Stirling Griff (SA, Centre Alliance) Share this | Hansard source

I inform the Senate that at 8.30 am today two 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 letter from Senator Gallagher proposing a matter of public importance was chosen; namely:

The jobs of hundreds of thousands of Australians working in tourism, which remain at risk because the Morrison Government failed to listen to the industry in developing its package for when JobKeeper is ripped away.

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 discussion. With the concurrence of the Senate, I ask the clerks to set the clock accordingly.