John Hogg President
12:01 pm
I table a letter signed by and on behalf of all senators requesting that the meeting of the Senate be postponed until 12 noon today. I consider that this request is consistent with the basic principle that the Senate controls its own meetings.
Chris Evans WA, Australian Labor Party, Leader of the Government in the Senate
by leave—I thank the party leaders and the Independent senators for their cooperation on the deferral of the start of the Senate today. It is much appreciated and I thank them for it.