Senate debates
Monday, 1 September 2014
Motions
Australian Animal Health Laboratory
3:35 pm
Richard Di Natale (Victoria, Australian Greens) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source
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That the Senate—
(a) notes recent cuts to jobs at the Australian Animal Health Laboratory of the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO), which conducts research into infectious diseases such as Avian Influenza, SARS, the Hendra virus and most recently Ebola; and
(b) calls on the Government to reverse the $111 million cuts to the CSIRO contained in the budget.
Gavin Marshall (Victoria, Deputy-President) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source
The question is that general business notice of motion No. 399 be agreed to.