Brett Mason (Queensland, Liberal Party, Shadow Minister for Universities and Research) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

To move:

That the following matters be referred to the Education, Employment and Workplace Relations References Committee for inquiry and report by 7 May 2013:

  (a)   the adequacy and effectiveness of the current system of university funding, including:

     (i)   base funding,

     (ii)   research grants,

     (iii)   Education Investment Fund,

     (iv)   government payment of FEE-HELP and other student loans,

     (v)   scholarships,

     (vi)   private fees,

     (vii)   grants from state and local governments,

     (viii)   private sources of income,

     (ix)   profit from business ventures,

     (x)   philanthropic giving, and

     (xi)   other sources of income;

  (b)   the adequacy and effectiveness of current funding arrangements, with respect to:

     (i)   the capacity of universities to manage and serve increasing demand,

     (ii)   the adequacy of campus infrastructure and resources,

     (iii)   institutional autonomy and flexibility,

     (iv)   institutional diversity,

     (v)   the quality and diversity of teaching, and

     (vi)   the quality and diversity of research; and

  (c)   alternative policy and funding options for the higher education and public research sectors.

Trish Crossin (NT, Australian Labor Party) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

To move:

That the time for the presentation of the report of the Legal and Constitutional Affairs Legislation Committee on the provisions of the Family Law Legislation Amendment (Family Violence and Other Measures) Bill 2011 be extended to 22 August 2011.

Bill Heffernan (NSW, Liberal Party) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

To move:

That the Rural Affairs and Transport References Committee report on its inquiry into the Live Animal Export (Slaughter) Prohibition Bill 2011 [No. 2] and the Live Animal Export Restriction and Prohibition Bill 2011 [No. 2], by 21 September 2011.

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

To move:

That the Senate—

  (a)   notes:

     (i)   the importance of local, grass roots delivery of renal services in central Australia for closing the gap in Aboriginal health outcomes,

     (ii)   the vital work of Western Desert Dialysis in improving the quality of life for people with end stage renal failure and supporting other renal services in the Northern Territory, South Australia and Western Australia, and

     (iii)   that the Government will cease funding Western Desert Dialysis as of December 2011, despite its success as a recipient of Commonwealth funding;

  (b)   draws attention to the previous motion supported by the Senate on 7 July 2011, which acknowledged the serious nature of kidney health problems for Aboriginal people in central Australia and called on the Government to show leadership and dedicate resources to implement the Central Australian Renal Services Action Plan; and

  (c)   calls on the Government to:

     (i)   take leadership on renal issues in central Australia,

     (ii)   implement the Central Australian Renal Services Action Plan, and

     (iii)   continue to fund Western Desert Dialysis, through the provision of a 3 year agreement.

Scott Ludlam (WA, Australian Greens) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

To move:

That the Senate—

  (a)   notes:

     (i)   sightings of one adult and three baby bilbies at the site of the proposed James Price Point gas hub, Western Australia, in the week beginning 7 August 2011,

     (ii)   that the pristine Kimberley bushland is prime habitat for the bilby, acknowledged as a vulnerable species by both the Western Australian Government and the Federal Government,

     (iii)   the need to verify these sightings and establish the significance of the bilby population at James Price Point,

     (iv)   that the land clearing that has already been undertaken by Woodside Petroleum at this site is considered an uncontrolled action,

     (v)   that uncontrolled clearing through this area may contravene the Government's own bilby recovery plan, and

     (vi)   that the decision to locate a gas hub or other heavy industry at James Price Point is still being considered under the Federal Government's strategic assessment process and is yet to be assessed; and

  (b)   calls for:

     (i)   an immediate halt to all land clearing at the James Price Point gas hub site until the nature and extent of the bilby colony has been established, and

     (ii)   the Minister for Sustainability, Environment, Water, Population and Communities (Mr Burke) to:

        (a)   consider this new evidence of bilby colonies at the clearing site,

        (b)   commission further independent studies into the status and habitat of the bilby population in this area,

        (c)   take careful note of the information provided through the environment protection and biodiversity conservation process, and

        (d)   examine the gas hub proposal in light of its impact on the bilby.

Sarah Hanson-Young (SA, Australian Greens) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

To move:

That the Senate—

  (a)   notes that:

     (i)   there are more than 1 000 Libyan students enrolled in Australia, and

     (ii)   the international economic sanctions imposed on Libya threaten the capacity of many of these students to access their government stipends,

  (b)   recognises that Canada and the United States of America have established schemes to allow students to access their funds; and

  (c)   calls on the Australian Government to establish a similar scheme for Libyan students in Australia.

Bob Brown (Tasmania, Australian Greens) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

To move:

That the Senate calls on senators from the Liberal Party of Australia and The Nationals to account for the $240 million of public money given to the Tasmanian logging industry by the Howard Government in 2004 and to explain to the parliament why this money did not halt the collapse of the industry, the closure of woodchip mills and the loss of hundreds of jobs in 2011.

Mark Furner (Queensland, Australian Labor Party) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

To move:

That Instrument no. CASA EX48/11, made under subregulation 308(1) of the Civil Aviation Regulations 1988, be disallowed. [F2011L00652]

By leave, a short summary of the matter raised by the committee was incorporated—

Instrument No. CASA EX48/11 was made by the Director of Aviation Safety on behalf of the Civil Aviation Authority (CASA), and exempts seaplanes from certain requirements of the Civil Aviation Regulations 1988 relating to general requirements for pilots of aircraft operated on the manoeuvring area of, or in the vicinity of, a non-controlled aerodrome. The instrument commenced on 20 April 2011, the day after it was registered on the Federal Register of Legislative Instruments.

In scrutinising this instrument against established principles of personal rights and parliamentary propriety, the Senate Standing Committee on Regulations and Ordinances (the committee) noted that it replaced, in similar terms, a previous instrument that expired at the end of January 2011. Given the period in which it appeared that no exemption was in operation, the committee sought advice from the Minister for Infrastructure and Transport (the minister) as to whether any person had been disadvantaged during that period. The minister subsequently advised that CASA was not aware of the extent to which persons were affected.

The committee was not able to determine on the basis of this response whether or to what extent persons may have been disadvantaged by the gap between exemptions, and has written to the minister seeking further clarification of this matter.

Ron Boswell (Queensland, National Party) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

To move:

That the Senate—

  (a)   condemns certain extremist groups and individuals, including the: Green Left Weekly magazine; Maritime Union of Australia; Geelong Trades Hall Council; Australians for Palestine and the Palestine Solidarity Campaign, and their calls for a boycott of the Israeli confectionery company 'Max Brenner' and all other Israeli companies that manufacture and sell products to and within Israel, as part of the Global Boycott Divestments and Sanctions, banning any links with Israeli organisations or organisations that support Israel and prohibiting any academic, government, sporting or cultural exchanges with Israel;

  (b)   acknowledges that Israel is a legitimate and democratic state and a good friend of Australia;

  (c)   recognises the right of the company Max Brenner to operate in Australia as a lawful and legitimate business, which should be able to operate unhindered and without persecution;

  (d)   denounces the boycott of this business and any other business engaging in free and lawful trade with the state of Israel; and

  (e)   calls on the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission to investigate any secondary boycotts being imposed on Max Brenner confectionery stores.