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senate vote 2021-03-18#3
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Title
Business — Consideration of Legislation- Business - Consideration of Legislation - Put the question
Description
<p class="speaker">Simon Birmingham</p><p>I move:</p><p class="italic">That a motion relating to the consideration of legislation may be moved immediately and determined without amendment or debate.</p><p>And I move:</p><p class="italic">That the question be now put.</p> <p class="speaker">Penny Wong</p><p>I seek leave to make a short statement.</p> <p class="speaker">Scott Ryan</p><p>Leave is granted for one minute.</p> <p class="speaker">Penny Wong</p><p>I thank the Senate. Here is a government in crisis. A government that has had months on this industrial relations bill is now guillotining it after being so taken by other crises that they can't negotiate with the crossbench. They are now guillotining this bill, guillotining the next bill and guillotining the bill after that, including JobSeeker legislation.</p><p>Government senators interjecting—</p><p>Yes, come on, shout at me, because that's all you've got, isn't it?</p> <p class="speaker">Scott Ryan</p><p>Order on my right!</p> <p class="speaker">Penny Wong</p><p>All you've got is bluster. You've got a part-time industrial relations minister who hasn't been able to pay attention, and so now the Senate is seeing the consequences of a government in crisis, trying to ram this legislation through in 20 minutes, and trying to ram the Jobseeker legislation through in that time. The government is trying to salvage some pride by passing a bill that, on your own admission, you're going to gut because you haven't got the numbers.</p> <p class="speaker">Scott Ryan</p><p>Order, Senator Wong, time for the contribution has expired.</p> <p class="speaker">Penny Wong</p><p>When are we going to have a government that actually does the job for Australians?</p> <p class="speaker">Scott Ryan</p><p>Order, Senator Wong!</p><p>Government senators interjecting—</p><p>Order on my right!</p><p class="italic">Senator Rennick interjecting—</p><p>Senator Rennick, when I call senators by name, I expect them to at least temporarily obey the standing orders and remain silent.</p> <p class="speaker">Larissa Waters</p><p>I seek leave to make a short statement.</p> <p class="speaker">Scott Ryan</p><p>Leave is granted for one minute.</p> <p class="speaker">Larissa Waters</p><p>This government couldn't arrange a chook raffle. We have a late-hours motion which has some very tricksy additional consequences. There is a little rule in there that says you can't circulate any more amendments on the IR bill with less than one hour's notice. But, hey presto, there's less than one hour to go. So they've effectively silenced everybody else from circulating any amendments, in response to their last-minute amendments, in relation to protecting workers' rights.</p><p>The other thing this motion successfully does is says that we can't vote on the sports rorts report that was due to be tabled this afternoon, that we can't speak on that. My colleague Senator Rice was going to seek to speak on that, because this government is up to its neck in corrupt activity, and it's conveniently ensured that that can't occur either. This government is in an absolute mess, but it's still managed to cover its own rear end on inconvenient matters.</p> <p class="speaker">Pauline Hanson</p><p>I seek leave to make a short statement.</p> <p class="speaker">Scott Ryan</p><p>Leave is granted for one minute.</p> <p class="speaker">Pauline Hanson</p><p>Again, from the Labor Party and Penny Wong, what a theatrical experience that was to watch on the floor of parliament. The whole fact is that, if you're so worried about the workers of this nation, if you're so worried about small business, with Senator Gallagher saying, 'We need to pass this for JobSeeker,' then start working to get it passed. If not, where's your notice of motion to continue it tonight? 'Let's stay back tonight. Let's work tonight. Let's stay till tomorrow.' Where's your notice of motion for that? If you're really worried about the workers of this nation and small business and JobSeeker, where's your notice of motion? The filibustering and the lies that have gone on in this parliament are absolutely disgusting. You've actually dragged this out, because now we've got a six- to seven-week break in this parliament. If you really care about the workers, if you really care about JobSeeker, then work to get these bills passed. As far as I'm concerned, you don't give a damn— <i>(Time expired)</i></p><p>An honourable senator interjecting—</p> <p class="speaker">Scott Ryan</p><p>Order! With my microphone, when people can't hear me yell that means there's way too much noise in the chamber.</p> <p class="speaker">Penny Wong</p><p>I seek leave to respond very briefly—less than 30 seconds.</p> <p class="speaker">Scott Ryan</p><p>Leave is not granted.</p><p class="italic">Senator Wong interjecting—</p><p>Senator Wong, I have a question before the chair.</p><p>Honourable senators interjecting—</p><p>The PRESIDENT: <i>(In division)</i> Senators, I'm going to insist upon quiet, otherwise the tellers and the Clerk cannot do their jobs. I don't think anyone would like me to name anyone now, but I'm going to insist on quiet for the tellers because, with noise, they cannot conduct the count fairly. The question is that the motion moved by Senator Birmingham be now put.</p><p>The question is that the motion moved by Senator Birmingham be agreed to.</p><p>Question agreed to.</p> -
- The majority voted in favour of a [motion](https://www.openaustralia.org.au/senate/?gid=2021-03-18.25.1) to "*put the question*" - parliamentary jargon for ending discussion and voting on the [motion in question](https://theyvoteforyou.org.au/divisions/senate/2021-03-18/4) straight away.
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