Jonathon Duniam (Tasmania, Liberal Party) Share this | Hansard source

I inform the Senate that, at 8.30 am today, eight proposals were received in accordance with standing order 75. The question of which proposal would be submitted to the Senate was determined by lot. As a result, I inform the Senate that the following letter has been received from Senator Wong.

Pursuant to standing order 75, I propose the following matter of public importance be submitted to the Senate for discussion:

A plan to fix Australia's hospitals, including more investment in beds, doctors and nurses; ending the Medicare freeze; and providing new MRI machines across Australia.

Is the proposal supported?

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