MATTERS OF PUBLIC IMPORTANCE

The SPEAKER (15:11): I have received a letter from the honourable member for Hume proposing that a definite matter of public importance be submitted to the House for discussion, namely: The Government's budget is designed for the next five weeks, not the next five years. I call upon those honourable members who approve of the proposed discussion to rise in their places.

More than the number of members required by the standing orders having risen in their places—