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  Table of contents

  • start of business
  •   statement by the speaker
    • petitions
      • Smith, Tony, MP
  •   bills
    • higher education legislation amendment (miscellaneous measures) bill 2015
      • first reading
      • second reading
        • Hartsuyker, Luke, MP
  •   committees
    • publications committee
      • report
        • Coulton, Mark, MP
      • membership
        • Smith, Tony, MP
        • Hendy, Peter, MP
  •   bills
    • customs amendment (china-australia free trade agreement implementation) bill 2015, customs tariff amendment (china-australia free trade agreement implementation) bill 2015
      • second reading
        • Chesters, Lisa, MP
        • Billson, Bruce, MP
        • Hayes, Chris, MP
        • Macfarlane, Ian, MP
        • Parke, Melissa, MP
        • Pasin, Tony, MP
        • Hall, Jill, MP
        • Baldwin, Bob, MP
        • Brodtmann, Gai, MP
        • Sukkar, Michael, MP
        • Snowdon, Warren, MP
        • Coleman, David, MP
        • Williams, Matt, MP
        • Leigh, Andrew, MP
        • Gambaro, Teresa, MP
        • Pitt, Keith, MP
        • Matheson, Russell, MP
        • O'Dowd, Ken, MP
        • Coulton, Mark, MP
        • Buchholz, Scott, MP
        • Robb, Andrew, MP
      • consideration in detail
        • Bandt, Adam, MP
        • Robb, Andrew, MP
        • Bandt, Adam, MP
        • Robb, Andrew, MP
        • Bandt, Adam, MP
        • Robb, Andrew, MP
      • third reading
        • Robb, Andrew, MP
    • customs tariff amendment (china-australia free trade agreement implementation) bill 2015
      • second reading
      • third reading
        • Robb, Andrew, MP
    • social services legislation amendment (more generous means testing for youth payments) bill 2015
      • second reading
        • Tehan, Dan, MP
        • Cobb, John, MP
        • McCormack, Michael, MP
        • Marino, Nola, MP
  •   statements by members
    • broadband
      • Clare, Jason, MP
    • western australia: local government elections
      • Wilson, Rick, MP
    • broadband
      • Chalmers, Jim, MP
    • canning electorate: agricultural shows
      • Hastie, Andrew, MP
    • indi electorate: elephant youth day
      • McGowan, Cathy, MP
    • kangaroo march
      • Taylor, Angus, MP
    • broadband
      • Mitchell, Rob, MP
    • sulfaro, mr ivan
      • Andrews, Kevin, MP
    • broadband
      • Chesters, Lisa, MP
    • defence: williamtown royal australian air force base
      • Baldwin, Bob, MP
    • bluescope steel
      • Jones, Stephen, MP
    • robertson electorate: roads
      • Wicks, Lucy, MP
    • perth electorate: broadband
      • MacTiernan, Alannah, MP
    • mackellar electorate: veterans centre
      • Bishop, Bronwyn, MP
    • national broadband network
      • Husic, Ed, MP
    • health: continuous glucose monitoring
      • Broad, Andrew, MP
    • royal commission into trade union governance and corruption
      • Dreyfus, Mark, MP
    • australian paper industry
      • Broadbent, Russell, MP
    • royal commission into trade union governance and corruption
      • O'Connor, Brendan, MP
  •   questions without notice
    • pensions and benefits (Shorten, Bill, MP)
    • trade with china (Sudmalis, Ann, MP)
    • family payments (Macklin, Jenny, MP)
  •   distinguished visitors
    • Smith, Tony, MP
  •   questions without notice
    • trade with china (Tehan, Dan, MP)
    • carers (Macklin, Jenny, MP)
    • greenhouse gas emissions (Bandt, Adam, MP)
    • agriculture (Broad, Andrew, MP)
    • family payments (Macklin, Jenny, MP)
    • trade with china (Hogan, Kevin, MP)
    • family payments (Plibersek, Tanya, MP)
    • financial services (Laundy, Craig, MP)
    • family payments (Burke, Anna, MP)
    • economy (Vasta, Ross, MP)
    • palmerston regional hospital (King, Catherine, MP)
    • prime minister's prize for innovation, prime minister's prize for science (Jones, Ewen, MP)
    • marriage (O'Neil, Clare, MP)
    • child care (Billson, Bruce, MP)
    • marriage (Shorten, Bill, MP)
    • infrastructure (Price, Melissa, MP)
  •   auditor-general's reports
    • report no. 5 of 2015-16
      • Smith, Tony, MP
  •   documents
    • presentation
      • Pyne, Christopher, MP
  •   committees
    • joint committee of public accounts and audit, standing committee on social policy and legal affairs
      • membership
        • Smith, Tony, MP
        • Pyne, Christopher, MP
  •   matters of public importance
    • economy
      • Smith, Tony, MP
      • Bowen, Chris, MP
      • Hawke, Alex, MP
      • Leigh, Andrew, MP
      • Howarth, Luke, MP
      • Chalmers, Jim, MP
      • Laundy, Craig, MP
      • Husic, Ed, MP
      • Jensen, Dennis, MP
      • Zappia, Tony, MP
      • Gillespie, David, MP
  •   business
    • rearrangement
      • Hendy, Peter, MP
  •   committees
    • public works committee
      • reference
        • Hendy, Peter, MP
  •   bills
    • social services legislation amendment (more generous means testing for youth payments) bill 2015
      • second reading
        • Henderson, Sarah, MP
  •   adjournment
    • Smith, Tony, MP
    • belconnen magpies football club
      • Leigh, Andrew, MP
    • braddon electorate
      • Whiteley, Brett, MP
    • taxation
      • Chesters, Lisa, MP
    • national security
      • Wood, Jason, MP
    • livingstone, mr donald wallace
      • Neumann, Shayne, MP
    • housing affordability
      • Alexander, John, MP
    • trinity christian school trades skills centre
      • Brodtmann, Gai, MP
  • notices
  •   federation chamber
    • start of business
    • constituency statements
      • guy, mr denis and mrs daphne
        • Parke, Melissa, MP
      • grass ceiling campaign
        • Robb, Andrew, MP
      • corio electorate: greater geelong youth council
        • Marles, Richard, MP
      • bradfield electorate: centenary of anzac
        • Fletcher, Paul, MP
      • canberra electorate: science
        • Brodtmann, Gai, MP
      • port macquarie swimming club: mr tom berryman, yates, mrs pamela
        • Gillespie, David, MP
      • world polio day
        • Griffin, Alan, MP
      • murray electorate: tongala
        • Stone, Dr Sharman, MP
      • broadband
        • Perrett, Graham, MP
      • forde electorate: volunteers
        • Van Manen, Bert, MP
      • international development assistance, climate change
        • Burke, Anna, MP
      • solomon electorate: palmerston regional hospital
        • Griggs, Natasha, MP
      • scullin electorate: health care
        • Giles, Andrew, MP
      • oatley village festival, learning links
        • Coleman, David, MP
      • hobart international airport, rail infrastructure
        • Collins, Julie, MP
      • nicholson fine foods, indoor cricket, country women's association
        • Hogan, Kevin, MP
      • moss vale public school: australian flag
        • Jones, Stephen, MP
      • dobell electorate: mchappy day
        • McNamara, Karen, MP
      • dyslexia
        • Chesters, Lisa, MP
      • grandparents
        • Simpkins, Luke, MP
    • adjournment
      • Varvaris, Nickolas, MP
      • middle east
        • Danby, Michael, MP
      • kokoda track
        • Scott, Fiona, MP
      • climate change
        • Zappia, Tony, MP
      • public sector reform
        • Southcott, Dr Andrew, MP
      • myanmar
        • O'Neil, Clare, MP
      • sport
        • Varvaris, Nickolas, MP
      • workplace relations
        • Chesters, Lisa, MP
      • capricornia electorate: green army
        • Landry, Michelle, MP
      • turnbull government
        • Champion, Nick, MP
      • swan electorate: broadband
        • Irons, Steve, MP
        • Vamvakinou, Maria, MP
      • hughes electorate: air pollution
        • Kelly, Craig, MP
      • domestic and family violence
        • Claydon, Sharon, MP
      • hinkler electorate: tourism
        • Pitt, Keith, MP
      • israel
        • Dreyfus, Mark, MP
      • hindmarsh electorate: tourism
        • Williams, Matt, MP
      • national stroke foundation: dr erin lalor
        • Hall, Jill, MP
      • robertson electorate
        • Wicks, Lucy, MP
  •   questions in writing
    • china-australia free trade agreement (question no. 834) (Thomson, Kelvin, MP)
    • department of immigration and border protection: staff contracts (question no. 864) (Conroy, Pat, MP)
    • department of immigration and border protection: casual staff contracts (question no. 882) (Conroy, Pat, MP)
    • department of immigration and border protection: contracted services payments (question no. 900) (Conroy, Pat, MP)
    • department of immigration and border protection: office space (question no. 918) (Conroy, Pat, MP)
    • department of immigration and border protection: energy efficiency upgrades (question no. 936) (Conroy, Pat, MP)
    • department of immigration and border protection: consultants (question no. 954) (Conroy, Pat, MP)
    • department of agriculture and water resources: media monitoring (question no. 964) (Conroy, Pat, MP)
    • department of immigration and border protection: media monitoring (question no. 972) (Conroy, Pat, MP)
    • department of immigration and border protection: market research (question no. 990) (Conroy, Pat, MP)
    • department of immigration and border protection: advertising (question no. 1008) (Conroy, Pat, MP)
    • department of immigration and border protection: office equipment (question no. 1026) (Conroy, Pat, MP)
    • department of immigration and border protection: legal services and credit cards (question no. 1044) (Conroy, Pat, MP)
    • department of immigration and border protection: mobile phones and tablets (question no. 1062) (Conroy, Pat, MP)
    • department of immigration and border protection: office refurbishment (question no. 1080) (Conroy, Pat, MP)
    • department of immigration and border protection: departmental staff redundancies (question no. 1132) (Conroy, Pat, MP)
    • department of immigration and border protection: departmental staff lost and stolen equipment (question no. 1184) (Conroy, Pat, MP)
    • department of immigration and border protection: ministerial staff lost and stolen equipment (question no. 1214) (Conroy, Pat, MP)
    • department of immigration and border protection: departmental staff domestic and international travel (question no. 1236) (Conroy, Pat, MP)
    • department of immigration and border protection: departmental staff training (question no. 1288) (Conroy, Pat, MP)
    • department of immigration and border protection: ministerial staff training (question no. 1318) (Conroy, Pat, MP)
    • department of immigration and border protection: media events (question no. 1340) (Conroy, Pat, MP)
    • department of immigration and border protection: ministerial media events (question no. 1370) (Conroy, Pat, MP)
    • department of immigration and border protection: conferences (question no. 1392) (Conroy, Pat, MP)
    • department of immigration and border protection: ministerial conferences (question no. 1422) (Conroy, Pat, MP)
    • department of immigration and border protection: catering and hospitality (question no. 1444) (Conroy, Pat, MP)
    • department of immigration and border protection: ministerial hospitality (question no. 1474) (Conroy, Pat, MP)
    • department of immigration and border protection: asylum seekers (question no. 1493) (Parke, Melissa, MP)

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