MATTERS OF URGENCY

The ACTING DEPUTY PRESIDENT ( Senator O'Neill ) (16:27): The Senate will now consider the proposal, under standing order 75, from Senator Cash, which is shown at item 15 on today's Order of Business: That, in the opinion of the Senate, the following is a matter of urgency: The Albanese Government's failure to stop the explosion in illicit tobacco that has handed billions to organised crime, fuelled firebombings and violence across our communities, and the need to smash the gangs, destroy their business model and restore the rule of law.

Is consideration of the proposal from Senator Cash 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.