Catryna Bilyk (Tasmania, Australian Labor Party) Share this | Hansard source

The President has received a letter from Senator Dean Smith:

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

Australians are poorer under Labor's cost of living crisis, and Labor's third Budget will again fail unless it restores our standard of living by taming inflation, takes pressure off the prices of essentials and delivers affordable energy; creates opportunity so small businesses are rewarded for their effort, and young Australians have the chance to own a home; and restores Budget discipline by re-introducing a tax-to-GDP cap and deliver a structural surplus not a windfall surplus.

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, the clerks will set the clock in line with the informal arrangements made by the whips.