I have received a letter from the honourable member for Curtin proposing that a definite matter of public importance be submitted to the House for discussion, namely:

The Government’s failure to responsibly manage the Budget and to honour its pre-election and post-election commitments to deliver Budget surpluses.

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—