Petitions—2006

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

Number of petitions:  161   Number of signatories:  283 565
Subject Petitions Signatories
Animal Welfare—Live export 5 31 684
Australian flag 2 13
Communications—Australian Broadcasting Corporation—Board members 2 280
Communications—Mobile telephone tower 1 441
Culture and the Arts—Funding 1 1 232
Defence—Anti-vehicle mines 1 564
Defence—Arms exports to Israel 1 717
Defence—Defence Amendment (Parliamentary approval for Australian involvement in overseas conflicts) Bill 2003—In support 3 172
Education—Higher Education Support Amendment (Abolition of Compulsory Up-front Student Union Fees) Bill 2005—In opposition 1 903
Education—Student poverty 1 112
Education—Student union fees 1 82
Environment—Expanded nuclear industry 1 23
Environment—Mary River and Logan River—Dams 1 516
Environment—Western Australia—Nuclear waste 3 815
Environment—Western Australia—Proposed nuclear reactor 3 973
Family and Community Services—Austudy—Rent assistance 3 1 125
Family and Community Services—Family Court 1 20
Foreign Affairs—Agreement with the United States of America 1 69
Foreign Affairs—China—Falun Gong 9 1 931
Foreign Affairs—Guantanamo Bay—Military detention 4 4 955
Foreign Affairs—Human rights—Mr David Hicks 6 3 247
Foreign Affairs—Self determination for West Papua 1 1 939
Health—Funding for dental care 1 286
Health—Funding for Shark Bay medical service 2 751
Health—Health care 1 1 582
Health—Hospital staff 1 90
Health—Sale of Medibank Private 1 45
Health—Stem cell research 2 27
Health—Therapeutic Goods Amendment (Repeal of Ministerial responsibility for approval of RU486) Bill 2005 - In opposition 2 3 648
Health—University places for medical students 12 6 821
Immigration—Asylum seekers 1 141
Immigration—Christian refugees 6 484
Immigration—Migration Amendment (Designated Unauthorised Arrivals) Bill 2006 - In opposition 15 983
Immigration—Proposed changes to refugee laws 2 134 437
Indigenous Australians—Aboriginal Land Rights (Northern Territory) Amendment Bill 2006 1 22 260
Indigenous Australians—Self government 1 1
Industrial Relations—Changes 1 36
Industrial Relations—Proposed changes 5 2 311
Law and Justice—British sovereignty 1 1
Law and Justice—Clean feed internet service 8 21 035
Law and Justice—Elections and disputed returns 1 3
Law and Justice—Exposure of children to internet pornography 22 3 706
Law and Justice—Transmission of child pornography 3 94
Political asylum seekers—Procedures 4 156
Primary Industries—Australian wheat industry 1 11
Social Issues—Award for integrity and moral bravery 2 1 531
Transport—Jandacort Airport 1 332
Women—Abortion 2 1 084
Women—Abortion—RU486 1 1 042
Women—Health—Pregnancy counselling 6 28 851
Women—Violence against women 3 3

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