MATTERS OF PUBLIC IMPORTANCE

The ACTING DEPUTY PRESIDENT ( Senator Ciccone ) (17:59): Senator Collins has submitted a proposal under standing order 75, today, which has also been circulated and is shown on the Dynamic Red: Labor's failure to fix its unfair widow tax, instead voting to punish widows, divorcees and families who have worked hard, saved and planned for their future. 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.