House of Representatives Committees

Petitions on issues in the Tertiary Education, Skills, Jobs and Workplace Relations policy area

Subject	Presentation details*	No. of signatures	Further action
Reform of the Australian Development Scholarships program (PDF 81KB)	21 February 2011	1
Changes to Youth Allowance, in particular, the exclusion of students residing in the Inner Regional Zone (PDF 41KB)	Ms. N Marino MP, 3 March 2011	4,257	Response from Minister for Tertiary Education, Skills, Jobs and Workplace Relations, dated 9 May 2011, presented 23 May 2011 (PDF 129KB)
The recognition of Easter Sunday as a public holiday (PDF 19KB)	Ms. A Burke MP, 12 May 2011 23 May 2011 30 May 2011 4 July 2011 Mr. M Symon MP, 17 June 2011 Ms. A Burke MP, 7 July 2011 22 August 2011 22 August 2011 31 October 2011 31 October 2011 31 October 2011 31 October 2011 31 October 2011 21 November 2011 13 February 2012 13 February 2012 19 March 2012 19 March 2012	169 62 545 306,133,205 194 31, 145 61 624 168 148 315 966 182 47 96 67 154	Response from Minister for Tertiary Education, Skills, Jobs and Workplace Relations, dated 15 September 2011, presented 31 October 2011 (PDF 129KB)
Legislation to address school and workplace bullying (PDF 9KB)	23 May 2011	1	Response from Minister for School Education, Early Childhood and Youth, dated 22 June 2011, presented 22 August 2011 (PDF 305KB) Response from Minister for Tertiary Education, Skills, Jobs and Workplace Relations, dated 4 July 2011, presented 22 August 2011 (PDF 251KB)
Treaty to prevent the mining and export of asbestos worldwide and the promotion of business ethics in our schools and universities (PDF 67KB)	22 August 2011	1	Response from Minister for Tertiary Education, Skills, Jobs and Workplace Relations, dated 19 December 2011, presented 13 February 2012 (PDF 128KB)
Opposition to the Proposed Carbon Tax (PDF 28KB)	The Hon P Neville MP, 13 October 2011	766	Response from the Minister for Tertiary Education, Skills, Jobs and Workplace Relations, dated 19 December 2011, presented 13 February 2012 (PDF 255KB) Response from the Deputy Prime Minister, the Treasurer, dated 25 January 2012, presented 13 February 2012 (PDF 236KB)
Recognition the Monday and/or Tuesday following Christmas, Boxing and New Year's day, and Easter Sunday, as additional public holidays (PDF 80KB)	25 June 2012 Mr. M Symon MP, 16 August 2012 20 August 2012 The Hon K Thomson MP, 20 August 2012 10 September 2012 Ms M Vamvakinou MP, 9 October 2012 29 October 2012	311 50 428 39 43 39 35
Requesting changes to Employment Support Services for the disadvantaged or people with a disability (PDF 71 KB)	29 October 2012	22	Response from Minister for Employment Participation, dated 14 february 2013, presented 18 March 2013 (PDF 1834KB)
Requesting maintenance of federal funding for science and research (PDF 42KB)	Mr A Bandt MP, 31 October 2012	437	Response from Minister for Tertiary Education, Skills, Science and Research, dated 3 December 2012, presented 11 February 2013 (PDF 699KB)
Requesting additional payments in the Award of freight drivers to recognise high on the job risk (PDF 350KB)	Mr B Van Manen MP, 14 March 2013	2
Requesting that domestic Bond University students are eligible to apply for OS-HELP (PDF 288KB)	27 May 2013	255
Request for a stipend or daily allowance for international students to undertake the Professional Year Program (PDF 595KB)	24 June 2013	34	Response from Minister for Higher Education, dated 2 August 2013, presented 12 December 2013 (PDF 570KB)
Requesting an increase to the level of higher education support (PDF191KB)	24 June 2013	2,692

*Presented in the House of Representatives by the Chair of the Petitions Committee, unless otherwise indicated

See also petitions presented during the 42nd Parliament (February 2008 - July 2010)