Items of business were postponed as follows:

Business of the Senate notice of motion no. 2 standing in the name of Senator Brown for today, relating to the reference of matters to the Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade References Committee, postponed till 5 March 2003.

Government business notice of motion no. 1 standing in the name of the Parliamentary Secretary to the Treasurer (Senator Ian Campbell) for today, relating to a proposal for capital works in the parliamentary zone, postponed till 6 March 2003.

General business notice of motion no. 53 standing in the name of Senator Greig for today, relating to the introduction of the Sexuality Anti-Vilification Bill 2002, postponed till 26 March 2003.

General business notice of motion no. 342 standing in the name of Senator Cherry for today, relating to the Government's response to a report of the Rural and Regional Affairs and Transport References Committee, postponed till 5 March 2003.

General business notice of motion no. 355 standing in the name of Senator Allison for today, relating to cancer deaths attributed to nuclear testing, postponed till 5 March 2003.

General business notice of motion no. 356 standing in the name of Senator Allison for today, relating to Eileen Kampakuta Brown and opposition to the construction of a national repository in South Australia, postponed till 5 March 2003.

General business notice of motion no. 359 standing in the name of Senator Brown for today, relating to the protection of forest areas in north east New South Wales, postponed till 5 March 2003.

General business notice of motion no. 361 standing in the name of Senator Brown for today, relating to a West Papua conference and concert held in Melbourne, postponed till 5 March 2003.