MATTERS OF URGENCY

The DEPUTY PRESIDENT (15:45): Senator Cash has submitted a proposal, under standing order 75, today. It has been circulated and is shown on item 13 of today's Order of Business: That, in the opinion of the Senate, the following is a matter of urgency: The need to axe the fuel tax and move the fuel to where it is needed, as Australians are being slugged at the bowser while service stations run dry.

Is consideration of the proposal supported? More than the number of senators required by the standing orders having risen in their places— The DEPUTY PRESIDENT: With the concurrence of the Senate, the clerks will set the clock in line with the informal arrangements made by the whips.