Matt O'Sullivan (WA, Liberal Party) Share this | Hansard source

I inform the Senate that the President has received the following letter, dated 9 August 2023, from Senator Chandler:

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 urgent need to condemn the Albanese Labor Government's latest broken election promise on Israel, as a result of a backroom factional deal ahead of Labor's national conference, which unilaterally changes Australia's position, and does nothing to advance Australia's long-standing position to support a lasting two-state solution, in which Israel and Palestine co-exist in peace and security within internationally recognised borders.

Is the proposal supported?

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

With the concurrence of the Senate, I shall ask the clerks to set the clock in line with the informal arrangements made by the whip.