Brendan O'Connor (Gorton, Australian Labor Party) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

to move:

That the House:

(1)

recognises the enormous hurt to Australian working men and women owing to the enactment of the WorkChoices legislation;

(2)

recognises the extraordinary contribution of Australian rural and regional workers to their communities and the national economy;

(3)

recognises the particular damage to employment conditions and employment prospects in rural and regional Australia;

(4)

takes immediate action to restore protection for employment conditions and employment prospects in rural and regional Australia; and

(5)

takes note of the Howard Government’s agenda to remove employment conditions and employment security, particularly in regional and rural Australia. (Notice given 16 October 2006.)

Sharon Bird (Cunningham, Australian Labor Party) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

to move:

That the House:

(1)

recognises the damaging impact upon Australian working women as a result of the federal Government’s WorkChoices legislation;

(2)

recognises in particular the contribution Australian women make to workplaces and households across the country;

(3)

takes immediate action to restore employment protection for women in the workforce;

(4)

takes particular action to provide employment protection to women adversely affected by the WorkChoices legislation; and

(5)

notes the Howard Government’s agenda to reduce employment conditions and employment security for women in the workforce. (Notice given 16 October 2006.)

Mark Baker (Braddon, Liberal Party) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

to move:

That the House:

(1)

notes that 15-21 October is Carers’ Week;

(2)

notes that the theme of this year’s Carers’ Week is “Anyone, Anytime”, the objective of which is identifying carers and empowering them to access support services;

(3)

recognises that there are approximately 2.6 million carers in Australia who provide unpaid help and assistance to a relative or friend, who could not otherwise manage because of disability, mental illness, chronic condition or frailty;

(4)

notes that almost everyone will provide care at some time during their life;

(5)

notes that around 1.2 billion hours of informal care are currently provided by family carers (as recently found by Access Economics in its report Economic Value of Informal Care);

(6)

acknowledges the enormous contribution made by carers to Australian society, often at great personal cost; and

(7)

calls on all levels of government, businesses and schools to consider adopting carer-friendly work practices and learning environments. (Notice given 16 October 2006.)

Nicola Roxon (Gellibrand, Australian Labor Party, Shadow Attorney-General) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

to move:

That the House:

(1)

reflect on the death of Australian Olympic silver medallist, Peter Norman, at his home in Williamstown on 3 October 2006;

(2)

recognise that Peter Norman’s 200-metre 1968 sprint time of 20.06 seconds still stands and the national 200-metre sprint record;

(3)

acknowledge the contribution of Peter Normal to Australian athletics;

(4)

reflect on the role of Peter Norman in one of the most controversial scenes in the history of sport;

(5)

applaud Peter Norman’s support of American medallists Tommie Smith and John Carlos on the Olympic podium in 1968 in their protest against racial discrimination and poverty; and

(6)

acknowledge the significant contribution Peter Norman made to the Civil Rights movement and international human rights through his actions and words. (Notice given 16 October 2006.)