Senator FIFIELD (Victoria—Manager of Government Business in the Senate and Assistant Minister for Social Services) (20:14): I thank my colleagues for their contribution to the debate on this motion. It is not an extraordinary or unusual thing, as Senator Macdonald pointed out, for governments on occasion to seek to rearrange the business. In this case, as I indicated to all parties and to all representatives of the cross bench that I spoke to, there was indeed a request for consideration of the two health related bills to be put later to allow additional consideration by those crossbench senators. I thought that was an entirely reasonable request and is something that I flagged and indicated to those around the chamber. I might add that I did it at least a good four or more hours ago. So it is not something that has crept up. It is the government seeking to accommodate the legitimate desire of new senators to this place to consider these matters. As Manager of Government Business in the Senate I thought it was an entirely appropriate thing to do and those opposite, when they were on this side of the chamber, did this from time to time. Senator Ian Macdonald: Regularly. Senator FIFIELD: Regularly, indeed, Senator Macdonald. The then coalition opposition recognised that it was, on occasion, reasonable to do and we cooperated. I thank Senator Moore for her cooperation here on this occasion. Indeed, Senator Carr, has a shortish memory. But that is the reason why this motion to rearrange is being moved and I thank colleagues for their cooperation. Question agreed to.