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  Table of contents

  • start of business
  •   bills
    • medical research future fund bill 2015
      • first reading
      • second reading
        • Hockey, Joe, MP
    • medical research future fund (consequential amendments) bill 2015
      • first reading
      • second reading
        • Hockey, Joe, MP
    • renewable energy (electricity) amendment bill 2015
      • first reading
      • second reading
        • Hunt, Greg, MP
    • national health amendment (pharmaceutical benefits) bill 2015
      • first reading
      • second reading
        • Ley, Sussan, MP
    • private health insurance (national joint replacement register levy) amendment bill 2015
      • first reading
      • second reading
        • Ley, Sussan, MP
    • crimes legislation amendment (penalty unit) bill 2015
      • first reading
      • second reading
        • Keenan, Michael, MP
    • tax and superannuation laws amendment (medicare levy and medicare levy surcharge) bill 2015
      • first reading
      • second reading
        • Frydenberg, Josh, MP
    • private health insurance (prudential supervision) bill 2015
      • first reading
      • second reading
        • Frydenberg, Josh, MP
    • private health insurance (prudential supervision) (consequential amendments and transitional provisions) bill 2015
      • first reading
      • second reading
        • Frydenberg, Josh, MP
    • private health insurance supervisory levy imposition bill 2015
      • first reading
      • second reading
        • Frydenberg, Josh, MP
    • private health insurance (risk equalisation levy) amendment bill 2015
      • first reading
      • second reading
        • Frydenberg, Josh, MP
    • private health insurance (collapsed insurer levy) amendment bill 2015
      • first reading
      • second reading
        • Frydenberg, Josh, MP
    • tax and superannuation laws amendment (2015 measures no. 1) bill 2015
      • first reading
      • second reading
        • Frydenberg, Josh, MP
    • tax and superannuation laws amendment (2015 measures no. 3) bill 2015
      • first reading
      • second reading
        • Frydenberg, Josh, MP
    • tax and superannuation laws amendment (employee share schemes) bill 2015
      • second reading
        • Leigh, Andrew, MP
        • Smith, Tony, MP
        • Conroy, Pat, MP
        • Brough, Mal, MP
        • Chalmers, Jim, MP
        • Coleman, David, MP
        • MacTiernan, Alannah, MP
        • Hawke, Alex, MP
        • Butler, Terri, MP
        • Roy, Wyatt, MP
        • Owens, Julie, MP
        • Williams, Matt, MP
  •   statements by members
    • holt, mr peter, timbercorp
      • Macklin, Jenny, MP
    • australian broadcasting corporation, bureau of meteorology
      • Broad, Andrew, MP
    • rankin electorate: trade training centres
      • Chalmers, Jim, MP
    • smith, ms emily
      • Alexander, John, MP
    • lalor electorate: budget
      • Ryan, Joanne, MP
    • pie of origin
      • Ruddock, Philip, MP
    • same-sex relationships
      • Giles, Andrew, MP
    • pie of origin
      • Brough, Mal, MP
    • wangaratta festival of jazz and blues
      • McGowan, Cathy, MP
    • out for australia
      • Gambaro, Teresa, MP
    • community services
      • Brodtmann, Gai, MP
    • banks electorate: nepal earthquake fundraising dinner
      • Coleman, David, MP
    • supertrawlers
      • Zappia, Tony, MP
    • north queensland: urannah dam
      • Christensen, George, MP
    • kingsford smith electorate: coast golf club
      • Thistlethwaite, Matt, MP
    • rural and regional health services
      • Cobb, John, MP
    • indigenous affairs: anniversary
      • Claydon, Sharon, MP
    • parkes, sir henry
      • Coulton, Mark, MP
    • workplace relations
      • Chesters, Lisa, MP
    • leichhardt electorate: cairns hockey association
      • Entsch, Warren, MP
  •   condolences
    • johnson, hon. leslie royston, am
      • Abbott, Tony, MP
      • Shorten, Bill, MP
      • reference to federation chamber
        • Pyne, Christopher, MP
  •   questions without notice
    • same-sex relationships (Shorten, Bill, MP)
    • budget (Prentice, Jane, MP)
    • goods and services tax (Shorten, Bill, MP)
    • medical research (Roy, Wyatt, MP)
    • budget (Shorten, Bill, MP)
    • pharmaceutical benefits scheme (Simpkins, Luke, MP)
  •   distinguished visitors
    • Bishop, Bronwyn, MP
  •   questions without notice
    • budget (Bowen, Chris, MP)
    • budget (Palmer, Clive, MP)
    • budget (Broad, Andrew, MP)
    • budget (Plibersek, Tanya, MP)
    • budget (Van Manen, Bert, MP)
    • health care (King, Catherine, MP)
    • defence (Griggs, Natasha, MP)
    • budget (Shorten, Bill, MP)
    • national security (Howarth, Luke, MP)
    • budget (King, Catherine, MP)
    • education (Vasta, Ross, MP)
    • education (Shorten, Bill, MP)
    • great barrier reef (Jones, Ewen, MP)
    • education (Shorten, Bill, MP)
    • national broadband network (Irons, Steve, MP)
  •   statement by the speaker
    • legislative assembly of norfolk island: remonstrance
      • Bishop, Bronwyn, MP
  •   questions to the speaker
    • question time (Burke, Tony, MP)
    • questions in writing (Rowland, Michelle, MP)
  •   committees
    • selection committee
      • report
        • Bishop, Bronwyn, MP
  •   questions to the speaker
    • question time
      • Bishop, Bronwyn, MP
  •   documents
    • presentation
      • Pyne, Christopher, MP
  •   matters of public importance
    • budget
      • Bishop, Bronwyn, MP
      • Bowen, Chris, MP
      • Billson, Bruce, MP
      • Ripoll, Bernie, MP
      • McCormack, Michael, MP
      • Mitchell, Rob, MP
      • Roy, Wyatt, MP
      • Griffin, Alan, MP
      • Wicks, Lucy, MP
      • Ryan, Joanne, MP
      • Simpkins, Luke, MP
  •   bills
    • quarantine charges (imposition—customs) amendment bill 2015, quarantine charges (imposition—excise) amendment bill 2015, quarantine charges (imposition—general) amendment bill 2015, health insurance (approved pathology specimen collection centres) tax amendment (norfolk island) bill 2015, seafarers rehabilitation and compensation and other legislation amendment bill 2015, a new tax system (medicare levy surcharge—fringe benefits) amendment bill 2015, tax and superannuation laws amendment (norfolk island reforms) bill 2015, health and other services (compensation) care charges amendment (norfolk island) bill 2015, aged care (accommodation payment security) levy amendment (norfolk island) bill 2015, private health insurance (risk equalisation levy) amendment (norfolk island) bill 2015, private health insurance amendment 2015, health insurance (pathology) (fees) amendment (norfolk island) bill 2015, norfolk island legislation amendment bill 2015, tribunals amalgamation bill 2015
      • assent
    • tax and superannuation laws amendment (employee share schemes) bill 2015
      • second reading
        • Bandt, Adam, MP
        • Turnbull, Malcolm, MP
        • Husic, Ed, MP
        • Henderson, Sarah, MP
        • Fletcher, Paul, MP
        • Hutchinson, Eric, MP
        • Irons, Steve, MP
        • Van Manen, Bert, MP
        • Kelly, Craig, MP
        • Billson, Bruce, MP
      • third reading
        • Billson, Bruce, MP
  •   business
    • rearrangement
      • Robert, Stuart, MP
  •   motions
    • centenary of anzac
      • McGowan, Cathy, MP
      • Irons, Steve, MP
      • Thistlethwaite, Matt, MP
      • Dutton, Peter, MP
      • Fitzgibbon, Joel, MP
      • Baldwin, Bob, MP
      • Swan, Wayne, MP
      • Gillespie, David, MP
  •   adjournment
    • Scott, Bruce, MP
    • community television
      • Rowland, Michelle, MP
    • wright electorate
      • Buchholz, Scott, MP
    • lalor electorate: werribee mercy hospital
      • Ryan, Joanne, MP
    • multiculturalism
      • Christensen, George, MP
    • indigenous affairs
      • Neumann, Shayne, MP
    • calare electorate: columbia aged care services
      • Cobb, John, MP
    • clean start
      • O'Connor, Brendan, MP
  • notices
  •   federation chamber
    • start of business
    • constituency statements
      • vietnam
        • Hayes, Chris, MP
      • national volunteer week
        • Hartsuyker, Luke, MP
      • lord howe island: internet
        • Plibersek, Tanya, MP
      • national palliative care week
        • Marino, Nola, MP
      • live animal exports
        • Wilkie, Andrew, MP
      • moore electorate: roads
        • Goodenough, Ian, MP
      • melbourne ports electorate: oaktree anglican church
        • Danby, Michael, MP
      • calare electorate: roads to recovery
        • Cobb, John, MP
      • bendigo electorate: hazeldene's chicken farm
        • Chesters, Lisa, MP
      • casey electorate: kirkbrae homes, kallista kindergarten
        • Smith, Tony, MP
    • bills
      • appropriation bill (no. 1) 2015-2016, appropriation bill (no. 2) 2015-2016, appropriation (parliamentary departments) bill (no. 1) 2015-2016, appropriation bill (no. 5) 2014-2015, appropriation bill (no. 6) 2014-2015
        • Conroy, Pat, MP
        • Andrews, Karen, MP
        • Burke, Anna, MP
        • Nikolic, Andrew, MP
        • Ryan, Joanne, MP
        • Baldwin, Bob, MP
        • Mitchell, Rob, MP
        • Brough, Mal, MP
        • Elliot, Justine, MP
        • Ramsey, Rowan, MP
        • Owens, Julie, MP
        • Broadbent, Russell, MP
        • Hall, Jill, MP
        • Irons, Steve, MP
        • Swan, Wayne, MP
        • Ruddock, Philip, MP
        • O'Connor, Brendan, MP
        • Christensen, George, MP
        • Ripoll, Bernie, MP
        • Hendy, Peter, MP
        • Ferguson, Laurie, MP
        • Fletcher, Paul, MP
        • Watts, Tim, MP
        • Jones, Ewen, MP

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