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PRESIDENT (): The following proposal from Senator David Pocock has been received under standing order 75:

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

The rate of JobSeeker needs to be raised in order to lift more than 3 million Australians out of poverty and stop 1 in 6 Australian children growing up in poverty, given the current cost of living crisis that last night's budget forecast will worsen with huge increases to energy costs, food and rent among other essentials.

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 discussions. With the concurrence of the Senate, I ask the clerks to set the clocks accordingly.