Senator LUDLAM (Western Australia) (15:45): I move:
That the Senate-
(a) notes:
(i) the resolution of the Senate of 22 November 2012, That the Government was to fulfil its 2007 election commitment and introduce a public interest disclosure bill into the Parliament in the first sitting week of 2013, and
(ii) that this resolution has not been complied with and, to date, there is still no listing of the public interest disclosure bill; and
(b) calls on the Government to:

The visit of Burmese president U Thein Sein must be used by the Australian Government to promote human rights in Burma and press for a free and fair election in 2015, the Greens said today.

Australian Greens spokesperson on Burma Senator Scott Ludlam said the Government must put much more than trade on the tour agenda.

The Australian Government's hunger for trade ties with Burma ignores the ongoing dominance of the military and undermines the reform movement, the Australian Greens warned today.

Greens spokesperson for Burma Senator Scott Ludlam said "Foreign Minister Carr has been urging European governments to make the suspension of their sanctions on Burma permanent, but the conflict around Wet Hmay copper mine is just one of many examples of why it is far too soon to end our vigilance".

Foreign Minister Bob Carr's enthusiasm for making Burma ‘open for business' will undermine the movement for further reform, the Australian Greens warned today.

Greens spokesperson for Burma Senator Scott Ludlam said "Minister Carr's lobbying of European politicians to permanently lift sanctions on Burma is hazardous in its haste".

"The European Union suspended, rather than abolished, sanctions on Burma because there is still much work to be done on human rights and political freedom in the country.

The Australian Greens communications spokesperson, Senator for Western Australia Scott Ludlam, warned the Federal Government to avoid jeopardising civil liberties and human rights in the pursuit of security in the wake of the Prime Minister's national security announcements today.

"It's a positive that the Prime Minister recognises that a secure international environment is built on trust, and reaffirmed the nation's commitment to multilateralism, but some of her statements and much of the Government's ‘security' agenda causes concern.

Senate Finance and Public Administration Legislation Committee

ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS ON NOTICE Supplementary Budget Estimates 15-18 October 2012

Prime Minister and Cabinet Portfolio

Department/Agency: Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet

Outcome/Program: 1.1.2 National Security and International Policy
Topic: Reforms to National Security Legislation

Senator: Senator Ludlam

Question reference number: 36

Type of Question: FPA, P111

Date set by the committee for the return of answer: 30 November 2012

Senate Finance and Public Administration Legislation Committee
ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS ON NOTICE
SUPPLEMENTARY BUDGET ESTIMATES 15-18 OCTOBER 2012
Prime Minister and Cabinet Portfolio
Department/Agency: Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet
Outcome/Program: 1.1.2 National Security and International Policy Topic: National Security Prioritisation
Senator: Senator Ludlam
Question reference number: 35
Type of Question: FPA, P110
Date set by the committee for the return of answer: 30 November 2012
Number of pages: 2
Question:

Senate Finance and Public Administration Legislation Committee
ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS ON NOTICE
Supplementary Budget Estimates 15-18 October 2012
Prime Minister and Cabinet Portfolio
Department/Agency: Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet
Outcome/Program: 1.1.2 National Security and International Policy Topic: Wikileaks Briefing - Agencies Consulted
Senator: Senator Ludlam
Question reference number: 29
Type of Question: FPA, P111
Date set by the committee for the return of answer: 30 November 2012
Number of pages: 1

Senate Finance and Public Administration Legislation Committee
ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS ON NOTICE
Supplementary Budget Estimates 15-18 October 2012
Prime Minister and Cabinet Portfolio
Department/Agency: Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet
Outcome/Program: 1.1.2 National Security and International Policy Topic: Reforms to National Security Legislation - Briefing to PM
Senator: Senator Ludlam
Question reference number: 37
Type of Question: FPA, P111
Date set by the committee for the return of answer: 30 November 2012

SENATE STANDING COMMITTEE ON LEGAL AND CONSTITUTIONAL AFFAIRS ATTORNEY-GENERAL'S DEPARTMENT
Group 3
Program 1.6
Question No. 26
Senator Ludlam asked the following question at the hearing on 16 October 2012: