PARTY OFFICE HOLDERS

Senator CASH (Western Australia—Leader of the Opposition in the Senate) (17:07): by leave—I am pleased to inform the Senate that Senator Liddle and Senator Gatenby have been elected as deputy opposition whips, and I would like to thank Senators Blyth and Collins for their service as former deputy opposition whips. The PRESIDENT: Thank you, Senator Cash, and, on behalf of the Senate, we congratulate both those senators on their election to the position of whips.