Senator LUNDY (Australian Capital Territory) (3.40 p.m.)—by leave—At the request of the Minister for the Arts and Sport, Senator Kemp, I move the motion as amended:

That the Senate--

(a) congratulates Russell Boyd and Adam Elliott for winning their first Oscars at the 76th Annual Academy Awards;

(b) notes that Russell Boyd won the Cinematography award for his work on Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World;

(c) notes that Adam Elliott won an Academy Award for best animated short film titled Harvie Krumpet;

(d) congratulates all those associated with the development and production of these films and their outstanding contribution to the development of great Australian cinema;

(e) congratulates all other talented Australians nominated for this year's Academy Awards—Naomi Watts, Peter Weir, Wendy Stites, Lee Smith, John Seale, and Nathan McGuinness; and

(f) notes the contribution of Government film agencies, including the Australian Film Commission, to the development of Australian talent and Australian cinema.

Question agreed to.