Senator ASKEW (Tasmania—Chief Opposition Whip in the Senate) (15:34): by leave—I move: That leave of absence be granted to the following senators: (a) Senator Fawcett for the following dates: (i) 10 November 2023, for personal reasons, and (ii) 9 to 10 October 2024, on account of parliamentary business; and (b) Senator McDonald for the following dates, for personal reasons: (i) 8 March 2023, (ii) 10 August 2023, (iii) 9 and 17 November 2023, and (iv) 22 August 2024. Question agreed to.