Nicola Roxon (Gellibrand, Australian Labor Party, Minister for Health and Ageing) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

to present a Bill for an Act to make amendments consequential on uniform legislation relating to the regulation of health practitioners, and for related purposes.

Robert McClelland (Barton, Australian Labor Party, Attorney-General) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

to present a Bill for an Act to combat people smuggling, and for other purposes.

Martin Ferguson (Batman, Australian Labor Party, Minister for Resources and Energy) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

to present a Bill for an Act to make provision in relation to the selection of a site for, and the establishment and operation of, a radioactive waste management facility, and for related purposes.

Kate Ellis (Adelaide, Australian Labor Party, Minister for Early Childhood Education, Childcare and Youth) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

to present A Bill for an Act to amend the law relating to family assistance, and for related purposes.

Kay Hull (Riverina, National Party) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

to move:

That the House:

(1)

notes that:

(a)

many ageing parents and carers of disabled children are in:

(i)

crisis, or face crisis due to the lack of accommodation for their disabled children; and

(ii)

need of aged care accommodation for themselves;

(b)

ageing parents of a child with a life long disability are commonly required to provide care for the duration of the child’s life—in many cases over 50 years of care responsibility without a break;

(c)

due to limited available accommodation options for disabled people, many aged carers of disabled people are significantly disadvantaged;

(d)

there is an urgent need to assist ageing parents and carers of disabled children with accessing longer term accommodation options for their children;

(e)

families unable to provide financially for the future care of their child with a disability not be disadvantaged by their lack of financial capacity; and

(f)

in October 2005 the then Prime Minister the Hon. John Howard announced a $200 million package to assist parents establish private trusts for the future care of their disabled children;

(2)

calls on the Government to advise the House on the action taken to progress the establishment of these private trusts; and

(3)

calls on the State, Territory and Federal governments to work together to urgently resolve these accommodation and care crises.

Darren Chester (Gippsland, National Party) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

to move:

That the House:

(1)

acknowledges the tragic impact that bushfires have on communities throughout Australia, particularly regional areas and the urban interface;

(2)

notes the importance of prescribed burning as a means of reducing fire intensity throughout Australia; and

(3)

highlights the need for the Federal Government to work in partnership with State and Territory Governments; natural resource management agencies; and fire authorities to develop national standards to reduce the impact of bushfires on our community.

John Forrest (Mallee, National Party) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

to move:

That the House:

(1)

recognises that a crisis is emerging in respect of debt recovery across the primary production sector of the Australian economy as a consequence of more than seven years of drought;

(2)

acknowledges the need for debt recovery protocols in commercial lending similar to those that exist for mortgage lending;

(3)

supports the concept of compulsory debt mediation prior to lenders exercising their rights to pursue recovery through legal processes; and

(4)

agrees that the Federal Parliament could legislate such a requirement in respect of corporations but the States and Territories need to legislate in respect of other commercial business arrangements.