John Madigan (Victoria, Democratic Labor Party) Share this | Hansard source

to move:

That the Senate notes that:

  (a)   24 October 2011 was the 55th anniversary of the Soviet invasion of Hungary, during which 20 000 Hungarians were killed, while 200 000 fled as refugees; and

  (b)   the installed Hungarian communist leader, Mr Janos Kadar, oversaw the imprisonment of 21 600, internment of 13 000 and execution of 400 democrats, liberals and reformist communists, and the misguided support of the Soviet occupation of Hungary by the Communist Party of Australia, and the successor, Socialist Party of Australia which, through its journal Survey, hailed comments by Mr Kadar that 'in the building of socialism Hungary relies, in the first place, on the many-faceted cooperation with the Soviet Union'.

to move:

That in light of the possible passage of the Clean Energy bills through the Senate and the acknowledgement of the fact that the Latrobe Valley region will be hit hardest by the introduction of a carbon tax, the Senate calls on the Government to acknowledge these concerns and place the Latrobe Valley on the priority list to receive access to the Government's national broadband network services as a matter of urgency.

to move:

That, in light of the possible passage of the Clean Energy bills through the Senate and the acknowledgement of the fact that the Latrobe Valley region will be the hardest hit by the introduction of a carbon tax, the Senate:

  (a)   recognises that privatisation of the State Electricity Commission of Victoria (SECV) by the Kennett Government has been a failure with little or no investment in new technologies by the private sector which is now threatening Victoria's power supply; and

  (b)   calls on the Federal Government:

     (i)   to lead the way to a new clean energy industry in the Latrobe Valley by working with the Victorian Government in the recommissioning of the SECV, and

     (ii)   to work with the State Government of Victoria to help build a new Coal-Gasified power station at Driffield as the first step in the creation of a clean power industry in Victoria and help build a future for the district and secure under public ownership a reliable clean power industry in that state.