The majority voted against a [motion] to agree with the main idea of the bill. In parliamentary jargon, they voted against reading the bill for a second time. This means the bill will no longer be considered in parliament. What did this bill do? Victorian Senator [Lidia Thorpe] (Independent) introduced this bill to: Amend the Human Rights (Parliamentary Scrutiny) Act 2011 to amend the definition of ‘human rights’ to include the rights and freedoms outlined in the United Nations Declaration on th...
the federal government should fully implement the provisions of the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (UNDRIP) into Australian domestic law
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