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  Table of contents

  • start of business
  •   bills
    • clean energy amendment (international emissions trading and other measures) bill 2012
      • first reading
      • second reading
        • Combet, Greg, MP
    • clean energy (charges—excise) amendment bill 2012
      • first reading
      • second reading
        • Combet, Greg, MP
    • clean energy (charges—customs) amendment bill 2012
      • first reading
      • second reading
        • Combet, Greg, MP
        • Hunt, Greg, MP
    • excise tariff amendment (per-tonne carbon price equivalent) bill 2012
      • first reading
      • second reading
        • Combet, Greg, MP
    • ozone protection and synthetic greenhouse gas (import levy) amendment (per-tonne carbon price equivalent) bill 2012
      • first reading
      • second reading
        • Combet, Greg, MP
    • ozone protection and synthetic greenhouse gas (manufacture levy) amendment (per-tonne carbon price equivalent) bill 2012
      • first reading
      • second reading
        • Combet, Greg, MP
    • clean energy (unit issue charge—auctions) amendment bill 2012
      • first reading
      • second reading
        • Combet, Greg, MP
  •   business
    • consideration of legislation
      • Combet, Greg, MP
  •   bills
    • higher education support amendment (streamlining and other measures) bill 2012
      • first reading
      • second reading
        • Bird, Sharon, MP
    • superannuation legislation amendment (further mysuper and transparency measures) bill 2012
      • first reading
        • Shorten, Bill, MP
    • superannuation laws amendment (capital gains tax relief and other efficiency measures) bill 2012
      • first reading
      • second reading
        • Shorten, Bill, MP
    • superannuation auditor registration imposition bill 2012
      • first reading
      • second reading
        • Shorten, Bill, MP
    • health and other legislation amendment bill 2012
      • first reading
      • second reading
        • Plibersek, Tanya, MP
    • national health security amendment bill 2012
      • first reading
      • second reading
        • Plibersek, Tanya, MP
    • migration amendment (reform of employer sanctions) bill 2012
      • first reading
      • second reading
        • Bowen, Chris, MP
    • law enforcement integrity legislation amendment bill 2012
      • first reading
      • second reading
        • Clare, Jason, MP
    • tax laws amendment (2012 measures no. 5) bill 2012
      • first reading
      • second reading
        • Bradbury, David, MP
    • personal liability for corporate fault reform bill 2012
      • first reading
      • second reading
        • Ripoll, Bernie, MP
  •   committees
    • public works committee
      • reference
        • Gray, Gary, MP
      • reference
        • Gray, Gary, MP
      • approval of work
        • Gray, Gary, MP
      • approval of work
        • Gray, Gary, MP
      • approval of work
        • Gray, Gary, MP
      • approval of work
        • Gray, Gary, MP
    • human rights committee
      • report
        • Jenkins, Harry, MP
        • Wyatt, Ken, MP
  •   bills
    • dental benefits amendment bill 2012
      • second reading
        • Dutton, Peter, MP
        • Georganas, Steve, MP
  •   business
    • rearrangement
      • Albanese, Anthony, MP
      • Bandt, Adam, MP
      • Albanese, Anthony, MP
  •   bills
    • marriage amendment bill 2012
      • report from federation chamber
        • Burke, Anna (The DEPUTY SPEAKER)
        • division
    • dental benefits amendment bill 2012
      • second reading
        • Baldwin, Bob, MP
        • Smyth, Laura, MP
        • Prentice, Jane, MP
        • Grierson, Sharon, MP
        • Laming, Andrew, MP
  •   statements by members
    • gillard government
      • O'Dowd, Ken, MP
    • hodgetts, mr todd
      • Lyons, Geoff, MP
    • indooroopilly state school, ryan electorate: environment
      • Prentice, Jane, MP
    • australian broadcasting corporation
      • Thomson, Craig, MP
    • petition: cyberknife radiotherapy treatment
      • Tudge, Alan, MP
    • canberra electorate: jackmail
      • Brodtmann, Gai, MP
    • boothby electorate: traffic congestion
      • Southcott, Dr Andrew, MP
    • fremantle football club
      • Parke, Melissa, MP
    • maranoa electorate:
      • Scott, Bruce, MP
    • queensland economy
      • Neumann, Shayne, MP
    • herbert electorate: rugby league
      • Jones, Ewen, MP
  •   statements on indulgence
    • galagher, private nathanael john aubrey, mcdonald, lance corporal mervyn john, martin, sapper james thomas, poate, private robert hugh frederick, milosevic, lance corporal stjepan (rick), gillard, mr john oliver
      • Gillard, Julia, MP
      • Abbott, Tony, MP
  •   shadow ministerial arrangements
    • Abbott, Tony, MP
  •   ministerial arrangements
    • Gillard, Julia, MP
  •   questions without notice
    • budget (Hockey, Joe, MP)
    • school funding (Rowland, Michelle, MP)
    • budget (Abbott, Tony, MP)
    • afghanistan (Brodtmann, Gai, MP)
    • budget (Truss, Warren, MP)
    • queensland reconstruction authority (Katter, Bob, MP)
  •   distinguished visitors
    • Burke, Anna (The DEPUTY SPEAKER)
  •   questions without notice
    • education funding (O'Neill, Deb, MP)
    • budget (Robb, Andrew, MP)
    • charities and not-for-profit organisations (D'Ath, Yvette, MP)
  •   distinguished visitors
    • Burke, Anna (The DEPUTY SPEAKER)
  •   questions without notice
    • budget (Smith, Tony, MP)
    • education (Neumann, Shayne, MP)
  •   motions
    • budget
      • Abbott, Tony, MP
      • Hockey, Joe, MP
      • Albanese, Anthony, MP
      • division
  •   personal explanations
    • Abbott, Tony, MP
    • Thomson, Kelvin, MP
    • Griggs, Natasha, MP
  •   auditor-general's reports
    • audit report no. 3 of 2012-13
      • Burke, Anna (The DEPUTY SPEAKER)
  •   committees
    • foreign affairs, defence and trade joint committee
      • membership
        • Burke, Anna (The DEPUTY SPEAKER)
        • Albanese, Anthony, MP
  •   documents
    • presentation
      • Albanese, Anthony, MP
  •   business
    • leave of absence
      • Hartsuyker, Luke, MP
  •   matters of public importance
    • government spending
      • Burke, Anna (The DEPUTY SPEAKER)
      • Hockey, Joe, MP
      • Bradbury, David, MP
      • Hartsuyker, Luke, MP
      • Ripoll, Bernie, MP
      • Smith, Tony, MP
      • Rishworth, Amanda, MP
      • O'Dwyer, Kelly, MP
  •   bills
    • environment protection and biodiversity conservation amendment (declared commercial fishing activities) bill 2012, tax laws amendment (2012 measures no. 4) bill 2012
      • returned from senate
    • dental benefits amendment bill 2012
      • second reading
        • Laming, Andrew, MP
        • Neumann, Shayne, MP
        • Jones, Ewen, MP
        • Lyons, Geoff, MP
        • Kelly, Craig, MP
        • Sidebottom, Sid, MP
        • Southcott, Dr Andrew, MP
        • Hall, Jill, MP
        • Mirabella, Sophie, MP
  •   adjournment
    • Scott, Bruce (The DEPUTY SPEAKER)
    • paterson electorate: digital television
      • Baldwin, Bob, MP
    • big aussie barbie
      • Georganas, Steve, MP
    • nicta
      • Prentice, Jane, MP
    • new south wales government: newcastle
      • Grierson, Sharon, MP
    • regional air services
      • McCormack, Michael, MP
    • not-for-profit sector
      • Neumann, Shayne, MP
    • female genital mutilation, migration
      • Kelly, Craig, MP
    • holt electorate: fountain gate secondary college
      • Byrne, Anthony, MP
    • small business
      • Billson, Bruce, MP
    • national broadband network
      • Champion, Nick, MP
    • olympic games, paralympic games
      • Hockey, Joe, MP
    • australian public service
      • Bandt, Adam, MP
  • notices
  •   federation chamber
    • start of business
    • constituency statements
      • bradfield electorate: army cadet units
        • Fletcher, Paul, MP
      • petrie electorate: 2012 petrie future leaders essay and public speaking competition
        • D'Ath, Yvette, MP
      • mitchell electorate: leone family's garden of secrets
        • Hawke, Alex, MP
      • hepatitis c
        • Zappia, Tony, MP
      • swan electorate: belmont toy library
        • Irons, Steve, MP
      • housing affordability
        • Thomson, Craig, MP
      • sport
        • Briggs, Jamie, MP
      • fremantle electorate: south fremantle senior high school
        • Parke, Melissa, MP
      • herbert electorate: belgian gardens state school
        • Jones, Ewen, MP
      • nurses
        • Rishworth, Amanda, MP
    • private members' business
      • marriage amendment bill 2012
        • Sidebottom, Sid, MP
        • Smith, Stephen, MP
        • Albanese, Anthony, MP
        • Oakeshott, Robert, MP
        • Jones, Stephen, MP
        • Griffin, Alan, MP
    • statements on indulgence
      • london olympic games
        • Marino, Nola, MP
        • Jones, Stephen, MP
        • Robert, Stuart, MP
        • Alexander, John, MP
        • Griffin, Alan, MP
        • Van Manen, Bert, MP
        • Truss, Warren, MP
        • Husic, Ed, MP
        • Coulton, Mark, MP
        • Prentice, Jane, MP
        • Kelly, Craig, MP
        • Griggs, Natasha, MP
  •   questions in writing
    • health (question nos 1182 and 1186) (Briggs, Jamie, MP)

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