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  Table of contents

  • start of business
  •   committees
    • petitions committee
      • report
        • Wicks, Lucy, MP
  •   petitions
    • Wicks, Lucy, MP
    • climate change
    • climate change
    • mining
    • live animal exports
    • climate change
    • climate change
    • aviation
    • fuel quality standards act
    • taxation
    • marriage equality
    • marriage equality
    • vietnam: fishing industry
    • marriage equality
    • veterans
    • anzus treaty
    • marriage equality
    • martin, mr shane
    • qualifications of members and senators
    • parliament house: procedures
    • medical costs
    • marriage equality
    • qualifications of members and senators
    • qualifications of members and senators
    • health care
    • refugees
    • roads
    • tuberculosis
    • civil liberty
    • advertising
  •   petitions
    • responses
      • Wicks, Lucy, MP
    • australian classification board
    • suicide
    • australian citizenship
    • australian citizenship
    • falun gong
    • discrimination
    • elder abuse
    • falun gong
  •   business
    • rearrangement
      • Wilkie, Andrew, MP
  •   bills
    • renewable energy legislation amendment (supporting renewable communities) bill 2017
      • first reading
      • second reading
        • McGowan, Cathy, MP
    • competition and consumer legislation amendment (small business access to justice) bill 2017
      • first reading
      • second reading
        • Leigh, Andrew, MP
  •   private members' business
    • australia-us relations
      • Kelly, Craig, MP
      • Byrne, Anthony, MP
      • Alexander, John, MP
      • King, Madeleine, MP
      • Brodtmann, Gai, MP
      • Marles, Richard, MP
      • Husic, Ed, MP
      • Albanese, Anthony, MP
      • Khalil, Peter, MP
    • catheter ablation
      • Freelander, Mike, MP
      • Landry, Michelle, MP
      • Vamvakinou, Maria, MP
      • Alexander, John, MP
      • Zappia, Tony, MP
  •   business
    • leave of absence
      • Burke, Tony, MP
  •   committees
    • corporations and financial services committee
      • reporting date
        • Goodenough, Ian (The DEPUTY SPEAKER)
  •   bills
    • commercial broadcasting (tax) bill 2017
      • returned from senate
    • broadcasting legislation amendment (broadcasting reform) bill 2017
      • consideration of senate message
        • Fletcher, Paul, MP
        • Rowland, Michelle, MP
        • Fletcher, Paul, MP
        • Jones, Stephen, MP
        • Fletcher, Paul, MP
    • education services for overseas students amendment bill 2017, education services for overseas students (tps levies) amendment bill 2017, electoral and other legislation amendment bill 2017, export finance and insurance corporation amendment (support for commonwealth entities) bill 2017, fair work amendment (protecting vulnerable workers) bill 2017, international monetary agreements amendment (new arrangements to borrow) bill 2017, liquid fuel emergency amendment bill 2017, product emissions standards bill 2017, product emissions standards (customs) charges bill 2017, product emissions standards (excise) charges bill 2017, product emissions standards (consequential provisions) bill 2017, safety, rehabilitation and compensation legislation amendment (defence force) bill 2017, australian nuclear science and technology organisation amendment bill 2017, telecommunications and other legislation amendment bill 2017, commercial broadcasting (tax) bill 2017, treasury laws amendment (2017 enterprise incentives no. 2) bill 2017
      • assent
  •   committees
    • public accounts and audit committee
      • report
        • Hill, Julian, MP
      • reference to federation chamber
        • Hill, Julian, MP
    • parliamentary joint committee on intelligence and security
      • report
        • Hastie, Andrew, MP
    • public works committee
      • report
        • Buchholz, Scott, MP
  •   bills
    • fair work (registered organisations) amendment (ensuring integrity) bill 2017
      • second reading
        • O'Connor, Brendan, MP
        • Chesters, Lisa, MP
        • O'Brien, Ted, MP
        • Chesters, Lisa, MP
        • Wallace, Andrew, MP
  •   statements by members
    • international day of peace
      • Owens, Julie, MP
    • mackellar electorate: illicit drugs
      • Falinski, Jason, MP
    • mogadishu: attacks
      • Watts, Tim, MP
    • seacliff surf life saving club
      • Flint, Nicolle, MP
    • norfolk island
      • Brodtmann, Gai, MP
    • murray darling medical school
      • Gee, Andrew, MP
    • change makers project
      • Chalmers, Jim, MP
    • pickard, mr troy
      • Goodenough, Ian, MP
    • victoria: public housing
      • Bandt, Adam, MP
    • canning electorate: agricultural shows
      • Hastie, Andrew, MP
    • australian netball diamonds: constellation cup
      • Ryan, Joanne, MP
    • great ocean road: infrastructure
      • Henderson, Sarah, MP
    • australian netball diamonds: constellation cup
      • McBride, Emma, MP
    • page electorate: south grafton public school
      • Hogan, Kevin, MP
    • broadband
      • Jones, Stephen, MP
    • renewable energy
      • Howarth, Luke, MP
    • defence facilities: chemical contamination
      • Swanson, Meryl, MP
    • turner, mr christopher
      • Irons, Steve, MP
    • holden
      • Champion, Nick, MP
    • therapeutic goods administration
      • Kelly, Craig, MP
  •   condolences
    • scott, dr evelyn ruth, ao
      • Turnbull, Malcolm, MP
      • Shorten, Bill, MP
      • reference to federation chamber
        • Pyne, Christopher, MP
  •   questions without notice
    • energy (Shorten, Bill, MP)
    • energy (Wicks, Lucy, MP)
    • energy (Butler, Mark, MP)
    • energy (Howarth, Luke, MP)
    • energy (Shorten, Bill, MP)
  •   distinguished visitors
    • Smith, Tony, MP
  •   questions without notice
    • energy (Bandt, Adam, MP)
    • energy (Crewther, Chris, MP)
    • energy (Plibersek, Tanya, MP)
    • energy (Coulton, Mark, MP)
    • billson, mr bruce (Burke, Tony, MP)
    • north korea (Leeser, Julian, MP)
    • broadband (Rowland, Michelle, MP)
    • registered organisations
    • registered organisations (Landry, Michelle, MP)
    • broadband (McBride, Emma, MP)
    • law enforcement (Banks, Julia, MP)
    • broadband (McBride, Emma, MP)
    • crime (O'Brien, Ted, MP)
    • broadband (Rowland, Michelle, MP)
    • pharmaceutical benefits scheme (Wilson, Tim, MP)
  •   personal explanations
    • Shorten, Bill, MP
  •   questions to the speaker
    • questions in writing (McGowan, Cathy, MP)
  •   documents
    • presentation
      • Pyne, Christopher, MP
    • department of the house of representatives, department of parliamentary services
      • presentation
        • Smith, Tony, MP
  •   auditor-general's reports
    • reports nos 8, 9, 10, 11 and 12 of 2017-18
      • Smith, Tony, MP
  •   bills
    • australian border force amendment (protected information) bill 2017
      • returned from senate
  •   committees
    • economics committee
      • report
        • Coleman, David, MP
    • treaties committee
      • report
        • Robert, Stuart, MP
    • joint standing committee on the national broadband network
      • report
        • Ley, Sussan, MP
        • Jones, Stephen, MP
        • Ley, Sussan, MP
      • reference to federation chamber
        • Ley, Sussan, MP
    • national disability insurance scheme committee
      • report
        • Andrews, Kevin, MP
        • Macklin, Jenny, MP
      • reference to federation chamber
        • Andrews, Kevin, MP
  •   bills
    • fair work (registered organisations) amendment (ensuring integrity) bill 2017
      • second reading
        • Wallace, Andrew, MP
        • Hayes, Chris, MP
        • Bandt, Adam, MP
        • Jones, Stephen, MP
  •   distinguished visitors
    • Smith, Tony, MP
  •   bills
    • fair work (registered organisations) amendment (ensuring integrity) bill 2017
      • second reading
        • Jones, Stephen, MP
        • Keay, Justine, MP
        • Mitchell, Brian, MP
        • Keogh, Matt, MP
        • Hart, Ross, MP
        • Perrett, Graham, MP
        • Lamb, Susan, MP
        • Albanese, Anthony, MP
        • Claydon, Sharon, MP
        • Snowdon, Warren, MP
        • Sukkar, Michael, MP
        • division
        • Smith, Tony, MP
        • division
      • third reading
        • Sukkar, Michael, MP
    • competition and consumer amendment (abolition of limited merits review) bill 2017, defence legislation amendment (2017 measures no. 1) bill 2017
      • returned from senate
    • competition and consumer amendment (competition policy review) bill 2017
      • consideration of senate message
    • treasury laws amendment (reducing pressure on housing affordability measures no. 1) bill 2017
      • second reading
        • Bowen, Chris, MP
  •   adjournment
    • Hastie, Andrew (The DEPUTY SPEAKER)
    • telecommunications
      • Conroy, Pat, MP
    • battle of beersheba: 100th anniversary
      • Leeser, Julian, MP
    • australian health humanitarian aid
      • Hayes, Chris, MP
    • lenton, mr graham 'butch'
      • Littleproud, David, MP
    • defence facilities: chemical contamination
      • Swanson, Meryl, MP
    • nauti-craft pty ltd
      • Marino, Nola, MP
  • notices
  •   federation chamber
    • start of business
    • constituency statements
      • oates, councillor meg
        • Freelander, Mike, MP
      • canning electorate: calming moments
        • Hastie, Andrew, MP
      • kingston electorate: community centres
        • Rishworth, Amanda, MP
      • north sydney electorate: north sydney community awards
        • Zimmerman, Trent, MP
      • royal commission into institutional responses to child sexual abuse
        • Clare, Jason, MP
      • leukaemia foundation
        • Alexander, John, MP
      • parramatta electorate: parramatta park
        • Owens, Julie, MP
      • mental health
        • Andrews, Kevin, MP
      • newcastle electorate: local sporting champions
        • Claydon, Sharon, MP
      • gold coast disabled surfers association
        • Andrews, Karen, MP
    • private members' business
      • coral bleaching
        • Butler, Terri, MP
        • Evans, Trevor, MP
        • Conroy, Pat, MP
        • O'Brien, Ted, MP
        • Brodtmann, Gai, MP
        • McVeigh, John, MP
      • stronger communities program
        • Wallace, Andrew, MP
        • Lamb, Susan, MP
        • Wilson, Tim, MP
        • Sharkie, Rebekha, MP
        • Goodenough, Ian, MP
        • Husar, Emma, MP
      • food, beverage and grocery industry
        • Champion, Nick, MP
        • Wilson, Tim, MP
        • Zappia, Tony, MP
        • Gee, Andrew, MP
        • Owens, Julie, MP
        • Drum, Damian, MP
      • trade unions
        • Wallace, Andrew, MP
        • Lamb, Susan, MP
        • Falinski, Jason, MP
        • O'Toole, Cathy, MP
        • Henderson, Sarah, MP
        • Perrett, Graham, MP
      • victoria: regional development australia
        • Giles, Andrew, MP
        • Mitchell, Rob, MP
        • Feeney, David, MP
    • statements by members
      • mchappy day
        • Van Manen, Bert, MP
      • hellyers road distillery
        • Keay, Justine, MP
      • gympie
        • O'Brien, Llew, MP
      • scullin electorate: bubup wilam aboriginal child and family centre
        • Giles, Andrew, MP
      • armistice centenary grants program
        • Wicks, Lucy, MP
      • national carers week
        • Perrett, Graham, MP
      • western australia: gold royalties
        • Wilson, Rick, MP
      • solomon electorate: higher education
        • Gosling, Luke, MP
      • energy
        • Wilson, Tim, MP
      • mayo electorate: lenswood
        • Sharkie, Rebekha, MP
      • la trobe electorate: dandenong ranges feeding group
        • Wood, Jason, MP
      • lyons electorate: flight paths
        • Mitchell, Brian, MP
      • felton, ms judith
        • Zimmerman, Trent, MP
      • child care
        • Khalil, Peter, MP
      • national security
        • Wood, Jason, MP
      • veterans
        • O'Toole, Cathy, MP
      • manningham interfaith network
        • Andrews, Kevin, MP
      • macquarie electorate: st matthew's anglican church
        • Templeman, Susan, MP
      • leukaemia
        • Alexander, John, MP
      • petition: climate change
        • Leigh, Andrew, MP
      • chisholm electorate: multiculturalism
        • Banks, Julia, MP
      • norfolk island reforms
        • Brodtmann, Gai, MP
      • mallee electorate: kokoda trail
        • Broad, Andrew, MP
      • parramatta electorate: the hills school
        • Owens, Julie, MP
      • mcmillan electorate: south gippsland shire brass band
        • Broadbent, Russell, MP
      • longman electorate: broadband
        • Lamb, Susan, MP
      • wright electorate: local sporting champions program
        • Buchholz, Scott, MP
      • lindsay electorate: infrastructure
        • Husar, Emma, MP
      • adani carmichael coalmine
        • Christensen, George, MP
    • private members' business
      • peacekeeping operations: 70th anniversary
        • Rishworth, Amanda, MP
        • Sudmalis, Ann, MP
        • Stanley, Anne, MP
        • Robert, Stuart, MP
        • Dick, Milton, MP
        • Evans, Trevor, MP
        • O'Toole, Cathy, MP
      • mental health
        • Wallace, Andrew, MP
        • Husar, Emma, MP
        • O'Brien, Llew, MP
        • Sharkie, Rebekha, MP
        • O'Brien, Ted, MP
        • Keay, Justine, MP
        • Wicks, Lucy, MP
        • Dick, Milton, MP
        • Crewther, Chris, MP
        • Templeman, Susan, MP
      • climate change
        • Perrett, Graham, MP
        • Falinski, Jason, MP
        • Bird, Sharon, MP
        • O'Brien, Ted, MP
        • Kelly, Mike, MP
        • Wilson, Tim, MP
        • Albanese, Anthony, MP
        • Christensen, George, MP
      • coal
        • Buchholz, Scott, MP
        • Fitzgibbon, Joel, MP
        • Wallace, Andrew, MP
  •   questions in writing
    • western sydney: roads
    • western sydney: roads (question no. 733) (Albanese, Anthony, MP)
    • western sydney: roads (question no. 734) (Albanese, Anthony, MP)
    • western sydney: roads
    • western sydney: roads (question no. 737) (Albanese, Anthony, MP)
    • western sydney: roads
    • western sydney: roads (question no. 738) (Albanese, Anthony, MP)
    • western sydney: roads (question no. 741) (Albanese, Anthony, MP)
    • western sydney: roads (question no. 747) (Albanese, Anthony, MP)
    • citizenship (question no. 753) (Zappia, Tony, MP)
    • veterans' affairs (question no. 756) (Rishworth, Amanda, MP)
    • veterans' affairs (question no. 759) (Rishworth, Amanda, MP)
    • community child care fund (question no. 762) (McGowan, Cathy, MP)
    • community child care fund (question no.763) (McGowan, Cathy, MP)
    • community child care fund (question no.764) (McGowan, Cathy, MP)
    • community child care fund (question no. 765) (McGowan, Cathy, MP)
    • community child care fund (question no. 766) (McGowan, Cathy, MP)
    • national stronger regions fund (question no.767) (McGowan, Cathy, MP)
    • national stronger regions fund (question no.768) (McGowan, Cathy, MP)
    • national stronger regions fund (question no. 769) (McGowan, Cathy, MP)
    • national stronger regions fund (question no. 770) (McGowan, Cathy, MP)
    • employment (question no. 771) (McGowan, Cathy, MP)
    • national stronger regions fund (question no. 772) (McGowan, Cathy, MP)
    • education (question no. 773) (McGowan, Cathy, MP)
    • education (question no. 774) (McGowan, Cathy, MP)
    • commonwealth grants scheme (question no. 775) (McGowan, Cathy, MP)
    • education (question no. 776) (McGowan, Cathy, MP)
    • higher education reform package (question no. 777) (McGowan, Cathy, MP)
    • higher education reform package (question no. 778) (McGowan, Cathy, MP)
    • murray darling medical school (question no. 779) (McGowan, Cathy, MP)
    • national climate change adaptation facility (question no. 783) (Sharkie, Rebekha, MP)
    • age pension (question no. 784) (McGowan, Cathy, MP)
    • age pension (question no. 785) (McGowan, Cathy, MP)
    • age pension (question no. 786) (McGowan, Cathy, MP)
    • age pension (question no. 787) (McGowan, Cathy, MP)
    • age pension (question no. 788) (McGowan, Cathy, MP)
    • water (question no. 791) (Sharkie, Rebekha, MP)
    • murray-darling basin (question no. 793) (Sharkie, Rebekha, MP)
    • arts funding (question no. 794) (Butler, Terri, MP)
    • queensland theatre (question no. 796) (Butler, Terri, MP)
    • asylum seekers (question no. 798) (McGowan, Cathy, MP)
    • health care (question no. 801) (Sharkie, Rebekha, MP)
    • health care (question no. 802) (Sharkie, Rebekha, MP)
    • parliament and civics education rebate (question no. 803) (Sharkie, Rebekha, MP)
    • marriage (question no. 807) (Elliot, Justine, MP)
    • marriage (question no. 808) (Elliot, Justine, MP)
    • age pension (question no. 811) (Elliot, Justine, MP)
    • national diabetes services scheme (question no. 812) (Sharkie, Rebekha, MP)

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