New Governor General Assent to First Bill

On Monday, 15 September, Speaker Harry Jenkins MP, accompanied by the Attorney General, the Hon Robert McClelland MP and the Clerk of the House, personally presented Her Excellency the Governor General at Government House the National Greenhouse and Energy Reporting Amendment Bill 2008 for assent.

This is the first bill ready for presentation following the swearing-in of Her Excellency on Friday, 26 August, 2008 and it is tradition for the Speaker to personally deliver the first bill for assent.

 

Apology to the Stolen Generations

The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Harry Jenkins MP, accepts a gift of a glass Coolamon on behalf of the Australian Parliament.

The gift from Aboriginal elders is from all those affected by being taken from their families.

The gift is a glass Coolamon, fragile yet strong. Coolamons have traditionally carried Aboriginal children.

Scullin 2020 Youth Summit

On Wednesday 9 April, twenty-one student representatives from eight schools across the electorate of Scullin attended the Scullin 2020 Youth Summit in the Council Chamber of the City of Whittlesea. The event was convened by Harry Jenkins MP and hosted by Cr. Elizabeth Nealy, Mayor of the City of Whittlesea. The students in attendance were from a mix of public and private schools and ranged from students in year 8 to year 12.

Based on the format of Australia 2020, students divided into five issues workshops. Reports from these workshops identified the five key issues of most concern to participants. These reports deal with both local and national issues and form the basis of a communiqué to the National 2020 Youth Summit.

You may download a PDF version of the communiqué by clicking here.

Speaker Welcomes His Excellency Mr Kay Rala Zanana Gusmao to Australia

Visit to Australia by His Excellency Mr Kay Rala Zanana Gusmao Prime Minister and Minister of Defence and Security of the Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste and Her Excellency Mrs Kirsty Sword-Gusmao.

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