House debates Business

Standing and Sessional Orders

Thursday, 2 July 2026 House of Representatives

Mr Tony Burke

Mr Tony Burke Watson, Australian Labor Party, Leader of the House

9:30 am

Yes, don't talk me out of it! But the concept of amendments being grouped together and being sensible about deciding whether or not divisions need to occur means that there is a standing order that was put in place at a time when there were fewer than five crossbenchers that does not quite work now that the crossbench is so much larger, and we will have a point where we have to reckon with that. But, as a matter of good faith for the requests that have been made to me, I will instead, under standing order 45(c), move that we move to the next item of government business.

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