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  Table of contents

  • start of business
  •   committees
    • petitions committee
      • report
        • Wicks, Lucy, MP
  •   petitions
    • Wicks, Lucy, MP
    • new england electorate: climate change
    • hume electorate: climate change
    • mining
    • everton park: australia post
    • alcohol taxes
  •   petitions
    • responses
      • Wicks, Lucy, MP
    • citizenship
    • religion
    • goods and services tax
    • mental health
    • refugees
  •   petitions
    • statements
      • Wicks, Lucy, MP
  •   bills
    • telecommunications amendment (guaranteeing mobile phone service in bushfire zones) bill 2017
      • first reading
      • second reading
        • Sharkie, Rebekha, MP
        • McGowan, Cathy, MP
  •   business
    • rearrangement
      • McGowan, Cathy, MP
  •   bills
    • renewable energy (electricity) amendment (continuing the energy transition) bill 2017
      • first reading
      • second reading
        • Bandt, Adam, MP
  •   private members' business
    • Smith, Tony, MP
  •   bills
    • commission of inquiry (coal seam gas) bill 2017
      • first reading
      • second reading
        • Katter, Bob, MP
  •   private members' business
    • northern adelaide irrigation scheme
      • Champion, Nick, MP
      • Flint, Nicolle, MP
      • Zappia, Tony, MP
      • Ramsey, Rowan, MP
      • Rishworth, Amanda, MP
      • Pasin, Tony, MP
    • australian aid
      • Perrett, Graham, MP
      • O'Dowd, Ken, MP
      • Hart, Ross, MP
      • Entsch, Warren, MP
      • Hill, Julian, MP
  •   statement by the speaker
    • privilege
      • Smith, Tony, MP
  •   committees
    • privileges and members' interests committee
      • reference
        • Burke, Tony, MP
  •   bills
    • competition and consumer amendment (misuse of market power) bill 2017, education and training legislation repeal bill 2017, great barrier reef marine park amendment bill 2017, petroleum and other fuels reporting bill 2017, petroleum and other fuels reporting (consequential amendments and transitional provisions) bill 2017, public governance and resources legislation amendment bill (no. 1) 2017, statute update (winter 2017) bill 2017, treasury laws amendment (2017 measures no. 4) bill 2017
      • assent
  •   committees
    • membership
      • Goodenough, Ian (The DEPUTY SPEAKER)
  •   bills
    • liquid fuel emergency amendment bill 2017
      • second reading
        • Butler, Mark, MP
        • Broad, Andrew, MP
        • Brodtmann, Gai, MP
        • Conroy, Pat, MP
        • Sharkie, Rebekha, MP
        • Katter, Bob, MP
        • Kelly, Craig, MP
  •   statements by members
    • sydney electorate: climate change
      • Plibersek, Tanya, MP
    • bowman electorate: literacy and numeracy
      • Laming, Andrew, MP
    • condran, mr kevin
      • Chalmers, Jim, MP
    • capricornia electorate: major projects capricornia cluster forum
      • Landry, Michelle, MP
    • rape and domestic violence services australia
      • Albanese, Anthony, MP
    • vandalism
      • Leeser, Julian, MP
    • australian national flag day, father's day
      • Vamvakinou, Maria, MP
    • country women's association
      • Ley, Sussan, MP
    • fleurieu film festival
      • Sharkie, Rebekha, MP
    • blackbutt avocado festival
      • Littleproud, David, MP
    • broadband
      • Brodtmann, Gai, MP
    • investing in our youth
      • Marino, Nola, MP
    • djuric, ms bonney, oam
      • Owens, Julie, MP
    • groom electorate: toowoomba hospice
      • McVeigh, John, MP
    • equal pay day
      • Chesters, Lisa, MP
    • tangney electorate: willetton basketball association
      • Morton, Ben, MP
    • rockingham kwinana chamber of commerce regional business awards
      • King, Madeleine, MP
    • father's day
      • O'Brien, Ted, MP
    • his holiness pope tawadros ii, coptic church
      • Thistlethwaite, Matt, MP
    • workplace relations
      • O'Brien, Llew, MP
  •   condolences
    • everingham, hon. douglas nixon 'doug'
      • Turnbull, Malcolm, MP
      • Shorten, Bill, MP
      • reference to federation chamber
        • Pyne, Christopher, MP
  •   statements on indulgence
    • Shorten, Bill, MP
    • Smith, Tony, MP
  •   questions without notice
    • qualifications of members (Burke, Tony, MP)
    • north korea (Howarth, Luke, MP)
    • qualifications of members (Burke, Tony, MP)
    • north korea (Alexander, John, MP)
    • deputy prime minister (Shorten, Bill, MP)
    • environment (Katter, Bob, MP)
  • distinguished visitors
  •   questions without notice
    • defence industry (Henderson, Sarah, MP)
    • deputy prime minister (Plibersek, Tanya, MP)
    • national security (O'Brien, Llew, MP)
    • qualifications of members (Shorten, Bill, MP)
    • economy (Evans, Trevor, MP)
    • qualifications of members (Burke, Tony, MP)
  •   motions
    • deputy prime minister
      • Burke, Tony, MP
      • Pyne, Christopher, MP
      • division
      • Smith, Tony, MP
      • Fitzgibbon, Joel, MP
      • Pyne, Christopher, MP
      • division
      • Smith, Tony, MP
      • division
  •   questions without notice
    • energy (Sudmalis, Ann, MP)
  •   auditor-general's reports
    • Smith, Tony, MP
  •   documents
    • presentation
      • Pyne, Christopher, MP
  •   personal explanations
    • Shorten, Bill, MP
    • Katter, Bob, MP
  •   committees
    • select committee on regional development and decentralisation
      • report
        • McVeigh, John, MP
  •   statement by the speaker
    • Smith, Tony, MP
  •   committees
    • select committee on regional development and decentralisation
      • report
        • McVeigh, John, MP
        • Swanson, Meryl, MP
        • McVeigh, John, MP
      • reference to federation chamber
        • McVeigh, John, MP
  •   bills
    • liquid fuel emergency amendment bill 2017
      • second reading
        • McCormack, Michael, MP
      • third reading
        • McCormack, Michael, MP
    • safety, rehabilitation and compensation legislation amendment (defence force) bill 2016
      • second reading
        • Gosling, Luke, MP
        • Hart, Ross, MP
        • King, Madeleine, MP
        • Snowdon, Warren, MP
        • Brodtmann, Gai, MP
        • Zappia, Tony, MP
        • Perrett, Graham, MP
        • Tehan, Dan, MP
      • consideration in detail
        • Tehan, Dan, MP
      • third reading
        • Tehan, Dan, MP
  •   business
    • rearrangement
      • Fletcher, Paul, MP
  •   bills
    • competition and consumer amendment (abolition of limited merits review) bill 2017
      • second reading
        • Butler, Mark, MP
        • Broad, Andrew, MP
        • Bandt, Adam, MP
        • Wallace, Andrew, MP
        • Thistlethwaite, Matt, MP
        • Wilson, Tim, MP
        • Conroy, Pat, MP
        • Crewther, Chris, MP
  •   adjournment
    • Vasta, Ross (The DEPUTY SPEAKER)
    • climate change
      • Georganas, Steve, MP
    • illegal wildlife trade
      • Wood, Jason, MP
    • perth electorate: rosh hashanah
      • Hammond, Tim, MP
    • local government elections: new south wales
      • Zimmerman, Trent, MP
    • australian universities and china
      • Danby, Michael, MP
    • national stroke week
      • Andrews, Kevin, MP
  •   federation chamber
    • start of business
    • constituency statements
      • brand electorate: schools
        • King, Madeleine, MP
      • ullin, mr claude, am, higgins community service awards
        • O'Dwyer, Kelly, MP
      • local council elections: new south wales
        • Conroy, Pat, MP
      • steel industry
        • Ramsey, Rowan, MP
      • broadband
        • Danby, Michael, MP
      • banks electorate
        • Coleman, David, MP
      • geelong
        • Marles, Richard, MP
      • st john's college, woodlawn, bellman-sharpe, mr liam
        • Hogan, Kevin, MP
      • lyons electorate, newitt, miss phoenix
        • Mitchell, Brian, MP
      • workplace relations
        • Howarth, Luke, MP
    • private members' business
      • aged care
        • Georganas, Steve, MP
        • Wallace, Andrew, MP
        • Ryan, Joanne, MP
        • Littleproud, David, MP
        • Lamb, Susan, MP
        • Wilson, Josh, MP
      • cystic fibrosis
        • Sharkie, Rebekha, MP
        • Christensen, George, MP
        • Dick, Milton, MP
        • Laming, Andrew, MP
        • Zappia, Tony, MP
        • Evans, Trevor, MP
        • Freelander, Mike, MP
      • cambodia: human rights
        • Bowen, Chris, MP
        • Wallace, Andrew, MP
        • Hill, Julian, MP
        • Byrne, Anthony, MP
        • Hayes, Chris, MP
    • bills
      • fair work amendment (protecting take home pay) bill 2017
        • second reading
          • Bird, Sharon (The DEPUTY SPEAKER)
          • O'Toole, Cathy, MP
          • Wilson, Tim, MP
          • Vamvakinou, Maria, MP
    • private members' business
      • royal national park
        • Burke, Tony, MP
        • Kelly, Craig, MP
        • Snowdon, Warren, MP
    • statements by members
      • hurricane harvey
        • Bandt, Adam, MP
      • oaktree
        • Crewther, Chris, MP
      • herbert electorate: townsville choral society
        • O'Toole, Cathy, MP
      • calare electorate: molong magpies rugby club
        • Gee, Andrew, MP
      • broadband
        • Jones, Stephen, MP
      • burma: rakhine state
        • Zimmerman, Trent, MP
      • parramatta electorate: eid al-adha
        • Owens, Julie, MP
      • parliamentary friends of young people
        • Evans, Trevor, MP
      • economy
        • Hart, Ross, MP
      • employment
        • Irons, Steve, MP
      • marriage
        • Wilson, Josh, MP
      • mcphee, ms anna
        • Falinski, Jason, MP
      • macquarie electorate: new south wales rural fire service
        • Templeman, Susan, MP
      • goldstein electorate: charities
        • Wilson, Tim, MP
      • domestic and family violence
        • Husar, Emma, MP
      • corangamite electorate: sporting facilities, corangamite electorate: charles stewart & co.
        • Henderson, Sarah, MP
      • canberra electorate: broadband
        • Brodtmann, Gai, MP
      • coptic christians
        • Kelly, Craig, MP
      • equal pay day
        • O'Toole, Cathy, MP
      • veterans
        • Drum, Damian, MP
      • workplace relations
        • Khalil, Peter, MP
      • page electorate: community events
        • Hogan, Kevin, MP
      • national meals on wheels day
        • Dick, Milton, MP
      • father's day
        • Howarth, Luke, MP
      • asylum seekers
        • Feeney, David, MP
      • moore electorate: city deals
        • Goodenough, Ian, MP
      • automotive industry
        • Champion, Nick, MP
      • energy
        • Flint, Nicolle, MP
      • liberal party
        • Hammond, Tim, MP
      • pensions and benefits
        • Laming, Andrew, MP
    • private members' business
      • national police remembrance day
        • Hayes, Chris, MP
        • Marino, Nola, MP
        • Elliot, Justine, MP
        • Wallace, Andrew, MP
        • Lamb, Susan, MP
        • Wilson, Tim, MP
        • Stanley, Anne, MP
        • Vasta, Ross, MP
        • McVeigh, John, MP
        • Mitchell, Brian, MP
      • superannuation
        • McGowan, Cathy, MP
        • Van Manen, Bert, MP
        • Sharkie, Rebekha, MP
        • Wilson, Tim, MP
        • Conroy, Pat, MP
        • Irons, Steve, MP
        • Claydon, Sharon, MP
      • crime: sexual violence in armed conflict
        • Brodtmann, Gai, MP
        • Leeser, Julian, MP
        • Claydon, Sharon, MP
        • Falinski, Jason, MP
        • Kelly, Mike, MP
        • Wallace, Andrew, MP
      • small amount credit contracts
        • Hammond, Tim, MP
        • Van Manen, Bert, MP
        • Dick, Milton, MP
        • Perrett, Graham, MP
  •   questions in writing
    • south australia: infrastructure (question no. 735) (Zappia, Tony, MP)
    • nuclear weapons (question no. 760) (Albanese, Anthony, MP)
    • australia's national networks of commonwealth marine reserves (question no. 780) (Sharkie, Rebekha, MP)
    • payphones (question no. 800) (Sharkie, Rebekha, MP)

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