Petitions—2002

Number of petitions:  99   Number of signatories:  45 659

The complete text of petitions presented each day may be found in the Senate Hansard.

Subject Petitions Signatories
AdministrationPrinting industry 1 345
Australian Flag 2 27
Banking IndustryJoint Select Committee to investigate conduct 1 526
CommunicationsAustralia Post 1 2 235
CommunicationsAustralian Broadcasting CorporationFunding 1 18
CommunicationsTasmanian telephone directories 1 1 802
ConstitutionRepublic and head of state 2 22
ConstitutionSeparation of powers 1 19
EconomicsGeneral Agreement on Trade in Services 6 548
EducationDeregulation of university fees 1 243
EmploymentGeoscience Australia 1 314
EmploymentPaid maternity leave 4 172
EnvironmentExploration in the Townsville Trough 1 641
EnvironmentFraser Island dingoes 1 9
EnrironmentGreat Barrier Reef World Heritage AreaPrawn trawling 1 9
EnvironmentReferendum 1 14
Export of live sheep 1 4 265
ExportsLive animals 1 22
Food irradiation 3 5 942
Foreign AffairsMilitary action against Iraq 14 4972
Foreign AffairsReligious, political and cultural freedoms in Vietnam 1 989
Goods and Services TaxAlternative taxation regimes 1 23
HealthGoldfields Medical Fund 1 1 259
HealthMagnetic resonance imaging machines 1 2 939
HealthRespite care 1 1 779
HealthStem cell research 1 348
ImmigrationAsylum seekers 3 1 674
ImmigrationDetention of boat people 1 18
ImmigrationHuman rights of children in detention 1 728
ImmigrationRole of the Australian Defence Force and the Australian Federal Police in immigration related activities 1 220
ImmigrationSinking of the boat SIEV-X 1 306
Law and JusticeSuicide bombing 4 2 552
LegislationMigration Amendment (Excision from Migration Zone) (Consequential Provisions) Act 2001 1 1 441
MedicareFunding 1 47
Political Asylum SeekersProcedures 13 787
Schools and Religious InstitutionsLegislation 1 237
Science and TechnologyEmbryonic stem cells 10 4 076
Science and TechnologyResearch involving human embryos 4 1 983
Sexuality Discrimination Bill 1995In support 1 105
Social IssuesEducation as a human right 2 213
TelstraPrivatisation 2 124
TransportState of the Princes Highway at Bega 1 1 658
Welfare System 1 8

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