Petitions—2001

Number of petitions:  103   Number of signatories:  81 575

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

Subject Petitions Signatories
Administrative Appeals Tribunal 2 483
Administrative Decisions (Effects of International Instruments Bill)1999 2 50
Afghanistan—Human, civil and political rights of the people of Afghanistan 1 51
Airport—Sydney Airshed 1 16
Australia Post—Community service obligations 3 52 686
Australian Federal Police—Role of the Ombudsman 1 30
Australian Flag 1 4
Chronic Fatigue Syndrome—Fair assessment 1 17
Classifications (Publications, Films and Computer Games) Amendment Bill 1999 1 177
Communications—Australian Broadcasting Corporation—Funding 26 8 846
Constitution—Republic and head of state 5 191
Corporate Code of Conduct Bill 2000 1 106
Cyanide Leach Processes—Australian owned/operated mines in Australia and around the world 1 795
Discrimination Against Women—Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Elimination of all Forms of Discrimination 1 14
Education—Funding 2 391
Environment—Great Barrier Reef World Heritage Area—Prawn trawling 5 248
Environment—Referendum 2 29
Family Breakdown Services—Gender discrimination 1 109
Food Irradiation 1 641
Food Labelling—Processed foods 1 25
Goods and Services Tax—Women's sanitary products 1 18
Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission—Ms B Faure 2 2
Immigration—Detention of boat people 1 41
Industry—Magnesium plant Port Pirie 1 4 160
Khin Maung Tunn—Political refugee 1 301
Medical Practitioners—Doctor-patient relationships 1 3 735
National Youth Roundtable 1 202
National Youth Roundtable—Outcomes packages 2 139
Parthenon Marbles 1 1 530
Petrol—Taxation and pricing 5 1 321
Political Asylum Seekers—Procedures 5 253
Research—White-tailed Spider 1 474
Safety, Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 7 2579
Sexuality Discrimination Bill 1995 1 21
Superannuation—Treatment of veterans 1 65
Telstra—Privatisation 4 556
Telstra—Sale of NDC Ltd 1 288
Transport—Bass Strait 3 174
Welfare System 1 15
Woodside Australian Energy—Takeover by Shell 4 792

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