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senate vote 2006-02-28#2
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The majority voted in favour of a [http://www.openaustralia.org/senate/?id=2006-02-28.38.2 motion] introduced by Greens Senator [http://publicwhip-rails.openaustraliafoundation.org.au/mp.php?mpn=Christine_Milne&mpc=Senate&house=senate Christine Milne], which means that it was rejected. The motion was:''That the Senate—''''(a) notes that:''''(i) India is not a signatory to the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nuclear_Non-Proliferation_Treaty Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty],''''(ii) the President of the United States of America (US), [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_W_Bush George W Bush], will visit India in the week beginning 26 February 2006 to advance sales of US nuclear power technology to India, and''''(iii) the Prime Minister (Mr [http://publicwhip-rails.openaustraliafoundation.org.au/mp.php?mpn=John_Howard&mpc=Bennelong&house=representatives Howard]) intends to visit India where the Australian Government hopes to facilitate uranium export contracts; and''''(b) calls on the Government to:''''(i) cease pressuring the state and territory governments to permit the expansion of uranium mining, and''''(ii) cease activities that deliberately undermine the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty.''- The majority voted in favour of a [motion](http://www.openaustralia.org/senate/?id=2006-02-28.38.2) introduced by Greens Senator [Christine Milne](http://publicwhip-rails.openaustraliafoundation.org.au/mp.php?mpn=Christine_Milne&mpc=Senate&house=senate), which means that it was rejected. The motion was:
- _That the Senate—_
- _(a) notes that:_
- _(i) India is not a signatory to the [Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nuclear_Non-Proliferation_Treaty),_
- _(ii) the President of the United States of America (US), [George W Bush](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_W_Bush), will visit India in the week beginning 26 February 2006 to advance sales of US nuclear power technology to India, and_
- _(iii) the Prime Minister (Mr [Howard](http://publicwhip-rails.openaustraliafoundation.org.au/mp.php?mpn=John_Howard&mpc=Bennelong&house=representatives)) intends to visit India where the Australian Government hopes to facilitate uranium export contracts; and_
- _(b) calls on the Government to:_
- _(i) cease pressuring the state and territory governments to permit the expansion of uranium mining, and_
- _(ii) cease activities that deliberately undermine the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty._
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senate vote 2006-02-28#2
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Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty- Motions - Nuclear Non—Proliferation Treaty - Against uranium export to non-Treaty states
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<p class="speaker">Christine Milne</p><p>I move:</p><dl><dt></dt><dd>That the Senate—<dl><dt>(a)</dt><dd>notes that:<dl><dt>(i)</dt><dd>India is not a signatory to the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty,</dd><dt>(ii)</dt><dd>the President of the United States of America (US), George W Bush, will visit India in the week beginning 26 February 2006 to advance sales of US nuclear power technology to India, and</dd><dt>(iii)</dt><dd>the Prime Minister (Mr Howard) intends to visit India where the Australian Government hopes to facilitate uranium export contracts; and</dd></dl></dd><dt>(b)</dt><dd>calls on the Government to:<dl><dt>(i)</dt><dd>cease pressuring the state and territory governments to permit the expansion of uranium mining, and</dd><dt>(ii)</dt><dd>cease activities that deliberately undermine the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty.</dd></dl></dd></dl></dd></dl><p>Question put.</p>- The majority voted in favour of a [http://www.openaustralia.org/senate/?id=2006-02-28.38.2 motion] introduced by Greens Senator [http://publicwhip-rails.openaustraliafoundation.org.au/mp.php?mpn=Christine_Milne&mpc=Senate&house=senate Christine Milne], which means that it was rejected. The motion was:
- ''That the Senate—''
- ''(a) notes that:''
- ''(i) India is not a signatory to the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nuclear_Non-Proliferation_Treaty Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty],''
- ''(ii) the President of the United States of America (US), [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_W_Bush George W Bush], will visit India in the week beginning 26 February 2006 to advance sales of US nuclear power technology to India, and''
- ''(iii) the Prime Minister (Mr [http://publicwhip-rails.openaustraliafoundation.org.au/mp.php?mpn=John_Howard&mpc=Bennelong&house=representatives Howard]) intends to visit India where the Australian Government hopes to facilitate uranium export contracts; and''
- ''(b) calls on the Government to:''
- ''(i) cease pressuring the state and territory governments to permit the expansion of uranium mining, and''
- ''(ii) cease activities that deliberately undermine the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty.''
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