Julia Gillard (Lalor, Australian Labor Party, Deputy Prime Minister) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

to present a bill for an act to amend the law relating to education, and for related purposes. (Education Legislation Amendment Bill 2008)

to present a bill for an act to grant financial assistance for non-government primary and secondary education for 2009 to 2012, and for related purposes. (Schools Assistance Bill 2008)

Tanya Plibersek (Sydney, Australian Labor Party, Minister for Housing) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

to present a bill for an act to provide for the establishment of the National Rental Affordability Scheme, and for related purposes. (National Rental Affordability Scheme Bill 2008)

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

to present a bill for an act to amend the law relating to social security, and for related purposes. (Social Security Legislation Amendment (Employment Services Reform) Bill 2008)

Craig Emerson (Rankin, Australian Labor Party, Minister Assisting the Finance Minister on Deregulation) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

to present a bill for an act to amend the law in relation to measurement, and for related purposes. (National Measurement Amendment Bill 2008)

Ms Anna Burke (Chisholm, Deputy-Speaker) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

to present a bill for an act to amend the Dairy Produce Act 1986, and for related purposes. (Dairy Adjustment Levy Termination Bill 2008)

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

to move—

That the House:

(1)

recognise the seriousness of the drought situation across rural Australia; and

(2)

calls on the Government to:

(a)

recognise the need for long term commitment for Exceptional Circumstances (EC) declared areas, and to provide continued support to allow those areas to fully recover from the drought;

(b)

look at the history of EC declared areas and the direct correlation between longevity of declaration and hardship inflicted;

(c)

commit to the extension of support programs to allow those areas to fully recover regardless of meeting current EC requirements; and

(d)

extend EC assistance to all rural based businesses who meet the criteria.

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

to move—

That the House commend the Australian Government for its initiatives in increasing the:

(1)

proportion of water within the Murray-Darling Basin reserved for environmental purposes through the purchase of water licences; and

(2)

volume of water within metropolitan and other areas for domestic, public and industrial uses through the capturing, storing and recycling of storm and waste water.

Julie Owens (Parramatta, Australian Labor Party) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

to move—

That the House:

(1)

notes:

(a)

that 12-18 October marks Anti-Poverty Week with the United Nations declaring Friday 17 October as International Anti-Poverty Day; and

(b)

that the last time Australia contributed .5 per cent of Gross National Income (GNI) was in 1974-75 and that the contribution has declined since then to as low as .25 per cent from 2000-04;

(2)

recognises:

(a)

the Federal Government’s commitment to lifting the nation’s contribution to .5 per cent of GNI by 2015; and

(b)

that the majority of the world’s poor live in our region;

(3)

commends the excellent work done by Micah Challenge and Make Poverty History in bringing this matter to public prominence; and

(4)

calls on the Government to continue to play a leadership role in our region and to honour our commitment to the Millennium Development Goals.

23/09/2008 8321Tuesday, 23 September 2008

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The DEPUTY SPEAKER (Mr PD Secker) took the chair at 4.00 pm.