Mitch Fifield (Victoria, Liberal Party, Assistant Minister for Social Services) Share this | Hansard source

I am hearing a voice of support from Senator Wong at the table and I appreciate that. We are appreciative that the chamber has supported the additional hours for this week. We are also grateful that there is broad support in this place to sit on the Monday of the budget week. There are two propositions, I suspect, that will be before this place in relation to how that Monday flows, and we will see what the will of the chamber is.

I do not think that it is reasonable on this occasion for those opposite to deny leave to move this motion, but that is why I am in this position of seeking to move a motion to suspend standing orders so that I can move the motion which is on the Notice Paper.