MATTERS OF PUBLIC IMPORTANCE

The SPEAKER (15:13): I have received a letter from the honourable member for Mallee proposing that a definite matter of public importance be submitted to the House for discussion, namely: The Government's ongoing failure to support older Australians, while imposing an $11 billion tax grab on private health insurance. 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—