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  Table of contents

  • start of business
  •   committees
    • petitions committee
      • report
        • O'Dowd, Ken, MP
  •   petitions
    • O'Dowd, Ken, MP
    • climate change
    • nuclear waste
    • falun gong
    • covid-19: economy
    • medicare
    • covid-19: economy
    • migration
    • business investment
    • covid-19: schools
    • covid-19
    • higher education
    • domestic and family violence
    • domestic and family violence
    • covid-19
    • covid-19: schools
    • covid-19
    • covid-19
    • covid-19: migration
    • covid-19
    • covid-19: schools
    • taxation
    • covid-19: migration
    • pensions and benefits
    • pensions and benefits
    • covid-19: hospitals
    • covid-19
    • covid-19: child care
    • port arthur massacre
    • medicare
    • migration
    • covid-19
    • covid-19
    • video game industry
    • banking and financial services
    • migration
    • exports
    • covid-19
    • covid-19
    • covid-19
    • covid-19
    • foreign investment
    • imports
    • intellectual property
    • covid-19: employment
    • vaccination
    • covid-19: taxation
    • migration
    • china
    • covid-19
    • charitable organisations
    • homemakers
    • covid-19
    • covid-19: higher education
    • covid-19: health care
    • covid-19
    • covid-19
    • baby formula
    • organic food
    • covid-19: migration
    • 5g technology
    • space industry
    • 5g technology
    • 5g technology
    • 5g technology
    • covid-19
    • covid-19: migration
    • covid-19
    • world health organization
    • education
    • covid-19: health care
    • world health organization
    • 5g technology
    • vaccination
    • all-terrain vehicles
    • gambling
    • covid-19
    • covid-19: health care
    • covid-19: pensions and benefits
    • covid-19: migration
    • covid-19: biosecurity
    • covid-19
    • covid-19
    • family law
    • foreign investment
    • australian constitution
    • covid-19
    • covid-19
    • corruption
    • covid-19
    • fossil fuels
    • vaccination
    • covid-19: taxation
    • covid-19
    • vaccination
    • covid-19
    • corruption
  •   petitions
    • responses
      • O'Dowd, Ken, MP
    • voting age
    • vocational education and training
    • bill of rights
    • energy
    • cancer
    • health care
    • telecommunications
    • freedom of speech
    • cooper, mr andrew
    • schools
    • welfare and benefits
    • strip-searching
    • tobacco industry
    • department of veterans' affairs
    • environment
    • northern territory
    • drought
    • parliamentary representation
    • asylum seekers
    • banking and financial services
    • religious freedom
    • climate change
    • crime
    • transaction fees
    • environment
    • covid-19
    • covid-19
    • vaccination
    • environment
    • australian constitution
    • climate change
    • transaction fees
    • environment
    • murray-darling basin authority
    • welfare and benefits
    • visa processing
    • environment
    • banking and financial services
    • donations to political parties
    • forestry
    • migration
    • australian bushfires
    • australian bushfires
    • illicit drugs
    • climate change
    • climate change
    • australian bushfires
    • climate change
    • parliamentarians' remuneration
    • domestic and family violence
    • federal independent commission against corruption
    • food labelling
    • international development assistance
    • blood donation
    • environment
    • environment
    • aged care
    • covid-19
    • federal independent commission against corruption
    • food labelling
    • environment
    • australian constitution
    • federal government: fixed terms
    • vaccination
    • covid-19: korea
    • covid-19: biosecurity
    • covid-19: higher education
    • newstart allowance
    • australia day
    • environment
  •   petitions
    • statements
      • O'Dowd, Ken, MP
  •   committees
    • procedure committee
      • Vasta, Ross, MP
    • joint standing committee on migration
      • Leeser, Julian, MP
      • Vamvakinou, Maria, MP
  •   delegation reports
    • australian parliamentary delegation to the 40th general assembly of the asean inter-parliamentary assembly in bangkok, thailand, and to the philippines and malaysia
      • Hogan, Kevin, MP
  •   committees
    • joint committee of public accounts and audit
      • report
        • Wicks, Lucy, MP
        • Hill, Julian, MP
    • joint select committee on australia's family law system
      • Andrews, Kevin, MP
  •   bills
    • fair work amendment (one in, all in) bill 2020
      • first reading
      • second reading
        • Bandt, Adam, MP
    • public governance, performance and accountability amendment (sustainable procurement principles) bill 2020
      • first reading
      • second reading
        • Wilkie, Andrew, MP
        • Bandt, Adam, MP
    • family law amendment (a step towards a safer family law system) bill 2020
      • first reading
      • second reading
        • Perrett, Graham, MP
  •   motions
    • sheean, ordinary seaman edward (teddy)
      • Mitchell, Brian, MP
      • Archer, Bridget, MP
      • Collins, Julie, MP
      • Pearce, Gavin, MP
      • Leigh, Andrew, MP
    • united states of america
      • McIntosh, Melissa, MP
      • Byrne, Anthony, MP
      • Hastie, Andrew, MP
      • Dick, Milton, MP
  •   committees
    • regional australia select committee
      • appointment
        • Howarth, Luke, MP
    • northern australia committee
      • membership
        • Vamvakinou, Maria (The DEPUTY SPEAKER)
  •   bills
    • commonwealth registers bill 2019, treasury laws amendment (registries modernisation and other measures) bill 2019, business names registration (fees) amendment (registries modernisation) bill 2019, corporations (fees) amendment (registries modernisation) bill 2019, national consumer credit protection (fees) amendment (registries modernisation) bill 2019, health insurance amendment (general practitioners and quality assurance) bill 2020
      • returned from senate
    • treasury laws amendment (2019 measures no. 3) bill 2019
      • consideration of senate message
        • Vamvakinou, Maria (The DEPUTY SPEAKER)
        • Howarth, Luke, MP
        • Jones, Stephen, MP
        • Thistlethwaite, Matt, MP
        • Sharkie, Rebekha, MP
        • Leigh, Andrew, MP
        • Mulino, Daniel, MP
        • division
        • Howarth, Luke, MP
  •   committees
    • health, aged care and sport committee
      • report
        • Zimmerman, Trent, MP
        • Hunt, Greg, MP
        • Freelander, Mike, MP
        • Zimmerman, Trent, MP
      • reference to federation chamber
        • Zimmerman, Trent, MP
  •   bills
    • great barrier reef marine park amendment (coronavirus economic response package) bill 2020
      • second reading
        • Butler, Terri, MP
        • Christensen, George, MP
        • Wilson, Josh, MP
  •   statements by members
    • liverpool city council ceo
      • Stanley, Anne, MP
    • gavi, the vaccine alliance
      • Sharma, Dave, MP
    • international cleaners day
      • Mitchell, Brian, MP
    • covid-19: defence personnel
      • Simmonds, Julian, MP
    • live animal exports
      • Coker, Elizabeth, MP
    • sturt electorate: queen's birthday honours
      • Stevens, James, MP
    • live animal exports
      • Claydon, Sharon, MP
    • queensland: police training
      • Thompson, Phillip, MP
    • oakfield lodge
      • Sharkie, Rebekha, MP
    • nightlight outreach
      • van Manen, Bert, MP
    • australia post
      • Wells, Anika, MP
    • queensland koala society
      • Vasta, Ross, MP
    • western australia: covid-19
      • Keogh, Matt, MP
    • censorship
      • Wallace, Andrew, MP
    • gambling
      • Murphy, Peta, MP
    • moncrieff electorate: queen's birthday honours
      • Bell, Angie, MP
    • domestic and family violence
      • Husic, Ed, MP
    • falloon, ms lesley, oam
      • Wilson, Tim, MP
    • covid-19: university sector
      • Chesters, Lisa, MP
    • o'connor electorate: infrastructure
      • Wilson, Rick, MP
  •   questions without notice
    • gillespie, mr karm (Marles, Richard, MP)
    • covid-19: employment (Archer, Bridget, MP)
    • infrastructure (Albanese, Anthony, MP)
    • covid-19: infrastructure (Conaghan, Patrick, MP)
    • roads (King, Catherine, MP)
    • migration (Katter, Bob, MP)
    • covid-19: economy (Simmonds, Julian, MP)
    • dams (Butler, Terri, MP)
    • covid-19: environment (Ramsey, Rowan, MP)
    • covid-19: benefits and payments (Chalmers, Jim, MP)
    • covid-19: jobmaker (Young, Terry, MP)
    • jobseeker payment (Albanese, Anthony, MP)
    • resources industry (Thompson, Phillip, MP)
    • jobkeeper payment (Albanese, Anthony, MP)
    • covid-19: health care (Allen, Katrina, MP)
    • covid-19: aged care (Hayes, Chris, MP)
    • employment (Leeser, Julian, MP)
    • sheean, ordinary seaman edward (teddy) (Albanese, Anthony, MP)
    • energy (Pearce, Gavin, MP)
    • dairy industry (Fitzgibbon, Joel, MP)
    • covid-19: trade (Vasta, Ross, MP)
    • australia post (Albanese, Anthony, MP)
    • regional australia (Gillespie, David, MP)
  •   business
    • rearrangement
      • Albanese, Anthony, MP
      • Porter, Christian, MP
      • division
      • Smith, Tony, MP
      • Burke, Tony, MP
      • Porter, Christian, MP
      • division
      • Smith, Tony, MP
      • Husic, Ed, MP
      • Porter, Christian, MP
      • division
      • Smith, Tony, MP
      • division
  •   bills
    • migration amendment (regulation of migration agents) bill 2019, migration agents registration application charge amendment (rates of charge) bill 2019
      • returned from senate
    • great barrier reef marine park amendment (coronavirus economic response package) bill 2020
      • second reading
        • Andrews, Kevin (The DEPUTY SPEAKER)
        • O'Dowd, Ken, MP
        • Wells, Anika, MP
        • Entsch, Warren, MP
        • Murphy, Peta, MP
        • Steggall, Zali, MP
        • Haines, Helen, MP
        • Katter, Bob, MP
        • Ley, Sussan, MP
        • division
      • third reading
        • Hawke, Alex, MP
    • national vocational education and training regulator amendment (governance and other matters) bill 2020
      • second reading
        • Kearney, Ged, MP
        • Wallace, Andrew, MP
        • Aly, Anne, MP
        • Coker, Elizabeth, MP
        • Hammond, Celia, MP
        • Hayes, Chris, MP
        • Pearce, Gavin, MP
        • Mitchell, Brian, MP
        • Webster, Anne, MP
        • Perrett, Graham, MP
  •   adjournment
    • Goodenough, Ian, MP
    • paterson electorate: covid-19
      • Swanson, Meryl, MP
    • herbert electorate: covid-19
      • Thompson, Phillip, MP
    • national reconciliation week
      • Gosling, Luke, MP
    • australian defence force parliamentary program
      • Stevens, James, MP
    • indigenous australians
      • Thistlethwaite, Matt, MP
    • grey electorate: queen's birthday honours
      • Ramsey, Rowan, MP
  • notices
  •   federation chamber
    • start of business
    • constituency statements
      • watson electorate: covid-19
        • Burke, Tony, MP
      • petrie electorate: environmental groups
        • Howarth, Luke, MP
      • covid-19: mental health
        • Bird, Sharon, MP
      • wide bay electorate: government funding
        • O'Brien, Llew, MP
      • leggatt, mrs del, oam, west gate tunnel
        • King, Catherine, MP
      • reid electorate: volunteer grants
        • Martin, Fiona, MP
      • barton electorate: ltyentye apurte community
        • Burney, Linda, MP
      • groom electorate: exports
        • McVeigh, John, MP
      • covid-19: welfare
        • Collins, Julie, MP
      • lindsay electorate: infrastructure
        • McIntosh, Melissa, MP
    • private members' business
      • chinese australians
        • Giles, Andrew, MP
        • Martin, Fiona, MP
        • Hayes, Chris, MP
        • Wilson, Tim, MP
        • O'Neil, Clare, MP
        • Entsch, Warren, MP
        • Perrett, Graham, MP
        • Liu, Gladys, MP
      • diabetes
        • Ramsey, Rowan, MP
        • Perrett, Graham, MP
        • Allen, Katrina, MP
        • Freelander, Mike, MP
        • Falinski, Jason, MP
        • Templeman, Susan, MP
        • Pasin, Tony, MP
      • water
        • Sharkie, Rebekha, MP
        • Drum, Damian, MP
        • Zappia, Tony, MP
        • Falinski, Jason, MP
        • Haines, Helen, MP
        • Webster, Anne, MP
      • pacific: covid-19
        • Young, Terry, MP
        • Steggall, Zali, MP
        • Pearce, Gavin, MP
        • Thistlethwaite, Matt, MP
        • Wallace, Andrew, MP
        • Connelly, Vince, MP
    • statements by members
      • australian labor party victorian branch
        • Haines, Helen, MP
      • moore electorate: road safety
        • Goodenough, Ian, MP
      • wills electorate: queen's birthday honours
        • Khalil, Peter, MP
      • chromy, mr josef
        • Archer, Bridget, MP
      • western sydney airport
        • Templeman, Susan, MP
      • moncrieff electorate: covid-19
        • Bell, Angie, MP
      • korean society of queensland
        • Perrett, Graham, MP
      • covid-19
        • Broadbent, Russell, MP
      • calwell electorate: covid-19
        • Vamvakinou, Maria, MP
      • dawson electorate: infrastructure
        • Christensen, George, MP
      • australian broadcasting corporation
        • Smith, David, MP
      • pensions and benefits
        • Conaghan, Patrick, MP
      • paterson electorate: small business
        • Swanson, Meryl, MP
      • stirling electorate: queen's birthday honours
        • Connelly, Vince, MP
      • morrison government
        • Leigh, Andrew, MP
      • victoria: rail
        • Drum, Damian, MP
      • jones, mr myles
        • McBride, Emma, MP
      • leichhardt electorate: queen's birthday honours
        • Entsch, Warren, MP
      • shortland electorate: r&r murphy
        • Conroy, Pat, MP
      • hampton community centre
        • Wilson, Tim, MP
      • australia post
        • Rishworth, Amanda, MP
      • lyne electorate: water
        • Gillespie, David, MP
      • international cleaners day
        • Phillips, Fiona, MP
      • menzies electorate: roads
        • Andrews, Kevin, MP
      • philippines: human rights
        • Hill, Julian, MP
      • curtin electorate: ocean heroes
        • Hammond, Celia, MP
      • dunkley electorate: all abilities football
        • Murphy, Peta, MP
      • canning electorate: queen's birthday honours
        • Hastie, Andrew, MP
      • gellibrand electorate: covid-19
        • Watts, Tim, MP
      • inland rail
        • Joyce, Barnaby, MP
    • private members' business
      • aged care
        • Collins, Julie, MP
        • Bell, Angie, MP
        • Kearney, Ged, MP
        • Simmonds, Julian, MP
        • Claydon, Sharon, MP
        • Archer, Bridget, MP
        • McBride, Emma, MP
        • Haines, Helen, MP
        • Phillips, Fiona, MP
      • veterans: suicide
        • Thompson, Phillip, MP
        • Steggall, Zali, MP
        • Pearce, Gavin, MP
        • Gosling, Luke, MP
        • Wallace, Andrew, MP
        • Templeman, Susan, MP
        • Connelly, Vince, MP
        • Wells, Anika, MP
      • public service contractors
        • Claydon, Sharon, MP
        • Wilson, Tim, MP
        • Hill, Julian, MP
        • Kelly, Craig, MP
        • Murphy, Peta, MP
        • Payne, Alicia, MP
        • Smith, David, MP
    • private members' business
      • australia and the united states of america
        • Sharma, Dave, MP
        • Gosling, Luke, MP
        • Alexander, John, MP
        • Gorman, Patrick, MP
      • heart failure
        • Alexander, John, MP

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