David Fawcett (SA, Liberal Party) Share this | Hansard source

DEPUTY PRESIDENT ( Senator Fawcett ) (): The Senate will now consider the matter of public importance proposed by Senator Hughes, namely:

Despite Labor promising cheaper mortgages, power prices and higher wages throughout the campaign, interest rates, power prices and inflation have skyrocketed while real wages have fallen.

Is the proposal supported?

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