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  Table of contents

  • start of business
  •   condolences
    • whitlam, hon. edward gough, ac, qc
      • Hayes, Chris, MP
      • McCormack, Michael, MP
      • Parke, Melissa, MP
      • Laming, Andrew, MP
      • Thomson, Kelvin, MP
      • Wyatt, Ken, MP
      • Marles, Richard, MP
      • Whiteley, Brett, MP
      • Leigh, Andrew, MP
  •   petitions
    • Jensen, Dennis, MP
    • falun gong
    • asylum seekers: children
    • medicare
  •   petitions
    • responses
    • pacific haven: nbn tower
    • medicare
  •   petitions
    • statements
      • Jensen, Dennis, MP
  •   committees
    • standing committee on agriculture and industry
      • report
        • Ramsey, Rowan, MP
        • O'Neil, Clare, MP
        • Ramsey, Rowan, MP
      • reference to federation chamber
        • Ramsey, Rowan, MP
    • constitutional recognition of atsip
      • report
        • Wyatt, Ken, MP
        • Neumann, Shayne, MP
        • Wyatt, Ken, MP
      • reference to federation chamber
        • Wyatt, Ken, MP
  •   bills
    • telecommunications amendment (giving the community rights on phone towers) bill 2014
      • first reading
      • second reading
        • Wilkie, Andrew, MP
  •   private members' business
    • budget
      • Prentice, Jane, MP
      • Chalmers, Jim, MP
      • Jones, Ewen, MP
      • Swan, Wayne, MP
      • Van Manen, Bert, MP
      • Perrett, Graham, MP
      • Landry, Michelle, MP
      • Butler, Terri, MP
    • ebola
      • King, Catherine, MP
      • Coleman, David, MP
      • Perrett, Graham, MP
      • Laming, Andrew, MP
      • Jones, Stephen, MP
      • O'Dwyer, Kelly, MP
      • Thistlethwaite, Matt, MP
      • Sukkar, Michael, MP
  •   bills
    • aged care and other legislation amendment bill 2014
      • second reading
        • Zappia, Tony, MP
        • Dutton, Peter, MP
      • third reading
        • Dutton, Peter, MP
    • health and other services (compensation) care charges (amendment) bill 2014
      • second reading
      • third reading
        • Dutton, Peter, MP
  •   business
    • rearrangement
      • Dutton, Peter, MP
  •   bills
    • rural research and development legislation amendment bill 2014
      • second reading
        • Fitzgibbon, Joel, MP
        • Hendy, Peter, MP
        • Gray, Gary, MP
        • Coulton, Mark, MP
        • McGowan, Cathy, MP
  •   statements by members
    • royal australian navy: submarines
      • Zappia, Tony, MP
    • casey electorate: margaret lewis reserve
      • Smith, Tony, MP
    • malcolm, mr david
      • Parke, Melissa, MP
    • brisbane hospital and the great war
      • Gambaro, Teresa, MP
    • chisolm electorate: fan welfare services
      • Burke, Anna, MP
    • hinkler electorate: lighthouse festival
      • Pitt, Keith, MP
    • lalor electorate: education
      • Ryan, Joanne, MP
    • national mosque open day
      • Coleman, David, MP
    • indi electorate: child care
      • McGowan, Cathy, MP
    • durack electorate: diwali
      • Price, Melissa, MP
    • employment
      • O'Neil, Clare, MP
    • hindmarsh electorate: charities
      • Williams, Matt, MP
    • canberra electorate: youth
      • Brodtmann, Gai, MP
    • hughes electorate: diwali
      • Kelly, Craig, MP
    • newcastle electorate: asylum seekers
      • Claydon, Sharon, MP
    • rai, his beatitude and eminence mar bechara boutros, reid electorate: maronite community
      • Laundy, Craig, MP
    • griffith electorate: 2014 walk together brisbane
      • Butler, Terri, MP
    • bass electorate: tourism
      • Nikolic, Andrew, MP
    • kingsford smith electorate: maroubra fun run and oktoberfest
      • Thistlethwaite, Matt, MP
    • ryan electorate: men's sheds
      • Prentice, Jane, MP
  •   ministerial arrangements
    • Abbott, Tony, MP
  •   questions without notice
    • ebola (Shorten, Bill, MP)
    • economy (Broad, Andrew, MP)
    • goods and services tax (Shorten, Bill, MP)
    • economy (O'Dwyer, Kelly, MP)
    • goods and services tax (Bowen, Chris, MP)
    • migration (Katter, Bob, MP)
    • economic competitiveness (Hogan, Kevin, MP)
    • goods and services tax (Shorten, Bill, MP)
    • carbon pricing (Broadbent, Russell, MP)
    • goods and services tax (Shorten, Bill, MP)
    • higher education (Ramsey, Rowan, MP)
    • economy (Bowen, Chris, MP)
    • national security (Prentice, Jane, MP)
    • economy (Bowen, Chris, MP)
    • border protection (Hawke, Alex, MP)
    • drought (Fitzgibbon, Joel, MP)
    • ebola (Varvaris, Nickolas, MP)
    • minister for agriculture (Fitzgibbon, Joel, MP)
    • infrastructure (Henderson, Sarah, MP)
  •   motions
    • minister for agriculture
      • attempted censure
        • Burke, Tony, MP
        • Pyne, Christopher, MP
        • division
        • Bishop, Bronwyn, MP
        • Fitzgibbon, Joel, MP
        • Pyne, Christopher, MP
        • division
        • Bishop, Bronwyn, MP
        • Albanese, Anthony, MP
        • Pyne, Christopher, MP
        • division
        • division
  •   questions to the speaker
    • minister for agriculture (Burke, Tony, MP)
      • Bishop, Bronwyn, MP
  •   documents
    • department of the house of representatives—report for 2013-14
      • presentation
        • Bishop, Bronwyn, MP
      • presentation
        • Pyne, Christopher, MP
  •   bills
    • rural research and development legislation amendment bill 2014
      • second reading
        • McGowan, Cathy, MP
        • Hutchinson, Eric, MP
        • Elliot, Justine, MP
  •   questions without notice: additional answers
    • drought
      • Joyce, Barnaby, MP
  •   bills
    • rural research and development legislation amendment bill 2014
      • second reading
        • Scott, Bruce (The DEPUTY SPEAKER)
        • Hogan, Kevin, MP
        • O'Neil, Clare, MP
        • Pasin, Tony, MP
        • Chesters, Lisa, MP
        • O'Dowd, Ken, MP
        • Katter, Bob, MP
        • Pitt, Keith, MP
        • McCormack, Michael, MP
        • Gillespie, David, MP
        • Marino, Nola, MP
        • Cobb, John, MP
        • Hartsuyker, Luke, MP
    • private health insurance amendment bill (no. 1) 2014
      • second reading
        • Macklin, Jenny, MP
        • Taylor, Angus, MP
        • Champion, Nick, MP
        • Jones, Ewen, MP
        • Ryan, Joanne, MP
        • Laming, Andrew, MP
    • rural research and development legislation amendment bill 2014
      • second reading
        • Mitchell, Rob (The DEPUTY SPEAKER)
        • division
      • third reading
        • Joyce, Barnaby, MP
    • private health insurance amendment bill (no. 1) 2014
      • second reading
        • Snowdon, Warren, MP
        • Southcott, Dr Andrew, MP
        • Neumann, Shayne, MP
        • Coleman, David, MP
  •   adjournment
    • Scott, Bruce (The DEPUTY SPEAKER)
    • petition: middle east
      • Parke, Melissa, MP
    • east west link
      • Sukkar, Michael, MP
    • taxation
      • Leigh, Andrew, MP
    • mallee electorate: agriculture
      • Broad, Andrew, MP
    • abbott government
      • O'Neil, Clare, MP
    • forrest electorate: vue group
      • Marino, Nola, MP
  • notices
  •   federation chamber
    • start of business
    • constituency statements
      • bendigo electorate: bendigo foodshare
        • Chesters, Lisa, MP
      • victorian certificate of education
        • Chester, Darren, MP
      • northern territory: education
        • Snowdon, Warren, MP
      • durack electorate: yara pilbara
        • Price, Melissa, MP
      • bell, mr jean-paul, muxlow, ms saraya, redmond, mr lorcan, newcastle electorate: sport
        • Claydon, Sharon, MP
      • child labour
        • Frydenberg, Josh, MP
      • bully zero australia foundation
        • Mitchell, Rob, MP
      • renewable energy
        • Taylor, Angus, MP
      • welcome to australia: walk together
        • Giles, Andrew, MP
      • new south wales rural fire service: tumbarumba
        • McCormack, Michael, MP
    • private members' business
      • small business
        • McNamara, Karen, MP
        • Ripoll, Bernie, MP
        • Nikolic, Andrew, MP
        • Brodtmann, Gai, MP
        • Marino, Nola, MP
        • Husic, Ed, MP
        • Williams, Matt, MP
        • O'Neil, Clare, MP
        • Prentice, Jane, MP
        • Chesters, Lisa, MP
      • defibrillators
        • Ferguson, Laurie, MP
        • Laundy, Craig, MP
        • Mitchell, Rob, MP
        • Hutchinson, Eric, MP
        • Hall, Jill, MP
        • Sukkar, Michael, MP
      • australian defence force cadets
        • Jones, Ewen, MP
        • Champion, Nick, MP
        • Coleman, David, MP
        • Brodtmann, Gai, MP
        • Buchholz, Scott, MP
        • Fitzgibbon, Joel, MP
      • vietnamese-australian community
        • Watts, Tim, MP
        • Ruddock, Philip, MP
        • Hayes, Chris, MP
        • Simpkins, Luke, MP
        • Perrett, Graham, MP
        • Hawke, Alex, MP
        • Vamvakinou, Maria, MP
        • Kelly, Craig, MP
    • statements by members
      • australian turkish friendship memorial sculpture
        • Vamvakinou, Maria, MP
      • juvenile diabetes research foundation
        • Williams, Matt, MP
      • international development assistance, ebola
        • Burke, Anna, MP
      • o'connor electorate: friends of the porongurup range
        • Wilson, Rick, MP
      • defence procurement
        • Watts, Tim, MP
      • la trobe electorate: aquaterro
        • Wood, Jason, MP
      • fraser electorate: jervis bay school
        • Leigh, Andrew, MP
      • deregulation
        • Roy, Wyatt, MP
      • indigenous health
        • Husic, Ed, MP
      • petition: falun gong
        • Simpkins, Luke, MP
      • shortland electorate: marine rescue lake macquarie
        • Hall, Jill, MP
      • mental health
        • Roy, Wyatt, MP
      • ageing expo
        • Swan, Wayne, MP
      • blue knot day
        • Irons, Steve, MP
      • st dimitrios festival
        • Zappia, Tony, MP
      • janet iles
        • Broadbent, Russell, MP
      • australian broadcasting corporation
        • Brodtmann, Gai, MP
      • macarthur electorate: focus on families
        • Matheson, Russell, MP
      • new south wales: by-elections
        • Hall, Jill, MP
      • bounty boulevard state school
        • Howarth, Luke, MP
      • northern light theatre company
        • Zappia, Tony, MP
      • supermarkets: health
        • Laming, Andrew, MP
      • canberra islamic centre
        • Brodtmann, Gai, MP
      • collie rotary club: 60th anniversary
        • Marino, Nola, MP
      • petition: climate change
        • McGowan, Cathy, MP
      • misuse of market power
        • Kelly, Craig, MP
      • grandparents day
        • Hall, Jill, MP
      • herbet electorate: indian festival 2014
        • Jones, Ewen, MP
      • makin electorate: rsl annual dinner
        • Zappia, Tony, MP
      • aviation heritage museum of western australia
        • Jensen, Dennis, MP
    • grievance debate
      • Whiteley, Brett (The DEPUTY SPEAKER)
      • east west link, public transport
        • Bandt, Adam, MP
      • leichhardt electorate: insurance
        • Entsch, Warren, MP
      • run with the wind, climate change
        • Leigh, Andrew, MP
      • multicultural youth advocacy network
        • Laundy, Craig, MP
      • walk together, abbott government
        • Rowland, Michelle, MP
      • dobell electorate: sport
        • McNamara, Karen, MP
  •   questions in writing
    • royal commission into trade union governance and corruption (question no. 117) (Thomson, Kelvin, MP)
    • health: data linking agreement (question no. 268) (MacTiernan, Alannah, MP)
    • australian charities and not-for-profits commission (question no. 274) (Leigh, Andrew, MP)
    • speech and media training (question no. 315) (Conroy, Pat, MP)
    • freedom of information (question no. 319) (Rowland, Michelle, MP)
    • united muslim women association inc. (question no. 322) (Rowland, Michelle, MP)
    • department of prime minister and cabinet: drinks cabinet for ministers (question no. 329) (Conroy, Pat, MP)
    • department of finance: drinks cabinet for ministers (question no. 335) (Conroy, Pat, MP)
    • department of social services (question no. 340) (Conroy, Pat, MP)
    • department of health (question no. 343) (Conroy, Pat, MP)
    • department of finance: hospitality (question no. 353) (Conroy, Pat, MP)
    • department of agricultural: hospitality (question no. 354) (Conroy, Pat, MP)
    • department of social services: hospitality expenditure (question no. 358) (Conroy, Pat, MP)
    • department of health: hospitality expenditure (question no. 361) (Conroy, Pat, MP)
    • department of social services: secondments (question no. 376) (Conroy, Pat, MP)
    • department of health: secondments (question no. 379) (Conroy, Pat, MP)
    • rural research and development for profit program (question no. 408) (Fitzgibbon, Joel, MP)
    • new south wales based ministers: ministerial offices (question no. 409) (Conroy, Pat, MP)
    • sensura new mio (question no. 412) (Jones, Ewen, MP)
    • department of social services: staff overseas travel (question no. 443) (Conroy, Pat, MP)
    • department of social services: corporate credit cards (question no. 462) (Conroy, Pat, MP)

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