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senate vote 2015-08-20#2
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Motions — Galilee Basin- Motions - Galilee Basin - Stop legal actions by anti-coal activists
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<p class="speaker">Barry O'Sullivan</p><p>I move:</p><p class="italic">That the Senate notes:</p>- An equal number of Senators voted for and against the [motion](http://www.openaustralia.org.au/senate/?id=2015-08-20.30.1), which means it was unsuccessful. The motion concerned mining operations in the [Galilee Basin](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Galilee_Basin) and [Abbot Point](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abbot_Point) and called on the Government to *"remov[e] legal loopholes that allow for the hijacking of approval processes for political purposes"*.
- ### Motion text
- > *That the Senate notes:*
- > *(a) the importance of the Galilee Basin and Abbot Point to the future development of northern Australia;*
- > *(b) the ongoing support of the Queensland and the Australian governments for the responsible and sustainable development of the Galilee Basin and Abbot Point;*
- > *(c) the actions of anti coal activists which have delayed billions of dollars in investment and thousands of much needed jobs; and*
- > *(d) the importance of maintaining the reputation of Queensland and Australia as a mining and resource hub by removing legal loopholes that allow for the hijacking of approval processes for political purposes.*
<p class="italic">(a) the importance of the Galilee Basin and Abbot Point to the future development of northern Australia;</p><p class="italic">(b) the ongoing support of the Queensland and the Australian governments for the responsible and sustainable development of the Galilee Basin and Abbot Point;</p><p class="italic">(c) the actions of anti coal activists which have delayed billions of dollars in investment and thousands of much needed jobs; and</p><p class="italic">(d) the importance of maintaining the reputation of Queensland and Australia as a mining and resource hub by removing legal loopholes that allow for the hijacking of approval processes for political purposes.</p><p></p><p></p> <p class="speaker">Gavin Marshall</p><p>The question is that general business notice of motion no. 824 be agreed to.</p><p></p>
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