Senator Hanson-Young to move on the next day of sitting:

That the Senate—

  (a)   notes the current dismal state of debate on asylum seeker policy in Australia with:

     (i)   the Prime Minister (Ms Gillard) calling the Leader of the Opposition (Mr Abbott) hypocritical, and

     (ii)   the Leader of the Opposition (Mr Abbott) calling the Prime Minister (Ms Gillard) hypocritical; and

  (b)   calls for Australia’s international refugee obligations to be respected.

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

That the Joint Standing Committee on Electoral Matters be authorised to hold a public meeting during the sitting of the Senate on Wednesday, 12 October 2011, from 9.30 am to 11 am, to take evidence for the committee’s inquiry into the funding of political parties and election campaigns.

  Senator Bob Brown to move (contingent on any senator being refused leave to move an amendment to a motion discovered during formal business) on the next day of sitting:

That so much of the standing orders be suspended as would prevent that senator moving the amendment to the motion.

  Senator Moore to move on the next day of sitting:

That the Community Affairs Legislation Committee be authorised to hold a private meeting otherwise than in accordance with standing order 33(1) during the sitting of the Senate on Tuesday, 11 October 2011, from 4 pm.

  Senator Siewertto move on the next day of sitting:

That the Community Affairs References Committee be authorised to hold a private meeting otherwise than in accordance with standing order 33(1) during the sitting of the Senate on Wednesday, 12 October 2011, from 4 pm.

  Senators Wright and Moore to move on the next day of sitting:

That the Senate—

  (a)   notes that:

     (i)   10 October was World Mental Health Day which aims to raise public awareness about mental health issues worldwide,

     (ii)   this event promotes open discussions on illnesses, as well as investments in prevention and treatment services,

     (iii)   Mental Health Day falls within Mental Health Week which in 2011 will be celebrated from 9 October to 15 October 2011,

     (iv)   1 in 5 of us in 2011 will experience a mental illness and at any given time more than 600 000 Australians are affected by severe mental illness,

     (v)   ready access to services can dramatically reduce long term disability resulting from mental illness, and

     (vi)   all Australians share a responsibility to minimise the discrimination faced by people affected by mental illness;

  (b)   recognises that:

     (i)   mental illness is experienced across a lifespan and most illnesses emerge before the age of 25,

     (ii)   most people affected by mental illness can recover a good quality of life with the right supports and community acceptance,

     (iii)   services responding to mental illness should not be confined to health care and community based services have an important role to play,

     (iv)   services must recognise and respond to the impact of mental illness on families and carers, and

     (v)   in the Australian context better integration of Commonwealth and state services is essential to deliver the holistic care required by people experiencing mental illness as well as their families and friends; and

  (c)   calls on the Government to:

     (i)   collaborate effectively across all tiers of government and across the full range of health, community, housing, employment and education services to ensure properly integrated responses to mental illness,

     (ii)   recognise that the health system’s response to mental illness must address the poor physical health status of people affected by mental illness, including higher rates of most major diseases and reduced life expectancy, and

     (iii)   recognise that the burden of mental illness ranks among the most serious health problems faced by Australians and continue to build the capacity of the mental health system to reflect this.

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

That the Senate—

  (a)   notes the asseveration of the Prime Minister (Ms Gillard) that, in the issue of relations between Palestine and Israel, ‘direct negotiation is the only true path to peace’;

  (b)   recognises that negotiations are most likely to succeed if they are between equals; and

  (c)   backs the United Nations initiative for recognition of Palestine as a member state.

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

That the first bill listed for private senators’ business each week shall be brought to a vote.

  Senator Hanson-Young to move on the next day of sitting:

That the Senate—

  (a)   notes the recent motion passed by the Tasmanian Parliament regarding same sex marriage that stated that the House:

     (i)   supports marriage equality, and

     (ii)   calls on the Parliament of the Commonwealth of Australia to amend the Commonwealth Marriage Act 1961 to provide for marriage equality; and

  (b)   accepts the call for marriage equality.