Susan Templeman (Macquarie, Australian Labor Party) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

The petitions in today's report are all e-petitions that closed for signature since the committee's last report to the House, on 1 July. The largest petition received over 6,500 signatures and requests greater support for higher degree research students, including an increase in the Australian Government Research Training Program stipend.

Other topics in today's petitions include a request that an approval mechanism be put in place for compounded semaglutide medications and a request to extend an exemption for cruise vessels under the Coastal Trading (Revitalising Australian Shipping) Act 2012. Also among today's petitions is a request to review the Australia New Zealand Food Standards Code to allow businesses to let companion dogs into indoor dining areas. There's also a request to ban members of the House from using mobile phones in question time, and there are several petitions relating to visa processing times or visa conditions.

While acknowledging that House petitions must refer to a matter on which the House has the power to act, the topics covered in petitions are one indicator of the range of issues of concern to the citizens and residents of Australia. I thank the House.