Philip Ruddock (Berowra, Liberal Party, Attorney-General) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

to present a Bill for an Act to amend the Classification (Publications, Films and Computer Games) Act 1995, and for related purposes. (Classification (Publications, Films and Computer Games) Amendment (Advertising and Other Matters) Bill 2007)

Andrew Robb (Goldstein, Liberal Party, Minister for Vocational and Further Education) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

to present a Bill for an Act to amend the law relating to the provision of education services to overseas students, and for related purposes. (Education Services for Overseas Students Legislation Amendment Bill 2007)

Kerry Bartlett (Macquarie, Liberal Party) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

to move:

That the House:

(1)

recognises that climate change poses real threats to Australia and that there is an urgent need to reduce greenhouse gas emissions;

(2)

congratulates the organisers of Earth Hour 2007, which encourages Sydneysiders—businesses and individuals—to turn off their lights at 7.30 p.m. on 31 March for one hour;

(3)

urges Members of this House to support Earth Hour in their electorates; and

(4)

calls on the Howard Government to participate in Earth Hour 2007 by turning off the lights of all unoccupied Commonwealth Government buildings for one hour at 7.30 p.m. on 31 March 2007.

Nicola Roxon (Gellibrand, Australian Labor Party, Shadow Minister for Health) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

to move:

That the House:

(1)

expresses concern at:

(a)

recent reports of unlawful killing and detention of Oromo refugees by Ethiopian and Somali security forces in Somalia; and

(b)

ongoing reports of human rights violations and persecution of ethnic groups in Ethiopia; and

(2)

calls on the Australian Government to:

(a)

urge the international community to secure the rights of Oromo refugees in Somalia and elsewhere; and

(b)

request that the Ethiopian Government allow its citizens to peacefully exercise their rights to freedom of association and assembly and investigate fully reports of human rights violations by police and security forces.

Michael Johnson (Ryan, Liberal Party) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

to move:

That the House:

(1)

recognise the tragic loss of 1,605 lives on our roads in 2006, including 336 in Queensland;

(2)

recognise that road crashes remain the biggest killer of young Australians aged 16 to 25 and that in any given year, people aged between 18 and 24 are twice as likely to die in road smashes than other drivers;

(3)

also recognise that researchers at the University of Queensland have calculated that the death and injury from road accidents costs the national economy some $17 billion a year, or the equivalent of 2.3 per cent of Australia’s gross national income; and

(4)

commend the Government for extending the AusLink Black Spot program, which has already eliminated some 700 dangerous crash sites in Queensland alone, for a further two years, from 2006-07 to 2007-08, at a cost of $90 million.