Senate debates
Thursday, 22 September 2011
- Madrid Protocol (1 speech)
I move: That the Senate— (a) notes the 20th anniversary on 4 October 2011 of the Madrid Protocol, which notably banned mining in Antarctica; and... - Refugees (3 speeches)
I move: That the Senate calls on the Government and the Opposition to uphold our obligations to the 1951 Convention relating to the Status of Refugees. - Forestry (4 speeches)
I ask that general business notice of motion No. 458, which condemns the coalition for seeking to deny Tasmania $270 million of assistance for forestry transition, be taken as formal. - Suspension of Standing Orders (13 speeches)
Pursuant to contingent notice, I move: That so much of the standing orders be suspended as would prevent Senator Bob Brown moving a motion relating to the conduct of the business of this Senate,...
