Senator Troeth to move on the next day of sitting:

That the time for the presentation of the report of the Employment, Workplace Relations and Education Committee on the provisions of the Higher Education Legislation Amendment (2006 Budget and Other Measures) Bill 2006 be extended to 9 October 2006.

Senator Brandis to move on the next day of sitting:

That the Economics Committee be authorised to hold a public meeting during the sitting of the Senate on Thursday, 14 September 2006, from 3.30 pm, to take evidence for the committee’s inquiry into the provisions of the Tax Laws Amendment (2006 Measures No. 4) Bill 2006.

Senator Allison to move on the next day of sitting:

That the Senate—

(a)

notes:

(i)

the formation of a group, the Pacific Calling Partnership, made up of organisations and individuals who recognise Australia’s ecological debt to its low-lying Pacific neighbours,

(ii)

that droughts, storm surges and associated salination of soil and water are already causing people in low-lying Pacific countries to move their homes and to seek higher ground for growing food,

(iii)

that the tiny coral atolls of Kiribati are more susceptible to damage because they are less than 3 metres high,

(iv)

one of the messages brought to the Australian Parliament from the people of Kiribati by the Partnership is ‘We ask if you can provide a place for us if we are in big trouble. Thank you’, and

(v)

that the Kiribati Government currently estimates that there will be a need to resettle 10,000 I-Kiribati in the next 20 years;

(b)

recognises Australia’s ecological debt to low-lying Pacific nations, as a major per capita emitter of greenhouse gases, and the economic benefits enjoyed by Australia as a result of using the energy that generated these emissions; and

(c)

urges the Government to support the people of the Pacific through:

(i)

committing to the Kyoto Protocol as an act of international goodwill and cooperation,

(ii)

committing to reducing Australia’s greenhouse emissions,

(iii)

supporting adaptation and mitigation works in low-lying Pacific nations,

(iv)

supporting access to the Australian labour market by Pacific peoples, while also allowing them to continue to reside in their Pacific homes, and

(v)

agreeing to provide options for resettlement in Australia or elsewhere to the Pacific peoples whose homes have become uninhabitable through climate change.

Senator Siewert to move on the next day of sitting:

That there be laid on the table by the Minister representing the Minister for Families, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs, no later than 3.30 pm on Thursday, 14 September 2006, the National Disabilities Advocacy Program Review 2006, carried out by Social Options Australia.

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

That the Senate—

(a)

notes, with concern:

(i)

that child care workers remain among the lowest paid Australians, earning as little as $541 per week,

(ii)

that women working in child care are likely to accumulate some of the lowest levels of superannuation in Australia,

(iii)

that a politician who entered parliament at the 2004 election, aged 30, and who retires at 65 would have received a superannuation lump sum of $670,211 but would now receive a lump sum of $1,117,000 under the new 15 per cent contribution regime, and

(iv)

the statement by the Prime Minister (Mr Howard) that low wages adversely affect the gene pool of those drawn to particular occupations; and

(b)

calls on the Government to address the wages paid to child care workers before supplementing the salary advantages paid to politicians.

Senator Bob Brown to move on Thursday, 14 September 2006:

That the Senate supports the right of Australians to die with dignity.

Senator Bartlett to move on the next day of sitting:

That the Senate—

(a)

notes, with deep concern, the rise of Islamaphobia in Australia and the growing threat which this poses to the cohesion of Australian society;

(b)

condemns all manifestations of Islamaphobia wherever they occur; and

(c)

expresses its unequivocal condemnation of all forms of racial and ethnic hatred, persecution and discrimination.

Senator Bartlett to move on the next day of sitting:

That the following bill be introduced: A Bill for an Act to introduce complementary protection visas, and for related purposes. Migration Legislation Amendment (Complementary Protection Visas) Bill 2006.

Senator Siewert to move on Thursday, 14 September 2006:

That the Senate—

(a)

notes the recent escape of the glycophosphate-resistent genetically-engineered (GE) grass, known as creeping bentgrass (Agrostis stolonifera) in Oregon, United States of America;

(b)

notes that this Roundup-resistant grass, which was developed for golf courses and suburban lawns, has now demonstrated an ability to spread rapidly by seed and to hybridise with other grass strains;

(c)

recognises that this makes the grass a potentially serious threat to both Australia’s agriculture and its environment, if it were to be introduced into Australia; and

(d)

urges governments to:

(i)

implement mechanisms to prevent the importation of GE creeping bentgrass and other exotic herbicide-resistant GE grasses that could make our shocking weed problem worse, and

(ii)

introduce stronger measures to ensure that GE plants released in Australian field trials do not contaminate the environment and become problem weeds.

Senator Santoro to move on the next day of sitting:

That the following bill be introduced: A Bill for an Act to amend the Aged Care Act 1997, and for related purposes. Aged Care Amendment (Residential Care) Bill 2006.

Senator Ellison to move on the next day of sitting:

That the following bill be introduced: A Bill for an Act to make provision for dealing with personal information in emergencies and disasters, and for related purposes. Privacy Legislation Amendment (Emergencies and Disasters) Bill 2006.

Senator Ellison to move on the next day of sitting:

That the following bill be introduced: A Bill for an Act to amend the Judiciary Act 1903, and for related purposes. Judiciary Legislation Amendment Bill 2006.