Speakers who used the word children in the Senate during the 1970s
| Speaker name | Number of uses |
|---|---|
| GUILFOYLE, Margaret | 827 |
| MELZER, Jean | 612 |
| PRESIDENT, The | 439 |
| CARRICK, John | 376 |
| MCCLELLAND, Douglas | 330 |
| DAVIDSON, Gordon | 326 |
| KEEFFE, James | 311 |
| CAVANAGH, James | 311 |
| GRIMES, Don | 303 |
| GREENWOOD, Ivor | 295 |
| RYAN, Susan | 274 |
| COLEMAN, Ruth | 268 |
| LITTLE, John | 199 |
| MURPHY, Lionel | 193 |
| RAE, Peter | 178 |
| SULLIVAN, Kathryn | 174 |
| BUTTON, John | 169 |
| WHEELDON, John | 169 |
| MCMANUS, Francis | 159 |
| COTTON, Bob | 157 |
| WEBSTER, James | 155 |
| ROBERTSON, Edward | 141 |
| BONNER, Neville | 137 |
| MISSEN, Alan | 127 |
| WALTERS, Shirley | 125 |
| BAUME, Peter | 123 |
| COLSTON, Malcolm | 116 |
| PUPLICK, Chris | 115 |
| MULVIHILL, James | 109 |
| KNIGHT, John | 108 |
| CAMERON, Donald Newton | 101 |
| MCLAREN, Geoffrey | 99 |
| RANKIN, Annabelle | 96 |
| GIETZELT, Arthur | 95 |
| BYRNE, Condon | 94 |
| WILLESEE, Don | 91 |
| WITHERS, Reg | 89 |
| WRIEDT, Ken | 86 |
| KILGARIFF, Bernard | 84 |
| WRIGHT, Reginald | 81 |
| FITZGERALD, Joseph | 81 |
| GEORGES, George | 79 |
| GAIR, Vincent | 75 |
| CHANEY, Fred | 74 |
| HARRADINE, Brian | 67 |
| TATE, Michael | 67 |
| TEHAN, Thomas | 67 |
| JESSOP, Donald | 64 |
| BISHOP, Reginald | 62 |
| MILLINER, Bertie | 61 |
| POYSER, Arthur | 61 |
| LAWRIE, Alexander | 58 |
| WOOD, Ian | 57 |
| SHEIL, Glen | 57 |
| DURACK, Peter | 54 |
| CHIPP, Don | 54 |
| TURNBULL, Reginald | 52 |
| DRAKE-BROCKMAN, Thomas | 49 |
| YOUNG, Harold | 46 |
| O’BYRNE, Justin | 46 |
| DEVITT, Donald | 42 |
| PRIMMER, Cyril | 41 |
| MASON, Colin | 39 |
| MCCLELLAND, Jim | 39 |
| ANDERSON, Kenneth | 38 |
| MCAULIFFE, Ronald | 36 |
| TOWNLEY, Michael | 34 |
| DRURY, Arnold | 33 |
| SIBRAA, Kerry | 31 |
| BUTTFIELD, Nancy | 31 |
| NEGUS, Sydney | 30 |
| HANNAN, George | 27 |
| WALSH, Peter | 22 |
| LAUCKE, Condor | 21 |
| SCOTT, Douglas | 20 |
| LEWIS, Austin | 20 |
| BROWN, William | 20 |
| EVANS, Gareth | 18 |
| EVERETT, Mervyn | 18 |
| SIM, John | 17 |
| MCINTOSH, Gordon | 17 |
| LAJOVIC, Milivoj | 16 |
| KANE, John | 15 |
| WILKINSON, Lawrence | 15 |
| MESSNER, Tony | 15 |
| MARRIOTT, John | 12 |
| WATSON, John | 11 |
| MAUNSELL, Charles | 10 |
| COLLARD, Stanley | 10 |
| ELSTOB, Ronald | 10 |
| ROCHER, Allan | 9 |
| KENNELLY, Patrick | 9 |
| CANT, Hartley | 9 |
| POKE, Albert | 8 |
| THOMAS, Andrew | 8 |
| TEAGUE, Baden | 8 |
| ARCHER, Brian | 6 |
| PROWSE, Edgar | 6 |
| HALL, Steele | 5 |
| DITTMER, Felix | 5 |
| HAMER, David | 4 |
| HAINES, Janine | 3 |
| LILLICO, Alexander | 3 |
| BESSELL, Eric | 3 |
| HAYDEN, Bill | 3 |
| EVERINGHAM, Douglas | 2 |
| MATHEWS, Charles | 2 |
| HENDRICKSON, Albion | 2 |
| BRANSON, George | 2 |
| Mr Harrison | 1 |
| RIORDAN, Joseph | 1 |
| WEDGWOOD, Ivy | 1 |
| FORBES, Alexander | 1 |
| MACGIBBON, David | 1 |
| BOWEN, Lionel | 1 |
| LLOYD, Bruce | 1 |
| REID, Donald | 1 |
| CORMACK, Magnus | 1 |
| BUNTON, Cleaver | 1 |