Even though it is not done with any malice aforethought, we seem to be limiting debate on important issues. I do not know from where the idea to limit speaking times on the Appropriation Bill to ten minutes and six minutes comes – I presume an agreement was reached between some of the parties – but the Bill is, to put it mildly, extremely wide ranging in that it covers all categories of Government expenditure. While most Senators may be able to confine their contribution to ten minutes, it is farcical to ask one to limit one's speech to six minutes.