MATTERS OF PUBLIC IMPORTANCE

The SPEAKER (15:21): I have received a letter from the honourable member for Mackellar proposing that a definite matter of public importance be submitted to the House for discussion, namely: The urgent need for a tax on gas exports to ensure all Australians receive a fair share of the benefits from the sale of our natural resources. 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—