The following items of business were postponed:

Business of the Senate notice of motion no. 1 standing in the name of the Leader of The Nationals in the Senate (Senator Joyce) for today, proposing a reference to the Economics References Committee, postponed till 4 February 2010.

Business of the Senate notice of motion no. 3 standing in the name of Senator Siewert for today, proposing a reference to the Legal and Constitutional Affairs References Committee, postponed till 4 February 2010.

General business notice of motion no. 685 standing in the name of Senator Scullion for today, proposing the introduction of the Wild Rivers (Environmental Management) Bill 2010, postponed till 4 February 2010.

General business notice of motion no. 688 standing in the name of Senator Siewert for today, proposing the introduction of the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Amendment (Prohibition of Support for Whaling) Bill 2010, postponed till 4 February 2010.