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senate vote 2013-02-07#1

Edited by system

on 2014-10-07 16:17:59

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  • The majority voted against a [http://www.openaustralia.org/senate/?id=2013-02-07.39.2 motion] moved by Greens Senator [http://publicwhip-test.openaustraliafoundation.org.au/mp.php?mpn=Sarah_Hanson-Young&mpc=Senate&house=senate Sarah Hanson-Young], which was:
  • ''That the Senate calls on the government to:
  • ''(a) facilitate media access to the detention camps in [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nauru Nauru] and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manus_Island Manus Island] to provide for transparency and public accountability about the conditions inside the camps;''(Read more about the Australian mandatory detention policy [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mandatory_detention_in_Australia here].)
  • ''(b) lift the current ban on photographs and footage of the detention facilities; and''
  • ''(c) allow consenting asylum seekers and refugees within the facilities to speak freely to media agencies and journalists.''
  • References
  • The majority voted against a [motion](http://www.openaustralia.org/senate/?id=2013-02-07.39.2) moved by Greens Senator [Sarah Hanson-Young](http://publicwhip-rails.openaustraliafoundation.org.au/mp.php?mpn=Sarah_Hanson-Young&mpc=Senate&house=senate), which was:
  • ''That the Senate calls on the government to:
  • _(a) facilitate media access to the detention camps in [Nauru](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nauru) and [Manus Island](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manus_Island) to provide for transparency and public accountability about the conditions inside the camps;_(Read more about the Australian mandatory detention policy [here](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mandatory_detention_in_Australia).)
  • _(b) lift the current ban on photographs and footage of the detention facilities; and_
  • _(c) allow consenting asylum seekers and refugees within the facilities to speak freely to media agencies and journalists._
  • References
senate vote 2013-02-07#1

Edited by system

on 2014-10-07 16:16:02

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Description

  • The majority voted against a [http://www.openaustralia.org/senate/?id=2013-02-07.39.2 motion] moved by Greens Senator [http://publicwhip-test.openaustraliafoundation.org.au/mp.php?mpn=Sarah_Hanson-Young&mpc=Senate&house=senate Sarah Hanson-Young], which was:
  • ''That the Senate calls on the government to:
  • ''(a) facilitate media access to the detention camps in [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nauru Nauru] and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manus_Island Manus Island] to provide for transparency and public accountability about the conditions inside the camps;''[1]
  • ''(a) facilitate media access to the detention camps in [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nauru Nauru] and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manus_Island Manus Island] to provide for transparency and public accountability about the conditions inside the camps;''(Read more about the Australian mandatory detention policy [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mandatory_detention_in_Australia here].)
  • ''(b) lift the current ban on photographs and footage of the detention facilities; and''
  • ''(c) allow consenting asylum seekers and refugees within the facilities to speak freely to media agencies and journalists.''
  • References
  • * [1] Read more about the Australian mandatory detention policy [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mandatory_detention_in_Australia here].
senate vote 2013-02-07#1

Edited by mackay staff

on 2014-03-07 10:46:19

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  • Motions Immigration Detention Facilities
  • Motions - Immigration Detention Facilities - Media access

Description

  • <p class="speaker">Sarah Hanson-Young</p>
  • <p>I move:</p>
  • <p class="italic">That the Senate calls on the government to:</p>
  • <p class="italic">(a) facilitate media access to the detention camps in Nauru and Manus Island to provide for transparency and public accountability about the conditions inside the camps;</p>
  • <p class="italic">(b) lift the current ban on photographs and footage of the detention facilities; and</p>
  • <p class="italic">(c) allow consenting asylum seekers and refugees within the facilities to speak freely to media agencies and journalists.</p>
  • <p class="speaker">John Hogg</p>
  • <p>The question is that the motion moved by Senator Hanson-Young be agreed to.</p>
  • The majority voted against a [http://www.openaustralia.org/senate/?id=2013-02-07.39.2 motion] moved by Greens Senator [http://publicwhip-test.openaustraliafoundation.org.au/mp.php?mpn=Sarah_Hanson-Young&mpc=Senate&house=senate Sarah Hanson-Young], which was:
  • ''That the Senate calls on the government to:
  • ''(a) facilitate media access to the detention camps in [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nauru Nauru] and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manus_Island Manus Island] to provide for transparency and public accountability about the conditions inside the camps;''[1]
  • ''(b) lift the current ban on photographs and footage of the detention facilities; and''
  • ''(c) allow consenting asylum seekers and refugees within the facilities to speak freely to media agencies and journalists.''
  • References
  • * [1] Read more about the Australian mandatory detention policy [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mandatory_detention_in_Australia here].