Claire Moore (Queensland, Australian Labor Party, Shadow Minister for Women) Share this | Hansard source

While in no way making any comment about the importance of issues in northern Australia, the opposition is concerned about having just seen an internal government debate around a straightforward motion about setting up a joint select committee. In view of the fact that over the next few days and possibly longer we will be having discussions in this place about the use of government time and the use of debating time, I would like to draw attention to the fact that we have just spent 25 minutes on something that would seem to be an internal debate rather than something for the chair of this Senate.

Question agreed to.

Original question, as amended, agreed to.