Sue Lines (WA, Deputy-President) Share this | Hansard source

I inform the Senate that, at 8.30 am today, 16 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 letter from Senator Wong was chosen:

Pursuant to standing order 75, I give notice that today I propose to move 'That, in the opinion of the Senate, the following is a matter of urgency:

The need for all Senators to share accurate information about the efficacy of COVID-19 based on official health advice; to combat disinformation campaigns that encourage vaccine hesitancy; to support government action based on health advice that seeks to reduce the risk of COVID-19, including the introduction of vaccine mandates by all State and Territory Governments; and to support the Prime Minister's comments on radio station 2GB in August 2021 that businesses have a "legitimate" right to refuse entry to someone who had refused to get vaccinated.'

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 in today's debate. With the concurrence of the Senate, I shall now ask the clerks to set the clock accordingly.