Stephen Parry (President) Share this | Hansard source

A letter has been received from Senator Lambie:

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

The Coalition Governments failure to debate in the House of Representatives private members legislation that has been passed by the senate guaranteeing future pay rises for member of our ADF are linked to the pay rises of members of parliament or CPI whichever is highest.

Is the proposal supported?

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

I understand that informal arrangements have been made to allocate specific times to each of the speakers in today's debate. With the concurrence of the Senate, I shall ask the clerks to set the clock accordingly.