The following items of business were postponed:

Business of the Senate notice of motion no. 3 standing in the name of Senator Milne for today, proposing the reference of a matter to the Environment, Communications, Information Technology and the Arts References Committee, postponed till 20 June 2006.

General business notice of motion no. 415 standing in the names of Senator Stott Despoja and Bartlett for today, proposing the introduction of the Same-Sex Marriages Bill 2006, postponed till 15 June 2006.