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Senate Journal No. 106 - 23 August 2012
- 1 MEETING OF SENATE
- 2 HEALTH INSURANCE (DENTAL SERVICES) BILL 2012 [NO. 2]
- 3 NOTICES
- 4 SELECTION OF BILLS—STANDING COMMITTEE—REPORT NO. 10 OF 2012
- 5 LEAVE OF ABSENCE
- 6 ORDER OF BUSINESS—REARRANGEMENT
- 7 COMMUNITY AFFAIRS REFERENCES COMMITTEE—EXTENSION OF TIME TO REPORT
- 8 COMMUNITY AFFAIRS REFERENCES COMMITTEE—LEAVE TO MEET DURING SITTING
- 9 FOREIGN AFFAIRS, DEFENCE AND TRADE REFERENCES COMMITTEE—EXTENSION OF TIME TO REPORT
- 10 RURAL AND REGIONAL AFFAIRS AND TRANSPORT REFERENCES COMMITTEE—LEAVE TO MEET DURING SITTING
- 11 RURAL AND REGIONAL AFFAIRS AND TRANSPORT REFERENCES COMMITTEE—EXTENSION OF TIME TO REPORT
- 12 HEALTH—FRED HOLLOWS FOUNDATION
- 13 FOREIGN AFFAIRS—INTERNATIONAL BLACK RIBBON DAY
- 14 INDIGENOUS AUSTRALIANS—KIMBERLEY GIRL PROGRAM
- 15 HEALTH—WORLD HEPATITIS DAY
- 16 WOMEN—AFFORDABLE HOUSING
- 17 TRADE—CARBON PERMITS—ORDER FOR PRODUCTION OF DOCUMENT
- 18 LAW AND JUSTICE—INEQUALITY
- 19 LAW AND JUSTICE—RESERVE BANK OF AUSTRALIA—PROPOSED ORDER FOR PRODUCTION OF DOCUMENTS
- 20 FINANCE—HORIZONTAL FISCAL EQUALISATION
- 21 ENVIRONMENT—BALD HILLS WIND FARM
- 22 ELECTRICITY PRICES—SELECT COMMITTEE—APPOINTMENT
- 23 PUBLICATIONS—STANDING COMMITTEE—18TH REPORT
- 24 EDUCATION, EMPLOYMENT AND WORKPLACE RELATIONS LEGISLATION COMMITTEE—REPORT—SOCIAL SECURITY LEGISLATION AMENDMENT (FAIR INCENTIVES TO WORK) BILL 2012
- 25 FINANCE AND PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION LEGISLATION COMMITTEE—REPORT—GOVERNMENT INVESTMENT FUNDS AMENDMENT (ETHICAL INVESTMENTS) E BILL 2011
- 26 COMMITTEES—ADDITIONAL INFORMATION—ESTIMATES
- 27 CYBERCRIME LEGISLATION AMENDMENT BILL 2011
- 28 CUSTOMS AMENDMENT (SMUGGLED TOBACCO) BILL 2012E TAX LAWS AMENDMENT (2012 MEASURES NO. 4) BILL 2012
- 29 INTERNATIONAL MONETARY AGREEMENTS AMENDMENT (LOANS) BILL 2012E STATUTE LAW REVISION BILL 2012
- 30 SMALL PELAGIC FISHERY TOTAL ALLOWABLE CATCH (QUOTA SPECIES) DETERMINATION—PROPOSED DISALLOWANCE
- 31 TAX LAWS AMENDMENT (INVESTMENT MANAGER REGIME) BILL 2012
- 32 CORPORATIONS LEGISLATION AMENDMENT (FINANCIAL REPORTING PANEL) E BILL 2012
- 33 NAVIGATION BILL 2012E NAVIGATION (CONSEQUENTIAL AMENDMENTS) BILL 2012E MARINE SAFETY (DOMESTIC COMMERCIAL VESSEL) NATIONAL LAW BILL 2012E MARINE SAFETY (DOMESTIC COMMERCIAL VESSEL) NATIONAL LAW (CONSEQUENTIAL AMENDMENTS) BILL 2012
- 34 MIGRATION (VISA EVIDENCE) CHARGE BILL 2012E MIGRATION (VISA EVIDENCE) CHARGE (CONSEQUENTIAL AMENDMENTS) E BILL 2012
- 35 AUSTRALIAN CITIZENSHIP AMENDMENT (DEFENCE FAMILIES) BILL 2012
- 36 MARITIME LEGISLATION AMENDMENT BILL 2012
- 37 QUESTIONS
- 38 MOTIONS TO TAKE NOTE OF ANSWERS
- 39 ENVIRONMENT—BALD HILLS WIND FARM—DOCUMENT
- 40 APPROPRIATIONS AND STAFFING—STANDING COMMITTEE—ANNUAL REPORT
- 41 AUSTRALIAN PARLIAMENTARY DELEGATION TO THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA—DOCUMENT
- 42 PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE—OFFICIAL VISIT TO PERU—DOCUMENT
- 43 FOREIGN AFFAIRS—SOCIALIST REPUBLIC OF VIETNAM—HUMAN RIGHTS—DOCUMENT
- 44 LEGISLATIVE INSTRUMENTS AMENDMENT (SUNSETTING MEASURES) BILL 2012—EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM—CORRECTION
- 45 PUBLIC ACCOUNTS AND AUDIT—JOINT STATUTORY COMMITTEE—431ST AND 432ND REPORTS AND EXECUTIVE MINUTES AND RESPONSES TO THE COMMITTEES RECOMMENDATIONS IN REPORTS NOS 417, 426 AND 428
- 46 FINANCE AND PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION LEGISLATION COMMITTEE—DOCUMENT—GOVERNMENT INVESTMENT FUNDS AMENDMENT (ETHICAL INVESTMENTS) BILL 2011
- 47 DOCUMENTS
- 48 DEPARTMENTAL AND AGENCY CONTRACTS—ORDER FOR PRODUCTION OF DOCUMENTS—DOCUMENT
- 49 COMMITTEE MEMBERSHIP
- 50 SMALL PELAGIC FISHERY TOTAL ALLOWABLE CATCH (QUOTA SPECIES) DETERMINATION—PROPOSED DISALLOWANCE
- 51 MARRIAGE EQUALITY AMENDMENT BILL 2010
- 52 GOVERNMENT DOCUMENTS—ORDERS OF THE DAY—CONSIDERATION
- 53 COMMITTEE MEMBERSHIP
- 54 COMMITTEE REPORTS AND GOVERNMENT RESPONSES—ORDERS OF THE DAY—CONSIDERATION
- 55 AUDITOR-GENERAL'S REPORTS—ORDERS OF THE DAY—CONSIDERATION
- 56 ADJOURNMENT
- 57 ATTENDANCE
INDIGENOUS AUSTRALIANS—KIMBERLEY GIRL PROGRAMSenator Siewert, pursuant to notice of motion not objected to as a formal motion, moved general business notice of motion no. 878—That the Senate— (a) notes the success of the Kimberley Girl Program in improving the lives of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander women, their families and communities;
(i) since Kimberley Girl commenced in 2004, the program has provided 219 young women with personal development training, including public speaking, (ii) one-third of these participants have experienced five of the seven socio-economic disadvantage factors, 45 per cent have experienced four or more and 65 per cent have experienced three or more disadvantage factors, (iii) 90 per cent of these women said that they benefitted from the skills acquired during the program and half said that their life is better now than it was before they did Kimberley Girl, and (iv) due to the success of Kimberley Girl, there have been a number of requests to roll the program out to other regions of Australia; (c) recognises the importance of long-term funding to support this and other programs for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander women, families and communities; (d) welcomes the Government's support of $479 000 for the Kimberley Girl Program since 2008; and (e) calls on the Government to commit to funding the program over the next 3 to 5 years. Question put and passed. | |