The language of Hansard
comparisons
decades
people
words
Sitting days when the word
unions
was used in the Senate during the 1970s
Date
Number of uses
24 September 1974
284
25 May 1972
241
1 June 1977
202
11 November 1976
198
18 June 1970
174
28 May 1975
172
21 October 1977
149
13 May 1970
146
18 October 1979
120
24 May 1972
106
18 August 1971
106
6 June 1973
98
21 April 1977
88
1 March 1973
84
3 June 1976
82
2 June 1977
77
4 March 1975
74
24 October 1974
74
18 April 1972
74
23 May 1972
73
6 November 1973
72
7 March 1973
70
15 May 1973
58
30 May 1972
58
4 May 1977
56
10 November 1976
54
13 April 1972
52
8 March 1972
50
6 March 1973
48
13 September 1979
47
20 April 1972
47
19 August 1977
47
13 August 1974
45
11 April 1978
45
5 May 1970
44
25 October 1979
44
3 June 1975
43
17 October 1979
40
20 February 1975
40
16 October 1973
39
24 November 1978
38
24 October 1973
38
26 May 1972
37
27 February 1975
35
6 May 1970
35
31 October 1972
35
25 October 1973
33
6 June 1979
32
31 May 1972
32
13 September 1978
31
11 March 1970
31
12 March 1974
31
18 February 1971
29
27 September 1978
28
16 March 1977
27
7 September 1977
27
20 September 1973
27
20 May 1975
26
28 September 1978
26
3 September 1975
25
30 August 1973
24
30 August 1972
24
17 June 1970
24
25 May 1976
23
13 April 1978
23
12 September 1979
23
24 May 1977
23
1 September 1970
23
26 November 1974
23
15 September 1976
23
12 February 1975
22
24 March 1977
22
25 October 1977
22
20 October 1977
22
21 April 1970
22
1 June 1976
21
27 September 1972
21
22 November 1978
20
31 August 1972
20
30 September 1970
20
7 May 1970
20
17 March 1977
20
28 March 1979
19
19 May 1971
19
2 June 1976
19
14 August 1974
19
11 October 1977
19
20 September 1978
19
4 December 1974
19
29 May 1973
18
6 October 1976
18
30 May 1977
18
21 May 1975
18
8 September 1976
18
20 November 1974
18
20 May 1976
17
25 August 1976
17
20 October 1976
17
23 May 1979
17
2 October 1974
17
19 September 1973
16
25 February 1975
16
26 May 1976
16
16 May 1973
16
5 May 1976
16
29 October 1975
15
16 September 1970
15
9 March 1977
15
22 February 1979
15
21 August 1975
15
19 October 1977
15
18 February 1976
15
4 April 1979
15
26 August 1970
14
4 March 1970
14
28 October 1975
14
19 February 1976
14
12 September 1973
14
13 September 1973
14
11 July 1974
14
25 July 1974
14
3 October 1974
14
2 March 1978
14
12 November 1974
13
27 April 1977
13
28 February 1979
13
7 June 1979
13
27 October 1972
13
14 May 1975
13
19 April 1972
13
6 March 1974
12
12 March 1970
12
31 May 1977
12
4 June 1975
12
5 April 1978
12
22 August 1972
12
30 October 1974
12
17 August 1977
12
25 August 1971
12
9 September 1975
11
14 November 1974
11
30 July 1974
11
30 November 1971
11
3 April 1979
11
17 October 1974
11
29 September 1970
11
15 October 1975
11
25 September 1974
11
9 June 1978
11
16 November 1978
11
17 October 1973
11
8 September 1971
11
29 May 1979
11
11 November 1971
11
24 August 1972
11
9 May 1979
11
18 August 1977
11
3 June 1977
11
15 April 1975
10
19 May 1976
10
20 May 1971
10
11 December 1974
10
14 September 1972
10
22 September 1976
10
28 October 1970
10
17 May 1972
10
8 November 1979
10
16 March 1978
10
23 April 1975
10
7 April 1971
10
14 September 1971
10
22 October 1974
10
26 October 1971
10
16 August 1974
10
19 September 1979
10
10 September 1975
10
26 September 1979
10
2 April 1974
10
26 September 1978
10
29 February 1972
10
24 February 1972
10
20 April 1977
10
13 November 1974
10
24 March 1976
9
29 March 1979
9
21 November 1979
9
2 May 1979
9
31 March 1976
9
27 August 1975
9
6 December 1976
9
5 June 1975
9
12 April 1978
9
3 November 1977
9
26 May 1977
9
7 April 1978
9
23 August 1972
9
2 December 1971
9
22 February 1978
9
17 August 1978
9
11 April 1972
9
20 April 1971
9
12 October 1977
9
3 April 1973
9
9 November 1976
9
2 November 1976
9
18 May 1976
8
13 March 1973
8
30 October 1975
8
31 July 1974
8
23 November 1979
8
16 October 1974
8
1 April 1971
8
20 March 1979
8
23 November 1978
8
24 October 1979
8
9 November 1971
8
17 May 1973
8
18 October 1972
8
27 May 1975
8
23 August 1978
8
28 February 1973
8
17 November 1976
8
8 June 1979
8
23 February 1978
8
18 August 1976
8
12 October 1978
8
21 November 1974
8
25 September 1973
8
18 October 1977
8
16 August 1977
8
22 March 1979
7
21 October 1975
7
19 September 1972
7
23 September 1976
7
12 April 1973
7
11 April 1973
7
20 August 1975
7
15 September 1971
7
2 September 1975
7
19 August 1970
7
11 May 1971
7
14 October 1975
7
7 November 1977
7
3 March 1976
7
7 September 1971
7
24 August 1976
7
9 September 1976
7
18 November 1976
7
3 May 1973
7
24 August 1977
7
25 August 1977
7
12 October 1971
7
26 October 1977
7
8 March 1979
7
5 December 1974
7
21 March 1974
7
14 November 1973
7
26 September 1973
7
2 November 1977
7
1 November 1977
7
17 October 1978
7
8 March 1978
7
10 December 1976
6
6 April 1976
6
9 October 1979
6
23 October 1975
6
15 September 1970
6
23 May 1973
6
18 September 1973
6
30 September 1971
6
7 March 1974
6
3 December 1976
6
7 December 1976
6
26 September 1974
6
1 June 1978
6
19 October 1976
6
27 October 1971
6
4 October 1977
6
6 October 1977
6
9 October 1975
6
26 October 1972
6
27 May 1977
6
3 May 1978
6
22 May 1973
6
8 April 1975
6
4 May 1976
6
5 November 1975
6
19 October 1978
6
23 February 1971
6
26 August 1971
6
12 September 1972
6
1 April 1976
5
15 February 1977
5
16 February 1977
5
10 May 1978
5
23 August 1973
5
1 May 1979
5
25 October 1978
5
14 September 1977
5
8 June 1973
5
18 May 1972
5
22 May 1970
5
24 February 1977
5
6 April 1971
5
9 December 1976
5
30 March 1977
5
29 August 1972
5
21 September 1972
5
29 October 1974
5
15 August 1974
5
10 October 1973
5
10 July 1974
5
19 March 1974
5
28 April 1976
5
11 June 1975
5
2 May 1973
5
9 April 1974
5
31 October 1974
5
3 November 1970
5
7 August 1974
5
8 November 1978
5
18 March 1976
5
28 November 1974
5
24 November 1971
5
31 May 1973
5
27 September 1973
5
6 September 1977
5
1 October 1974
5
5 April 1973
5
15 July 1975
5
8 April 1976
4
10 April 1975
4
25 March 1976
4
11 May 1978
4
19 November 1974
4
14 March 1973
4
26 May 1978
4
12 September 1978
4
30 November 1976
4
9 July 1975
4
23 February 1977
4
30 March 1976
4
18 May 1971
4
8 March 1973
4
2 December 1976
4
17 August 1972
4
20 September 1972
4
23 October 1979
4
24 February 1971
4
15 November 1979
4
17 November 1978
4
16 July 1974
4
18 July 1974
4
26 August 1976
4
1 October 1975
4
9 March 1972
4
2 March 1972
4
25 May 1977
4
19 August 1971
4
17 August 1971
4
29 March 1977
4
21 March 1972
4
11 September 1979
4
10 October 1979
4
1 December 1971
4
28 February 1978
4
8 May 1979
4
2 September 1970
4
6 November 1975
4
11 December 1973
4
13 December 1973
4
24 July 1974
4
23 July 1974
4
29 April 1971
4
26 February 1975
4
29 August 1979
4
8 November 1977
4
4 April 1973
4
4 November 1976
4
5 March 1974
3
23 March 1976
3
25 August 1970
3
5 March 1970
3
22 October 1975
3
19 September 1974
3
2 June 1970
3
22 August 1973
3
28 August 1973
3
11 November 1975
3
10 December 1974
3
16 April 1970
3
4 December 1973
3
24 October 1978
3
20 November 1973
3
11 May 1972
3
29 October 1970
3
21 May 1970
3
7 November 1979
3
22 September 1970
3
7 June 1973
3
5 October 1977
3
27 February 1979
3
27 August 1970
3
5 March 1975
3
25 November 1971
3
31 May 1979
3
2 June 1978
3
26 September 1972
3
8 September 1977
3
22 May 1975
3
8 June 1978
3
17 July 1974
3
6 March 1975
3
2 March 1976
3
6 May 1971
3
1 March 1972
3
16 November 1976
3
28 August 1975
3
22 November 1979
3
22 March 1977
3
21 February 1979
3
11 October 1979
3
17 August 1976
3
14 October 1971
3
10 June 1970
3
24 February 1976
3
10 October 1978
3
21 September 1978
3
3 December 1974
3
22 April 1970
3
23 February 1972
3
21 April 1971
3
10 December 1971
3
17 October 1972
3
16 September 1976
3
13 October 1977
3
9 May 1972
3
27 May 1976
3
4 November 1970
3
12 October 1976
3
29 March 1973
3
17 February 1971
3
1 March 1978
3
7 April 1976
2
17 April 1975
2
17 February 1977
2
20 August 1970
2
15 March 1973
2
7 October 1971
2
6 October 1971
2
22 March 1972
2
17 September 1970
2
18 September 1974
2
29 August 1973
2
15 April 1970
2
21 August 1979
2
23 August 1979
2
29 September 1971
2
21 September 1976
2
5 May 1977
2
10 May 1972
2
3 May 1977
2
5 June 1973
2
22 April 1975
2
22 February 1977
2
4 September 1975
2
26 August 1975
2
30 September 1975
2
26 October 1970
2
21 October 1970
2
16 October 1975
2
24 May 1978
2
25 May 1978
2
23 October 1973
2
31 March 1977
2
9 April 1970
2
6 June 1978
2
20 May 1970
2
10 May 1973
2
3 November 1971
2
10 April 1974
2
12 October 1972
2
19 October 1972
2
29 May 1975
2
30 October 1970
2
14 September 1976
2
1 June 1972
2
19 November 1979
2
13 November 1979
2
14 November 1978
2
11 October 1973
2
22 August 1978
2
24 August 1978
2
20 February 1979
2
16 October 1979
2
4 March 1976
2
9 September 1971
2
14 March 1974
2
27 April 1976
2
24 October 1972
2
30 May 1978
2
15 May 1975
2
9 March 1971
2
20 November 1979
2
28 May 1979
2
7 November 1973
2
26 April 1972
2
19 February 1975
2
18 February 1975
2
3 April 1974
2
4 April 1974
2
8 April 1974
2
6 May 1976
2
9 December 1971
2
13 October 1971
2
1 August 1974
2
7 September 1976
2
3 September 1970
2
31 March 1971
2
16 June 1970
2
16 August 1978
2
10 March 1977
2
10 May 1979
2
12 December 1973
2
22 February 1972
2
16 March 1976
2
28 August 1979
2
20 March 1974
2
27 November 1974
2
5 April 1979
2
9 November 1977
2
30 October 1972
2
15 October 1970
2
4 May 1978
2
8 May 1978
2
3 November 1976
2
16 July 1975
2
16 February 1971
2
21 November 1973
1
23 March 1972
1
14 May 1970
1
9 June 1970
1
8 December 1976
1
26 October 1978
1
28 September 1971
1
29 November 1973
1
27 November 1973
1
24 May 1979
1
6 March 1979
1
26 April 1977
1
13 September 1977
1
15 September 1977
1
15 October 1974
1
10 April 1973
1
1 June 1973
1
27 October 1970
1
22 October 1970
1
6 November 1979
1
24 September 1970
1
23 September 1970
1
14 March 1978
1
29 May 1978
1
18 August 1970
1
12 May 1971
1
13 May 1971
1
19 March 1970
1
10 March 1970
1
4 June 1976
1
23 May 1978
1
9 April 1975
1
30 May 1979
1
11 October 1972
1
7 June 1978
1
14 October 1976
1
13 October 1976
1
23 October 1974
1
28 October 1971
1
15 November 1978
1
18 October 1973
1
21 September 1977
1
20 September 1977
1
4 May 1971
1
4 June 1979
1
5 June 1979
1
8 October 1975
1
7 November 1978
1
2 October 1975
1
7 October 1975
1
25 October 1972
1
19 September 1978
1
11 February 1975
1
12 June 1975
1
6 April 1978
1
4 April 1978
1
1 May 1973
1
9 May 1973
1
8 May 1973
1
4 November 1971
1
19 August 1976
1
8 December 1971
1
2 November 1970
1
6 August 1974
1
9 November 1978
1
11 October 1978
1
30 March 1971
1
12 June 1970
1
26 February 1976
1
15 August 1978
1
18 October 1978
1
28 April 1977
1
28 April 1971
1
23 November 1971
1
15 November 1973
1
16 September 1971
1
10 October 1972
1
24 August 1971
1
5 May 1978
1
2 May 1978
1
9 May 1978
1
21 November 1978
1
28 March 1973
1
27 March 1973
1
30 May 1973
1
7 March 1978
1