Senate debates

Wednesday, 1 April 2026

Matters of Public Importance

Cost of Living

4:05 pm

Photo of Helen PolleyHelen Polley (Tasmania, Australian Labor Party) Share this | Hansard source

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

After four years of the Albanese Labor Government, Australians have endured the biggest fall in living standards in the developed world, and this Easter too many families are asking not what they can buy, but what they must go without.

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.

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