That the House:

(1) condemns the use of brutality against workers who are protesting for the right to collectively bargain and condemns such brutality which was evidenced during:

(a) the waterfront dispute in April 1998 when hired strikebreaking thugs used mace spray and vicious dogs to try to intimidate workers and their families; and most recently

(b) the Pilbara BHP dispute when Western Australian police used batons to bash, bruise and break bone of BHP workers taking warranted industrial action; and

(2) notes that the actions taken by unionists during both disputes have been vindicated in Federal Court decisions which have stated that workers have a right to collectively bargain and not be discriminated against for enforcing that right.

That this House:

(1) acknowledges the importance of the construction of the Western Sydney Orbital Road System to the economic and social development of Western Sydney;

(2) acknowledges the importance of road transport access that diminishes interference with road users in local communities;

(3) recognises that in heavily developed regions such as Western Sydney, the speedy access by road transport to local business developments is vital in assisting productivity and business growth;

(4) notes the policy commitment of successive governments to build the Western Sydney Orbital Road System;

(5) acknowledges that only minimum funding has ever been set aside for the building of the Western Sydney Orbital Road System and that conditions of construction have included the building of a second airport at Badgerys Creek; and

(6) calls on the federal Government to listen to and act upon the many calls from affected residents, business groups, business development committees, local government spokespersons and other interested parties in Western Sydney and urgently provide sufficient funding to enable the NSW Government to combine in partnership with the Commonwealth to commence immediate construction of the whole Western Sydney Orbital Road System.

That this House:

(1) calls upon the Attorney-General to make a full statement regarding investigations into the war time activities of alleged Nazi war criminal, Konrad Kalejs; and

(2) calls upon the Attorney-General to:

(a) advise of the status of any Australian Federal Police investigations pertaining to Mr Kalejs' alleged involvement in the commission of war crimes during World War II;

(b) report on the result of talks between Australian Government delegates and Latvian authorities regarding the latter's intentions of seeking Mr Kalejs' extradition; and

(c) advise of whether the Government intends to introduce any amendments to domestic legislation regarding citizenship and war crimes and of any Government investigations into possible introduction of new legislation, and if so, set out those intentions.

That this House:

(1) notes the increase in deaths caused by heroin and the increase in the number of first-time users under 25;

(2) notes the positive results in the use of Naltrexone in the treatment of heroin dependence for some addicts; and

(3) regrets the recent decision by the Pharmaceutical Benefits Advisory Committee to exclude Naltrexone from the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme other than for the treatment of alcohol dependence.