Senator CONROY (Victoria—Deputy Leader of the Opposition in the Senate) (15:49): I seek leave to make a short statement on this motion. The PRESIDENT: Leave is granted for two minutes. Senator CONROY: Thank you very much. I appreciate the indulgence of the chamber. I wanted to rise to oppose this particular tranche of changes, particularly subparagraph (f) on the issue of Tuesday nights open-ended adjournment. I think it is a very valuable, and has proven to be a valuable, outlet for senators to express their views on a whole range of issues. I am very disappointed to hear that it is being pushed through over a long period of time. I think it is fundamentally against the interests of the chamber to adopt this. Senators should have the opportunity to speak on adjournment. I think it is a joke to suggest that we have an open-ended adjournment on a Thursday night that is the equal. Many of us have families that we have to return to, and catch planes on a Thursday night. The whole point of Tuesday night is to allow us all to have an equal opportunity. I rarely take the opportunity to speak on adjournment but I actually believe that senators are entitled. We have one opportunity on a Tuesday evening, traditionally. Senator Ian Macdonald: What about Thursday? Senator CONROY: I have just said—many of us have young families that we have to return to. So, it is a joke to suggest that this is an equivalent outcome to what was happening previously. I think the Senate is turning its back on accountability and scrutiny, and I would urge the Procedure Committee to reconsider this when the trial is completed and to return to the original process that we have now. Question agreed to.