Senate debates

Tuesday, 28 February 2006

Iran: Nuclear Program

3:36 pm

Photo of Kerry NettleKerry Nettle (NSW, Australian Greens) Share this | Hansard source

I move:

That the Senate—
(a)
notes:
(i)
that the International Atomic Energy Agency’s board of governors will meet on 6 March 2006 to consider the resumption of aspects of Iran’s nuclear program,
(ii)
the recent media reports that suggest the United States of America (US) and Israel are considering a military strike on Iran, and
(iii)
the recent report by the Oxford Research Group that found that as many as 10 000 people could die in such an attack; and
(b)
calls on the Government to:
(i)
support diplomatic initiatives to prevent Iran from pursuing nuclear weapons,
(ii)
encourage all parties to the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty to pursue its requirements for nuclear disarmament, and
(iii)
rule out Australian support for a military strike on Iran by the US or Israel.

Question put.

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