Alan Ferguson (SA, Deputy-President) Share this | Hansard source

I inform the Senate that the President has received the following letter, dated 12 March 2009, from Senator Brandis:

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 failure of the Rudd Labor Government to consider the interests of the state of Queensland, and, in particular the Queensland economy, in the development of the proposed Emissions Trading Scheme.

(George Brandis)

Senator for Queensland

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.