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  Table of contents

  • start of business
  •   delegation reports
    • australian parliamentary delegation to the 135th inter-parliamentary union assembly in switzerland
      • Smith, Tony, MP
  •   bills
    • customs and other legislation amendment bill 2016
      • first reading
      • second reading
        • Dutton, Peter, MP
    • migration legislation amendment (code of procedure harmonisation) bill 2016
      • first reading
      • second reading
        • Dutton, Peter, MP
    • statute update (a.c.t. self-government (consequential provisions) regulations) bill 2016
      • first reading
      • second reading
        • Dutton, Peter, MP
    • customs tariff amendment bill 2016
      • first reading
      • second reading
        • Hawke, Alex, MP
  •   committees
    • national broadband network - joint standing
      • membership
        • Smith, Tony, MP
        • Dutton, Peter, MP
    • treaties committee
      • report
        • Robert, Stuart, MP
        • Danby, Michael, MP
        • Robert, Stuart, MP
      • reference to federation chamber
        • Robert, Stuart, MP
  •   bills
    • broadcasting legislation amendment (media reform) bill 2016
      • second reading
        • Wilson, Tim, MP
        • Jones, Stephen, MP
        • Kelly, Craig, MP
        • Sharkie, Rebekha, MP
        • Dick, Milton, MP
        • Conroy, Pat, MP
        • Mitchell, Brian, MP
        • Templeman, Susan, MP
        • Ryan, Joanne, MP
        • Keogh, Matt, MP
        • McGowan, Cathy, MP
        • Chester, Darren, MP
        • Elliot, Justine, MP
        • Bandt, Adam, MP
        • Sudmalis, Ann, MP
        • Prentice, Jane, MP
  •   statements by members
    • newcastle electorate: australian crime and violence prevention awards
      • Claydon, Sharon, MP
    • economy
      • Henderson, Sarah, MP
    • sciacca, the hon. con, ao
      • Dick, Milton, MP
    • page electorate: anniversary of scouts drowning tragedy
      • Hogan, Kevin, MP
    • mcewen electorate: breast cancer awareness
      • Mitchell, Rob, MP
    • new colombo plan
      • Howarth, Luke, MP
    • turnbull government
      • Watts, Tim, MP
    • kale, ms rebecca
      • Irons, Steve, MP
    • broadband
      • Brodtmann, Gai, MP
    • hughes electorate: community awards
      • Kelly, Craig, MP
    • law enforcement
      • Keogh, Matt, MP
    • schools
      • Laming, Andrew, MP
    • health care
      • Mitchell, Brian, MP
    • parliamentary friendship group for armenia
      • Zimmerman, Trent, MP
    • work for the dole
      • Husic, Ed, MP
    • movember
      • Leeser, Julian, MP
    • townsville hospital
      • O'Toole, Cathy, MP
    • working holiday maker program
      • Drum, Damian, MP
    • pest control
      • Katter, Bob, MP
    • pittsworth district alliance
      • McVeigh, John, MP
  •   questions without notice
    • national security (Dreyfus, Mark, MP)
    • building and construction industry (Price, Melissa, MP)
  •   statement by the speaker
    • public gallery: incident
      • Smith, Tony, MP
      • Pyne, Christopher, MP
      • Smith, Tony, MP
      • Shorten, Bill, MP
  •   questions without notice: additional answers
    • national security
      • Turnbull, Malcolm, MP
  •   questions without notice
    • building and construction industry (Price, Melissa, MP)
    • working holiday maker program (Shorten, Bill, MP)
    • economy (Crewther, Chris, MP)
    • attorney-general (Shorten, Bill, MP)
    • tasmania: a-league (Wilkie, Andrew, MP)
  • distinguished visitors
  •   questions without notice
    • building and construction industry (Leeser, Julian, MP)
    • schools (Plibersek, Tanya, MP)
    • building and construction industry (Andrews, Kevin, MP)
    • prime minister (O'Connor, Brendan, MP)
    • skilled migration program (Broadbent, Russell, MP)
    • minister for social services (Burke, Tony, MP)
    • foreign policy (Goodenough, Ian, MP)
    • minister for social services (Burke, Tony, MP)
    • agriculture industry (Coulton, Mark, MP)
    • asbestos (Burke, Tony, MP)
    • australian defence force (Sudmalis, Ann, MP)
  •   questions without notice: additional answers
    • minister for social services
      • Porter, Christian, MP
    • minister for revenue and financial services
      • O'Dwyer, Kelly, MP
  •   documents
    • presentation
      • Pyne, Christopher, MP
  •   matters of public importance
    • schools
      • Smith, Tony, MP
      • Plibersek, Tanya, MP
      • Hawke, Alex, MP
  •   motions
    • dissent from ruling
      • Burke, Tony, MP
      • Smith, Tony, MP
      • Burke, Tony, MP
  •   matters of public importance
    • schools
      • Smith, Tony, MP
      • Hawke, Alex, MP
      • Plibersek, Tanya, MP
      • Perrett, Graham, MP
      • Howarth, Luke, MP
      • McBride, Emma, MP
      • Crewther, Chris, MP
      • Wilson, Josh, MP
      • Price, Melissa, MP
  •   motions
    • cox, mrs jo
      • report from federation chamber
  •   committees
    • parliamentary joint committee on human rights
      • report
        • Goodenough, Ian, MP
  •   bills
    • broadcasting legislation amendment (media reform) bill 2016
      • second reading
        • Fletcher, Paul, MP
        • division
      • consideration in detail
        • Rowland, Michelle, MP
        • Fletcher, Paul, MP
        • Katter, Bob, MP
        • Fletcher, Paul, MP
        • Katter, Bob, MP
        • Fletcher, Paul, MP
        • Rowland, Michelle, MP
        • Fletcher, Paul, MP
        • Jones, Stephen, MP
        • Husic, Ed, MP
        • division
      • third reading
        • Fletcher, Paul, MP
    • superannuation (excess transfer balance tax) imposition bill 2016, treasury laws amendment (fair and sustainable superannuation) bill 2016, counter-terrorism legislation amendment bill (no. 1) 2016
      • assent
  •   statements on indulgence
    • media ownership
      • Smith, Tony, MP
      • Katter, Bob, MP
  •   bills
    • passenger movement charge amendment bill (no. 2) 2016
      • returned from senate
    • income tax rates amendment (working holiday maker reform) bill 2016 (no. 2)
      • consideration of senate message
    • corporations amendment (crowd-sourced funding) bill 2016
      • second reading
        • Husic, Ed, MP
        • Wilson, Tim, MP
        • Keogh, Matt, MP
        • Van Manen, Bert, MP
    • building and construction industry (improving productivity) bill 2013
      • consideration of senate message
        • Turnbull, Malcolm, MP
        • O'Connor, Brendan, MP
    • building and construction industry (consequential and transitional provisions) bill 2013
      • consideration of senate message
        • Turnbull, Malcolm, MP
        • O'Connor, Brendan, MP
    • corporations amendment (crowd-sourced funding) bill 2016
      • second reading
        • Butler, Terri, MP
        • Henderson, Sarah, MP
  •   adjournment
    • Buchholz, Scott (The DEPUTY SPEAKER)
    • western australian state election
      • King, Madeleine, MP
    • maranoa electorate: infrastructure
      • Littleproud, David, MP
    • community legal centres
      • O'Toole, Cathy, MP
    • kilmore east-kinglake class action
      • Henderson, Sarah, MP
    • dental health
      • Freelander, Mike, MP
    • murray electorate: free trade agreement seminar
      • Drum, Damian, MP
  • notices
  • request for detailed information
  •   questions without notice: additional answers
    • attorney-general
  •   federation chamber
    • start of business
    • constituency statements
      • feros care
        • Elliot, Justine, MP
      • flynn electorate: backpackers
        • O'Dowd, Ken, MP
      • lalor electorate: multiculturalism
        • Ryan, Joanne, MP
      • fairfax electorate
        • O'Brien, Ted, MP
      • denison electorate: light rail
        • Wilkie, Andrew, MP
      • almondco australia
        • Pasin, Tony, MP
      • dobell electorate: charities
        • McBride, Emma, MP
      • durack electorate: sport
        • Price, Melissa, MP
      • asbestos related diseases
        • Swanson, Meryl, MP
      • working holiday maker program
        • Ramsey, Rowan, MP
    • motions
      • cox, mrs jo
        • Giles, Andrew, MP
        • Howarth, Luke, MP
        • Watts, Tim, MP
        • Marino, Nola, MP
        • Husar, Emma, MP
        • Henderson, Sarah, MP
        • Hammond, Tim, MP
        • Leeser, Julian, MP
        • O'Toole, Cathy, MP
        • McVeigh, John, MP
        • Laming, Andrew, MP
    • ministerial statements
      • infrastructure
        • Giles, Andrew, MP
        • Husic, Ed, MP
        • Albanese, Anthony, MP
        • Fletcher, Paul, MP
    • motions
      • domestic and family violence
        • Husar, Emma, MP
        • Banks, Julia, MP
        • Burney, Linda, MP
    • motions
      • domestic and family violence
        • Aly, Anne, MP
        • Sudmalis, Ann, MP
        • Snowdon, Warren, MP
        • Wilson, Tim, MP
        • Bird, Sharon, MP
    • committees
      • economics committee
        • report
          • Keogh, Matt, MP
          • Banks, Julia, MP

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