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  Table of contents

  • start of business
  •   committees
    • membership
      • Smith, Tony, MP
      • Taylor, Angus, MP
  •   petitions
    • Jensen, Dennis, MP
    • asylum seekers
      • responses
        • Jensen, Dennis, MP
    • domestic and family violence
    • refugees
      • statements
        • Jensen, Dennis, MP
  •   committees
    • joint select committee on northern australia
      • report
        • Entsch, Warren, MP
        • MacTiernan, Alannah, MP
        • Entsch, Warren, MP
      • reference to federation chamber
        • Entsch, Warren, MP
  •   bills
    • public governance, performance and accountability amendment (procuring australian goods and services) bill 2016
      • first reading
      • second reading
        • Katter, Bob, MP
        • Wilkie, Andrew, MP
  •   private members' business
    • penalty rates
      • Champion, Nick, MP
      • McNamara, Karen, MP
      • Perrett, Graham, MP
      • Kelly, Craig, MP
      • Hayes, Chris, MP
      • Jones, Ewen, MP
    • broadband
      • Howarth, Luke, MP
      • Swan, Wayne, MP
      • Markus, Louise, MP
      • MacTiernan, Alannah, MP
      • Sudmalis, Ann, MP
      • Thistlethwaite, Matt, MP
    • save the children australia
      • Giles, Andrew, MP
      • Jones, Ewen, MP
      • Chesters, Lisa, MP
      • Claydon, Sharon, MP
  •   bills
    • statute law revision bill (no. 3) 2015, amending acts 1990 to 1999 repeal bill 2015, australian institute of aboriginal and torres strait islander studies amendment bill 2015, food standards australia new zealand amendment (forum on food regulation and other measures) bill 2015
      • assent
  •   business
    • suspension of standing and sessional orders
      • Pyne, Christopher, MP
      • Burke, Tony, MP
  •   bills
    • commonwealth electoral amendment bill 2016
      • first reading
      • second reading
        • Morrison, Scott, MP
  •   motions
    • turnbull government
      • Burke, Tony, MP
      • Pyne, Christopher, MP
      • Goodenough, Ian (The DEPUTY SPEAKER)
      • division
      • Bowen, Chris, MP
      • Pyne, Christopher, MP
      • division
      • division
  •   bills
    • commonwealth electoral amendment bill 2016
      • reference to committee
        • Morrison, Scott, MP
        • Bowen, Chris, MP
        • Pyne, Christopher, MP
        • division
  •   committees
    • joint standing committee on electoral matters
      • membership
        • Goodenough, Ian (The DEPUTY SPEAKER)
        • Pyne, Christopher, MP
  •   business
    • suspension of standing and sessional orders
      • Pyne, Christopher, MP
  •   committees
    • joint standing committee on electoral matters
      • appointment
        • Pyne, Christopher, MP
    • joint committee of public accounts and audit
      • report
        • Macfarlane, Ian, MP
        • Conroy, Pat, MP
        • Macfarlane, Ian, MP
      • reference to federation chamber
        • Macfarlane, Ian, MP
    • joint committee of public accounts and audit
      • report
        • Southcott, Dr Andrew, MP
    • parliamentary joint committee on intelligence and security
      • report
        • Byrne, Anthony, MP
  •   bills
    • tax laws amendment (small business restructure roll-over) bill 2016
      • second reading
        • Leigh, Andrew, MP
  •   statements by members
    • indigenous languages
      • Parke, Melissa, MP
    • dawson electorate
      • Jones, Ewen, MP
    • indi electorate: alexandra
      • McGowan, Cathy, MP
    • simon, professor julian lincoln
      • Kelly, Craig, MP
    • kingsford smith electorate: lunar new year festival
      • Thistlethwaite, Matt, MP
    • health care, fritschy, mr rennie, am
      • Landry, Michelle, MP
    • family court
      • Owens, Julie, MP
    • groom electorate: toowoomba second range crossing, truss, mr warren
      • Macfarlane, Ian, MP
    • reserve bank of australia
      • Jones, Stephen, MP
    • forrest electorate: bushfires
      • Marino, Nola, MP
    • commonwealth bank west heidelberg
      • Macklin, Jenny, MP
    • blue mountains state emergency services annual awards presentation
      • Markus, Louise, MP
    • australian jobs embassy
      • Chesters, Lisa, MP
    • macarthur electorate: australia day citizenship awards
      • Matheson, Russell, MP
    • lalor electorate: cities forum
      • Ryan, Joanne, MP
    • dobell electorate: club toukley rsl
      • McNamara, Karen, MP
    • moreton electorate: lunar new year
      • Perrett, Graham, MP
    • siejka, mr jan oam
      • Nikolic, Andrew, MP
    • wyatt, mr steve
      • Ellis, Kate, MP
    • north queensland cowboys
      • Jones, Ewen, MP
  •   condolences
    • halverson, hon robert george (bob), obe
      • Turnbull, Malcolm, MP
      • Shorten, Bill, MP
      • Smith, Tony, MP
      • reference to federation chamber
        • Pyne, Christopher, MP
  •   ministerial arrangements
    • Turnbull, Malcolm, MP
  •   questions without notice
    • economy (Shorten, Bill, MP)
    • employment, economy (Williams, Matt, MP)
    • taxation (Bowen, Chris, MP)
    • taxation (Sudmalis, Ann, MP)
    • taxation (Bowen, Chris, MP)
    • asylum seekers (Bandt, Adam, MP)
    • economy (Whiteley, Brett, MP)
    • taxation (Shorten, Bill, MP)
    • agriculture (Christensen, George, MP)
    • taxation (Plibersek, Tanya, MP)
    • trade (Marino, Nola, MP)
    • taxation (Bowen, Chris, MP)
    • research and development (Irons, Steve, MP)
    • taxation (Bowen, Chris, MP)
    • infrastructure (Henderson, Sarah, MP)
  •   parliamentary office holders
    • speaker's panel
      • Smith, Tony, MP
  •   auditor-general's reports
    • report no. 22 of 2015-16
      • Smith, Tony, MP
  •   documents
    • presentation
      • Pyne, Christopher, MP
  •   questions to the speaker
    • sanctions against disorderly conduct
      • Burke, Anna, MP
      • Smith, Tony, MP
  •   committees
    • treaties committee
      • report
        • Thomson, Kelvin, MP
  •   motions
    • minister for immigration and border protection
      • attempted censure
        • Wilkie, Andrew, MP
        • McCormack, Michael, MP
        • Scott, Bruce (The DEPUTY SPEAKER)
        • division
        • Bandt, Adam, MP
        • Dutton, Peter, MP
        • Marles, Richard, MP
        • Wilkie, Andrew, MP
  •   bills
    • tax laws amendment (small business restructure roll-over) bill 2016
      • second reading
        • Leigh, Andrew, MP
        • Van Manen, Bert, MP
        • Rowland, Michelle, MP
        • Gambaro, Teresa, MP
        • Zappia, Tony, MP
        • Jensen, Dennis, MP
        • Kelly, Craig, MP
        • Scott, Fiona, MP
        • Griggs, Natasha, MP
        • Prentice, Jane, MP
        • Taylor, Angus, MP
      • third reading
        • Taylor, Angus, MP
  •   questions without notice: additional answers
    • infrastructure
      • Fletcher, Paul, MP
  •   committees
    • corporations and financial services committee, joint select committee on trade and investment growth
      • membership
        • Taylor, Angus, MP
  •   bills
    • tax and superannuation laws amendment (2015 measures no. 6) bill 2015, competition and consumer amendment (payment surcharges) bill 2015, telecommunications (numbering charges) amendment bill 2015, insolvency law reform bill 2015
      • returned from senate
    • courts administration legislation amendment bill 2015
      • first reading
    • communications legislation amendment (deregulation and other measures) bill 2015
      • consideration of senate message
    • appropriation bill (no. 3) 2015-2016, appropriation bill (no. 4) 2015-2016
      • second reading
        • Hayes, Chris, MP
        • Coleman, David, MP
        • Conroy, Pat, MP
        • Jensen, Dennis, MP
        • Jones, Stephen, MP
        • Jones, Ewen, MP
        • Ryan, Joanne, MP
        • Hogan, Kevin, MP
        • Brodtmann, Gai, MP
        • Van Manen, Bert, MP
        • Neumann, Shayne, MP
        • Entsch, Warren, MP
        • McCormack, Michael, MP
        • Thistlethwaite, Matt, MP
  •   adjournment
    • assyrian community
      • Hayes, Chris, MP
    • dunkley electorate
      • Billson, Bruce, MP
    • blair electorate: telecommunications
      • Neumann, Shayne, MP
    • illicit drugs
      • Bishop, Bronwyn, MP
    • turnbull government
      • Albanese, Anthony, MP
    • local government
      • Baldwin, Bob, MP
  • notices
  •   federation chamber
    • start of business
    • constituency statements
      • mcewen electorate: centrelink
        • Mitchell, Rob, MP
      • robertson electorate: brisbane water local area command awards
        • Wicks, Lucy, MP
      • tax evasion
        • Swan, Wayne, MP
      • local government: tri-cities alliance
        • Goodenough, Ian, MP
      • parramatta electorate: international mother language day, parramatta electorate: pongal
        • Owens, Julie, MP
      • alstonville community preschool, generation ag
        • Hogan, Kevin, MP
      • south australia: car industry
        • Champion, Nick, MP
      • birks, mr kieren
        • Scott, Fiona, MP
      • csiro marine and atmospheric research
        • Dreyfus, Mark, MP
      • probus
        • McNamara, Karen, MP
    • private members' business
      • football
        • Van Manen, Bert, MP
        • Perrett, Graham, MP
        • Scott, Fiona, MP
        • Chalmers, Jim, MP
        • Matheson, Russell, MP
        • Albanese, Anthony, MP
        • Wicks, Lucy, MP
        • Ryan, Joanne, MP
      • ovarian cancer
        • Hall, Jill, MP
        • McNamara, Karen, MP
        • King, Catherine, MP
        • Scott, Fiona, MP
        • Brodtmann, Gai, MP
        • Watts, Tim, MP
      • education in regional, rural and remote australia
        • Price, Melissa, MP
        • Collins, Julie, MP
        • Wilson, Rick, MP
        • Bird, Sharon, MP
        • Hastie, Andrew, MP
        • Elliot, Justine, MP
        • Marino, Nola, MP
        • Chesters, Lisa, MP
      • bushfires: australian defence force
        • MacTiernan, Alannah, MP
        • Hastie, Andrew, MP
        • Marino, Nola, MP
    • statements by members
      • jones, mr steve
        • Neumann, Shayne, MP
      • wright electorate: national broadband network
        • Buchholz, Scott, MP
      • tweed palliative support, wedgetail retreat
        • Elliot, Justine, MP
      • cowan electorate: crime
        • Simpkins, Luke, MP
      • gellibrand electorate: footscray west primary school
        • Watts, Tim, MP
      • cowper electorate: coffs harbour bypass
        • Hartsuyker, Luke, MP
      • shortland electorate: national servicemen's association
        • Hall, Jill, MP
      • liquor licensing
        • Jones, Ewen, MP
      • global fund to fight aids, tuberculosis and malaria
        • Parke, Melissa, MP
      • o'connor electorate: tourism
        • Wilson, Rick, MP
      • asylum seekers
        • Butler, Terri, MP
      • road safety: black spot program
        • Vasta, Ross, MP
      • melbourne electorate: muslim australians
        • Bandt, Adam, MP
      • braddon electorate: employment
        • Whiteley, Brett, MP
      • indi electorate: beechworth men's shed
        • McGowan, Cathy, MP
      • barton electorate: jubilee oval defibrillator
        • Varvaris, Nickolas, MP
      • richmond electorate: ballina byron gateway airport
        • Elliot, Justine, MP
      • durack electorate: west kimberley clontarf academy
        • Price, Melissa, MP
      • shortland electorate: belmont medicare office
        • Hall, Jill, MP
      • lane, mr barry and mrs jenny
        • Van Manen, Bert, MP
      • indi electorate: mitta to murray blackberry action group
        • McGowan, Cathy, MP
      • truss, mr warren mp: retirement
        • Truss, Warren, MP
      • melbourne electorate: toolangi forest
        • Bandt, Adam, MP
      • surf life saving
        • Williams, Matt, MP
      • national broadband network
        • Hall, Jill, MP
      • solomon electorate
        • Griggs, Natasha, MP
      • ovarian cancer
        • McGowan, Cathy, MP
      • tasmanian symphony orchestra
        • Nikolic, Andrew, MP
      • australian african foundation for retention and opportunity
        • Bandt, Adam, MP
      • liquor licensing
        • Laming, Andrew, MP
    • ministerial statements
      • trans-pacific partnership agreement
        • Butler, Terri, MP
    • distinguished visitors
      • Cobb, John (The DEPUTY SPEAKER)
    • ministerial statements
      • trans-pacific partnership agreement
        • Conroy, Pat, MP
      • closing the gap
        • Wicks, Lucy, MP
        • King, Catherine, MP
        • Neumann, Shayne, MP
        • Butler, Terri, MP
        • Leigh, Andrew, MP
        • Jones, Stephen, MP
        • Husic, Ed, MP
        • Hall, Jill, MP
        • Giles, Andrew, MP
        • Katter, Bob, MP
        • Bird, Sharon, MP
        • Ferguson, Laurie, MP
        • O'Neil, Clare, MP
        • Zappia, Tony, MP
        • Claydon, Sharon, MP
        • McGowan, Cathy, MP
    • business
      • rearrangement
        • Ramsey, Rowan, MP
    • committees
      • joint standing committee on foreign affairs, defence and trade
        • report
          • Claydon, Sharon, MP
    • grievance debate
      • legge, professor john ao, hirst, dr john
        • Leigh, Andrew, MP
      • cox, mr lance, house, mr laurie
        • Whiteley, Brett, MP
      • vocational education and training
        • Vamvakinou, Maria, MP
      • tasmania
        • Nikolic, Andrew, MP
      • strata title units
        • Thistlethwaite, Matt, MP
      • foreign investment
        • Williams, Matt, MP
    • adjournment
      • Goodenough, Ian, MP
  •   questions in writing
    • senate economics references committee's final report: recommendations (question no. 573) (Fitzgibbon, Joel, MP)
    • targeted anti-avoidance measure (question no. 688) (Leigh, Andrew, MP)
    • targeted anti-avoidance measure (question no. 689) (Leigh, Andrew, MP)
    • targeted anti-avoidance measure (question no. 690) (Leigh, Andrew, MP)
    • curated content pty ltd tender (question no. 781) (Conroy, Pat, MP)
    • treasury: paddywack promotional products tender (question no. 785) (Conroy, Pat, MP)
    • tax white paper (question no. 817) (Leigh, Andrew, MP)
    • steel harbour pty ltd and richard hockey real estate pty ltd (question no. 835) (Leigh, Andrew, MP)
    • treasury: communications knowhow tender (question no. 844) (Conroy, Pat, MP)
    • department of treasury: hotel realm tender (question no. 845) (Conroy, Pat, MP)
    • treasury: staff contracts (question no. 855) (Conroy, Pat, MP)
    • treasury: casual staff contracts (question no. 873) (Conroy, Pat, MP)
    • treasury: contracted services payments (question no. 891) (Conroy, Pat, MP)
    • treasury: office space (question no. 909) (Conroy, Pat, MP)
    • treasury: offices efficiency upgrades (question no. 927) (Conroy, Pat, MP)
    • treasury: consultants (question no. 945) (Conroy, Pat, MP)
    • treasury: media monitoring (question no. 963) (Conroy, Pat, MP)
    • treasury: market research (question no. 981) (Conroy, Pat, MP)
    • treasury: office equipment (question no. 1017) (Conroy, Pat, MP)
    • treasury: legal services and credit cards (question no. 1035) (Conroy, Pat, MP)
    • treasury: office refurbishment (question no. 1071) (Conroy, Pat, MP)
    • treasury: departmental staff redundancies (question no. 1123) (Conroy, Pat, MP)
    • treasury: departmental staff lost and stolen equipment (question no. 1175) (Conroy, Pat, MP)
    • treasury: departmental staff training (question no. 1279) (Conroy, Pat, MP)
    • department of the prime minister and cabinet: ministerial staff training (question no. 1293) (Conroy, Pat, MP)
    • department of the environment: department conferences (question no. 1393) (Conroy, Pat, MP)
    • treasury: departmental hospitality (question no. 1435) (Conroy, Pat, MP)
    • treasury: uxc connect for communication devices tender (question no. 1521) (Conroy, Pat, MP)
    • department of finance: costs associated with change of scope (question no. 1687) (Conroy, Pat, MP)
    • department of finance: ministerial staff redundancies (question no. 1709) (Conroy, Pat, MP)
    • department of finance: ministerial staff redundancies (question no. 1758) (Conroy, Pat, MP)
    • attorney-general's department: instances of fraud or theft (question no. 1763) (Conroy, Pat, MP)
    • department of communication and the arts: taxi service expenditure 2014-15 (question no. 1791) (Conroy, Pat, MP)
    • department of finance: ministerial taxi service expenditure (question no. 1796-1816 and 1818-1831) (Conroy, Pat, MP)
    • department of finance: supply of alcoholic beverages 2014-15 (question no. 1837) (Conroy, Pat, MP)
    • attorney-general's department: cost of replenishing minister's drink cabinet 2014-15 (question no. 1859) (Conroy, Pat, MP)
    • attorney-general's department: cost of replenishing minister's drink cabinet 2014-15 (question no. 1860) (Conroy, Pat, MP)
    • department of finance: cost of replenishing minister's drink cabinet 2014-15 (question no. 1865) (Conroy, Pat, MP)
    • department of communication and the arts: cost of replenishing minister's drink cabinet 2014-15 (question no. 1880) (Conroy, Pat, MP)
    • attorney-general's department: global roaming ministerial staff costs (question no. 1895) (Conroy, Pat, MP)
    • attorney-general's department: global roaming ministerial staff costs (question no. 1896) (Conroy, Pat, MP)
    • department of finance: global roaming ministerial staff costs (question no. 1901) (Conroy, Pat, MP)
    • department of finance: global roaming departmental and agency staff costs (question no. 1927) (Conroy, Pat, MP)
    • department of finance: member office relocation (question no. 1999) (Conroy, Pat, MP)
    • department of foreign affairs and trade: arnold furnace pty ltd tender (question no. 2002) (Conroy, Pat, MP)
    • department of foreign affairs and trade: arnold furnace pty ltd tender (question no. 2003) (Conroy, Pat, MP)
    • department of foreign affairs and trade: australian consular staff working in malaysia and singapore (question no. 2025) (Zappia, Tony, MP)
    • neighbourhood watch australasia (question no. 2027) (Conroy, Pat, MP)
    • attorney-general's department: advisory council (question no. 2050) (Conroy, Pat, MP)
    • department of finance: advisory council (question no. 2052) (Conroy, Pat, MP)
    • attorney-general's department: ministerial media events (question no. 2065) (Conroy, Pat, MP)
    • attorney-general's department: ministerial media events (question no. 2066) (Conroy, Pat, MP)
    • port of darwin: defence infrastructure (question no. 2107) (Zappia, Tony, MP)

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