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What Cabinet was told about DHR is now the real story
It’s been four years since the ACT Government began rolling out the Digital Health Record, but Opposition Leader Mark Parton says new questions are cropping up. Photo: Lottie Twyford. Recently, the government wanted a good-news day: more Canberra GPs would be linked to the Digital Health Record. Patients would get better continuity of care. That part is welcome. Doctors should see the public hospital story behind the person.
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.
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.
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.
Mark Parton: the TikToking politician unafraid to 'embarrass the hell' out of the government
Canberra Liberals MLA Mark Parton only thought he’d be in Canberra for six months. That was 23 years ago. Photo: Region Media. Territory politics wasn’t the obvious first for Canberra Liberals MLA Mark Parton. But then again, neither was the Liberal Party; nor was the Nation’s Capital. Like many who move to the city, he envisioned only spending three to six months here before he’d ‘find something else’. But something about Canberra captured his attention.
No simple solutions: Government rejects call for a review into 'housing crisis'
Lottie Twyford 14 November 2021 13 November 2021 Liberals MLA Mark Parton called on the Government to investigate the impact their own policies are having on the “housing crisis”. Photo: Michelle Kroll. The ACT Government has refused to explicitly acknowledge Canberra is facing a housing crisis and has rejected Opposition calls to investigate the impact its own policies are having on the market.
Community association blasts Griffith public housing proposal
Ian Bushnell 31 October 2021 30 October 2021 Housing ACT has 77 Captain Cook Crescent earmarked for three new Supportive Housing dwellings. Photo: Google Maps. Housing ACT has been accused of failing to follow the government’s own planning rules in submitting a development application for three two-bedroom Supportive Housing dwellings to be built on a block in Griffith.
Parton vows to continue fighting for public housing tenants
MLA Mark Parton says the only way to get the government’s attention on housing is to “embarrass the hell out of them”. Photo: Dominic Giannini. This week, RiotACT published an editorial about my push to help a Canberra family who have been living in a Housing ACT residence that has been deemed by housing to be uninhabitable.
Canberra MLA fined $1,000 for COVID-19 breach
Dominic Giannini 8 January 2021 8 January 2021 Mark Parton has been fined for “unwittingly” breaching COVID-19 restrictions in WA. Photo: Dominic Giannini. Brindabella MLA Mark Parton has been fined $1,000 for breaching COVID-19 quarantine restrictions in Western Australia. According to WA media, he has been issued the fine after “unwittingly” failing to mention he had been to Queanbeyan within 14 days of visiting WA.
Parton self-isolates after potential breach of WA COVID-19 rules
Dominic Giannini 7 January 2021 7 January 2021 Mark Parton attended Queanbeyan Racecourse on Boxing Day. Photo: Facebook. Liberal MLA Mark Parton says he is self-isolating in Westen Australia while seeking advice after unwittingly breaking WA’s COVID-19 border restrictions. WA has imposed border restrictions on people from NSW and Victoria who must receive an exemption to enter and quarantine for 14-days upon arrival.
Every dark COVID-19 cloud has a silver lining
There’s been a silver lining for many families spending more time together in the lockdown. Photo: Supplied. I said to our teenagers: “You realise that you’re living through quite possibly the defining moment of the 21st century, don’t you?
Greens’ opposition to War Memorial expansion to put Labor on spot in Canberra | The RiotACT
The Government and Labor have got their priorities wrong supporting the Australian War Memorial expansion, say the Greens. The Greens have thrown a potential hand grenade into the ACT Labor camp ahead of the Federal election with a policy announcement opposing the massive expansion of the Australian War Memorial and supporting the redirection of the $498 million cost to other national institutions.
War on drones: Police investigate after drone shot from the sky
By Lachlan Roberts 19 February 2019 2 A drone that was shot while in operation has sparked a police investigation. An Evoenergy drone that was shot from the sky in the south of the ACT last week has sparked a police investigation and a warning from an anti-drone group not take their anger of drones into their own hands. An ACT Policing spokesperson said police responded to reports of a commercial drone being shot down in Tennant, around 2:15 pm on Thursday afternoon (14 February).
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