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  Table of contents

  • start of business
  •   private members' business
    • private members' motions
      • reference to federation chamber
        • Slipper, Peter, MP
  •   bills
    • intellectual property laws amendment (raising the bar) bill 2011 [2012], migration legislation amendment (the bali process) bill 2012
      • reference to federation chamber
        • Hall, Jill, MP
  •   petitions
    • Murphy, John, MP
    • marriage
    • easter sunday
    • defence force retirement and death benefit amendment (fair indexation) legislation
    • australian broadcasting corporation
    • pharmaceutical services
    • marriage
    • migration
    • superannuation
    • judicial misbehaviour
    • judicial misbehaviour
    • medicare
  •   petitions
    • responses
      • Murphy, John, MP
    • taxation
    • importation of primates
    • mental health
    • hrl coal fired power station
    • child care
  •   petitions
    • statements
      • Murphy, John, MP
  •   committees
    • agriculture, resources, fisheries and forestry committee
      • report
        • Adams, Dick, MP
    • health and ageing committee
      • report
        • Georganas, Steve, MP
        • Irons, Steve, MP
      • report and reference to federation chamber
        • Georganas, Steve, MP
    • law enforcement committee
      • report
        • Hayes, Chris, MP
        • Keenan, Michael, MP
      • report and reference to federation chamber
        • Hayes, Chris, MP
  •   bills
    • health insurance (dental services) bill 2012
      • first reading
        • Dutton, Peter, MP
    • solar hot water rebate bill 2012
      • first reading
        • Hunt, Greg, MP
  •   private members' business
    • minerals resource rent tax
      • Fitzgibbon, Joel, MP
      • O'Dwyer, Kelly, MP
      • Jones, Stephen, MP
      • Briggs, Jamie, MP
      • Hall, Jill, MP
      • Randall, Don, MP
    • wild rivers (environmental management) bill 2011
      • Abbott, Tony, MP
      • Entsch, Warren, MP
      • Fitzgibbon, Joel, MP
  •   bills
    • fairer private health insurance incentives (medicare levy surcharge) bill 2012, fairer private health insurance incentives (medicare levy surcharge—fringe benefits) bill 2012, fairer private health insurance incentives bill 2012
      • returned from senate
  •   committees
    • membership
      • D'Ath, Yvette (The DEPUTY SPEAKER)
  •   bills
    • road safety remuneration bill 2011
      • consideration in detail
        • D'Ath, Yvette (The DEPUTY SPEAKER)
  •   motions
    • customs
      • Morrison, Scott, MP
      • Shorten, Bill, MP
  •   bills
    • road safety remuneration bill 2012
      • consideration in detail
        • D'Ath, Yvette (The DEPUTY SPEAKER)
        • Fletcher, Paul, MP
        • Shorten, Bill, MP
        • division
        • Slipper, Peter, MP
        • division
        • Slipper, Peter, MP
        • division
      • third reading
        • Shorten, Bill, MP
    • road safety remuneration (consequential amendments and related provisions) bill 2011
      • second reading
        • Shorten, Bill, MP
      • consideration in detail
        • Shorten, Bill, MP
        • Truss, Warren, MP
        • Shorten, Bill, MP
        • division
      • third reading
        • Shorten, Bill, MP
  •   motions
    • customs
      • Morrison, Scott, MP
      • Albanese, Anthony, MP
      • division
      • Keenan, Michael, MP
      • Albanese, Anthony, MP
      • division
  •   business
    • rearrangement
      • Albanese, Anthony, MP
  •   motions
    • renewable energy amendment regulations
      • disallowance
        • Oakeshott, Robert, MP
        • Cobb, John, MP
  •   statements by members
    • boothby electorate: olympic swimming trials
      • Southcott, Dr Andrew, MP
    • lebanese cedar planting
      • Owens, Julie, MP
    • higgins electorate: simpson prize
      • O'Dwyer, Kelly, MP
    • sbs codes of practice
      • Danby, Michael, MP
    • blood, mrs audrey, oam
      • Markus, Louise, MP
    • mcelhinny, dr chris
      • Leigh, Andrew, MP
    • myrtle rust
      • O'Dowd, Ken, MP
    • tibet
      • Parke, Melissa, MP
    • regional aviation association of australia conference
      • Baldwin, Bob, MP
    • men's sheds
      • Hayes, Chris, MP
  •   condolences
    • whitlam, mrs margaret elaine, ao
      • Gillard, Julia, MP
      • Abbott, Tony, MP
      • Plibersek, Tanya, MP
      • Bishop, Julie, MP
      • Rudd, Kevin, MP
      • Turnbull, Malcolm, MP
      • reference to federation chamber
        • Albanese, Anthony, MP
    • his holiness pope shenouda iii
      • Gillard, Julia, MP
      • Abbott, Tony, MP
      • reference to federation chamber
        • Albanese, Anthony, MP
  •   questions without notice
    • carbon pricing (Truss, Warren, MP)
    • economy (Smyth, Laura, MP)
    • carbon pricing (Gambaro, Teresa, MP)
    • vocational education and training (Melham, Daryl, MP)
    • member for dobell (Ley, Sussan, MP)
    • leukemia (Wilkie, Andrew, MP)
    • mining (Owens, Julie, MP)
    • member for dobell (Pyne, Christopher, MP)
    • customs (Murphy, John, MP)
    • member for dobell (Pyne, Christopher, MP)
  •   motions
    • prime minister
      • Pyne, Christopher, MP
      • Bishop, Julie, MP
      • Albanese, Anthony, MP
      • Emerson, Craig, MP
      • division
  •   questions to the speaker
    • standing orders (Abbott, Tony, MP)
  •   documents
    • presentation
      • Smith, Stephen, MP
  •   questions to the speaker
    • standing orders (Baldwin, Bob, MP)
      • Baldwin, Bob, MP
      • Slipper, Peter, MP
      • Pyne, Christopher, MP
      • Slipper, Peter, MP
  •   committees
    • national broadband network committee
      • membership
        • Slipper, Peter, MP
        • Smith, Stephen, MP
    • public works committee
      • report
        • Saffin, Janelle, MP
        • Forrest, John, MP
      • report
        • Saffin, Janelle, MP
  •   bills
    • superannuation legislation amendment (mysuper core provisions) bill 2011, superannuation legislation amendment (trustee obligations and prudential standards) bill 2012
      • report from committee
        • O'Neill, Deb, MP
        • Fletcher, Paul, MP
    • electoral and referendum amendment (protecting elector participation) bill 2012
      • report from committee
        • Melham, Daryl, MP
        • Bishop, Bronwyn, MP
  •   motions
    • renewable energy amendment regulations
      • disallowance
        • Cobb, John, MP
        • Combet, Greg, MP
        • Chester, Darren, MP
        • Bandt, Adam, MP
        • Hunt, Greg, MP
        • Windsor, Tony, MP
        • Tehan, Dan, MP
        • division
  •   bills
    • insurance contracts amendment bill 2011
      • report from federation chamber
      • third reading
        • Marles, Richard, MP
  •   committees
    • foreign affairs, defence and trade joint committee
      • report
        • Jensen, Dennis, MP
      • report and reference to federation chamber
        • Jensen, Dennis, MP
  •   bills
    • classification (publications, films and computer games) amendment (r 18+ computer games) bill 2012
      • report from federation chamber
      • third reading
        • Bird, Sharon, MP
    • corporations amendment (future of financial advice) bill 2011, corporations amendment (further future of financial advice measures) bill 2011
      • second reading
        • Hockey, Joe, MP
        • Perrett, Graham, MP
        • Jones, Ewen, MP
        • Brodtmann, Gai, MP
        • Van Manen, Bert, MP
        • Husic, Ed, MP
        • Prentice, Jane, MP
        • Jones, Stephen, MP
  •   private members' business
    • wild rivers (environmental management) bill 2011
      • Entsch, Warren, MP
      • Husic, Ed, MP
      • Laming, Andrew, MP
      • Hall, Jill, MP
      • Tehan, Dan, MP
      • Saffin, Janelle, MP
      • Tudge, Alan, MP
      • Zappia, Tony, MP
  •   motions
    • afghanistan
      • Bandt, Adam, MP
      • Robert, Stuart, MP
      • Wilkie, Andrew, MP
      • Simpkins, Luke, MP
      • Brodtmann, Gai, MP
      • Jones, Ewen, MP
  •   adjournment
    • defence procurement
      • Jensen, Dennis, MP
    • national servicemen's day
      • Lyons, Geoff, MP
    • member for lyne
      • Hartsuyker, Luke, MP
    • scullin electorate: higher education
      • Jenkins, Harry, MP
    • traralgon cbd safety committee, latrobe regional hospital
      • Chester, Darren, MP
    • throsby electorate: onesteel
      • Jones, Stephen, MP
    • sydney light rail network
      • Turnbull, Malcolm, MP
    • whitlam, mrs margaret elaine, ao, special olympics asia pacific regional games
      • Grierson, Sharon, MP
    • forgotten australians
      • Irons, Steve, MP
    • manufacturing
      • Thomson, Kelvin, MP
    • wannon electorate: roads
      • Tehan, Dan, MP
    • world tuberculosis day
      • Murphy, John, MP
  •   main committee
    • start of business
    • constituency statements
      • joyce, ms brittany
        • Gash, Joanna, MP
      • kinnane, mr les
        • Neumann, Shayne, MP
      • queensland state election
        • Jones, Ewen, MP
      • ross, mr peter
        • Gray, Gary, MP
      • hasluck electorate: community awards
        • Wyatt, Ken, MP
      • ballarat electorate: headspace
        • King, Catherine, MP
      • queensland state election
        • Buchholz, Scott, MP
      • lindsay electorate: penrith relay for life
        • Bradbury, David, MP
      • coastguard brisbane
        • Vasta, Ross, MP
      • corio electorate: encompass@leopold
        • Marles, Richard, MP
    • bills
      • migration legislation amendment (the bali process) bill 2012
        • second reading
          • Oakeshott, Robert, MP
          • Morrison, Scott, MP
          • Bowen, Chris, MP
          • Keenan, Michael, MP
          • Jenkins, Harry, MP
    • motions
      • careers in agriculture
        • Stone, Dr Sharman, MP
        • Sidebottom, Sid, MP
        • Scott, Bruce, MP
        • Bird, Sharon, MP
        • Haase, Barry, MP
        • Lyons, Geoff, MP
        • Ley, Sussan, MP
        • Adams, Dick, MP
        • Ramsey, Rowan, MP
        • Zappia, Tony, MP
      • albany: anzac centenary
        • Crook, Tony, MP
        • Robert, Stuart, MP
        • Griffin, Alan, MP
    • bills
      • classification (publications, films and computer games) amendment (r 18+ computer games) bill 2012
        • second reading
          • Tudge, Alan, MP
          • Neville, Paul, MP
          • Buchholz, Scott, MP
          • Fletcher, Paul, MP
          • Clare, Jason, MP
      • intellectual property laws amendment (raising the bar) bill 2011 [2012]
        • second reading
          • Dreyfus, Mark, MP
          • Mirabella, Sophie, MP
          • Zappia, Tony, MP
          • Hall, Jill, MP
          • Parke, Melissa, MP
          • Bandt, Adam, MP
          • Dreyfus, Mark, MP
    • private members' business
      • world war ii
        • Parke, Melissa, MP
        • Gambaro, Teresa, MP
        • Ferguson, Laurie, MP
        • McCormack, Michael, MP
        • Georganas, Steve, MP
        • Robert, Stuart, MP
      • wind turbines
        • Moylan, Judi, MP
        • Zappia, Tony, MP
        • Schultz, Alby, MP
        • Smyth, Laura, MP
        • Matheson, Russell, MP
        • Owens, Julie, MP
        • Kelly, Craig, MP
        • Husic, Ed, MP
      • world tuberculosis day
        • Danby, Michael, MP
        • Gambaro, Teresa, MP
        • Marles, Richard, MP
        • Prentice, Jane, MP
        • Leigh, Andrew, MP
        • Entsch, Warren, MP
      • world plumbing day
        • Hunt, Greg, MP
        • Thomson, Kelvin, MP
        • Wyatt, Ken, MP
        • Neumann, Shayne, MP
        • Forrest, John, MP
    • grievance debate
      • Symon, Mike (The DEPUTY SPEAKER)
      • gilmore electorate
        • Gash, Joanna, MP
      • kirkpatrick, private john simpson
        • Hall, Jill, MP
      • economy
        • Buchholz, Scott, MP
      • population growth
        • Thomson, Kelvin, MP
      • dawson electorate: roads, dawson electorate: local government
        • Christensen, George, MP
      • human rights: vietnam
        • Hayes, Chris, MP
  •   questions in writing
    • regional australia, local government, arts and sport: portfolio entities (question no. 800) (Fletcher, Paul, MP)
    • regional australia, local government, arts and sport: portfolio entities (question no. 801) (Fletcher, Paul, MP)
    • agriculture, fisheries and forestry: portfolio entities (question no. 815) (Fletcher, Paul, MP)
    • agriculture, fisheries and forestry: forestry industry special appropriation (question no. 876) (Cobb, John, MP)
    • agriculture, fisheries and forestry: fishing industry special appropriation (question no. 877) (Cobb, John, MP)
    • agriculture, fisheries and forestry: horticulture industry special appropriation (question no. 878) (Cobb, John, MP)
    • agriculture, fisheries and forestry: wool industry special appropriations (question no. 879) (Cobb, John, MP)
    • agriculture, fisheries and forestry: grains industry special appropriation (question no. 880) (Cobb, John, MP)
    • agriculture, fisheries and forestry: dairy industry special appropriation (question no. 881) (Cobb, John, MP)
    • agriculture, fisheries and forestry: meat and livestock industry special appropriation (question no. 882) (Cobb, John, MP)
    • agriculture, fisheries and forestry: agricultural industry special appropriation (question no. 883) (Cobb, John, MP)
    • agriculture, fisheries and forestry: quarantine and export services special account appropriation (question no. 884) (Cobb, John, MP)
    • agriculture, fisheries and forestry: plant and animal health special appropriation (question no. 885) (Cobb, John, MP)
    • agriculture, fisheries and forestry: quarantine and export services special account appropriation (question no. 886) (Cobb, John, MP)

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