The following items of business were postponed:

Business of the Senate notice of motion no. 1 standing in the name of Senator Faulkner for today, proposing the reference of a matter to the Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade Committee, postponed till 17 September 2007.

General business notice of motion no. 877 standing in the name of Senator Stott Despoja for today, relating to Hearing Awareness Week, postponed till 11 September 2007.