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  Table of contents

  • start of business
  •   documents
    • tabling
  •   committees
    • meeting
      • PRESIDENT, The
  •   bills
    • social services legislation amendment (cashless debit card trial expansion) bill 2018
      • second reading
        • Leyonhjelm, Sen David
        • Steele-John, Sen Jordon
        • Hanson-Young, Sen Sarah
        • Wong, Sen Penny
        • division
        • McKim, Sen Nicholas
        • Macdonald, Sen Ian
        • Burston, Sen Brian
        • Rice, Sen Janet
        • Faruqi, Sen Mehreen
        • Scullion, Sen Nigel
        • division
      • in committee
        • Siewert, Sen Rachel
  •   notices
    • presentation
  •   committees
    • selection of bills committee
      • report
        • Bushby, Sen David
        • Collins, Sen Jacinta
        • Siewert, Sen Rachel
        • Ruston, Sen Anne
        • division
        • PRESIDENT, The
  •   business
    • leave of absence
      • Urquhart, Sen Anne
    • leave of absence
      • Bushby, Sen David
    • leave of absence
      • Siewert, Sen Rachel
    • rearrangement
      • Ruston, Sen Anne
    • rearrangement
      • Ruston, Sen Anne
  •   committees
    • legal and constitutional affairs references committee
      • reference
        • Collins, Sen Jacinta
        • division
  •   bills
    • social security legislation amendment (community development program) bill 2018
      • first reading
        • Ruston, Sen Anne
      • second reading
        • Ruston, Sen Anne
    • farm household support amendment (temporary measures) bill 2018
      • Ruston, Sen Anne
  •   motions
    • annan, mr kofi
      • Wong, Sen Penny
    • rohingya refugees
      • Singh, Sen Lisa
      • Ruston, Sen Anne
      • McKim, Sen Nicholas
      • Hanson, Sen Pauline
    • cosmetic procedures
      • Griff, Sen Stirling
  •   bills
    • australian multicultural bill 2018
      • first reading
        • Di Natale, Sen Richard
      • second reading
        • Di Natale, Sen Richard
  •   business
    • consideration of legislation
      • Leyonhjelm, Sen David
  •   motions
    • cosmetic testing on animals
      • Griff, Sen Stirling
      • Ruston, Sen Anne
    • english language
      • Anning, Sen Fraser
      • division
    • australian consumer law
      • Griff, Sen Stirling
      • Ruston, Sen Anne
      • Chisholm, Sen Anthony
      • division
  •   documents
    • national waste
      • order for the production of documents
        • Hanson-Young, Sen Sarah
    • suspension of standing orders
      • Hanson-Young, Sen Sarah
      • Collins, Sen Jacinta
      • O'Sullivan, Sen Barry
  •   bills
    • farm household support amendment (temporary measures) bill 2018
      • second reading
        • O'Neill, Sen Deb
        • Hanson, Sen Pauline
        • Ruston, Sen Anne
      • third reading
        • McCarthy, Sen Malarndirri (The ACTING DEPUTY PRESIDENT)
        • Scullion, Sen Nigel
    • primary industries levies and charges collection amendment bill 2018
      • second reading
        • O'Neill, Sen Deb
        • Scullion, Sen Nigel
      • third reading
        • McCarthy, Sen Malarndirri (The ACTING DEPUTY PRESIDENT)
        • Scullion, Sen Nigel
    • migration and other legislation amendment (enhanced integrity) bill 2017
      • second reading
        • O'Neill, Sen Deb
        • Scullion, Sen Nigel
      • third reading
        • McCarthy, Sen Malarndirri (The ACTING DEPUTY PRESIDENT)
        • Scullion, Sen Nigel
    • space activities amendment (launches and returns) bill 2018
      • second reading
        • O'Neill, Sen Deb
        • Scullion, Sen Nigel
      • third reading
        • McCarthy, Sen Malarndirri (The ACTING DEPUTY PRESIDENT)
        • Scullion, Sen Nigel
    • biosecurity legislation amendment (miscellaneous measures) bill 2018
      • second reading
        • O'Neill, Sen Deb
        • Scullion, Sen Nigel
      • third reading
        • McCarthy, Sen Malarndirri (The ACTING DEPUTY PRESIDENT)
        • Scullion, Sen Nigel
    • customs amendment (illicit tobacco offences) bill 2018
      • second reading
        • O'Neill, Sen Deb
        • Scullion, Sen Nigel
      • third reading
        • McCarthy, Sen Malarndirri
        • Scullion, Sen Nigel
    • treasury laws amendment (2018 measures no. 3) bill 2018
      • second reading
        • O'Neill, Sen Deb
        • Ruston, Sen Anne
      • third reading
        • McCarthy, Sen Malarndirri (The ACTING DEPUTY PRESIDENT)
        • Ruston, Sen Anne
  •   business
    • rearrangement
      • Ruston, Sen Anne
  •   bills
    • treasury laws amendment (enterprise tax plan base rate entities) bill 2018
      • second reading
        • McAllister, Sen Jenny
        • Ruston, Sen Anne
      • third reading
        • McCarthy, Sen Malarndirri (The ACTING DEPUTY PRESIDENT)
        • Ruston, Sen Anne
    • enhancing online safety (non-consensual sharing of intimate images) bill 2018
      • consideration of house of representatives message
        • Ruston, Sen Anne
        • O'Neill, Sen Deb
        • Ruston, Sen Anne
        • Steele-John, Sen Jordon
    • telecommunications legislation amendment (competition and consumer) bill 2018, telecommunications (regional broadband scheme) charge bill 2018
      • second reading
        • Urquhart, Sen Anne
        • Leyonhjelm, Sen David
        • Polley, Sen Helen
  •   ministerial arrangements
    • Birmingham, Sen Simon
    • Wong, Sen Penny
    • Birmingham, Sen Simon
  •   questions without notice
    • liberal party leadership (Chisholm, Sen Anthony)
    • economy (Hume, Sen Jane)
    • turnbull government (McCarthy, Sen Malarndirri)
    • climate change (Di Natale, Sen Richard)
  •   distinguished visitors
    • PRESIDENT, The
  •   questions without notice
    • liberal party leadership (Sterle, Sen Glenn)
    • goods and services tax (Georgiou, Sen Peter)
  •   motions
    • coalition government
      • Wong, Sen Penny
      • Birmingham, Sen Simon
      • Di Natale, Sen Richard
      • Hanson, Sen Pauline
      • Hinch, Sen Derryn
      • Bernardi, Sen Cory
      • Scullion, Sen Nigel
      • Storer, Sen Timothy
      • Patrick, Sen Rex
      • Cameron, Sen Doug
      • Wong, Sen Penny
      • division
      • Birmingham, Sen Simon
  •   questions without notice: take note of answers
    • liberal party leadership, turnbull government
      • McCarthy, Sen Malarndirri
      • Reynolds, Sen Linda
      • Sterle, Sen Glenn
      • Colbeck, Sen Richard
      • Chisholm, Sen Anthony
  •   statements
    • Storer, Sen Timothy
  •   committees
    • membership
      • Fawcett, Sen David (The ACTING DEPUTY PRESIDENT)
      • Payne, Sen Marise
  •   bills
    • customs amendment (pacific agreement on closer economic relations plus implementation) bill 2018, customs tariff amendment (pacific agreement on closer economic relations plus implementation) bill 2018
      • first reading
        • Payne, Sen Marise
      • second reading
        • Payne, Sen Marise
    • social services legislation amendment (student reform) bill 2018
      • first reading
        • Payne, Sen Marise
      • second reading
        • Payne, Sen Marise
  •   committees
    • education and employment references committee
      • report
        • Urquhart, Sen Anne
  •   budget
    • consideration by estimates committees
      • Smith, Sen Dean
  •   committees
    • economics legislation committee
      • report
        • Smith, Sen Dean
    • community affairs references committee, select committee on the future of public interest journalism
      • government response to report
        • Payne, Sen Marise
  •   documents
    • commonwealth environmental water holder, broadband
      • order for the production of documents
        • Payne, Sen Marise
  •   motions
    • energy
      • Lines, Sen Susan
      • Ruston, Sen Anne
      • Bartlett, Sen Andrew
      • McAllister, Sen Jenny
      • Macdonald, Sen Ian
      • Watt, Sen Murray
  •   documents
    • clean energy regulator
      • consideration
        • Bartlett, Sen Andrew
    • great barrier reef foundation
      • consideration
        • Bartlett, Sen Andrew
  •   documents
    • consideration
  •   committees
    • select committee on red tape
      • consideration
        • Leyonhjelm, Sen David
    • constitutional recognition of atsip
      • report
        • Bartlett, Sen Andrew
    • human rights committee
      • report
        • Bartlett, Sen Andrew
    • national disability insurance scheme
      • consideration
        • Bartlett, Sen Andrew
  •   committees
    • consideration
  •   auditor-general's reports
    • consideration
  •   adjournment
    • DEPUTY PRESIDENT, The
    • fisher schools debating competition
      • Stoker, Sen Amanda
    • australian greens
      • Bartlett, Sen Andrew
  •   documents
    • tabling

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