David Leyonhjelm (NSW, Liberal Democratic Party) Share this | Hansard source

I inform the Senate that at 8:30 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 Cameron:

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

Standing up for workers, including restoring penalty rates for 700,000 workers, giving workers a tax break of up to $1,063 and cracking down on dodgy labour hire and 457 visas.

Is the proposal supported?

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

I understand that informal proposals 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.