Andrew McLachlan (SA, Deputy-President) Share this | Hansard source

I inform the Senate that the President has received the following letter, dated 12 August 2024, from Senator McKim:

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 need for the Federal Government to unequivocally rule out approval of Woodside's Browse gas project following Western Australian Environment Protection Authority advice that its impacts on Scott Reef and its threatened wildlife are unacceptable."

Is consideration of 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.