Mrs Bronwyn Bishop (Speaker) Share this | Hansard source

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

The pain that the Prime Minister's Budget is inflicting on rural and regional areas.

I call upon those honourable members who approve 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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