David Hawker (Speaker) Share this | Hansard source

I have received a letter from the honourable member for Brand proposing that a definite matter of public importance be submitted to the House for discussion, namely:

The Government’s double standards, which see average Australians exposed to extreme industrial relations laws but Ministers not exposed to the scrutiny of the Cole Inquiry.

I call upon those members who approve of the proposed discussion to rise in their places.

More than the number of members required by the standing orders having risen in their places—

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