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  Table of contents

  • start of business
  •   personal explanations
    • Roxon, Nicola, MP
  •   private members' business
    • private members' motions
      • reference to main committee
        • Jenkins, Harry, MP
  •   petitions
    • Murphy, John, MP
    • easter sunday
    • zebra chip disease complex
    • postal services
    • pharmaceutical services
    • decentralisation program
    • asylum seekers
    • administration of justice
    • digital television
    • national schools curriculum
    • syria: political prisoners
    • pharmaceutical services
    • plain packaging
    • defence force retirement and death benefit amendment (fair indexation) legislation
    • malabar headland
      • responses
        • Murphy, John, MP
    • assange, mr julian
    • paid parental leave
    • fuel prices
    • child sex trafficking
    • marriage
    • voluntary euthanasia
    • marriage
    • postal services
    • judicial misbehaviour
    • pumicestone passage
    • imported hazardous products
    • statements
      • Murphy, John, MP
  •   committees
    • public accounts and audit committee
      • report
        • Oakeshott, Robert, MP
        • D'Ath, Yvette, MP
      • report and reference to main committee
        • Oakeshott, Robert, MP
    • public accounts and audit committee
      • report
        • Oakeshott, Robert, MP
        • D'Ath, Yvette, MP
      • report and reference to main committee
        • Oakeshott, Robert, MP
    • social policy and legal affairs committee
      • report
        • Perrett, Graham, MP
        • Moylan, Judi, MP
      • report and reference to main committee
        • Perrett, Graham, MP
    • health and ageing committee
      • report
        • Georganas, Steve, MP
        • Irons, Steve, MP
        • Georganas, Steve, MP
      • report and reference to main committee
        • Georganas, Steve, MP
  •   bills
    • safety, rehabilitation and compensation amendment (fair protection for firefighters) bill 2011
      • first reading
        • Bandt, Adam, MP
        • Vamvakinou, Maria, MP
        • Broadbent, Russell, MP
    • carbon tax plebiscite bill 2011
      • first reading
        • Abbott, Tony, MP
    • air services (aircraft noise) amendment bill 2011
      • first reading
        • Moylan, Judi, MP
  •   private members' business
    • education funding
      • Pyne, Christopher, MP
      • O'Dwyer, Kelly, MP
      • Leigh, Andrew, MP
      • O'Dwyer, Kelly, MP
      • Ripoll, Bernie, MP
      • Wyatt, Ken, MP
      • Perrett, Graham, MP
  •   bills
    • tax laws amendment (2011 measures no. 2) bill 2011, corporations amendment (improving accountability on director and executive remuneration) bill 2011, tax laws amendment (2011 measures no. 4) bill 2011, tax laws amendment (medicare levy and medicare levy surcharge) bill 2011, international tax agreements amendment bill (no. 1) 2011, acts interpretation amendment bill 2011, midwife professional indemnity legislation amendment bill 2011, social security legislation amendment (job seeker compliance) bill 2011, social security amendment (parenting payment transitional arrangement) bill 2011, families, housing, community services and indigenous affairs and other legislation amendment (election commitments and other measures) bill 2011, tax laws amendment (2011 measures no. 3) bill 2011, family assistance and other legislation amendment bill 2011, families, housing, community services and indigenous affairs and other legislation amendment (further election commitments and other measures) bill 2011, australian transaction reports and analysis centre supervisory cost recovery levy bill 2011, australian transaction reports and analysis centre supervisory cost recovery levy (collection) bill 2011, australian transaction reports and analysis centre supervisory cost recovery levy (consequential amendments) bill 2011, comsuper bill 2011, superannuation legislation (consequential amendments and transitional provisions) bill 2011, governance of australian government superannuation schemes bill 2011, combating the financing of people smuggling and other measures bill 2011, tax laws amendment (2010 measures no. 5) bill 2011, tax laws amendment (2011 measures no. 5) bill 2011, customs amendment (export controls and other measures) bill 2011, trans-tasman proceedings amendment and other measures bill 2011, customs tariff amendment (taxation of alternative fuels) bill 2011, energy grants (cleaner fuels) scheme amendment bill 2011, excise tariff amendment (taxation of alternative fuels) bill 2011, taxation of alternative fuels legislation amendment bill 2011, appropriation bill (no. 1) 2011-2012, appropriation bill (no. 2) 2011-2012, appropriation (parliamentary departments) bill (no. 1) 2011-2012, higher education support amendment (no. 1) bill 2011, tertiary education quality and standards agency bill 201, tertiary education quality and standards agency (consequential amendments and transitional provisions) bill 2011
      • assent
    • food standards amendment (truth in labelling—palm oil) bill 2011
      • first reading
  •   committees
    • national broadband network committee
      • report
        • Oakeshott, Robert, MP
    • agriculture, resources, fisheries and forestry committee
      • report
        • Adams, Dick, MP
    • procedure committee
      • report
        • Owens, Julie, MP
    • christmas island tragedy committee
      • report
        • Keenan, Michael, MP
        • Husic, Ed, MP
      • report and reference to main committee
        • Keenan, Michael, MP
    • foreign affairs, defence and trade joint committee
      • report
        • Fitzgibbon, Joel, MP
        • Ruddock, Philip, MP
      • report and reference to main committee
        • Fitzgibbon, Joel, MP
  •   bills
    • customs amendment (serious drugs detection) bill 2011
      • consideration of senate message
        • O'Connor, Brendan, MP
  •   ministerial statements
    • air safety
      • Albanese, Anthony, MP
      • Truss, Warren, MP
  •   bills
    • competition and consumer amendment bill (no. 1) 2011
      • second reading
        • Billson, Bruce, MP
  •   statements by members
    • dakin, ms monica
      • Prentice, Jane, MP
    • bass electorate: ringarooma primary school
      • Lyons, Geoff, MP
    • greenway electorate: tamil community
      • Randall, Don, MP
    • tamil senior citizens association
      • Murphy, John, MP
  • distinguished visitors
  •   statements by members
    • kruse, mr esmond gerald (tom), mbe
      • Scott, Bruce, MP
    • human rights: sri lanka
      • Parke, Melissa, MP
    • petition: optus transmission tower, hinkler electorate
      • Neville, Paul, MP
    • bosom buddies act
      • Brodtmann, Gai, MP
    • bennelong electorate: epping youth development group
      • Alexander, John, MP
    • mcewen electorate: epping fruit and vegetable market
      • Mitchell, Rob, MP
  •   questions without notice
    • carbon pricing (Abbott, Tony, MP)
    • carbon pricing (Smyth, Laura, MP)
    • carbon pricing (Christensen, George, MP)
  •   distinguished visitors
    • Jenkins, Harry, MP
  •   questions without notice
    • carbon pricing (Cheeseman, Darren, MP)
    • carbon pricing (Tehan, Dan, MP)
    • live animal exports (Crook, Tony, MP)
    • carbon pricing (Owens, Julie, MP)
    • carbon pricing (Hawke, Alex, MP)
    • workplace relations (Bird, Sharon, MP)
    • carbon pricing (Scott, Bruce, MP)
    • budget (Perrett, Graham, MP)
    • carbon pricing (Hockey, Joe, MP)
    • family payments (D'Ath, Yvette, MP)
    • carbon pricing (Wyatt, Ken, MP)
    • burma (Saffin, Janelle, MP)
    • carbon pricing (Andrews, Kevin, MP)
    • national security (Murphy, John, MP)
    • carbon pricing (Marino, Nola, MP)
    • health (Symon, Mike, MP)
  •   auditor-general's reports
    • report no. 57 of 2010-11
      • Jenkins, Harry, MP
  •   documents
    • presentation
      • Albanese, Anthony, MP
  •   committees
    • membership
      • Jenkins, Harry, MP
    • australia's immigration detention network committee
      • membership
        • Jenkins, Harry, MP
      • appointment
        • Albanese, Anthony, MP
  •   bills
    • telecommunications legislation amendment (fibre deployment) bill 2011
      • second reading
        • Turnbull, Malcolm, MP
        • Rowland, Michelle, MP
        • Hartsuyker, Luke, MP
        • Husic, Ed, MP
        • Fletcher, Paul, MP
        • O'Neill, Deb, MP
        • Prentice, Jane, MP
        • Jones, Stephen, MP
        • Tehan, Dan, MP
        • Leigh, Andrew, MP
        • Ciobo, Steven, MP
        • Perrett, Graham, MP
        • Randall, Don, MP
        • Saffin, Janelle, MP
        • Briggs, Jamie, MP
        • Grierson, Sharon, MP
        • Haase, Barry, MP
        • D'Ath, Yvette, MP
        • Scott, Bruce, MP
    • live animal export restriction and prohibition bill 2011
      • second reading
        • Wilkie, Andrew, MP
        • Bandt, Adam, MP
        • Cobb, John, MP
        • Burke, Anna, MP
        • Ley, Sussan, MP
    • live animal export (slaughter) prohibition bill 2011
      • Bandt, Adam, MP
      • Wilkie, Andrew, MP
      • Haase, Barry, MP
      • Zappia, Tony, MP
      • Coulton, Mark, MP
    • auditor-general amendment bill 2011
      • second reading
        • Bishop, Bronwyn, MP
        • Leigh, Andrew, MP
        • Mirabella, Sophie, MP
        • O'Neill, Deb, MP
        • Buchholz, Scott, MP
        • Oakeshott, Robert, MP
  •   adjournment
    • Bird, Sharon, MP
    • child care
      • Billson, Bruce, MP
    • parliamentary friends of surf life saving
      • Lyons, Geoff, MP
    • herbert electorate: townsville
      • Jones, Ewen, MP
    • sanglah public hospital, denpasar, bali
      • Hayes, Chris, MP
    • rhiannon, senator lee
      • Smith, Tony, MP
    • special broadcasting service
      • Georganas, Steve, MP
    • red frogs australia chaplaincy network
      • Vasta, Ross, MP
    • 20th anniversary of croatian independence
      • Zappia, Tony, MP
    • paid parental leave
      • Neville, Paul, MP
    • new south wales government
      • O'Neill, Deb, MP
    • forde electorate: logan waterways
      • Van Manen, Bert, MP
    • micah challenge
      • Murphy, John, MP
  •   main committee
    • start of business
    • statements by members
      • electorate of swan: great eastern highway
        • Irons, Steve, MP
      • great eastern highway, homelessness
        • Rudd, Kevin, MP
      • hendra virus
        • Scott, Bruce, MP
      • blair electorate: employment
        • Neumann, Shayne, MP
      • boothby electorate: roads
        • Southcott, Dr Andrew, MP
      • page electorate: lismore lantern parade
        • Saffin, Janelle, MP
      • member for bennelong: 60th birthday celebrations
        • Alexander, John, MP
      • sheedy, mr anthony
        • Marles, Richard, MP
      • cowan electorate: development
        • Simpkins, Luke, MP
      • australian greens
        • Danby, Michael, MP
    • private members' business
      • international year of forests
        • Adams, Dick, MP
        • Hunt, Greg, MP
        • Sidebottom, Sid, MP
        • Tehan, Dan, MP
        • Hall, Jill, MP
        • McCormack, Michael, MP
      • south australia remote areas energy supplies scheme
        • Ramsey, Rowan, MP
        • Champion, Nick, MP
        • Macfarlane, Ian, MP
        • Zappia, Tony, MP
      • tobacco plain packaging
        • Rishworth, Amanda, MP
        • Chester, Darren, MP
        • Hall, Jill, MP
        • McCormack, Michael, MP
        • Georganas, Steve, MP
        • Simpkins, Luke, MP
        • Ferguson, Laurie, MP
        • Southcott, Dr Andrew, MP
      • home insulation program
        • Fletcher, Paul, MP
        • Husic, Ed, MP
        • Laming, Andrew, MP
        • Jones, Stephen, MP
        • O'Dwyer, Kelly, MP
        • Neumann, Shayne, MP
    • bills
      • indigenous education (targeted assistance) amendment bill 2011
        • second reading
          • Pyne, Christopher, MP
          • Neumann, Shayne, MP
          • Andrews, Kevin, MP
          • Brodtmann, Gai, MP
          • Randall, Don, MP
          • Leigh, Andrew, MP
          • Wyatt, Ken, MP
          • O'Neill, Deb, MP
          • Jones, Ewen, MP
          • Zappia, Tony, MP
          • Laming, Andrew, MP
          • Slipper, Peter, MP
    • private members' business
      • vietnam: human rights
        • Hayes, Chris, MP
        • Simpkins, Luke, MP
        • Parke, Melissa, MP
        • Ruddock, Philip, MP
      • centenary of the royal australian navy
        • Alexander, John, MP
        • Perrett, Graham, MP
        • Robert, Stuart, MP
        • Sidebottom, Sid, MP
        • Turnbull, Malcolm, MP
        • Lyons, Geoff, MP
      • mobile phones
        • O'Neill, Deb, MP
        • Andrews, Karen, MP
        • Simpkins, Luke, MP
        • Livermore, Kirsten, MP
      • wild dogs
        • Chester, Darren, MP
        • Adams, Dick, MP
        • Coulton, Mark, MP
        • Saffin, Janelle, MP
      • organ donation
        • Brodtmann, Gai, MP
        • Wyatt, Ken, MP
        • Hayes, Chris, MP
        • Jones, Ewen, MP
    • grievance debate
      • economy
        • O'Dwyer, Kelly, MP
      • women's health in the west bank and gaza
        • Vamvakinou, Maria, MP
      • gillard government
        • Frydenberg, Josh, MP
      • hindmarsh electorate
        • Georganas, Steve, MP
      • live animal exports
        • Haase, Barry, MP
      • trio capital, tarrant, mr ross
        • Jones, Stephen, MP
  •   questions in writing
    • defence industry pathway programs (question no. 348) (Robert, Stuart, MP)
    • australian stock exchange and ricegrowers ltd sales (question no. 376) (Cobb, John, MP)
    • defence equipment (question no. 383) (Robert, Stuart, MP)
    • defence equipment (question no. 384) (Robert, Stuart, MP)
    • defence equipment (question no. 385) (Robert, Stuart, MP)
    • health: terminally ill and palliative care patients (question no. 401) (Fletcher, Paul, MP)
    • my school website (question no. 402) (Pyne, Christopher, MP)
    • national disability insurance scheme (question no. 412) (Oakeshott, Robert, MP)
    • terms of trade (question no. 415) (Oakeshott, Robert, MP)
    • non-citizens: charges and convictions (question no. 421) (Morrison, Scott, MP)

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