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  Table of contents

  • start of business
  •   committees
    • petitions committee
      • report
        • Vasta, Ross, MP
  •   petitions
    • Vasta, Ross, MP
    • paid parental leave
    • public disclosure
    • education: mental health
    • allergies: spices
    • augusta highway
    • venezuela
    • genocide
    • halal certification
    • citizenship
    • citizenship
    • citizenship
    • citizenship
    • citizenship
    • paid parental leave
    • nuclear weapons
    • citizenship
    • northern beaches council election
    • postcode 4306
    • nuclear weapons
  •   petitions
    • responses
      • Vasta, Ross, MP
    • assange, mr julian
    • member for warringah
    • independent commission against corruption
    • racial discrimination act 1975
    • housing affordability
    • penalties for crime
    • australian human rights commission
    • charter of budget honesty act 1998
    • newstart allowance
    • veterans: government housing
    • townsville and shoalwater bay training areas
    • national days
  •   petitions
    • statements
      • Vasta, Ross, MP
  •   personal explanations
    • Giles, Andrew, MP
  •   committees
    • standing committee on employment, education and training
      • report
        • Laming, Andrew, MP
        • Butler, Terri, MP
  •   bills
    • competition and consumer amendment (safeguarding the reputation of australian beef) bill 2017
      • first reading
      • second reading
        • Sharkie, Rebekha, MP
        • Katter, Bob, MP
    • competition and consumer amendment (paper bills and statements) bill 2017
      • first reading
      • second reading
        • Wilkie, Andrew, MP
        • McGowan, Cathy, MP
  •   business
    • rearrangement
      • Katter, Bob, MP
  •   bills
    • fair work amendment (protecting take home pay of all workers) bill 2017
      • first reading
      • second reading
        • Christensen, George, MP
        • Sharkie, Rebekha, MP
  •   private members' business
    • steel industry: employment
      • Ramsey, Rowan, MP
      • Katter, Bob, MP
      • Pasin, Tony, MP
      • Champion, Nick, MP
      • Sharkie, Rebekha, MP
      • Conroy, Pat, MP
  •   bills
    • fair work amendment (protecting take home pay) bill 2017
      • second reading
        • Thistlethwaite, Matt, MP
        • Laming, Andrew, MP
        • Feeney, David, MP
        • Ramsey, Rowan, MP
        • Bandt, Adam, MP
        • Husic, Ed, MP
        • Pitt, Keith, MP
    • copyright amendment (disability access and other measures) bill 2017, social services legislation amendment (energy assistance payment and pensioner concession card) bill 2017, international monetary agreements amendment bill 2017, asic supervisory cost recovery levy (collection) bill 2017, asic supervisory cost recovery levy (consequential amendments) bill 2017, asic supervisory cost recovery levy bill 2017, treasury laws amendment (accelerated depreciation for small business entities) bill 2017, criminal code amendment (protecting minors online) bill 2017, veterans' affairs legislation amendment (budget measures) bill 2017, comcare and seacare legislation amendment (pension age and catastrophic injury) bill 2017
    • treasury laws amendment (foreign resident capital gains withholding payments) bill 2017, treasury laws amendment (medicare levy and medicare levy surcharge) bill 2017, treasury laws amendment (2017 measures no. 2) bill 2017
      • returned from senate
  •   committees
    • joint standing committee on trade and investment growth
      • report
        • O'Dowd, Ken, MP
      • reference to federation chamber
        • O'Dowd, Ken, MP
  •   bills
    • major bank levy bill 2017, treasury laws amendment (major bank levy) bill 2017
      • second reading
        • Sharkie, Rebekha, MP
        • Jones, Stephen, MP
        • Butler, Terri, MP
        • Pyne, Christopher, MP
        • division
        • division
      • third reading
        • Morrison, Scott, MP
        • Bowen, Chris, MP
        • Dick, Milton, MP
        • Morrison, Scott, MP
        • division
        • Smith, Tony, MP
    • treasury laws amendment (major bank levy) bill 2017
      • second reading
      • third reading
        • Morrison, Scott, MP
    • medicare guarantee bill 2017, medicare guarantee (consequential amendments) bill 2017
      • second reading
        • Bowen, Chris, MP
        • Van Manen, Bert, MP
  •   statements by members
    • oxley electorate: inala youth service
      • Dick, Milton, MP
    • ward, mr lachlan
      • Falinski, Jason, MP
    • kingsford smith electorate: clovelly crocodiles junior rugby league football club
      • Thistlethwaite, Matt, MP
    • centrelink
      • Entsch, Warren, MP
    • parliamentary friends of museums, libraries and galleries, northern territory: cultural institutions
      • Gosling, Luke, MP
    • bgi australia
      • Evans, Trevor, MP
    • lalor electorate: tarneit childcare centre
      • Ryan, Joanne, MP
    • aged care
      • Flint, Nicolle, MP
    • canberra electorate: schools
      • Brodtmann, Gai, MP
    • medical workforce
      • Gee, Andrew, MP
    • refugee week
      • Neumann, Shayne, MP
    • local government week
      • Goodenough, Ian, MP
    • beanie for brain cancer
      • Swanson, Meryl, MP
    • canning electorate: aged care
      • Hastie, Andrew, MP
    • employment
      • O'Toole, Cathy, MP
    • corangamite electorate: heritage listing, regional libraries
      • Henderson, Sarah, MP
    • indi electorate: la fiera festival
      • McGowan, Cathy, MP
    • mr carroll, sam
      • Hogan, Kevin, MP
    • black lung disease
      • Conroy, Pat, MP
  •   questions without notice
    • energy (Shorten, Bill, MP)
    • energy (Henderson, Sarah, MP)
    • energy (Macklin, Jenny, MP)
  •   distinguished visitors
    • Smith, Tony, MP
  •   questions without notice
    • energy (Ramsey, Rowan, MP)
    • schools (Shorten, Bill, MP)
  •   distinguished visitors
    • Smith, Tony, MP
  •   questions without notice
    • hobart city deal (Wilkie, Andrew, MP)
    • energy (O'Dowd, Ken, MP)
    • education (Plibersek, Tanya, MP)
    • agriculture industry (Drum, Damian, MP)
    • schools (Plibersek, Tanya, MP)
    • defence industry (Flint, Nicolle, MP)
    • schools (Giles, Andrew, MP)
    • energy (Wilson, Rick, MP)
    • schools (Shorten, Bill, MP)
    • energy (Landry, Michelle, MP)
    • schools (Snowdon, Warren, MP)
    • national security (Howarth, Luke, MP)
    • schools (Rishworth, Amanda, MP)
    • small business: cybersecurity (Banks, Julia, MP)
    • schools (Plibersek, Tanya, MP)
    • gun control (Wood, Jason, MP)
  •   documents
    • presentation
      • Pyne, Christopher, MP
  •   bills
    • crimes legislation amendment (powers, offences and other measures) bill 2017
      • explanatory memorandum
        • Keenan, Michael, MP
  •   statement by the speaker
    • parliament house: security, parliamentary budget officer
      • Smith, Tony, MP
      • Hill, Julian, MP
  •   committees
    • treaties committee
      • report
        • Robert, Stuart, MP
      • reference to federation chamber
        • Robert, Stuart, MP
  •   bills
    • medicare guarantee bill 2017, medicare guarantee (consequential amendments) bill 2017
      • second reading
        • Van Manen, Bert, MP
        • King, Catherine, MP
        • Howarth, Luke, MP
        • Butler, Terri, MP
        • Templeman, Susan, MP
        • Freelander, Mike, MP
        • Pyne, Christopher, MP
        • division
        • Smith, Tony, MP
        • division
        • Smith, Tony, MP
      • message from the governor-general
        • Smith, Tony, MP
        • Morrison, Scott, MP
        • division
      • third reading
        • Morrison, Scott, MP
        • Burke, Tony, MP
        • Pyne, Christopher, MP
        • division
        • Smith, Tony, MP
        • King, Catherine, MP
        • Pyne, Christopher, MP
        • division
        • Smith, Tony, MP
        • Freelander, Mike, MP
        • Pyne, Christopher, MP
        • division
        • division
        • Smith, Tony, MP
        • King, Catherine, MP
        • Morrison, Scott, MP
        • division
    • medicare guarantee (consequential amendments) bill 2017
      • second reading
      • third reading
        • Burke, Tony, MP
        • division
        • Pyne, Christopher, MP
        • Pyne, Christopher, MP
        • division
        • Smith, Tony, MP
    • national vocational education and training regulator amendment (annual registration charge) bill 2017, national vocational education and training regulator (charges) amendment (annual registration charge) bill 2017
      • second reading
        • Ellis, Kate, MP
        • Wallace, Andrew, MP
        • Aly, Anne, MP
        • Bird, Sharon, MP
        • Hart, Ross, MP
        • Brodtmann, Gai, MP
        • Ryan, Joanne, MP
        • Hayes, Chris, MP
  •   adjournment
    • Coulton, Mark (The DEPUTY SPEAKER)
    • national disability insurance scheme
      • Clare, Jason, MP
    • lng marine fuel institute
      • Goodenough, Ian, MP
    • identity theft
      • Swanson, Meryl, MP
    • fuel
      • Hastie, Andrew, MP
    • vocational education and training
      • Rishworth, Amanda, MP
    • corangamite electorate: turnbull government
      • Henderson, Sarah, MP
  •   federation chamber
    • start of business
    • constituency statements
      • dunkley electorate: turnbull government
        • Dreyfus, Mark, MP
      • swan electorate: westralian centre
        • Irons, Steve, MP
      • health care
        • Vamvakinou, Maria, MP
      • cantello, first lieutenant george leo
        • Kelly, Craig, MP
      • willy lit fest
        • Watts, Tim, MP
      • mining industry: rehabilitation
        • Laming, Andrew, MP
      • broadband
        • Claydon, Sharon, MP
      • berowra electorate: community theatre productions
        • Leeser, Julian, MP
      • trade measurement
        • Hammond, Tim, MP
      • qcf philanthropist of the year awards
        • McVeigh, John, MP
    • private members' business
      • illicit drugs
        • Kelly, Craig, MP
        • O'Neil, Clare, MP
        • Leeser, Julian, MP
        • Hayes, Chris, MP
        • Andrews, Kevin, MP
        • O'Toole, Cathy, MP
        • Buchholz, Scott, MP
        • Laming, Andrew, MP
      • live music tickets
        • Burke, Tony, MP
        • Drum, Damian, MP
        • Templeman, Susan, MP
        • Hammond, Tim, MP
      • tibet
        • Entsch, Warren, MP
      • veterans: health care
        • Rishworth, Amanda, MP
        • Wallace, Andrew, MP
        • Ryan, Joanne, MP
    • statements by members
      • kangaroo island food, wine and tourism awards
        • Sharkie, Rebekha, MP
      • flynn electorate
        • O'Dowd, Ken, MP
      • macquarie electorate: rural fire service
        • Templeman, Susan, MP
      • barker electorate: queens birthday honours
        • Pasin, Tony, MP
      • workplace relations
        • Wilson, Josh, MP
      • durack electorate: schools
        • Price, Melissa, MP
      • herbert electorate: refugee week
        • O'Toole, Cathy, MP
      • fadden electorate: seniors
        • Robert, Stuart, MP
      • schools
        • Brodtmann, Gai, MP
      • gilmore electorate: city of shoalhaven eisteddfod
        • Sudmalis, Ann, MP
      • cox, mrs jo
        • Giles, Andrew, MP
      • telecommunications
        • Ley, Sussan, MP
      • singh, private sarn 'saran'
        • Rishworth, Amanda, MP
      • bonner electorate: moreton bay college
        • Vasta, Ross, MP
      • domestic and family violence
        • Perrett, Graham, MP
      • school chaplains
        • Van Manen, Bert, MP
      • port adelaide electorate: vietnamese community
        • Butler, Mark, MP
      • fisher electorate: school chaplains
        • Wallace, Andrew, MP
      • grayndler electorate: westconnex
        • Albanese, Anthony, MP
      • robertson electorate: science and engineering challenge
        • Wicks, Lucy, MP
      • tibet
        • Danby, Michael, MP
    • private members' business
      • national security
        • Wood, Jason, MP
        • Dreyfus, Mark, MP
        • Andrews, Kevin, MP
        • Byrne, Anthony, MP
        • Ryan, Joanne, MP
        • Giles, Andrew, MP
      • craft brewing industry
        • Albanese, Anthony, MP
        • Wilson, Tim, MP
        • Fitzgibbon, Joel, MP
        • Evans, Trevor, MP
        • Mitchell, Brian, MP
        • Alexander, John, MP
      • crime in victoria
        • Wilson, Tim, MP
        • Dreyfus, Mark, MP
        • Banks, Julia, MP
        • Marles, Richard, MP
        • Drum, Damian, MP
        • Leigh, Andrew, MP
        • Giles, Andrew, MP

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