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  Table of contents

  • start of business
  •   petitions
    • Jensen, Dennis, MP
    • banking
    • falun gong
    • racial discrimination act
    • telecommunications
    • telecommunications
    • asylum seekers
    • falun gong
    • asylum seekers
    • higher education reforms
    • aboriginal land grant (jervis bay territory) act
    • awabakal newcastle aboriginal co-operative
    • sri lanka
    • asylum seekers
  •   petitions
    • responses
      • Jensen, Dennis, MP
    • national union of students
    • mobile phone and internet services
    • australian constitution
    • valla beach: pharmacy
    • syria: christians
  •   petitions
    • statements
      • Jensen, Dennis, MP
  •   committees
    • report
      • Brough, Mal, MP
      • Macklin, Jenny, MP
      • Brough, Mal, MP
    • reference to federation chamber
      • Brough, Mal, MP
  •   bills
    • australian security intelligence organisation amendment (restoring merits review) bill 2014
      • first reading
        • Wilkie, Andrew, MP
      • second reading
        • Wilkie, Andrew, MP
  •   motions
    • australian red cross centenary
      • Prentice, Jane, MP
      • Brodtmann, Gai, MP
      • Landry, Michelle, MP
      • Elliot, Justine, MP
    • minorities in iraq
      • Bowen, Chris, MP
      • O'Dwyer, Kelly, MP
      • Byrne, Anthony, MP
      • Sukkar, Michael, MP
      • Thistlethwaite, Matt, MP
      • Simpkins, Luke, MP
    • standing orders
      • Wilkie, Andrew, MP
      • Keenan, Michael, MP
    • vietnam veterans awards
      • Pitt, Keith, MP
      • Griffin, Alan, MP
      • Brough, Mal, MP
      • Snowdon, Warren, MP
    • boer war
      • Burke, Anna, MP
      • Prentice, Jane, MP
      • Mitchell, Rob, MP
      • Jensen, Dennis, MP
  •   statements
    • royal commission into the home insulation program
      • Abbott, Tony, MP
  •   business
    • rearrangement
      • Ciobo, Steven, MP
  •   bills
    • minerals resource rent tax repeal and other measures bill 2013 [no. 2]
      • consideration of senate message
        • Ciobo, Steven, MP
        • Bowen, Chris, MP
        • Macklin, Jenny, MP
        • Ciobo, Steven, MP
        • division
  •   business
    • consideration of legislation
      • Ciobo, Steven, MP
      • Burke, Tony, MP
      • Ciobo, Steven, MP
      • division
      • Bishop, Bronwyn, MP
      • division
  •   bills
    • minerals resource rent tax repeal and other measures bill 2014
      • first reading
      • second reading
        • Ciobo, Steven, MP
        • Bowen, Chris, MP
        • Burke, Tony, MP
        • Ciobo, Steven, MP
        • division
        • Bishop, Bronwyn, MP
        • McCormack, Michael, MP
        • division
        • division
      • consideration in detail
        • Bowen, Chris, MP
        • Ciobo, Steven, MP
        • division
        • Bishop, Bronwyn, MP
        • division
        • Bishop, Bronwyn, MP
        • Bowen, Chris, MP
        • Ciobo, Steven, MP
        • division
        • Bishop, Bronwyn, MP
        • Bowen, Chris, MP
        • division
      • third reading
        • Ciobo, Steven, MP
        • Bowen, Chris, MP
        • Bowen, Chris, MP
        • Bowen, Chris, MP
        • Ciobo, Steven, MP
        • division
        • Bishop, Bronwyn, MP
        • division
        • Bishop, Bronwyn, MP
  •   ministerial statements
    • iraq and syria
      • Abbott, Tony, MP
      • Shorten, Bill, MP
      • reference to federation chamber
        • Pyne, Christopher, MP
  •   ministerial arrangements
    • Abbott, Tony, MP
  •   questions without notice
    • budget (Shorten, Bill, MP)
    • ukraine (Griggs, Natasha, MP)
    • budget (Neumann, Shayne, MP)
    • national security (Varvaris, Nickolas, MP)
    • budget (Plibersek, Tanya, MP)
    • budget (Palmer, Clive, MP)
    • asylum seekers (Andrews, Karen, MP)
    • budget (King, Catherine, MP)
    • small business (Wood, Jason, MP)
  •   distinguished visitors
    • Bishop, Bronwyn, MP
  •   questions without notice
    • budget (Jones, Stephen, MP)
    • home insulation program (Markus, Louise, MP)
    • budget (King, Catherine, MP)
    • higher education (Hawke, Alex, MP)
    • budget (Shorten, Bill, MP)
    • manufacturing (Hendy, Peter, MP)
    • crime (Feeney, David, MP)
    • child care (Coulton, Mark, MP)
  •   questions to the speaker
    • questions in writing (Rowland, Michelle, MP)
      • Ferguson, Laurie, MP
  •   personal explanations
    • Macklin, Jenny, MP
    • Leigh, Andrew, MP
  •   documents
    • presentation
      • Pyne, Christopher, MP
  •   committees
    • public works committee
      • report
        • Bishop, Bronwyn, MP
        • Andrews, Karen, MP
  •   bills
    • social services and other legislation amendment (seniors health card and other measures) bill 2014
      • returned from senate
  •   business
    • rearrangement
      • Baldwin, Bob, MP
  •   bills
    • australian renewable energy agency (repeal) bill 2014
      • second reading
        • Kelly, Craig, MP
        • Giles, Andrew, MP
        • Dreyfus, Mark, MP
        • Claydon, Sharon, MP
        • Jones, Stephen, MP
        • Leigh, Andrew, MP
        • Brodtmann, Gai, MP
        • Watts, Tim, MP
        • Palmer, Clive, MP
        • Ferguson, Laurie, MP
        • Hall, Jill, MP
        • MacTiernan, Alannah, MP
        • Zappia, Tony, MP
        • Snowdon, Warren, MP
        • Parke, Melissa, MP
        • Husic, Ed, MP
        • McCormack, Michael, MP
    • military rehabilitation and compensation amendment bill 2014
      • report from federation chamber
      • third reading
        • Tudge, Alan, MP
    • australian citizenship amendment (intercountry adoption) bill 2014
      • second reading
        • Varvaris, Nickolas, MP
        • O'Neil, Clare, MP
        • Ruddock, Philip, MP
        • Perrett, Graham, MP
    • australian renewable energy agency (repeal) bill 2014
      • second reading
        • Mitchell, Rob (The DEPUTY SPEAKER)
        • division
        • division
      • third reading
        • McCormack, Michael, MP
    • australian citizenship amendment (intercountry adoption) bill 2014
      • second reading
        • Price, Melissa, MP
        • MacTiernan, Alannah, MP
        • Broad, Andrew, MP
        • Hutchinson, Eric, MP
  •   adjournment
    • Bishop, Bronwyn, MP
    • cities policy
      • Giles, Andrew, MP
    • dawson electorate: mining
      • Christensen, George, MP
    • corio electorate: afl geelong cats
      • Marles, Richard, MP
    • trade training centres
      • Van Manen, Bert, MP
    • legal assistance services
      • Dreyfus, Mark, MP
    • medicinal cannabis
      • Stone, Dr Sharman, MP
  •   notices
    • presentation
  •   federation chamber
    • start of business
    • constituency statements
      • national disability insurance scheme
        • Ryan, Joanne, MP
      • goldstein electorate: multiculturalism, middle east
        • Robb, Andrew, MP
      • steel, mr kurt
        • Leigh, Andrew, MP
      • swan electorate: como hotel
        • Irons, Steve, MP
      • souths cares
        • Thistlethwaite, Matt, MP
      • parkes electorate: drought
        • Coulton, Mark, MP
      • isaacs electorate: transport
        • Dreyfus, Mark, MP
      • herbert electorate: 3rd brigade
        • Jones, Ewen, MP
      • memorial oak tree ceremony
        • Ellis, Kate, MP
      • industrial hemp
        • Hutchinson, Eric, MP
    • private members' business
      • australian red cross
        • Plibersek, Tanya, MP
        • Smith, Tony, MP
        • Hayes, Chris, MP
        • Hawke, Alex, MP
      • competition policy
        • Scott, Fiona, MP
        • Leigh, Andrew, MP
        • Laundy, Craig, MP
        • O'Neil, Clare, MP
        • Kelly, Craig, MP
        • Husic, Ed, MP
      • australian charities and not-for-profits commission
        • Leigh, Andrew, MP
        • Buchholz, Scott, MP
        • Hall, Jill, MP
        • Jones, Ewen, MP
        • Ferguson, Laurie, MP
      • australian flag
        • Prentice, Jane, MP
        • Mitchell, Rob, MP
        • Nikolic, Andrew, MP
        • Wyatt, Ken, MP
    • statements by members
      • coal seam gas
        • Elliot, Justine, MP
      • mayne, mr bryson
        • O'Dowd, Ken, MP
      • gellibrand electorate: uruguayan community
        • Watts, Tim, MP
      • higgins electorate: anzac centenary local grants program
        • O'Dwyer, Kelly, MP
      • shortland electorate: australian red cross
        • Hall, Jill, MP
      • matterson, mrs norma
        • Hogan, Kevin, MP
      • firefoxes
        • McGowan, Cathy, MP
      • townsville football cup
        • Jones, Ewen, MP
      • blashki, mrs patricia oam
        • Griffin, Alan, MP
      • green army program
        • Hendy, Peter, MP
      • australian red cross
        • Zappia, Tony, MP
      • wright electorate: bryce lee-bennett, australian student prize
        • Buchholz, Scott, MP
      • lalor electorate
        • Ryan, Joanne, MP
      • leichhardt electorate
        • Entsch, Warren, MP
      • asbestos
        • Leigh, Andrew, MP
      • swan electorate
        • Irons, Steve, MP
      • steel, mr kurt
        • Brodtmann, Gai, MP
      • banks electorate: roads
        • Coleman, David, MP
      • griffith electorate: seton college
        • Butler, Terri, MP
      • petrie electorate: roads
        • Howarth, Luke, MP
      • hallett cove meals on wheels
        • Rishworth, Amanda, MP
      • edith cowan university: professor kerry cox
        • Goodenough, Ian, MP
      • scullin electorate: university of the third age
        • Giles, Andrew, MP
      • iraq
        • Brough, Mal, MP
      • parramatta electorate: fashion designers
        • Owens, Julie, MP
      • corangamite electorate: olive oil industry
        • Henderson, Sarah, MP
      • adams, mrs marie
        • Hall, Jill, MP
      • sheepvention
        • Tehan, Dan, MP
      • let's go greek parramatta
        • Owens, Julie, MP
      • gold industry
        • Wilson, Rick, MP
    • private members' business
      • south sea islanders
        • Christensen, George, MP
        • Pitt, Keith, MP
        • Hall, Jill, MP
        • Pitt, Keith, MP
        • Burke, Anna, MP
    • bills
      • military rehabilitation and compensation amendment bill 2014
        • second reading
          • Brodtmann, Gai, MP
          • Price, Melissa, MP
          • Zappia, Tony, MP
          • Robert, Stuart, MP
      • international tax agreements amendment bill 2014
        • second reading
          • Hendy, Peter, MP
          • Butler, Terri, MP
          • Hogan, Kevin, MP
          • Chalmers, Jim, MP
          • Marino, Nola, MP
          • Zappia, Tony, MP
          • Cobb, John, MP
          • Ciobo, Steven, MP
    • grievance debate
      • Griggs, Natasha (The DEPUTY SPEAKER)
      • school attendance
        • Snowdon, Warren, MP
      • food and fibre production in australia
        • Scott, Bruce, MP
      • education
        • Thistlethwaite, Matt, MP
      • shipping
        • Ramsey, Rowan, MP
      • budget
        • McGowan, Cathy, MP
      • women
        • Stone, Dr Sharman, MP
  •   questions in writing
    • trade skill shortages (question no. 213) (Zappia, Tony, MP)
    • manufacturing jobs (question no. 215) (Zappia, Tony, MP)
    • manufacturing businesses (question no. 216) (Zappia, Tony, MP)
    • renewable energy industry (question no. 219) (Zappia, Tony, MP)
    • climate change (question no. 223) (question no. 224) (Parke, Melissa, MP)
    • eye health (question no. 248 and 249) (Southcott, Dr Andrew, MP)
    • lalor electorate: health care (question no. 253) (Ryan, Joanne, MP)

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