Peter Garrett (Kingsford Smith, Australian Labor Party, Minister for School Education, Early Childhood and Youth) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

to present a bill for an act to amend the law relating to education, and for related purposes.

Robert McClelland (Barton, Australian Labor Party, Attorney-General) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

to present a bill for an act to implement the Council of Europe Convention on Cybercrime, and for other purposes.

Nicola Roxon (Gellibrand, Australian Labor Party, Minister for Health and Ageing) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

to move:

That, in accordance with section 10B of the Health Insurance Act 1973, the House approve the:

(1) Health Insurance (Extended Medicare Safety Net) Amendment Determination 2011 made on 23 May 2011;

(2) Health Insurance (Extended Medicare Safety Net—Telehealth) Amendment Determination 2011 made on 23 May 2011; and

(3) Health Insurance (Extended Medicare Safety Net) Amendment Determination 2011 (No. 2) made on 1 June 2011;

and presented to the House on 14 June 2011.

Deborah O'Neill (Robertson, Australian Labor Party) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

to move:

That this House notes:

(1) the release by the World Health Organisation's cancer research report by the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) which says that radio frequency electromagnetic fields generated by mobile phones are 'possibly carcinogenic to humans' and asserts that heavy usage could lead to a possible increased risk of glioma, a malignant type of brain cancer;

(2) the warnings of Dr Charlie Teo, one of Australia's leading brain surgeons and former Australian of the Year finalist, that 'there is an increasing body of evidence that there is an association between brain tumours and mobile phones';

(3) that the Australian Government, through the Australian Radiation Protection and Nuclear Safety Agency (ARPANSA), welcomes the report and considers that the classification by IARC corresponds to the current ARPANSA advice, including its advice on practical ways in which people can reduce their exposure to the electromagnetic fields produced by wireless telephones;

(4) that the methods to reduce exposure include:

(a) limiting call time;

(b) preferring the use of land-line phones;

(c) using hands-free or speaker options;

(d) texting instead of making voice calls; and

(e) using phones in good signal areas which reduce power levels for communication; and

(5) that ARPANSA has also recommended parents encourage their children to use these methods of reducing exposure.

Craig Kelly (Hughes, Liberal Party) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

to move:

That this House:

(1) recognises that Coptic Christians in Egypt are suffering ongoing and increasing persecution;

(2) condemns the recent attacks on Coptic Christians in Egypt;

(3) expresses its sympathy for Coptic Christians who have been victims of recent attacks in Egypt; and

(4) calls on the Government to:

(a) issue a public statement condemning the ongoing attacks against the Coptic Christian minority in Egypt;

(b) make immediate representations to the United Nations to end the persecution of Coptic Christians in Egypt; and

(c) strongly urge the Egyptian Government to provide equal rights and protection for all Egyptian citizens regardless of race or religion.

John Alexander (Bennelong, Liberal Party) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

to move:

That this House:

(1) recognises the:

(a) unique contribution made by the Royal Australian Navy (RAN) to national defence since its inception 100 years ago; and

(b) naming of the Royal Australian Navy by King George V on 10 July 1911 as a significant step towards Australia's post-Federation independence from colonial rule; and

(2) notes the significant role played by the electorate of Bennelong in the development of the RAN, particularly the construction of Halverson's ships in Ryde.

Judi Moylan (Pearce, Liberal Party) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

to present a bill for an act to amend the Air Services Act 1995, and for related purposes.

Melissa Parke (Fremantle, Australian Labor Party) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

to move:

That this House:

(1) notes that:

(a) on 9 July 2011 two new nations will emerge, the nations of South and North Sudan, which follows an overwhelming vote for independence by voters in South Sudan's referendum for independence on 9 January 2011;

(b) the future of these nations are interdependent and their stability has regional border security implications for North and East Africa;

(c) the emerging picture confronting both new nations is dire and with significant political, humanitarian and developmental challenges;

(d) the overall security situation in Sudan is deteriorating at an alarming rate, having severe humanitarian consequences with millions of civilians in both North and South Sudan in need of protection and critical humanitarian assistance;

(e) Sudan, after Zimbabwe, is the second largest recipient of Australia's humanitarian and development assistance—since 2004, the Australian Government has provided $136 million to Sudan;

(f) the North/South Comprehensive Peace Agreement signed in 2005 that ended over two decades of civil war is at risk, due to recent violence, with outstanding issues such as border demarcation, oil revenue sharing, currency and citizenship status, unresolved;

(g) Sudan has the highest level overall of people remaining internally displaced according to the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, and the highest number of people newly displaced by conflict; and

(h) the plight of internally displaced people and Sudanese refugees will therefore continue to be a shared legacy of decades of conflict;

(2) condemns the most recent violence that has seen conflict spread across North and South Sudan and has recently escalated in the contested border region of Abyei and in two of the 'three protocol areas'—South Kordofan and the Nuba Mountains—causing mass displacement;

(3) recognises that the inter-ethnic conflict also affects South Sudan, and people in South Sudan's Western Equatorial region are still victims of attacks by the Lords Resistance Army along the border areas of Uganda, Democratic Republic of Congo and the Central African Republic;

(4) expresses deep concern at the:

(a) protracted nature of the conflict and displacement in Darfur, now in its eighth year;

(b) United Nations estimate that 300 000 people have been killed as a result of violence, malnutrition and starvation, and 4 million people are in desperate need of aid, representing nearly two thirds of the entire estimated Darfur population of 6.5 million; and

(c) estimated 2.5 million people that live in refugee camps in Darfur and neighbouring Chad, while others struggle to survive in remote villages;

(5) notes that:

(a) humanitarian relief efforts to provide assistance to vulnerable populations are being hampered by limited humanitarian access in some of the most affected conflict areas including in South Kordofan and Darfur; and

(b) insecurity and inaccessibility remain amongst the biggest challenges facing the delivery of assistance by humanitarian agencies to vulnerable populations;

(6) urges the Government of South Sudan and the Government of Sudan to reaffirm their commitment to peace, conflict prevention, the inclusion of the peripheral regions and ethnic minorities in political representation and decision making, and the recognition of cultural and ethnic diversity through durable political solutions; and

(7) encourages the Australian Government to provide ongoing and predictable diplomatic and funding resources to address humanitarian and development needs in North and South Sudan.