MATTERS OF PUBLIC IMPORTANCE

The SPEAKER (15:11): I have received a letter from the honourable member for Clark proposing that a definite matter of public importance be submitted to the House for discussion, namely: The urgent need for this Parliament to address the attitudes, behaviours and systems within Australian society that enable and perpetuate violence against women. 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—