Wayne Swan (Lilley, Australian Labor Party, Treasurer) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

to present a Bill for an Act to amend the law relating to banking and insurance, and for related purposes. (Financial System Legislation Amendment (Financial Claims Scheme and Other Measures) Bill 2008)

Luke Hartsuyker (Cowper, National Party, Deputy Manager of Opposition Business in the House) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

to move:

That the House notes with concern, the failure of the GROCERYchoice website to provide meaningful information to consumers, in particular the:

(1)

failure of GROCERYchoice to provide meaningful information in a timely fashion;

(2)

failure of GROCERYchoice to enable a comparison of price and quality; and

(3)

inherent bias of GROCERYchoice against independent retailers.

Melissa Parke (Fremantle, Australian Labor Party) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

to move:

That the House:

(1)

notes that the 24th October is United Nations Day, celebrating the entry into force of the United Nations Charter on 24 October 1945;

(2)

celebrates Australia’s key role in the formation of the United Nations and the drafting of the United Nations Charter;

(3)

recognises that Australia has been a consistent and long-term contributor to United Nations’ efforts to safeguard international peace and security and to promote human rights, for example, by being the 13^th largest contributor to the United Nations’ budget; by contributing to many United Nations’ peacekeeping operations; and by firmly committing to increasing Australia’s development assistance and seeking real progress towards the Millennium Development Goals;

(4)

notes further the Australian Government’s commitment to the multilateral system as one of the three fundamental pillars of Australia’s foreign policy; that Australia is determined to work through the United Nations to enhance security and economic well-being worldwide; and to uphold the purposes and principles of the United Nations Charter;

(5)

notes that as the only truly global organisation, the United Nations plays a critical role in addressing the global challenges that no country can resolve on its own and that Australia is determined to play its part within the United Nations to help address serious global challenges, including conflict prevention, international development, climate change, terrorism and the threat posed by weapons of mass destruction;

(6)

notes also Australia’s commitment to, and support for, reform of the United Nations’ system in order to ensure that the organisation reflects today’s world and is able to function efficiently and effectively; and

(7)

reaffirms the faith of the Australian people in the purposes and principles of the United Nations Charter.

Dick Adams (Lyons, Australian Labor Party) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

to move:

That the House:

(1)

recognises the difficulties farming communities in Tasmania are facing because of the prolonged drought;

(2)

congratulates the Tasmanian State Government for its efforts in getting emergency water to the hardest hit areas;

(3)

commits to the extension of support programs to allow those areas to assist rural areas in dealing with the mental trauma of drought; and

(4)

continues to support the introduction of new schemes for water delivery and water recycling.

Jodie Campbell (Bass, Australian Labor Party) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

to move:

That the House:

(1)

recognises:

(a)

that there are more than one billion of our fellow human beings suffering from the effects of extreme poverty; and

(b)

the commitment of the Federal Government to increase foreign aid to 0.5% of Gross National Income (GNI) by 2015;

(2)

acknowledges that this increase still falls short of the target of 0.7% of GNI as set out by the United Nations General Assembly in 1970;

(3)

commends the efforts of the Micah Challenge in raising issues surrounding extreme poverty, particularly in Australia’s region of the world; and

(4)

reaffirms the Government’s commitment to the Millennium Development Goals.

Craig Thomson (Dobell, Australian Labor Party) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

to move:

That the House welcomes the Government’s national building infrastructure policies to deal with the global financial crisis and specifically notes its investment in outer metropolitan transport.

Bernie Ripoll (Oxley, Australian Labor Party) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

to move:

That the House:

(1)

notes that:

(a)

in our capital cities, most trips involve stop-start driving or short trips with around 50 per cent of trips being less than 5 kilometres;

(b)

three hundred grams of greenhouse gas emissions are saved per kilometre for every vehicle that is taken off our roads, potentially totalling an average of more than four tonnes of emissions per vehicle every year; and

(c)

in Australia it is estimated that in a single year, air pollution from motor vehicles causes between 900 and 2,000 early deaths and between 900 and 4,500 cases of bronchitis, cardiovascular and respiratory disease, costing between $1.5 and $3.8 billion; and

(2)

supports:

(a)

positive incentives such as the National Ride to Work Day to encourage people to take up cycling;

(b)

riding to work as a way of getting fitter, having some fun, reducing traffic congestion and reducing greenhouse gas emissions; and

(c)

policies, projects and initiatives that deliver increased options for active transport.