Senate debates

Wednesday, 5 December 2018

Matters of Urgency

Mining Industry

5:08 pm

Photo of Jane HumeJane Hume (Victoria, Liberal Party) Share this | Hansard source

I inform the Senate that at 8.30 am today 10 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 Di Natale:

Pursuant to standing order 75, I give notice that today propose to move "That, in the opinion of the Senate, the following is a matter of urgency:

"That stopping Adani's Carmichael coal mine poses no sovereign risk to Australia, and we must show leadership to address the great challenge of climate change."

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 of the speakers in today's debate. With the concurrence of the Senate, I shall ask the clerks to set the clock accordingly.

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