The language of Hansard
comparisons
decades
people
words
Sitting days when the word
independence
was used in the Senate during the 1970s
Date
Number of uses
17 February 1971
118
23 October 1973
60
4 September 1975
40
31 May 1978
40
15 September 1976
35
9 April 1970
32
8 March 1978
29
19 September 1972
23
31 March 1977
23
8 November 1977
22
24 February 1977
21
13 March 1974
21
18 September 1974
19
12 April 1973
19
2 March 1976
18
24 August 1972
18
9 April 1975
16
23 March 1976
15
4 October 1977
15
17 March 1977
15
28 August 1979
14
11 May 1972
14
17 October 1979
13
27 September 1973
13
11 December 1974
12
24 August 1976
12
2 May 1973
12
18 October 1979
12
10 December 1976
11
22 November 1979
11
7 June 1973
11
17 September 1974
11
7 March 1974
11
11 October 1977
11
22 February 1978
11
17 August 1978
11
3 June 1970
10
29 November 1973
10
23 May 1973
10
9 December 1976
10
19 October 1976
10
5 April 1978
10
22 August 1972
10
2 December 1971
10
25 February 1976
10
4 November 1976
10
13 September 1978
9
6 March 1979
9
6 June 1973
9
22 May 1970
9
6 November 1979
9
2 December 1976
9
25 September 1974
9
20 February 1979
9
19 September 1978
9
23 May 1979
9
5 May 1976
9
3 November 1970
9
4 March 1970
8
9 March 1977
8
25 February 1977
8
21 August 1975
8
24 September 1974
8
19 November 1979
8
17 July 1974
8
28 February 1973
8
7 November 1978
8
25 February 1971
8
25 March 1976
7
4 December 1973
7
16 October 1974
7
8 December 1976
7
3 December 1976
7
2 June 1976
7
26 September 1974
7
30 August 1979
7
21 May 1975
7
14 August 1974
7
13 November 1979
7
16 November 1976
7
17 November 1976
7
20 October 1976
7
29 March 1977
7
11 June 1975
7
8 April 1975
7
11 October 1979
7
26 October 1977
7
7 May 1970
7
15 February 1977
6
18 February 1976
6
31 July 1974
6
25 October 1978
6
28 November 1973
6
19 September 1973
6
13 September 1973
6
14 September 1977
6
4 May 1977
6
25 February 1975
6
30 March 1976
6
18 May 1971
6
7 December 1976
6
3 June 1976
6
2 June 1978
6
3 November 1971
6
29 October 1974
6
15 November 1979
6
8 June 1979
6
27 April 1976
6
8 September 1976
6
24 March 1977
6
27 February 1979
6
24 February 1976
6
22 April 1970
6
18 March 1976
6
3 June 1977
6
7 April 1976
5
11 May 1978
5
28 October 1975
5
22 May 1973
5
23 August 1973
5
24 May 1973
5
21 November 1979
5
5 June 1973
5
12 April 1972
5
12 March 1970
5
1 June 1976
5
26 May 1978
5
25 October 1973
5
9 June 1978
5
5 June 1975
5
20 May 1975
5
4 March 1976
5
26 May 1977
5
11 November 1971
5
6 June 1979
5
6 May 1976
5
26 September 1978
5
13 December 1973
5
22 February 1972
5
24 October 1978
5
14 November 1973
5
31 October 1972
5
2 June 1977
5
18 May 1976
4
19 November 1974
4
5 March 1970
4
22 August 1973
4
15 April 1970
4
2 May 1979
4
30 July 1974
4
6 October 1976
4
22 September 1976
4
7 November 1979
4
10 April 1973
4
19 September 1974
4
8 March 1973
4
6 December 1976
4
30 May 1977
4
24 October 1973
4
4 June 1975
4
10 April 1974
4
24 October 1974
4
27 October 1971
4
15 August 1974
4
17 November 1978
4
23 August 1978
4
18 July 1974
4
7 June 1979
4
24 May 1977
4
19 February 1975
4
1 May 1973
4
9 December 1971
4
8 March 1979
4
3 September 1970
4
4 December 1974
4
11 December 1973
4
26 September 1973
4
7 November 1977
4
29 March 1973
4
9 March 1978
4
6 April 1976
3
17 February 1977
3
22 March 1979
3
12 November 1974
3
6 October 1971
3
28 March 1979
3
5 October 1976
3
20 November 1973
3
27 November 1973
3
12 September 1973
3
27 April 1977
3
17 October 1974
3
5 May 1977
3
8 November 1979
3
16 March 1978
3
22 February 1977
3
23 February 1977
3
27 August 1975
3
28 August 1975
3
2 September 1975
3
29 October 1970
3
30 September 1975
3
29 May 1978
3
1 December 1976
3
30 May 1973
3
30 March 1977
3
1 June 1978
3
26 September 1972
3
3 June 1975
3
30 August 1972
3
29 May 1975
3
25 May 1972
3
13 August 1974
3
14 November 1979
3
11 July 1974
3
3 March 1976
3
21 October 1976
3
1 March 1979
3
30 May 1978
3
15 May 1975
3
22 March 1977
3
20 November 1979
3
28 May 1979
3
12 June 1975
3
4 November 1971
3
2 April 1974
3
4 May 1976
3
30 October 1974
3
17 August 1977
3
30 May 1972
3
23 February 1978
3
7 August 1974
3
3 December 1974
3
24 February 1972
3
21 April 1977
3
20 April 1977
3
29 April 1971
3
2 October 1974
3
12 October 1977
3
4 April 1973
3
3 November 1976
3
16 August 1977
3
1 June 1977
3
22 May 1979
3
1 April 1976
2
8 April 1976
2
10 April 1975
2
16 February 1977
2
27 August 1970
2
26 August 1970
2
21 November 1973
2
13 May 1970
2
2 June 1970
2
19 February 1976
2
10 December 1974
2
1 May 1979
2
21 August 1979
2
29 May 1973
2
23 November 1979
2
22 November 1973
2
21 September 1976
2
15 October 1974
2
11 April 1973
2
10 May 1972
2
15 May 1973
2
5 October 1977
2
23 September 1970
2
20 August 1975
2
14 November 1974
2
18 August 1970
2
5 March 1974
2
13 May 1971
2
19 May 1971
2
1 March 1973
2
6 March 1975
2
4 June 1976
2
24 November 1978
2
30 August 1973
2
4 April 1979
2
6 June 1978
2
28 September 1972
2
20 September 1972
2
13 October 1976
2
17 May 1973
2
7 September 1977
2
8 September 1977
2
30 October 1970
2
13 September 1979
2
22 May 1975
2
16 August 1974
2
14 November 1978
2
22 August 1978
2
10 July 1974
2
16 October 1979
2
9 September 1971
2
25 August 1976
2
19 March 1974
2
6 May 1971
2
28 April 1976
2
8 October 1975
2
9 September 1976
2
7 September 1976
2
2 March 1972
2
26 October 1972
2
25 May 1977
2
27 May 1977
2
19 August 1971
2
18 August 1971
2
10 November 1976
2
27 September 1979
2
7 November 1973
2
11 February 1975
2
6 April 1978
2
21 February 1979
2
19 September 1979
2
18 August 1976
2
19 August 1976
2
10 October 1979
2
1 December 1971
2
25 October 1977
2
10 September 1975
2
11 September 1975
2
6 August 1974
2
8 November 1978
2
28 September 1978
2
5 December 1974
2
10 March 1977
2
16 March 1977
2
12 December 1973
2
23 July 1974
2
18 April 1972
2
26 February 1975
2
13 April 1972
2
28 November 1974
2
13 November 1973
2
5 April 1979
2
14 September 1976
2
23 August 1979
2
1 October 1974
2
23 November 1978
2
5 April 1973
2
9 May 1972
2
27 May 1976
2
2 November 1976
2
28 March 1973
2
27 March 1973
2
13 May 1975
2
17 April 1975
1
16 April 1975
1
24 March 1976
1
10 May 1978
1
20 August 1970
1
13 March 1973
1
22 October 1975
1
29 October 1975
1
27 March 1979
1
21 March 1979
1
23 March 1972
1
14 May 1970
1
29 March 1979
1
14 September 1978
1
17 September 1970
1
30 November 1976
1
29 August 1973
1
11 November 1975
1
9 May 1979
1
16 April 1970
1
6 December 1973
1
22 August 1979
1
15 March 1977
1
18 September 1973
1
11 September 1973
1
15 September 1977
1
18 May 1972
1
17 May 1972
1
5 March 1975
1
4 March 1975
1
20 May 1970
1
24 September 1970
1
22 September 1970
1
15 March 1978
1
21 April 1975
1
22 April 1975
1
23 April 1975
1
22 February 1979
1
26 October 1970
1
26 August 1975
1
28 October 1970
1
26 May 1976
1
6 March 1974
1
12 May 1971
1
19 March 1970
1
6 March 1973
1
10 March 1970
1
25 May 1978
1
25 November 1971
1
7 April 1970
1
29 August 1972
1
12 April 1978
1
10 May 1973
1
9 November 1971
1
16 May 1973
1
31 August 1972
1
12 October 1972
1
10 December 1971
1
19 October 1972
1
18 October 1972
1
28 May 1975
1
3 April 1974
1
27 May 1975
1
26 October 1971
1
1 June 1972
1
16 November 1978
1
11 October 1973
1
17 October 1973
1
21 September 1977
1
6 October 1977
1
16 July 1974
1
8 September 1971
1
16 May 1972
1
31 October 1974
1
4 May 1971
1
4 June 1979
1
5 June 1979
1
8 November 1973
1
21 October 1977
1
27 October 1972
1
24 October 1972
1
25 October 1972
1
1 October 1970
1
14 May 1975
1
27 February 1973
1
9 March 1971
1
18 November 1976
1
23 March 1977
1
24 May 1979
1
26 April 1972
1
18 February 1975
1
4 April 1978
1
3 May 1973
1
12 September 1979
1
7 December 1971
1
30 October 1975
1
13 October 1971
1
28 February 1978
1
27 October 1977
1
1 March 1972
1
31 March 1971
1
10 June 1970
1
11 June 1970
1
16 June 1970
1
27 September 1978
1
10 October 1978
1
20 September 1978
1
16 August 1978
1
4 November 1975
1
5 November 1975
1
6 November 1975
1
10 May 1979
1
29 February 1972
1
24 July 1974
1
25 July 1974
1
12 October 1978
1
17 March 1976
1
19 October 1978
1
18 October 1978
1
28 April 1977
1
19 April 1972
1
28 April 1971
1
11 April 1972
1
22 April 1971
1
27 November 1974
1
26 November 1974
1
29 August 1979
1
23 November 1971
1
24 November 1971
1
31 May 1973
1
16 August 1972
1
15 August 1972
1
9 November 1977
1
3 November 1977
1
30 October 1972
1
3 October 1974
1
13 October 1977
1
23 February 1971
1
19 October 1977
1
26 August 1971
1
15 October 1970
1
9 November 1976
1
4 November 1970
1
10 April 1978
1
12 October 1976
1
19 August 1977
1
18 August 1977
1
16 July 1975
1
17 July 1975
1
1 March 1978
1
7 March 1978
1