Jonathon Duniam (Tasmania, Liberal Party, Assistant Minister for Forestry and Fisheries) Share this | Hansard source

I move general business notices of motion Nos 1103, 1104 and 1108 together:

GENERAL BUSINESS NOTICE OF MOTION NO. 1103

That the Senate—

(a) notes that, on Sunday, 30 May, the international multiple sclerosis (MS) community will mark World MS Day;

(b) further notes that World MS Day brings the global MS community together to share stories, raise awareness and campaign with everyone affected by MS, including family, friends and carers;

(c) recognises that:

(i) MS affects over 25,600 people in Australia and nearly three million diagnosed worldwide - most people are diagnosed between the ages of 20 and 40, but it can affect younger and older people too,

(ii) the 2021 World MS Day theme continues the three-year theme of 'Connections' and this year will spotlight connecting with family and friends - World MS Day 2021 campaigns challenge social barriers that leave people affected by MS feeling lonely and socially isolated, and

(iii) for World MS Day 2021, MS Australia will launch resources and experiences for the MS community, aimed at supporting people to connect or reconnect with family and friends and, for some, to establish new friendships; and

(d) urges all members and senators to raise awareness among their constituents of MS and World MS Day by:

(i) acknowledging 30 May as World MS Day, and

(ii) encouraging them to visit www.msaustralia.org.au.

GENERAL BUSINESS NOTICE OF MOTION NO. 1104

That the Senate—

(a) notes that:

(i) regional Australia is being impacted by the inability to secure a workforce across several sectors, including agriculture, horticulture, tourism and hospitality,

(ii) labour force participation varies substantially by age,

(iii) mature age employees could fill vacancies that are impeding regional businesses' ability to operate at pre-COVID levels, and

(iv) barriers to workforce participation limit the ability for regional job vacancies to be filled by mature age employees; and

(b) calls on all governments to continue to address the labour shortage across the Northern Territory and regional Australia, by facilitating ways to better engage retirees in the workforce.

GENERAL BUSINESS NOTICE OF MOTION NO. 1108

That the Senate—

(a) acknowledges that Rotary Australia celebrates its centenary anniversary of service this year;

(b) notes that the Rotary Club of Perth, established on 25 August 1926, was the first Rotary Club established in Western Australia (WA) and that approximately 100 Rotary Clubs have since been established across the State's two Rotary International Districts (9455 and 9465);

(c) recognises the very significant contribution Rotary Australia and its members have made, and continue to make, to both their local and the wider WA communities; and

(d) acknowledges, in particular, the support WA Rotary Clubs provide to meaningful local projects, including the Cord Blood Bank, Passages Youth Engagement Hub, Path of Hope Foundation and UWA Medical School.