Scott Ryan (President) Share this | Hansard source

I have received the following letter from Senator Watt:

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

The Prime Minister's statement that "It'd be very familiar, I think, to many, the reopening plan to get Australia open by Christmas of this year"—made in October 2020 in relation to Christmas 2020.

Is the proposal supported?

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

I understand that informal arrangements have been made to allocate specific times to each of the speakers for today's discussion. With the concurrence of the Senate, I shall ask the clerks to set the clock accordingly.