Dorinda Cox (WA, Australian Greens) Share this | Hansard source

The Senate will now consider the proposal from Senator O'Sullivan:

The Prime Minister said before the election that Australians will be better off under a Labor government; however, since the election, Australian families are paying more for their food, power prices have skyrocketed and have faced the highest scheduled mortgage payments in history.

Is the proposal supported?

More than the number of sena tors required by the standing orders having risen in their places

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