BUSINESS

Mr BURKE (Watson—Minister for the Arts, Minister for Home Affairs, Minister for Cyber Security, Minister for Immigration and Citizenship and Leader of the House) (09:53): I move: That so much of the standing and sessional orders be suspended as would prevent, the following from occurring in relation to business for Monday, 17 August 2026: (1) the House adjourning at 4.30 pm to enable the Address in Reply to be presented to Her Excellency the Governor-General; (2) the Federation Chamber adjourning at 1.30 pm; and (3) any variation to this arrangement being made only on a motion moved by a Minister.

For the information of members, particularly new members—well, no-one would feel new anymore; it's been a while now—who might not have been through this procedure before, when parliament first resumed after the election, we heard the address in the other place from the Governor-General. Then the Prime Minister moved a resolution establishing a committee to organise the address in reply.

Everyone's first speech was given as part of the address in reply, and the two people to lead that committee were the member for Dickson and the member for Melbourne, and that's why their first speeches occurred before any of the others. Having completed all the first speeches and every member who wanted to speak on the address-in-reply having done so, we are now ready to present that to the Governor-General.

What will happen on Monday of next week is that the House will adjourn at 4.30 pm. The Federation Chamber will have adjourned at 1.30 pm, and people will then get in cars to go across to Yarralumla to meet with the Governor-General. The member for Dickson and the member for Melbourne on all of our behalf will present the address-in-reply to the Governor-General.

I'd remind members that we'll adjourn at 4.30. Cars will be going from five o'clock. Everyone will be pooling in cars.

The special vehicles at the front will be for the Speaker and quite properly for the member for Dickson and the member for Melbourne, and then the clerks and the rest of us get across. But, because there are so many going across, please don't leave it late. It'll start at 5.30 pm.

Transport will be kicking off at five o'clock. For everyone's diaries, just remember. Once the event with the Governor-General has concluded, parliament won't be resuming that night.

Question agreed to.