Harry Jenkins (Speaker) Share this | Hansard source

I have received a letter from the Deputy Leader of the Opposition proposing that a definite matter of public importance be submitted to the House for discussion, namely:

The dramatic collapse in business confidence and the ongoing uncertainty about the impact of the government’s industrial relations laws on small business and employment.

I call upon those members who approve of the proposed discussion to rise in their places.

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

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