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  Table of contents

  • start of business
  •   petitions
    • Jensen, Dennis, MP
    • recognition of the state of palestine
    • access to electoral roll: st georges terrace
    • residency visas
    • section 44 of the australian constitution
    • resettling refugees in australia
    • mental health: fleurieu peninsula south australia
    • section 44 of the australian constitution
    • nbn: mt hotham and dinner plain
    • manus island and nauru detention centres
  •   petitions
    • statements
      • Jensen, Dennis, MP
  •   bills
    • credit repayment (protecting vulnerable borrowers) bill 2015
      • first reading
      • second reading
        • Katter, Bob, MP
        • Wilkie, Andrew, MP
    • privacy amendment (protecting children from paparazzi) bill 2015
      • first reading
      • second reading
        • Katter, Bob, MP
  •   private members' business
    • business
      • Coleman, David, MP
      • Husic, Ed, MP
    • white ribbon day
      • Watts, Tim, MP
      • Wicks, Lucy, MP
      • Hayes, Chris, MP
      • Pasin, Tony, MP
      • Giles, Andrew, MP
      • Van Manen, Bert, MP
    • meals on wheels
      • Prentice, Jane, MP
      • Hall, Jill, MP
      • Coulton, Mark, MP
      • Thistlethwaite, Matt, MP
    • iraq and syria
      • Thistlethwaite, Matt, MP
      • Stone, Dr Sharman, MP
      • Hayes, Chris, MP
      • Jensen, Dennis, MP
  •   bills
    • assent
      • Vasta, Ross (The DEPUTY SPEAKER)
  •   committees
    • standing committee on tax and revenue
      • report
        • Van Manen, Bert, MP
        • Ripoll, Bernie, MP
    • public accounts and audit committee
      • report
        • Macfarlane, Ian, MP
    • economics committee
      • report
        • Laundy, Craig, MP
      • reference to federation chamber
        • Laundy, Craig, MP
  •   bills
    • higher education legislation amendment (miscellaneous measures) bill 2015
      • second reading
        • Rishworth, Amanda, MP
        • Chalmers, Jim, MP
        • Tudge, Alan, MP
      • third reading
        • Tudge, Alan, MP
    • tax and superannuation laws amendment (2015 measures no. 5) bill 2015
      • second reading
        • Leigh, Andrew, MP
        • Broad, Andrew, MP
        • Neumann, Shayne, MP
        • Hawke, Alex, MP
        • O'Dwyer, Kelly, MP
        • Mitchell, Rob (The DEPUTY SPEAKER)
      • third reading
        • O'Dwyer, Kelly, MP
  •   statements by members
    • special olympics
      • Chalmers, Jim, MP
    • australian defence force parliamentary program
      • Southcott, Dr Andrew, MP
    • chinese-australian community
      • Watts, Tim, MP
    • bonner electorate: red frogs australia
      • Vasta, Ross, MP
    • bendigo electorate: serco call centre
      • Chesters, Lisa, MP
    • robertson electorate: gosford imperial centre
      • Wicks, Lucy, MP
    • shamaslipoor, ms mojgan
      • Perrett, Graham, MP
    • education
      • Williams, Matt, MP
    • kingsford smith community service and vi robbins volunteer of the year awards
      • Thistlethwaite, Matt, MP
    • o'connor electorate: bushfires
      • Wilson, Rick, MP
    • villanueva, mr cyrus
      • Jones, Stephen, MP
    • la trobe electorate: roads
      • Wood, Jason, MP
    • lalor electorate: werribee football club
      • Ryan, Joanne, MP
    • bennelong electorate: motor neurone disease
      • Alexander, John, MP
    • cohen, mrs shirley
      • Macklin, Jenny, MP
    • environment: raaf base williamtown
      • Baldwin, Bob, MP
    • newcastle electorate: sport achievement awards
      • Claydon, Sharon, MP
    • hmas ae1
      • Billson, Bruce, MP
    • hotham electorate: hotham writing prize
      • O'Neil, Clare, MP
  •   statements on indulgence
    • france: terrorist attacks
      • Turnbull, Malcolm, MP
      • Shorten, Bill, MP
      • reference to federation chamber
        • Pyne, Christopher, MP
        • Smith, Tony, MP
    • western australia: bushfires
      • Turnbull, Malcolm, MP
      • Shorten, Bill, MP
  •   ministerial arrangements
    • Turnbull, Malcolm, MP
  •   questions without notice
    • goods and services tax (Shorten, Bill, MP)
    • global terrorism (Irons, Steve, MP)
    • goods and services tax (Shorten, Bill, MP)
    • trade (Wicks, Lucy, MP)
    • goods and services tax (Plibersek, Tanya, MP)
    • climate change (Bandt, Adam, MP)
    • economy (Pasin, Tony, MP)
    • goods and services tax (Bowen, Chris, MP)
    • syria (Hastie, Andrew, MP)
    • goods and services tax (Burke, Tony, MP)
    • bushfires (Wilson, Rick, MP)
    • family payments (Husic, Ed, MP)
    • steel industry (Ramsey, Rowan, MP)
    • parliament: integrity (Dreyfus, Mark, MP)
    • environment: government initiatives (Hastie, Andrew, MP)
    • parliament: integrity (Dreyfus, Mark, MP)
    • hindmarsh electorate: manufacturing (Williams, Matt, MP)
    • parliament: integrity (Dreyfus, Mark, MP)
    • refugees: employment (Stone, Dr Sharman, MP)
  •   auditor-general's reports
    • Smith, Tony, MP
  •   documents
    • presentation
      • Pyne, Christopher, MP
  •   committees
    • membership
      • Smith, Tony, MP
  •   bills
    • social services legislation amendment (no jab, no pay) bill 2015
      • returned from senate
  •   committees
    • joint standing committee on treaties
      • report
        • Taylor, Angus, MP
  •   bills
    • crimes legislation amendment (harming australians) bill 2015
      • second reading
        • Pyne, Christopher, MP
        • Dreyfus, Mark, MP
      • third reading
        • Pyne, Christopher, MP
    • australian citizenship amendment (allegiance to australia) bill 2015
      • second reading
        • Andrews, Karen, MP
        • Rowland, Michelle, MP
        • Goodenough, Ian, MP
        • Bandt, Adam, MP
        • Baldwin, Bob, MP
        • Parke, Melissa, MP
        • Price, Melissa, MP
        • Butler, Terri, MP
        • Taylor, Angus, MP
        • Jones, Stephen, MP
        • Varvaris, Nickolas, MP
        • Hayes, Chris, MP
        • Marino, Nola, MP
        • Thistlethwaite, Matt, MP
        • Jones, Ewen, MP
        • Snowdon, Warren, MP
        • Kelly, Craig, MP
        • McGowan, Cathy, MP
        • Jensen, Dennis, MP
        • Chesters, Lisa, MP
        • Williams, Matt, MP
        • Whiteley, Brett, MP
        • Ramsey, Rowan, MP
        • Pitt, Keith, MP
        • Sukkar, Michael, MP
        • Hogan, Kevin, MP
        • Pasin, Tony, MP
        • Broad, Andrew, MP
  •   documents
    • greenhouse gas emissions
      • presentation
        • Chester, Darren, MP
  •   bills
    • migration and maritime powers amendment bill (no. 1) 2015
      • consideration of senate message
  •   adjournment
    • Goodenough, Ian (The DEPUTY SPEAKER)
    • mcewen electorate: employment
      • Mitchell, Rob, MP
    • domestic and family violence
      • Griggs, Natasha, MP
    • scullin electorate: whittlesea community connections
      • Giles, Andrew, MP
    • health care
      • Gillespie, David, MP
    • hotham electorate: writing prize
      • O'Neil, Clare, MP
    • wannon electorate: racv energy breakthrough
      • Tehan, Dan, MP
  • notices
  •   federation chamber
    • start of business
    • constituency statements
      • budget
        • Elliot, Justine, MP
      • mcpherson electorate: roads
        • Andrews, Karen, MP
      • goods and services tax
        • Champion, Nick, MP
      • trade
        • Hutchinson, Eric, MP
      • kingston electorate
        • Rishworth, Amanda, MP
      • petrie electorate: tangalooma wrecks
        • Howarth, Luke, MP
      • adelaide electorate: education
        • Ellis, Kate, MP
      • forde electorate: telstra
        • Van Manen, Bert, MP
      • shortland electorate: eastlakes u3a
        • Hall, Jill, MP
      • guide dogs sa/nt
        • Williams, Matt, MP
    • private members' business
      • royal queensland bush children's health scheme
        • Prentice, Jane, MP
        • Jones, Stephen, MP
        • Chesters, Lisa, MP
        • Perrett, Graham, MP
      • asbestos awareness month
        • Conroy, Pat, MP
        • Broadbent, Russell, MP
        • Mitchell, Rob, MP
        • Ferguson, Laurie, MP
        • Rowland, Michelle, MP
      • green army program
        • Prentice, Jane, MP
        • Perrett, Graham, MP
        • Markus, Louise, MP
        • Burke, Anna, MP
        • McNamara, Karen, MP
        • Hall, Jill, MP
        • Matheson, Russell, MP
        • Chesters, Lisa, MP
    • bills
      • marriage legislation amendment bill 2015
        • second reading
          • Brodtmann, Gai, MP
      • high speed rail planning authority bill 2015
        • second reading
          • Claydon, Sharon, MP
          • Alexander, John, MP
      • migration amendment (mandatory reporting) bill 2015
        • second reading
          • Albanese, Anthony, MP
    • constituency statements
      • wodonga tafe
        • McGowan, Cathy, MP
      • durack electorate
        • Price, Melissa, MP
      • scullin electorate: diamond creek east primary school
        • Giles, Andrew, MP
      • hume electorate: relay for life
        • Taylor, Angus, MP
      • shortland electorate: marine rescue lake macquarie
        • Hall, Jill, MP
      • royal australian army chaplains department
        • Kelly, Craig, MP
      • credit and debit cards
        • Brodtmann, Gai, MP
      • lyne electorate: landcare
        • Gillespie, David, MP
      • perth freight link
        • Parke, Melissa, MP
      • braddon electorate: innovation
        • Whiteley, Brett, MP
      • bendigo electorate: standby response service
        • Chesters, Lisa, MP
      • williams, ms sian
        • Goodenough, Ian, MP
      • melbourne electorate: fitzroy high school feminist collective
        • Bandt, Adam, MP
      • o'connor electorate: indigenous ranger program
        • Wilson, Rick, MP
      • north east multicultural association
        • McGowan, Cathy, MP
      • dobell electorate: 1st noraville scout group
        • McNamara, Karen, MP
      • shortland electorate: reclaim the night
        • Hall, Jill, MP
      • strickland, ms lucy
        • Prentice, Jane, MP
      • canberra electorate: radio 1rph
        • Brodtmann, Gai, MP
      • white ribbon day
        • Buchholz, Scott, MP
      • bendigo electorate: women's entrepreneurship day
        • Chesters, Lisa, MP
      • barton electorate: st ursula's college
        • Varvaris, Nickolas, MP
      • chow, ms susan
        • Bandt, Adam, MP
      • mcmillan electorate: rose lodge
        • Broadbent, Russell, MP
      • indi electorate: targa high country
        • McGowan, Cathy, MP
      • adams, ms louise
        • Pasin, Tony, MP
      • shortland electorate: community groups
        • Hall, Jill, MP
      • cowan electorate: creative catering
        • Simpkins, Luke, MP
      • canberra electorate: university of the third age
        • Brodtmann, Gai, MP
      • lyons electorate: university of the third age
        • Hutchinson, Eric, MP
    • grievance debate
      • Landry, Michelle (The DEPUTY SPEAKER)
      • national broadband network
        • Marles, Richard, MP
      • sport
        • McNamara, Karen, MP
      • climate change
        • Burke, Anna, MP
      • solomon electorate: fuel prices
        • Griggs, Natasha, MP
      • national security
        • Palmer, Clive, MP
      • asylum seekers
        • Howarth, Luke, MP
      • lalor electorate: economy
        • Ryan, Joanne, MP
      • page electorate: education, page electorate: sport
        • Hogan, Kevin, MP
      • illicit drugs
        • Parke, Melissa, MP
      • banks electorate: local organisations
        • Coleman, David, MP
      • sheean, ordinary seaman edward (teddy)
        • Nikolic, Andrew, MP
    • adjournment
      • O'Neil, Clare, MP
  •   questions in writing
    • national gallery of australia (question no. 789) (Conroy, Pat, MP)
    • 'woolcott research pty ltd: tender (question no. 841) (Conroy, Pat, MP)
    • department of foreign affairs and trade: contracted services payments (question no. 888) (Conroy, Pat, MP)
    • attorney-general's department: contracted services payments (question no. 890) (Conroy, Pat, MP)
    • department of defence: contracted services payments (question no. 897) (Conroy, Pat, MP)
    • attorney-general's department: office space (question no. 908) (Conroy, Pat, MP)
    • attorney-general's department: offices efficiency upgrades (question no. 926) (Conroy, Pat, MP)
    • attorney-general's department: comsultants (question no. 944) (Conroy, Pat, MP)
    • department of finance: consultants (question no. 956) (Conroy, Pat, MP)
    • department of foreign affairs and trade: media monitoring (question no. 960) (Conroy, Pat, MP)
    • department of finance: media monitoring (question no. 974) (Conroy, Pat, MP)
    • department of foreign affairs: market research (question no. 978) (Conroy, Pat, MP)
    • department of foreign affairs and trade: advertising (question no. 996) (Conroy, Pat, MP)
    • attorney-general's department: office equipment (question no. 1016) (Conroy, Pat, MP)
    • attorney-general's department: legal services and credit cards (question no. 1034) (Conroy, Pat, MP)
    • department of foreign affairs and trade: mobile phones and tablets (question no. 1050) (Conroy, Pat, MP)
    • attorney-general's department: mobile phones and tablets (question no. 1052) (Conroy, Pat, MP)
    • attorney-general's department: office refurbishment (question no. 1070) (Conroy, Pat, MP)
    • department of foreign affairs and trade: departmental staff lost and stolen equipment (question no. 1172) (Conroy, Pat, MP)
    • attorney-general's department: departmental staff lost and stolen equipment (question no 1174) (Conroy, Pat, MP)
    • department of defence: departmental staff lost and stolen equipment (question no. 1181) (Conroy, Pat, MP)
    • foreign affairs and trade: ministerial staff lost and stolen equipment (question no. 1193) (Conroy, Pat, MP)
    • department of defence: ministerial staff lost and stolen equipment (question no. 1210) (Conroy, Pat, MP)
    • department of prime minister and cabinet: departmental staff domestic and international travel (question no. 1222) (Conroy, Pat, MP)
    • department of foreign affairs and trade: departmental staff domestic and international travel (question no. 1224) (Conroy, Pat, MP)
    • attorney-general's department: departmental staff domestic and international travel (question no. 1226) (Conroy, Pat, MP)
    • federal departments: minister and ministerial staff domestic and international travel costs (question no. 1240-1241, 1243, 1245-1247, 1249-1256, 1258, 1260-1263, 1265-1266, 1268-1271, and 1273) (Conroy, Pat, MP)
    • department of defence: ministerial staff training (question no. 1314) (Conroy, Pat, MP)
    • special minister of state: ministerial staff training (question no. 1322) (Conroy, Pat, MP)
    • department of foreign affairs and trade: ministerial media events (question no. 1349) (Conroy, Pat, MP)
    • department of foreign affairs and trade: department conferences (question no. 1380) (Conroy, Pat, MP)
    • attorney-general's department: department conferences (question no. 1382) (Conroy, Pat, MP)
    • department of foreign affairs and trade: ministerial conferences (question no. 1401) (Conroy, Pat, MP)
    • attorney-general's department: ministerial conferences (question no. 1405) (Conroy, Pat, MP)
    • department of foreign affairs and trade: departmental hospitality (question no. 1432) (Conroy, Pat, MP)
    • attorney-general's department: departmental hospitality (question no. 1434) (Conroy, Pat, MP)
    • department of health: departmental hospitality (question no. 1447) (Conroy, Pat, MP)
    • trade and investment: ministerial hospitality (question no. 1454) (Conroy, Pat, MP)
    • attorney-general's department: ministerial hospitality (question no. 1457) (Conroy, Pat, MP)
    • sale of bulimba barracks (question no. 1487) (Butler, Terri, MP)
    • onesky project (question no. 1490) (Thomson, Kelvin, MP)
    • learning potential app (question no. 1495) (Conroy, Pat, MP)
    • australian government: torres strait communities visit (question no. 1513) (Conroy, Pat, MP)
    • investiture photography: tenders (question no. 1523) (Conroy, Pat, MP)
    • attorney-general: office alterations (question no. 1532) (Conroy, Pat, MP)
    • attorney-general: furniture (question no. 1533) (Conroy, Pat, MP)
    • swell design group pty ltd (question no. 1541) (Conroy, Pat, MP)
    • australian hearing (question no. 1550) (Champion, Nick, MP)
    • foreign workers (question no. 1556) (Rowland, Michelle, MP)
    • temporary visas (question no. 1560) (Conroy, Pat, MP)
    • immigration and border protection: bhb printing (question no. 1579) (Conroy, Pat, MP)
    • venue hire: shangri-la hotel jakarta (question no. 1591) (Conroy, Pat, MP)
    • foreign affairs: little national pty ltd (question no. 1593) (Conroy, Pat, MP)
    • greenhouse gas emissions: carmichael coal mine (Bandt, Adam, MP)

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