Senator HANSON-YOUNG (South Australia) (16:12): I ask that general business notice of motion No. 281 standing in my name for today relating to a moratorium on deporting Iraqi asylum seekers back to Iraq be taken as formal. The DEPUTY PRESIDENT: Is there any objection to this motion being taken as follow? Senator Fifield: Yes. The DEPUTY PRESIDENT: Formality has been denied, Senator Hanson-Young. Senator HANSON-YOUNG: I seek leave to make a short statement. The DEPUTY PRESIDENT: Leave is granted for one minute. Senator HANSON-YOUNG: I find it extremely disappointing to hear, of all people, the Labor Party denying leave to have this issue dealt with in the Senate today. This is a matter of such urgency. There is unrest, horror and war unfolding before our eyes in Iraq and the government continues to remove Iraqi asylum seekers as recently as this week. Today I was given the flight details of an asylum seeker who was returned to Iraq last Sunday. He was forcibly removed by this government. That is why this issue is so urgent. There should be a moratorium on their return so that nobody else has to die. (Time expired)