Senator BOB BROWN (Tasmania—Leader of the Australian Greens) (15:51): I move: That the Senate— (a) notes that: (i) a number of submissions to and participants at the recent tax forum called for the global introduction of a financial transaction tax, and (ii) the European Parliament has voted to support introducing a financial transaction tax and that the European Commission has proposed it be levied at a very low rate of 0.1 per cent on transactions in shares and bonds and 0.01 per cent on derivatives trading; and (b) urges the Government to support further discussion of a global financial transaction tax at the next G20 meeting. Question put. The Senate divided. [15:53] (The Deputy President—Senator Parry) Question negatived.