Steve Georganas (Hindmarsh, Australian Labor Party) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

to move:

That the House:

(1)

acknowledges the important contributions of cleaners across Australia as recognised through the International Day for Cleaners in June 2008;

Kay Hull (Riverina, National Party) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

to move:

That the House recognises:

(1)

there is a rising rate of HIV infection in Australia with around 1000 new HIV infections per year;

Don Randall (Canning, Liberal Party, Shadow Cabinet Secretary) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

to move:

That the House:

(1)

recognises the severe financial distress and hardship faced by a number of current and former franchisees throughout Australia as a direct result of franchisor conduct;

Julia Irwin (Fowler, Australian Labor Party) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

to move:

That the House:

(1)

notes:

(a)

that the first week of June marks the week of International Church Action for Peace in Palestine and Israel; and

(b)

the statement by Australian church leaders issued in a statement of 4 June 2008—prepared by Archbishop Phillip Aspinall, Primate of the Anglican Church of Australia; Rev Gregor Henderson, President of the Uniting Church in Australia; and Archbishop Philip Wilson, President of the Australian Catholic Bishops Conference; and supported by 12 national Heads of Churches, 36 other Australian Church Leaders, 8 Heads of Church and related International Aid agencies—calling for the Australian Government to give a much higher priority to working for peace in the Holy Land; and

Dennis Jensen (Tangney, Liberal Party) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

to move:

That the House encourages the Government to lift the amount that a person in receipt of an Age Pension can earn from productive employment to an amount equivalent to the senior Australian’s tax offset before applying a penalty that reduces their Age Pension payment.