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  Table of contents

  • start of business
  •   documents
    • tabling
  •   committees
    • meeting
      • PRESIDENT, The
  •   bills
    • native title amendment (indigenous land use agreements) bill 2017
      • in committee
        • Brandis, Sen George
        • Dodson, Sen Patrick
        • Siewert, Sen Rachel
        • Brandis, Sen George
        • Siewert, Sen Rachel
        • Brandis, Sen George
        • Siewert, Sen Rachel
        • Brandis, Sen George
        • Siewert, Sen Rachel
        • Brandis, Sen George
        • Siewert, Sen Rachel
        • Brandis, Sen George
        • Siewert, Sen Rachel
        • Brandis, Sen George
        • Siewert, Sen Rachel
        • Brandis, Sen George
        • Siewert, Sen Rachel
        • Brandis, Sen George
        • Waters, Sen Larissa
        • Brandis, Sen George
        • Waters, Sen Larissa
        • Brandis, Sen George
        • Waters, Sen Larissa
        • Brandis, Sen George
        • Waters, Sen Larissa
        • Brandis, Sen George
        • Waters, Sen Larissa
        • Brandis, Sen George
        • Waters, Sen Larissa
        • Brandis, Sen George
        • Siewert, Sen Rachel
        • Brandis, Sen George
        • Siewert, Sen Rachel
        • Brandis, Sen George
        • Siewert, Sen Rachel
        • Brandis, Sen George
        • Siewert, Sen Rachel
        • Brandis, Sen George
        • Siewert, Sen Rachel
        • Brandis, Sen George
        • Siewert, Sen Rachel
        • Brandis, Sen George
        • Siewert, Sen Rachel
        • Brandis, Sen George
        • Siewert, Sen Rachel
        • Brandis, Sen George
        • Siewert, Sen Rachel
        • Brandis, Sen George
        • Siewert, Sen Rachel
        • Brandis, Sen George
        • Siewert, Sen Rachel
        • Brandis, Sen George
        • Siewert, Sen Rachel
        • Brandis, Sen George
        • Siewert, Sen Rachel
        • Brandis, Sen George
        • Siewert, Sen Rachel
        • Brandis, Sen George
        • Siewert, Sen Rachel
        • Brandis, Sen George
        • Siewert, Sen Rachel
        • Brandis, Sen George
        • Siewert, Sen Rachel
        • Brandis, Sen George
        • Siewert, Sen Rachel
        • Brandis, Sen George
        • Waters, Sen Larissa
        • Brandis, Sen George
        • Waters, Sen Larissa
        • Brandis, Sen George
        • Waters, Sen Larissa
        • Brandis, Sen George
        • Waters, Sen Larissa
        • Brandis, Sen George
        • Waters, Sen Larissa
        • Brandis, Sen George
        • Waters, Sen Larissa
        • Brandis, Sen George
        • Waters, Sen Larissa
        • Brandis, Sen George
        • Waters, Sen Larissa
        • Brandis, Sen George
        • Waters, Sen Larissa
        • Brandis, Sen George
        • McCarthy, Sen Malarndirri
        • Brandis, Sen George
        • McCarthy, Sen Malarndirri
        • Brandis, Sen George
        • McCarthy, Sen Malarndirri
        • Brandis, Sen George
        • McCarthy, Sen Malarndirri
        • Brandis, Sen George
        • McCarthy, Sen Malarndirri
        • Brandis, Sen George
        • Siewert, Sen Rachel
        • Brandis, Sen George
        • Siewert, Sen Rachel
        • Brandis, Sen George
        • Siewert, Sen Rachel
        • Brandis, Sen George
        • Siewert, Sen Rachel
        • Brandis, Sen George
        • Waters, Sen Larissa
        • Brandis, Sen George
        • Waters, Sen Larissa
        • Brandis, Sen George
        • Waters, Sen Larissa
        • Brandis, Sen George
        • Siewert, Sen Rachel
        • Brandis, Sen George
        • Siewert, Sen Rachel
        • Brandis, Sen George
        • Siewert, Sen Rachel
        • Brandis, Sen George
        • Siewert, Sen Rachel
        • Brandis, Sen George
        • Siewert, Sen Rachel
        • Brandis, Sen George
        • Waters, Sen Larissa
        • Brandis, Sen George
        • Waters, Sen Larissa
        • Brandis, Sen George
        • Waters, Sen Larissa
        • Brandis, Sen George
        • Waters, Sen Larissa
        • Brandis, Sen George
        • Waters, Sen Larissa
        • Brandis, Sen George
        • Waters, Sen Larissa
        • Brandis, Sen George
        • Waters, Sen Larissa
        • Brandis, Sen George
        • Siewert, Sen Rachel
        • Brandis, Sen George
        • Brandis, Sen George
        • Siewert, Sen Rachel
        • Brandis, Sen George
        • Brandis, Sen George
        • Brandis, Sen George
        • Brandis, Sen George
        • Brandis, Sen George
        • Brandis, Sen George
        • Dodson, Sen Patrick
        • procedural text
        • Brandis, Sen George
        • Siewert, Sen Rachel
        • Brandis, Sen George
        • Siewert, Sen Rachel
        • Brandis, Sen George
        • Siewert, Sen Rachel
        • Brandis, Sen George
        • Siewert, Sen Rachel
        • Brandis, Sen George
        • Siewert, Sen Rachel
        • Brandis, Sen George
        • Siewert, Sen Rachel
        • Brandis, Sen George
        • Siewert, Sen Rachel
        • Brandis, Sen George
        • Siewert, Sen Rachel
        • Brandis, Sen George
        • Macdonald, Sen Ian
        • Brandis, Sen George
        • Siewert, Sen Rachel
        • Brandis, Sen George
        • Siewert, Sen Rachel
        • Brandis, Sen George
        • Siewert, Sen Rachel
        • Brandis, Sen George
        • Siewert, Sen Rachel
        • Brandis, Sen George
        • Siewert, Sen Rachel
        • Brandis, Sen George
        • Siewert, Sen Rachel
        • Brandis, Sen George
        • Siewert, Sen Rachel
        • Brandis, Sen George
        • Siewert, Sen Rachel
        • Brandis, Sen George
        • Siewert, Sen Rachel
        • Brandis, Sen George
        • Siewert, Sen Rachel
        • Siewert, Sen Rachel
        • Brandis, Sen George
        • Dodson, Sen Patrick
        • Siewert, Sen Rachel
        • division
        • Siewert, Sen Rachel
      • third reading
        • Brandis, Sen George
        • division
    • social services legislation amendment (seasonal worker incentives for jobseekers) bill 2017
      • second reading
        • Cameron, Sen Doug
        • Siewert, Sen Rachel
        • Xenophon, Sen Nick
        • Rice, Sen Janet
        • Ryan, Sen Scott
        • division
      • third reading
        • Bernardi, Sen Cory (The ACTING DEPUTY PRESIDENT)
        • Ryan, Sen Scott
  •   notices
    • withdrawal
      • Kakoschke-Moore, Sen Skye
  •   statements by senators
    • australian capital territory
      • Seselja, Sen Zed
    • queensland: northern australia infrastructure facility
      • Watt, Sen Murray
    • tasmania: tourism
      • Whish-Wilson, Sen Peter
    • australian defence force
      • Macdonald, Sen Ian
    • disability
      • Brown, Sen Carol
    • qatar
      • Bernardi, Sen Cory
    • watt, senator murray
      • O'Sullivan, Sen Barry
    • budget
      • Polley, Sen Helen
    • queen's birthday honours
      • Smith, Sen Dean
  •   questions without notice
    • climate change (Farrell, Sen Don)
    • national security (Back, Sen Chris)
    • energy (Gallagher, Sen Katy)
    • asylum seekers (McKim, Sen Nicholas)
    • schools (McKenzie, Sen Bridget)
    • breast cancer (Griff, Sen Stirling)
    • media (Smith, Sen Dean)
    • religious advisory committee to the services (Bernardi, Sen Cory)
    • energy (Cameron, Sen Doug)
    • energy (O'Sullivan, Sen Barry)
    • energy (Carr, Sen Kim)
  •   notices
    • withdrawal
      • Roberts, Sen Malcolm
  •   questions without notice: take note of answers
    • energy
      • Carr, Sen Kim
      • Fawcett, Sen David
      • Pratt, Sen Louise
      • Reynolds, Sen Linda
      • Urquhart, Sen Anne
    • asylum seekers
      • McKim, Sen Nicholas
  •   notices
    • presentation
      • Bushby, Sen David
    • presentation
    • withdrawal
      • Rice, Sen Janet
      • Waters, Sen Larissa
    • postponement
  •   business
    • rearrangement
      • McGrath, Sen James
    • rearrangement
      • McGrath, Sen James
      • Roberts, Sen Malcolm
  •   committees
    • foreign affairs, defence and trade references committee
      • reference
        • Ludlam, Sen Scott
        • McGrath, Sen James
    • joint select committee on oversight of the implementation of redress related recommendations of the royal commission into institutional responses to child sexual abuse
      • appointment
        • Hinch, Sen Derryn
        • Hinch, Sen Derryn
  •   bills
    • productivity commission amendment (addressing inequality) bill 2017
      • first reading
        • Urquhart, Sen Anne
      • second reading
        • Urquhart, Sen Anne
  •   motions
    • hobart international airport
      • Urquhart, Sen Anne
      • Abetz, Sen Eric
  •   notices
    • postponement
      • Xenophon, Sen Nick
  •   committees
    • corporations and financial services committee
      • reporting date
        • Urquhart, Sen Anne
    • strengthening multiculturalism committee
      • appointment
        • Siewert, Sen Rachel
  •   documents
    • leadbeater's possum
      • order for the production of documents
        • Rice, Sen Janet
        • McGrath, Sen James
  •   documents
    • defence properties
      • order for the production of documents
        • Rice, Sen Janet
        • McGrath, Sen James
  •   committees
    • economics references committee
      • reference
        • Ketter, Sen Christopher
        • Ketter, Sen Christopher
        • McGrath, Sen James
        • division
        • PRESIDENT, The
  •   motions
    • communications by post
      • Urquhart, Sen Anne
      • McGrath, Sen James
      • division
  •   documents
    • live animal exports
      • order for the production of documents
        • Rhiannon, Sen Lee
        • McGrath, Sen James
        • division
  •   motions
    • budget
      • Siewert, Sen Rachel
      • McGrath, Sen James
      • Gallagher, Sen Katy
      • division
    • adani carmichael coalmine
      • Macdonald, Sen Ian
      • Waters, Sen Larissa
      • Waters, Sen Larissa
      • Gallagher, Sen Katy
      • division
    • naval shipbuilding plan
      • Reynolds, Sen Linda
    • influence of foreign agents
      • Bernardi, Sen Cory
      • Rhiannon, Sen Lee
      • Siewert, Sen Rachel
      • McGrath, Sen James
      • Farrell, Sen Don
      • Rhiannon, Sen Lee
      • division
    • naval shipbuilding plan
      • Siewert, Sen Rachel
  •   notices
    • withdrawal
      • Whish-Wilson, Sen Peter
  •   matters of public importance
    • purchase of new dwellings by foreign non-residents
      • PRESIDENT, The
      • Hanson, Sen Pauline
      • Cameron, Sen Doug
      • Paterson, Sen James
      • Rhiannon, Sen Lee
      • Ketter, Sen Christopher
      • Macdonald, Sen Ian
      • Roberts, Sen Malcolm
  •   committees
    • regulations and ordinances committee
      • delegated legislation monitor
        • Smith, Sen Dean
    • economics legislation committee
      • report
        • Smith, Sen Dean
    • parliamentary joint committee on human rights
      • report
        • Smith, Sen Dean
    • scrutiny of bills committee
      • scrutiny digest
        • Dastyari, Sen Sam
    • corporations and financial services committee
      • report
        • Dastyari, Sen Sam
  •   documents
    • video games industry
      • order for the production of documents
        • Ruston, Sen Anne
  •   committees
    • environment and communications legislation committee, joint standing committee on treaties
      • membership
        • Marshall, Sen Gavin (The ACTING DEPUTY PRESIDENT)
        • Ruston, Sen Anne
  •   bills
    • criminal code amendment (protecting minors online) bill 2017
      • first reading
        • Ruston, Sen Anne
      • second reading
        • Ruston, Sen Anne
    • enhancing online safety for children amendment bill 2017, ozone protection and synthetic greenhouse gas management legislation amendment bill 2017, treasury laws amendment (gst low value goods) bill 2017
      • first reading
        • Ruston, Sen Anne
      • second reading
        • Ruston, Sen Anne
  •   committees
    • education and employment legislation committee
      • report
        • Smith, Sen Dean
  •   documents
    • video games industry
      • order for the production of documents
        • Ludlam, Sen Scott
  •   regulations and determinations
    • family law (superannuation) (provision of information—military superannuation and benefits scheme) amendment determination 2016
      • disallowance
        • Roberts, Sen Malcolm
        • Brandis, Sen George
        • Gallagher, Sen Katy
        • Kakoschke-Moore, Sen Skye
        • Lambie, Sen Jacqui
        • Roberts, Sen Malcolm
  •   bills
    • health insurance amendment (national rural health commissioner) bill 2017
      • second reading
        • Williams, Sen John
        • O'Neill, Sen Deb
        • Griff, Sen Stirling
        • Nash, Sen Fiona
      • in committee
        • Nash, Sen Fiona
      • explanatory memorandum
        • Nash, Sen Fiona
      • third reading
        • Nash, Sen Fiona
    • therapeutic goods amendment (2016 measures no. 1) bill 2016
      • second reading
        • Polley, Sen Helen
        • Griff, Sen Stirling
        • Scullion, Sen Nigel
      • in committee
      • third reading
        • Scullion, Sen Nigel
    • enhancing online safety for children amendment bill 2017
      • second reading
        • O'Neill, Sen Deb
  •   adjournment
    • Back, Sen Chris (The ACTING DEPUTY PRESIDENT)
    • tasmania
      • Dastyari, Sen Sam
    • timor sea treaty
      • Rhiannon, Sen Lee
  •   documents
    • tabling
    • tabling

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