The Senate will now consider the proposal, under standing order 75, from Senator Cash, which is also shown at item 13 on today's Order of Business:

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

The Albanese Government's staggering incompetence in pretending that banning credit card surcharges eliminates transaction costs, when those costs are merely hidden from consumers or passed on through higher prices, while the Australian Taxation Office refuses to absorb those same costs and instead plans to stop accepting credit cards, exposing how utterly clueless Anthony Albanese and Jim Chalmers are about running a small business.

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.