Senator URQUHART (Tasmania—Opposition Whip in the Senate) (15:53): by leave—I move: That leave of absence be granted to the following senators: (a) Senators Ciccone, Sterle, Kitching, Dodson, Gallacher and Brown from 24 August to 3 September for personal reasons; and (b) Senator Marielle Smith from 31 August until 3 September for personal reasons. Question agreed to.