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  Table of contents

  • start of business
  •   committees
    • petitions committee
      • report
        • Vasta, Ross, MP
  •   petitions
    • Vasta, Ross, MP
    • middle east
  •   petitions
    • responses
      • Vasta, Ross, MP
    • firearm violence
    • firearm violence
    • community television
    • community television
    • internet
    • internet
    • parental leave
    • parental leave
    • irlen syndrome
    • irlen syndrome
    • gender pay gap
    • gender pay gap
    • helium balloons
    • helium balloons
  •   petitions
    • statements
      • Vasta, Ross, MP
  •   bills
    • social services legislation amendment (relieving domestic violence victims of debt) bill 2017
      • first reading
      • second reading
        • Wilkie, Andrew, MP
        • McGowan, Cathy, MP
    • fair work amendment (protecting take home pay) bill 2017
      • second reading
        • Lamb, Susan, MP
        • Wallace, Andrew, MP
        • Georganas, Steve, MP
        • Christensen, George, MP
        • Sudmalis, Ann, MP
  •   motions
    • coal
      • Christensen, George, MP
      • Conroy, Pat, MP
      • Landry, Michelle, MP
      • Perrett, Graham, MP
      • Kelly, Craig, MP
      • O'Toole, Cathy, MP
      • O'Brien, Ted, MP
      • Katter, Bob, MP
      • O'Dowd, Ken, MP
      • Bandt, Adam, MP
    • communications fees
      • Hammond, Tim, MP
      • Falinski, Jason, MP
      • Keogh, Matt, MP
      • Sudmalis, Ann, MP
      • Brodtmann, Gai, MP
      • Wilson, Tim, MP
      • Sharkie, Rebekha, MP
  •   committees
    • public works committee
      • report
        • Buchholz, Scott, MP
  •   bills
    • australian education amendment bill 2017
      • second reading
        • Hayes, Chris, MP
  •   statements on indulgence
    • deputy prime minister
      • Shorten, Bill, MP
  •   bills
    • australian education amendment bill 2017
      • second reading
        • Thistlethwaite, Matt, MP
        • Brodtmann, Gai, MP
        • Fitzgibbon, Joel, MP
        • Aly, Anne, MP
        • Owens, Julie, MP
  •   statements by members
    • ramadan
      • Burke, Tony, MP
    • wilhelm, mrs shirley, oam, phf
      • Pasin, Tony, MP
    • building and construction industry
      • Mitchell, Rob, MP
    • shovellor-sesar, mr wynston
      • Price, Melissa, MP
    • medicare
      • Zappia, Tony, MP
    • grey electorate: steel industry
      • Ramsey, Rowan, MP
    • indigenous referendum: 50th anniversary, mabo native title decision: 25th anniversary
      • King, Madeleine, MP
    • fadden electorate: landcare
      • Robert, Stuart, MP
    • melbourne electorate: national sorry day
      • Bandt, Adam, MP
    • gilmore electorate: berry celtic festival
      • Sudmalis, Ann, MP
    • bendigo bank community bank
      • Chesters, Lisa, MP
    • forde electorate: brigalow country community club
      • Van Manen, Bert, MP
    • foster, mr anthony
      • Macklin, Jenny, MP
    • sheldrake, mr kein
      • Vasta, Ross, MP
    • broadband
      • Brodtmann, Gai, MP
    • member for hasluck
      • Alexander, John, MP
    • oxley electorate: westside christian college
      • Dick, Milton, MP
    • central coast century challenge cycle ride
      • Wicks, Lucy, MP
    • lalor electorate: baden powell college
      • Ryan, Joanne, MP
    • saunders, mr david
      • Wilson, Rick, MP
  •   questions without notice
    • Smith, Tony, MP
  •   distinguished visitors
    • Smith, Tony, MP
    • Turnbull, Malcolm, MP
    • Shorten, Bill, MP
  •   questions without notice
    • disability services (Shorten, Bill, MP)
    • budget (Wood, Jason, MP)
    • health care (King, Catherine, MP)
    • budget (Falinski, Jason, MP)
    • medicare (King, Catherine, MP)
    • victoria: rail infrastructure (McGowan, Cathy, MP)
    • national disability insurance scheme (Sudmalis, Ann, MP)
    • medicare (King, Catherine, MP)
    • medicare, national disability insurance scheme (Zimmerman, Trent, MP)
    • medicare (King, Catherine, MP)
    • mining (O'Dowd, Ken, MP)
    • deputy prime minister (Burke, Tony, MP)
    • mining (Broad, Andrew, MP)
    • medicare (Shorten, Bill, MP)
    • investment (Entsch, Warren, MP)
    • health (Freelander, Mike, MP)
    • defence (Wallace, Andrew, MP)
    • health (McBride, Emma, MP)
    • welfare reform (Laming, Andrew, MP)
  •   documents
    • presentation
      • Pyne, Christopher, MP
  •   bills
    • australian education amendment bill 2017
      • second reading
        • Owens, Julie, MP
        • Wilkie, Andrew, MP
        • Sharkie, Rebekha, MP
        • Snowdon, Warren, MP
        • O'Neil, Clare, MP
        • Elliot, Justine, MP
        • Bishop, Julie, MP
        • Georganas, Steve, MP
        • Husic, Ed, MP
        • Hart, Ross, MP
        • Kelly, Mike, MP
        • Perrett, Graham, MP
        • Zappia, Tony, MP
        • Wilson, Josh, MP
        • Chalmers, Jim, MP
        • O'Connor, Brendan, MP
        • Rishworth, Amanda, MP
        • Sukkar, Michael, MP
        • division
        • Smith, Tony, MP
        • division
      • third reading
        • Smith, Tony, MP
        • Tudge, Alan, MP
        • Plibersek, Tanya, MP
        • division
        • Smith, Tony, MP
        • division
        • Tudge, Alan, MP
        • Plibersek, Tanya, MP
        • Tudge, Alan, MP
        • division
  •   adjournment
    • Smith, Tony, MP
    • shortland electorate: mining
      • Conroy, Pat, MP
    • central coast: environment
      • Wicks, Lucy, MP
    • western sydney airport
      • Husic, Ed, MP
    • fisher electorate: defence industry
      • Wallace, Andrew, MP
    • northern australia infrastructure facility
      • Swan, Wayne, MP
    • cashless debit card
      • Wilson, Rick, MP
  • notices
  •   federation chamber
    • start of business
    • constituency statements
      • donnelly, mr bob
        • Champion, Nick, MP
      • hume electorate: community events, hume electorate: budget
        • Taylor, Angus, MP
      • james, mr ray and mrs pauline
        • Freelander, Mike, MP
      • bonner electorate: roads
        • Vasta, Ross, MP
      • freemantle electorate: cockburn aquatic and recreation centre
        • Wilson, Josh, MP
      • forde electorate: eats & beats, forde electorate: beenleigh town square
        • Van Manen, Bert, MP
      • greenway electorate: woman of the year awards
        • Rowland, Michelle, MP
      • university of the sunshine coast clinical trials centre
        • Wallace, Andrew, MP
      • adelaide electorate: millswood infrastructure
        • Ellis, Kate, MP
      • leader of the opposition
        • Laming, Andrew, MP
    • bills
      • appropriation bill (no. 1) 2017-2018, appropriation bill (no. 2) 2017-2018, appropriation (parliamentary departments) bill (no. 1) 2017-2018
        • second reading
          • Kelly, Mike, MP
          • Gillespie, David, MP
          • Hill, Julian, MP
          • Laming, Andrew, MP
          • Templeman, Susan, MP
          • Sudmalis, Ann, MP
          • Conroy, Pat, MP
          • Hawke, Alex, MP
          • Dreyfus, Mark, MP
          • Christensen, George, MP
    • statements by members
      • tasmania: petrol prices
        • Wilkie, Andrew, MP
      • tangney electorate: local sporting champions
        • Morton, Ben, MP
      • springwood united football club
        • Templeman, Susan, MP
      • jeff morgan gallery
        • Ramsey, Rowan, MP
      • passfield, mr pat
        • Dick, Milton, MP
      • country fire authority
        • Henderson, Sarah, MP
      • tasmania: goods and services tax
        • Collins, Julie, MP
      • page electorate: hockey, lollback, mr neville
        • Hogan, Kevin, MP
      • lindsay electorate: red shield appeal
        • Husar, Emma, MP
      • guteridge, mr kevin robert
        • O'Brien, Llew, MP
      • calwell electorate: tanderrum gardens, keilor downs college
        • Vamvakinou, Maria, MP
      • swan electorate: aged care
        • Irons, Steve, MP
      • member for gilmore
        • Jones, Stephen, MP
      • egypt: coptic christians
        • Kelly, Craig, MP
      • broadband
        • Hill, Julian, MP
      • workplace relations
        • Laming, Andrew, MP
      • perth electorate: hbf run for a reason
        • Hammond, Tim, MP
      • queensland government
        • Landry, Michelle, MP
      • blair electorate: st edmund's college ipswich mentoring program
        • Neumann, Shayne, MP
      • berowra electorate: arcadia playgroup
        • Leeser, Julian, MP
      • mason, mr herbert
        • Giles, Andrew, MP
      • brookes, mr lane
        • Littleproud, David, MP
      • longman electorate: caboolture neighbourhood centre
        • Lamb, Susan, MP
      • road safety
        • McVeigh, John, MP
      • broadband
        • Albanese, Anthony, MP
      • moore electorate: aged care
        • Goodenough, Ian, MP
      • port stephens koalas
        • Swanson, Meryl, MP
      • first home super saver scheme
        • Howarth, Luke, MP
      • yeronga state school fete
        • Perrett, Graham, MP
      • fairfax electorate: seniors advisory committee
        • O'Brien, Ted, MP
    • bills
      • appropriation bill (no. 1) 2017-2018, appropriation bill (no. 2) 2017-2018, appropriation (parliamentary departments) bill (no. 1) 2017-2018
        • second reading
          • Watts, Tim, MP
          • Broadbent, Russell, MP
          • McGowan, Cathy, MP
          • Andrews, Karen, MP
          • Jones, Stephen, MP
          • Marino, Nola, MP
          • Byrne, Anthony, MP
          • Butler, Terri, MP
          • O'Toole, Cathy, MP
  •   questions in writing
    • centrelink payments (question no. 666) (Georganas, Steve, MP)
    • infrastructure (question no. 714) (Albanese, Anthony, MP)

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