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senate vote 2011-11-23#3
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The majority voted against a [http://www.openaustralia.org/senate/?id=2011-11-23.101.2 motion] introduced by Liberal Senator [http://publicwhip-rails.openaustraliafoundation.org.au/mp.php?mpn=Eric_Abetz&mpc=Senate&house=senate Eric Abetz], which means that it was rejected. The motion was:''That the Senate—''''(a) notes the [http://publicwhip-rails.openaustraliafoundation.org.au/mp.php?mpn=John_Howard&mpc=Bennelong&house=representatives Howard] Government's 2007 [http://www.abc.net.au/news/2007-08-16/pm-confirms-uranium-deal-with-india/642118 decision to sell uranium] to India subject to appropriate bilateral and international safeguards;''''(b) calls on the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2011_Australian_Labor_Party_National_Conference Australian Labor Party National Conference] to approve the sale of Australian uranium to India;''''(c) looks forwards to the improved trade and security relations with India which will flow from this initiative;''''(d) recognises the positive contribution nuclear energy makes to reducing [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greenhouse_emissions greenhouse emissions]; and''''(e) rejects the view that alternative technologies can provide a comparable low emissions baseload energy source for India.''- The majority voted against a [motion](http://www.openaustralia.org/senate/?id=2011-11-23.101.2) introduced by Liberal Senator [Eric Abetz](http://publicwhip-rails.openaustraliafoundation.org.au/mp.php?mpn=Eric_Abetz&mpc=Senate&house=senate), which means that it was rejected. The motion was:
- _That the Senate—_
- _(a) notes the [Howard](http://publicwhip-rails.openaustraliafoundation.org.au/mp.php?mpn=John_Howard&mpc=Bennelong&house=representatives) Government's 2007 [decision to sell uranium](http://www.abc.net.au/news/2007-08-16/pm-confirms-uranium-deal-with-india/642118) to India subject to appropriate bilateral and international safeguards;_
- _(b) calls on the [Australian Labor Party National Conference](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2011_Australian_Labor_Party_National_Conference) to approve the sale of Australian uranium to India;_
- _(c) looks forwards to the improved trade and security relations with India which will flow from this initiative;_
- _(d) recognises the positive contribution nuclear energy makes to reducing [greenhouse emissions](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greenhouse_emissions); and_
- _(e) rejects the view that alternative technologies can provide a comparable low emissions baseload energy source for India._
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senate vote 2011-11-23#3
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Motions — Uranium Exports- Motions — Uranium Exports - For export of uranium to India
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<p class="speaker">Eric Abetz</p><p>I move:</p><p class="italic">That the Senate—</p>- The majority voted against a [http://www.openaustralia.org/senate/?id=2011-11-23.101.2 motion] introduced by Liberal Senator [http://publicwhip-rails.openaustraliafoundation.org.au/mp.php?mpn=Eric_Abetz&mpc=Senate&house=senate Eric Abetz], which means that it was rejected. The motion was:
- ''That the Senate—''
- ''(a) notes the [http://publicwhip-rails.openaustraliafoundation.org.au/mp.php?mpn=John_Howard&mpc=Bennelong&house=representatives Howard] Government's 2007 [http://www.abc.net.au/news/2007-08-16/pm-confirms-uranium-deal-with-india/642118 decision to sell uranium] to India subject to appropriate bilateral and international safeguards;''
- ''(b) calls on the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2011_Australian_Labor_Party_National_Conference Australian Labor Party National Conference] to approve the sale of Australian uranium to India;''
- ''(c) looks forwards to the improved trade and security relations with India which will flow from this initiative;''
- ''(d) recognises the positive contribution nuclear energy makes to reducing [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greenhouse_emissions greenhouse emissions]; and''
- ''(e) rejects the view that alternative technologies can provide a comparable low emissions baseload energy source for India.''
<p class="italic">(a) notes the Howard Government's 2007 decision to sell uranium to India subject to appropriate bilateral and international safeguards;</p><p class="italic">(b) calls on the Australian Labor Party National Conference to approve the sale of Australian uranium to India;</p><p class="italic">(c) looks forwards to the improved trade and security relations with India which will flow from this initiative;</p><p class="italic">(d) recognises the positive contribution nuclear energy makes to reducing greenhouse emissions; and</p><p class="italic">(e) rejects the view that alternative technologies can provide a comparable low emissions baseload energy source for India.</p><p>Question put.</p><p>The Senate divided. [16:01]</p><p>(The President—Senator Hogg)</p><p>Question negatived.</p>
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