Paul Calvert (President) Share this | Hansard source

I inform the Senate that I have received the following letter, dated 7 February 2007, from Senator Milne:

Dear Mr President,

Pursuant to standing order 75, I give notice that today I propose to move “That, in the opinion of the Senate, the following is a matter of urgency:

The need for the Australian Government to set clear medium- and long-term greenhouse gas emission reduction targets to underpin national carbon pricing mechanisms such that deep cuts are achieved by 2050.

Yours sincerely

Christine Milne

Senator for the State of Tasmania

Is the proposal supported?

More than the number of senators required by the standing orders having risen in their places—

I understand that informal arrangements have been made to allocate specific times to each of the speakers in today’s debate. With the concurrence of the Senate, I shall ask the clerks to set the clock accordingly.