Division Description Changes — Business — Withdrawal — 5th Feb 2025

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senate vote 2025-02-05#6 Edited by mackay staff on 2025-02-28 14:30:39	Title ~~Business — Withdrawal~~ Business - Withdrawal - Delete paragraph (a) Description ~~<p class="speaker">Sue Lines</p>~~ ~~<p>The question is that the remainder of the amendment as moved by Senator Duniam be agreed to.</p>~~ The majority voted in favour of deleting paragraph (a) from the [original motion](https://www.openaustralia.org.au/senate/?id=2025-02-05.134.2) introduced by ACT Senator [Katy Gallagher](https://theyvoteforyou.org.au/people/senate/act/katy_gallagher) (Labor) at the request of Queensland Senator [Anthony Chisholm](https://theyvoteforyou.org.au/people/senate/queensland/anthony_chisholm) (Labor). This change had been proposed in the name of Tasmanian Senator [Jonathon Duniam](https://theyvoteforyou.org.au/people/senate/tasmania/jonathon_duniam) (Liberal). ### Original motion text > That the Senate— > > (a) notes that: > >> (i) the Liberals and Nationals have teamed up with the Greens and One Nation to block: >> >>> (A) faster environmental approvals for businesses, >>> *>>> (B) easier access to** the latest environmental data for businesses, and* >>> >>> (C) fast-tracking work with the states for critical minerals, housing and other energy projects, >> >> (ii) under the last Liberal Government, the Liberals cut 40% from the federal Environment department, >> >> (iii) under the last Liberal Government, the average decision for a new project was 116 days behind schedule, and >> >> (iv) under the last Liberal Government, 80% of decisions contained errors or were non-compliant; > > (b) calls on the Liberals and Nationals to rule out any future cuts to the Environment department; and > > (c) That the government business order of the day relating to the [Nature Positive (Environment Protection Australia) Bill 2024](https://parlinfo.aph.gov.au/parlInfo/search/display/display.w3p;query=Id%3A%22legislation%2Fbillhome%2Fr7192%22) and related bills be discharged from the Notice Paper. ~~<p></p>~~

~~Sue Lines~~
~~The question is that the remainder of the amendment as moved by Senator Duniam be agreed to.~~
The majority voted in favour of deleting paragraph (a) from the [original motion](https://www.openaustralia.org.au/senate/?id=2025-02-05.134.2) introduced by ACT Senator [Katy Gallagher](https://theyvoteforyou.org.au/people/senate/act/katy_gallagher) (Labor) at the request of Queensland Senator [Anthony Chisholm](https://theyvoteforyou.org.au/people/senate/queensland/anthony_chisholm) (Labor). This change had been proposed in the name of Tasmanian Senator [Jonathon Duniam](https://theyvoteforyou.org.au/people/senate/tasmania/jonathon_duniam) (Liberal).
### Original motion text
> *That the Senate—*
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> *(a) notes that:*
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>> *(i) the Liberals and Nationals have teamed up with the Greens and One Nation to block:*
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>>> *(A) faster environmental approvals for businesses,*
>>>
>>> *(B) easier access to the latest environmental data for businesses, and*
>>>
>>> *(C) fast-tracking work with the states for critical minerals, housing and other energy projects,*
>>
>> *(ii) under the last Liberal Government, the Liberals cut 40% from the federal Environment department,*
>>
>> *(iii) under the last Liberal Government, the average decision for a new project was 116 days behind schedule, and*
>>
>> *(iv) under the last Liberal Government, 80% of decisions contained errors or were non-compliant;*
>
> *(b) calls on the Liberals and Nationals to rule out any future cuts to the Environment department; and*
>
> *(c) That the government business order of the day relating to the [Nature Positive (Environment Protection Australia) Bill 2024](https://parlinfo.aph.gov.au/parlInfo/search/display/display.w3p;query=Id%3A%22legislation%2Fbillhome%2Fr7192%22) and related bills be discharged from the Notice Paper.*
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