MATTERS OF PUBLIC IMPORTANCE

The ACTING DEPUTY PRESIDENT ( Senator Ghosh ) (17:02): The Senate will now consider the proposal, under standing order 75, from Senator Hume, which is also shown at item 13 of today's Order of Business: Under the Albanese Labor Government, Australians face the largest fall in living standards in the developed world, with soaring costs and full-time workers left with just $33 after essentials.

This is not a cost-of-living crisis, it is a cost-of-survival crisis. Is consideration of the proposal supported? More than the number of senators required by the standing orders having risen in their places— The ACTING DEPUTY PRESIDENT: With the concurrence of the Senate, the clerks will set the clock in line with the informal arrangements made by the whips.