David Van (Victoria, Liberal Party) Share this | Hansard source

The Senate will now consider the proposed matter of urgency which the President has received from Senator McKim:

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

Poverty and homelessness disproportionately affect women and are compounded by gendered violence, with single mothers and their children particularly vulnerable.

The upcoming Budget must scrap Stage 3 tax cuts and instead fund measures to support those most at risk, including by raising the rate of income support, investing in social housing, and extending Parenting Payment Single".

Is the proposal supported?

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

With the concurrence of the Senate, the clerks will set the clock in line with the informal arrangements made by the whips.