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senate vote 2006-10-10#2
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The majority voted against a [http://www.openaustralia.org/senate/?id=2006-10-10.39.2 motion] introduced by Greens Senator [http://publicwhip-rails.openaustraliafoundation.org.au/mp.php?mpn=Christine_Milne&mpc=Senate&house=senate Christine Milne], which means that it was rejected. The motion was:''That the Senate-''''(a) condemns North Korea’s [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2006_North_Korean_nuclear_test nuclear weapons test];''''(b) notes:''''(i) the increasing threat of nuclear conflict globally,''''(ii) that [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_Atomic_Energy_Agency International Atomic Energy Agency] statistics reveal that there have been 300 seizures of smuggled radioactive material capable of making a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dirty_bomb ‘dirty’ bomb] since 2002 and that the rate of seizures has doubled since this time,''''(iii) the call from [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Al_Qaeda Al Qaeda]’s chief in Iraq for nuclear scientists and explosives experts to join his [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jihad Jihad] against the West, and his comment that American bases in Iraq are good places to test unconventional weapons, and''''(iv) that the Prime Minister (Mr [http://publicwhip-rails.openaustraliafoundation.org.au/mp.php?mpn=John_Howard&mpc=Bennelong&house=representatives Howard]) has undermined the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nuclear_Non-Proliferation_Treaty Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty] by expressing a willingness to consider the sale of uranium to India, which is not a signatory to the Treaty and which, together with Pakistan, staged the last nuclear break-out in 1998; and''''(c) calls on the Government to:''''(i) dismantle the Prime Minister’s Taskforce conducting the [http://apo.org.au/research/uranium-mining-processing-and-nuclear-energy-review-opportunities-australia-draft-report Uranium Mining, Processing and Nuclear Energy Review],''''(ii) reject any proposition by the United States of America about Australia becoming a nuclear fuel supply centre under President [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_W._Bush George W Bush]’s [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Global_Nuclear_Energy_Partnership Global Nuclear Energy Partnership], and''''(iii) abandon its support for the sale of uranium to India.''- The majority voted against a [motion](http://www.openaustralia.org/senate/?id=2006-10-10.39.2) introduced by Greens Senator [Christine Milne](http://publicwhip-rails.openaustraliafoundation.org.au/mp.php?mpn=Christine_Milne&mpc=Senate&house=senate), which means that it was rejected. The motion was:
- _That the Senate-_
- _(a) condemns North Korea’s [nuclear weapons test](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2006_North_Korean_nuclear_test);_
- _(b) notes:_
- _(i) the increasing threat of nuclear conflict globally,_
- _(ii) that [International Atomic Energy Agency](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_Atomic_Energy_Agency) statistics reveal that there have been 300 seizures of smuggled radioactive material capable of making a [‘dirty’ bomb](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dirty_bomb) since 2002 and that the rate of seizures has doubled since this time,_
- _(iii) the call from [Al Qaeda](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Al_Qaeda)’s chief in Iraq for nuclear scientists and explosives experts to join his [Jihad](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jihad) against the West, and his comment that American bases in Iraq are good places to test unconventional weapons, and_
- _(iv) that the Prime Minister (Mr [Howard](http://publicwhip-rails.openaustraliafoundation.org.au/mp.php?mpn=John_Howard&mpc=Bennelong&house=representatives)) has undermined the [Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nuclear_Non-Proliferation_Treaty) by expressing a willingness to consider the sale of uranium to India, which is not a signatory to the Treaty and which, together with Pakistan, staged the last nuclear break-out in 1998; and_
- _(c) calls on the Government to:_
- _(i) dismantle the Prime Minister’s Taskforce conducting the [Uranium Mining, Processing and Nuclear Energy Review](http://apo.org.au/research/uranium-mining-processing-and-nuclear-energy-review-opportunities-australia-draft-report),_
- _(ii) reject any proposition by the United States of America about Australia becoming a nuclear fuel supply centre under President [George W Bush](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_W._Bush)’s [Global Nuclear Energy Partnership](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Global_Nuclear_Energy_Partnership), and_
- _(iii) abandon its support for the sale of uranium to India._
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senate vote 2006-10-10#2
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Motions - Nuclear Nonproliferation - Against Australia becoming a nuclear fuel supply centre and against sale of uranium to India- Motions — Nuclear Nonproliferation — Against Australia becoming a nuclear fuel supply centre and against sale of uranium to India
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- The majority voted against a [http://www.openaustralia.org/senate/?id=2006-10-10.39.2 motion] introduced by Greens Senator [http://publicwhip-rails.openaustraliafoundation.org.au/mp.php?mpn=Christine_Milne&mpc=Senate&house=senate Christine Milne], which means that it was rejected. The motion was:
''That the Senate—''- ''That the Senate-''
''(a) condemns North Korea’s nuclear weapons test;''[1]- ''(a) condemns North Korea’s [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2006_North_Korean_nuclear_test nuclear weapons test];''
- ''(b) notes:''
- ''(i) the increasing threat of nuclear conflict globally,''
- ''(ii) that [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_Atomic_Energy_Agency International Atomic Energy Agency] statistics reveal that there have been 300 seizures of smuggled radioactive material capable of making a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dirty_bomb ‘dirty’ bomb] since 2002 and that the rate of seizures has doubled since this time,''
- ''(iii) the call from [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Al_Qaeda Al Qaeda]’s chief in Iraq for nuclear scientists and explosives experts to join his [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jihad Jihad] against the West, and his comment that American bases in Iraq are good places to test unconventional weapons, and''
- ''(iv) that the Prime Minister (Mr [http://publicwhip-rails.openaustraliafoundation.org.au/mp.php?mpn=John_Howard&mpc=Bennelong&house=representatives Howard]) has undermined the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nuclear_Non-Proliferation_Treaty Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty] by expressing a willingness to consider the sale of uranium to India, which is not a signatory to the Treaty and which, together with Pakistan, staged the last nuclear break-out in 1998; and''
- ''(c) calls on the Government to:''
- ''(i) dismantle the Prime Minister’s Taskforce conducting the [http://apo.org.au/research/uranium-mining-processing-and-nuclear-energy-review-opportunities-australia-draft-report Uranium Mining, Processing and Nuclear Energy Review],''
- ''(ii) reject any proposition by the United States of America about Australia becoming a nuclear fuel supply centre under President [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_W._Bush George W Bush]’s [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Global_Nuclear_Energy_Partnership Global Nuclear Energy Partnership], and''
''(iii) abandon its support for the sale of uranium to India.''References* [1] Read more about the 2006 North Korean nuclear weapons test [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2006_North_Korean_nuclear_test here].- ''(iii) abandon its support for the sale of uranium to India.''
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senate vote 2006-10-10#2
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Nuclear Nonproliferation- Motions - Nuclear Nonproliferation - Against Australia becoming a nuclear fuel supply centre and against sale of uranium to India
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<p class="speaker">Christine Milne</p><p>I move:</p><dl><dt></dt><dd>That the Senate—<dl><dt>(a)</dt><dd>condemns North Korea’s nuclear weapons test;</dd><dt>(b)</dt><dd>notes:<dl><dt>(i)</dt><dd>the increasing threat of nuclear conflict globally,</dd><dt>(ii)</dt><dd>that International Atomic Energy Agency statistics reveal that there have been 300 seizures of smuggled radioactive material capable of making a ‘dirty’ bomb since 2002 and that the rate of seizures has doubled since this time,</dd><dt>(iii)</dt><dd>the call from Al Qaeda’s chief in Iraq for nuclear scientists and explosives experts to join his Jihad against the West, and his comment that American bases in Iraq are good places to test unconventional weapons, and</dd><dt>(iv)</dt><dd>that the Prime Minister (Mr Howard) has undermined the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty by expressing a willingness to consider the sale of uranium to India, which is not a signatory to the Treaty and which, together with Pakistan, staged the last nuclear break-out in 1998; and</dd></dl></dd><dt>(c)</dt><dd>calls on the Government to:<dl><dt>(i)</dt><dd>dismantle the Prime Minister’s Taskforce conducting the Uranium Mining, Processing and Nuclear Energy Review,</dd><dt>(ii)</dt><dd>reject any proposition by the United States of America about Australia becoming a nuclear fuel supply centre under President George W Bush’s Global Nuclear Energy Partnership, and</dd><dt>(iii)</dt><dd>abandon its support for the sale of uranium to India.</dd></dl></dd></dl></dd></dl><p>Question put.</p>- The majority voted against a [http://www.openaustralia.org/senate/?id=2006-10-10.39.2 motion] introduced by Greens Senator [http://publicwhip-rails.openaustraliafoundation.org.au/mp.php?mpn=Christine_Milne&mpc=Senate&house=senate Christine Milne], which means that it was rejected. The motion was:
- ''That the Senate—''
- ''(a) condemns North Korea’s nuclear weapons test;''[1]
- ''(b) notes:''
- ''(i) the increasing threat of nuclear conflict globally,''
- ''(ii) that [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_Atomic_Energy_Agency International Atomic Energy Agency] statistics reveal that there have been 300 seizures of smuggled radioactive material capable of making a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dirty_bomb ‘dirty’ bomb] since 2002 and that the rate of seizures has doubled since this time,''
- ''(iii) the call from [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Al_Qaeda Al Qaeda]’s chief in Iraq for nuclear scientists and explosives experts to join his [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jihad Jihad] against the West, and his comment that American bases in Iraq are good places to test unconventional weapons, and''
- ''(iv) that the Prime Minister (Mr [http://publicwhip-rails.openaustraliafoundation.org.au/mp.php?mpn=John_Howard&mpc=Bennelong&house=representatives Howard]) has undermined the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nuclear_Non-Proliferation_Treaty Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty] by expressing a willingness to consider the sale of uranium to India, which is not a signatory to the Treaty and which, together with Pakistan, staged the last nuclear break-out in 1998; and''
- ''(c) calls on the Government to:''
- ''(i) dismantle the Prime Minister’s Taskforce conducting the [http://apo.org.au/research/uranium-mining-processing-and-nuclear-energy-review-opportunities-australia-draft-report Uranium Mining, Processing and Nuclear Energy Review],''
- ''(ii) reject any proposition by the United States of America about Australia becoming a nuclear fuel supply centre under President [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_W._Bush George W Bush]’s [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Global_Nuclear_Energy_Partnership Global Nuclear Energy Partnership], and''
- ''(iii) abandon its support for the sale of uranium to India.''
- References
- * [1] Read more about the 2006 North Korean nuclear weapons test [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2006_North_Korean_nuclear_test here].
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