Natasha Stott Despoja (SA, Australian Democrats) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

I move:

That the Senate—

(a)

notes:

(i)

the Make Poverty History campaign’s White Band Day on Sunday, 2 April 2006;

(ii)

the continuing tremendous efforts of the many non-government organisations involved in the Make Poverty History campaign, in pursuit of their commitment to the Millennium Development Goals,

(ii)

the Government’s response to the tsunami crisis and aid budget increase and the understanding that this response may serve as a guide to Australia in supporting the Make Poverty History campaign to achieve its goal of halving world poverty by 2015,

(iv)

that Australia has the capacity to assist the campaign in a particularly constructive and valuable way, and

(v)

that an end to world poverty is attainable with the assistance and determination of nations such as Australia; and

(b)

calls on the Government to continue to increase the proportion of budget funding for aid in the 2006 budget, consistent with its commitment to helping developing countries reduce poverty and achieve sustainable development.

Question negatived.