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  Table of contents

  • start of business
  •   private members' business
    • private members' motions
      • reference to federation chamber
  •   petitions
    • Murphy, John, MP
    • falun gong
    • marriage
    • public holidays
    • health insurance
    • nationally owned bank
    • asylum seekers
  •   petitions
    • responses
      • Murphy, John, MP
    • human rights: west papua
    • taxation
    • migration
    • heritage listing: dampier archipelago
    • foreign investment in agriculture
    • foreign investment in agriculture
    • foreign investment in agriculture
    • petition: latrobe regional hospital
    • financial services
    • centrelink
    • marriage
    • petition: robina mail delivery centre
    • tomaree peninsula: hydrotherapy facility
    • international development assistance
    • voting age
    • health services
    • social security act
  •   petitions
    • statements
      • Murphy, John, MP
  •   committees
    • foreign affairs, defence and trade joint committee
      • report
        • Ferguson, Laurie, MP
        • Ruddock, Philip, MP
        • Ferguson, Laurie, MP
      • report and reference to federation chamber
        • Ferguson, Laurie, MP
    • regional australia committee
      • report
        • Windsor, Tony, MP
        • Gibbons, Steve, MP
        • Windsor, Tony, MP
      • report and reference to federation chamber
        • Windsor, Tony, MP
    • health and ageing committee
      • report
        • Georganas, Steve, MP
        • Irons, Steve, MP
        • Georganas, Steve, MP
      • report and reference to federation chamber
        • Georganas, Steve, MP
  •   delegation reports
    • parliamentary delegation to the european parliament and institutions and bilateral visit to israel
      • Perrett, Graham, MP
      • O'Neill, Deb, MP
    • parliamentary delegation to the united kingdom, spain, germany and the united states
      • Jensen, Dennis, MP
  •   private members' business
    • national disability insurance scheme committee
      • Christensen, George, MP
      • Neumann, Shayne, MP
      • Kelly, Craig, MP
      • Georganas, Steve, MP
      • Coulton, Mark, MP
      • Hall, Jill, MP
      • Roy, Wyatt, MP
      • Murphy, John, MP
      • McCormack, Michael, MP
      • reference to federation chamber
        • Christensen, George, MP
  •   bills
    • migration legislation amendment (regional processing and other measures) bill 2012
      • returned from senate
    • crimes legislation amendment (slavery, slavery-like conditions and people trafficking) bill 2012
      • reference to federation chamber
        • Fitzgibbon, Joel, MP
    • marriage amendment bill 2012
      • report from federation chamber
    • customs amendment (smuggled tobacco) bill 2012
      • report from committee
        • Perrett, Graham, MP
  •   committees
    • public works committee
      • report
        • Saffin, Janelle, MP
  •   bills
    • maritime powers bill 2012, maritime powers (consequential amendments) bill 2012
      • second reading
        • Keenan, Michael, MP
        • Owens, Julie, MP
        • Morrison, Scott, MP
        • Jenkins, Harry, MP
        • Hawke, Alex, MP
        • King, Catherine, MP
      • third reading
        • King, Catherine, MP
    • maritime powers (consequential amendments) bill 2012
      • second reading
      • third reading
        • King, Catherine, MP
  •   business
    • rearrangement
      • Elliot, Justine, MP
  •   statements by members
    • winnaleah irrigation scheme augmentation
      • Lyons, Geoff, MP
    • fisheries
      • Gambaro, Teresa, MP
    • organ donation
      • Brodtmann, Gai, MP
    • mulholland, gunner jack
      • Griggs, Natasha, MP
    • robertson electorate: excellence in business awards
      • O'Neill, Deb, MP
    • aged care reform
      • Chester, Darren, MP
    • international development assistance
      • Hall, Jill, MP
    • brisbane ekka
      • Prentice, Jane, MP
    • petition: public holidays
      • Thomson, Kelvin, MP
    • vietnam veterans day
      • Jones, Ewen, MP
    • youth services
      • Lyons, Geoff, MP
  •   statements on indulgence
    • vietnam veterans day
      • Gillard, Julia, MP
      • Abbott, Tony, MP
      • reference to federation chamber
        • Albanese, Anthony, MP
  •   ministerial arrangements
    • Gillard, Julia, MP
  •   questions without notice
    • budget (Hockey, Joe, MP)
    • education (Leigh, Andrew, MP)
    • carbon pricing (Abbott, Tony, MP)
    • education (Cheeseman, Darren, MP)
  •   distinguished visitors
    • Burke, Anna (The DEPUTY SPEAKER)
  •   questions without notice
    • carbon pricing (Kelly, Craig, MP)
    • tuggerah lakes (Thomson, Craig, MP)
    • economy (Neumann, Shayne, MP)
    • carbon pricing (Smith, Tony, MP)
    • infrastructure (Livermore, Kirsten, MP)
    • carbon pricing (Stone, Dr Sharman, MP)
    • carbon pricing (Symon, Mike, MP)
    • carbon pricing (Christensen, George, MP)
    • marine sanctuaries (D'Ath, Yvette, MP)
    • carbon pricing (Prentice, Jane, MP)
    • regional development australia fund (Champion, Nick, MP)
  •   personal explanations
    • Southcott, Dr Andrew, MP
  •   documents
    • presentation
      • Albanese, Anthony, MP
  •   committees
    • national capital and external territories committee
      • membership
        • Burke, Anna (The DEPUTY SPEAKER)
        • Albanese, Anthony, MP
  •   bills
    • higher education support amendment (student contribution amounts and other measures) bill 2012
      • returned from senate
  •   committees
    • privileges and members' interests committee
      • report
        • D'Ath, Yvette, MP
        • Secker, Patrick, MP
  •   bills
    • illegal logging prohibition bill 2011
      • consideration in detail
        • Burke, Anna (The DEPUTY SPEAKER)
        • Sidebottom, Sid, MP
        • Cobb, John, MP
        • Sidebottom, Sid, MP
        • Fletcher, Paul, MP
        • Sidebottom, Sid, MP
        • Tehan, Dan, MP
        • Chester, Darren, MP
        • McCormack, Michael, MP
        • Ramsey, Rowan, MP
        • Prentice, Jane, MP
        • Adams, Dick, MP
        • Briggs, Jamie, MP
        • Hawke, Alex, MP
        • Sidebottom, Sid, MP
        • division
        • division
      • third reading
        • Sidebottom, Sid, MP
    • migration legislation amendment (regional processing and other measures) bill 2012
      • assent
    • consumer credit legislation amendment (enhancements) bill 2012
      • returned from senate
  •   personal explanations
    • Abbott, Tony, MP
  •   bills
    • public service amendment bill 2012
      • second reading
        • Bishop, Bronwyn, MP
        • Jones, Stephen, MP
        • Simpkins, Luke, MP
        • Brodtmann, Gai, MP
        • Wyatt, Ken, MP
        • Parke, Melissa, MP
        • Buchholz, Scott, MP
        • Leigh, Andrew, MP
        • Fletcher, Paul, MP
        • Gray, Gary, MP
      • consideration in detail
        • Gray, Gary, MP
        • Bishop, Bronwyn, MP
        • Gray, Gary, MP
      • third reading
        • Gray, Gary, MP
    • veterans' affairs legislation amendment bill 2012
      • second reading
        • Robert, Stuart, MP
        • Randall, Don, MP
        • Neumann, Shayne, MP
        • McCormack, Michael, MP
        • Prentice, Jane, MP
  •   private members' business
    • chiapas declaration
      • Parke, Melissa, MP
      • Van Manen, Bert, MP
      • Ferguson, Laurie, MP
      • Gambaro, Teresa, MP
      • Jenkins, Harry, MP
      • Wyatt, Ken, MP
  •   bills
    • marriage amendment bill 2012
      • second reading
        • Grierson, Sharon, MP
        • Secker, Patrick, MP
        • Bird, Sharon, MP
        • Coulton, Mark, MP
        • Neville, Paul, MP
  •   private members' business
    • carbon pricing
      • report from federation chamber
        • Roy, Wyatt, MP
        • Thomson, Kelvin, MP
        • Broadbent, Russell, MP
        • Champion, Nick, MP
        • Hunt, Greg, MP
        • Perrett, Graham, MP
  •   distinguished visitors
    • Leigh, Andrew (The DEPUTY SPEAKER)
  •   private members' business
    • carbon pricing
      • report from federation chamber
        • Christensen, George, MP
  •   adjournment
    • lonmin platinum mine, south africa
      • Jensen, Dennis, MP
    • kingston electorate: telecommunications infrastructure
      • Rishworth, Amanda, MP
    • swan electorate: sport
      • Irons, Steve, MP
    • meals on wheels
      • Lyons, Geoff, MP
    • telstra business awards
      • Hockey, Joe, MP
    • robertson electorate: health services
      • O'Neill, Deb, MP
    • public transport: kings cross
      • Turnbull, Malcolm, MP
    • news limited
      • Murphy, John, MP
    • child care
      • Tehan, Dan, MP
    • china
      • Danby, Michael, MP
    • school funding
      • Tudge, Alan, MP
    • macedonia
      • Jones, Stephen, MP
  • notices
  •   response to request for detailed information
    • department of parliamentary services: broadcasting services
  •   federation chamber
    • start of business
    • constituency statements
      • yarra ranges relay for life
        • Smith, Tony, MP
      • australian fisheries, fv margiris
        • Adams, Dick, MP
      • northern territory election
        • Griggs, Natasha, MP
      • macarthur electorate: lifeline annual volunteer dinner
        • Hayes, Chris, MP
      • riverina electorate: altina wildlife park
        • McCormack, Michael, MP
      • ballarat electorate: ballarat avenue of honour, norman, mr peter
        • King, Catherine, MP
      • youth with a mission
        • Prentice, Jane, MP
      • clark, professor graeme
        • Macklin, Jenny, MP
      • swan chamber of commerce
        • Wyatt, Ken, MP
      • hindmarsh electorate: cctv project
        • Georganas, Steve, MP
    • private members' business
      • independent news media
        • Gibbons, Steve, MP
        • Neville, Paul, MP
        • Fitzgibbon, Joel, MP
        • Fletcher, Paul, MP
      • carbon pricing
        • Chester, Darren, MP
        • Owens, Julie, MP
        • Coulton, Mark, MP
        • Jones, Stephen, MP
        • Prentice, Jane, MP
        • Brodtmann, Gai, MP
        • Jones, Ewen, MP
        • Zappia, Tony, MP
        • Marino, Nola, MP
        • Neumann, Shayne, MP
        • McCormack, Michael, MP
        • Cheeseman, Darren, MP
        • Scott, Bruce, MP
        • D'Ath, Yvette, MP
        • Byrne, Anthony, MP
      • australia-serbia relations
        • Hayes, Chris, MP
        • Kelly, Craig, MP
        • Georganas, Steve, MP
        • Simpkins, Luke, MP
    • bills
      • crimes legislation amendment (slavery, slavery-like conditions and people trafficking) bill 2012
        • second reading
          • Keenan, Michael, MP
          • Hayes, Chris, MP
          • Kelly, Craig, MP
          • Brodtmann, Gai, MP
          • Gambaro, Teresa, MP
          • Owens, Julie, MP
          • Markus, Louise, MP
          • Rowland, Michelle, MP
          • Simpkins, Luke, MP
          • Danby, Michael, MP
          • Stone, Dr Sharman, MP
          • Parke, Melissa, MP
    • private members' business
      • national disability insurance scheme
        • Scott, Bruce, MP
        • Elliot, Justine, MP
        • Wyatt, Ken, MP
        • Lyons, Geoff, MP
        • Van Manen, Bert, MP
        • Vamvakinou, Maria, MP
        • Chester, Darren, MP
        • Saffin, Janelle, MP
        • Griggs, Natasha, MP
        • Zappia, Tony, MP
        • Markus, Louise, MP
      • norman, mr peter
        • Leigh, Andrew, MP
        • Alexander, John, MP
        • Oakeshott, Robert, MP
        • Tehan, Dan, MP
        • Parke, Melissa, MP
        • Irons, Steve, MP
        • Perrett, Graham, MP
      • education funding
        • Smyth, Laura, MP
        • McCormack, Michael, MP
        • Symon, Mike, MP
        • Mitchell, Rob, MP
        • Cheeseman, Darren, MP
      • haemochromatosis
        • Hall, Jill, MP
        • McCormack, Michael, MP
        • Hayes, Chris, MP
        • Andrews, Karen, MP
    • grievance debate
      • Lyons, Geoff (The DEPUTY SPEAKER)
      • reserve bank of australia
        • Smith, Tony, MP
      • age pension
        • Burke, Anna, MP
      • homelessness
        • Markus, Louise, MP
      • homelessness, melbourne: city planning
        • Smyth, Laura, MP
      • resources sector
        • O'Dowd, Ken, MP
      • rail infrastructure
        • Murphy, John, MP
  •   questions in writing
    • sustainability, environment, water, population and communities (question no. 1015) (Briggs, Jamie, MP)
    • broadband, communications and the digital economy (question no. 1016) (Fletcher, Paul, MP)
    • broadband, communications and the digital economy (question no. 1085) (Briggs, Jamie, MP)
    • employment and workplace relations and school education, early childhood and youth (question nos 1098 and 1107) (Briggs, Jamie, MP)
    • social inclusion (question no. 1108) (Briggs, Jamie, MP)

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