Bob Brown (Tasmania, Australian Greens) Share this | Hansard source

To move:

That the Senate—   (a)   acknowledges the proven success and cost-effectiveness of the national programs PrimaryConnections and Science By Doing, run by the Australian Academy of Science and funded by the Government, that support the professional development of teachers and actively engage primary and secondary school students in science education;   (b)   expresses disappointment that funding for the two programs has been discontinued, particularly given that:      (i)   the programs will only account for $3.5 million over the next 3 years, and      (ii)   the Government has already invested $13.4 million in the development of the programs with Science By Doing having great success despite only running for the past 2 years and PrimaryConnections being only 2 years away from becoming self-sustaining; and   (c)   calls on the Government to immediately restore funding for the programs.

To move:

That the Senate—   (a)   notes that:      (i)   a number of submissions to and participants at the recent tax forum called for the global introduction of a financial transaction tax, and      (ii)   the European Parliament has voted to support introducing a financial transaction tax and that the European Commission has proposed it be levied at a very low rate of 0.1 per cent on transactions in shares and bonds and 0.01 per cent on derivatives trading; and   (b)   urges the Government to support further discussion of a global financial transaction tax at the next G20 meeting.