David Pocock (ACT, Independent) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

I move:

That, in recognition of the allocation of private senators' time to Senator Lambie for Thursday, 31 July 2025 when she is on leave, Senator Lambie be allocated time on a later sitting day in 2025 for the consideration of a bill.

Anthony Chisholm (Queensland, Australian Labor Party, Assistant Minister for Regional Development) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

by leave—I move that the motion be amended in the following terms:

After "That", insert (a)".

At the end of the motion add ", and

"(b) the consideration of private senators' bills not proceed on Thursday, 31 July 2025 and instead, a motion may be moved by Senator Thorpe and the question be put following 30 minutes of debate (5 minutes per speaker)".

Malcolm Roberts (Queensland, Pauline Hanson's One Nation Party) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

I seek leave to make a short statement.

Sue Lines (President) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

Leave is granted for one minute.

Malcolm Roberts (Queensland, Pauline Hanson's One Nation Party) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

One Nation supports all senators, especially crossbench senators, receiving their full entitlement of time to debate in this chamber, yet this motion seeking to reorganise Senator Lambie's time tomorrow is open ended. It doesn't specify from where that future time would come in the schedule of debates already rostered to each senator. Under this motion, there is nothing to stop the government taking time off One Nation or any other senator in the future to make up for the debating spot Senator Lambie will miss tomorrow. We welcome any efforts to come to a better outcome for all, but, without that clarification or protection, One Nation will not be supporting this motion.

Question agreed to.

Original question, as amended, agreed to.