House debates
Tuesday, 9 May 2023
Committees
Petitions Committee; Report
4:58 pm
Susan Templeman (Macquarie, Australian Labor Party) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source
I present report No. 9 of the Standing Committee on Petitions for the 47th Parliament.
The report read as follows—
PETITIONS COMMITTEE
REPORT No. 9
Petitions and Ministerial Responses
9 May 2023
Chair Ms Susan Templeman MP
Deputy Chair Mr Ross Vasta MP
Mr Sam Birrell MP
Ms Alison Byrnes MP
Ms Lisa Chesters MP
Mr Garth Hamilton MP
Ms Tracy Roberts MP
Ms Meryl Swanson MP
Report summarising the petitions and ministerial responses being presented.
The committee met in private session in the 47th Parliament on 8 March 2023, 22 M arch 2023, 29 March 2023 and 12 April 2023.
1. The committee resolved to present the following 55 petitions in accordance with standing order 207:
Petitions certified on 8 March 2023
From 161 petitioners—requesting Just terms compensation for the Noongar people of Western Australia. (EN4808)
From 132 petitioners—requesting Ban mRNA vaccines. (EN4810)
From 20 petitioners—requesting Cancel the referendum for indigenous Voice to Parliament (EN4819)
From 11 petitioners—requesting Control inflation with compulsory savings (EN4822)
From 91 petitioners—requesting Independent review into the Australian Broadcasting Corporation for media bias (EN4823)
From 254 petitioners—requesting Turkish Family Scheme visa (EN4824)
From 52 petitioners—requesting Trove is an essential source for researching all historical data. (EN4825)
From 1507 petitioners—requesting Parliamentary inquiry into the wind turbine industry in Australia (EN4826)
From 3056 petitioners—requesting Australia's Heritage Brumbies Deserve Recognition and protection in Commonwealth Legislation (EN4827)
From 218 petitioners—requesting Amend Social Security law to include Nurse Practitioners (EN4834)
From 270 petitioners—requesting Reduce the Retirement Age for Aboriginal people in Australia. (EN4835)
From 21 petitioners—requesting Outlaw hidden charges (EN4838)
From 13 petitioners—requesting Improve rights of employees when made redundant after November 1st (EN4839)
From 7645 petitioners—requesting Unrestricted work rights for students (EN4842)
From 14 petitioners—requesting Medicare Coverage for Foreign Aged Parents in Australia (EN4843)
From 279 petitioners—requesting Medicare improve access to bulk billing GP's (EN4849)
From 3875 petitioners—requesting Support Current Victorian Nursing and Midwifery students (EN4851)
From 19 petitioners—requesting Withdraw Triple J Sponsorship of the Groovin' the Moo festival (EN4854)
From 14 petitioners—requesting National testing for dioxins in Australia. (EN4856)
From 417 petitioners—requesting Permanent residency pathway for family members on long-term bridging visas (EN4857)
From 32 petitioners—requesting PCR tests—change back to no referral required (EN4859)
From 15 petitioners—requesting Add jab data to the next Australian census. (EN4862)
From 3261 petitioners—requesting Allowing asylum for individuals with non-conforming in traditional gender identities (EN4863)
From 43 petitioners—requesting Including onboarding and psych-evaluations to the NDIS worker screening checks(EN4870)
From 138 petitioners—requesting Improve access to Medicare for telehealth consultations with General Practitioners (EN4872)
From 31161 petitioners—requesting Bereavement suite or room in every hospital in Australia (EN4873)
Petitions certified on 22 March 2023
From 12 petitioners—requesting Subsidise EV Conversions (EN4880)
From 27 petitioners—requesting Keep Fiasp (ultra-fast acting) Insulin on the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (EN4886)
From 9 petitioners—requesting Revoke Pauga Extraditable Person notice since Samoan Arrest warrant withdrawn (EN4889)
From 45 petitioners—requesting Royal Commission into Murdoch media empire (EN4891)
From 10 petitioners—requesting 1000Mbit to our 12Mbit? Country internet speeds are not equitable! (EN4892)
From 10 petitioners—requesting Sponsored Tourist visa facilitation for Lebanese (EN4895)
From 10729 petitioners—requesting Stop the partner income assesment for the Disability Support Pension. (EN4899)
From 3 petitioners—requesting Prepare for war with China. (EN4903)
From 231 petitioners—requesting Increase the medicare rebate and financial support to GP practices (EN4906)
From 766 petitioners—requesting Give Lactation Consultants a Medicare Provider Number (EN4909)
From 603 petitioners—requesting Implement a Commonwealth Harassment Act (EN4913)
From 6 petitioners—requesting Reject a National Human Rights Act (EN4914)
From 8 petitioners—requesting Batteries in every home to cut the costs of electricity. (EN4917)
From 27 petitioners—requesting Stop the cancellation of Single Parenting Payment (EN4919)
From 15 petitioners—requesting Cessation of alliance with the USA due to extremist views. (EN4926)
From 18 petitioners—requesting Encourage Peace Talks between Ukraine and Russia (EN4928)
From 34 petitioners—requesting Legislation to prevent telecommunication companies forcing direct debit upon consumers (EN4939)
From 376 petitioners—requesting Pakistan Is Under Facism: Australia Must Act. (EN4942)
Petitions certified on 29 March 2023
From 57 petitioners—requesting VC Medal awarded to Leading Seaman Ronald Taylor 20863 (EN4948)
From 19 petitioners—requesting Ban executives from failed banks, from running another one. (EN4951)
From 73 petitioners—requesting Democracy in Pakistan (EN4954)
From 1 petitioners—requesting UNEMPLOYMENT BENEFIT TO BE INDEX ONLY EVERRY 2 YEARS! (EN4958)
From 248 petitioners—requesting Free Mental Health Care in Australia (EN4960)
From 42 petitioners—requesting Failed outcomes of Australia's development partnership with Sri Lanka (EN4961)
From 6 petitioners—requesting Filming in public (EN4966)
From 39 petitioners—requesting Climate action: everything, everywhere, all at once. (EN4967)
From 77 petitioners—requesting Stop Companies Keeping Unnecessary Data—Protect Consumers' Privacy (EN4968)
From 5 petitioners—requesting Free tubal ligation for willing and dumb/ crazy women (EN4969)
Petition certified on 12 April 2023
From 16 petitioners—requesting support for Trove (PN0557)
2. The following 31 ministerial responses to petitions were received:
Ministerial responses received by the Committee on 29 March 2023
From the Treasurer to a petition requesting the repatriation of the Reserve Bank of Australia's (RBA) gold holdings held at the Bank of England (BoE) (EN4029)
From the Minister for Finance to petitions regarding digital identity legislation (EN4090 and EN4588)
From the Treasurer to a petition requesting the repatriation of the Reserve Bank of Australia's (RBA) gold holdings held at the Bank of England (BoE) (EN4096)
From the Minister for Home Affairs to a petition regarding the stay period for Temporary Graduate (subclass 485) visa (TGV) holders who remained in Australia during the VOCID-19 pandemic (EN4340)
From the Minister for Foreign Affairs to a petition regarding the conflict in Tigray, northern Ethiopia (EN4491)
From the Treasurer to a petition requesting to replace the Queen's portrait on the $5 banknote with an image of the National War Memorial (EN4543)
From the Minister for Health and Aged Care to a petition requesting to revoke protection for companies responsible for supplying COVID-19 vaccines to the Commonwealth (EN4610)
From the Minister for Housing to a petition requesting a Royal Commission into housing and homelessness in Australia (EN4753)
Ministerial responses received by the Committee on 12 April 2023
From the Minister for Communications to a petition regarding reporting by the Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) and the Special Broadcasting Service (SBS) on a range of issues (EN3540)
From the Treasurer to a petition regarding the Medicare Levy (EN3543)
From the Minister for Communications to a petition requesting the Government privatise the Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) and the Special Broadcasting Service (SBS) (EN3554)
From the Minister for Communications to a petition regarding reporting by the Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) on allegations of war crimes made against the 2nd Commando Regiment's November platoon (EN3637)
From the Minister for Communications to a petition requesting the prevention of the United Australia Party from sending text messages (EN3665)
From the Minister for Immigration, Citizenship and Multicultural Affairs to a petition regarding the cancellation of Mr Novak Djokovic's visa based on character ground (EN3861)
From the Minister for Foreign Affairs to a petition requesting to include Ukraine into the Australian Generalized System of Tariff Preferences (EN4280)
From the Minister for Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development and Local Government to a petition regarding accountability of Australian airlines (EN4362)
From the Minister for Communications to a petition regarding federal legislation for production and distribution of adult media (EN4527)
From the Attorney-General to a petition regarding Google's indexing of personal information (EN4573)
From the Minister for Trade and Tourism to a petition requesting the creation of "The Defund Davos Act" (EN4591)
From the Minister for Immigration, Citizenship and Multicultural Affairs to a petition regarding Australia's treatment of asylum seekers (EN4601)
From the Minister for Immigration, Citizenship and Multicultural Affairs to a petition regarding the urgent prioritisation of Iranian visa applicants (EN4602)
From the Minister for Defence to a petition regarding nuclear-capable B-52 bombers, AUKUS and Marine Rotational Forces in Darwin (EN4647)
From the Minister for Health and Aged Care to a petition requesting to recognise pharmacists as valid healthcare providers and prescribers (EN4656)
From the Attorney-General to a petition requesting Australia Enact privacy laws similar to the European Union's General Data Protection Regulation (EU GDPR) (EN4667)
From the Minister for Foreign Affairs to a petition requesting the Australian Government to take stronger action against the Iranian regime to stop the execution of protestors (EN4682)
From the Minister for Housing to a petition regarding the use of cruise ships to assist with the housing crisis (EN4686)
From the Minister for Health and Aged Care to a petition requesting enhanced COVID-19 requirements or restrictions for travellers from the People's Republic of China, including the Special Administrative Regions of Hong Kong and Macau (EN4722, EN4726, EN4728, EN4731)
From the Minister for Health and Aged Care to a petition regarding access of Schedule 8 medicines for chronic pain sufferers (EN4725)
From the Minister for Health and Aged Care to a petition requesting the removal of restrictions on travellers from the People's Republic of China (EN4732)
From the Minister for the Arts to a petition regarding funding for Trove (EN4737, EN4745, EN4747, EN4755, EN4761)
From the Assistant Minister to the Prime Minister to a petition requesting to change the date of Australia Day (EN4773)
Ms Susan Templeman MP
Chair—Petitions Committee