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

to present a Bill for an Act to amend laws in order to provide economic security strategy payments, and for related purposes. (Social Security and Other Legislation Amendment (Economic Security Strategy) Bill 2008)

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

to move:

That the House calls on the Rudd Government:

(1)

to deliver greater transparency and accountability as it moves towards the development of a Basin wide management plan by 2011 for the Murray-Darling Basin; and

(2)

specifically to ensure that:

(a)

community impact statements are prepared as part of the Basin plan process and that these statements are prepared in consultation with affected communities and are made publicly available when completed;

(b)

scientific data (such as the CSIRO sustainability studies) are assessed along with these community impact statements in finalising Basin wide and catchment targets;

(c)

due recognition is given to the community and individual impacts of a new water management regime as well as the ongoing effects of the current drought; and

(d)

affected communities are provided with adequate resources to develop long term options and that Government assistance is provided to allow communities to deliver against these options.

Petro Georgiou (Kooyong, Liberal Party) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

to move:

That the House:

(1)

reaffirms its commitment to the right of all Australians to enjoy equal rights and opportunities and be treated with equal respect regardless of race, colour, culture, creed or ethnic origin;

(2)

reaffirms its commitment to maintaining an immigration policy wholly non-discrimina-tory on grounds of race, colour, culture, creed or ethnic origin;

(3)

reaffirms its commitment to the process of reconciliation between Indigenous and non-Indig-enous Australians, and to closing the gap that lies between us in life expectancy, educational achievement and economic opportunity;

(4)

reaffirms its commitment to multiculturalism and to maintaining Australia as a culturally diverse, tolerant and open society, united by an overriding loyalty to our nation, obedience to its laws, and commitment to its democratic beliefs and institutions; and

(5)

denounces intolerance in any form on the grounds of race, colour, culture, creed or ethnic origin as incompatible with the kind of society we are and want to be.

Bruce Scott (Maranoa, National Party) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

to move:

That the House:

(1)

recognises the importance of National Adoption Awareness Week and the significance of encouraging adoptees, adoptive parents and biological parents to opening and continuing the dialogue on adoption in Australia and encouraging people to discuss how adoption has impacted on their lives; and

(2)

calls on the governments at the State and Federal levels to support all participants in the adoption process.

to move:

That the House:

(1)

reaffirms the definition of ‘Veteran’ as set out by the Department of Veterans’ Affairs;

(2)

endorses the ‘Continuous full time service determination’ signed on 28 August 1998 by the Minister for Veterans’ Affairs enabling members of the Citizen Military Forces (CMF) who served in Vietnam to meet the definition of ‘Veteran’;

(3)

encourages the Department of Veterans’ Affairs to:

(a)

recognise claims by CMF members from that date; and

(b)

take appropriate measures to contact servicemen and women to whom the determination applies with a view to retrospective payment.

Sussan Ley (Farrer, Liberal Party, Shadow Minister for Justice and Customs) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

to move:

That the House:

(1)

supports long term viability of regional and rural medical practices, hospitals and services;

(2)

notes with concern the failure of state governments to provide adequate health services for Australians living in regional, rural and remote areas, particularly in relation to cross border health;

(3)

acknowledges the Royal Flying Doctor Service and the significant contribution it makes by providing aeromedical emergency and primary health care services to people who live, work and travel in regional and remote Australia;

(4)

calls on the Australian Government to eliminate inequality in healthcare access and services experienced by those living in rural and remote areas by:

(a)

increasing the recruitment and retention of rural medical practitioners and health care professionals;

(b)

assisting Australians who live in regional, rural and remote areas with the cost of travel to specialist medical appointments in capital cities and regional centres; and

(c)

providing adequate funding to maintain and expand small rural hospitals and health services and their maternity and other procedural services.

10/11/2008 10383Monday, 10 November 2008

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The DEPUTY SPEAKER (Ms AE Burke) took the chair at 4 pm.