Petitions—2008

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

Number of petitions:  53   Number of signatories:  115 771
Subject Petitions Signatories
Administration—Ministry for Peace 1 16
Animal Welfare—Live export 5 58 929
Australian flag 1 5 347
Communications—Australian Broadcasting Corporation 1 499
Defence—Anti-vehicle mines 1 57
Employment—Paid maternity leave 1 40
Environment—Climate change 1 1009
Environment—Dampier Archipelago—World Heritage List 2 470
Environment—Hybrid cats 1 987
Environment—Mary River and Logan River—Dams 1 24
Environment—Palm oil—Labelling of products 1 4 077
Environment—Western Australia—Nuclear waste 2 144
Family and Community Services—Disabled pensioners—Pension increase 1 817
Family and Community Services—Single age pension 1 2 670
Foreign Affairs—Iraq and Afghanistan—Withdrawal of Australian troops 1 804
Health—Prince Albert Memorial Hospital 1 534
Immigration—Amendments to the Migration Act 1958 1 335
Immigration—Muslim immigration 2 31
Indigenous Australians—Bringing Them Home report 1 211
Indigenous Australians—Prevention of sexual violence 1 220
Law and Justice—Death penalty 1 2 227
Law and Justice—Marriage Act 1961—Relationship registers 12 351
Law and Justice—Northern Territory—Racial Discrimination Act 3 6 419
Political Asylum Seekers—Procedures 3 152
Taxation—Aged pensioners—GST exemption 1 1 018
Women—Abortion 5 28 361
Women—Pregnancy counselling 1 22

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