Mr Tony Burke (Watson, Australian Labor Party, Shadow Minister for Finance) Share this | Hansard source

I raise a point of order under standing order 78. Earlier you made a ruling, which, when made, the House did not object to in any way, about whether or not there had been sufficient debate at that point in time. Every single speaker since that time—on government, opposition and crossbench—has given speeches about whether or not the motion from the Senate should be supported. That is not the motion before the parliament.

The motion before the parliament is whether or not we should deal with the Senate motion at the first available opportunity after 5.15 pm. Given that the debate of the House has moved entirely now to the substantive motion, rather than the motion that is before us, there is no doubt that the House is now ready to receive the motion that the question be put, and I therefore move that the question be put.

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