Senator IAN MACDONALD ( Queensland ) ( 10:14 ): This debate, for Senator Xenophon's benefit, is about the suspension of standing orders. This is no way to deal with an industry that is the second-largest industry employer in our country. This shotgun approach to dealing with this important matter should not be tolerated by the Senate. I cannot believe that Senator Xenophon, with all his pious words about the sanctity and importance of the Senate, would agree to this approach to deal with this so important matter. It is essential for this to work properly that we have an ordered series of business. The government places the business. These things should be dealt with and have, in fact, as I understand it, been dealt with by the Senate two or three times already. I have not got much time left, but I am going to move before I conclude that we extend the time for this debate so that Senator Lambie and Senator Muir can indicate their views on this important matter. I have read in the paper that they have had a change of view, and I think it might be important that we hear that. I do not want to discuss the motion that Senator Moore has flagged, but I am intending to move a motion that we delete paragraphs 3(b) and 3(c). If it is so important—and I do not think it is—to the Labor Party, the Greens and some of the crossbenchers then perhaps we should forgo question time and get on and deal with it. I see the motion as it stands means that in effect we might be here until three o'clock in the morning. Senator Kim Carr: Then you should sit down. Senator IAN MACDONALD: There we go: the Labor Party is bullying, yet again. I can understand Senator Dastyari's concern to get himself a bit of a profile—after all, he was General Secretary of the New South Wales Labor Party at the time when all of that corruption by, I regret to say, my namesake and Eddie Obeid, Senator Conroy's mate, was exposed. I can understand why— Senator Wong: Who is the precious petal now, Ian? The PRESIDENT: Order! Ignore interjections, Senator Macdonald, and do not interject, Senator Wong. Senator IAN MACDONALD: I cannot. The Leader of the Opposition in the Senate continuously interjects. It is the only time she speaks in this chamber, Mr President. I want to move an amendment— The PRESIDENT: I cannot entertain a motion of that nature. Senator Conroy: Sit down! The PRESIDENT: Order, Senator Conroy! I determine these matters, not you, Senator Conroy. Senator Conroy interjecting— The PRESIDENT: Silence, Senator Conroy! Senator Macdonald, I cannot entertain that as a motion. There is no provision for you to move that. There is a motion before the chair on the procedural matter to suspend standing orders. Senator IAN MACDONALD: Can I move that standing orders be set aside to allow Senator Lambie and Senator Muir to— The PRESIDENT: Not until I dispose of this matter, Senator Macdonald. The question before the chair now is that the motion to suspend standing orders moved by Senator Moore be agreed to.