The following notices were given:

M r M artin F erguson to move:

That this House:

(1)   expresses its concern at the prosecution by the Howard Government of Melbourne Herald-Sun journalists Harvey and McManus for exposing the Government’s intention to adopt only five of the sixty five changes recommended in the Clarke review of veterans’ entitlements, including the Government’s intention not to overhaul the Totally and Partially Incapacitated Pension Scheme, and further

(2)   reaffirms the right of the journalists as provided for by their code of ethics not to reveal their sources and congratulates the journalists for doing the veterans a favour by revealing the Howard Government’s intention to largely ignore the recommendations of the Clarke review of veterans’ entitlements and in doing so, not deliver $500 million in extra pensions to veterans and war widows.

M r F itzgibbon to present a bill for an act to amend the Trade Practices Act 1974 in relation to collective bargaining for small business. (Trade Practices Amendment (Collective Bargaining for Small Business) Bill 2005).

M r P rice to move:

That this House:

(1)   recognises the important contribution Australia’s growing Hindu community has made to the national fabric over the course of the last twenty five years;

(2)   notes the launch of Prashant Jyoti, Australia’s first English-Hindi publication at the Rooty Hill School of Arts on Friday, 19 August 2005;

(3)   acknowledges the role the magazine will play in teaching non-Hindi speaking Australians about Hinduism as a religion and a culture; and

(4)   congratulates Brahman Purohit Sabha of Australia and Shri Sanatan Dharam Pratinidhi Sabha of NSW for backing the initiative as part of their wider efforts to foster strong and harmonious links between the Hindu community and other Australians.