Senator Bob Brown to move on the next day of sitting:

That the Senate—

(a)

notes the call by the Treasurer (Mr Costello) for people applying for Australian citizenship who do not ‘share certain beliefs’ to be refused citizenship, and those Australians holding dual citizenship who do not ‘share certain beliefs’ to be stripped of their Australian citizenship; and

(b)

calls on the Treasurer to outline how that non-sharing is defined and how this could be framed in law.

Senator Humphries to move on the next day of sitting:

That the Community Affairs Legislation Committee be authorised to hold a public meeting during the sitting of the Senate on Thursday, 2 March 2006, from 3.30 pm to 7.30 pm, to take evidence for the committee’s inquiry into the provisions of the Aged Care (Bond Security) Bill 2005 and related bills.

Senator Siewert to move on the next day of sitting:

That the time for the presentation of the report of the Rural and Regional Affairs and Transport References Committee on water policy initiatives be extended to the last sitting day in 2006.

Senator Heffernan to move on the next day of sitting:

That the Rural and Regional Affairs and Transport Legislation Committee be authorised to hold a public meeting during the sitting of the Senate on Wednesday, 1 March 2006, from 4.30 pm to 6.30 pm, to take evidence for the committee’s inquiry into the administration by the Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry of the citrus canker outbreak.

Senator Allison to move on the next day of sitting:

That the Senate—

(a)

recognises that:

(i)

smoking continues to be a major cause of death and disability in Australia,

(ii)

more than 25 per cent of adolescents aged 12 to 17 in Australia in 2004 smoked cigarettes at least weekly, and

(iii)

research estimates that an adolescent who starts smoking today will smoke for a minimum of 16 years if male and 20 years if female;

(b)

notes that the tobacco industry depends on its ability to attract young people to use its products in order to encourage them to become addicted;

(c)

concurs with the Action on Smoking and Health Australia campaign that is calling on supermarkets to follow the lead of Coles in Tasmania by reducing its tobacco display to small rows of plain brand names and prices; and

(d)

calls on the Federal Government and state and territory governments to protect the health of Australian children and young people by requiring that:

(i)

smoking-tobacco products are kept out of sight in all retail outlets,

(ii)

quit smoking messages are placed at all points of retail for tobacco products, and

(iii)

tobacco sales through vending machines are banned.

Senator Nettle to move on the next day of sitting:

That the Senate—

(a)

notes:

(i)

that the International Atomic Energy Agency’s board of governors will meet on 6 March 2006 to consider the resumption of aspects of Iran’s nuclear program,

(ii)

the recent media reports that suggest the United States of America (US) and Israel are considering a military strike on Iran, and

(iii)

the recent report by the Oxford Research Group that found that as many as 10 000 people could die in such an attack; and

(b)

calls on the Government to:

(i)

support diplomatic initiatives to prevent Iran from pursuing nuclear weapons,

(ii)

encourage all parties to the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty to pursue its requirements for nuclear disarmament, and

(iii)

rule out Australian support for a military strike on Iran by the US or Israel.

Senator Hurley to move on the next day of sitting:

That the following matters be referred to the Legal and Constitutional References Committee for inquiry and report:

(a)

all actions carried out by the Government for assisting refugee and special humanitarian visa holders in their country of departure and managing the transition of refugees and humanitarian entrants from their country of departure to their settlement in Australia;

(b)

the processes used by the Department of Immigration and Multicultural Affairs to handle the migration of the family of Mr Richard Niyonsaba to Australia and the circumstances surrounding the death of Mr Niyonsaba after his arrival in Australia; and

(c)

recommendations for improvement in the processes for assisting refugees and humanitarian entrants in order to protect the health, safety and welfare of all future new arrivals to Australia.

Senator Siewert to move on the next day of sitting:

That the Senate—

(a)

notes:

(i)

that on 23 February 2006 the Northern Territory Minister for Natural Resources, the Environment and Heritage, Ms Marian Scrymgour recommended against the proposed expansion of the McArthur River mine proposed by Xstrata Plc.,

(ii)

the potential impact on the environment, tourism and fisheries industries dependent on local ecosystems, should the mine be approved,

(iii)

the strong opposition of local Indigenous communities to the contamination of traditional fishing grounds and living areas,

(iv)

the impossibility of conducting open cut mining in a waterway without serious environmental consequences, and

(v)

that Ms Scrymgour recommended against this proposal on the grounds that it failed to meet the tests of science or sustainability; and

(b)

commends Ms Scrymgour on this decision.

Senator Milne to move on the next day of sitting:

That the Senate—

(a)

notes that:

(i)

India is not a signatory to the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty,

(ii)

the President of the United States of America (US), George W Bush, will visit India in the week beginning 26 February 2006 to advance sales of US nuclear power technology to India, and

(iii)

the Prime Minister (Mr Howard) intends to visit India where the Australian Government hopes to facilitate uranium export contracts; and

(b)

calls on the Government to:

(i)

cease pressuring the state and territory governments to permit the expansion of uranium mining, and

(ii)

cease activities that deliberately undermine the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty.