MATTERS OF PUBLIC IMPORTANCE

The SPEAKER (15:11): I've 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 importance of the AUKUS agreement and greater defence spending to Australia's security and prosperity. 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—