Jess Walsh (Victoria, Australian Labor Party) Share this | Hansard source

One thing for the convenience of the chamber is that there is an order of the Senate. The order says:

The sitting of the Senate will be suspended from 11.50 am till the ringing of the bells to enable senators to attend the Prime Minister's statement on Closing the Gap in the House of Representatives.

Minister, I'm advised by the clerk that it would suit the chamber to proceed with the division.