Senate debates

Monday, 15 October 2018

Matters of Public Importance

Trade

4:31 pm

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I inform the Senate that, at 8.30 am today, 11 proposals were received in accordance with standing order 75. The question of which proposal would be submitted to the Senate was determined by lot. As a result, I inform the Senate that the following letter has been received from Senator Hanson:

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

The failure of the Government and the Opposition to protect Australian workers from the negative impact of international trade agreements.

Is the proposal supported? I believe the proposal's not supported. I remind the Senate that four senators are required, and there were not four senators supporting. We only had three standing. We will now move to consideration of documents.