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Senate Journal No. 78 - 29 February 2012
- 1 MEETING OF SENATE
- 2 EXTRADITION AND MUTUAL ASSISTANCE IN CRIMINAL MATTERS LEGISLATION AMENDMENT BILL 2011
- 3 ORDER OF BUSINESS—REARRANGEMENT
- 4 TELECOMMUNICATIONS UNIVERSAL SERVICE MANAGEMENT AGENCY BILL 2011E TELECOMMUNICATIONS LEGISLATION AMENDMENT (UNIVERSAL SERVICE REFORM) BILL 2011E TELECOMMUNICATIONS (INDUSTRY LEVY) BILL 2011
- 5 ORDER OF BUSINESS—REARRANGEMENT
- 6 EDUCATION SERVICES FOR OVERSEAS STUDENTS LEGISLATION AMENDMENT (TUITION PROTECTION SERVICE AND OTHER MEASURES) BILL 2011E EDUCATION SERVICES FOR OVERSEAS STUDENTS (REGISTRATION CHARGES) AMENDMENT (TUITION PROTECTION SERVICE) BILL 2011E EDUCATION SERVICES FOR OVERSEAS STUDENTS (TPS LEVIES) BILL 2011
- 7 MATTERS OF PUBLIC INTEREST
- 8 QUESTIONS
- 9 MOTIONS TO TAKE NOTE OF ANSWERS
- 10 PETITION
- 11 NOTICES
- 12 RURAL AND REGIONAL AFFAIRS AND TRANSPORT LEGISLATION COMMITTEE—EXTENSION OF TIME TO REPORT
- 13 LEAVE OF ABSENCE
- 14 NATIVE TITLE AMENDMENT (REFORM) BILL (NO. 1) 2012
- 15 CORPORATIONS AND FINANCIAL SERVICES—JOINT STATUTORY COMMITTEE—REFERENCE
- 16 WOMEN—INTERNATIONAL WOMEN'S DAY 2012
- 17 ADMINISTRATION—MR JULIAN ASSANGE—RECOGNITION AS A JOURNALIST
- 18 FOREIGN AFFAIRS—MALAYSIA—RARE EARTH PROCESSING PLANT
- 19 ENVIRONMENT—MURRAY DARLING BASIN COMMUNITIES
- 20 SCRUTINY OF BILLS—STANDING COMMITTEE—2ND REPORT AND ALERT DIGEST NO. 2 OF 2012
- 21 COMMUNITY AFFAIRS REFERENCES COMMITTEE—REPORT—COMMONWEALTH CONTRIBUTION TO FORMER FORCED ADOPTION POLICIES
- 22 FREEDOM OF SPEECH—STATEMENT BY PRESIDENT
- 23 SENATE COMMITTEE REPORTS—REGISTER 2011 SUPPLEMENT—DOCUMENT
- 24 DOCUMENT
- 25 INDEXED LISTS OF DEPARTMENTAL AND AGENCY FILES—ORDER FOR PRODUCTION OF DOCUMENTS—DOCUMENT
- 26 DEPARTMENTAL AND AGENCY CONTRACTS—ORDER FOR PRODUCTION OF DOCUMENTS—DOCUMENTS
- 27 ANTARCTIC TREATY (ENVIRONMENT PROTECTION) AMENDMENT BILL 2011E CUSTOMS AMENDMENT (ANTI-DUMPING IMPROVEMENTS) BILL (NO. 2) 2011
- 28 PERSONALLY CONTROLLED ELECTRONIC HEALTH RECORDS BILL 2011E PERSONALLY CONTROLLED ELECTRONIC HEALTH RECORDS (CONSEQUENTIAL AMENDMENTS) BILL 2011
- 29 SOCIAL SECURITY LEGISLATION AMENDMENT BILL 2011E STRONGER FUTURES IN THE NORTHERN TERRITORY BILL 2012E STRONGER FUTURES IN THE NORTHERN TERRITORY (CONSEQUENTIAL AND TRANSITIONAL PROVISIONS) BILL 2011
- 30 SOCIAL SECURITY AND OTHER LEGISLATION AMENDMENT (DISABILITY SUPPORT PENSION PARTICIPATION REFORMS) BILL 2012E SOCIAL SECURITY AND OTHER LEGISLATION AMENDMENT (INCOME SUPPORT AND OTHER MEASURES) BILL 2012
- 31 APPROPRIATION BILL (NO. 3) 2011-2012E APPROPRIATION BILL (NO. 4) 2011-2012
- 32 EDUCATION, EMPLOYMENT AND WORKPLACE RELATIONS LEGISLATION COMMITTEE—PROPOSED REFERENCE
- 33 EDUCATION, EMPLOYMENT AND WORKPLACE RELATIONS LEGISLATION COMMITTEE—REPORT—BUILDING AND CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY IMPROVEMENT AMENDMENT (TRANSITION TO FAIR WORK) BILL 2011
- 34 EDUCATION SERVICES FOR OVERSEAS STUDENTS LEGISLATION AMENDMENT (TUITION PROTECTION SERVICE AND OTHER MEASURES) BILL 2011E EDUCATION SERVICES FOR OVERSEAS STUDENTS (REGISTRATION CHARGES) AMENDMENT (TUITION PROTECTION SERVICE) BILL 2011E EDUCATION SERVICES FOR OVERSEAS STUDENTS (TPS LEVIES) BILL 2011
- 35 ROUTINE OF BUSINESS—VARIATION
- 36 EDUCATION SERVICES FOR OVERSEAS STUDENTS LEGISLATION AMENDMENT (TUITION PROTECTION SERVICE AND OTHER MEASURES) BILL 2011E EDUCATION SERVICES FOR OVERSEAS STUDENTS (REGISTRATION CHARGES) AMENDMENT (TUITION PROTECTION SERVICE) BILL 2011E EDUCATION SERVICES FOR OVERSEAS STUDENTS (TPS LEVIES) BILL 2011
- 37 ADMINISTRATION—ASSISTANT TREASURER—DOCUMENT
- 38 ADJOURNMENT
- 39 ATTENDANCE
WOMEN—INTERNATIONAL WOMEN'S DAY 2012Senator Kroger, also on behalf of Senators Cash and Boyce, pursuant to notice of motion not objected to as a formal motion, moved general business notice of motion no. 664—That the Senate— (a) notes that 8 March is International Women's Day (IWD) and that the theme for IWD 2012 is `Empower Rural Women - End Hunger and Poverty'; (b) acknowledges the work that UN Women, the United Nations (UN) organisation dedicated to gender equality and the empowerment of women, undertakes to improve the conditions of women, both domestically and internationally; (c) notes the statement made by Kofi Annan, former UN Secretary-General on International Women's Day 2005 that `study after study has taught us that there is no tool for development more effective than the empowerment of women. No other policy is as likely to raise economic productivity, or to reduce infant and maternal mortality. No other policy is as sure to improve nutrition and promote health - including the prevention of HIV/AIDS. No other policy is as powerful in increasing the chances of education for the next generation'; (d) acknowledges: (i) that despite the many rights and privileges Australian women enjoy, there remain challenges that we must strive to overcome, and (ii) that rural women with disabilities are particularly at risk; (e) notes, with concern, that in Australia, violence against women is still far too common, with Australian Bureau of Statistics data continuing to show that 1 in 3 women have experienced physical violence since the age of 15; and (f) recognises that Australians have a fundamental obligation to speak out and protect the human rights of women, both in Australia and overseas. Question put and passed. | |