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  Table of contents

  • start of business
  •   statement by the speaker
    • parlview
      • Burke, Anna, MP
  •   petitions
    • Murphy, John, MP
    • radio
    • eden-monaro electorate: mining
    • banking
    • melbourne airport
    • marriage
    • international students
    • guguila, dr mihaela
    • surrogacy
    • richmond electorate: aged care
    • goods and services tax
    • higher education: student income support
    • macquarie river pipeline
    • macquarie river pipeline
  •   petitions
    • responses
      • Murphy, John, MP
    • asylum seekers
    • far west community legal centre
    • medication dispensing fees
    • child support
    • bolivarian republic of venezuela
    • age pension
    • parliamentary zone: parking
  •   committees
    • petitions committee
      • report
        • Murphy, John, MP
      • report and reference to federation chamber
        • Murphy, John, MP
  •   private members' business
    • private members' motions
      • reference to federation chamber
        • Burke, Anna, MP
  •   committees
    • intelligence and security committee
      • report
        • Byrne, Anthony, MP
        • Ruddock, Philip, MP
        • Byrne, Anthony, MP
      • report and reference to federation chamber
        • Byrne, Anthony, MP
    • aboriginal and torres strait islander affairs committee
      • report
        • Saffin, Janelle, MP
        • Stone, Dr Sharman, MP
        • Saffin, Janelle, MP
      • report and reference to federation chamber
        • Saffin, Janelle, MP
    • procedure committee
      • report
        • Lyons, Geoff, MP
  •   delegation reports
    • parliamentary delegation to papua new guinea
      • Grierson, Sharon, MP
      • Prentice, Jane, MP
  •   committees
    • social policy and legal affairs committee
      • report
        • Perrett, Graham, MP
    • agriculture, resources, fisheries and forestry committee
      • report
        • Adams, Dick, MP
        • Tehan, Dan, MP
    • health and ageing committee
      • report
        • Hall, Jill, MP
        • Irons, Steve, MP
        • Hall, Jill, MP
      • report and reference to federation chamber
        • Hall, Jill, MP
    • foreign affairs, defence and trade joint committee
      • report
        • Ferguson, Laurie, MP
        • Ruddock, Philip, MP
        • Ferguson, Laurie, MP
      • report and reference to federation chamber
        • Ferguson, Laurie, MP
  •   delegation reports
    • foreign affairs, defence and trade joint committee delegation to indonesia and timor-leste
      • Danby, Michael, MP
      • Stone, Dr Sharman, MP
  •   bills
    • renewable fuel bill 2013
      • first reading
        • Katter, Bob, MP
  •   committees
    • education and employment committee
      • Symon, Mike, MP
    • regional australia committee
      • Windsor, Tony, MP
      • Gibbons, Steve, MP
  •   bills
    • asbestos safety and eradication agency bill 2013, australian citizenship amendment (special residence requirements) bill 2013, statute stocktake (appropriations) bill 2013, tax laws amendment (medicare levy) bill 2013, disabilitycare australia fund (consequential amendments) bill 2013, parliamentary service amendment (parliamentary budget officer) bill 2013, international monetary agreements amendment bill 2013, insurance contracts amendment bill 2013, corporations and financial sector legislation amendment bill 2013, social security legislation amendment (disaster recovery allowance) bill 2013, statute law revision bill 2013, court security bill 2013, court security (consequential amendments) bill 2013, military justice (interim measures) amendment bill 2013, customs tariff amendment (incorporation of proposals) bill 2013, water efficiency labelling and standards (registration fees) bill 2013, water efficiency labelling and standards amendment (registration fees) bill 2013, international interests in mobile equipment (cape town convention) bill 2013, international interests in mobile equipment (cape town convention) (consequential amendments) bill 2013, national measurement amendment bill 2013, aboriginal land rights and other legislation amendment bill 2013, indigenous education (targeted assistance) amendment bill 2013
      • returned from senate
    • international organisations (privileges and immunities) amendment bill 2013
      • first reading
  •   committees
    • public works committee
      • report
        • Livermore, Kirsten, MP
    • law enforcement committee
      • Cheeseman, Darren, MP
      • report and reference to federation chamber
        • Cheeseman, Darren, MP
  •   parliamentary representation
    • valedictory
      • Livermore, Kirsten, MP
      • Jenkins, Harry, MP
      • Neville, Paul, MP
      • Somlyay, Alexander, MP
  •   statements by members
    • boer war memorial
      • Prentice, Jane, MP
    • ponting, mr ricky
      • Lyons, Geoff, MP
    • hospitals
      • O'Dwyer, Kelly, MP
    • canberra electorate: economy
      • Brodtmann, Gai, MP
    • brisbane electorate: teneriffe festival
      • Gambaro, Teresa, MP
  •   condolences
    • baird, corporal cameron stewart, mg
      • Gillard, Julia, MP
      • Abbott, Tony, MP
      • Smith, Stephen, MP
      • Robert, Stuart, MP
      • reference to federation chamber
        • Albanese, Anthony, MP
  •   motions
    • parliament house: 25th anniversary
      • Gillard, Julia, MP
      • Abbott, Tony, MP
      • reference to federation chamber
        • Albanese, Anthony, MP
  •   ministerial arrangements
    • Gillard, Julia, MP
  •   questions without notice
    • gillard government (Abbott, Tony, MP)
    • economy (Symon, Mike, MP)
    • carbon pricing (Hunt, Greg, MP)
    • education funding (Lyons, Geoff, MP)
    • budget (Hockey, Joe, MP)
    • economy (Katter, Bob, MP)
    • education funding (Melham, Daryl, MP)
    • migration (Morrison, Scott, MP)
    • economy (Georganas, Steve, MP)
    • gillard government (Bishop, Julie, MP)
    • superannuation (Smyth, Laura, MP)
    • gillard government (Pyne, Christopher, MP)
    • tasmanian forestry (Adams, Dick, MP)
  •   personal explanations
    • Abbott, Tony, MP
    • Morrison, Scott, MP
  •   auditor-general's reports
    • report no. 51 of 2012-13
      • Burke, Anna, MP
  •   personal explanations
    • O'Dwyer, Kelly, MP
  •   documents
    • presentation
      • Albanese, Anthony, MP
  •   bills
    • australian citizenship amendment (special residence requirements) bill 2013, asbestos safety and eradication agency bill 2013, corporations and financial sector legislation amendment bill 2013, environment protection and biodiversity conservation amendment bill 2013
      • assent
    • grape and wine legislation amendment (australian grape and wine authority) bill 2013
      • first reading
      • second reading
        • Sidebottom, Sid, MP
    • poker machine harm reduction ($1 bets and other measures) bill 2012, anti-money laundering amendment (gaming machine venues) bill 2012, interactive gambling amendment (virtual credits) bill 2013
      • report from committee
        • Wilkie, Andrew, MP
      • report and reference to federation chamber
        • Wilkie, Andrew, MP
    • primary industries (excise) levies amendment (australian grape and wine authority) bill 2013
      • first reading
      • second reading
        • Sidebottom, Sid, MP
    • primary industries (customs) charges amendment (australian grape and wine authority) bill 2013
      • first reading
      • second reading
        • Sidebottom, Sid, MP
  •   parliamentary representation
    • valedictory
      • Haase, Barry, MP
      • Forrest, John, MP
  •   committees
    • broadcasting legislation committee
      • report
        • Murphy, John, MP
  •   bills
    • migration amendment (temporary sponsored visas) bill 2013
      • second reading
        • Irons, Steve, MP
        • Stone, Dr Sharman, MP
        • Katter, Bob, MP
        • Hartsuyker, Luke, MP
        • Prentice, Jane, MP
        • Gambaro, Teresa, MP
        • Entsch, Warren, MP
        • Alexander, John, MP
    • homelessness bill 2013
      • report from federation chamber
      • third reading
        • Rishworth, Amanda, MP
    • homelessness (consequential amendments) bill 2013
      • report from federation chamber
      • third reading
        • Rishworth, Amanda, MP
    • intellectual property laws amendment bill 2013
      • second reading
        • Mirabella, Sophie, MP
        • Parke, Melissa, MP
        • Jensen, Dennis, MP
        • D'Ath, Yvette, MP
    • migration amendment (temporary sponsored visas) bill 2013
      • second reading
        • Coulton, Mark, MP
        • Georganas, Steve, MP
        • Ruddock, Philip, MP
        • Griggs, Natasha, MP
    • intellectual property laws amendment bill 2013
      • second reading
        • division
  •   committees
    • foreign affairs, defence and trade joint committee
      • report
        • Jensen, Dennis, MP
        • Jensen, Dennis, MP
      • report and reference to federation chamber
        • Jensen, Dennis, MP
  •   private members' business
    • human rights: vietnam
      • Ruddock, Philip, MP
    • protection of national parks
      • Zappia, Tony, MP
  •   business
    • suspension of standing and sessional orders
      • Albanese, Anthony, MP
  •   private members' business
    • protection of national parks
      • Chester, Darren, MP
      • Smyth, Laura, MP
      • Entsch, Warren, MP
      • Georganas, Steve, MP
      • McCormack, Michael, MP
      • Hall, Jill, MP
      • Katter, Bob, MP
  •   bills
    • infrastructure (priority funding) amendment bill 2013
      • second reading
        • Bandt, Adam, MP
        • Husic, Ed, MP
        • Truss, Warren, MP
        • Marles, Richard, MP
        • Fletcher, Paul, MP
  •   adjournment
    • macarthur electorate: sport awards
      • Matheson, Russell, MP
    • cross river rail project
      • Rudd, Kevin, MP
    • wright electorate: farmers
      • Buchholz, Scott, MP
    • holt electorate: indian community
      • Byrne, Anthony, MP
    • economy
      • Chester, Darren, MP
    • australian labor party
      • Lyons, Geoff, MP
    • parliament
      • Alexander, John, MP
    • forestry
      • Adams, Dick, MP
    • project now
      • Prentice, Jane, MP
    • corio electorate: bike safe
      • Marles, Richard, MP
    • hasluck electorate: community safety
      • Wyatt, Ken, MP
    • middle eastern respiratory syndrome
      • Murphy, John, MP
  • notices
  •   federation chamber
    • start of business
    • constituency statements
      • longman electorate: volunteers
        • Roy, Wyatt, MP
      • blair electorate: infrastructure
        • Neumann, Shayne, MP
      • western sydney homeless connect
        • Hawke, Alex, MP
      • food labelling
        • Georganas, Steve, MP
      • mayo electorate: mount barker christmas pageant
        • Briggs, Jamie, MP
      • fraser electorate: multiculturalism
        • Leigh, Andrew, MP
      • pacific partnership 2013
        • Stone, Dr Sharman, MP
      • nurses
        • Saffin, Janelle, MP
      • bennelong electorate: korean community
        • Alexander, John, MP
      • makin electorate: live theatre
        • Zappia, Tony, MP
    • private members' business
      • sharps injuries
        • Washer, Dr Mal, MP
        • Perrett, Graham, MP
        • Moylan, Judi, MP
        • Zappia, Tony, MP
        • Thomson, Craig, MP
        • Hall, Jill, MP
        • Prentice, Jane, MP
        • McCormack, Michael, MP
        • Neumann, Shayne, MP
        • Jensen, Dennis, MP
        • Champion, Nick, MP
        • Chester, Darren, MP
        • Marino, Nola, MP
        • Cheeseman, Darren (The DEPUTY SPEAKER)
      • natural gas
        • Jones, Stephen, MP
        • McCormack, Michael, MP
        • Champion, Nick, MP
        • Kelly, Craig, MP
      • australian embassy in hungary
        • Somlyay, Alexander, MP
        • Slipper, Peter, MP
        • Frydenberg, Josh, MP
        • Ferguson, Laurie, MP
    • bills
      • marriage equality amendment bill 2012
        • second reading
          • Garrett, Peter, MP
    • business
      • rearrangement
        • Perrett, Graham, MP
    • bills
      • homelessness bill 2013, homelessness (consequential amendments) bill 2013
        • second reading
          • Andrews, Kevin, MP
          • Brodtmann, Gai, MP
          • Bandt, Adam, MP
          • Prentice, Jane, MP
          • Butler, Mark, MP
    • bills
      • homelessness (consequential amendments) bill 2013
        • second reading
    • condolences
      • hodgman, hon. william michael, am, qc
        • Prentice, Jane, MP
        • Ruddock, Philip, MP
        • Turnbull, Malcolm, MP
        • McCormack, Michael, MP
        • Frydenberg, Josh, MP
        • Cheeseman, Darren, MP
      • baird, corporal cameron stewart, mg
        • Frydenberg, Josh, MP
        • Snowdon, Warren, MP
        • Andrews, Karen, MP
        • Leigh, Andrew, MP
        • McCormack, Michael, MP
        • Sidebottom, Sid, MP
        • Jones, Ewen, MP
        • Fitzgibbon, Joel, MP
        • Morrison, Scott, MP
        • Brodtmann, Gai, MP
    • private members' business
      • cybersafety
        • Irons, Steve, MP
        • Brodtmann, Gai, MP
        • Prentice, Jane, MP
        • Elliot, Justine, MP
        • Gambaro, Teresa, MP
        • Leigh, Andrew, MP
        • Wyatt, Ken, MP
        • Zappia, Tony, MP
        • Tehan, Dan, MP
        • Rishworth, Amanda, MP
        • Griffin, Alan, MP
      • rare diseases
        • Hall, Jill, MP
        • Wyatt, Ken, MP
        • Hayes, Chris, MP
        • Alexander, John, MP
        • Lyons, Geoff, MP
        • Prentice, Jane, MP
      • international cleaners day
        • Georganas, Steve, MP
        • Hunt, Greg, MP
        • Champion, Nick, MP
        • Jensen, Dennis, MP
    • bills
      • competition and consumer amendment (strengthening rules about misuse of market power) bill 2013
        • second reading
          • Oakeshott, Robert, MP
    • grievance debate
      • flynn electorate: telecommunications
        • O'Dowd, Ken, MP
      • australian chinese community
        • Rowland, Michelle, MP
      • competition laws
        • Kelly, Craig, MP
      • australian public service
        • Owens, Julie, MP
      • australian labor party
        • Jensen, Dennis, MP
      • 43rd parliament
        • Oakeshott, Robert, MP
  •   questions in writing
    • national broadband network (question no. 826) (Fletcher, Paul, MP)
    • twitter (question no. 1508) (Oakeshott, Robert, MP)
    • chinese military exercises (question no. 1509) (Oakeshott, Robert, MP)
    • tibet (question no. 1510) (Oakeshott, Robert, MP)
    • foreign affairs: tobacco plain packaging taskforce; and the tobacco dispute section (question no. 1514) (Bishop, Julie, MP)
    • foreign affairs: tobacco plain packaging laws (question no. 1515) (Bishop, Julie, MP)
    • australia post (question no. 1516) (Oakeshott, Robert, MP)
    • trans-pacific partnership agreement (question no. 1517) (Fletcher, Paul, MP)

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