Senator Ludwig to move on the next day of sitting:

That the government business order of the day relating to the Telecommunications Legislation Amendment (National Broadband Network Measures No. 1) Bill 2009 be discharged from the Notice Paper.

Senator Mason to move on the next day of sitting:

That the Parliamentary Joint Committee on Corporations and Financial Services be authorised to hold a public meeting during the sitting of the Senate on Wednesday, 16 September 2009, from 6.30 pm.

Senator Polley to move on the next day of sitting:

That the Finance and Public Administration Legislation Committee be authorised to hold a private meeting otherwise than in accordance with standing order 33(1) during the sitting of the Senate on Wednesday,16 September 2009, from 1.50 pm.

Senators Barnett and Payne to move on the next day of sitting:

That the Senate—

(a)

welcomes the news of recent progress on the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), particularly Goal 1 which seeks a substantial decline in the proportion of people living on less than US$1 a day and Goal 7 which, among other objectives, seeks substantial increases in the proportion of people with access to clean water, are on track to be met globally by 2015;

(b)

notes, with concern, that:

(i)

despite some progress, a number of MDGs are off-track and on current progress will not be met globally by 2015, including Goal 1 on hunger, Goal 2 on primary education, Goal 4 on child mortality, Goal 5 on maternal mortality and Goal 7 on access to sanitation, and

(ii)

in a world of plenty, each year nearly 10 million children die before their 5th birthday and more than 500 000 women lose their lives in pregnancy and childbirth;

(c)

recognises that progress towards the MDGs is being undermined by the global financial crisis, the global food crisis and the slow progress on the Doha trade talks;

(d)

welcomes Australia’s progress towards Goal 8 which aims to create a global partnership for development; and

(e)

calls on the Australian Government to intensify its efforts towards alleviating global poverty and to match, with action, the ideals and aspirations at the heart of the MDGs.

Senator Hanson-Young to move on the next day of sitting:

That the Senate calls on the Government to:

(a)

release the protocols for the Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority’s reporting information and publication of national schools data;

(b)

amend the Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority Act 2008 to provide that these protocols be made as a legislative instrument; and

(c)

after 2 years, review the impact of the testing and reporting regime on resourcing, educational outcomes and teaching workforce.