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  Table of contents

  • start of business
  •   statement by the speaker
    • parliament house: security
      • Bishop, Bronwyn, MP
    • screens in the chamber
      • Bishop, Bronwyn, MP
  •   petitions
    • responses
      • Elliot, Justine, MP
    • airport noise
    • budget
    • northern australia: zone allowance
    • hematopoietic stem cell transplant
    • victoria: early childhood education funding
    • early childhood education
    • age pension
  •   petitions
    • statements
      • Elliot, Justine, MP
  •   committees
    • intelligence and security committee
      • report
        • Tehan, Dan, MP
        • Byrne, Anthony, MP
  •   private members' business
    • education, training and employment programs
      • Rishworth, Amanda, MP
      • Williams, Matt, MP
      • Husic, Ed, MP
      • Hutchinson, Eric, MP
      • Giles, Andrew, MP
      • Prentice, Jane, MP
      • Hayes, Chris, MP
      • Laundy, Craig, MP
      • Owens, Julie, MP
      • Laming, Andrew, MP
    • iraq and syria
      • Hawke, Alex, MP
      • Thistlethwaite, Matt, MP
      • Matheson, Russell, MP
      • Marles, Richard, MP
      • Kelly, Craig, MP
      • Hayes, Chris, MP
      • Smith, Tony, MP
      • Dreyfus, Mark, MP
  •   bills
    • minerals resource rent tax repeal and other measures bill 2014, energy efficiency opportunities (repeal) bill 2014, social services and other legislation amendment (seniors health card and other measures) bill 2014, classification (publications, films and computer games) amendment (classification tools and other measures) bill 2014, corporations amendment (simple corporate bonds and other measures) bill 2014, land transport infrastructure amendment bill 2014, meteorology amendment (online advertising) bill 2014
      • assent
  •   committees
    • australia fund establishment committee
      • appointment
        • Mitchell, Rob (The DEPUTY SPEAKER)
    • trade and investment growth committee
      • appointment
        • Mitchell, Rob (The DEPUTY SPEAKER)
    • public accounts and audit committee
      • report
        • Southcott, Dr Andrew, MP
        • Conroy, Pat, MP
        • Southcott, Dr Andrew, MP
      • reference to federation chamber
        • Southcott, Dr Andrew, MP
      • report
        • Southcott, Dr Andrew, MP
  •   bills
    • national security legislation amendment bill (no. 1) 2014
      • report from committee
        • Tehan, Dan, MP
    • australian citizenship amendment (intercountry adoption) bill 2014
      • second reading
        • Jones, Ewen, MP
        • Markus, Louise, MP
        • Baldwin, Bob, MP
        • O'Dwyer, Kelly, MP
        • Howarth, Luke, MP
        • Laming, Andrew, MP
        • Griggs, Natasha, MP
        • Whiteley, Brett, MP
  •   statements by members
    • live animal exports
      • Parke, Melissa, MP
    • lea, sergeant thomas henry 'buddy'
      • Pitt, Keith, MP
    • mcewen electorate: sunbury community kitchen
      • Mitchell, Rob, MP
    • port adelaide football club, hindmarsh electorate: sport
      • Williams, Matt, MP
    • ardler, mr garry
      • Thistlethwaite, Matt, MP
    • public transport
      • Roy, Wyatt, MP
    • parramatta electorate: paint parra read
      • Owens, Julie, MP
    • ryan electorate: mcintyre centre
      • Prentice, Jane, MP
    • lalor electorate: schools
      • Ryan, Joanne, MP
    • bass electorate: defence
      • Nikolic, Andrew, MP
    • dementia
      • Jones, Stephen, MP
    • page electorate: clarence valley business excellence awards
      • Hogan, Kevin, MP
    • medicare
      • Chesters, Lisa, MP
    • williams, mrs cynthia
      • O'Dowd, Ken, MP
    • griffith electorate: sport
      • Butler, Terri, MP
    • moore electorate: st stephen's school
      • Goodenough, Ian, MP
    • drought
      • Fitzgibbon, Joel, MP
    • sims, mr ashton
      • Jones, Ewen, MP
    • wollongong climate action network
      • Bird, Sharon, MP
    • blizzard, mr tyler
      • Nikolic, Andrew, MP
  •   ministerial statements
    • national security
      • Abbott, Tony, MP
      • Pyne, Christopher, MP
      • Shorten, Bill, MP
      • reference to federation chamber
        • Pyne, Christopher, MP
  •   ministerial arrangements
    • Abbott, Tony, MP
  •   questions without notice
    • budget (Shorten, Bill, MP)
    • g20 finance ministers and central bank governors meeting (Entsch, Warren, MP)
    • budget (Macklin, Jenny, MP)
    • economy (Hogan, Kevin, MP)
    • social services (Macklin, Jenny, MP)
    • migration (Katter, Bob, MP)
    • indigenous affairs (Wyatt, Ken, MP)
    • indigenous affairs (Shorten, Bill, MP)
  •   distinguished visitors
    • Bishop, Bronwyn, MP
  •   questions without notice
    • indigenous education (Tehan, Dan, MP)
  •   distinguished visitors
    • Bishop, Bronwyn, MP
  •   questions without notice
    • budget (Neumann, Shayne, MP)
    • northern territory: infrastructure (Griggs, Natasha, MP)
    • indigenous affairs (Shorten, Bill, MP)
    • carbon pricing (Gambaro, Teresa, MP)
  •   auditor-general's reports
    • report no. 1 of 2014-15
      • Bishop, Bronwyn, MP
  •   documents
    • presentation
      • Pyne, Christopher, MP
  •   committees
    • joint standing committee on foreign affairs, defence and trade
      • membership
        • Bishop, Bronwyn, MP
        • Pyne, Christopher, MP
  •   personal explanations
    • Albanese, Anthony, MP
  •   bills
    • australian citizenship amendment (intercountry adoption) bill 2014
      • second reading
        • Whiteley, Brett, MP
        • Ramsey, Rowan, MP
        • Gambaro, Teresa, MP
        • Alexander, John, MP
        • Morrison, Scott, MP
      • third reading
        • Morrison, Scott, MP
    • marine safety (domestic commercial vessel) national law amendment bill 2014
      • second reading
        • Albanese, Anthony, MP
        • Marino, Nola, MP
        • Bandt, Adam, MP
      • third reading
        • Ley, Sussan, MP
    • migration amendment (protection and other measures) bill 2014
      • second reading
        • Ruddock, Philip, MP
        • Marles, Richard, MP
        • Irons, Steve, MP
        • Thistlethwaite, Matt, MP
        • Kelly, Craig, MP
        • Bandt, Adam, MP
        • Randall, Don, MP
        • Giles, Andrew, MP
        • Hutchinson, Eric, MP
        • Taylor, Angus, MP
        • Parke, Melissa, MP
        • Wicks, Lucy, MP
        • Griggs, Natasha, MP
        • Coleman, David, MP
        • Husic, Ed, MP
        • Varvaris, Nickolas, MP
        • Morrison, Scott, MP
        • division
      • consideration in detail
        • Marles, Richard, MP
        • Morrison, Scott, MP
        • Thistlethwaite, Matt, MP
        • division
        • Vasta, Ross (The DEPUTY SPEAKER)
        • division
      • third reading
        • Morrison, Scott, MP
    • omnibus repeal day (autumn 2014) bill 2014
      • returned from senate
    • crimes legislation amendment (unexplained wealth and other measures) bill 2014
      • second reading
        • Perrett, Graham, MP
  •   adjournment
    • charlton electorate: glendale interchange
      • Conroy, Pat, MP
    • safe night out strategy
      • Laming, Andrew, MP
    • petition: marriott support services
      • O'Neil, Clare, MP
    • farrer memorial agricultural high school: 75th anniversary
      • Coulton, Mark, MP
    • budget
      • Clare, Jason, MP
    • work for the dole
      • Howarth, Luke, MP
  • notices
  •   federation chamber
    • start of business
    • statements
      • federation chamber: 20th anniversary (Scott, Bruce, MP)
        • Hall, Jill, MP
    • constituency statements
      • richmond electorate: employment
        • Elliot, Justine, MP
      • calare electorate: sport
        • Cobb, John, MP
      • strong, major rod and major denice
        • Neumann, Shayne, MP
      • forde electorate: logan seniors ambassadors
        • Van Manen, Bert, MP
      • invictus games
        • Conroy, Pat, MP
      • taxation
        • Howarth, Luke, MP
      • national security
        • Clare, Jason, MP
      • macarthur electorate: nova employment
        • Matheson, Russell, MP
      • shortland electorate: positive behaviour for learning
        • Hall, Jill, MP
      • swan electorate: sport
        • Irons, Steve, MP
    • private members' business
      • international development assistance
        • Claydon, Sharon, MP
        • Kelly, Craig, MP
        • Hall, Jill, MP
        • Prentice, Jane, MP
        • Ferguson, Laurie, MP
    • bills
      • parliamentary joint committee on the australia fund bill 2014
        • second reading
          • Ruddock, Philip, MP
          • Zappia, Tony, MP
    • private members' business
      • greste, mr peter
        • Ferguson, Laurie, MP
        • Prentice, Jane, MP
        • Chalmers, Jim, MP
        • Coulton, Mark, MP
        • Albanese, Anthony, MP
        • Henderson, Sarah, MP
      • small business
        • Williams, Matt, MP
        • Owens, Julie, MP
        • Sukkar, Michael, MP
        • Chesters, Lisa, MP
        • Marino, Nola, MP
        • Ripoll, Bernie, MP
        • McNamara, Karen, MP
        • Hall, Jill, MP
        • Wicks, Lucy, MP
        • Conroy, Pat, MP
    • bills
      • australian education amendment (school funding guarantee) bill 2014
        • second reading
          • Rishworth, Amanda, MP
          • Prentice, Jane, MP
    • private members' business
      • education, training and employment programs
        • Hall, Jill, MP
        • Taylor, Angus, MP
    • statements by members
      • footscray bulldogs
        • Watts, Tim, MP
      • ormond college: pitch project
        • Smith, Tony, MP
      • lymphoma awareness month
        • Brodtmann, Gai, MP
      • northern territory fashion week
        • Griggs, Natasha, MP
      • shortland electorate: education
        • Hall, Jill, MP
      • boothby electorate: bushfires
        • Southcott, Dr Andrew, MP
      • angel flight
        • McGowan, Cathy, MP
      • fremantle dockers
        • Wyatt, Ken, MP
      • helensburgh public school: first lego league open european championship
        • Bird, Sharon, MP
      • university of queensland: advanced engineering building
        • Prentice, Jane, MP
      • canberra electorate: tuggeranong united football club
        • Brodtmann, Gai, MP
      • east west link
        • Sukkar, Michael, MP
      • windale health and safety expo
        • Hall, Jill, MP
      • fiji: election
        • Jones, Ewen, MP
      • indi electorate: schools
        • McGowan, Cathy, MP
      • higgins electorate: chabad malvern
        • O'Dwyer, Kelly, MP
      • illawarra older women's network
        • Bird, Sharon, MP
      • dobell electorate: wyong creek public school
        • McNamara, Karen, MP
      • canberra electorate: memory walk & jog, canberra electorate: big red kidney walk
        • Brodtmann, Gai, MP
      • page electorate: schools
        • Hogan, Kevin, MP
      • shortland electorate: swansea chamber of commerce
        • Hall, Jill, MP
      • swan electorate: greyhound racing
        • Irons, Steve, MP
      • prime7 50th anniversary
        • McGowan, Cathy, MP
      • wright electorate: turning canungra pink
        • Buchholz, Scott, MP
      • canberra electorate: lions youth haven, canberra electorate: galilee school
        • Brodtmann, Gai, MP
      • petition: telecommunications
        • Entsch, Warren, MP
      • home interaction program for parents and youngsters
        • Hall, Jill, MP
      • gladstone-rockhampton: black dog ball
        • O'Dowd, Ken, MP
      • australian student prize: de koning, miss olivia
        • Porter, Christian, MP
    • ministerial statements
      • iraq and syria (Andrews, Karen, MP)
        • Hunt, Greg, MP
        • Coleman, David, MP
        • Randall, Don, MP
        • O'Dwyer, Kelly, MP
        • Griggs, Natasha, MP
    • business
      • rearrangement
        • Sudmalis, Ann, MP
    • committees
      • constitutional recognition of atsip
        • report
          • Jones, Stephen, MP
          • Claydon, Sharon, MP
      • national disability insurance scheme committee
        • report
          • Hall, Jill, MP
      • treaties committee
        • report
          • Watts, Tim, MP
          • Parke, Melissa, MP
    • grievance debate
      • Hawke, Alex (The DEPUTY SPEAKER)
      • national police remembrance day
        • Matheson, Russell, MP
      • iraq and syria
        • Parke, Melissa, MP
      • macquarie electorate: blue mountain bushfires anniversary
        • Markus, Louise, MP
      • second sydney airport
        • Husic, Ed, MP
      • youth employment
        • Hawke, Alex, MP
      • youth employment
        • Ferguson, Laurie, MP
  •   questions in writing
    • prime minister (question no. 137) (Danby, Michael, MP)
    • environmental conservation (question no. 211) (Thomson, Kelvin, MP)
    • apprenticeships (question no. 214) (Zappia, Tony, MP)
    • building multicultural communities program (question no. 234) (Rowland, Michelle, MP)
    • building multicultural communities program (question no. 235) (Rowland, Michelle, MP)
    • budget: deregulatory savings (question no. 238) (Burke, Tony, MP)
    • defence: civilian staff (question no. 240) (Brodtmann, Gai, MP)
    • defence: personnel headcount (question no. 242) (Brodtmann, Gai, MP)
    • building multicultural communities program (question no. 243) (Rowland, Michelle, MP)
    • building multicultural communities program (question no. 244) (Rowland, Michelle, MP)
    • building multicultural communities program (question no. 245) (Rowland, Michelle, MP)
    • building multicultural communities program (question no. 246) (Rowland, Michelle, MP)
    • building multicultural communities program (question no. 247) (Rowland, Michelle, MP)
    • minister for employment (question no. 276) (O'Connor, Brendan, MP)
    • adf family health program (question no. 283) (Brodtmann, Gai, MP)
    • china: australia week (question no. 300) (Albanese, Anthony, MP)
    • infrastructure and regional development: speech and media training (question no. 302) (Conroy, Pat, MP)
    • department of industry: speech and media training (question no. 311) (Conroy, Pat, MP)
    • minister for defence: drinks cabinet for ministers (question no. 333) (Conroy, Pat, MP)

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