Senator Allison to move on the next day of sitting:

That the following bill be introduced: A Bill for an Act to amend the Broadcasting Services Act 1992 to encourage healthier eating habits among children and to prohibit the advertising of junk food during certain times, and for related purposes. Protecting Children from Junk Food Advertising Bill 2006.

Senator Carr to move on 10 May 2006:

That—

(a)

the Senate recognises that secure and affordable housing provides a platform for social inclusion, good mental and physical health and participation in employment, education and training; and

(b)

the following matter be referred to the Community Affairs References Committee for inquiry and report by 29 November 2006:

An examination of the housing needs of low and middle income households across Australia, whether those needs are being met and options for improving outcomes, including:

(i)

the capacity of the Commonwealth Government to influence the price and availability of housing,

(ii)

the effectiveness and efficiency of existing forms of direct government rental housing assistance in alleviating housing stress and ensuring that Australians have access to affordable, secure and appropriately located housing, with particular reference to:

(a)

the effectiveness of Commonwealth Rent Assistance in improving affordable access to the private rental market,

(b)

the intent and effect of the Commonwealth State Housing Agreement, and

(c)

the evidence from Australia and overseas on the relative cost-effectiveness of different forms of direct housing assistance,

(iii)

the potential for attracting private investment into affordable rental housing,

(iv)

recent changes in the shape of the private housing market and their impact on home ownership, rental affordability and housing security, with particular reference to:

(a)

trends in the proportion of Australian households that own their home outright, those that own their home with a mortgage and those that rent,

(b)

the potential for intergenerational inequity as a result of sustained low levels of home ownership affordability,

(c)

the availability and effects of government subsidies and loan financing schemes and possible alternative approaches to government support for home ownership, and

(d)

the benefits and risks associated with new financial instruments, including shared equity and reverse mortgage products, and

(v)

the specific issues faced by Indigenous households and communities.

Senator Ludwig to move on the next day of sitting:

That the Senate—

(a)

condemns the Howard Government’s extreme workplace relations changes which took effect in the week beginning 26 March 2006, and the immediate adverse impact that they have had in undermining the employment security and conditions of all ten million working Australians; and

(b)

calls on the Government to scrap its extreme workplace relations changes and turn its attention to those areas that will realise genuine productivity improvements, in particular fixing the nation’s skills shortage.

Senator Wong to move on 10 May 2006:

That the Workplace Relations Regulations 2006, as contained in Selective Legislative Instrument 2006 No. 52 and made under the Workplace Relations Act 1996 and the Workplace Relations Amendment (Work Choices) Act 2005, be disallowed.

Senator Milne to move on the next day of sitting:

That the Senate—

(a)

notes:

(i)

the comments by the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (UK), Mr Tony Blair, made in the House of Representatives on 27 March 2006, about the need for Australia to re-engage with global efforts to tackle climate change,

(ii)

that the UK has released a new climate change program setting out the UK agenda for action on climate change, including a stricter emissions cap on industry,

(iii)

that the Conservative Party in the UK has committed itself to emission targets for 2010, 2020 and 2050 and has said that targets ‘must be locked in through binding commitments, stretching decades into the future and reinforced by market-based emissions-trading mechanisms’, and

(iv)

that during the South Australian election campaign, the South Australian Liberal Parry committed to a 60 per cent cut by 2050 and to reduce the state’s emissions by 20 per cent by 2020; and

(b)

calls on the Government to follow the lead of the other conservative parties by setting emission abatement targets and putting a price on carbon in order to send the clear signal that industry and the financial sector need if they are to invest in the new technologies required.

Senator Ellison to move on the next day of sitting:

That, on Thursday, 30 March 2006:

(a)

the hours of meeting shall be 9.30 am to adjournment;

(b)

consideration of general business and consideration of committee reports, government responses and Auditor-General’s reports under standing order 62(1) and (2) shall not be proceeded with;

(c)

the routine of business from not later than 4.30 pm shall be government business only;

(d)

divisions may take place after 4.30 pm; and

(e)

the question for the adjournment of the Senate shall not be proposed till after the Senate has finally considered the bills and items listed below, including any messages from the House of Representatives:

Telecommunications (Interception) Amendment Bill 2006

Family Law Amendment (Shared Parental Responsibility) Bill 2006

Family Assistance, Social Security and Veterans’ Affairs Legislation Amendment (2005 Budget and Other Measures) Bill 2006

Appropriation Bill (No. 3) 2005-2006

Appropriation Bill (No. 4) 2005-2006

Issues from the Advance to the Finance Minister as a final charge for the year ended 30 June 2005

Health Legislation Amendment (Pharmacy Location Arrangements) Bill 2006

Bankruptcy Legislation Amendment (Fees and Charges) Bill 2006

Therapeutic Goods Amendment Bill 2005

Cancer Australia Bill 2006

Ministers of State Amendment Bill 2005

Postal Industry Ombudsman Bill 2005 [2006]

Bankruptcy Legislation Amendment (Anti-avoidance) Bill 2006.

Senator Milne to move on the next day of sitting:

That the Senate—

(a)

notes that the Federal Government’s Climate Change: Risk and Vulnerability report states that:

(i)

both the Great Barrier Reef and the Wet Tropics are very sensitive to changes in temperature and that an increase of as little as 2°C could have devastating effects,

(ii)

climate model projections suggest that within 40 years water temperatures could be above the survival limit of corals, and

(iii)

the value and uniqueness of World Heritage listed areas are already established and these should be given prominence in adaptation research and planning;

(b)

further notes that:

(i)

the World Heritage Committee considers that the Great Barrier Reef is one of many World Heritage sites that will become increasingly affected by climate change – other prime examples include the Kilimanjaro National Park, biosphere reserves such as the Cape Floral Region in South Africa and cultural sites such as the Venice Lagoon which is threatened by the rise in sea level, and

(ii)

at the World Heritage Committee meeting of climate change experts at the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization Headquarters in Paris on 16 and 17 March 2006, the Australian Government joined with the United States of America in arguing against the Great Barrier Reef being listed as World Heritage in Danger because of climate change; and

(c)

calls on the Government to support inclusion of the Great Barrier Reef on the World Heritage in Danger list because of climate change.