The ACTING DEPUTY PRESIDENT ( Senator Fawcett ) (16:48): The Senate will now consider the matter of public importance proposed by Senator Hughes, namely: Despite Labor promising cheaper mortgages, power prices and higher wages throughout the campaign, interest rates, power prices and inflation have skyrocketed while real wages have fallen. Is the proposal supported? More than the number of senators required by the standing orders having risen in their places— The ACTING DEPUTY PRESIDENT: With the concurrence of the Senate, the clerks will set the clock in line with the informal arrangements which have been made by the whips.