Alex Hawke (Mitchell, Liberal Party, Shadow Minister for Industry and Innovation) Share this | Hansard source

I just want it known, for the House's benefit, that the coalition has agreed to this unusual procedure—and I hear what the manager has said. We have accepted the advice from the government that there is an urgency in relation to the education bills and clearly in relation to the childcare bills. The Leader of the Opposition has indicated that we'll be constructive on these sorts of matters, and we will be.

I would add to the manager's speech simply that the nature of the election timing and where we are now is another reason we have agreed to this unusual process for these two very important first bills that have come before the parliament. That wouldn't normally be the case. There's obviously an important reason, and I hear what you say about the gag. However, on this one occasion we agree and we accept the advice from the government that there is an urgency to this matter.

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