Senator Siewert and Senator Nettle to move on the next day of sitting:

That the Senate:

(a)

notes:

(i)

the impact of reduced rainfall on inflows into river systems in northern New South Wales due to the combined effects of climate change and drought,

(ii)

that serious water management issues already exist in these systems, including problems with over-allocation of water resources, and

(iii)

the economic value of the range of industries that depend on these systems, from dairy farms on the floodplains through to commercial fisheries; and

(b)

calls on the Federal Government to:

(i)

abandon plans for damming the Clarence, Tweed, Richmond and Mann Rivers, and

(ii)

work with local communities, local water authorities and state governments in developing non-runoff dependent alternative sources to meet increasing demand, such as rainwater tanks, stormwater capture and storage, and recycling.

Senator O’Brien to move, contingent on the Wheat Marketing Amendment Bill 2007 being read a second time:

That it be an instruction to the committee of the whole that:

(a)

the committee divide the Wheat Marketing Amendment Bill 2007 to incorporate Schedules l, 3, 4, 5 and 6 in a separate bill; and

(b)

the committee add to that separate bill enacting words and provisions for titles and commencement.

Senator Nettle to move on the next day of sitting:

That the Senate:

(a)

notes the Victorian Law Reform Commission’s publication, Assisted reproductive technology & adoption: final report, which acknowledges the research that shows that having single, lesbian or gay parents does not pose a risk to the wellbeing of children; and

(b)

calls on the Federal Government to work with all states and territories to provide IVF treatment and adoption rights to all people, regardless of their sexuality.