That the Senate—

(a) notes:

(i) the death of at least 14 currawongs around Parliament House during the last 2 weeks of October 2003, and the subsequent absence of most magpies and currawongs,

(ii) that the likely cause of the bird deaths is their consumption of contaminated bogong moths,

(iii) that the contamination of the bogong months is most likely due to the application of Cislin, a pyrethrum-based spray, around Parliament House, to kill bogong moths, and

(iv) that the data sheet prepared by the manufacturers of Cislin notes that it is highly toxic to fish, aquatic organisms and bees and also toxic for birds in various concentrations; and

(b) asks that the Joint House Department cease any further spraying of Cislin, or other substances toxic to birds, in any concentration, in 2003 or in future years.