Stephen Parry (Tasmania, Liberal Party) Share this | Hansard source

I inform the Senate that Senator Moore has withdrawn the matter of public importance which she had proposed for today. The President subsequently received the following letter, from Senator Moore, proposing, pursuant to standing order 75:

"The need for the Government to make a unified commitment to Australia's automotive industry and make an urgent offer of co-investment to GM Holden to secure the new investment, jobs and technology for Australia".

Is the matter 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.