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  Table of contents

  • start of business
  •   petitions
    • petitions committee
      • report
        • Wicks, Lucy, MP
    • climate change
    • marriage
    • climate change
    • gambling
    • climate change
    • gambling
    • gambling
    • gambling
    • mining
    • gambling
    • gambling
    • gambling
    • gambling
    • mining
    • gambling
    • refugees
    • gambling
    • religion
    • religion
    • gambling
  •   petitions
    • responses
      • Wicks, Lucy, MP
    • aviation
    • taxation
    • child care
    • higher education
    • environment
    • environment
    • child care
    • legal aid
    • leading education
    • cystic fibrosis
    • marriage
    • education
    • leaded fuel
    • goods and services tax
    • marriage
    • marriage
    • telecommunications
    • marriage
    • new england by-election
    • standing orders
    • health
    • marriage
    • qualifications of members
    • qualifications of members
    • qualifications of members
    • insurance premiums
    • visas
    • national security
    • political advertising
    • australian constitution
    • consular services
    • climate change
    • climate change
    • climate change
    • health care
    • mining
    • pharmaceutical benefits scheme
    • great barrier reef
    • myanmar: rakhine state
    • alcohol
    • pensions and benefits
    • animal welfare
    • immigration detention
    • vietnam
    • immigration detention
  •   bills
    • competition and consumer amendment (free range eggs) bill 2018
      • first reading
      • second reading
        • Sharkie, Rebekha, MP
  •   business
    • rearrangement
      • Bandt, Adam, MP
  •   private members' business
    • morant, lieutenant harry 'breaker', handcock, lieutenant peter, witton, lieutenant george
      • Buchholz, Scott, MP
      • Kelly, Mike, MP
      • Danby, Michael, MP
    • south australia: schools
      • Champion, Nick, MP
      • Ramsey, Rowan, MP
      • Butler, Mark, MP
      • Kelly, Craig, MP
      • Zappia, Tony, MP
      • Flint, Nicolle, MP
      • Giles, Andrew, MP
      • Pasin, Tony, MP
    • human trafficking
      • Crewther, Chris, MP
      • Perrett, Graham, MP
      • Andrews, Kevin, MP
      • Lamb, Susan, MP
      • Wilson, Tim, MP
  •   committees
    • foreign affairs, defence and trade joint committee
      • membership
        • Goodenough, Ian (The DEPUTY SPEAKER)
        • Tudge, Alan, MP
  •   bills
    • family assistance and child support legislation amendment (protecting children) bill 2017
      • second reading
        • Macklin, Jenny, MP
  •   ministerial statements
    • closing the gap
      • Turnbull, Malcolm, MP
      • Shorten, Bill, MP
      • Gillespie, David, MP
      • reference to federation chamber
        • Gillespie, David, MP
  •   bills
    • family assistance and child support legislation amendment (protecting children) bill 2017
      • second reading
        • Macklin, Jenny, MP
        • Crewther, Chris, MP
        • Perrett, Graham, MP
        • Butler, Terri, MP
  •   statements by members
    • broadband
      • Brodtmann, Gai, MP
    • rowan, mrs linda
      • Van Manen, Bert, MP
    • indigenous affairs
      • Gosling, Luke, MP
    • bonner electorate: bonner seniors expo
      • Vasta, Ross, MP
    • bendigo electorate: chinese dragon
      • Chesters, Lisa, MP
    • fisher electorate: sunshine coast casino
      • Wallace, Andrew, MP
    • north queensland: dams
      • Katter, Bob, MP
    • agriculture
      • Buchholz, Scott, MP
    • herbert electorate: land 400
      • O'Toole, Cathy, MP
    • o'connor electorate: cashless debit card
      • Wilson, Rick, MP
    • paterson electorate
      • Swanson, Meryl, MP
    • taxation
      • Wilson, Tim, MP
    • broadband
      • Butler, Terri, MP
    • country fire authority
      • Wood, Jason, MP
    • penrith community kitchen christmas
      • Husar, Emma, MP
    • chinese new year
      • Zimmerman, Trent, MP
    • banking and financial services
      • Zappia, Tony, MP
    • bennelong by-election
      • Alexander, John, MP
    • tennyson rural fire brigade
      • Templeman, Susan, MP
    • india: republic day, australia day
      • Andrews, Kevin, MP
  •   ministerial arrangements
    • Turnbull, Malcolm, MP
  •   questions without notice
    • stolen generations (Shorten, Bill, MP)
    • taxation (Evans, Trevor, MP)
    • indigenous affairs (Burney, Linda, MP)
  •   distinguished visitors
    • Smith, Tony, MP
  •   questions without notice
    • taxation (Van Manen, Bert, MP)
    • ministerial staff (Dreyfus, Mark, MP)
    • australian public service (Wilkie, Andrew, MP)
    • water infrastructure (Landry, Michelle, MP)
    • ministerial staff (Dreyfus, Mark, MP)
    • defence export strategy (Wallace, Andrew, MP)
    • ministerial staff (Dreyfus, Mark, MP)
    • national security (Hastie, Andrew, MP)
    • deputy prime minister (Shorten, Bill, MP)
    • trade (Sudmalis, Ann, MP)
    • victoria: infrastructure (Shorten, Bill, MP)
    • south australia: energy (Ramsey, Rowan, MP)
    • tasmania: infrastructure (Albanese, Anthony, MP)
    • south australia: health care (Flint, Nicolle, MP)
    • infrastructure (Rishworth, Amanda, MP)
    • economy (Wilson, Tim, MP)
    • northern australia roads program (Gosling, Luke, MP)
    • pensions and benefits (Zimmerman, Trent, MP)
    • deputy prime minister (Albanese, Anthony, MP)
  •   distinguished visitors
    • Smith, Tony, MP
  •   questions without notice
    • skilled migration program (Crewther, Chris, MP)
    • banking and financial services (Hammond, Tim, MP)
    • broadband
      • Laming, Andrew, MP
      • procedural text
    • banking and financial services
    • banking and financial services (Dick, Milton, MP)
  •   personal explanations
    • Shorten, Bill, MP
  •   committees
    • joint standing committee on treaties
      • membership
        • Smith, Tony, MP
        • Pyne, Christopher, MP
  •   bills
    • fair work amendment (protecting take home pay of all workers) bill 2017
      • report from committee
        • Laming, Andrew, MP
    • family assistance and child support legislation amendment (protecting children) bill 2017
      • second reading
        • Claydon, Sharon, MP
        • Husar, Emma, MP
        • Hill, Julian, MP
        • Tehan, Dan, MP
      • consideration in detail
        • Tehan, Dan, MP
      • third reading
        • Tehan, Dan, MP
    • social services legislation amendment (cashless debit card) bill 2017
      • explanatory memorandum
        • Andrews, Karen, MP
    • agricultural and veterinary chemicals legislation amendment (operational efficiency) bill 2017
      • second reading
        • Fitzgibbon, Joel, MP
        • Ramsey, Rowan, MP
        • Freelander, Mike, MP
        • Littleproud, David, MP
        • division
      • third reading
        • Littleproud, David, MP
    • financial sector legislation amendment (crisis resolution powers and other measures) bill 2017
      • second reading
        • Bowen, Chris, MP
        • Chalmers, Jim, MP
        • Gee, Andrew, MP
        • Sukkar, Michael, MP
      • third reading
        • Sukkar, Michael, MP
    • migration amendment (skilling australians fund) bill 2017
      • consideration in detail
        • Vasta, Ross (The DEPUTY SPEAKER)
        • Hill, Julian, MP
        • Keogh, Matt, MP
        • O'Toole, Cathy, MP
        • Husic, Ed, MP
        • Chesters, Lisa, MP
        • Mitchell, Brian, MP
        • Perrett, Graham, MP
        • Neumann, Shayne, MP
        • Hill, Julian, MP
        • Tudge, Alan, MP
        • Chesters, Lisa, MP
        • Hill, Julian, MP
        • Mitchell, Brian, MP
        • Neumann, Shayne, MP
        • division
      • third reading
        • Tudge, Alan, MP
  •   business
    • leave of absence
      • Burke, Tony, MP
  •   bills
    • migration (skilling australians fund) charges bill 2017
      • second reading
      • third reading
        • Tudge, Alan, MP
    • investigation and prosecution measures bill 2017
      • second reading
        • Dreyfus, Mark, MP
        • Brodtmann, Gai, MP
  •   adjournment
    • Hastie, Andrew (The DEPUTY SPEAKER)
    • mining
      • Chesters, Lisa, MP
    • capricornia electorate: infrastructure
      • Landry, Michelle, MP
    • domestic and family violence
      • Claydon, Sharon, MP
    • berowra electorate: stronger communities program
      • Leeser, Julian, MP
    • blaxland electorate: national disability insurance scheme
      • Clare, Jason, MP
    • farrer electorate: cross-border issues
      • Ley, Sussan, MP
  • notices
  •   federation chamber
    • start of business
    • constituency statements
      • blair electorate: broadband
        • Neumann, Shayne, MP
      • forrest electorate: surf life saving australia
        • Marino, Nola, MP
      • tasmania: health care
        • Mitchell, Brian, MP
      • tangney electorate: fuel
        • Morton, Ben, MP
      • holt electorate: community spirit and leadership awards
        • Byrne, Anthony, MP
      • mental health
        • Wallace, Andrew, MP
      • perth electorate: optus stadium infrastructure
        • Hammond, Tim, MP
      • fairfax electorate: youth in philanthropy
        • O'Brien, Ted, MP
      • molan, senator jim
        • Khalil, Peter, MP
      • tennis
        • Prentice, Jane, MP
    • private members' business
      • trans-pacific partnership agreement
        • Van Manen, Bert, MP
        • Lamb, Susan, MP
        • Pitt, Keith, MP
        • Hill, Julian, MP
        • O'Brien, Ted, MP
        • Katter, Bob, MP
      • leadership and gender diversity
        • McGowan, Cathy, MP
        • Ley, Sussan, MP
        • Freelander, Mike, MP
        • Banks, Julia, MP
        • Brodtmann, Gai, MP
        • Landry, Michelle, MP
      • relocation of commonwealth agencies
        • Wallace, Andrew, MP
        • Husic, Ed, MP
        • Chester, Darren, MP
        • O'Toole, Cathy, MP
        • Pitt, Keith, MP
        • Lamb, Susan, MP
      • universities funding
        • Butler, Terri, MP
        • Wallace, Andrew, MP
        • Hayes, Chris, MP
        • Howarth, Luke, MP
        • Sharkie, Rebekha, MP
        • Leeser, Julian, MP
      • south australia: commonwealth funding
        • Zappia, Tony, MP
        • Pasin, Tony, MP
        • Champion, Nick, MP
        • Flint, Nicolle, MP
        • Georganas, Steve, MP
        • Ramsey, Rowan, MP
    • statements by members
      • calwell electorate: assyrian community
        • Vamvakinou, Maria, MP
      • swan electorate: lifesaving
        • Irons, Steve, MP
      • lindsay electorate: australia day awards
        • Husar, Emma, MP
      • corangamite electorate: stronger communities program
        • Henderson, Sarah, MP
      • herbert electorate: higher education
        • O'Toole, Cathy, MP
      • canning electorate: murray river delta islands
        • Hastie, Andrew, MP
      • werriwa electorate: planning
        • Stanley, Anne, MP
      • ramsey, mr fraser, van den bogert, ms kayla, green, mr josh, garlick, ms caitlin
        • Hogan, Kevin, MP
      • bounding plains to share, refugees
        • Leigh, Andrew, MP
      • royal commission into institutional responses to child sexual abuse
        • Howarth, Luke, MP
      • workplace relations
        • Giles, Andrew, MP
      • coal exports
        • Kelly, Craig, MP
      • syria
        • Khalil, Peter, MP
      • south-east queensland: thunderstorms
        • Laming, Andrew, MP
      • pensions and benefits
        • Lamb, Susan, MP
      • capricornia electorate: feedback
        • Landry, Michelle, MP
      • australian islamic college of sydney
        • Husic, Ed, MP
      • galston view club
        • Leeser, Julian, MP
      • grayndler electorate: broadband
        • Albanese, Anthony, MP
      • whitford, ms holly
        • Chester, Darren, MP
      • infrastructure
        • Hill, Julian, MP
      • hinkler electorate: bundaberg netball association
        • Pitt, Keith, MP
      • global partnership for education
        • Perrett, Graham, MP
      • tangney electorate: sport
        • Morton, Ben, MP
      • perth electorate: stronger communities program
        • Hammond, Tim, MP
      • wide bay electorate: aged care
        • O'Brien, Llew, MP
      • moreton electorate: broadband
        • Perrett, Graham, MP
      • molan, senator jim
        • O'Brien, Ted, MP
      • banking and financial services
        • Hammond, Tim, MP
      • flynn electorate: emergency services day
        • O'Dowd, Ken, MP
    • private members' business
      • order of australia
        • Leeser, Julian, MP
        • Templeman, Susan, MP
        • Wallace, Andrew, MP
        • Wilson, Josh, MP
        • Morton, Ben, MP
        • King, Madeleine, MP
        • Flint, Nicolle, MP
        • Mitchell, Brian, MP
        • Wilson, Tim, MP
        • Claydon, Sharon, MP
        • Alexander, John, MP
      • international mother language day
        • Thistlethwaite, Matt, MP
        • Alexander, John, MP
        • Georganas, Steve, MP
        • Banks, Julia, MP
        • Ryan, Joanne, MP
        • Vamvakinou, Maria, MP
        • Owens, Julie, MP
      • consular services
        • Zimmerman, Trent, MP
        • Brodtmann, Gai, MP
        • Evans, Trevor, MP
        • Wilson, Tim, MP
      • united nations world radio day
        • Albanese, Anthony, MP
        • Banks, Julia, MP
        • Chesters, Lisa, MP
        • Gee, Andrew, MP
        • Ryan, Joanne, MP
  •   questions in writing
    • border security (question no. 844) (Georganas, Steve, MP)
    • border security (question no. 846) (Georganas, Steve, MP)
    • asylum seekers (question no. 852) (Sharkie, Rebekha, MP)
    • asylum seekers (question no. 853) (Sharkie, Rebekha, MP)
    • asylum seekers (question no. 855) (Sharkie, Rebekha, MP)
    • mobile black spot program (question no. 857) (Jones, Stephen, MP)
    • mobile black spot program (question no. 858) (Jones, Stephen, MP)
    • mobile black spot program (question no. 859) (Jones, Stephen, MP)
    • mobile black spot program (question no. 861) (Jones, Stephen, MP)

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