That, in accordance with the provisions of the Public Works Committee Act 1969, it is expedient to carry out the following proposed work which was referred to the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Public Works and on which the committee has duly reported to Parliament: Construction of a new chancery building for the Australian Embassy in Phnom Penh, Cambodia.

That, in accordance with the provisions of the Public Works Committee Act 1969, it is expedient to carry out the following proposed work which was referred to the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Public Works and on which the committee has duly reported to Parliament: Construction of a new chancery building for the Australian Embassy in Rangoon, Burma.

That, in accordance with the provisions of the Public Works Committee Act 1969, it is expedient to carry out the following proposed work which was referred to the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Public Works and on which the committee has duly reported to Parliament: Relocation of 171st Aviation Squadron to Holsworthy Barracks, NSW.

That, in accordance with the provisions of the Public Works Committee Act 1969, the following proposed work be referred to the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Public Works for consideration and report: Villawood Immigration Detention Centre redevelopment, Sydney, NSW.

That this House:

(1)   recognise the diminishing effectiveness of the current educational framework used in Australian public and private schools; and

(2)   recommend, as a matter of urgency, the introduction of a more balanced approach to education that is inclusive of all our children in all our schools.

That this House:

(1)   congratulates Rita Macalister on the occasion of her 100th birthday;

(2)   notes that:

(a)   Rita came to Australia in 1978 from Uruguay;

(b)   Rita is the first Uruguayan woman living in Australia to turn 100; and

(c)   her birthday celebrations were held in the presence of His Excellency, Mr Pedro Mó-Amaro, the Ambassador of Uruguay, Councillor Leo Kelly, Mayor of Blacktown City Council, Rita’s family, fellow residents of Residential Gardens and Mr Roger Price MP, the Federal Member for Chifley; and

(3)   congratulates the board of management of Residential Gardens, the Chief Executive, Marta Aquino, and staff who work so hard to provide the highest level of care for the residents of Residential Gardens.

That so much of the standing and sessional orders be suspended as would prevent the Therapeutic Goods Amendment (Ministerial responsibility) Bill 2006 being introduced and being passed through all its stages without delay.