Senate debates
Wednesday, 26 June 2013
- National Transport Commission (2 speeches)
I move: That that there be laid on the table, by the Minister representing the Minister for Infrastructure and Transport, no later than noon on Thursday, 27 June 2013, the overdue report by the... - Great Barrier Reef (1 speech)
I seek leave to amend general business notice of motion No. 1304 standing in my name for today relating to the Great Barrier Reef in the terms circulated in the chamber. Leave granted. I move the... - Universal Periodic Review Working Group of the United Nations Human Rights Council (1 speech)
At the request of Senator Singh, I move: That the Senate— (a) notes that the Universal Periodic Review (UPR) Working Group of the United Nations Human Rights Council will review the... - Minimum Employment Standards (2 speeches)
At the request of Senator Moore, I move: That the Senate calls on the Federal Government to: (a) work cooperatively with the states through the Council of Australian Governments and the... - Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (2 speeches)
I seek leave to amend general business notice of motion No. 1307 standing in my name for today relating to the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora in... - Coal Seam Gas (2 speeches)
I move: That the Senate— (a) notes that coal seam gas mining threatens our land, our water, our communities and our climate; and (b) calls on all parties to commit to not approving any more... - Occupational Health and Safety (9 speeches)
I move: That the Senate— (a) notes: (i) that in 2011, the Government passed the Work Health and Safety Bill 2011 which removed the term 'control' from the Duties of Care which changed the... - Marine Parks (2 speeches)
I, and also on behalf of Senator Singh, move: That the Senate— (a) supports the world's largest network of marine parks put in place by this Government; and (b) supports the management... - Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria (1 speech)
I move: That the Senate— (a) notes that: (i) the Global Fund to fight AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria board meeting, held in the week beginning 16 June 2013, approved the first funding... - Whaling (2 speeches)
I move: That the Senate— (a) notes that Australia's legal action against Japanese whaling will begin in the International Court of Justice, The Hague, on 26 June 2013, and will be followed...
