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senate vote 2021-08-12#5
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Bills — Family Assistance Legislation Amendment (Child Care Subsidy) Bill 2021; Second Reading- Family Assistance Legislation Amendment (Child Care Subsidy) Bill 2021 - Second Reading - Climate change
Description
<p class="speaker">Larissa Waters</p><p>I now move the second reading amendment standing in my name, on sheet 1384, which pertains to the fact that we are in a climate crisis and our kids need us to deal with that properly:</p><p class="italic">At the end of the motion, add ", and the Senate calls on the Government to acknowledge that:</p>- The majority voted against an [amendment](https://www.openaustralia.org.au/senate/?gid=2021-08-12.21.1) to the usual [second reading](https://peo.gov.au/understand-our-parliament/how-parliament-works/bills-and-laws/making-a-law-in-the-australian-parliament/) motion "*that the bill be read for a second time*," which is parliamentary jargon for agreeing with the main idea of the bill. This means that the amendment failed.
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- > *At the end of the motion, add ", and the Senate calls on the Government to acknowledge that:*
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- > *(a) it has a duty of care to avoid the harmful impacts of climate change on Australia's children; and*
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- > *(b) in light of the latest IPCC report, supporting new and expanded coal, oil and gas projects is negligent dereliction of that duty".*
<p class="italic">(a) it has a duty of care to avoid the harmful impacts of climate change on Australia's children; and</p><p class="italic">(b) in light of the latest IPCC report, supporting new and expanded coal, oil and gas projects is negligent dereliction of that duty".</p> <p class="speaker">Sue Lines</p><p>The question is that the second reading amendment, as moved by Senator Waters, be agreed to.</p>
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