Slade Brockman (WA, Liberal Party) Share this | Hansard source

I inform the Senate that at 8.30 am today seven proposals were received. In accordance with standing order 75, the question of which proposal would be submitted to the Senate was determined by lot. As a result, I inform the Senate that the following letter has been received from Senator McAllister:

Pursuant to standing order 75, I propose that the following matter of public importance be submitted to the Senate for discussion:

'Building an economy that works for all, including making millionaires and multinationals pay their fair share; closing loopholes used by the top end of town; and giving tax breaks to workers, not big business.'

Is the proposal supported?

More than the number of senators required by the standing orders having risen in their places—

I understand that informal arrangements have been made to allocate specific times to each speaker in today's debate. With the concurrence of the Senate, I shall ask the Clerks to set the clock accordingly.