Division Description Changes — Iraq — 10th May 2007

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senate vote 2007-05-10#3 Edited by mackay staff on 2017-09-27 17:16:30	Title ~~Iraq~~ Motions - Iraq - Information requested Description ~~<p class="speaker">Bob Brown</p>~~ ~~<p>I move:</p>~~ <dl><dt></dt><dd>That the Senate calls on the Government to inform the Senate by 13 June 2007 on the following matters:<dl><dt>(a)</dt><dd>the number of civilians displaced by the war in Iraq, both internally and externally;</dd><dt>(b)</dt><dd>the circumstances of these Iraqi refugees;</dd><dt>(c)</dt><dd>what aid or assistance is going to the refugees and what component of that aid comes from the Australian Government;</dd><dt>(d)</dt><dd>how many such refugees have been accommodated in Australia and what plans there are to give refuge to more; and</dd><dt>(e)</dt><dd>what calls from the United Nations, the Red Cross or any other international agencies have been made to nations, including Australia, to meet the refugees’ needs.</dd></dl></dd></dl><p>Question put.</p> The majority voted against a [motion](http://www.openaustralia.org.au/senate/?id=2007-05-10.27.2) for information in regards to the civilians displaced by the war in Iraq, which means the motion failed. ### Motion text > That the Senate calls on the Government to inform the Senate by 13 June 2007 on the following matters: *> (a)** the number of civilians displaced by the war in Iraq, both internally and externally;* *> (b)** the circumstances of these Iraqi refugees;* *> (c)** what aid or assistance is going to the refugees and what component of that aid comes from the Australian Government;* *> (d)** how many such refugees have been accommodated in Australia and what plans there are to give refuge to more; and* *> (e)** what calls from the United Nations, the Red Cross or any other international agencies have been made to nations, including Australia, to meet the refugees’ needs.*

~~Bob Brown~~
~~I move:~~
<dl><dt></dt><dd>That the Senate calls on the Government to inform the Senate by 13 June 2007 on the following matters:<dl><dt>(a)</dt><dd>the number of civilians displaced by the war in Iraq, both internally and externally;</dd><dt>(b)</dt><dd>the circumstances of these Iraqi refugees;</dd><dt>(c)</dt><dd>what aid or assistance is going to the refugees and what component of that aid comes from the Australian Government;</dd><dt>(d)</dt><dd>how many such refugees have been accommodated in Australia and what plans there are to give refuge to more; and</dd><dt>(e)</dt><dd>what calls from the United Nations, the Red Cross or any other international agencies have been made to nations, including Australia, to meet the refugees’ needs.</dd></dl></dd></dl>Question put.
The majority voted against a [motion](http://www.openaustralia.org.au/senate/?id=2007-05-10.27.2) for information in regards to the civilians displaced by the war in Iraq, which means the motion failed.
### Motion text
> *That the Senate calls on the Government to inform the Senate by 13 June 2007 on the following matters:*
> *(a) the number of civilians displaced by the war in Iraq, both internally and externally;*
> *(b) the circumstances of these Iraqi refugees;*
> *(c) what aid or assistance is going to the refugees and what component of that aid comes from the Australian Government;*
> *(d) how many such refugees have been accommodated in Australia and what plans there are to give refuge to more; and*
> *(e) what calls from the United Nations, the Red Cross or any other international agencies have been made to nations, including Australia, to meet the refugees’ needs.*