The following items of business were postponed:

Business of the Senate notice of motion no. 1 standing in the name of Senator Xenophon for today, proposing a reference to the Community Affairs References Committee, postponed till 24 June 2010.

Government business notice of motion no. 1 standing in the name of the Special Minister of State (Senator Ludwig) for today, relating to the ordinary annual services of the Government, postponed till 22 June 2010.

General business notice of motion no. 818 standing in the name of Senator Hanson-Young for today, relating to alleged war crimes in Sri Lanka, postponed till 24 June 2010.

General business notice of motion no. 819 standing in the name of the Leader of the Australian Greens (Senator Bob Brown) for today, relating to Australian combat troops in Afghanistan, postponed till 22 June 2010.