Katy Gallagher (ACT, Australian Labor Party, Minister for the Public Service) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

I move:

That the days of meeting of the Senate for the remainder of 2025 be as follows:

Wednesday, 23 July and Thursday, 24 July

Monday, 28 July to Thursday, 31 July

Monday, 25 August to Thursday, 28 August

Monday, 1 September to Thursday, 4 September

Monday, 27 October to Thursday, 30 October

Monday, 3 November to Thursday, 6 November

Monday, 24 November to Thursday, 27 November.

Paul Scarr (Queensland, Liberal Party, Shadow Minister for Immigration) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

I seek leave to make a short statement of one minute.

Leave granted.

The coalition acknowledges that the setting of the sitting calendar is the government's prerogative. However, it is deeply regrettable that this motion provides for only 27 sitting days for the balance of the calendar year. It is not enough. This sitting calendar limits the opportunity of senators to hold the executive to account. It provides inadequate opportunity for senators to advocate on issues of concern to their communities. The chamber is not just for the promotion of the government's legislative agenda; it is a house of review for the benefit of all Australians, and the sitting calendar should reflect that foundational principle.

Question agreed to.