Peter Slipper (Speaker) Share this | Hansard source

I have received letters from the honourable member for Lyne, the honourable member for North Sydney and the honourable member for Throsby proposing that definite matters of public importance be submitted to the House for discussion today. As required by standing order 46, I have selected the matter which in my opinion is the most urgent and important—that is, that proposed by the honourable member for Lyne, namely:

That Natural Disaster Relief payments for flood damage in northern New South Wales and southern Queensland are made urgently by state and federal governments.

I therefore 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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