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Senate Journal No. 32 - 18 September 2008
- 1 MEETING OF SENATE
- 2 TEMPORARY CHAIR OF COMMITTEES
- 3 PETITION
- 4 NOTICES
- 5 ORDER OF BUSINESS—REARRANGEMENT
- 6 COMMUNITY AFFAIRS—STANDING COMMITTEE—REFERENCE
- 7 CONSIDERATION OF LEGISLATION
- 8 COMMUNITY AFFAIRS—STANDING COMMITTEE—LEAVE TO MEET DURING SITTINGS
- 9 COMMUNITY AFFAIRS—STANDING COMMITTEE—EXTENSIONS OF TIME TO REPORT
- 10 RURAL AND REGIONAL AFFAIRS AND TRANSPORT—STANDING COMMITTEE—LEAVE TO MEET DURING SITTING
- 11 FOREIGN AFFAIRS—INTERNATIONAL DAY OF PEACE
- 12 FOREIGN AFFAIRS—BURMA
- 13 REGULATIONS AND ORDINANCES—STANDING COMMITTEE—DOCUMENT
- 14 TREATIES—JOINT STANDING COMMITTEE—94TH REPORT
- 15 RURAL AND REGIONAL AFFAIRS AND TRANSPORT—STANDING COMMITTEE—REPORT—ADMINISTRATION OF THE CIVIL AVIATION SAFETY AUTHORITY (CASA) AND RELATED MATTERS
- 16 AUSTRALIAN RESEARCH COUNCIL AMENDMENT BILL 2008
- 17 STATE GOVERNMENT FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT—SELECT COMMITTEE—REPORT
- 18 PROCEDURE—STANDING COMMITTEE—FIRST REPORT OF 2008—CONSIDERATION
- 19 ORDER OF BUSINESS—REARRANGEMENT
- 20 TAX LAWS AMENDMENT (LUXURY CAR TAX) BILL 2008 AND RELATED BILLS—CONSIDERATION
- 21 INTERNATIONAL TAX AGREEMENTS AMENDMENT BILL (NO. 1) 2008
- 22 QUESTIONS
- 23 MOTION TO TAKE NOTE OF ANSWERS
- 24 HEALTH—DEMENTIA AWARENESS WEEK—MINISTERIAL STATEMENT—DOCUMENT
- 25 FOREIGN AFFAIRS, DEFENCE AND TRADE—JOINT STANDING COMMITTEE—GOVERNMENT RESPONSE—AUSTRALIA'S TRADE WITH MEXICO AND THE REGION
- 26 SELECTION OF BILLS—STANDING COMMITTEE—REPORT NO. 11 OF 2008
- 27 DOCUMENT
- 28 INDEXED LISTS OF DEPARTMENTAL AND AGENCY FILES—ORDER FOR PRODUCTION OF DOCUMENTS—DOCUMENTS
- 29 ENVIRONMENT, COMMUNICATIONS AND THE ARTS—STANDING COMMITTEE—DOCUMENT—GREAT BARRIER REEF MARINE PARK AND OTHER LEGISLATION AMENDMENT BILL 2008
- 30 COMMITTEE MEMBERSHIP
- 31 PROCEDURE—STANDING COMMITTEE—FIRST REPORT OF 2008—CONSIDERATION
- 32 ECONOMICS—MANAGEMENT OF THE ECONOMY
- 33 GOVERNMENT DOCUMENTS—ORDERS OF THE DAY—CONSIDERATION
- 34 COMMITTEE REPORTS AND GOVERNMENT RESPONSES—ORDERS OF THE DAY—CONSIDERATION
- 35 ADJOURNMENT
- 36 ATTENDANCE
FOREIGN AFFAIRS—BURMASenator Ludlam, pursuant to notice of motion not objected to as a formal motion, moved general business notice of motion no. 202—That the Senate— (a) notes that: (i) 18 September 2008 marks one year since the peaceful uprising in Burma that became known as the Saffron Revolution, and (ii) a fortnight later this pro-democracy uprising was brutally suppressed by the Burmese military regime at the cost of an unknown number of lives, injuries and ongoing detention; (b) calls on the Australian Government to: (i) use all diplomatic means available to encourage the Burmese regime to release Daw Aung San Suu Kyi and all political prisoners, and engage in genuine dialogue with pro-democracy and ethnic representatives towards democratic reform and national reconciliation, (ii) work actively with the United Nations (UN) to ensure that its `good offices role' delivers progress, including on the release of political prisoners, (iii) maintain pressure on the Burmese regime to engage in reform through targeted financial sanctions and travel restrictions,
(v) evaluate what other measures the Government can take to support the Burmese pro-democracy movement; and (c) expresses its support for the democratic aspirations of the people of Burma. Question put and passed. | |