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House Votes and Proceedings
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House
- 1 MEETING OF THE HOUSE
- 2 SELECTION COMMITTEE—REPORT
- 3 PRIVATE MEMBERS’ MOTIONS—PRESENTED BY SPEAKER
- 4 MESSAGES FROM THE SENATE
- 5 REGISTRAR OF MEMBERS’ INTERESTS
- 6 AUSTRALIAN PARLIAMENTARY DELEGATION—REPORT—STATEMENT BY MEMBER
- 7 AUSTRALIAN PARLIAMENTARY DELEGATION—REPORT—STATEMENT BY MEMBER
- 8 EVIDENCE AMENDMENT (JOURNALISTS’ PRIVILEGE) BILL 2010
- 9 COMMISSION OF INQUIRY INTO THE BUILDING THE EDUCATION REVOLUTION PROGRAM BILL 2010
- 10 POSTPONEMENT OF NOTICE
- 11 AUSTRALIA’S FUTURE TAX SYSTEM REVIEW
- 12 FOOD LABELLING
- 13 ADDRESS IN REPLY TO THE GOVERNOR-GENERAL’S SPEECH
- 14 MEMBERS’ STATEMENTS
- 15 MINISTERIAL ARRANGEMENTS
- 16 CANONISATION OF SAINT MARY MACKILLOP—STATEMENTS
- 17 DEATH OF DAME JOAN SUTHERLAND—STATEMENTS
- 18 MATTERS REFERRED TO MAIN COMMITTEE
- 19 QUESTIONS
- 20 AUDITOR-GENERAL’S REPORT
- 21 DOCUMENTS
- 22 DOCUMENTS—MOTION TO TAKE NOTE OF DOCUMENTS
- 23 LEAVE OF ABSENCE TO MEMBER
- 24 GLOBAL AND DOMESTIC ECONOMIES—MINISTERIAL STATEMENT
- 25 NATIONAL COUNTER-TERRORISM EXERCISE: MERCURY 10—MINISTERIAL STATEMENT
- 26 ADDRESS IN REPLY TO THE GOVERNOR-GENERAL’S SPEECH
- 27 NATIONAL HEALTH AMENDMENT (PHARMACEUTICAL BENEFITS SCHEME) BILL 2010
- 28 TAX LAWS AMENDMENT (CONFIDENTIALITY OF TAXPAYER INFORMATION) BILL 2010
- 29 NATIONAL HEALTH AMENDMENT (PHARMACEUTICAL BENEFITS SCHEME) BILL 2010—DEFERRED DIVISION
- 30 BILLS REFERRED TO MAIN COMMITTEE
- 31 CRITERIA FOR INDEPENDENT YOUTH ALLOWANCE
- 32 GENE PATENTS
- 33 ADJOURNMENT
- DOCUMENTS
- ATTENDANCE
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Main Committee
- 1 MEETING OF MAIN COMMITTEE
- 2 MEMBERS’ CONSTITUENCY STATEMENTS
- 3 AFGHAN ASYLUM SEEKERS
- 4 TELSTRA’S GRAFTON CALL CENTRE
- 5 SPECIAL DISABILITY TRUSTS
- 6 DEATHS OF PRIVATE NATHAN BEWES, TROOPER JASON BROWN, PRIVATE TOMAS DALE, PRIVATE GRANT KIRBY AND LANCE CORPORAL JARED MACKINNEY—CONDOLENCE MOTION MOVED BY THE PRIME MINISTER
- 7 OVERSEAS TRAINED DOCTORS
- 8 FORESTRY INDUSTRY
- 9 NATIONAL STROKE AWARENESS WEEK
- 10 GRIEVANCE DEBATE
- 11 ADJOURNMENT
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House
4 TELSTRA’S GRAFTON CALL CENTRE
The order of the day having been read for the resumption of the debate on the motion of Ms Saffin—That this House:
(1) notes with grave concern:
(a) Telstra’s stated proposal to close its Business Call Centre in Grafton, with the loss of 108 local jobs, and the relocation of some of these jobs to Brisbane and Melbourne;
(b) the damaging flow on effect to a regional economy from such significant job cuts;
(c) the perception that Telstra is abandoning regional Australia; and
(d) Telstra’s claim that it can improve customer service while carrying out a program of job cuts;
(2) acknowledges the Clarence Valley community’s strong support for the campaign to save local Telstra jobs evidenced by the actions of Mayor Richie Williamson, the Grafton Chamber of Commerce and the 5559 people who signed my petition calling for Telstra to keep the Call Centre open, and not abandon regional Australia; and
(3) calls upon Telstra’s Chief Executive Officer David Thodey to stop the closure of the Grafton Call Centre to demonstrate a commitment by Telstra to Regional Australia ( see item No. 3, Votes and Proceedings )—
Debate resumed.
The time allotted for the debate having expired, the debate was interrupted, and the resumption of the debate made an order of the day for the next sitting.