David Hawker (Speaker) Share this | Hansard source

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

The Government’s attack on the living standards of Australian families and the Australian way of life by legislating away people’s hard won conditions of employment and as a consequence reducing their take home pay.

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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