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  Table of contents

  • start of business
  •   petitions
    • Jensen, Dennis, MP
    • recognition of the state of palestine
    • sri lanka: human rights
  •   petitions
    • responses
      • Jensen, Dennis, MP
    • cigarette smoking
  •   petitions
    • statements
      • Jensen, Dennis, MP
  •   committees
    • procedure committee
      • Southcott, Dr Andrew, MP
  •   private members' business
    • remembrance day
      • Prentice, Jane, MP
      • Danby, Michael, MP
      • McNamara, Karen, MP
      • Hayes, Chris, MP
      • Goodenough, Ian, MP
      • Mitchell, Rob, MP
    • international year of soils
      • Fitzgibbon, Joel, MP
      • Hutchinson, Eric, MP
    • adhesive arachnoiditis
      • Irons, Steve, MP
      • Hall, Jill, MP
      • Laundy, Craig, MP
      • Ferguson, Laurie, MP
    • rural and regional newspapers
      • Champion, Nick, MP
      • Nikolic, Andrew, MP
      • Marles, Richard, MP
      • Jones, Ewen, MP
      • King, Catherine, MP
      • Hutchinson, Eric, MP
    • queensland: urannah dam
      • Christensen, George, MP
      • Butler, Mark, MP
      • Landry, Michelle, MP
  •   committees
    • standing committee on tax and revenue
      • membership
        • Tudge, Alan, MP
  •   bills
    • social services legislation amendment (more generous means testing for youth payments) bill 2015
      • second reading
        • Coulton, Mark, MP
        • Ramsey, Rowan, MP
        • Chester, Darren, MP
        • Taylor, Angus, MP
        • Stone, Dr Sharman, MP
        • Whiteley, Brett, MP
        • Roy, Wyatt, MP
        • Gillespie, David, MP
  •   statements by members
    • australia post
      • Zappia, Tony, MP
    • trade unions
      • Wicks, Lucy, MP
    • lalor electorate: deepavali
      • Ryan, Joanne, MP
    • herbert electorate: trade with china, japan and south korea
      • Jones, Ewen, MP
    • indi electorate: red hat society
      • McGowan, Cathy, MP
    • trade unions
      • Scott, Fiona, MP
    • canberra electorate: fashion industry
      • Brodtmann, Gai, MP
    • trade unions
      • McNamara, Karen, MP
    • kingsford smith electorate: maroubra fun run and oktoberfest
      • Thistlethwaite, Matt, MP
    • trade unions
      • Simpkins, Luke, MP
    • richmond electorate: domestic and family violence
      • Elliot, Justine, MP
    • trade with china
      • Markus, Louise, MP
    • chisholm electorate: mr joseph d'onofrio
      • Burke, Anna, MP
    • trade with china
      • Henderson, Sarah, MP
    • fremantle electorate: leeuwin barracks
      • Parke, Melissa, MP
    • trade with china
      • Hastie, Andrew, MP
    • workplace relations
      • O'Connor, Brendan, MP
    • trade with china
      • Sukkar, Michael, MP
    • hunter wetlands centre
      • Claydon, Sharon, MP
    • trade with china
      • Sudmalis, Ann, MP
      • Smith, Tony, MP
  •   parliamentary representation
    • member for north sydney
      • resignation
        • Smith, Tony, MP
    • north sydney electorate
      • issue of writ
        • Smith, Tony, MP
  •   statements on indulgence
    • sport
      • Turnbull, Malcolm, MP
      • Shorten, Bill, MP
  •   ministerial arrangements
    • Turnbull, Malcolm, MP
  •   questions without notice
    • christmas island (Marles, Richard, MP)
    • economy (Williams, Matt, MP)
    • goods and services tax (Shorten, Bill, MP)
    • economy (Sukkar, Michael, MP)
    • goods and services tax (Butler, Terri, MP)
    • rail infrastructure (Wilkie, Andrew, MP)
  • distinguished visitors
  •   questions without notice
    • economy (Bishop, Bronwyn, MP)
    • goods and services tax (Bowen, Chris, MP)
    • trade (Goodenough, Ian, MP)
    • goods and services tax (Husic, Ed, MP)
    • asylum seekers (Gambaro, Teresa, MP)
    • goods and services tax (Shorten, Bill, MP)
    • road infrastructure (Coleman, David, MP)
    • goods and services tax (Fitzgibbon, Joel, MP)
    • centenary of anzac, remembrance day (Wicks, Lucy, MP)
    • goods and services tax (Plibersek, Tanya, MP)
    • telecommunications (Hogan, Kevin, MP)
    • goods and services tax (Shorten, Bill, MP)
    • youth allowance (Wilson, Rick, MP)
  •   documents
    • presentation
      • Pyne, Christopher, MP
  •   auditor-general's reports
    • report no. 6 of 2015-16
      • Smith, Tony, MP
  •   documents
    • parliamentary services commissioner
      • presentation
        • Smith, Tony, MP
  •   business
    • days and hours of meeting
      • Pyne, Christopher, MP
  •   bills
    • social services legislation amendment (more generous means testing for youth payments) bill 2015
      • second reading
        • Porter, Christian, MP
      • third reading
        • Porter, Christian, MP
    • higher education support amendment (vet fee-help reform) bill 2015
      • second reading
        • Bird, Sharon, MP
        • Coulton, Mark, MP
        • Thomson, Kelvin, MP
        • Cobb, John, MP
        • Neumann, Shayne, MP
        • Gillespie, David, MP
        • Ferguson, Laurie, MP
        • Pitt, Keith, MP
        • Brodtmann, Gai, MP
        • Gambaro, Teresa, MP
        • Rishworth, Amanda, MP
        • Van Manen, Bert, MP
        • MacTiernan, Alannah, MP
        • McNamara, Karen, MP
        • Ryan, Joanne, MP
        • Wicks, Lucy, MP
        • Conroy, Pat, MP
        • McCormack, Michael, MP
        • Butler, Terri, MP
        • Marino, Nola, MP
        • Thistlethwaite, Matt, MP
        • Hall, Jill, MP
        • Hayes, Chris, MP
        • Husic, Ed, MP
  •   adjournment
    • Smith, Tony, MP
    • pacific islands: climate change
      • Thistlethwaite, Matt, MP
    • calwell electorate: forced marriage
      • Vamvakinou, Maria, MP
    • dunkley electorate: frankston
      • Billson, Bruce, MP
    • mackellar electorate: blackmores
      • Bishop, Bronwyn, MP
    • blair electorate: volunteers
      • Neumann, Shayne, MP
    • forrest electorate: diwali, augusta spring flower show, south west rose society show, heritage park dardanup
      • Marino, Nola, MP
  • notices
  •   federation chamber
    • start of business
    • constituency statements
      • electorate of greenway: deepavali
        • Rowland, Michelle, MP
      • mining
        • Wilson, Rick, MP
      • fraser electorate: indian festival of lights
        • Leigh, Andrew, MP
      • cowan electorate: deepavali
        • Simpkins, Luke, MP
      • kingsford smith electorate: sport
        • Thistlethwaite, Matt, MP
      • capricornia electorate
        • Landry, Michelle, MP
      • domestic and family violence
        • O'Neil, Clare, MP
      • deakin electorate: infrastructure
        • Sukkar, Michael, MP
      • aboriginal legal service
        • Plibersek, Tanya, MP
      • robertson electorate: broadband
        • Wicks, Lucy, MP
        • Sukkar, Michael (The DEPUTY SPEAKER)
    • private members' business
      • freedom of information
        • MacTiernan, Alannah, MP
        • Perrett, Graham, MP
      • agriculture
        • Stone, Dr Sharman, MP
        • Perrett, Graham, MP
        • Hutchinson, Eric, MP
        • McGowan, Cathy, MP
        • Stone, Dr Sharman, MP
      • iraq and syria
        • Champion, Nick, MP
        • Kelly, Craig, MP
        • Brodtmann, Gai, MP
    • bills
      • marriage legislation amendment bill 2015
        • second reading
          • Giles, Andrew, MP
          • Kelly, Craig, MP
      • lung health awareness month
        • Hall, Jill, MP
        • Alexander, John, MP
        • Thomson, Kelvin, MP
        • Matheson, Russell, MP
      • australian cities
        • Prentice, Jane, MP
        • MacTiernan, Alannah, MP
        • Gambaro, Teresa, MP
        • Albanese, Anthony, MP
        • Alexander, John, MP
        • Brodtmann, Gai, MP
        • Scott, Fiona, MP
        • Ryan, Joanne, MP
        • Giles, Andrew, MP
    • statements by members
      • richmond electorate: byron lighthouse run
        • Elliot, Justine, MP
      • barton electorate: all saints grammar school
        • Varvaris, Nickolas, MP
      • indi electorate: advanced cfa youth crew
        • McGowan, Cathy, MP
      • banks electorate: st george art society
        • Coleman, David, MP
      • breast cancer
        • Hall, Jill, MP
      • moore electorate: infrastructure
        • Goodenough, Ian, MP
      • canberra electorate: baseball
        • Brodtmann, Gai, MP
      • corangamite electorate: infrastructure
        • Henderson, Sarah, MP
      • west papua
        • Parke, Melissa, MP
      • lyons electorate: willow creek
        • Hutchinson, Eric, MP
      • blair electorate: the colinton boys
        • Neumann, Shayne, MP
      • ataturk, mustafa kemal
        • Laundy, Craig, MP
      • melbourne electorate: yarra city university of the third age
        • Bandt, Adam, MP
      • petrie electorate: year 12 students
        • Howarth, Luke, MP
      • richmond electorate: education funding
        • Elliot, Justine, MP
      • bruce highway
        • Landry, Michelle, MP
      • indi electorate: mars petcare australia
        • McGowan, Cathy, MP
      • swan electorate: bentley hospital
        • Irons, Steve, MP
      • shortland electorate: charlestown caring group
        • Hall, Jill, MP
      • queensland organised crime commission of inquiry
        • Laming, Andrew, MP
      • canberra electorate
        • Brodtmann, Gai, MP
      • hinkler electorate: education
        • Pitt, Keith, MP
      • christmas island
        • Bandt, Adam, MP
      • deakin electorate: deepavali
        • Sukkar, Michael, MP
      • richmond electorate: coal seam gas
        • Elliot, Justine, MP
      • forde electorate: canterbury college
        • Van Manen, Bert, MP
      • shortland electorate: belmont community child care centre
        • Hall, Jill, MP
      • dobell electorate: rural fire service
        • McNamara, Karen, MP
      • nallaratnam, mr sivarasa
        • Burke, Anna, MP
      • mcmillan electorate: project enlighten
        • Broadbent, Russell, MP
      • canberra electorate: little wars convention
        • Brodtmann, Gai, MP
    • committees
      • treaties committee
        • report
          • Prentice, Jane (The DEPUTY SPEAKER)
    • parliamentary representation
      • valedictory
        • McCormack, Michael, MP
        • Albanese, Anthony, MP
        • Wicks, Lucy, MP
        • Pasin, Tony, MP
        • Buchholz, Scott, MP
        • Jones, Ewen, MP
        • Fletcher, Paul, MP
        • Christensen, George, MP
        • Sudmalis, Ann, MP
        • Henderson, Sarah, MP
    • grievance debate
      • liberal government
        • Hall, Jill, MP
      • liberal party, mining
        • Christensen, George, MP
      • infrastructure
        • Conroy, Pat, MP
        • Williams, Matt, MP
      • indi electorate: telecommunications
        • McGowan, Cathy, MP
      • free-range producers
        • Scott, Fiona, MP
      • mental health
        • McNamara, Karen, MP
      • australian human rights commission
        • Claydon, Sharon, MP
      • private health insurance
        • King, Catherine, MP
      • banks electorate
        • Coleman, David, MP
      • moreton electorate: road and rail infrastructure
        • Perrett, Graham, MP
      • la trobe electorate: infrastructure
        • Wood, Jason, MP
    • adjournment
      • Howarth, Luke, MP
  •   questions in writing
    • department of prime minister and cabinet: corporate credit cards (question no. 451 amended) (Conroy, Pat, MP)
    • department of prime minister and cabinet: executive training (question no. 502) (Conroy, Pat, MP)
    • grimes, dr paul psm (question no. 766) (Fitzgibbon, Joel, MP)
    • grimes, dr paul psm (question no. 767) (Fitzgibbon, Joel, MP)
    • grimes, dr paul, psm (question no. 768) (Fitzgibbon, Joel, MP)
    • grimes, dr paul, psm (question no. 769) (Fitzgibbon, Joel, MP)
    • grimes, dr paul, psm (question no. 770) (Fitzgibbon, Joel, MP)
    • grimes, dr paul, psm (question no. 771) (Fitzgibbon, Joel, MP)
    • grimes, dr paul, psm (question no. 772) (Fitzgibbon, Joel, MP)
    • grimes, dr paul, psm (question no. 773) (Fitzgibbon, Joel, MP)
    • grimes, dr paul, psm (question no. 774) (Fitzgibbon, Joel, MP)
    • grimes, dr paul, psm (question no. 775) (Fitzgibbon, Joel, MP)
    • order-in pty ltd (question no. 778) (Conroy, Pat, MP)
    • carmichael mine project (question no. 795) (Wilkie, Andrew, MP)
    • communications and the arts: hospitality expenses (question no. 812) (Clare, Jason, MP)
    • talent development program (question no. 837) (Conroy, Pat, MP)
    • artbank (question no. 842) (Conroy, Pat, MP)
    • australian government's artbank program (question no. 843) (Conroy, Pat, MP)
    • supertrawler: geelong star (question no. 849) (McGowan, Cathy, MP)
    • department of foreign affairs and trade: staff contracts (question no. 852) (Conroy, Pat, MP)
    • attorney-general's department: staff contracts (question no. 854) (Conroy, Pat, MP)
    • department of social services: staff contracts (question no. 858) (Conroy, Pat, MP)
    • department of human services: staff contracts (question no. 859) (Conroy, Pat, MP)
    • department of industry, innovation and science: staff contracts (question no. 860) (Conroy, Pat, MP)
    • department of veterans' affairs: staff contracts (question no. 862) (Conroy, Pat, MP)
    • department of prime minister and cabinet: casual staff contracts (question no. 868) (Conroy, Pat, MP)
    • attorney-general's department: casual staff contracts (question no. 872) (Conroy, Pat, MP)
    • department of social services: casual staff contracts (question no. 876) (Conroy, Pat, MP)
    • department of human services: casual staff contracts (question no. 877) (Conroy, Pat, MP)
    • department of industry, innovation and science: casual staff contracts (question no. 878) (Conroy, Pat, MP)
    • department of veterans' affairs: casual staff contracts (question no. 880) (Conroy, Pat, MP)
    • department of prime minister and cabinet: contracted services payments (question no. 886) (Conroy, Pat, MP)
    • department of human services: contracted services payments (question no. 895) (Conroy, Pat, MP)
    • department of industry, innovation and science: contracted services payments (question no. 896) (Conroy, Pat, MP)
    • department of veterans' affairs: contracted services payments (question no. 898) (Conroy, Pat, MP)
    • department of foreign affairs and trade: office space (question no. 906) (Conroy, Pat, MP)
    • department of employment: office space (question no. 907) (Conroy, Pat, MP)
    • department of social services: office space (question no. 912) (Conroy, Pat, MP)
    • department of human services: office space (question no. 913) (Conroy, Pat, MP)
    • department of veterans' affairs: office space (question no. 916) (Conroy, Pat, MP)
    • department of communications: office space (question no. 917) (Conroy, Pat, MP)
    • department of foreign affairs and trade: offices efficiency upgrades (question no. 924) (Conroy, Pat, MP)
    • department of human services: offices efficiency upgrades (question no. 931) (Conroy, Pat, MP)
    • department of industry, innovation and science: offices efficiency upgrades (question no. 932) (Conroy, Pat, MP)
    • department of veterans' affairs: offices efficiency upgrades (question no. 934) (Conroy, Pat, MP)
    • department of prime minister and cabinet: consultants (question no. 940) (Conroy, Pat, MP)
    • department of foreign affairs and trade: consultants (question no. 942) (Conroy, Pat, MP)
    • department of human services: consultants (question no. 949) (Conroy, Pat, MP)
    • department of industry, innovation and science: consultants (question no. 950) (Conroy, Pat, MP)
    • department of veterans' affairs: consultants (question no. 952) (Conroy, Pat, MP)
    • attorney-general's department: media monitoring (question no. 962) (Conroy, Pat, MP)
    • department of social services: media monitoring (question no. 966) (Conroy, Pat, MP)
    • department of human services: media monitoring (question no. 967) (Conroy, Pat, MP)
    • department of industry, innovation and science: media monitoring (question no. 968) (Conroy, Pat, MP)
    • department of veterans' affairs: media monitoring (question no. 970) (Conroy, Pat, MP)
    • department of communications: media monitoring (question no. 971) (Conroy, Pat, MP)
    • department of prime minister and cabinet: market research (question no. 976) (Conroy, Pat, MP)
    • attorney-general's department: market research (question no. 980) (Conroy, Pat, MP)
    • department of agriculture and water resources: market research (question no. 982) (Conroy, Pat, MP)
    • department of social services: market research (question no. 984) (Conroy, Pat, MP)
    • department of human services: market research (question no. 985) (Conroy, Pat, MP)
    • department of industry, innovation and science: market research (question no. 986) (Conroy, Pat, MP)
    • department of veterans' affairs: market research (question no. 988) (Conroy, Pat, MP)
    • department of communications: market research (question no. 989) (Conroy, Pat, MP)
    • department of finance: market research (question no. 992) (Conroy, Pat, MP)
    • department of prime minister and cabinet: advertising (question no. 994) (Conroy, Pat, MP)
    • attorney-general's department: advertising (question no. 998) (Conroy, Pat, MP)
    • department of social services: advertising (question no. 1002) (Conroy, Pat, MP)
    • department of human services: advertising (question no. 1003) (Conroy, Pat, MP)
    • department of industry, innovation and science: advertising (question no. 1004) (Conroy, Pat, MP)
    • department of veterans' affairs: advertising (question no. 1006) (Conroy, Pat, MP)
    • department of communications: advertising (question no. 1007) (Conroy, Pat, MP)
    • department of health: advertising (question no. 1011) (Conroy, Pat, MP)
    • department of social services: office equipment (question no. 1020) (Conroy, Pat, MP)
    • department of human services: office equipment (question no. 1021) (Conroy, Pat, MP)

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