Anne Ruston (SA, Liberal Party, Shadow Minister for Health and Aged Care) Share this | Hansard source

I seek leave to move a motion regarding the order of call during question time.

Leave not granted.

Pursuant to contingent notice of motion standing in the name of the Leader of the Opposition in the Senate, I move:

that so much of the standing orders be suspended as would prevent me from moving a motion to provide for consideration of a matter—namely, a motion to give precedence to a motion relating to the order of business for the call for question time.

Well, once again, we have seen those opposite decide that they're going to come into this chamber and have a childish response to a legitimate motion of the Senate. It's incredibly disappointing. You come in here and you make it sound as though there has never before been any attempt in this chamber to hold a government to account.

Honourable senators interjecting—