Appendix
C: Public hearings and round table meetings (non-inquiry related)
1 September 2008: Petitions presented before 27 June 2008, Parliament
House, Canberra
Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development and Local
Government
n V8 supercar race
track Townsville
n Golden Grove Football
Club
n Funding for sporting
facilities
n Moorabbin golf
course/airport
n Port Keats Road, NT
n Ipswich Motor Way and
Goodna Bypass
Department of Health and Ageing
n Commonwealth dental
scheme
n Dental health program
n Access to treatment
for Mesothelioma sufferers
n PBS listing of Alimta
n Aged care in the
Hunter and Central Coast
Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade
n Bangladesh Liberation
War
n Cluster munitions
n Child soldiers in
Uganda, Sudan, Somalia and Algeria
n Middle East
n Australia’s
involvement in Iraq
Wednesday 24 September 2008: Petitions presented before 5 September 2008, Parliament
House, Canberra
Department of Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy
n Telstra coverage on
the Central Coast
n Post Office at Jewells,
NSW
n Traralgon Post Office
n ABC radio
broadcasting, Nannup, WA
n Post Office at North
Tamworth, NSW
Department of Environment, Water, Heritage and the Arts
n Department of Climate
Change
n Natimuk Lake
n Green and Dock lakes
n Water infrastructure
plan - SA
n Building of nuclear
reactors or waste dumps
n Olympic Dam uranium
mine
n Greenhouse gas
emissions
n Renewable energy
research and development
Department of Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs
n Northern Territory
Intervention
n Pension entitlements
for former citizens of Latvia
n Funding for housing
and accommodation services
n Pensions and benefits
Department of Defence
n Anti-vehicle mines
n Australia's
involvement in Iraq
n Beersheba battle site
Wednesday 22 October 2008: Petitions presented before 26 September 2008,
Parliament House, Canberra
Department of Education
n Portability of
funding for students with a disability
n Funding formula for
public schools
n Higher Education
assistance
n Funding for
preschools
Department of Immigration and Citizenship
n Immigration policy—priority
for Christians
n Income support for
asylum seekers
n Permanent residency
for 410 visa holders
Department of Human Services
n Centrelink services,
Morwell, Victoria
n Income support for
asylum seekers
n Medicare office, Swan
electorate
Thursday 30 October 2008: Petitions from Victoria, Fitzroy Library,
Melbourne
Principal petitioners
n Social impacts of
khat
n Pension levels
(various petitions)
n Income support for
asylum seekers
n Disability funding
for schools
n Palestine-Israel
conflict
n Apology
to indigenous Australians
Wednesday 3 December 2008: Petitions presented before 14 November 2008,
Parliament House, Canberra
Department of Health and Ageing
n Palliative care on
the Sunshine Coast
n Funding for personal
care assistants in nursing homes
n Ratio of personal
care assistants in nursing homes
n Funding for Kempsey
District Hospital
n Access to
PBS/Medicare for hyperhidrosis sufferers
n Prohibition of the
drug Khat
Department of Resources, Energy and Tourism
n Olympic Dam Uranium
Mine
Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development and Local
Government
n King Street Bridge
n Canberra Airport (two
petitions)
n Pedestrian crossing
in Athelstone
n Feasibility study of
rail options for Adelaide
Wednesday 5 February 2009: petitions presented before 5 December 2008,
Parliament House, Canberra
Department of the Environment, Water, Heritage and the Arts
n Water security—South
Australia
n Hunting for
environmental conservation
n Environmental impact
of human activity
n Solar rebate scheme
Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development and Local
Government
n Intersection of Old
Pitt Town Road and Boundary Road
n Passing lanes on
Bucketts Way
n Feasibility study of
rail options for Adelaide
Department of Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs
n Disability and aged
pensions
n Social security
agreement between Australia and the Philippines
n Rent assistance
n Quarantining of
social security income
n Early intervention
services for children with a disability
Monday 23 March 2009: petitions from NSW, Tuggerah Lakes Secondary College,
The Entrance, NSW
n Radiotherapy Unit on
The Central Coast
n Funding for
pre-schools
n Northern Territory
Intervention
n Post Office for
Jewellstown
n Environmental impact
of human activity
n Abolition of ABCC
Wednesday 27 May 2009: petitions presented before 20 March 2009, Parliament
House, Canberra
Department of Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy
n Community radio
broadcasting in central Victoria
n Goldfields Community
Radio in Bendigo
n Wanneroo Post Office
n Mobile phone coverage
in Walker Flat
n SBS funding
n Sexual advertising
and access to internet pornography
n Redevelopment of
Commonwealth land
Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development and Local
Government
n Relocation of East
Gippsland TAFE and development of sports complex
n Waterfall Gully Road
upgrade
n Toowoomba Bypass
Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade
n Death of Mr Renerio
Arrogante III in Cebu, Philippines
n Human rights in Sri
Lanka
n Whaling
n Social security
agreement between Australia and the Philippines
n Iraqi Christians
n Millennium
Development Goals
n Conflict in Gaza
n Gaza Strip
n Death penalty in Iran
28 October 2009: selected petitions presented before 18 September 2009,
Parliament House, Canberra
Department of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations
n Changes to Youth
Allowance
Department of Immigration and Citizenship
n Asylum seekers
Department of Human Services
n Medicare branch,
Mirrabooka, WA
n Medicare office,
Pakenham, VIC
25 November 2009: petitions presented before 30 October 2009, Canberra
Department of Defence
n Burial places from
World War II
Department of Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs
n Disaster recovery
payments for Coffs Harbour and environs
n Forgotten Australians
Department of Health and Ageing
n Medicare funding for
dental treatment
n Residential and
community aged care
n Change of rural
status for Gawler, South Australia
15 March 2010: petition regarding the convictions of Messrs Morant,
Handcock and Witton, Parliament House, Canberra
7 April 2010: selected petitions from
New South Wales, Parliament House, Sydney
n Comfort women
n Order of Australia
for East Timor
n Burmese Military
Junta
n Marriage Equality
Bill
n National Marriage Day
n Impact of coal mining
n Lymphoedema treatment
n Flying foxes in Royal
Botanic Gardens, Sydney
8 April 2010: selected petitions from Queensland, Parliament House,
Brisbane
n Toowoomba bypass
n Condition of the
Warrego Highway
n Borneo Barracks
n Montevideo Maru
n Medals for former and
serving cadets
28 April 2010: selected petitions from Victoria, Parliament House,
Melbourne
n Live animal exports
n University funding
n Fuel excise tax
n Excise
regulation—microbreweries
n Mandatory detention
of asylum seekers