Bruce Scott (Maranoa, National Party) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

Mr Speaker has received a letter from the honourable member for Dickson proposing that a definite matter of public importance be submitted to the House for discussion, namely:

The economic irresponsibility of the Government’s budget in not only increasing inflationary pressures but raising new taxes that add to cost of living pressures on Australian families.

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—

Laurie Ferguson (Reid, Australian Labor Party, Parliamentary Secretary for Multicultural Affairs and Settlement Services) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

I move:

That the business of the day be called on.

Question agreed to.