Katy Gallagher (ACT, Australian Labor Party) Share this | Hansard source

I move the following amendment to the motion moved by Senator Fifield:

(1) Omit paragraph (b), substitute:

"(b) government business order of the day No. 7 relating to the Income Tax Rates (Working Holiday Maker Reform) Bill 2016 and related bills be called on after the consideration of the bills listed in paragraph (a) and considered till not later than 2 pm today.

The reason we have taken this step to move this amendment is that the government has been talking for some time now about the need to end the uncertainty for farmers and our tourism sector. And they are certainly right about the uncertainty. It has been going on for almost 18 months. It has been causing great harm and anguish to this country's farmers, the growers and tourism operators—