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senate vote 2021-06-24#6

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  • Motions - Employment, Western Australia - Resources Industry
  • Motions - Employment, Western Australia - Resources Industry skills shortage

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senate vote 2021-06-24#6

Edited by mackay staff

on 2021-06-25 10:22:04

Title

  • Motions Employment, Western Australia: Resources Industry
  • Motions - Employment, Western Australia - Resources Industry

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  • The majority voted against a [motion](https://www.openaustralia.org.au/senate/?gid=2021-06-24.51.1) introduced by ACT Senator [Katy Gallagher](https://theyvoteforyou.org.au/people/senate/act/katy_gallagher) (Labor), which means it failed.
  • ### Motion text
  • > *That the Senate—*
  • >
  • > *(a) notes that:*
  • >
  • >> *(i) the Abbott-Turnbull-Morrison Government has cut 14,500 apprentices and trainees in Western Australia since it was elected in 2013,*
  • >>
  • >> *(ii) even before the pandemic the Government cut $3 billion from TAFE, training and apprenticeship funding and billions from university funding,*
  • >>
  • >> *(iii) as a result of these cuts, the Western Australian resources industry faces a skill shortage of over 30,000 workers by mid-2023, and*
  • >>
  • >> *(iv) rather than training locals, the Morrison Government has added a range of mining and engineering occupations to the Priority Migration Skilled Occupation List; and*
  • >
  • > *(b) calls on the Morrison Government to urgently fix the resources industry skill shortage in Western Australia, by investing in training for Western Australians.*
  • > *(b) calls on the Morrison Government to urgently fix the resources industry skill shortage in Western Australia, by investing in training for Western Australians.*
senate vote 2021-06-24#6

Edited by mackay staff

on 2021-06-25 10:21:52

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  • <p class="speaker">Katy Gallagher</p>
  • <p>I move:</p>
  • <p class="italic">That the Senate&#8212;</p>
  • The majority voted against a [motion](https://www.openaustralia.org.au/senate/?gid=2021-06-24.51.1) introduced by ACT Senator [Katy Gallagher](https://theyvoteforyou.org.au/people/senate/act/katy_gallagher) (Labor), which means it failed.
  • ### Motion text
  • > *That the Senate—*
  • >
  • > *(a) notes that:*
  • >
  • >> *(i) the Abbott-Turnbull-Morrison Government has cut 14,500 apprentices and trainees in Western Australia since it was elected in 2013,*
  • >>
  • >> *(ii) even before the pandemic the Government cut $3 billion from TAFE, training and apprenticeship funding and billions from university funding,*
  • >>
  • >> *(iii) as a result of these cuts, the Western Australian resources industry faces a skill shortage of over 30,000 workers by mid-2023, and*
  • >>
  • >> *(iv) rather than training locals, the Morrison Government has added a range of mining and engineering occupations to the Priority Migration Skilled Occupation List; and*
  • >
  • > *(b) calls on the Morrison Government to urgently fix the resources industry skill shortage in Western Australia, by investing in training for Western Australians.*
  • <p class="italic">(a) notes that:</p>
  • <p class="italic">(i) the Abbott-Turnbull-Morrison Government has cut 14,500 apprentices and trainees in Western Australia since it was elected in 2013,</p>
  • <p class="italic">(ii) even before the pandemic the Government cut $3 billion from TAFE, training and apprenticeship funding and billions from university funding,</p>
  • <p class="italic">(iii) as a result of these cuts, the Western Australian resources industry faces a skill shortage of over 30,000 workers by mid-2023, and</p>
  • <p class="italic">(iv) rather than training locals, the Morrison Government has added a range of mining and engineering occupations to the Priority Migration Skilled Occupation List; and</p>
  • <p class="italic">(b) calls on the Morrison Government to urgently fix the resources industry skill shortage in Western Australia, by investing in training for Western Australians.</p>
  • <p class="speaker">Jonathon Duniam</p>
  • <p>I table a government statement in relation to this motion.</p>
  • <p class="speaker">Pauline Hanson</p>
  • <p>by leave&#8212;I table a short statement.</p>
  • <p class="speaker">Scott Ryan</p>
  • <p>The question is that motion No. 1176 be agreed to.</p>