Motion (by Senator Margetts)—by leave—proposed:

That the Senate—

(a)   notes:

   (i)   with grave concern, reports that the Papua New Guinea (PNG) Government has contracted a force of mercenaries to undertake covert military operations on the island of Bougainville,

   (ii)   that Australia is the largest provider of aid funds to PNG, including defence co-operation aid, totalling around $320 million, and

   (iii)   that the war in Bougainville has cost as many as 10 000 lives, directly and indirectly; and

(b)   calls on the Government to:

   (i)   conduct a comprehensive review of Australia's aid program, including defence co-operation, to ensure that no further Australian aid funds go to support the continued war on Bougainville, and

   (ii)   encourage the PNG Government to seek a just solution to the environmental and land justice problems on Bougainville.

   Question put:

   The motion (Senator Margetts' ) be agreed to.