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

The Senate will now consider the proposal, under standing order 75, from Senator McKim, which has been circulated and is shown on the Dynamic Red:

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

That, in a cost of living crisis, and with climate-driven disasters rising in their frequency and severity, the government must make polluters pay to fund a transition, clean up the damage and lower the cost of insurance.

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.