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  APRIL 19, 2012 Calls to waive dentists' debts to Medicare On 19 March 2012, the Opposition health spokesman the Hon. Peter Dutton, introduced the Health Insurance (Dental Services) Bill 2012 into the House of Representatives. The Bill was also introduced into the Senate on 21 March by Senator David

    NOVEMBER 10, 2011 Parliamentary committee scrutiny of the Commonwealth Ombudsman—Private Member’s Bill Source: Commonwealth Ombudsman 2009-10 Annual Report A Private Member’s Bill introduced on 1 November 2011 in the Senate by Australian Greens Senator  Bob Brown seeks to bring the operation, functions and resourcing of the Commonwealth  Ombudsman under the scrutiny of the Joint Committee of Public Accounts and Audit. The  Commonwealth Ombudsman is an independent statutory office established by the Ombudsman Act  1976 (Cth). The Public Accounts and Audit Committee Amendment (Ombudsman) Bill 2011 follows the resignation of the former Ombudsman, Allan Asher, in late October 2011 over his

FEBRUARY 4, 2011 Opposition Youth Allowance Bill inquiry to report next week An issue facing Parliament on return next week will be the Youth Allowance. The Senate may need to decide if it will debate the Private Member’s Bill introduced by Senator Nash in October last year. The Social Security

NOVEMBER 9, 2010 Conscience votes in the federal Parliament On 29 September 2010 the Leader of the Australian Greens, Senator Bob Brown, introduced the Restoring Territory Rights (Voluntary Euthanasia Legislation) Bill 2010 into the Senate. All political parties have granted their senators and members a conscience vote on this legislation.

OCTOBER 19, 2010 Building the Education Revolution - Private Member’s Bill The Opposition has introduced a Private Member’s Bill to establish a judicial Commission of Inquiry into the Building the Education Revolution (BER). The Bill is the result of ongoing complaints and concerns about the BER’s administration and implementation. It