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Senate Journal No. 66 - 9 November 2011
- 1 MEETING OF SENATE
- 2 GOVERNMENT DOCUMENTS
- 3 STEEL TRANSFORMATION PLAN BILL 2011
- 4 AUSTRALIAN RENEWABLE ENERGY AGENCY BILL 2011E AUSTRALIAN RENEWABLE ENERGY AGENCY (CONSEQUENTIAL AMENDMENTS AND TRANSITIONAL PROVISIONS) BILL 2011
- 5 MATTERS OF PUBLIC INTEREST
- 6 QUESTIONS
- 7 MOTION TO TAKE NOTE OF ANSWER
- 8 NOTICES
- 9 RURAL AFFAIRS AND TRANSPORT REFERENCES COMMITTEE—EXTENSION OF TIME TO REPORT
- 10 LEAVE OF ABSENCE
- 11 FAMILY AND COMMUNITY SERVICES—YOUTH IN COMMUNITIES
- 12 COMMUNICATIONS—AUSTRALIA NETWORK—TENDER PROCESS—ORDER FOR PRODUCTION OF DOCUMENTS
- 13 COMMUNITY AFFAIRS REFERENCES COMMITTEE—LEAVE TO MEET DURING SITTING
- 14 ENVIRONMENT—COAL SEAM GAS DEVELOPMENT
- 15 ENVIRONMENT—CORAL SEA
- 16 EDUCATION—TECHNICAL AND FURTHER EDUCATION SYSTEM
- 17 ENVIRONMENT—CONTAINER DEPOSIT SCHEME
- 18 SENATE—CLEAN ENERGY BILL 2011 AND RELATED BILLS—CONDUCT OF SENATOR
- 19 ENVIRONMENT—GREAT BARRIER REEF WORLD HERITAGE AREA
- 20 SENATE—RULES OF DEBATE—LEADER OF THE OPPOSITION IN THE SENATE
- 21 ENVIRONMENT AND COMMUNICATIONS REFERENCES COMMITTEE—ADDITIONAL INFORMATION—RECENT PROGRAMMING DECISIONS MADE BY THE AUSTRALIAN BROADCASTING CORPORATION
- 22 NATIONAL POLICE REMEMBRANCE DAY—DOCUMENT
- 23 DOCUMENTS
- 24 LEGAL AND CONSTITUTIONAL AFFAIRS LEGISLATION COMMITTEE—REPORT—NATIVE TITLE AMENDMENT (REFORM) BILL 2011
- 25 AUSTRALIAN RENEWABLE ENERGY AGENCY BILL 2011E AUSTRALIAN RENEWABLE ENERGY AGENCY (CONSEQUENTIAL AMENDMENTS AND TRANSITIONAL PROVISIONS) BILL 2011
- 26 INDUSTRY—MINING INDUSTRY—ANSWER TO QUESTION—STATEMENT BY LEAVE
- 27 TOBACCO PLAIN PACKAGING BILL 2011E TRADE MARKS AMENDMENT (TOBACCO PLAIN PACKAGING) BILL 2011
- 28 ADJOURNMENT
- 29 ATTENDANCE
EDUCATION—TECHNICAL AND FURTHER EDUCATION SYSTEMSenator Rhiannon, pursuant to notice of motion not objected to as a formal motion, moved general business notice of motion no. 547—That the Senate— (a) notes that: (i) the technical and further education (TAFE) system, as the dominant provider of vocational education and training (VET) since its inception, has improved Australian skill levels with important assistance provided to Indigenous and other disadvantaged communities, (ii) while TAFE is the key component of VET, its base funding is diminishing, and (iii) a report by the National Centre for Vocational Education Research found that a 6 per cent funding increase did not match a 12 per cent increase in training and course delivery costs; and (b) calls on the Government to: (i) work to address the skills shortages by securing public funding for TAFE, (ii) rule out supporting a Higher Education Contribution Scheme-style university loans scheme for TAFE students, (iii) increase TAFE funding so it can continue to offer a broad range of high quality, diverse programs for all the community, and (iv) ensure the Ministerial Council for Tertiary Education and Employment commissions a review of VET since the competition policy was introduced. Question put. The Senate divided— AYES,9
NOES, 41
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