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Senate Journal No. 129 - 29 November 2012
- 1 MEETING OF SENATE
- 2 ENVIRONMENT PROTECTION AND BIODIVERSITY CONSERVATION AMENDMENT (BIOREGIONAL PLANS) BILL 2011
- 3 RENEWABLE ENERGY (ELECTRICITY) AMENDMENT (EXCESSIVE NOISE FROM WIND FARMS) BILL 2012
- 4 PETITIONS
- 5 NOTICE OF MOTION WITHDRAWN
- 6 SELECTION OF BILLS—STANDING COMMITTEE—REPORT NO. 16 OF 2012
- 7 LEAVE OF ABSENCE
- 8 NATIONAL BROADBAND NETWORK—JOINT STANDING COMMITTEE—LEAVE TO MEET DURING SITTING
- 9 PARLIAMENTARY ZONE—CAPITAL WORKS PROPOSALS—APPROVAL
- 10 LEGAL AND CONSTITUTIONAL AFFAIRS REFERENCES COMMITTEE—PROPOSED REFERENCE
- 11 FOREIGN AFFAIRS—IRAQ—CHRISTIAN ASSYRIANS
- 12 ADMINISTRATION—GOVERNMENT TRANSPARENCY
- 13 HEALTH—NATIONAL ASBESTOS AWARENESS WEEK
- 14 RURAL AND REGIONAL AFFAIRS AND TRANSPORT REFERENCES COMMITTEE—PROPOSED REFERENCE
- 15 FINANCE AND PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION REFERENCES COMMITTEE—REFERENCE
- 16 FOREIGN AFFAIRS—IRAN—HUMAN RIGHTS
- 17 HEALTH—CHEMOTHERAPY DRUG
- 18 COMMITTEES—ADDITIONAL INFORMATION—ESTIMATES
- 19 PUBLICATIONS—STANDING COMMITTEE—22ND REPORT
- 20 REGULATIONS AND ORDINANCES—STANDING COMMITTEE—DOCUMENT
- 21 EDUCATION, EMPLOYMENT AND WORKPLACE RELATIONS REFERENCES COMMITTEE—REPORT—ALLOWANCE PAYMENT SYSTEM
- 22 SENATORS' INTERESTS—STANDING COMMITTEE—REPORT—DEVELOPMENT OF A DRAFT CODE OF CONDUCT FOR SENATORS
- 23 SENATORS' INTERESTS—STANDING COMMITTEE—DOCUMENT
- 24 WATER AMENDMENT (WATER FOR THE ENVIRONMENT SPECIAL ACCOUNT) E BILL 2012
- 25 HOURS OF MEETING AND ROUTINE OF BUSINESS—VARIATION
- 26 WHEAT EXPORT MARKETING AMENDMENT BILL 2012
- 27 QUESTIONS
- 28 MOTION TO TAKE NOTE OF ANSWERS
- 29 WHEAT EXPORT MARKETING AMENDMENT BILL 2012
- 30 TREASURY LEGISLATION AMENDMENT (UNCLAIMED MONEY AND OTHER MEASURES) BILL 2012
- 31 COMMITTEE MEMBERSHIP
- 32 PARLIAMENTARY COMMITTEE REPORTS—PRESIDENT'S REPORT—GOVERNMENT RESPONSES OUTSTANDING
- 33 DEPARTMENT OF THE SENATE—REGISTER OF SENIOR EXECUTIVE OFFICERS' INTERESTS—DOCUMENT
- 34 AUSTRALIAN PARLIAMENTARY DELEGATION TO PAKISTAN—DOCUMENT
- 35 COMMONWEALTH OMBUDSMAN—ACTIVITIES UNDER PART V OF THE AUSTRALIAN FEDERAL POLICE ACT—DOCUMENT
- 36 PRIVACY AMENDMENT (ENHANCING PRIVACY PROTECTION) BILL 2012
- 37 ENVIRONMENT AND COMMUNICATIONS REFERENCES COMMITTEE—GOVERNMENT RESPONSE—ADEQUACY OF PROTECTIONS FOR THE PRIVACY OF AUSTRALIANS ONLINE
- 38 AUSTRALIA'S IMMIGRATION DETENTION NETWORK—JOINT SELECT COMMITTEE—GOVERNMENT RESPONSE—FINAL REPORT
- 39 MARITIME POWERS BILL 2012—EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM
- 40 DEPARTMENT OF DEFENCE—SPECIAL PURPOSE FLIGHTS—DOCUMENT
- 41 LAW AND JUSTICE— MURRAY DARLING BASIN DRAFT PLAN—LEGAL ADVICE—ORDER FOR PRODUCTION OF DOCUMENTS—DOCUMENT
- 42 DOCUMENTS
- 43 SUPERANNUATION LEGISLATION AMENDMENT (FURTHER MYSUPER AND TRANSPARENCY MEASURES) BILL 2012
- 44 NATIONAL GAMBLING REFORM BILL 2012E NATIONAL GAMBLING REFORM (RELATED MATTERS) BILL (NO. 1) 2012E NATIONAL GAMBLING REFORM (RELATED MATTERS) BILL (NO. 2) 2012
- 45 CUSTOMS AMENDMENT (MALAYSIA-AUSTRALIA FREE TRADE AGREEMENT IMPLEMENTATION AND OTHER MEASURES) BILL 2012E CUSTOMS TARIFF AMENDMENT (MALAYSIA-AUSTRALIA FREE TRADE AGREEMENT IMPLEMENTATION) BILL 2012
- 46 WHEAT EXPORT MARKETING AMENDMENT BILL 2012
- 47 COMMITTEE MEMBERSHIP
- 48 NEXT MEETING OF SENATE
- 49 LEAVE OF ABSENCE
- 50 END OF 2012 SITTINGS—STATEMENT BY PRESIDENT
- 51 ADJOURNMENT
- 52 ATTENDANCE
FOREIGN AFFAIRS—IRAQ—CHRISTIAN ASSYRIANSSenator Kroger, at the request of Senator Fierravanti-Wells and pursuant to notice of motion not objected to as a formal motion, moved general business notice of motion no. 1072—That the Senate— (a) recognises that: (i) Christian Assyrians, a minority religious and racial group in Iraq, are subject to ongoing violence, intimidation, harassment and discrimination on religious and ethnic grounds at the hands of extremists, (ii) on 31 October 2010, 58 Christian Assyrians were killed in an attack on a church in Baghdad in an act of violent extremism targeting this minority group, (iii) since 2003, 600 000 Christian Assyrians have left Iraq, including many thousands to Australia, and (iv) despite the rights guaranteed to minorities in Iraq, including Assyrians, there are still cases of harassment, intimidation and discrimination; (b) condemns violence, intimidation, harassment and discrimination on religious and ethnic grounds wherever it may be found, including in Iraq; (c) welcomes the stated commitment of the Government of Iraq to the protection of the rights of Christians and other minorities enshrined in Iraq's constitution, and the steps taken by the Government of Iraq to address violence and discrimination, including: (i) the formation of a Christian Police Force of around 500 to protect Christians and churches, in the wake of the 2010 bombing attacks on churches, and (ii) moves to establish an Independent High Commission for Human Rights; and (d) calls on the Government to continue to press the Iraqi Government to guarantee the rights of Christian Assyrians and other minorities. Question put and passed. | |