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  Table of contents

  • start of business
  •   committees
    • meeting
      • PRESIDENT, The
  •   statement by the president
    • parliamentary commission of inquiry
      • PRESIDENT, The
  •   bills
    • productivity commission amendment (addressing inequality) bill 2017
      • second reading
        • McAllister, Sen Jenny
        • Paterson, Sen James
        • Whish-Wilson, Sen Peter
        • Lines, Sen Susan
        • Macdonald, Sen Ian
        • Cameron, Sen Doug
        • Leyonhjelm, Sen David
        • Ketter, Sen Christopher
        • Roberts, Sen Malcolm
  •   notices
    • presentation
    • withdrawal
      • Williams, Sen John
    • presentation
  •   committees
    • selection of bills committee
      • report
        • Bushby, Sen David
        • McGrath, Sen James
        • Gallagher, Sen Katy
        • McKim, Sen Nicholas
        • Hinch, Sen Derryn
        • Macdonald, Sen Ian
  •   business
    • rearrangement
      • McGrath, Sen James
      • McGrath, Sen James
  •   committees
    • red tape committee
      • meeting
        • Bushby, Sen David
    • legal and constitutional affairs legislation committee
      • meeting
        • Macdonald, Sen Ian
  •   motions
    • uniting church
      • Wong, Sen Penny
    • aquaculture industry
      • Whish-Wilson, Sen Peter
      • McGrath, Sen James
      • Gallagher, Sen Katy
      • division
    • energy
      • O'Sullivan, Sen Barry
    • farrell, senator donald
      • Macdonald, Sen Ian
      • Bernardi, Sen Cory
    • food certification
      • Hanson, Sen Pauline
      • Siewert, Sen Rachel
      • Gallagher, Sen Katy
      • Bernardi, Sen Cory
      • Di Natale, Sen Richard
      • Hanson, Sen Pauline
      • Xenophon, Sen Nick
    • climate change
      • Di Natale, Sen Richard
      • McGrath, Sen James
    • western australia: queen's birthday honours
      • Smith, Sen Dean
    • community radio
      • Hinch, Sen Derryn
      • McGrath, Sen James
      • Gallagher, Sen Katy
    • black lung disease
      • Waters, Sen Larissa
      • McGrath, Sen James
      • Roberts, Sen Malcolm
      • Di Natale, Sen Richard
      • Hanson, Sen Pauline
  •   bills
    • treasury laws amendment (2017 measures no. 3) bill 2017
      • first reading
        • McGrath, Sen James
      • second reading
        • McGrath, Sen James
        • Gallagher, Sen Katy
        • Ryan, Sen Scott
      • third reading
        • O'Sullivan, Sen Barry (The ACTING DEPUTY PRESIDENT)
        • Ryan, Sen Scott
    • australian education amendment bill 2017
      • in committee
        • TEMPORARY CHAIR, The
        • Collins, Sen Jacinta
        • Lambie, Sen Jacqui
        • Birmingham, Sen Simon
        • Lambie, Sen Jacqui
        • Birmingham, Sen Simon
        • Collins, Sen Jacinta
        • Birmingham, Sen Simon
        • Collins, Sen Jacinta
        • Hanson-Young, Sen Sarah
        • Collins, Sen Jacinta
        • Xenophon, Sen Nick
        • Xenophon, Sen Nick
        • Lambie, Sen Jacqui
        • Bernardi, Sen Cory
        • Hanson-Young, Sen Sarah
        • Bernardi, Sen Cory
        • Hanson-Young, Sen Sarah
  •   questions without notice
    • education (Watt, Sen Murray)
  •   distinguished visitors
    • PRESIDENT, The
  •   questions without notice
    • trade unions (Paterson, Sen James)
    • schools (Brown, Sen Carol)
    • education (Hanson-Young, Sen Sarah)
    • workplace relations (Polley, Sen Helen)
    • coal seam gas mining (Hanson, Sen Pauline)
    • defence (Fawcett, Sen David)
    • court, mrs margaret (Rice, Sen Janet)
    • education (Wong, Sen Penny)
    • indigenous affairs (Back, Sen Chris)
    • defence procurement (Gallacher, Sen Alex)
  •   questions without notice: take note of answers
    • workplace relations
      • Cameron, Sen Doug
      • Williams, Sen John
      • Polley, Sen Helen
      • Duniam, Sen Jonathon
      • Sterle, Sen Glenn
    • court, mrs margaret
      • Rice, Sen Janet
  •   condolences
    • sciacca, hon. concetto antonio 'con', ao
      • PRESIDENT, The
      • Brandis, Sen George
      • Wong, Sen Penny
      • Fierravanti-Wells, Sen Concetta
      • Ketter, Sen Christopher
      • Chisholm, Sen Anthony
  •   committees
    • appropriations, staffing and security—standing committee, broadcasting of parliamentary proceedings—joint statutory committee, economics references committee, education and employment references committee, finance and public administration references committee, foreign affairs, defence and trade joint standing committee, foreign affairs, defence and trade legislation committee, foreign affairs, defence and trade references committee, legal and constitutional affairs references committee, select committee on lending to primary production customers, joint standing committee on migration, parliamentary library—joint standing committee, publications—standing committee, royal commission into institutional responses to child sexual abuse—joint select committee, rural and regional affairs and transport legislation committee, rural and regional affairs and transport references committee, joint standing committee on trade and investment growth, joint standing committee on treaties
      • membership
        • Canavan, Sen Matthew
  •   committees
    • publications committee report
      • Smith, Sen Dean
    • joint standing committee on electoral matters
      • report
    • privileges committee
      • report
        • Urquhart, Sen Anne
    • rural and regional affairs and transport references committee
      • report
        • Urquhart, Sen Anne
    • foreign affairs, defence and trade references committee
      • report
        • Urquhart, Sen Anne
  •   bills
    • broadcasting legislation amendment (broadcasting reform) bill 2017, commercial broadcasting (tax) bill 2017
      • first reading
        • Canavan, Sen Matthew
      • second reading
        • Canavan, Sen Matthew
    • fair work amendment (repeal of 4 yearly reviews and other measures) bill 2017
      • first reading
        • Canavan, Sen Matthew
      • second reading
        • Canavan, Sen Matthew
        • Canavan, Sen Matthew
    • australian education amendment bill 2017
      • in committee
        • CHAIR, The
        • Hanson-Young, Sen Sarah
        • Collins, Sen Jacinta
        • Birmingham, Sen Simon
        • Collins, Sen Jacinta
        • Birmingham, Sen Simon
        • Collins, Sen Jacinta
        • Hanson-Young, Sen Sarah
        • Xenophon, Sen Nick
        • Birmingham, Sen Simon
        • Collins, Sen Jacinta
        • Hanson-Young, Sen Sarah
        • Birmingham, Sen Simon
        • O'Neill, Sen Deb
        • Birmingham, Sen Simon
        • O'Neill, Sen Deb
        • Birmingham, Sen Simon
        • O'Neill, Sen Deb
        • Birmingham, Sen Simon
        • O'Neill, Sen Deb
        • Birmingham, Sen Simon
        • procedural text
        • O'Neill, Sen Deb
        • Birmingham, Sen Simon
        • O'Neill, Sen Deb
        • Leyonhjelm, Sen David
        • Back, Sen Chris
        • Collins, Sen Jacinta
        • Lambie, Sen Jacqui
        • Birmingham, Sen Simon
        • Collins, Sen Jacinta
        • Birmingham, Sen Simon
        • Hanson-Young, Sen Sarah
        • Xenophon, Sen Nick
        • Birmingham, Sen Simon
        • Collins, Sen Jacinta
        • Bernardi, Sen Cory
        • Birmingham, Sen Simon
        • division
        • Di Natale, Sen Richard
        • Hanson, Sen Pauline
        • Di Natale, Sen Richard
        • Birmingham, Sen Simon
        • Collins, Sen Jacinta
        • Birmingham, Sen Simon
        • Hanson-Young, Sen Sarah
        • Birmingham, Sen Simon
        • Hanson-Young, Sen Sarah
        • Birmingham, Sen Simon
        • Hanson-Young, Sen Sarah
        • Birmingham, Sen Simon
        • Hanson-Young, Sen Sarah
        • Birmingham, Sen Simon
        • Hanson-Young, Sen Sarah
        • Birmingham, Sen Simon
        • O'Neill, Sen Deb
        • Birmingham, Sen Simon
        • Bernardi, Sen Cory
        • Leyonhjelm, Sen David
        • O'Neill, Sen Deb
        • Birmingham, Sen Simon
        • Bernardi, Sen Cory
        • division
        • Collins, Sen Jacinta
        • Birmingham, Sen Simon
        • Hanson-Young, Sen Sarah
        • Collins, Sen Jacinta
        • Birmingham, Sen Simon
        • Collins, Sen Jacinta
        • Hanson-Young, Sen Sarah
        • division
        • Collins, Sen Jacinta
        • Hanson-Young, Sen Sarah
        • Collins, Sen Jacinta
        • Birmingham, Sen Simon
        • division
        • CHAIR, The
        • division
        • Leyonhjelm, Sen David
        • Birmingham, Sen Simon
        • Hanson-Young, Sen Sarah
        • Bernardi, Sen Cory
        • Collins, Sen Jacinta
        • division
        • Hanson-Young, Sen Sarah
        • Birmingham, Sen Simon
        • Collins, Sen Jacinta
        • division
        • Hanson-Young, Sen Sarah
        • Collins, Sen Jacinta
        • Birmingham, Sen Simon
        • Hanson-Young, Sen Sarah
        • Birmingham, Sen Simon
        • Hanson-Young, Sen Sarah
        • Leyonhjelm, Sen David
        • Birmingham, Sen Simon
        • Hanson-Young, Sen Sarah
        • Hanson-Young, Sen Sarah
        • Collins, Sen Jacinta
        • Birmingham, Sen Simon
        • division
        • division
        • PRESIDENT, The
    • broadcasting legislation amendment (broadcasting reform) bill 2017, commercial broadcasting (tax) bill 2017
      • second reading
        • O'Neill, Sen Deb
        • Ludlam, Sen Scott
        • Paterson, Sen James
        • McCarthy, Sen Malarndirri
        • Smith, Sen Dean
        • Back, Sen Chris
        • Bushby, Sen David
        • Hume, Sen Jane
        • McGrath, Sen James
        • Fifield, Sen Mitch
    • australian education amendment bill 2017
      • returned from the house of representatives
      • third reading
        • Birmingham, Sen Simon
        • division
  •   ministerial statements
    • first principles review of defence
      • Fifield, Sen Mitch
  •   documents
    • leadbeater's possum, defence properties, live animal exports, australian education amendment bill 2017
      • Fifield, Sen Mitch
  •   budget
    • consideration by estimates committees
      • Bushby, Sen David
  •   committees
    • appropriations, staffing and security—standing committee, broadcasting of parliamentary proceedings—joint statutory committee, economics references committee, education and employment references committee, finance and public administration references committee, foreign affairs, defence and trade joint standing committee, foreign affairs, defence and trade legislation committee, foreign affairs, defence and trade references committee, legal and constitutional affairs references committee, select committee on lending to primary production customers, joint standing committee on migration, parliamentary library—joint standing committee, publications—standing committee, royal commission into institutional responses to child sexual abuse—joint select committee, rural and regional affairs and transport legislation committee, rural and regional affairs and transport references committee, joint standing committee on trade and investment growth, joint standing committee on treaties
      • membership
        • PRESIDENT, The
        • Fifield, Sen Mitch
  •   bills
    • national disability insurance scheme amendment (quality and safeguards commission and other measures) bill 2017
      • first reading
        • Fifield, Sen Mitch
      • second reading
        • Fifield, Sen Mitch
    • treasury laws amendment (2017 enterprise incentives no. 1) bill 2017
      • first reading
        • Fifield, Sen Mitch
      • second reading
        • Fifield, Sen Mitch
    • treasury laws amendment (2017 enterprise incentives no. 2) bill 2017
      • first reading
        • Fifield, Sen Mitch
      • second reading
        • Fifield, Sen Mitch
    • interactive gambling amendment bill 2016
      • consideration of house of representatives message
    • health insurance amendment (national rural health commissioner) bill 2017, treasury laws amendment (gst low value goods) bill 2017
      • returned from the house of representatives
  •   committees
    • royal commission into institutional responses to child sexual abuse
      • appointment
        • PRESIDENT, The
  •   bills
    • asic supervisory cost recovery levy bill 2017, asic supervisory cost recovery levy (collection) bill 2017, asic supervisory cost recovery levy (consequential amendments) bill 2017, social services legislation amendment (energy assistance payment and pensioner concession card) bill 2017, therapeutic goods amendment (2016 measures no. 1) bill 2016
      • assent
  •   adjournment
    • Fifield, Sen Mitch
  •   business
    • leave of absence
      • Fifield, Sen Mitch
  •   documents
    • order for the production of documents
  •   committees
    • privileges committee
      • report

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