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  Table of contents

  • start of business
  •   condolences
    • cowen, sir zelman, ak, gcmg, gcvo, qc
      • Gillard, Julia, MP
      • Abbott, Tony, MP
      • Dreyfus, Mark, MP
      • Ruddock, Philip, MP
      • Danby, Michael, MP
      • Frydenberg, Josh, MP
      • Slipper, Peter, MP
      • reference to main committee
        • Albanese, Anthony, MP
  •   motions
    • queen elizabeth ii: diamond jubilee
      • Gillard, Julia, MP
      • Abbott, Tony, MP
      • reference to main committee
        • Albanese, Anthony, MP
  •   condolences
    • veness, mr peter
      • Gillard, Julia, MP
      • Abbott, Tony, MP
      • reference to main committee
        • Albanese, Anthony, MP
  •   statements
    • parliament
      • Slipper, Peter, MP
  •   ministerial arrangements
    • Gillard, Julia, MP
  •   questions without notice
    • carbon pricing (Abbott, Tony, MP)
    • queensland and new south wales floods (Ripoll, Bernie, MP)
      • Abbott, Tony, MP
    • gambling (Andrews, Kevin, MP)
    • economy (Owens, Julie, MP)
    • member for dobell (Pyne, Christopher, MP)
    • dental health (Bandt, Adam, MP)
    • carbon pricing (Bishop, Julie, MP)
    • economy (Cheeseman, Darren, MP)
  •   parliamentary representation
    • oath or affirmation of allegiance
      • Slipper, Peter, MP
  •   parliamentary office holders
    • speaker's panel
      • Slipper, Peter, MP
  •   auditor-general's reports
    • report nos 15 to 23 of 2011-12
      • Slipper, Peter, MP
  •   documents
    • legislative assembly of western australia: revenue distribution
      • Slipper, Peter, MP
  •   committees
    • membership
      • Albanese, Anthony, MP
  •   business
    • leave of absence
      • Albanese, Anthony, MP
  •   documents
    • presentation
      • Albanese, Anthony, MP
  •   personal explanations
    • Albanese, Anthony, MP
    • Tehan, Dan, MP
    • Oakeshott, Robert, MP
  •   matters of public importance
    • economy
      • Slipper, Peter, MP
      • Abbott, Tony, MP
      • Macklin, Jenny, MP
      • Truss, Warren, MP
      • Neumann, Shayne, MP
      • Ciobo, Steven, MP
      • D'Ath, Yvette, MP
      • Jones, Stephen, MP
  •   bills
    • work health and safety bill 2011, work health and safety (transitional and consequential provisions) bill 2011, corporations (fees) amendment bill 2011, auditor-general amendment bill 2011, personal property securities amendment (registration commencement) bill 2011, competition and consumer amendment bill (no. 1) 2011, broadcasting services amendment (review of future uses of broadcasting services bands spectrum) bill 2011, competition and consumer legislation amendment bill 2011, human rights (parliamentary scrutiny) bill 2011, human rights (parliamentary scrutiny) (consequential provisions) bill 2011, safety, rehabilitation and compensation and other legislation amendment bill 2011, social security amendment (student income support reforms) bill 2011, deterring people smuggling bill 2011
      • returned from senate
    • deterring people smuggling bill 2011, tax laws amendment (2011 measures no. 8) bill 2011, work health and safety bill 2011, personal property securities amendment (registration commencement) bill 2011, national health reform amendment (independent hospital pricing authority) bill 2011, excise legislation amendment (condensate) bill 2011, clean energy (household assistance amendments) bill 2011, coal mining industry (long service leave) legislation amendment bill 2011, climate change authority bill 2011, corporations (fees) amendment bill 2011, social security and other legislation amendment bill 2011, work health and safety (transitional and consequential provisions) bill 2011, tax laws amendment (2011 measures no. 7) bill 2011, tobacco plain packaging bill 2011, trade marks amendment (tobacco plain packaging) bill 2011, clean energy (income tax rates amendments) bill 2011, australian renewable energy agency bill 2011, australian renewable energy agency (consequential amendments and transitional provisions) bill 2011, clean energy (charges—customs) bill 2011, clean energy (charges—excise) bill 2011, clean energy (customs tariff amendment) bill 2011, clean energy (excise tariff legislation amendment) bill 2011, clean energy (fuel tax legislation amendment) bill 2011, clean energy (international unit surrender charge) bill 2011, clean energy (tax laws amendments) bill 2011, clean energy (unit issue charge—auctions) bill 2011, clean energy (unit issue charge—fixed charge) bill 2011, clean energy (unit shortfall charge—general) bill 2011, clean energy regulator bill 2011, ozone protection and synthetic greenhouse gas (import levy) amendment bill 2011, ozone protection and synthetic greenhouse gas (manufacture levy) amendment bill 2011, territories self-government legislation amendment (disallowance and amendment of laws) bill 2011, maritime legislation amendment bill 2011, navigation amendment bill 2011, parliamentary service amendment (parliamentary budget officer) bill 2011, veterans' affairs legislation amendment (participants in british nuclear tests) bill 2011, national vocational education and training regulator amendment bill 2011, business names registration (application of consequential amendments) bill 2011, social security legislation amendment (family participation measures) bill 2011, crimes legislation amendment bill (no. 2) 2011, national residue survey (excise) levy amendment (deer) bill 2011, protection of the sea (prevention of pollution from ships) amendment (oils in the antarctic area) bill 2011, broadcasting services amendment (review of future uses of broadcasting services bands spectrum) bill 2011, higher education support amendment bill (no. 2) 2011, social security amendment (student income support reforms) bill 2011, aviation transport security amendment (air cargo) bill 2011, safety, rehabilitation and compensation and other legislation amendment bill 2011, safety, rehabilitation and compensation amendment (fair protection for firefighters) bill 2011, defence legislation amendment bill 2011, competition and consumer legislation amendment bill 2011, competition and consumer amendment bill (no. 1) 2011, human rights (parliamentary scrutiny) bill 2011, human rights (parliamentary scrutiny) (consequential provisions) bill 2011, indigenous affairs legislation amendment bill (no. 2) 2011, family law legislation amendment (family violence and other measures) bill 2011, auditor-general amendment bill 2011
      • assent
  •   business
    • rearrangement
      • Emerson, Craig, MP
  •   ministerial statements
    • papua new guinea
      • Rudd, Kevin, MP
      • Bishop, Julie, MP
    • syria
      • Rudd, Kevin, MP
      • Bishop, Julie, MP
  •   bills
    • australian research council amendment bill 2011
      • second reading
        • Mirabella, Sophie, MP
        • Zappia, Tony, MP
        • Wyatt, Ken, MP
        • Neumann, Shayne, MP
        • Jones, Ewen, MP
        • Brodtmann, Gai, MP
        • Prentice, Jane, MP
        • Bandt, Adam, MP
      • third reading
        • Dreyfus, Mark, MP
    • excise amendment (reducing business compliance burden) bill 2011, customs amendment (reducing business compliance burden) bill 2011
      • second reading
        • Smith, Tony, MP
        • Brodtmann, Gai, MP
        • Buchholz, Scott, MP
        • Perrett, Graham, MP
        • Billson, Bruce, MP
        • Tudge, Alan, MP
        • Bradbury, David, MP
      • third reading
        • Bradbury, David, MP
    • customs amendment (reducing business compliance burden) bill 2011
      • second reading
      • third reading
        • Bradbury, David, MP
    • telecommunications universal service management agency bill 2011, telecommunications legislation amendment (universal service reform) bill 2011, telecommunications (industry levy) bill 2011
      • second reading
        • Turnbull, Malcolm, MP
        • Husic, Ed, MP
        • Buchholz, Scott, MP
        • Jones, Stephen, MP
        • Marino, Nola, MP
  •   statements
    • supplementary questions
      • Slipper, Peter, MP
  •   adjournment
    • Slipper, Peter, MP
    • townsville australia day awards
      • Jones, Ewen, MP
    • victorian bushfires
      • Mitchell, Rob, MP
    • melbourne manufacturing hub, petition: highett grassy woodland
      • Robb, Andrew, MP
    • workplace relations
      • Jones, Stephen, MP
    • cyberknife
      • Tudge, Alan, MP
    • economy
      • Danby, Michael, MP
    • swan electorate: health facilities
      • Irons, Steve, MP
    • migration
      • Leigh, Andrew, MP
    • queensland and new south wales floods
      • Coulton, Mark, MP
    • blair electorate: roads
      • Neumann, Shayne, MP
    • foreign investment
      • Tehan, Dan, MP
    • employment
      • Georganas, Steve, MP
  • notices
  •   questions in writing
    • zhisheng, mr gao (question no. 69) (Danby, Michael, MP)
    • think tanks and policy institutes (question nos 311 and 316) (Robert, Stuart, MP)
    • foreign affairs and trade: departmental travel (question no. 336) (Bishop, Julie, MP)
    • united nations security council: resolutions (question no. 353) (Danby, Michael, MP)
    • china: detention (question no. 364) (Danby, Michael, MP)
    • asylum seekers (question no. 433) (Morrison, Scott, MP)
    • broadband (question no. 452) (Ramsey, Rowan, MP)
    • broadband (question no. 454) (Irons, Steve, MP)
    • ausaid: tertiary scholarships (question no. 459) (Gambaro, Teresa, MP)
    • broadband (question no. 510) (Fletcher, Paul, MP)
    • consular assistance: uninsured australian travellers (question no. 544) (Bishop, Julie, MP)
    • consular assistance: uninsured australian travellers (question no. 545) (Bishop, Julie, MP)
    • foreign affairs and trade: senior executive service (question nos 563 and 577) (Briggs, Jamie, MP)
    • digital switchover household assistance scheme (question no. 590) (Fletcher, Paul, MP)
    • digital switchover household assistance scheme (question no. 591) (Fletcher, Paul, MP)
    • foreign affairs and trade: advertising expenditure (question no. 627) (Bishop, Julie, MP)
    • asia-pacific: curable blindness (question no. 631) (Bishop, Julie, MP)
    • asia-pacific: eye health professionals training (question no. 633) (Bishop, Julie, MP)
    • public housing residents (question no. 638) (Fletcher, Paul, MP)
    • dawson electorate: digital switchover household assistance scheme (question no. 640) (Christensen, George, MP)
    • broadband (question no. 649) (Fletcher, Paul, MP)
    • broadband (question no. 651) (Fletcher, Paul, MP)
    • e-books (question no. 652) (Windsor, Tony, MP)
    • national energy security assessment (question no. 654) (Hartsuyker, Luke, MP)
    • australian rail track corporation (question no. 656) (Fletcher, Paul, MP)
    • queensland: roads (question no. 659) (Truss, Warren, MP)
    • mcewen highway: mobile phone coverage (question no. 661) (Katter, Bob, MP)
    • national rental affordability scheme (question no. 663) (Christensen, George, MP)
    • human services: service delivery reform (question no. 665) (Fletcher, Paul, MP)
    • joint light tactical vehicle program (question no. 689) (Robert, Stuart, MP)
    • defence: energy consumption (question no. 690) (Briggs, Jamie, MP)
    • defence: corporate credit cards (question no. 691) (Briggs, Jamie, MP)
    • broadband (question no. 692) (Marino, Nola, MP)
    • immigration and citizenship: offshore commercial and rental properties (question no. 693) (Morrison, Scott, MP)
    • private health insurance (question no. 694) (Christensen, George, MP)
    • queen elizabeth ii: diamond jubilee (question no. 695) (Slipper, Peter, MP)
    • climate change (question no. 696) (Fletcher, Paul, MP)

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