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representatives vote 2020-06-17#5

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on 2020-08-14 10:12:09

Title

  • Business Rearrangement
  • Business - Rearrangement - Speed things along

Description

  • <p class="speaker">Tony Smith</p>
  • <p>The question is that the motion moved by the Leader of the Opposition be agreed to. I call the member for Kingston.</p>
  • <p class="speaker">Amanda Rishworth</p>
  • The majority voted in favour of a [motion](https://www.openaustralia.org.au/debate/?id=2020-06-17.23.1) to speed things along by stopping debate and voting on the matter immediately. In parliamentary jargon they voted to *put the question*.
  • <p>Older Australians deserve to get their mail. That is the truth of the matter&#8212;</p>
  • <p class="speaker">Tony Smith</p>
  • <p>The member for Kingston will resume her seat. The Leader of the House.</p>
  • <p class="speaker">Christian Porter</p>
  • <p>I move:</p>
  • <p class="italic">That the question be now put.</p>
  • <p class="speaker">Tony Smith</p>
  • <p>The question is that the motion be put.</p>