House debates
Wednesday, 14 February 2007
Appropriation Bill (No. 3) 2006-2007; Appropriation Bill (No. 4) 2006-2007
Second Reading
Debate resumed from 12 February, on motion by Mr Nairn:
That this bill be now read a second time.
upon which Mr Tanner moved by way of amendment:
That all words after “That” be omitted with a view to substituting the following words:“whilst not declining to give the bill a second reading, the House is of the view that:
- (1)
- despite record high commodity prices the Government has failed to secure Australia’s long term economic fundamentals and that it should be condemned for its failure to:
- (a)
- stem the widening current account deficit and trade deficit;
- (b)
- reverse the reduction in education and training investment;
- (c)
- acknowledge the connection between climate change and human activity and tackle the serious threat climate change poses to Australia’s long-term well-being;
- (d)
- address critical structural weaknesses in health such as workforce shortages and rising costs;
- (e)
- expand and encourage research and development to move Australian industry and exports up the value-chain; and
- (f)
- address falling levels of workplace productivity; and
- (2)
- the Government’s extreme industrial relations laws will lower wages and conditions for many workers and do nothing to enhance productivity or economic growth; and
- (3)
- the Government’s Budget documents fail the test of transparency and accountability”.
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