Senator BROCKMAN (Western Australia—Deputy Government Whip in the Senate) (16:04): I, and also on behalf of Senators Canavan, Scarr, McGrath, O'Sullivan, Dean Smith and Stoker, move: That the Senate— (a) notes that, on 17 August 1971, Neville Thomas Bonner was sworn in as a senator for Queensland, in doing so becoming the first Indigenous Australian to sit in the Australian Parliament; and (b) recognises: (i) the significance of this moment, and commemorates the legacy of his parliamentary contribution, and (ii) that his accomplishments for the people of Queensland were a product of his industry, intellect and concern for his constituents. Question agreed to.