Peter Slipper (Fisher, Liberal Party) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

to move:

That the House:

(1)

notes:

       (a)   the continuing human rights concerns in Tibet; and

       (b)  the continuing restrictions on entry to Tibetan areas for journalists, international observers, non-government agencies and foreign diplomats;

(2)

welcomes the informal talks between the Chinese Government and representatives of His Holiness, the 14^th Dalai Lama on 4 and 5 May 2008 in Shenzhen, China, and the agreement to hold a further round of the China-Tibet dialogue;

Christopher Pyne (Sturt, Liberal Party, Shadow Minister Assisting the Shadow Minister for Immigration and Citizenship) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

to move:

That the House:

(1)

notes:

(a)

today there are hundreds of thousands of children working on cocoa farms in Ivory Coast and Ghana and that these children routinely carry heavy loads, and work with fire, chemicals and knives, with little or no protection. Many of them have no chance of going to school;

(b)

about 70% of the cocoa beans used to make chocolate around the world come from West Africa, namely Ivory Coast and Ghana; and

(c)

the principle reason that child labour is employed to grow cocoa is because cocoa farmers are paid so poorly for their produce;

Wilson Tuckey (O'Connor, Liberal Party) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

to move:

That the House recognises the energy, water and agricultural potential in the far north of Australia, and in particular the Kimberley region, and urges the Parliament to give prior

Chris Trevor (Flynn, Australian Labor Party) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

to move:

That the House:

(1)

recognises the 100 year centenary of Australian Rugby League and its contribution to Australian society, culture and community; and

Steven Ciobo (Moncrieff, Liberal Party, Shadow Minister for Small Business, the Service Economy and Tourism) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

to move:

That the House:

(1)

condemns the Government for abandoning the tourism industry in a time of need;

(2)

notes the negative impact that the Government’s decision to reduce funding for Tourism Australia by $5.9 million in real terms will have on the tourism industry;

(3)

recognises that the Government’s $940 million of new tourism taxes will adversely affect the 483,000 Australians employed in the tourism industry; and

(4)

acknowledges, that in the new spirit of cooperative federalism, many State Labor Governments are following the example set by the Federal Government and reducing their support for the tourism industry.