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I inform the Senate that I have received the following letter, dated 27 November 2023, from Senator Thorpe:

That, in the opinion of the Senate, the following is a matter of urgency:

Following the failed Voice referendum, the Albanese Government must fulfil their promise to First Peoples in this country by progressing Truth and Treaty in this term of government.

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.