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  Table of contents

  • start of business
  •   petitions
    • responses
      • Jensen, Dennis, MP
    • telecommunications
    • rifle company butterworth
  •   petitions
    • statements
      • Jensen, Dennis, MP
  •   committees
    • economics committee
      • report
        • O'Dwyer, Kelly, MP
        • Husic, Ed, MP
        • O'Dwyer, Kelly, MP
      • reference to federation chamber
        • O'Dwyer, Kelly, MP
  •   private members' business
    • australian charities and not-for-profits commission
      • Leigh, Andrew, MP
      • Tehan, Dan, MP
      • Ferguson, Laurie, MP
      • Jones, Ewen, MP
      • Claydon, Sharon, MP
      • Hawke, Alex, MP
    • fly-in fly-out company workforce agreements
      • Landry, Michelle, MP
      • MacTiernan, Alannah, MP
      • Christensen, George, MP
      • Champion, Nick, MP
      • O'Dowd, Ken, MP
      • Albanese, Anthony, MP
    • world elder abuse awareness day
      • Zappia, Tony, MP
      • Wyatt, Ken, MP
      • Albanese, Anthony, MP
      • Andrews, Karen, MP
    • defence
      • Nikolic, Andrew, MP
      • Feeney, David, MP
  •   committees
    • public accounts and audit committee
      • appointment
        • Southcott, Dr Andrew, MP
      • report
        • Southcott, Dr Andrew, MP
      • reference to federation chamber
        • Southcott, Dr Andrew, MP
    • joint select committee on northern australia
      • report
        • Entsch, Warren, MP
      • reference to federation chamber
        • Entsch, Warren, MP
  •   bills
    • environment protection and biodiversity conservation amendment (bilateral agreement implementation) bill 2014
      • second reading
        • Butler, Mark, MP
        • Goodenough, Ian, MP
        • Bandt, Adam, MP
        • Hawke, Alex, MP
        • Butler, Terri, MP
  •   statements by members
    • budget
      • Watts, Tim, MP
    • gilmore electorate: shoalhaven paper mill
      • Sudmalis, Ann, MP
    • jones, mr barry, ac
      • Ryan, Joanne, MP
    • telstra queensland business awards
      • Gambaro, Teresa, MP
    • budget
      • Zappia, Tony, MP
    • hindmarsh electorate: active elders association
      • Williams, Matt, MP
    • parliament house: cleaners
      • Jones, Stephen, MP
    • dobell electorate: youth connections
      • McNamara, Karen, MP
    • international cleaners day
      • Chesters, Lisa, MP
    • page electorate: y20 summit
      • Hogan, Kevin, MP
    • budget
      • Fitzgibbon, Joel, MP
    • iraq
      • Simpkins, Luke, MP
    • canberra electorate: tuggeranong development
      • Brodtmann, Gai, MP
    • father and son relationships
      • Wyatt, Ken, MP
    • kingston electorate: south adelaide women's soccer facilities
      • Rishworth, Amanda, MP
    • forde electorate: gotta love logan
      • Van Manen, Bert, MP
    • middle east
      • Parke, Melissa, MP
    • reid electorate: anzac research institute
      • Laundy, Craig, MP
    • baynes, mr aron, mills, mr patrick sammy 'patty'
      • Husic, Ed, MP
    • environment
      • Price, Melissa, MP
  •   condolences
    • brabham, sir jack, ao, obe
      • Abbott, Tony, MP
      • Shorten, Bill, MP
  •   questions without notice
    • iraq (Shorten, Bill, MP)
    • economy (Howarth, Luke, MP)
    • commonwealth cleaning services guidelines (Shorten, Bill, MP)
    • dobell electorate: carbon pricing (McNamara, Karen, MP)
    • budget (Shorten, Bill, MP)
    • carbon pricing (Palmer, Clive, MP)
    • budget (Coleman, David, MP)
    • pensions and benefits (Bowen, Chris, MP)
    • employment (Griggs, Natasha, MP)
    • paid parental leave (Shorten, Bill, MP)
    • united states of america (Sukkar, Michael, MP)
  •   distinguished visitors
    • Bishop, Bronwyn, MP
  •   questions without notice
    • pensions and benefits (Hall, Jill, MP)
    • higher education (Williams, Matt, MP)
    • budget (Ryan, Joanne, MP)
    • budget (Gambaro, Teresa, MP)
    • budget (O'Neil, Clare, MP)
    • age pension (Southcott, Dr Andrew, MP)
    • budget (Butler, Terri, MP)
    • asylum seekers (Tehan, Dan, MP)
    • commonwealth cleaning services guidelines (Shorten, Bill, MP)
    • carbon pricing (Laundy, Craig, MP)
    • budget (Shorten, Bill, MP)
    • broadband (Nikolic, Andrew, MP)
  •   auditor-general's reports
    • reports nos 37 to 40 of 2013-14
      • Bishop, Bronwyn, MP
  •   statement by the speaker
    • resolution of the legislative assembly of queensland, cost of living
      • Bishop, Bronwyn, MP
  •   documents
    • presentation
      • Pyne, Christopher, MP
  •   bills
    • environment protection and biodiversity conservation amendment (bilateral agreement implementation) bill 2014
      • Butler, Terri, MP
      • Christensen, George, MP
      • Elliot, Justine, MP
      • Coulton, Mark, MP
      • Zappia, Tony, MP
      • Varvaris, Nickolas, MP
      • Claydon, Sharon, MP
      • Wyatt, Ken, MP
      • Perrett, Graham, MP
      • Marino, Nola, MP
      • Jones, Ewen, MP
      • Snowdon, Warren, MP
      • Parke, Melissa, MP
      • Thomson, Kelvin, MP
      • Hall, Jill, MP
      • Giles, Andrew, MP
      • Hunt, Greg, MP
    • social security legislation amendment (increased employment participation) bill 2014
      • consideration of senate message
        • Hartsuyker, Luke, MP
    • migration legislation amendment bill (no. 1) 2014
      • second reading
        • Marles, Richard, MP
        • Laming, Andrew, MP
        • Thistlethwaite, Matt, MP
        • Randall, Don, MP
        • Perrett, Graham, MP
  •   ministerial statements
    • asylum seekers
      • Morrison, Scott, MP
  •   bills
    • migration legislation amendment bill (no. 1) 2014
      • second reading
        • Morrison, Scott, MP
      • third reading
        • Morrison, Scott, MP
    • environment protection and biodiversity conservation amendment (bilateral agreement implementation) bill 2014
      • second reading
        • Vasta, Ross (The DEPUTY SPEAKER)
        • division
      • consideration in detail
        • Hogan, Kevin, MP
        • Elliot, Justine, MP
        • Hunt, Greg, MP
        • Bandt, Adam, MP
        • McCormack, Michael, MP
      • third reading
        • Hunt, Greg, MP
    • offshore petroleum and greenhouse gas storage amendment (regulatory powers and other measures) bill 2014, offshore petroleum and greenhouse gas storage (regulatory levies) amendment bill 2014
      • second reading
        • Gray, Gary, MP
        • Hawke, Alex, MP
  •   adjournment
    • Scott, Bruce (The DEPUTY SPEAKER)
    • budget
      • Giles, Andrew, MP
    • aviation
      • Ramsey, Rowan, MP
    • early childhood education
      • Burke, Anna, MP
    • calare electorate: needles dam
      • Cobb, John, MP
    • racial discrimination act
      • Zappia, Tony, MP
    • broadband
      • Coleman, David, MP
  • notices
  •   federation chamber
    • start of business
    • constituency statements
      • petition: telecommunications
        • Conroy, Pat, MP
      • hinkler electorate: bundaberg and district australian-filipino association
        • Pitt, Keith, MP
      • gorton electorate: young leaders awards
        • O'Connor, Brendan, MP
      • moore electorate: 410 visas
        • Goodenough, Ian, MP
      • corio electorate: automotive industry
        • Marles, Richard, MP
      • burleigh heads rotaract club, rogue & rouge foundation
        • Andrews, Karen, MP
      • heriot, father maurice bernard 'lou'
        • O'Neil, Clare, MP
      • higher education
        • Prentice, Jane, MP
      • india
        • Rowland, Michelle, MP
      • swan electorate: station street men's shed
        • Irons, Steve, MP
      • hinkler electorate: indy foundation
        • Pitt, Keith, MP
    • private members' business
      • budget
        • Collins, Julie, MP
        • Sudmalis, Ann, MP
        • Jones, Stephen, MP
        • Pasin, Tony, MP
        • Chesters, Lisa, MP
        • Christensen, George, MP
      • infrastructure
        • Williams, Matt, MP
        • Albanese, Anthony, MP
        • Laundy, Craig, MP
        • MacTiernan, Alannah, MP
        • Wicks, Lucy, MP
        • Bird, Sharon, MP
        • Alexander, John, MP
        • Husic, Ed, MP
      • mandatory renewable energy targets
        • Conroy, Pat, MP
        • Jensen, Dennis, MP
        • MacTiernan, Alannah, MP
        • Taylor, Angus, MP
        • O'Neil, Clare, MP
        • Jones, Ewen, MP
    • private members' business
      • floods in bosnia-herzegovina, serbia and croatia
        • Simpkins, Luke, MP
        • Hayes, Chris, MP
        • Nikolic, Andrew, MP
        • Byrne, Anthony, MP
      • polio
        • Parke, Melissa, MP
        • Coulton, Mark, MP
        • Griffin, Alan, MP
        • Prentice, Jane, MP
    • statements by members
      • budget
        • Griggs, Natasha, MP
      • indi electorate: alexandra quilters and alexandra truck ute and rod show
        • McGowan, Cathy, MP
      • budget
        • Roy, Wyatt, MP
      • dhondup wangchen
        • Parke, Melissa, MP
      • conference on population development
        • Stone, Dr Sharman, MP
      • child care
        • Burke, Anna, MP
      • hindmarsh electorate: underdale high school
        • Williams, Matt, MP
      • bendigo electorate: catholic schools
        • Chesters, Lisa, MP
      • hume electorate: tahmoor underground mine
        • Taylor, Angus, MP
      • richmond electorate: rspca tweed heads adoption centre
        • Elliot, Justine, MP
      • lindsay electorate: great community transport
        • Scott, Fiona, MP
      • blair electorate: landcare
        • Neumann, Shayne, MP
      • reeves, mr dennis 'noddy'
        • Whiteley, Brett, MP
      • budget
        • Griffin, Alan, MP
      • fitzgerald river national park improvement project
        • Wilson, Rick, MP
      • budget
        • Hall, Jill, MP
      • gilmore electorate: black spot funding
        • Sudmalis, Ann, MP
      • indi electorate: king valley art show
        • McGowan, Cathy, MP
      • parkes electorate: drought
        • Coulton, Mark, MP
      • shortland electorate: annual seniors forum
        • Hall, Jill, MP
      • carnarvon flood mitigation works
        • Price, Melissa, MP
      • ryan, ms alison
        • Brodtmann, Gai, MP
      • cowan electorate: infrastructure
        • Simpkins, Luke, MP
      • bendigo electorate: infrastructure
        • Chesters, Lisa, MP
      • violence against women
        • Broadbent, Russell, MP
      • holt electorate: cranbourne convent
        • Byrne, Anthony, MP
      • barton electorate: bunny cottage
        • Varvaris, Nickolas, MP
      • environment
        • Brodtmann, Gai, MP
      • national broadband network
        • Pasin, Tony, MP
    • bills
      • appropriation bill (no. 1) 2014-2015
        • consideration in detail
          • Keenan, Michael, MP
          • Butler, Terri, MP
          • Keenan, Michael, MP
          • O'Dwyer, Kelly, MP
          • Keenan, Michael, MP
          • Byrne, Anthony, MP
          • Keenan, Michael, MP
          • Pasin, Tony, MP
          • Keenan, Michael, MP
          • Dreyfus, Mark, MP
          • Keenan, Michael, MP
          • Van Manen, Bert, MP
          • Keenan, Michael, MP
          • Feeney, David, MP
          • Keenan, Michael, MP
          • Irons, Steve, MP
          • Keenan, Michael, MP
          • Leigh, Andrew, MP
          • McCormack, Michael, MP
          • O'Dwyer, Kelly, MP
          • McCormack, Michael, MP
          • Leigh, Andrew, MP
          • Buchholz, Scott, MP
          • McCormack, Michael, MP
          • Leigh, Andrew, MP
          • Coulton, Mark, MP
          • McCormack, Michael, MP
          • Leigh, Andrew, MP
          • Buchholz, Scott, MP
          • McCormack, Michael, MP
          • Leigh, Andrew, MP
          • Buchholz, Scott, MP
          • McCormack, Michael, MP
    • business
      • rearrangement
        • McCormack, Michael, MP
    • committees
      • public accounts and audit committee
        • report
          • Brodtmann, Gai, MP
      • joint standing committee on electoral matters
        • report
          • Griffin, Alan, MP
          • Kelly, Craig, MP
    • business
      • rearrangement
        • Kelly, Craig, MP
    • committees
      • economics committee
        • report
          • Leigh, Andrew, MP
          • Kelly, Craig, MP
    • grievance debate
      • health funding
        • King, Catherine, MP
      • herbert electorate: local employment
        • Jones, Ewen, MP
      • budget
        • Claydon, Sharon, MP
      • o'connor electorate: health care
        • Wilson, Rick, MP
      • indi electorate: rail services
        • McGowan, Cathy, MP
      • defence
        • Jensen, Dennis, MP
  •   questions in writing
    • pilbara region (question no. 60) (MacTiernan, Alannah, MP)
    • adoption (question no. 76) (Thomson, Kelvin, MP)
    • adoption (question no. 77) (Thomson, Kelvin, MP)
    • adoption (question no. 78) (Thomson, Kelvin, MP)
    • adoption (question no. 79) (Thomson, Kelvin, MP)
    • truck drivers (question no. 118) (Thomson, Kelvin, MP)
    • truck drivers (question no. 119) (Thomson, Kelvin, MP)
    • 457 visas (question no. 127) (Thomson, Kelvin, MP)
    • fair work ombudsman (question no. 134) (Thomson, Kelvin, MP)
    • minister for foreign affairs (question no. 139) (Danby, Michael, MP)

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