police powers to use metal detection wands on people without reasonable suspicion in designated areas. Shadow Attorney-General, Peter Cain, will move the motion in the ACT Legislative Assembly today with support from Shadow Minister for Police, James Milligan.
Canberra Liberals call for education campaign on coercive control — Elizabeth Lee MLA
Deputy Opposition Leader and Shadow Minister for Prevention of Domestic and Family Violence, Leanne Castley, will today call on the Labor-Greens government to implement an education campaign on coercive control.
Labor-Greens Government must publicly release Ministerial Guidelines — Elizabeth Lee MLA
Deputy Opposition Leader and Shadow Minister for Prevention of Domestic and Family Violence, Leanne Castley, has today called on the Labor-Greens government to publicly release Ministerial Guidelines for the Domestic Violence Agencies (Information Sharing) Amendment Bill 2023. Ms Castley noted that the listening report published by the Government last year highlighted that, “Respondents indicated that their support for the Bill was contingent on the content of the Ministerial Guidelines”.
Canberra Liberals welcome findings of the Literacy and Numeracy Education Expert Panel — Elizabeth Lee MLA
Leader of the Opposition and Shadow Education Minister, Elizabeth Lee MLA, has welcomed the findings of the Literacy and Numeracy Education Expert Panel.
Canberra Liberals act to Criminalise Coercive Control — Elizabeth Lee MLA
The Canberra Liberals will introduce legislation to create a standalone criminal offence for coercive control, bringing the ACT in line with other jurisdictions including New South Wales and Queensland. Criminalising coercive control will reform how the legal system handles domestic violence, by moving away from an incident-based approach and towards an approach that prosecutes ongoing abusive behaviours.
Canberrans hit with the largest increase of taxes in the country — Elizabeth Lee MLA
Data released by the Australian Bureau of Statistics revealed that the ACT Government imposed the largest tax increase per capita with a 4.8% increase compared to the previous financial year. This increase has resulted in the ACT becoming the second highest taxing jurisdiction in the country at $5,610 per capita. Leader of the Opposition and Shadow Treasurer Elizabeth Lee said that this is a direct result of Andrew Barr’s decade long mismanagement of the ACT budget.
Canberra Liberals to host roundtable forum with construction industry — Elizabeth Lee MLA
Shadow Minister for Sustainable Building and Construction Mark Parton has announced the Canberra Liberals will host a roundtable forum with 20 participants from the construction industry on Thursday May 2. Mr Parton said there has been a string of building company collapses in the territory recently, with four construction companies folding within the space of a month.
Canberra Liberals announce rebates up to $2000 for IVF treatment — Elizabeth Lee MLA
Under a Canberra Liberals government ACT residents will be able to access up to $2000 for out-of-pocket expenses incurred when recieving IVF or certain Assisted Reproductive Technology (ART) treatments. Canberra Liberals Leader Elizabeth Lee who made the announcement today said the rebates will be available for all ACT families undergoing fertility treatment from an accredited provider to assist with costs not reimbursed by Medicare or private health insurance.
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