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IDENT (): I inform the Senate that, at 8.30 am today, 36 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 Chandler proposing a matter of public importance was chosen, namely:

The failure of the Albanese Government to outline any meaningful plans to address rural and regional workforce shortages, particularly General Practitioners, that are impacting the health of Australians who live outside our capital cities

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 shall ask the clerks to set the clock accordingly.