The language of Hansard
comparisons
decades
people
words
Sitting days when the word
powers
was used in the Senate during the 1970s
Date
Number of uses
21 May 1975
168
19 March 1974
153
28 August 1979
81
31 July 1974
78
1 June 1977
73
3 December 1974
67
28 November 1973
60
22 October 1975
59
11 December 1974
54
23 November 1979
54
20 September 1973
54
29 May 1975
51
19 February 1975
49
22 August 1979
48
14 August 1974
48
23 October 1974
48
23 May 1979
45
2 May 1979
44
13 November 1979
42
8 November 1977
42
10 May 1978
41
8 November 1979
41
8 May 1979
40
23 August 1979
39
18 October 1979
39
12 June 1975
37
8 June 1978
36
18 February 1975
36
27 February 1979
36
26 September 1973
36
28 March 1979
35
22 May 1975
35
5 April 1979
35
6 December 1973
34
26 February 1975
34
19 November 1979
34
23 May 1973
33
5 March 1975
33
8 April 1975
33
30 May 1973
32
21 March 1979
32
7 August 1974
32
10 May 1979
32
25 September 1973
32
24 July 1974
31
1 August 1974
31
23 July 1974
31
18 March 1970
30
2 March 1972
30
18 June 1970
30
5 December 1974
30
19 August 1977
30
18 November 1976
29
10 December 1976
28
23 April 1975
28
24 February 1977
28
23 November 1978
28
22 February 1972
28
21 November 1974
28
19 September 1973
27
3 March 1976
27
26 October 1972
27
19 September 1974
26
27 November 1973
26
9 April 1975
26
16 February 1977
25
10 December 1974
25
9 December 1976
25
3 April 1979
24
21 August 1979
24
24 May 1978
24
15 August 1974
24
28 May 1975
23
26 May 1978
23
7 March 1974
23
19 March 1970
22
17 March 1970
22
23 October 1973
22
9 June 1978
22
5 November 1975
22
6 March 1979
21
15 March 1978
21
25 October 1973
21
30 October 1970
21
5 June 1979
21
17 November 1976
21
31 May 1972
21
11 April 1972
21
26 November 1974
21
8 December 1976
20
4 April 1979
20
3 April 1974
20
13 March 1974
20
6 June 1979
20
15 May 1975
20
4 November 1975
20
4 June 1970
19
6 March 1974
19
20 April 1972
19
4 April 1974
19
22 November 1973
18
2 December 1976
18
30 May 1979
18
7 June 1979
18
14 November 1974
17
25 February 1975
17
24 May 1973
17
13 September 1973
17
23 September 1976
17
11 May 1978
17
1 December 1976
17
7 December 1976
17
20 May 1975
17
17 October 1979
17
10 November 1976
17
16 October 1979
17
3 November 1970
17
8 June 1979
17
30 October 1975
17
13 December 1973
17
9 November 1976
17
30 November 1976
16
1 May 1979
16
22 March 1977
16
25 May 1978
16
29 May 1978
16
23 October 1975
16
10 July 1974
16
9 November 1978
16
24 February 1976
16
4 November 1970
16
22 March 1979
15
29 May 1973
15
26 August 1975
15
20 August 1975
15
1 March 1979
15
25 October 1972
15
2 April 1974
15
11 September 1979
15
28 September 1978
15
24 February 1972
15
2 June 1977
15
3 June 1977
15
12 February 1975
14
19 February 1976
14
28 August 1973
14
22 February 1979
14
25 February 1977
14
15 October 1975
14
3 December 1976
14
4 June 1976
14
30 August 1979
14
4 June 1975
14
3 June 1975
14
24 February 1971
14
22 November 1979
14
27 April 1972
14
4 December 1974
14
22 April 1970
14
11 December 1973
14
25 October 1979
14
21 November 1973
14
8 March 1978
14
4 March 1970
13
16 September 1970
13
12 September 1973
13
1 June 1976
13
5 June 1975
13
12 April 1978
13
3 November 1971
13
14 November 1979
13
21 October 1977
13
25 May 1977
13
24 May 1977
13
8 November 1973
13
30 May 1972
13
12 December 1973
13
18 April 1972
13
31 May 1973
13
31 October 1972
13
16 July 1975
13
29 October 1975
12
18 September 1974
12
28 August 1975
12
8 March 1973
12
24 November 1978
12
24 October 1979
12
12 March 1974
12
28 April 1976
12
8 March 1972
12
7 April 1978
12
19 October 1976
12
17 August 1978
12
27 September 1973
12
26 August 1971
12
20 August 1970
11
5 October 1971
11
16 October 1975
11
1 June 1973
11
10 May 1972
11
4 March 1975
11
22 February 1977
11
27 October 1970
11
29 October 1970
11
6 March 1975
11
21 October 1975
11
27 September 1972
11
29 March 1979
11
9 December 1971
11
18 February 1976
11
16 November 1976
11
6 August 1974
11
17 June 1970
11
23 February 1972
11
12 April 1972
11
14 November 1973
11
2 November 1977
11
8 May 1978
11
12 October 1976
10
25 August 1977
10
16 March 1977
10
30 July 1974
10
22 May 1970
10
7 November 1979
10
28 September 1972
10
7 November 1977
10
16 August 1974
10
15 November 1979
10
24 August 1978
10
11 November 1976
10
11 June 1975
10
19 September 1979
10
11 October 1979
10
2 December 1971
10
6 November 1975
10
20 April 1977
10
30 September 1971
10
4 November 1976
10
11 April 1978
10
9 May 1979
9
11 September 1973
9
6 June 1973
9
7 June 1973
9
23 September 1970
9
11 May 1971
9
30 May 1977
9
30 August 1973
9
9 November 1971
9
17 May 1973
9
24 May 1972
9
15 November 1978
9
24 October 1974
9
29 April 1976
9
27 April 1976
9
9 March 1972
9
20 October 1977
9
20 November 1979
9
21 November 1979
9
20 October 1976
9
5 April 1978
9
14 October 1971
9
8 March 1979
9
21 September 1978
9
21 April 1977
9
13 April 1972
9
13 November 1973
9
3 November 1977
9
22 September 1977
9
17 September 1970
8
9 June 1970
8
14 September 1972
8
5 June 1973
8
6 November 1979
8
27 February 1975
8
20 May 1976
8
14 October 1975
8
6 December 1976
8
3 June 1976
8
24 September 1974
8
31 May 1979
8
9 April 1970
8
13 August 1974
8
8 April 1974
8
4 October 1977
8
9 September 1976
8
7 November 1973
8
6 April 1978
8
4 April 1978
8
1 December 1971
8
11 October 1978
8
9 November 1977
8
3 April 1973
8
15 February 1977
7
24 March 1976
7
18 May 1976
7
19 November 1974
7
22 March 1972
7
13 February 1975
7
23 May 1972
7
24 September 1970
7
21 August 1975
7
17 September 1974
7
17 February 1971
7
31 March 1977
7
13 October 1976
7
10 April 1974
7
27 May 1975
7
20 February 1979
7
4 March 1976
7
24 August 1976
7
31 October 1974
7
7 March 1979
7
19 August 1971
7
10 September 1975
7
16 August 1978
7
25 October 1978
7
1 November 1977
7
29 October 1974
7
3 November 1976
7
29 March 1973
7
10 April 1975
6
15 March 1973
6
28 October 1975
6
27 March 1979
6
2 June 1970
6
20 February 1975
6
19 September 1972
6
29 November 1973
6
15 September 1977
6
16 October 1974
6
9 July 1975
6
28 February 1979
6
4 September 1975
6
18 February 1971
6
26 September 1979
6
26 September 1974
6
15 November 1973
6
7 June 1978
6
20 March 1979
6
23 October 1979
6
11 October 1973
6
16 October 1973
6
17 October 1973
6
22 August 1978
6
1 October 1974
6
22 October 1974
6
17 July 1974
6
26 August 1976
6
19 October 1977
6
18 August 1971
6
14 May 1975
6
4 May 1977
6
29 May 1979
6
3 May 1973
6
12 September 1979
6
9 April 1974
6
5 May 1976
6
28 February 1978
6
12 June 1970
6
22 April 1971
6
12 October 1977
6
5 April 1973
6
10 April 1978
6
2 March 1978
6
15 April 1975
5
25 March 1976
5
2 September 1975
5
3 June 1970
5
23 August 1973
5
17 October 1974
5
20 May 1970
5
26 August 1970
5
7 March 1973
5
31 May 1977
5
25 September 1974
5
24 October 1973
5
17 October 1972
5
23 February 1971
5
25 May 1972
5
4 May 1976
5
7 September 1971
5
14 March 1974
5
6 November 1973
5
6 May 1971
5
27 May 1977
5
13 May 1975
5
24 March 1977
5
1 May 1973
5
4 November 1971
5
23 February 1977
5
30 October 1974
5
10 June 1970
5
17 March 1977
5
29 February 1972
5
20 March 1974
5
27 November 1974
5
10 December 1971
5
14 September 1976
5
23 March 1977
5
17 August 1977
5
27 March 1973
5
17 July 1975
5
7 April 1976
4
19 August 1975
4
30 November 1971
4
15 March 1977
4
23 March 1972
4
24 October 1978
4
28 September 1971
4
22 September 1976
4
11 April 1973
4
16 May 1972
4
21 May 1970
4
14 March 1978
4
21 April 1975
4
31 March 1976
4
14 September 1971
4
18 May 1971
4
2 June 1976
4
8 April 1970
4
1 June 1978
4
13 April 1978
4
31 August 1972
4
7 September 1977
4
18 October 1972
4
27 October 1971
4
18 September 1979
4
2 March 1976
4
4 May 1971
4
4 June 1979
4
1 March 1972
4
24 October 1972
4
31 May 1978
4
12 October 1971
4
21 October 1976
4
15 May 1973
4
11 November 1971
4
2 May 1973
4
29 August 1973
4
18 August 1976
4
2 November 1970
4
13 October 1971
4
3 September 1970
4
17 March 1976
4
19 October 1978
4
19 April 1972
4
28 April 1971
4
30 October 1972
4
18 October 1977
4
9 May 1972
4
13 September 1972
4
22 May 1979
4
1 March 1978
4
8 April 1976
3
17 April 1975
3
19 May 1976
3
12 November 1974
3
16 April 1975
3
22 May 1973
3
14 May 1970
3
14 September 1978
3
13 September 1978
3
29 August 1979
3
5 October 1976
3
24 May 1979
3
18 September 1973
3
27 April 1977
3
17 May 1972
3
12 April 1973
3
10 April 1973
3
22 April 1975
3
5 October 1977
3
22 November 1978
3
27 August 1975
3
15 September 1971
3
11 March 1970
3
6 June 1978
3
26 September 1972
3
10 May 1973
3
2 November 1971
3
26 May 1972
3
13 September 1979
3
26 September 1978
3
21 November 1978
3
18 October 1973
3
23 August 1978
3
6 October 1977
3
11 October 1977
3
25 August 1976
3
8 October 1975
3
20 September 1979
3
26 May 1977
3
28 February 1973
3
28 May 1979
3
24 August 1972
3
22 August 1972
3
23 February 1978
3
7 December 1971
3
27 October 1977
3
8 December 1971
3
7 September 1976
3
25 February 1976
3
27 September 1978
3
10 October 1978
3
20 September 1978
3
25 July 1974
3
18 March 1976
3
20 November 1974
3
24 November 1971
3
14 October 1970
3
4 May 1978
3
13 November 1974
3
16 August 1977
3
5 March 1974
2
1 April 1976
2
17 February 1977
2
6 April 1976
2
9 October 1979
2
14 March 1973
2
13 March 1973
2
5 March 1970
2
12 September 1978
2
15 September 1970
2
22 August 1973
2
11 November 1975
2
15 April 1970
2
3 May 1979
2
13 September 1977
2
14 September 1977
2
28 October 1970
2
25 May 1976
2
22 October 1970
2
22 September 1970
2
29 September 1970
2
21 February 1979
2
1 April 1971
2
7 April 1971
2
30 September 1975
2
12 May 1971
2
19 May 1971
2
6 March 1973
2
1 March 1973
2
29 August 1972
2
2 June 1978
2
20 September 1972
2
16 May 1973
2
11 October 1972
2
25 February 1971
2
28 October 1971
2
1 June 1972
2
16 November 1978
2
17 November 1978
2
21 September 1977
2
11 July 1974
2
9 October 1975
2
2 October 1975
2
1 October 1975
2
8 September 1976
2
27 October 1972
2
16 March 1978
2
27 February 1973
2
19 September 1978
2
5 May 1971
2
23 August 1972
2
8 May 1973
2
25 October 1977
2
5 May 1970
2
6 May 1970
2
7 May 1970
2
30 March 1971
2
11 June 1970
2
10 March 1977
2
21 April 1970
2
12 October 1978
2
16 March 1976
2
29 April 1971
2
21 March 1974
2
28 November 1974
2
15 August 1972
2
15 September 1976
2
13 October 1977
2
24 August 1971
2
25 August 1971
2
7 November 1978
2
15 July 1975
2
9 September 1975
1
25 August 1970
1
7 October 1971
1
6 October 1971
1
13 May 1970
1
21 August 1973
1
23 August 1977
1
9 March 1977
1
16 April 1970
1
4 December 1973
1
26 October 1978
1
30 April 1971
1
29 September 1971
1
6 October 1976
1
20 November 1973
1
8 June 1973
1
18 May 1972
1
11 May 1972
1
3 May 1977
1
27 April 1971
1
30 March 1976
1
27 August 1970
1
26 May 1976
1
19 August 1970
1
13 May 1971
1
10 March 1970
1
16 March 1971
1
17 August 1972
1
30 March 1977
1
21 September 1972
1
14 October 1976
1
30 August 1972
1
12 October 1972
1
10 October 1972
1
26 October 1971
1
3 September 1975
1
10 October 1973
1
16 July 1974
1
18 July 1974
1
9 September 1971
1
8 September 1971
1
7 May 1971
1
9 March 1971
1
27 September 1979
1
29 March 1977
1
25 September 1979
1
26 April 1972
1
21 March 1972
1
9 May 1973
1
19 August 1976
1
6 May 1976
1
17 August 1976
1
11 September 1975
1
22 February 1978
1
26 October 1977
1
8 November 1978
1
1 September 1970
1
2 September 1970
1
16 June 1970
1
26 February 1976
1
9 October 1973
1
15 August 1978
1
26 April 1977
1
18 October 1978
1
23 November 1971
1
16 August 1972
1
6 September 1977
1
16 September 1976
1
2 October 1974
1
20 September 1977
1
4 April 1973
1
15 October 1970
1
27 May 1976
1
28 March 1973
1
18 August 1977
1
16 February 1971
1
30 May 1978
1
7 March 1978
1
9 March 1978
1