Senator O'SULLIVAN (Queensland—Nationals Whip in the Senate) (15:44): That the Senate notes: (a) that the black coal industry is Australia's second highest export commodity, and indeed, Australia is the world's leading coal exporter, and is the world's fifth largest producer of coal; and (b) that, in 2009 10, Australia exported 293.4 million tonnes of black coal to 33 destinations and directly employed 54 900 Australians. Question agreed to.