Marielle Smith (SA, Australian Labor Party) Share this | Hansard source

Senator Dean Smith has submitted a proposal under standing order 75, today, which has been circulated and is shown on the Dynamic Red.

Pursuant to standing order 75, I propose that the following matter of public importance be submitted to the Senate for discussion:

"The Albanese Labor Government is presiding over the largest decline in living standards in the developed world, driving up inflation through record spending and nearly $1 trillion in debt, and leaving Australian families worse off with falling real wages and higher interest rates."

Is consideration of the proposal supported?

More than the number of senators required by the standing orders having risen in their places—

With the concurrence of the Senate, the clerks will set the clock in line with the informal arrangements made by the whips.