The ACTING DEPUTY PRESIDENT ( Senator Dean Smith ) (16:47): A letter has been received from Senator Lambie: Pursuant to standing order 75, I propose that the following matter of public importance be submitted for Senate discussion: Australians have the right to know who's funding Australia's political parties, even if the parties don't want them to. Is the proposal supported? More than the number of senators required by the standing orders having risen in their places— The ACTING DEPUTY PRESIDENT: I understand that informal arrangements have been made to allocate specific times to each of the speakers in today's debate. With the concurrence of the Senate, I ask the clerks to set the clock accordingly.