I, and also on behalf of Senator Kemp, Senator Evans and Senator Bartlett, move:

That the Senate—

(a)

notes that the National Indigenous art awards ceremony was held in Darwin on 11 August 2006; and

(b)

congratulates Ngoia Napaltjarri Pollard for her work ‘Swamps West of Nyirripi’ which won this years major prize and other award winners including Linda Syddick Napaltjarri (General Painting Award), Samuel Namunjdja (Bark Painting Award), Judy Watson (Work on Paper Award), Baluka Maymuru (Wanddjuk Marika 3D Memorial Award).

Question agreed to.