Bob Brown (Tasmania, Australian Greens) Share this | Hansard source

Mr President, I thank the minister and I ask a supplementary question. Is there any component in any of those five bills that the government is seeking to have through this place by Thursday? If so, how is that going to be done in an informed and responsible way? Was the government unable to release the package or any component of it until today? Would the minister check one statistic which I have, the ceiling insulation program for 2.7 million Australian houses which do not have it? The Australian Bureau of Statistics figures are that there are 3.9 million Australian houses without ceiling insulation. Is the government going to ensure that the urgency is met—and I am sure that the Senate will do that—while at the same time due diligence is allowed and is sought from the Senate?