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  Table of contents

  • start of business
  •   private members' business
    • private members' motions
      • reference to federation chamber
        • Burke, Anna, MP
  •   petitions
    • Murphy, John, MP
    • falun gong
    • australian taxation system
    • islam
    • christmas island
    • parkinson's disease
  •   petitions
    • responses
      • Murphy, John, MP
    • petition: human trafficking
    • nationally owned bank
    • aged-care funding
    • petition: cyberknife radiotherapy treatment
    • abel tasman
    • pacific highway
  •   petitions
    • statements
      • Murphy, John, MP
  •   delegation reports
    • parliamentary delegation to the people's republic of china and the republic of indonesia
      • Griffin, Alan, MP
      • Ramsey, Rowan, MP
  •   committees
    • education and employment committee
      • report
        • Rishworth, Amanda, MP
        • Ramsey, Rowan, MP
        • Rishworth, Amanda, MP
      • report and reference to federation chamber
        • Rishworth, Amanda, MP
    • climate change, environment and the arts committee
      • report
        • Zappia, Tony, MP
        • Washer, Dr Mal, MP
      • report and reference to federation chamber
        • Zappia, Tony, MP
  •   bills
    • foreign acquisitions and takeovers amendment (cubbie station) bill 2012
      • first reading
        • Katter, Bob, MP
    • fair work amendment (tackling job insecurity) bill 2012
      • first reading
        • Bandt, Adam, MP
  •   private members' business
    • juvenile diabetes
      • Hall, Jill, MP
      • Moylan, Judi, MP
      • Rowland, Michelle, MP
      • Van Manen, Bert, MP
      • Champion, Nick, MP
      • Wyatt, Ken, MP
      • Smyth, Laura, MP
      • Alexander, John, MP
      • Georganas, Steve, MP
      • Kelly, Craig, MP
      • McCormack, Michael, MP
  •   ministerial statements
    • abuse in defence
      • Smith, Stephen, MP
      • Albanese, Anthony, MP
      • Robert, Stuart, MP
  •   bills
    • assent
    • social and community services pay equity special account bill 2012, social and community services pay equity special account (consequential amendments) bill 2012, customs amendment (smuggled tobacco) bill 2012, industrial chemicals (notification and assessment) amendment bill 2012, national portrait gallery of australia bill 2012, national portrait gallery of australia (consequential and transitional provisions) bill 2012, customs amendment (military end-use) bill 2011, defence trade controls bill 2011, social security and other legislation amendment (further 2012 budget and other measures) bill 2012, commonwealth government securities legislation amendment (retail trading) bill 2012, higher education support amendment (maximum payment amounts and other measures) bill 2012, water amendment (long-term average sustainable diversion limit adjustment) bill 2012
  •   committees
    • gambling reform committee
      • reference
    • constitutional recognition of local government committee
      • membership
  •   bills
    • returned from senate
    • higher education support amendment (maximum payment amounts and other measures) bill 2012, social security and other legislation amendment (further 2012 budget and other measures) bill 2012, commonwealth government securities legislation amendment (retail trading) bill 2012, appropriation (implementation of the report of the expert panel on asylum seekers) bill (no. 1) 2012-2013, appropriation (implementation of the report of the expert panel on asylum seekers) bill (no. 2) 2012-2013, illegal logging prohibition bill 2012, federal circuit court of australia legislation amendment bill 2012, water amendment (long-term average sustainable diversion limit adjustment) bill 2012, crimes legislation amendment (serious drugs, identity crime and other measures) bill 2012, superannuation laws amendment (capital gains tax relief and other efficiency measures) bill 2012, superannuation auditor registration imposition bill 2012, tax laws amendment (clean building managed investment trust) bill 2012, tax laws amendment (2012 measures no. 5) bill 2012, corporations legislation amendment (derivative transactions) bill 2012, personal liability for corporate fault reform bill 2012, superannuation legislation amendment (new zealand arrangement) bill 2012, freedom of information amendment (parliamentary budget office) bill 2012, judicial misbehaviour and incapacity (parliamentary commissions) bill 2012, courts legislation amendment (judicial complaints) bill 2012, access to justice (federal jurisdiction) amendment bill 2011, national health security amendment bill 2012, equal opportunity for women in the workplace amendment bill 2012
  •   committees
    • public accounts and audit committee
      • report
        • Oakeshott, Robert, MP
  •   delegation reports
    • parliamentary delegation to 125th inter-parliamentary union assembly in switzerland and germany and austria
      • Adams, Dick, MP
  •   committees
    • gambling reform committee
      • report
        • Wilkie, Andrew, MP
        • Brodtmann, Gai, MP
        • Ciobo, Steven, MP
    • public works committee
      • report
        • Saffin, Janelle, MP
  •   bills
    • superannuation legislation amendment (further mysuper and transparency measures) bill 2012
      • second reading
        • Hockey, Joe, MP
        • Rowland, Michelle, MP
        • Buchholz, Scott, MP
        • Jones, Stephen, MP
  •   statements by members
    • millennium development goals
      • Frydenberg, Josh, MP
    • premature birth awareness
      • Rowland, Michelle, MP
    • stenlake, mr tim
      • Prentice, Jane, MP
    • throsby electorate: nan tien temple
      • Jones, Stephen, MP
    • queensland liberal national party senate preselection
      • Buchholz, Scott, MP
    • bass electorate: brooks high school
      • Lyons, Geoff, MP
    • reeve, mr cliff
      • Marino, Nola, MP
    • act walking for pleasure
      • Brodtmann, Gai, MP
    • electorate of herbert: schools
      • Jones, Ewen, MP
    • banks, mr gary ao
      • Leigh, Andrew, MP
  •   business
    • days and hours of meeting
      • Albanese, Anthony, MP
  •   condolences
    • riordan, hon. joseph martin, ao
      • Gillard, Julia, MP
      • Abbott, Tony, MP
    • reference to federation chamber
      • Albanese, Anthony, MP
    • courtenay, mr bryce, am
      • Gillard, Julia, MP
      • Abbott, Tony, MP
    • reference to federation chamber
      • Albanese, Anthony, MP
  •   questions without notice
    • prime minister (Bishop, Julie, MP)
    • economy (Brodtmann, Gai, MP)
    • prime minister (Bishop, Julie, MP)
    • economy (D'Ath, Yvette, MP)
    • prime minister (Bishop, Julie, MP)
    • rail infrastructure (Thomson, Craig, MP)
    • royal commission into child sexual abuse (Hall, Jill, MP)
    • prime minister (Bishop, Julie, MP)
    • murray-darling basin (Rishworth, Amanda, MP)
  •   distinguished visitors
    • Burke, Anna, MP
  •   questions without notice
    • prime minister (Bishop, Julie, MP)
    • trade (Perrett, Graham, MP)
    • prime minister (Bishop, Julie, MP)
    • carbon pricing (Cheeseman, Darren, MP)
    • prime minister (Bishop, Julie, MP)
    • northern australia (Livermore, Kirsten, MP)
    • prime minister (Bishop, Julie, MP)
    • national disability insurance scheme (Fitzgibbon, Joel, MP)
  •   parliamentary representation
    • oath or affirmation of allegiance
      • Burke, Anna, MP
  •   auditor-general's reports
    • audit report no. 10 of 2012-13
      • Burke, Anna, MP
      • Albanese, Anthony, MP
  •   documents
    • presentation
      • Albanese, Anthony, MP
  •   committees
    • constitutional recognition of local government committee
      • membership
        • Burke, Anna, MP
        • Albanese, Anthony, MP
    • regional australia committee
      • membership
        • Burke, Anna, MP
        • Albanese, Anthony, MP
  •   bills
    • treasury legislation amendment (unclaimed money and other measures) bill 2012
      • reference to federation chamber
        • Fitzgibbon, Joel, MP
  •   questions to the speaker
    • questions without notice (Turnbull, Malcolm, MP)
  •   ministerial statements
    • people-trafficking
      • Roxon, Nicola, MP
  •   documents
    • anti-people trafficking interdepartmental committee
      • presentation
        • Roxon, Nicola, MP
        • Keenan, Michael, MP
  •   committees
    • foreign affairs, defence and trade joint committee
      • report
        • Champion, Nick, MP
        • Ruddock, Philip, MP
    • procedure committee
      • report
        • Lyons, Geoff, MP
    • law enforcement committee
      • report
        • Hayes, Chris, MP
  •   bills
    • superannuation legislation amendment (further mysuper and transparency measures) bill 2012
      • second reading
        • Fletcher, Paul, MP
        • Hayes, Chris, MP
    • migration legislation amendment (student visas) bill 2012
      • consideration of senate message
        • Bowen, Chris, MP
        • Morrison, Scott, MP
    • higher education support amendment (streamlining and other measures) bill 2012
      • consideration of senate message
        • Bird, Sharon, MP
        • Oakeshott, Robert, MP
        • Hockey, Joe, MP
        • Bird, Sharon, MP
  •   bills
    • superannuation legislation amendment (mysuper core provisions) bill 2012
      • consideration of senate message
        • Shorten, Bill, MP
        • Hockey, Joe, MP
        • Shorten, Bill, MP
    • fair entitlements guarantee bill 2012, dental benefits amendment bill 2012
      • returned from senate
    • superannuation legislation amendment (further mysuper and transparency measures) bill 2012
      • second reading
        • Brodtmann, Gai, MP
    • health and other legislation amendment bill 2012
      • second reading
        • Dutton, Peter, MP
        • Thomson, Kelvin, MP
        • Southcott, Dr Andrew, MP
        • Hall, Jill, MP
        • Oakeshott, Robert, MP
        • Neumann, Shayne, MP
        • Perrett, Graham, MP
        • O'Neill, Deb, MP
        • Zappia, Tony, MP
    • treasury legislation amendment (unclaimed money and other measures) bill 2012
      • report from federation chamber
      • second reading
        • Hawke, Alex, MP
        • Fletcher, Paul, MP
        • O'Dwyer, Kelly, MP
        • Marino, Nola, MP
  •   delegation reports
    • parliamentary delegation to solomon islands and samoa
      • Thomson, Kelvin, MP
  •   bills
    • environment protection and biodiversity conservation amendment (making marine parks accountable) bill 2012 [no. 2]
      • second reading
        • Christensen, George, MP
        • Thomson, Kelvin, MP
        • Jones, Ewen, MP
        • Parke, Melissa, MP
        • Entsch, Warren, MP
        • Zappia, Tony, MP
        • Gambaro, Teresa, MP
        • Neumann, Shayne, MP
  •   private members' business
    • state public sector employees
      • Bandt, Adam, MP
      • Katter, Bob, MP
      • Ley, Sussan, MP
      • Hall, Jill, MP
      • Prentice, Jane, MP
      • Neumann, Shayne, MP
      • Andrews, Karen, MP
  •   adjournment
    • Burke, Anna, MP
    • sunland group
      • Robert, Stuart, MP
    • banks electorate: education
      • Melham, Daryl, MP
    • stirling electorate: 2012 members of parliament national volunteer awards
      • Keenan, Michael, MP
    • new south wales government: education
      • Hayes, Chris, MP
    • lebanon
      • Ruddock, Philip, MP
    • canberra electorate: volunteering
      • Brodtmann, Gai, MP
    • volunteering
      • Andrews, Karen, MP
    • bass electorate: innovation
      • Lyons, Geoff, MP
    • cook electorate: cook community classic
      • Morrison, Scott, MP
    • queensland government
      • Perrett, Graham, MP
    • gillard government
      • Frydenberg, Josh, MP
    • coal seam gas
      • Saffin, Janelle, MP
  • notices
  •   federation chamber
    • start of business
    • constituency statements
      • swan electorate: health services
        • Irons, Steve, MP
      • new south wales government
        • Owens, Julie, MP
      • hasluck electorate: peppermint dance company
        • Wyatt, Ken, MP
      • fawkes, corporal joseph henry
        • Bradbury, David, MP
      • bonner electorate: volunteers
        • Vasta, Ross, MP
      • hindmarsh electorate: remembrance day
        • Georganas, Steve, MP
      • forde electorate
        • Van Manen, Bert, MP
      • fowler electorate: multiculturalism
        • Hayes, Chris, MP
      • solomon electorate: child care
        • Griggs, Natasha, MP
      • women in the workforce
        • Brodtmann, Gai, MP
    • private members' business
      • queensland recreational fishing programs
        • Livermore, Kirsten, MP
        • Jones, Ewen, MP
        • D'Ath, Yvette, MP
        • Christensen, George, MP
        • Neumann, Shayne, MP
        • O'Dowd, Ken, MP
        • Saffin, Janelle, MP
        • Cobb, John, MP
        • Perrett, Graham, MP
        • Buchholz, Scott, MP
      • viability of rural producers
        • Marino, Nola, MP
        • Sidebottom, Sid, MP
        • Ramsey, Rowan, MP
        • Lyons, Geoff, MP
        • O'Dowd, Ken, MP
        • Tehan, Dan, MP
      • battle of eureka
        • Leigh, Andrew, MP
        • McCormack, Michael, MP
        • Champion, Nick, MP
        • Broadbent, Russell, MP
        • King, Catherine, MP
        • Smith, Tony, MP
      • world hepatitis day
        • Gambaro, Teresa, MP
        • Brodtmann, Gai, MP
        • Laming, Andrew, MP
        • Hall, Jill, MP
        • Alexander, John, MP
        • Saffin, Janelle, MP
    • bills
      • migration amendment (reform of employer sanctions) bill 2012
        • second reading
          • Randall, Don, MP
          • Neumann, Shayne, MP
          • Gambaro, Teresa, MP
          • Thomson, Kelvin, MP
          • McCormack, Michael, MP
          • O'Dwyer, Kelly, MP
      • treasury legislation amendment (unclaimed money and other measures) bill 2012
        • second reading
          • Buchholz, Scott, MP
          • Kelly, Craig, MP
          • Tehan, Dan, MP
          • Ciobo, Steven, MP
          • Hawke, Alex, MP
          • Griffin, Alan, MP
    • private members' business
      • white ribbon day
        • Hayes, Chris, MP
        • Chester, Darren, MP
        • Rowland, Michelle, MP
        • Andrews, Karen, MP
        • Saffin, Janelle, MP
        • Matheson, Russell, MP
        • Elliot, Justine, MP
        • Moylan, Judi, MP
        • Thomson, Kelvin, MP
        • Wyatt, Ken, MP
      • national critical care and trauma centre
        • Griggs, Natasha, MP
        • Saffin, Janelle, MP
        • Bishop, Julie, MP
        • Hayes, Chris, MP
        • Wyatt, Ken, MP
        • Hall, Jill, MP
        • O'Dwyer, Kelly, MP
      • charcot-marie-tooth disease
        • Jones, Stephen, MP
        • Grierson, Sharon, MP
      • torres strait: health
        • Entsch, Warren, MP
        • Marles, Richard, MP
        • Gambaro, Teresa, MP
        • Griffin, Alan, MP
        • Laming, Andrew, MP
        • Georganas, Steve, MP
    • grievance debate
      • world diabetes day
        • Moylan, Judi, MP
      • diabetes, energy prices
        • Georganas, Steve, MP
      • labor government
        • Roy, Wyatt, MP
      • beef industry
        • Saffin, Janelle, MP
      • small business
        • Billson, Bruce, MP
      • moreton electorate: flyer
        • Perrett, Graham, MP
  •   questions in writing
    • finance and deregulation: staff travel (question no. 1097) (Briggs, Jamie, MP)
    • budget statements: health and ageing portfolio (question no. 1140) (Briggs, Jamie, MP)
    • budget statements: health and ageing portfolio (question no. 1141) (Briggs, Jamie, MP)
    • budget statements: health and ageing portfolio (question no. 1142) (Briggs, Jamie, MP)
    • budget statements: health and ageing portfolio (question no. 1143) (Briggs, Jamie, MP)
    • budget statements: health and ageing portfolio (question no. 1144) (Briggs, Jamie, MP)
    • budget statements: health and ageing portfolio (question no. 1145) (Briggs, Jamie, MP)
    • budget statements: health and ageing portfolio (question no. 1146) (Briggs, Jamie, MP)
    • budget statements: health and ageing portfolio (question no. 1147) (Briggs, Jamie, MP)
    • budget statements: health and ageing portfolio (question no. 1148) (Briggs, Jamie, MP)
    • budget statements: health and ageing portfolio (question no. 1149) (Briggs, Jamie, MP)
    • budget statements: health and ageing portfolio (question no. 1150) (Briggs, Jamie, MP)
    • budget statements: health and ageing portfolio (question no. 1151) (Briggs, Jamie, MP)
    • budget statements: health and ageing portfolio (question no. 1152) (Briggs, Jamie, MP)
    • budget statements: health and ageing portfolio (question no. 1153) (Briggs, Jamie, MP)

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