Simon Birmingham (SA, Liberal Party, Shadow Minister for Foreign Affairs) Share this | Hansard source

President, I asked you before, out of respect for this chamber, in courtesy, in terms of understanding the precise rushed procedure of the government, to step us through the question before the chair but also the motions that have been passed through, for clarity about whether or not, indeed, the rush to put this question without any debate is an accurate reflection of the will of the chamber. Can you please repeat, for the benefit of the Senate, the question before the chair and what is leading to your rule of the guillotine applying?