Senators Siewert and Milne to move on the next day of sitting:

(1)

That the Senate notes:

(a)

the recommendation of the Australian Business Roundtable on Climate Change to ‘Build national resilience to the impacts of climate change’;

(b)

the announcement of support for the Roundtable’s recommendation by the National Farmers Federation (NFF) on 6 December 2006, stating that the ‘NFF believes that climate change may be the greatest threat confronting Australian farmers and their productive capacity’; and

(c)

the call by representatives of 16 faiths on 5 December 2006 for the Australian Government to take urgent action on climate change.

(2)

That the following matters be referred to the Rural and Regional Affairs and Transport Committee for inquiry and report by 30 June 2007:

(a)

the need for a national strategy to help Australian agricultural industries to mitigate and adapt to climate change;

(b)

consideration of the risks and opportunities presented by reduced rainfall, increased temperatures, higher evaporation and increased climactic variability for Australian agriculture; and

(c)

assessment of the state of existing knowledge, the relevance of current strategies, and the adequacy of existing research and development programs to the need to address impacts of climate change on the security of Australian food production and the viability of rural communities.

Senator Nettle to move on the next day of sitting:

That the following bill be introduced: A Bill for an Act relating to trans fat foods sold in Australia, and for related purposes. Food Safety (Trans Fats) Bill 2006.

Senator Nettle to move on the next day of sitting:

That the Senate—

(a)

notes that Australian citizen, Mr David Hicks has been detained for 1 888 days; and

(b)

calls on the Government to return Mr Hicks to Australia.