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Senate Journal No. 110 - 23 February 2010
- 1 MEETING OF SENATE
- 2 GOVERNMENT DOCUMENTS
- 3 DEFENCE—AFGHANISTAN—CIVILIAN CASUALTIES—MINISTERIAL STATEMENT
- 4 FAIRER PRIVATE HEALTH INSURANCE INCENTIVES (MEDICARE LEVY SURCHARGE) BILL 2009 [NO. 2]E FAIRER PRIVATE HEALTH INSURANCE INCENTIVES (MEDICARE LEVY SURCHARGE—FRINGE BENEFITS) BILL 2009 [NO. 2]
- 5 QUESTIONS
- 6 MOTIONS TO TAKE NOTE OF ANSWERS
- 7 ENVIRONMENT—CLIMATE CHANGE PROGRAMS—GOVERNMENT POLICY—CENSURE
- 8 NOTICES
- 9 POSTPONEMENTS
- 10 WILD RIVERS (ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT) BILL 2010 [NO. 2]
- 11 PUBLIC ACCOUNTS AND AUDIT—JOINT STATUTORY COMMITTEE—LEAVE TO MEET DURING SITTINGS
- 12 ECONOMICS LEGISLATION COMMITTEE—EXTENSION OF TIME TO REPORT
- 13 EDUCATION—EDUCATION SERVICES FOR OVERSEAS STUDENTS ASSURANCE FUND—ORDER FOR PRODUCTION OF DOCUMENTS
- 14 COMMUNITY AFFAIRS REFERENCES COMMITTEE—EXTENSIONS OF TIME TO REPORT
- 15 INDIGENOUS PEOPLES—HUMAN RIGHTS
- 16 CULTURE AND THE ARTS—AUSTRALIA'S NATIONAL ARCHIVES—MINISTERIAL STATEMENT
- 17 GOVERNMENT DOCUMENTS—CONSIDERATION
- 18 ADJOURNMENT
- 19 ATTENDANCE
ENVIRONMENT—CLIMATE CHANGE PROGRAMS—GOVERNMENT POLICY—CENSUREThe Leader of the Australian Greens (Senator Bob Brown), by leave, moved—That the Senate— (a) censures the Government for its gross and systematic failure in the delivery of its climate change programs, including home insulation, green loans, solar rebate, renewable remote power generation program and the renewable energy target; and
Debate ensued. Document: The Minister for Immigration and Citizenship (Senator Evans) tabled the following document: Administration—Counter-terrorism strategy and home insulation program—Transcript of a doorstop interview with Senator Birmingham, dated 23 February 2010. Senator Birmingham moved the following amendment: Omit paragraph (b). Debate ensued. Question—That the amendment be agreed to—put. The Senate divided— AYES, 31 Senators— Abetz Adams Back Barnett Bernardi Boswell Boyce Brandis Bushby Cash Colbeck Coonan Ferguson Fielding Fierravanti-Wells Fifield Fisher Heffernan Humphries Johnston Joyce Mason McGauran Nash Parry Payne Ronaldson Scullion Troeth Trood Williams (Teller) NOES, 31 Senators— Bilyk Bishop Brown, Bob Brown, Carol Cameron Collins Conroy Crossin Evans Farrell Feeney Forshaw Hanson-Young Hurley Hutchins Ludlam Lundy Marshall McEwen McLucas Milne Moore O'Brien (Teller) Polley Pratt Siewert Stephens Sterle Wong Wortley Xenophon The ayes and noes were equal. Statement by President: The Acting Deputy President (Senator Barnett) made the following statement: In keeping with precedents of the Senate, a self-contained provision that lacks majority support is not carried. Therefore paragraph (b) is omitted from the proposed resolution for lack of majority support. Main question, as amended, put.
AYES, 36 Senators— Abetz Adams Back Barnett Bernardi Birmingham Boyce Brandis Brown, Bob Bushby Cash Colbeck Coonan Fielding Fierravanti-Wells Fifield Fisher Hanson-Young Heffernan Humphries Johnston Joyce Ludlam Mason McGauran Milne Nash Parry Payne Ronaldson Scullion Siewert Troeth Trood Williams (Teller) Xenophon NOES, 25 Senators— Bilyk Bishop Brown, Carol Cameron Collins Conroy Crossin Evans Farrell Feeney Forshaw Hurley Hutchins Lundy Marshall McEwen McLucas Moore O'Brien (Teller) Polley Pratt Stephens Sterle Wong Wortley Question agreed to. Senator Bob Brown, pursuant to standing order 154, moved—That the resolution censuring the Government be communicated by message to the House of Representatives for concurrence. Question put and passed. | |