Senator WILLIAMS (New South Wales—Nationals Whip in the Senate) (16:39): I seek leave to amend general business notice of motion No. 1412 standing in my name, by omitting '1,486 cotton farms' from subparagraph (a)(ii), and substituting '1,436 cotton farms'. Leave granted. Senator WILLIAMS: I move the motion as amended: That the Senate— (a) notes that: (i) the cotton industry is a largely family-owned and operated industry, (ii) Cotton Australia states that, in 2017-18, there were 1,436 cotton farms in Australia, and 947, or 66%, are in New South Wales, (iii) in 2017-18, more than 90% of cotton was exported with a value of $2.1 billion, (iv) in 2017-18, cotton accounted for 5% of the gross value of agricultural production, or $2.8 billion, and is Australia's sixth largest agricultural export, (v) the cotton industry helps to support more than 150 rural communities, and (vi) Australian cotton maintains a global reputation for very high quality; and (b) supports Australian cotton farmers and the cotton industry as a whole.