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Senate Journal No. 75 - 9 February 2012
- 1 MEETING OF SENATE
- 2 ENVIRONMENT PROTECTION AND BIODIVERSITY CONSERVATION AMENDMENT (BIOREGIONAL PLANS) BILL 2011
- 3 PETITION
- 4 NOTICES
- 5 ORDER OF BUSINESS—REARRANGEMENT
- 6 LEAVE OF ABSENCE
- 7 POSTPONEMENT
- 8 DEATH OF MR ARTHUR BEETSON
- 9 GAMBLING REFORM—JOINT SELECT COMMITTEE—REFERENCE
- 10 ENVIRONMENT PROTECTION AND BIODIVERSITY CONSERVATION AMENDMENT (MONITORING OF WHALING) BILL 2012
- 11 FOREIGN AFFAIRS—SYRIA
- 12 FOREIGN AFFAIRS—RUSSIA—HUMAN RIGHTS
- 13 AUSTRALIA'S FOOD PROCESSING SECTOR—SELECT COMMITTEE—LEAVE TO MEET DURING SITTING
- 14 COMMUNITY AFFAIRS LEGISLATION COMMITTEE—COMMUNITY AFFAIRS REFERENCES COMMITTEE—LEAVE TO MEET DURING SITTING
- 15 FOREIGN AFFAIRS, DEFENCE AND TRADE—JOINT STANDING COMMITTEE—LEAVE TO MEET DURING SITTINGS
- 16 ECONOMICS LEGISLATION COMMITTEE—LEAVE TO MEET DURING SITTING
- 17 ENVIRONMENT—TASMANIAN FORESTS INTERGOVERNMENTAL AGREEMENT
- 18 REGIONAL AUSTRALIA—AUSTRALIAN YEAR OF THE FARMER 2012
- 19 TAXATION—MINERALS RESOURCE RENT TAX—ORDER FOR PRODUCTION OF DOCUMENTS—NON-COMPLIANCE
- 20 AUSTRALIAN GREENS—SENATOR RHIANNON
- 21 ECONOMICS—GROCERY RETAILING SECTOR
- 22 ADMINISTRATION—REGISTER OF THE NATIONAL ESTATE
- 23 FAMILY AND COMMUNITY SERVICES—POKER MACHINES—LIMITS—PROPOSED ORDER FOR PRODUCTION OF DOCUMENTS
- 24 FOREIGN AFFAIRS—SRI LANKA
- 25 PUBLICATIONS—STANDING COMMITTEE—13TH REPORT
- 26 COMMITTEES—ADDITIONAL INFORMATION—ESTIMATES
- 27 LEGAL AND CONSTITUTIONAL AFFAIRS LEGISLATION COMMITTEE—REPORT—CLASSIFICATION (PUBLICATIONS, FILMS AND COMPUTER GAMES) AMENDMENT (ONLINE GAMES) BILL 2011
- 28 REGULATIONS AND ORDINANCES—STANDING COMMITTEE—DOCUMENT
- 29 COMMITTEE MEMBERSHIP
- 30 TELECOMMUNICATIONS UNIVERSAL SERVICE MANAGEMENT AGENCY BILL 2011E TELECOMMUNICATIONS LEGISLATION AMENDMENT (UNIVERSAL SERVICE REFORM) BILL 2011E TELECOMMUNICATIONS (INDUSTRY LEVY) BILL 2011
- 31 MEMBERS OF PARLIAMENT (LIFE GOLD PASS) AND OTHER LEGISLATION AMENDMENT BILL 2012
- 32 OFFSHORE PETROLEUM AND GREENHOUSE GAS STORAGE AMENDMENT (SIGNIFICANT INCIDENT DIRECTIONS) BILL 2011
- 33 CUSTOMS AMENDMENT (NEW ZEALAND RULES OF ORIGIN) BILL 2011
- 34 HIGHER EDUCATION SUPPORT AMENDMENT (VET FEE-HELP AND OTHER MEASURES) BILL 2011 [2012]
- 35 QUESTIONS
- 36 ESTIMATES HEARINGS—QUESTIONS ON NOTICE—ANSWERS AND EXPLANATION
- 37 MOTION TO TAKE NOTE OF ANSWERS
- 38 NOTICE
- 39 TRADE—LIVE ANIMAL EXPORTS—MINISTERIAL STATEMENT—DOCUMENT
- 40 DEFENCE—DEFENCE SECURITY AUTHORITY VETTING—MINISTERIAL STATEMENT—DOCUMENTS
- 41 SELECTION OF BILLS—STANDING COMMITTEE—REPORT NO. 1 OF 2012
- 42 PARTICULARS OF PROPOSED ADDITIONAL EXPENDITURE—2011-12—DOCUMENTS
- 43 ESTIMATES OF PROPOSED ADDITIONAL EXPENDITURE FOR 2011-12—PORTFOLIO ADDITIONAL ESTIMATES STATEMENTS—PORTFOLIOS AND EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENTS—DOCUMENTS
- 44 COMMITTEE MEMBERSHIP
- 45 FOREIGN AFFAIRS, DEFENCE AND TRADE REFERENCES COMMITTEE—GOVERNMENT RESPONSE—REQUESTS FOR TENDER FOR AVIATION CONTRACTS
- 46 FOREIGN AFFAIRS, DEFENCE AND TRADE REFERENCES COMMITTEE—GOVERNMENT RESPONSE—EQUITY AND DIVERSITY HEALTH CHECKS IN THE ROYAL AUSTRALIAN NAVY
- 47 AUSTRALIAN COMMISSION FOR LAW ENFORCEMENT INTEGRITY—JOINT STATUTORY COMMITTEE—GOVERNMENT RESPONSES—OPERATION OF THE LAW ENFORCEMENT INTEGRITY COMMISSIONER ACT 2006
- 48 FOREIGN AFFAIRS, DEFENCE AND TRADE—JOINT STANDING COMMITTEE—GOVERNMENT RESPONSE—HUMAN RIGHTS IN THE ASIA-PACIFIC
- 49 TREATIES—JOINT STANDING COMMITTEE—GOVERNMENT RESPONSE—110TH REPORT
- 50 TAXATION—MINERALS RESOURCE RENT TAX—ORDER FOR PRODUCTION OF DOCUMENTS—DOCUMENTS
- 51 PARLIAMENT—REFLECTIONS ON MEMBERS OF PARLIAMENT
- 52 GOVERNMENT DOCUMENTS—ORDERS OF THE DAY—CONSIDERATION
- 53 COMMITTEE REPORTS AND GOVERNMENT RESPONSES—ORDERS OF THE DAY—CONSIDERATION
- 54 AUDITOR-GENERAL'S REPORTS—ORDERS OF THE DAY—CONSIDERATION
- 55 WORK OF COMMITTEES—DOCUMENT
- 56 AUDITOR-GENERAL—AUDIT REPORTS NOS 25 AND 26 OF 2011-12—DOCUMENTS
- 57 DOCUMENTS
- 58 DEPARTMENTAL AND AGENCY APPOINTMENTS AND VACANCIES—ORDER FOR PRODUCTION OF DOCUMENTS—DOCUMENT
- 59 DEPARTMENTAL AND AGENCY GRANTS—ORDER FOR PRODUCTION OF DOCUMENTS—DOCUMENTS
- 60 RULES OF DEBATE—UNPARLIAMENTARY LANGUAGE—STATEMENT BY PRESIDENT
- 61 ADJOURNMENT
- 62 ATTENDANCE
REGIONAL AUSTRALIA—AUSTRALIAN YEAR OF THE FARMER 2012Senator Siewert, also on behalf of Senators Colbeck and Sterle, amended general business notice of motion no. 647 by leave and, pursuant to notice of motion not objected to as a formal motion, moved—That the Senate— (a) notes that the Australian Year of the Farmer 2012 is a year-long celebration of the vital role farmers play in feeding, clothing and housing people - both here and overseas; (b) acknowledges: (i) that agriculture plays an integral role in Australia's economy and prosperity, injecting more than $405 billion into the economy per year - 27 per cent of gross domestic product, (ii) that there are 136 000 farms employing approximately 370 000 people and supports farming families across Australia, (iii) that agriculture and related industries provide 1.6 million jobs, more than half are located in metropolitan Australia, (iv) that farming exports totalled approximately $27 billion in 2010-11 - a great contribution to global food supply and security, (v) that the majority of Australians (71 per cent) believe agriculture and related industries contribute to the Australian way of life and our identity as a nation, (vi) the importance of the contribution Australian farmers make to the maintenance of our cultural and environmental heritage, and (vii) that the Australian Year of the Farmer recognises those who make a significant contribution to our economic, social and environmental prosperity; and (c) calls on the Government to support and provide funding for the initiatives of the Australian Year of the Farmer 2012 [http://www.yearofthefarmer.com.au]. Question put and passed.
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