Bernie Ripoll (Oxley, Australian Labor Party) Share this | Hansard source

to move:

That the House:

(1)

notes that:

(a)

urban planning is an essential part of dealing with Australia’s future growth and addresses important areas such as jobs, housing, infrastructure and sustainable transport;

(b)

urban planning requires broad participation from all tiers of government and various sectors to help shape future directions and developments;

(c)

urban planning fosters quality planning which will create sustainable Australian communities which produce social, cultural, economic and environmental benefits for all; and

(d)

if the nation is to have an agenda for prosperity—both economic and social—we must search for long term solutions; and

(2)

supports:

(a)

positive initiatives by the current Government to address future growth such as the establishment of Infrastructure Australia; and

(b)

policies, projects and initiatives that deliver long term solution for Australia’s future planning needs and not for each electoral cycle.

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