Wendy Askew (Tasmania, Liberal Party) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

At the request of Senator Smith, I move:

That there be laid on the table by the Leader of the Government in Senate (with any necessary assistance from relevant ministers), by no later than midday on Friday, 12 September 2025, a document setting out the disaggregated and itemised expenditure by the Government between 1 January 2025 and 31 August 2025 on:

(a) domestic and international travel expenses;

(b) domestic and international accommodation expenses;

(c) domestic and international hospitality expenses;

(d) internal or contracted advocacy; and

(e) advertising and other marketing expenses;

relating to Australia's bid to host COP31 (the 2026 United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change Conference of the Parties).

Anthony Chisholm (Queensland, Australian Labor Party, Assistant Minister for Regional Development) 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.

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

The government does not support this motion moved by Senator Dean Smith. The motion requests information that is better sought through a question on notice not an order for the production of documents. The government respects the right of senators to move motions that order the production of documents; however, we do not consider it suitable for an order of this kind to seek the creation of a document that does not already exist.

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

The question is that general business notice of motion No. 160, standing in the name of Senator Dean Smith and moved by Senator Askew, be agreed to.