Ms Anna Burke (Chisholm, Deputy-Speaker) Share this | Hansard source

The Speaker has received letters from the honourable member for Chifley and the honourable member for Cook proposing that definite matters of public importance be submitted to the House for discussion today. As required by standing order 46, the Speaker has selected the matter which, in his opinion, is the most urgent and important; that is, that proposed by the honourable member for Chifley, namely:

The urgent need to provide households with financial relief based on facts surrounding the introduction of a carbon price on July 1.

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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