Anthony Albanese (Grayndler, Australian Labor Party, Leader of the House) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

On indulgence: I wish to update members regarding the program for the rest of the sitting. The advice is not particularly good, it must be said, so if people could redouble their efforts in terms of getting our Senate colleagues to maybe get a move on with regard to consideration of the legislation, that would be desirable. I told the House that we would make a final decision, because people do have to make plans, by four o’clock. I will report back to the House after the second speaker on the MPI and I will consult with the Manager of Opposition Business about that. It must be said that they did spend a considerable time debating how long they would sit for. If they had just had the debate, maybe we would not be in this situation.