Helen Polley (Tasmania, Australian Labor Party) Share this | Hansard source

I inform the Senate that the President has received the following letter, dated 25/03/2024, from Senator David Pocock:

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 Government must substantially increase funding for threatened species in the May budget and introduce comprehensive reform of our national environmental laws in line with the commitment to no new extinctions. The Government initially committed to introducing the reform by mid-2024, and must introduce the package by October 2024.

Is the proposal supported?

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