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senate vote 2024-11-26#24

Edited by mackay staff

on 2024-12-07 11:25:47

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  • The majority voted against an [amendment](https://www.openaustralia.org.au/senate/?gid=2024-11-26.302.1) to the usual second reading motion, which is "*that the bill be read a second time*" (parliamentary jargon for agreeing with the main idea of the bill).
  • The majority voted against an [amendment](https://www.openaustralia.org.au/senate/?gid=2024-11-26.302.1) to the usual second reading motion, which is "*that the bill be read a second time*" (parliamentary jargon for agreeing with the main idea of the bill). The amendment was introduced by Victorian Senator [Lidia Thorpe](https://theyvoteforyou.org.au/people/senate/victoria/lidia_thorpe) (Greens).
  • ### Amendment text
  • > *At the end of the motion, add ", but the Senate:*
  • >
  • > *(a) notes:*
  • >
  • >> *(i) more than 22,900 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children and young people are in out-of-home care,*
  • >>
  • >> *(ii) the child protection system, which was built to remove children from their families, continues to inflict harm on First Nations families,*
  • >>
  • >> *(iii) the Productivity Commission's inquiry report, A path to universal early childhood education and care, has found that governments continue to fail on their commitments to shared decision making and supporting the community-controlled sector,*
  • >>
  • >> *(iv) improving outcomes for First Nations communities starts with supporting children and allowing First Nations communities to self-determine their own solutions for caring for young people; and*
  • >
  • > *(b) calls on the Government to:*
  • >
  • >> *(i) commit to shared decision making and handing over control of services for First Nations young people and families to the community-controlled sector,*
  • >>
  • >> *(ii) ensure accountability in funding for early years by prioritising community-controlled organisations delivering services and outcomes for families, and*
  • >>
  • >> *(iii) provide additional supports for smaller early years organisations to develop their own enterprise agreements".*
  • >> *(iii) provide additional supports for smaller early years organisations to develop their own enterprise agreements".*
senate vote 2024-11-26#24

Edited by mackay staff

on 2024-12-07 11:21:23

Title

  • Bills — Wage Justice for Early Childhood Education and Care Workers (Special Account) Bill 2024; Second Reading
  • Wage Justice for Early Childhood Education and Care Workers (Special Account) Bill 2024 - Second Reading - First Nations self-determination

Description

  • <p class="speaker">Lidia Thorpe</p>
  • <p>THORPE () (): I move the second reading amendment standing in my name:</p>
  • The majority voted against an [amendment](https://www.openaustralia.org.au/senate/?gid=2024-11-26.302.1) to the usual second reading motion, which is "*that the bill be read a second time*" (parliamentary jargon for agreeing with the main idea of the bill).
  • ### Amendment text
  • > *At the end of the motion, add ", but the Senate:*
  • >
  • > *(a) notes:*
  • >
  • >> *(i) more than 22,900 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children and young people are in out-of-home care,*
  • >>
  • >> *(ii) the child protection system, which was built to remove children from their families, continues to inflict harm on First Nations families,*
  • >>
  • >> *(iii) the Productivity Commission's inquiry report, A path to universal early childhood education and care, has found that governments continue to fail on their commitments to shared decision making and supporting the community-controlled sector,*
  • >>
  • >> *(iv) improving outcomes for First Nations communities starts with supporting children and allowing First Nations communities to self-determine their own solutions for caring for young people; and*
  • >
  • > *(b) calls on the Government to:*
  • >
  • >> *(i) commit to shared decision making and handing over control of services for First Nations young people and families to the community-controlled sector,*
  • >>
  • >> *(ii) ensure accountability in funding for early years by prioritising community-controlled organisations delivering services and outcomes for families, and*
  • >>
  • >> *(iii) provide additional supports for smaller early years organisations to develop their own enterprise agreements".*
  • <p class="italic">At the end of the motion, add ", but the Senate:</p>
  • <p class="italic">(a) notes:</p>
  • <p class="italic">(i) more than 22,900 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children and young people are in out-of-home care,</p>
  • <p class="italic">(ii) the child protection system, which was built to remove children from their families, continues to inflict harm on First Nations families,</p>
  • <p class="italic">(iii) the Productivity Commission's inquiry report, A path to universal early childhood education and care, has found that governments continue to fail on their commitments to shared decision making and supporting the community-controlled sector,</p>
  • <p class="italic">(iv) improving outcomes for First Nations communities starts with supporting children and allowing First Nations communities to self-determine their own solutions for caring for young people; and</p>
  • <p class="italic">(b) calls on the Government to:</p>
  • <p class="italic">(i) commit to shared decision making and handing over control of services for First Nations young people and families to the community-controlled sector,</p>
  • <p class="italic">(ii) ensure accountability in funding for early years by prioritising community-controlled organisations delivering services and outcomes for families, and</p>
  • <p class="italic">(iii) provide additional supports for smaller early years organisations to develop their own enterprise agreements".</p>
  • <p class="speaker">James McGrath</p>
  • <p>The question is that the second reading amendment moved by Senator Thorpe be agreed to.</p>
  • <p></p>
  • <p></p>