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  Table of contents

  • start of business
  •   parliamentary representation
    • joyce, hon. barnaby
      • qualifications of members
    • new england electorate, bennelong electorate
      • issue of writ
        • Smith, Tony, MP
  •   committees
    • petitions committee
      • report
        • Wicks, Lucy, MP
  •   petitions
    • Wicks, Lucy, MP
    • banks
    • social media
    • gender pay gap
    • climate change
    • asylum seekers
    • gambling
    • gambling
    • gambling
    • climate change
    • climate change
    • climate change
    • climate change
    • climate change
    • climate change
    • climate change
    • climate change
    • climate change
    • climate change
    • climate change
    • climate change
    • climate change
    • climate change
    • climate change
    • climate change
    • climate change
    • climate change
    • lottery
    • lottery
    • lottery
    • lottery
    • lottery
    • lottery
    • lottery
    • lottery
    • smoking
    • public infrastructure investment
    • toxins in perfumes
    • medications
    • communities funding
    • kokoda campaign
    • australian constitution
    • alpha-1 antitrypsin deficiency
    • privacy
    • customs regulations
    • exports
    • family law
    • marriage law reform
    • suicide
    • disability support
    • medical care
    • health
    • sleep apnoea
    • media classifications
    • insurance premiums
    • child support
    • medical services
    • palfreeman, mr jock
    • shipping
  •   petitions
    • responses
      • Wicks, Lucy, MP
    • parliamentary expenditure
    • islam
    • australian citizenship
    • climate change
    • welfare reform
    • member interests
    • parliament house: procedures
    • parliamentary terms
    • family law reform
    • asylum seekers
    • regional processing centres
    • freight costs
    • falun gong
  •   motions
    • citizenship
      • Pyne, Christopher, MP
      • Burke, Tony, MP
  •   bills
    • marriage amendment (definition and religious freedoms) bill 2017
      • first reading
      • second reading
        • Entsch, Warren, MP
        • Evans, Trevor, MP
        • Burke, Tony, MP
        • Shorten, Bill, MP
        • Plibersek, Tanya, MP
        • Wilson, Tim, MP
        • Dreyfus, Mark, MP
        • Zimmerman, Trent, MP
        • Butler, Terri, MP
        • Turnbull, Malcolm, MP
        • Hayes, Chris, MP
        • Morrison, Scott, MP
        • Snowdon, Warren, MP
        • Abbott, Tony, MP
        • Albanese, Anthony, MP
        • Wood, Jason, MP
  •   statements by members
    • queensland state election
      • O'Toole, Cathy, MP
    • bonner electorate: lindum station level crossing
      • Vasta, Ross, MP
    • parliament house: honey
      • King, Madeleine, MP
    • petition: schools
      • Andrews, Kevin, MP
    • education
    • climate change, nuclear weapons
      • Bandt, Adam, MP
    • chisholm electorate: community organisations
      • Banks, Julia, MP
    • bendigo electorate: st joseph's primary school
      • Chesters, Lisa, MP
    • marrows, mr dudley, dso, dfc
      • Broad, Andrew, MP
    • kingsford smith electorate: kamay parkrun
      • Thistlethwaite, Matt, MP
    • alexander, mr john
      • Broadbent, Russell, MP
    • broadband
      • Brodtmann, Gai, MP
    • deputy prime minister, alexander, mr john
      • Buchholz, Scott, MP
    • tamburrino, ms mimi
      • Khalil, Peter, MP
    • banks electorate: st george meals on wheels
      • Coleman, David, MP
    • lalor electorate: lalor heroes 2017
      • Ryan, Joanne, MP
    • dunkley electorate: learn engage connect young parents program
      • Crewther, Chris, MP
    • penrith valley chamber of commerce
      • Husar, Emma, MP
    • new england by-election, health care
      • Drum, Damian, MP
    • queensland state election
      • Dick, Milton, MP
    • hmas cairns
      • Entsch, Warren, MP
  •   condolences
    • millar, mr percival clarence 'clarrie', am, hearn, mrs jean margaret, hutchins, mr stephen patrick 'steve'
      • Smith, Tony, MP
    • stephen, the rt hon. sir ninian martin, kg, ak, gcmg, gcvo, kbe, qc
      • Turnbull, Malcolm, MP
      • Shorten, Bill, MP
    • fife, hon. wallace clyde 'wal'
      • Turnbull, Malcolm, MP
      • Shorten, Bill, MP
      • reference to federation chamber
        • Pyne, Christopher, MP
  •   questions without notice
    • prime minister (Shorten, Bill, MP)
    • turnbull government (Wicks, Lucy, MP)
    • donations to political parties (Burke, Tony, MP)
    • economy (Leeser, Julian, MP)
    • banking and financial services (Bowen, Chris, MP)
  •   distinguished visitors
    • Smith, Tony, MP
  •   questions without notice
    • royal commission into the protection and detention of children in the northern territory (Sharkie, Rebekha, MP)
    • national security (Henderson, Sarah, MP)
    • national security (Burke, Tony, MP)
    • national security (Vasta, Ross, MP)
    • donations to political parties (Dreyfus, Mark, MP)
    • infrastructure (Coleman, David, MP)
    • broadband (Shorten, Bill, MP)
    • taxation (Falinski, Jason, MP)
    • broadband (Plibersek, Tanya, MP)
    • health care (Kelly, Craig, MP)
    • broadband (Plibersek, Tanya, MP)
  •   documents
    • legislative assembly of the northern territory: horizontal fiscal equalisation
      • presentation
        • Smith, Tony, MP
    • commonwealth ombudsman, australian national audit office
      • presentation
        • Smith, Tony, MP
  •   auditor-general's reports
    • reports nos 14, 15, 16 and 17 of 2017-18
      • Smith, Tony, MP
  •   documents
    • presentation
      • Pyne, Christopher, MP
  •   questions to the speaker
    • questions in writing (Sharkie, Rebekha, MP)
  •   personal explanations
    • Shorten, Bill, MP
  •   bills
    • treasury laws amendment (housing tax integrity) bill 2017, foreign acquisitions and takeovers fees imposition amendment (vacancy fees) bill 2017, veterans' affairs legislation amendment (omnibus) bill 2017, defence legislation amendment (instrument making) bill 2017
      • consideration of senate message
  •   committees
    • corporations and financial services committee
      • reporting date
        • Smith, Tony, MP
      • membership
        • Smith, Tony, MP
    • foreign affairs, defence and trade joint committee, standing committee on indigenous affairs
      • membership
        • Pyne, Christopher, MP
  •   bills
    • therapeutic goods amendment (2017 measures no. 1) bill 2017
      • report from federation chamber
      • third reading
        • Pyne, Christopher, MP
    • therapeutic goods (charges) amendment bill 2017
      • report from federation chamber
      • third reading
        • Pyne, Christopher, MP
    • national disability insurance scheme amendment (quality and safeguards commission and other measures) bill 2017
      • consideration of senate message
        • Porter, Christian, MP
        • Smith, Tony, MP
        • Macklin, Jenny, MP
        • division
  •   resolutions of the senate
    • asylum seekers
      • consideration of senate message
        • Smith, Tony, MP
        • Pyne, Christopher, MP
        • Bandt, Adam, MP
        • Neumann, Shayne, MP
        • McGowan, Cathy, MP
        • Katter, Bob, MP
        • Dutton, Peter, MP
        • Wilkie, Andrew, MP
        • Albanese, Anthony, MP
        • division
        • Pyne, Christopher, MP
        • Burke, Tony, MP
        • Pyne, Christopher, MP
        • division
        • Smith, Tony, MP
        • Ciobo, Steven, MP
        • Entsch, Warren, MP
        • division
        • Smith, Tony, MP
        • division
        • Smith, Tony, MP
        • division
  •   bills
    • fair work amendment (repeal of 4 yearly reviews and other measures) bill 2017
      • consideration of senate message
        • Pyne, Christopher, MP
        • Burke, Tony, MP
        • O'Connor, Brendan, MP
        • division
    • competition and consumer amendment (competition policy review) bill 2017, australian border force amendment (protected information) bill 2017, competition and consumer amendment (abolition of limited merits review) bill 2017, defence legislation amendment (2017 measures no. 1) bill 2017, treasury laws amendment (2017 measures no. 6) bill 2017, customs amendment (anti-dumping measures) bill 2017, customs amendment (singapore-australia free trade agreement amendment implementation) bill 2017, customs tariff amendment (singapore-australia free trade agreement amendment implementation) bill 2017, australian grape and wine authority amendment (wine australia) bill 2017, fisheries legislation amendment (representation) bill 2017, regulatory powers (standardisation reform) bill 2016, defence legislation amendment (instrument making) bill 2017, treasury laws amendment (housing tax integrity) bill 2017, foreign acquisitions and takeovers fees imposition amendment (vacancy fees) bill 2017, veterans' affairs legislation amendment (omnibus) bill 2017
      • assent
  •   committees
    • treaties committee
      • report
        • Robert, Stuart, MP
    • economics committee
      • report
        • Coleman, David, MP
        • Thistlethwaite, Matt, MP
    • foreign affairs, defence and trade joint committee
      • report
        • Andrews, Kevin, MP
      • reference to federation chamber
        • Andrews, Kevin, MP
    • public works committee
      • report
        • Buchholz, Scott, MP
  •   bills
    • marriage amendment (definition and religious freedoms) bill 2017
      • second reading
        • Wood, Jason, MP
        • Lamb, Susan, MP
        • Leeser, Julian, MP
        • Hill, Julian, MP
        • Dutton, Peter, MP
        • Chalmers, Jim, MP
        • Wallace, Andrew, MP
  •   adjournment
    • Smith, Tony, MP
    • national broadband network
      • Khalil, Peter, MP
    • leichhardt electorate: wombinoo station
      • Entsch, Warren, MP
    • education
      • Lamb, Susan, MP
    • hale, mr tom, page electorate: grafton jacaranda festival
      • Hogan, Kevin, MP
    • goods and services tax
      • Snowdon, Warren, MP
    • boothby electorate: sturt country fire service group
      • Flint, Nicolle, MP
  • notices
  •   federation chamber
    • start of business
    • constituency statements
      • australian defence force parliamentary program
        • Keogh, Matt, MP
      • petition: lottoland
        • Prentice, Jane, MP
      • marriage
        • Leigh, Andrew, MP
      • health care
        • Wicks, Lucy, MP
      • australia post
        • Fitzgibbon, Joel, MP
      • franceschi, ms jennie
        • Wilson, Rick, MP
      • panagiotopoulos, ms zoe, casey-cardinia library corporation, berwick district woodworkers club
        • Byrne, Anthony, MP
      • banks electorate: st declan's catholic primary school, banks electorate: picnic point pumas netball club, banks electorate: australian air league
        • Coleman, David, MP
      • tasmania: health
        • Keay, Justine, MP
      • gambling
        • Wood, Jason, MP
    • bills
      • therapeutic goods amendment (2017 measures no. 1) bill 2017, therapeutic goods (charges) amendment bill 2017
        • second reading
          • Hunt, Greg, MP
      • therapeutic goods (charges) amendment bill 2017
        • second reading
    • ministerial statements
      • veterans: government response to report
        • Snowdon, Warren, MP
        • Wallace, Andrew, MP
        • Gosling, Luke, MP
        • Brodtmann, Gai, MP
        • O'Toole, Cathy, MP
        • Templeman, Susan, MP
    • statements by members
      • china
        • Danby, Michael, MP
      • forde electorate: beenleigh theatre group
        • Van Manen, Bert, MP
      • multicultural awards for excellence
        • Vamvakinou, Maria, MP
      • international day of people with disability
        • Wallace, Andrew, MP
      • brand electorate: christmas
        • King, Madeleine, MP
      • robertson electorate: christmas
        • Wicks, Lucy, MP
      • aviation
        • Brodtmann, Gai, MP
      • o'connor electorate: students
        • Wilson, Rick, MP
      • petition: small breweries
        • Albanese, Anthony, MP
      • goldstein electorate: schools
        • Wilson, Tim, MP
      • asylum seekers
        • Giles, Andrew, MP
      • la trobe electorate: ridgewalk project
        • Wood, Jason, MP
      • deslandes, mr timothy nicholas
        • Rishworth, Amanda, MP
      • gilmore electorate: small business
        • Sudmalis, Ann, MP
      • macquarie electorate: public transport
        • Templeman, Susan, MP
      • menzies electorate: veneto club
        • Andrews, Kevin, MP
      • workplace relations, marriage
        • Hart, Ross, MP
      • melanoma
        • Broad, Andrew, MP
      • ballarat electorate: marriage
        • King, Catherine, MP
      • wright electorate: cancer fundraising
        • Buchholz, Scott, MP
      • wills electorate: coburg west primary school
        • Khalil, Peter, MP
      • mcmillan electorate: marriage
        • Broadbent, Russell, MP
      • taxation
        • Leigh, Andrew, MP
      • wright electorate: christmas
        • Buchholz, Scott, MP
      • perth electorate: schools
        • Hammond, Tim, MP
      • cervical cancer
        • Banks, Julia, MP
      • fremantle electorate: community groups
        • Wilson, Josh, MP
      • banks electorate: panania senior citizens' centre and all starz performing arts studio
        • Coleman, David, MP
  •   questions in writing
    • national broadband network (question no. 729) (Elliot, Justine, MP)
    • national broadband network (question no. 730) (Elliot, Justine, MP)
    • health care (question no. 748) (McGowan, Cathy, MP)
    • health care (question no. 749) (McGowan, Cathy, MP)
    • health care (question no. 750) (McGowan, Cathy, MP)
    • health care (question no. 751) (McGowan, Cathy, MP)
    • health care (question no. 752) (McGowan, Cathy, MP)
    • age pension (question no. 782) (Sharkie, Rebekha, MP)
    • defence industry (question no. 789) (Marles, Richard, MP)
    • medical costs (question no. 805) (Sharkie, Rebekha, MP)
    • national broadband network (question no. 809) (Elliot, Justine, MP)
    • national broadband network (question no. 810) (Elliot, Justine, MP)
    • road safety (question no. 813) (Keay, Justine, MP)
    • visas (question no. 816) (Hill, Julian, MP)
    • energy (question no. 817) (Sharkie, Rebekha, MP)
    • aged care (question no. 824) (Sharkie, Rebekha, MP)
    • aviation (question no. 838) (Georganas, Steve, MP)
    • centrelink (question no. 839) (Georganas, Steve, MP)
    • suicide (question no. 841) (King, Madeleine, MP)
    • beverages (question no. 843) (Sharkie, Rebekha, MP)
    • government vehicles (question no. 849) (Georganas, Steve, MP)

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