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  Table of contents

  • start of business
  •   committees
    • petitions committee
      • report
        • Vasta, Ross, MP
  •   petitions
    • Vasta, Ross, MP
    • kangaroo island: tax arrangements
    • belmont: internet services
  •   petitions
    • responses
      • Vasta, Ross, MP
    • optional protocol to the convention against torture and other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment
    • fee and dividend policy on carbon fuels
    • health care card
    • asylum seekers
    • mobile black spot program
    • syria
    • falun gong
    • timor sea
  •   petitions
    • statements
      • Vasta, Ross, MP
  •   committees
    • standing committee on agriculture and water resources
      • report
        • Wilson, Rick, MP
        • Swanson, Meryl, MP
      • reference to federation chamber
        • Wilson, Rick, MP
  •   delegation reports
    • australian parliamentary delegation to the 25th asia-pacific parliamentary forum in fiji
      • Entsch, Warren, MP
  •   bills
    • banking amendment (establishing an effective code of conduct) bill 2017
      • first reading
      • second reading
        • Wilkie, Andrew, MP
    • people of australia's commission of inquiry (banking and financial services) bill 2017
      • first reading
      • second reading
        • Katter, Bob, MP
    • fair work amendment (protecting take home pay) bill 2017
      • second reading
        • O'Connor, Brendan, MP
        • Kelly, Craig, MP
        • Plibersek, Tanya, MP
        • Ramsey, Rowan, MP
        • Chesters, Lisa, MP
  •   private members' business
    • tuberculosis
      • Entsch, Warren, MP
      • Thistlethwaite, Matt, MP
      • Evans, Trevor, MP
      • Freelander, Mike, MP
      • Prentice, Jane, MP
      • Claydon, Sharon, MP
      • Irons, Steve, MP
      • Husar, Emma, MP
  •   bills
    • treasury laws amendment (2016 measures no. 1) bill 2016, treasury laws amendment (2017 measures no. 1) bill 2017
      • returned from senate
  •   committees
    • national broadband network committee
      • membership
        • Broadbent, Russell (The DEPUTY SPEAKER)
  •   bills
    • family assistance legislation amendment (jobs for families child care package) bill 2016
      • consideration of senate message
        • Morrison, Scott, MP
        • Ellis, Kate, MP
    • therapeutic goods amendment (2016 measures no. 1) bill 2016
      • second reading
        • Zappia, Tony, MP
        • Bird, Sharon, MP
        • McBride, Emma, MP
        • Freelander, Mike, MP
        • Hammond, Tim, MP
  •   statements by members
    • new south wales: gosford by-election
      • McBride, Emma, MP
    • bennelong innovation fair
      • Alexander, John, MP
    • afl women's league
      • Ellis, Kate, MP
    • boothby electorate: st vincent de paul society
      • Flint, Nicolle, MP
    • asylum seekers
      • Bandt, Adam, MP
    • gold crown carnival
      • Gee, Andrew, MP
    • pensions and benefits
      • Mitchell, Brian, MP
    • schools
      • Goodenough, Ian, MP
    • west footscray festival of colours
      • Watts, Tim, MP
    • canning electorate: australian football league
      • Hastie, Andrew, MP
    • brand electorate: comet bay college
      • King, Madeleine, MP
    • corangamite electorate: bluewater leisure centre
      • Henderson, Sarah, MP
    • huntington's disease
      • Templeman, Susan, MP
    • cayzer, dr bill
      • Hogan, Kevin, MP
    • lalor electorate: featherbrook college
      • Ryan, Joanne, MP
    • petrie electorate: bounty boulevard state school
      • Howarth, Luke, MP
    • jagajaga electorate: eltham high school
      • Macklin, Jenny, MP
    • workplace relations
      • Irons, Steve, MP
    • northern territory
      • Gosling, Luke, MP
    • small business
      • Kelly, Craig, MP
  •   condolences
    • robinson, the hon. ian louis
      • Turnbull, Malcolm, MP
      • Shorten, Bill, MP
      • Hogan, Kevin, MP
      • Joyce, Barnaby, MP
      • reference to federation chamber
        • Pyne, Christopher, MP
  •   statements on indulgence
    • tropical cyclone debbie
      • Turnbull, Malcolm, MP
      • Shorten, Bill, MP
      • Katter, Bob, MP
      • Christensen, George, MP
  •   questions without notice
    • workplace relations (Shorten, Bill, MP)
    • energy (Van Manen, Bert, MP)
    • workplace relations (Shorten, Bill, MP)
    • energy (Flint, Nicolle, MP)
    • workplace relations (O'Connor, Brendan, MP)
  •   distinguished visitors
    • Smith, Tony, MP
  •   questions without notice
    • workplace relations (Katter, Bob, MP)
    • workplace relations (Broad, Andrew, MP)
    • workplace relations (Plibersek, Tanya, MP)
    • energy (Ramsey, Rowan, MP)
    • taxation (Chalmers, Jim, MP)
    • energy (O'Brien, Llew, MP)
    • taxation (Bowen, Chris, MP)
    • global security (Goodenough, Ian, MP)
    • taxation (Bowen, Chris, MP)
    • asylum seekers (Crewther, Chris, MP)
    • workplace relations (Shorten, Bill, MP)
    • workplace relations (Wallace, Andrew, MP)
    • taxation (Hammond, Tim, MP)
    • roads (Van Manen, Bert, MP)
  •   auditor-general's reports
    • report no. 44 of 2016-2017
      • Smith, Tony, MP
  •   documents
    • presentation
      • Pyne, Christopher, MP
  •   business
    • rearrangement
      • Pyne, Christopher, MP
  •   bills
    • farm household support amendment bill 2017, national health amendment (pharmaceutical benefits) bill 2016, education and other legislation amendment bill (no. 1) 2017
      • returned from senate
  •   committees
    • public works committee
      • report
        • Buchholz, Scott, MP
  •   bills
    • therapeutic goods amendment (2016 measures no. 1) bill 2016
      • second reading
        • Hammond, Tim, MP
        • Hunt, Greg, MP
      • third reading
        • Hunt, Greg, MP
    • treasury laws amendment (enterprise tax plan) bill 2016
      • second reading
        • Morrison, Scott, MP
        • division
        • Smith, Tony, MP
        • division
      • third reading
        • Morrison, Scott, MP
        • division
    • social services legislation amendment (simplifying student payments) bill 2017
      • returned from senate
    • competition and consumer amendment (misuse of market power) bill 2016
      • second reading
        • Bowen, Chris, MP
        • O'Brien, Llew, MP
        • Hammond, Tim, MP
        • Gee, Andrew, MP
        • Husic, Ed, MP
        • Kelly, Craig, MP
        • Thistlethwaite, Matt, MP
        • Henderson, Sarah, MP
        • Perrett, Graham, MP
        • Butler, Terri, MP
        • Jones, Stephen, MP
        • Bandt, Adam, MP
        • Morrison, Scott, MP
        • division
        • Smith, Tony, MP
        • division
      • consideration in detail
        • Morrison, Scott, MP
        • Katter, Bob, MP
  •   adjournment
    • shortland electorate: national youth week
      • Conroy, Pat, MP
    • marine reserves
      • Falinski, Jason, MP
    • northern australia infrastructure facility
      • Swan, Wayne, MP
    • arts
      • Flint, Nicolle, MP
    • parramatta electorate: community events
      • Owens, Julie, MP
    • calare electorate: spirit of anzac centenary experience
      • Gee, Andrew, MP
  • notices
  •   federation chamber
    • start of business
    • constituency statements
      • legal aid: southern community justice centre
        • Rishworth, Amanda, MP
      • bonner electorate: schools
        • Vasta, Ross, MP
      • goods and services tax
        • King, Madeleine, MP
      • deakin electorate: deakin twilight cup
        • Sukkar, Michael, MP
      • centrelink
        • Wilson, Josh, MP
      • hume electorate: volunteers
        • Taylor, Angus, MP
      • lindsay electorate: men's shed
        • Husar, Emma, MP
      • forde electorate: stronger communities program
        • Van Manen, Bert, MP
      • broadband
        • Claydon, Sharon, MP
      • bowman electorate: survey
        • Laming, Andrew, MP
    • private members' business
      • multiculturalism
        • Perrett, Graham, MP
        • Alexander, John, MP
        • Vamvakinou, Maria, MP
        • Van Manen, Bert, MP
        • Georganas, Steve, MP
        • Christensen, George, MP
        • Hammond, Tim, MP
        • Kelly, Craig, MP
      • water infrastructure
        • Landry, Michelle, MP
        • Fitzgibbon, Joel, MP
        • Wilson, Rick, MP
        • Keay, Justine, MP
        • O'Dowd, Ken, MP
        • Perrett, Graham, MP
      • workplace relations
        • Lamb, Susan, MP
        • Howarth, Luke, MP
        • Keogh, Matt, MP
        • Wallace, Andrew, MP
        • Templeman, Susan, MP
        • Kelly, Craig, MP
      • small business
        • Evans, Trevor, MP
        • Swan, Wayne, MP
        • Van Manen, Bert, MP
        • Owens, Julie, MP
        • O'Brien, Ted, MP
        • Dick, Milton, MP
        • Landry, Michelle, MP
        • Husar, Emma, MP
        • Littleproud, David, MP
    • statements by members
      • maher, mr terry
        • McGowan, Cathy, MP
      • cook colliery
        • O'Dowd, Ken, MP
      • marine rescue nsw cape byron unit
        • Elliot, Justine, MP
      • north shore prostate cancer support group
        • Zimmerman, Trent, MP
      • city of casey australia day study tour
        • Byrne, Anthony, MP
      • defence industry future frigates and offshore patrol vessels roadshow
        • Price, Melissa, MP
      • hogan, ms dorothy 'dot'
        • Neumann, Shayne, MP
      • grey electorate: infrastructure
        • Ramsey, Rowan, MP
      • workplace relations
        • Hart, Ross, MP
      • roads, australian football women's league
        • Robert, Stuart, MP
      • macarthur electorate: campbelltown and airds historical society
        • Freelander, Mike, MP
      • gilmore electorate: regional motorsports complex
        • Sudmalis, Ann, MP
      • parramatta electorate: australian blind cricket
        • Owens, Julie, MP
      • farrer electorate: child care
        • Ley, Sussan, MP
      • moreton electorate: legal aid
        • Perrett, Graham, MP
      • bonner electorate: small business
        • Vasta, Ross, MP
      • muir, mr alan 'ali'
        • Gosling, Luke, MP
      • forde electorate: pink stumps day
        • Van Manen, Bert, MP
      • goods and services tax
        • Wilson, Josh, MP
      • fisher electorate: fisher seniors council
        • Wallace, Andrew, MP
    • private members' business
      • family planning services
        • Leigh, Andrew, MP
        • Laming, Andrew, MP
        • Butler, Terri, MP
        • Brodtmann, Gai, MP
    • private members' business
      • victoria: law and order
        • Crewther, Chris, MP
        • O'Neil, Clare, MP
        • Wood, Jason, MP
        • Giles, Andrew, MP
        • Wilson, Tim, MP
        • Khalil, Peter, MP
      • youth affairs
        • Sharkie, Rebekha, MP
        • Wallace, Andrew, MP
        • McGowan, Cathy, MP
        • Morton, Ben, MP
      • united states-australia alliance relationship
        • O'Brien, Ted, MP
        • Hill, Julian, MP
        • Leeser, Julian, MP
        • Feeney, David, MP
        • Byrne, Anthony, MP
    • private members' business
      • hazelwood power station
        • Chesters, Lisa, MP
        • Kelly, Craig, MP
        • Champion, Nick, MP
        • Drum, Damian, MP
        • Conroy, Pat, MP
        • Broadbent, Russell, MP
      • firearms trafficking
        • Goodenough, Ian, MP
        • O'Neil, Clare, MP
  •   questions in writing
    • nbn co (question no. 32) (Keogh, Matt, MP)
    • nbn: acacia gardens (question no. 43) (Rowland, Michelle, MP)
    • pre-exposure prophylaxis (question no. 616) (Butler, Terri, MP)
    • centrelink (question no. 686) (Clare, Jason, MP)

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