MATTERS OF PUBLIC IMPORTANCE

The SPEAKER (15:10): I've received a letter from the honourable the Deputy Leader of the Opposition proposing that a definite matter of public importance be submitted to the House for discussion, namely: The impact of the government's spending spree on Australian households. 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—