Dean Smith (WA, Liberal Party, Shadow Assistant Minister for Competition, Charities and Treasury) Share this | Hansard source

A letter has been received from Senator Hume:

Pursuant to standing order 75, I propose that the following matter of public importance be submitted to the Senate for discussion:

Pursuant to standing order 75, I propose that the following matter of public importance be submitted to the Senate for discussion:

With core inflation higher in Australia than United States Germany, France, Italy, Japan, and Canada, and the RBA forecasting inflation will remain above the band for almost a year longer than they had in December, and months longer than what they predicted immediately prior to Labor's Budget in May, Labor has no plan to bring down inflation and reduce the cost of living for all Australians.

Is the proposal supported?

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