Division Description Changes — Macquarie Island — 28th Nov 2006

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senate vote 2006-11-28#4 Edited by mackay staff on 2018-01-25 12:22:54	Title ~~Macquarie Island~~ Motions - Macquarie Island - Rabbits & rodents eradication Description ~~<p class="speaker">Christine Milne</p>~~ ~~<p>I move:</p>~~ <dl><dt></dt><dd>That the Senate—<dl><dt>(a)</dt><dd>notes:<dl><dt>(i)</dt><dd>Australia’s obligation under the World Heritage Convention to protect the World Heritage-listed Macquarie Island that provides nesting habitat for nearly 4 million seabirds, and provides Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conversation-listed ‘Critical Habitat’ for two nationally threatened albatross species, the wandering and grey-headed albatross,</dd><dt>(ii)</dt><dd>that the feral rabbit population on Macquarie Island has exploded since the late 1990s from 10 000 to more than 100 000 as a result of reduced effectiveness of myxomatosis, eradication of feral cats and climate change resulting in increasing rabbit breeding success, and</dd><dt>(iii)</dt><dd>that recent landslips have wiped out hundreds of king penguins and that the grey-headed albatross faces immediate risk of extinction in Australia due to the destruction by rabbits of the birds’ only known Australian breeding site on Macquarie Island; and</dd></dl></dd><dt>(b)</dt><dd>calls on the Government to take immediate action to fund and implement the eradication plan for rabbits and rodents costed at $15 million so work can start immediately to ensure on-ground baiting can start in winter 2008.</dd></dl></dd></dl><p>Question put.</p> The majority voted against a [motion](http://www.openaustralia.org.au/senate/?id=2006-11-28.64.2) in relation to the rabbit and rodent eradication program on [Macquarie Island](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Macquarie_Island), which was introduced by Greens Senator [Christine Milne](https://theyvoteforyou.org.au/people/senate/tasmania/christine_milne). ### Motion text > That the Senate— > (a) notes: *>> (i)** Australia’s obligation under the World Heritage Convention to protect the World Heritage-listed Macquarie Island that provides nesting habitat for nearly 4 million seabirds, and provides Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conversation-listed ‘Critical Habitat’ for two nationally threatened albatross species, the wandering and grey-headed albatross,* >> (ii) that the feral rabbit population on Macquarie Island has exploded since the late 1990s from 10 000 to more than 100 000 as a result of reduced effectiveness of myxomatosis, eradication of feral cats and climate change resulting in increasing rabbit breeding success, and >> (iii) that recent landslips have wiped out hundreds of king penguins and that the grey-headed albatross faces immediate risk of extinction in Australia due to the destruction by rabbits of the birds’ only known Australian breeding site on Macquarie Island; and *> (b)** calls on the Government to take immediate action to fund and implement the eradication plan for rabbits and rodents costed at $15 million so work can start immediately to ensure on-ground baiting can start in winter 2008.*

~~Christine Milne~~
~~I move:~~
<dl><dt></dt><dd>That the Senate—<dl><dt>(a)</dt><dd>notes:<dl><dt>(i)</dt><dd>Australia’s obligation under the World Heritage Convention to protect the World Heritage-listed Macquarie Island that provides nesting habitat for nearly 4 million seabirds, and provides Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conversation-listed ‘Critical Habitat’ for two nationally threatened albatross species, the wandering and grey-headed albatross,</dd><dt>(ii)</dt><dd>that the feral rabbit population on Macquarie Island has exploded since the late 1990s from 10 000 to more than 100 000 as a result of reduced effectiveness of myxomatosis, eradication of feral cats and climate change resulting in increasing rabbit breeding success, and</dd><dt>(iii)</dt><dd>that recent landslips have wiped out hundreds of king penguins and that the grey-headed albatross faces immediate risk of extinction in Australia due to the destruction by rabbits of the birds’ only known Australian breeding site on Macquarie Island; and</dd></dl></dd><dt>(b)</dt><dd>calls on the Government to take immediate action to fund and implement the eradication plan for rabbits and rodents costed at $15 million so work can start immediately to ensure on-ground baiting can start in winter 2008.</dd></dl></dd></dl>Question put.
The majority voted against a [motion](http://www.openaustralia.org.au/senate/?id=2006-11-28.64.2) in relation to the rabbit and rodent eradication program on [Macquarie Island](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Macquarie_Island), which was introduced by Greens Senator [Christine Milne](https://theyvoteforyou.org.au/people/senate/tasmania/christine_milne).
### Motion text
> *That the Senate—*
> *(a) notes:*
>> *(i) Australia’s obligation under the World Heritage Convention to protect the World Heritage-listed Macquarie Island that provides nesting habitat for nearly 4 million seabirds, and provides Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conversation-listed ‘Critical Habitat’ for two nationally threatened albatross species, the wandering and grey-headed albatross,*
>> *(ii) that the feral rabbit population on Macquarie Island has exploded since the late 1990s from 10 000 to more than 100 000 as a result of reduced effectiveness of myxomatosis, eradication of feral cats and climate change resulting in increasing rabbit breeding success, and*
>> *(iii) that recent landslips have wiped out hundreds of king penguins and that the grey-headed albatross faces immediate risk of extinction in Australia due to the destruction by rabbits of the birds’ only known Australian breeding site on Macquarie Island; and*
> *(b) calls on the Government to take immediate action to fund and implement the eradication plan for rabbits and rodents costed at $15 million so work can start immediately to ensure on-ground baiting can start in winter 2008.*