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Senate Journal No. 25 - 22 March 2011
- 1 MEETING OF SENATE
- 2 GOVERNMENT DOCUMENTS
- 3 CONSIDERATION OF LEGISLATION
- 4 TAX LAWS AMENDMENT (TEMPORARY FLOOD AND CYCLONE RECONSTRUCTION LEVY) BILL 2011E INCOME TAX RATES AMENDMENT (TEMPORARY FLOOD AND CYCLONE RECONSTRUCTION LEVY) BILL 2011
- 5 QUESTIONS
- 6 MOTION TO TAKE NOTE OF ANSWERS
- 7 PETITIONS
- 8 NOTICES
- 9 ENVIRONMENT AND COMMUNICATIONS REFERENCES COMMITTEE—EXTENSION OF TIME TO REPORT
- 10 ELECTORAL MATTERS—JOINT STANDING COMMITTEE—LEAVE TO MEET DURING SITTING
- 11 CYBER SAFETY—JOINT SELECT COMMITTEE—LEAVE TO MEET DURING SITTING
- 12 SCRUTINY OF NEW TAXES—SELECT COMMITTEE—LEAVE TO MEET DURING SITTING
- 13 ECONOMICS REFERENCES COMMITTEE—EXTENSION OF TIME TO REPORT
- 14 POSTPONEMENT
- 15 WOMEN—BOARD APPOINTMENTS
- 16 ECONOMICS REFERENCES COMMITTEE—PROPOSED REFERENCE
- 17 RURAL AFFAIRS AND TRANSPORT REFERENCES COMMITTEE—REFERENCE
- 18 TIMES OF MEETING—UNSCHEDULED MEETING OF SENATE
- 19 FOREIGN AFFAIRS—CHINA
- 20 PRIMARY INDUSTRIES—FISHING PRACTICES—HIGH SEAS BOTTOM TRAWLING
- 21 DISCUSSION OF MATTER OF PUBLIC IMPORTANCE—IMMIGRATION—BORDER SECURITY
- 22 NOTICE
- 23 DOCUMENTS
- 24 INDEXED LISTS OF DEPARTMENTAL AND AGENCY FILES—ORDER FOR PRODUCTION OF DOCUMENTS—DOCUMENTS
- 25 COMMITTEE MEMBERSHIP
- 26 FAMILY ASSISTANCE LEGISLATION AMENDMENT (CHILD CARE REBATE) E BILL 2011
- 27 OFFSHORE PETROLEUM AND GREENHOUSE GAS STORAGE REGULATORY LEVIES LEGISLATION AMENDMENT (2011 MEASURES NO. 1) BILL 2011E OFFSHORE PETROLEUM AND GREENHOUSE GAS STORAGE REGULATORY LEVIES (CONSEQUENTIAL AMENDMENTS) BILL 2011E PERSONAL PROPERTY SECURITIES (CORPORATIONS AND OTHER AMENDMENTS) BILL 2011
- 28 EDUCATION SERVICES FOR OVERSEAS STUDENTS LEGISLATION AMENDMENT BILL 2010 [2011]
- 29 ENVIRONMENT AND COMMUNICATIONS LEGISLATION COMMITTEE—REPORT—BROADCASTING LEGISLATION AMENDMENT (DIGITAL DIVIDEND AND OTHER MEASURES) BILL 2011
- 30 LEGISLATION COMMITTEES—REPORTS—ADDITIONAL ESTIMATES 2010-11
- 31 COMMUNITY AFFAIRS LEGISLATION COMMITTEE—REPORT—HUMAN SERVICES LEGISLATION AMENDMENT BILL 2010
- 32 TAX LAWS AMENDMENT (TEMPORARY FLOOD AND CYCLONE RECONSTRUCTION LEVY) BILL 2011E INCOME TAX RATES AMENDMENT (TEMPORARY FLOOD AND CYCLONE RECONSTRUCTION LEVY) BILL 2011
- 33 FAMILY ASSISTANCE LEGISLATION AMENDMENT (CHILD CARE REBATE) E BILL 2011
- 34 ORDER OF BUSINESS—REARRANGEMENT
- 35 GOVERNMENT DOCUMENTS—CONSIDERATION
- 36 ADJOURNMENT
- 37 ATTENDANCE
FOREIGN AFFAIRS—CHINAThe Leader of the Australian Greens (Senator Bob Brown), pursuant to notice of motion not objected to as a formal motion, moved general business notice of motion no. 205—That the Senate— (a) notes the reported Chinese crackdown on democracy advocates in East Turkistan and Tibet following democratic protests in the Middle East; and (b) asks the Minister for Foreign Affairs (Mr Rudd) to confirm with Chinese authorities: (i) the substance of the charges leading to the 2007 arrest of Mr Ablikim Abdiriyim, the son of Uighur advocate Ms Rebiya Kadeer, (ii) whether Mr Abdiriyim has suffered prolonged solitary confinement and torture as reported by Amnesty International late in 2010, (iii) whether Mr Abdiriyim has recently received medical treatment, and (iv) when Mr Abdiriyim is due to be released. Question put. The Senate divided— AYES,6
NOES, 31
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