Rachel Siewert (WA, Australian Greens) Share this | Hansard source

I move:

That the Senate—

(a)   notes that World Kidney Day, held on 10 March 2016, is an opportunity to raise awareness of kidney disease;

(b)   acknowledges that:

(i)   severe kidney disease is more common among Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples than non–Indigenous Australians, and

(ii)   Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples are more likely to die from kidney disease;

(c)   recognises:

(i)   the importance of prevention and dialysis services for remote communities,

(ii)   that governments have provided funding for kidney health services in remote communities, particularly most recently in central Australia, and

(iii)   the on-going need for further prevention and dialysis services in Australia, including northern Australia; and

(d)   calls on the Government to continue to invest in kidney health in Australia.