MATTERS OF PUBLIC IMPORTANCE

The DEPUTY SPEAKER ( Ms Claydon ) (15:38): The Speaker has received a letter from the honourable member for Berowra proposing that a definite matter of public importance be submitted to the House for discussion, namely: The Government's culture of secrecy. 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—