Bob McMullan (Fraser, Australian Labor Party) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

to present a bill for an act to amend the Copyright Act 1968, to provide for resale royalties for visual artists. (Artist’s Resale Rights Bill 2006)

Mrs Bronwyn Bishop (Mackellar, Liberal Party) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

to present a bill for an act to amend the Criminal Code Act 1995; to prevent the destruction or desecration of the Australian National Flag. (Protection of the Australian National Flag (Desecration of the Flag) Bill 2006)

Bruce Baird (Cook, Liberal Party) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

to move:

That this Parliament:

(1)

note with concern:

(a)

the increasing use of the death penalty as a criminal sanction in our region;

(b)

the execution of Mr Van Tuong Nguyen in the Republic of Singapore; and

(c)

the plight of all Australians who are currently on death row;

(2)

congratulate the Governor-General, the Prime Minister and the Australian Government and Opposition for their recent efforts on behalf of Australians on death row; and

(3)

call on the Australian Government to:

(a)

advocate with our regional neighbours the abolition of the death penalty or, as an interim measure, the establishment of a moratorium on executions; and

(b)

encourage our regional neighbours to ratify the United Nations International Convention on Civil and Political Rights and the Second Optional Protocol.

Dick Adams (Lyons, Australian Labor Party) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

to move:

That this House:

(1)

congratulate the farmers of Tasmania on their bid to bring the plight of all farmers to the attention of the community and the Premier of Tasmania for supporting them;

(2)

condemn the Federal Government for:

(a)

the lack of labelling laws to allow the community to make their own decisions on the purchase of fresh food;

(b)

the fact that farmers in Tasmania and the rest of Australia are suffering from the unlevel playing field that exists in the import and export of fresh foods;

(c)

the fact the Federal Government is not achieving enough gains for farmers in their negotiations on free trade agreements with many countries, including the US and China; and

(d)

the lack of leverage for farmers trying to negotiate fair and just contracting rates for their produce; and

(3)

call on the Minister for Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries to introduce legislation to ensure that labelling of farm products is unambiguous and works for the benefit of all Australian primary producers.

Anthony Albanese (Grayndler, Australian Labor Party, Deputy Manager of Opposition Business in the House) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

to present a bill for an act to ratify the Kyoto Protocol to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change. (Avoiding Dangerous Climate Change (Kyoto Protocol Ratification) Bill 2006)

Martin Ferguson (Batman, Australian Labor Party, Shadow Minister for Primary Industries, Resources, Forestry and Tourism) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

to move:

That this House recognise:

(1)

that 21 April 2006 marks the 150^th anniversary of the eight hour day;

(2)

the achievement of stonemasons and building workers who marched through the city of Melbourne 150 years ago, gathering supporters on the way to Parliament to demand work life balance;

(3)

the rationale behind the eight hour day was to strengthen family and community by giving workers time for recreation, self-improvement and full participation in civil society; and

(4)

that dividing work and family time remains the biggest challenge facing workers, with working parents finding it difficult to fit in picking up children from school, shopping, housework and childcare into their demanding lives.