Senator Humphries to move on the next day of sitting:

That the Senate—

(a)

notes:

(i)

the maturing relationship between Vietnam and Australia, the high-level contacts between Prime Ministers, Australia’s development cooperation program of approximately $81 million per year, and the strong people to people links,

(ii)

continuing international concern about human rights issues in Vietnam, including gaoling, administrative detention, harassment of human rights activists for their advocacy of democracy, and religious freedom,

(iii)

the importance of addressing the cases of individuals such as the Most Venerable Thich Quang Do and Thich Huyen Quang, Hoa Hao Elderly Mr Le Quang Liem, Pastor Nguyen Cong Chinh, Dr Pham Hong Son, journalists Nguyen Khac Toan and Hguyen Vu Binh and many ethnic Montagnard people such as Siu Boch, A Brih, and Y Tim Bya, and

(iv)

the Australian Government’s active support and promotion of democratic freedoms and human rights in Vietnam, including through the annual human rights dialogue, and other cooperation programs, and encourages the Government to continue these efforts; and

(b)

calls on the Vietnamese Government to observe its international obligations on human rights, including the provision of free and fair elections.

Senators Murray and Siewert to move on the next day of sitting:

That the Senate—

(a)

notes that:

(i)

the Government will need time to consider possible legislative changes to the wheat export regime, following the report of the Cole Commission of Inquiry, but

(ii)

from a cash flow and revenue perspective, Western Australian wheat growers need urgent resolution in 2006 to present export impediments; and

(b)

asks the Government to consider introducing legislation into the Senate in the sitting week commencing 4 December 2006 to provide that for a period of 15 months or two seasons the final approval power for wheat export licences be transferred to the Treasurer.

Senator Siewert to move on the next day of sitting:

That the Senate—

(a)

notes:

(i)

there have been calls by land owners in the Ramsar-listed Gwydir Wetlands for it to be de-listed as a Ramsar site due to its degraded condition, and

(ii)

the declining condition of Gwydir Wetlands, Macquarie Marshes, the Coorong and other Ramsar Wetlands of International Importance; and

(b)

calls on the Federal Government to establish an independent review of the health and management of Ramsar wetlands in Australia.

Senator Siewert to move on 5 December:

That the 2006/07 SBT Australian National Catch Allocation Determination, made under subclause 17(2) of the Southern Bluefin Tuna Fishery Management Plan 1995, be disallowed.

Senator Bartlett to move on the next day of sitting:

That the following bill be introduced: A Bill for an Act to remove the privative clause in the Migration Act 1958, and for related purposes. Migration Legislation Amendment (Restoration of Fair Process) Bill 2006.

Senator McLucas to move on the next day of sitting:

That the Senate—

(a)

notes that:

(i)

3 December marks the International Day of People with Disability,

(ii)

the International Day of People with Disability was established in 1992 by the United Nations General Assembly to promote an understanding of disability issues and mobilise support for the dignity, rights and well-being of persons with disabilities and to increase awareness of gains to be derived from the integration of persons with disabilities in every aspect of political, social, economic and cultural life,

(iii)

one in 5 Australians (approximately 3.95 million people) has a reported disability and, of those who have a disability, only 53 per cent are in the workforce, compared with 81 per cent of people without a disability, while the unemployment rate among people with disability is 8.6 per cent, compared with 5 per cent for people without a disability, and

(iv)

there are more than 2.5 million Australians who take on a caring role and provide some assistance to people who require help because of their disability or age; and

(b)

calls on the Government to recognise that advocacy for people with disability is an essential service and that people with disability need access to advocates to speak on their behalf and direction both individually and systemically.

Senator Brandis to move on the next day of sitting:

That the time for the presentation of the report of the Economics Committee on petrol pricing in Australia be extended to 7 December 2006.

Senator Brandis to move on the next day of sitting:

That the Economics Committee be authorised to hold a public meeting during the sitting of the Senate on Thursday, 7 December 2006, from 3.30 pm, to further consider the 2006-07 supplementary Budget estimates.

Senators Payne and Stott Despoja to move on the next day of sitting:

That the Senate—

(a)

recognises that 1 December is World AIDS Day, and the theme for 2006 is ‘HIV/AIDS: Let’s talk about it: many faces, different stories’;

(b)

notes:

(i)

the efforts of those who work to raise consciousness in the community about HIV/AIDS issues and the need for ongoing development of education and prevention initiatives, and

(ii)

that according to UNAIDS, the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS, there are 39.3 million people globally living with HIV, including 4.3 million new infections in 2006, 960 000 of which are in east, south and south-east Asia, and 7 100  in the Oceania region;

(c)

recognises that the Australian Government spends approximately $48 million directly each year on HIV/AIDS initiatives and supports steps to combat the effects of HIV/AIDS through the Asia-Pacific Business Coalition on HIV/AIDS, the AusAID-Clinton Foundation Partnership, and the Asia Pacific Leadership Forum on HIV/AIDS and Development; and

(d)

notes the work of private and public institutions and non-Government organisations in the fight against HIV/AIDS.

Senator Nettle to move on the next day of sitting:

That the Senate—

(a)

notes:

(i)

the decision of the Land and Environment Court of New South Wales to require climate change impacts to be considered in environmental assessments of new projects such as coal mines,

(ii)

that coal from the proposed Anvil Hill mine in the Hunter Valley when burnt will cause 27 000 000 tonnes of greenhouse gas emissions, the equivalent of 4 million extra cars on our roads,

(iii)

the growing community opposition to the mine, including miners, wine makers and farmers, and

(iv)

the 42 per cent growth in coal exports in the 2005-06 financial year; and

(b)

calls on the Government to:

(i)

ensure that the impact of major projects on climate change be a requirement of all future environmental assessments and federal government decisions, and

(ii)

recognise that the continued expansion of the coal industry is not compatible with curbing climate change.