MATTERS OF PUBLIC IMPORTANCE

The SPEAKER (15:11): I have received a letter from the honourable member for Goldstein proposing—the Leader of the House, on a point of order? Mr Burke: Under the standing orders it's quite specific that, for a matter of public importance, a member of parliament can only nominate one matter. The member for Goldstein, today, has submitted two letters.

In the first letter, he suggests that the debate on the issue he wants actually not be held today but be held in November of last year. That was a sitting day. It would appear, on the face of it, given that the standing order says that a member can only put forward a matter of public importance, if we are to agree with what the member for Goldstein wants, then, effectively, in the true tradition of them at the moment in looking back into the past, the issue he wants to discuss should be debated on 26 November 2025.

That's what he's written. Mr Thompson interjecting— The SPEAKER: Order, the member for Herbert! I will clear this up for the House.

The Leader of the House is correct. There were two letters by the member for Goldstein. There was an incorrect date for the House, and in the interest of transparency the member for Goldstein issued another letter, and I have approved that.

It was an innocent mistake. This does occur from time to time. I make mistakes all the time and I always own up to them.

So the leader is correct, but we found a way forward. It's my policy to try and allow debate to occur in the House, namely that I have received a letter from the honourable member for Goldstein proposing that a definite matter of public importance be submitted to the House for discussion, namely: The Albanese government's bad faith 2026/2027 budget of broken promises, higher taxes and fewer homes that pulls the ladder of aspiration from Australians.

I call upon those 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—