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senate vote 2020-02-24#3
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Motions — Public Transport- Motions - Public Transport - Privatisation
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<p class="speaker">Anne Urquhart</p><p>I wish to inform the chamber that Senators Rice and Sheldon will also sponsor this motion. At the request of Senators O'Neill, Rice and Sheldon, I move:</p><p class="italic">That the Senate—</p>- The majority voted in favour of a [motion](https://www.openaustralia.org.au/senate/?id=2020-02-24.148.1) introduced by Tasmanian Senator [Anne Urquhart](https://theyvoteforyou.org.au/people/senate/tasmania/anne_urquhart) (Labor), which means it was successful. Motions like these don't make any legal changes, but they are politically influential because they represent the will of the Senate.
- ### Motion text
- > *That the Senate—*
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- > *(a) recognises that:*
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- >> *(i) the impending privatisation of buses in Sydney will be a disaster for commuters and transit staff,*
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- >> *(ii) the Rail Tram and Bus Union of New South Wales (NSW) which represents the staff of the bus networks is adamantly opposed to the privatisation plans,*
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- >> *(iii) the recent bus privatisations in the Inner West and Newcastle have resulted in reduced on-time running, cut routes, closing stops and poorer working conditions, and*
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- >> *(iv) tens of thousands of Sydney residents have already signed petitions and rallied against privatisation;*
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- > *(b) calls on the NSW Government to:*
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- >> *(i) protect the jobs and working conditions of the around 35,000 workers who are due to have only three years of job security under this reckless scheme,*
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- >> *(ii) scrap this reckless privatisation scheme, and*
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- >> *(iii) invest in better publicly run and publicly funded transport services; and*
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- > *(c) supports the work of the Rail Tram and Bus Union NSW Branch and Unions NSW in the fight for better public transport services and better working conditions for its members.*
<p class="italic">(a) recognises that:</p><p class="italic">  (i) the impending privatisation of buses in Sydney will be a disaster for commuters and transit staff,</p><p class="italic">  (ii) the Rail Tram and Bus Union of New South Wales (NSW) which represents the staff of the bus networks is adamantly opposed to the privatisation plans,</p><p class="italic">  (iii) the recent bus privatisations in the Inner West and Newcastle have resulted in reduced on-time running, cut routes, closing stops and poorer working conditions, and</p><p class="italic">  (iv) tens of thousands of Sydney residents have already signed petitions and rallied against privatisation;</p><p class="italic">(b) calls on the NSW Government to:</p><p class="italic">  (i) protect the jobs and working conditions of the around 35,000 workers who are due to have only three years of job security under this reckless scheme,</p><p class="italic">  (ii) scrap this reckless privatisation scheme, and</p><p class="italic">  (iii) invest in better publicly run and publicly funded transport services; and</p><p class="italic">(c) supports the work of the Rail Tram and Bus Union NSW Branch and Unions NSW in the fight for better public transport services and better working conditions for its members.</p> <p class="speaker">Sue Lines</p><p>The question is that general business notice of motion No. 465, standing in the names of Senators O'Neill, Rice and Sheldon, be agreed to.</p>
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