The ACTING DEPUTY PRESIDENT ( Senator Marshall ) (16:04): The President has received the following letter from Senator Siewert: Pursuant to standing order 75, I propose that the following matter of public importance be submitted to the Senate for discussion: The failure of the Abbott Government to address educational inequality and deliver needs-based funding across Australia. 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 shall ask the clerks to set the clock accordingly.