Senate debates

Wednesday, 17 August 2011

Notices

Presentation

Photo of Sarah Hanson-YoungSarah Hanson-Young (SA, Australian Greens) Share this | Hansard source

To move:

That the Senate—

  (a)   notes that:

     (i)   there are more than 1 000 Libyan students enrolled in Australia, and

     (ii)   the international economic sanctions imposed on Libya threaten the capacity of many of these students to access their government stipends,

  (b)   recognises that Canada and the United States of America have established schemes to allow students to access their funds; and

  (c)   calls on the Australian Government to establish a similar scheme for Libyan students in Australia.

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