Senate estimate hearings about Japanese whaling fleet

Posted by Yuka as Japan

The Australian Senate estimate hearings will start soon in may ( will provide date ) OK how they work basically this is a time when federal ministers have to open there books and show what they are budgeting for for the coming year. Also they have to answer questions asked of them by the opposition parties . Example question to Peter Garrett ( minister for environment arts heritage ) by Greg Hunt , Have you budgeted in the 09/10 year for the oceanic viking to be deployed into the southern ocean to monitor the Japanese whaling fleet ? Question to Bob Debus ( foreign affairs ) by Sen Helen Coonan . who requested the raid on the dutch registered vessel . Steve Irwin ?was it a foreign government ? what was removed from the boat? and was compensation paid when the tapes were returned ? contact your federal member to lodge your questions make whaling an issue . make them justify there actions . These questions are only ideas and the first one was asked of baldy last year. Its not widely covered in the media unless something shocking happens , but they must answer and it must be the truth otherwise they are in contempt . good luck