Jill Hall (Shortland, Australian Labor Party) Share this | Hansard source

to move:

That this House:

(1)

recognises that Commonwealth base funding for the Supported Accommodation Assistance Program in New South Wales remains static (apart from indexation) for the five year term of the agreement;

(2)

notes that the existing budget for the Supported Accommodation Assistance Program is not large compared to many other government programs with the allocation for NSW in 2005-2006 being $111.2 million shared between the NSW and Commonwealth Governments;

(3)

calls on the Australian Government and this Parliament to allocate additional funding resources for New South Wales Supported Accommodation Assistance to ensure the sustainability of a program that is vital to the health and wellbeing of Australian community life;

(4)

recognises that the funding required is extremely modest at a time when the Commonwealth Budget is in record surplus; and

(5)

notes that as the homeless service system struggles to keep services operating on an ever diminishing funding pool, grave fears are held for the future for homeless people seeking assistance. (Notice given 8 February 2006.)

to move:

That this House condemns the Federal Government for:

(1)

failing to adequately fund healthcare in Australia;

(2)

its role in causing the current doctor and nurse shortage in Australia; and

(3)

failing to adequately address this shortage. (Notice given 8 February 2006.)

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