Bob Katter (Kennedy, Independent) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

to move:

That this House:

(1)

resolves that it will oppose any sale of the Australian Securities Exchange that would provide majority foreign ownership; and

(2)

notes that such a sale would not merely involve the ASX as an asset, but may hand over to a foreign corporation the regulatory function inherent in a stock exchange.

Christopher Pyne (Sturt, Liberal Party, Shadow Minister for Education, Apprenticeships and Training) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

to move

That this House:

(1)

expresses its concern that the Government’s deadline to have the national curriculum available for implementation from January 2011 will result in a substandard curriculum; and

(2)

requires the Government to delay the implementation of the national curriculum until January 2012 for K-10 in the areas of English, maths, science and history.