MATTERS OF URGENCY

The ACTING DEPUTY PRESIDENT ( Senator Polley ) (16:18): The Senate will now consider the proposal from Senator Bragg under standing order 75, which is also shown at item 12 of today's Order of Business: That, in the opinion of the Senate, the following is a matter of urgency: The need for the Albanese Labor Government to explain why it misled Australians before the election by promising not to increase taxes, only to now pursue higher taxes on superannuation, savings, investments and small businesses, proving that Labor's answer to every problem is more tax, more government and less reward for hard work, enterprise and aspiration.

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 clerk will set the clock in line with the informal arrangements made by the whips.