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

I inform the Senate that the President has received a letter from Senator Moore proposing that a definite matter of public importance be submitted to the Senate for discussion, namely:

"The Abbott Government's failure to honour its election promises to support Australia's Defence manufacturing industry by excluding Australian ship building companies from tendering for two new Naval supply ships and refusing to commit to building 12 Future Submarines in Australia; and

The need for the Government to keep its election promises and take action to avoid sending thousands of Australian ship building jobs overseas and putting at risk Australia's strategically vital ship building industry".

Is the proposal supported?

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

I understand that—