The following items of business were postponed:

Business of the Senate notice of motion no. 2 standing in the name of the Leader of the Family First Party (Senator Fielding) for today, proposing a reference to the Environment, Communications and the Arts References Committee, postponed till 28 October 2009.

General business notice of motion no. 591 standing in the name of Senator Xenophon for today, proposing the introduction of the Poker Machine (Reduced Losses—Interim Measures) Bill 2009, postponed till 28 October 2009.