Anthony Albanese (Grayndler, Australian Labor Party, Leader of the House) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

to present a Bill for an Act to amend the law in relation to the protection of the sea, and for related purposes.

Tony Abbott (Warringah, Liberal Party, Leader of the Opposition) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

to present a Bill for an Act to protect the interests of Aboriginal traditional owners in the management, development and use of native title land situated in wild river areas, and for related purposes.

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

to move:

That the House:

(1)

expresses its:

(a)

deep sympathy for the people of Haiti following the 7.0 magnitude earthquake that struck on 12 January 2010 causing terrible devastation, including large-scale loss of life and injury; destruction of homes, buildings and infrastructure; and widespread hunger, thirst, homelessness and lack of security;

(b)

deep sympathy for the United Nations as this disaster has caused the greatest loss of life of United Nations staff members in the organisation’s history; and

(c)

strong appreciation for the critical work of the United Nations in Haiti, which it continues to perform under extremely difficult circumstances;

(2)

strongly supports the actions of the Government in providing funding in the amount of $10 million for immediate emergency relief in Haiti, and $5 million for reconstruction, as well as technical assistance in the relief and reconstruction effort;

(3)

urges the Government to consider the provision of further funding and assistance towards the reconstruction effort over the months and years ahead;

(4)

notes its appreciation of the contribution of many United Nations’ member states and Non-Government Organisations (NGOs) to the aid effort in Haiti; and

(5)

recognises and welcomes the generous and compassionate contributions made by many Australians, and by Australian-based NGOs and charities to the relief efforts in Haiti.

Jamie Briggs (Mayo, Liberal Party) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

to move:

That the House:

(1)

notes that:

(a)

archives are an important source of primary information for researchers, school students and the general public; and

(b)

the South Australian National Archives Office provides South Australians with access to valuable and relevant Australian Government records, including but not limited to important information on migrant arrivals and residencies, government decisions and actions, High Court judgements and prominent people such as Governors-General and Prime Ministers;

(2)

recognises that records, especially of the Australian Government, should be available in each State and Territory to ensure all Australians have reasonable access to these important documents; and

(3)

calls on the Special Minister of State to reverse the decision to close the South Australian National Archives Office to ensure South Australians continue to have readily available access to national archive collections in South Australia.