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

A letter has been received 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:

The latest figures released by the Reserve Bank of Australia confirm that Australians across the nation are struggling through the Albanese Government's cost of living crisis, and that a bad situation is getting even worse on Labor's watch with many thousands of homeowners now unable to keep up with higher mortgage repayments on top of other cost of living expenses.

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.