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  Table of contents

  • start of business
  •   committees
    • appropriations and administration committee
      • report
        • Smith, Tony, MP
    • petitions committee
      • report
        • Vasta, Ross, MP
  •   petitions
    • Vasta, Ross, MP
    • commercial fishing
    • indigenous land rights
    • maribyrnong electorate: grandmothers against the detention of refugee children
  •   petitions
    • responses
      • Vasta, Ross, MP
    • refugee and asylum seeker processing and resettlement
  •   petitions
    • statements
      • Vasta, Ross, MP
  •   committees
    • migration committee
      • reference
        • Wood, Jason, MP
  •   bills
    • australian meat and live-stock industry (amendment) (tagging live-stock) bill 2016
      • first reading
      • second reading
        • Wilkie, Andrew, MP
    • fair work amendment (pay protection) bill 2016
      • first reading
      • second reading
        • Bandt, Adam, MP
    • air services amendment bill 2016
      • first reading
      • second reading
        • Bandt, Adam, MP
    • migration amendment (putting local workers first) bill 2016
      • first reading
      • second reading
        • Shorten, Bill, MP
    • charter of budget honesty amendment (regional australia statements) bill 2016
      • first reading
      • second reading
        • McGowan, Cathy, MP
  •   private members' business
    • world aids day
      • Butler, Terri, MP
      • Laming, Andrew, MP
      • Albanese, Anthony, MP
      • King, Catherine, MP
      • Perrett, Graham, MP
      • Giles, Andrew, MP
    • korean war
      • Hastie, Andrew, MP
      • Brodtmann, Gai, MP
      • Wilson, Rick, MP
      • Gosling, Luke, MP
  •   bills
    • social services legislation amendment (family assistance alignment and other measures) bill 2016, law enforcement legislation amendment (state bodies and other measures) bill 2016, australian organ and tissue donation and transplantation authority amendment (new governance arrangements) bill 2016, customs tariff amendment (expanded information technology agreement implementation and other measures) bill 2016
      • returned from senate
  •   motions
    • domestic and family violence
      • Turnbull, Malcolm, MP
      • Shorten, Bill, MP
      • reference to federation chamber
        • Pyne, Christopher, MP
  •   committees
    • privileges and members' interests committee
      • report
        • Broadbent, Russell, MP
  •   motions
    • attorney-general
      • Burke, Tony, MP
      • Pyne, Christopher, MP
      • division
      • Smith, Tony, MP
      • Dreyfus, Mark, MP
      • Pyne, Christopher, MP
      • division
      • Smith, Tony, MP
      • division
  •   bills
    • competition and consumer amendment (country of origin) bill 2016
      • second reading
        • Hammond, Tim, MP
        • Kelly, Craig, MP
        • Katter, Bob, MP
        • O'Brien, Ted, MP
  •   statements by members
    • safer communities fund
      • O'Neil, Clare, MP
    • lgbti children: bullying
      • Wilson, Tim, MP
    • university of tasmania: science, technology, engineering and maths facility
      • Wilkie, Andrew, MP
    • la trobe electorate: crime
      • Wood, Jason, MP
    • brand electorate: safer communities fund
      • King, Madeleine, MP
    • capricornia electorate: job creation
      • Landry, Michelle, MP
    • cowan electorate: safer communities fund
      • Aly, Anne, MP
    • bennelong electorate: armenian community
      • Alexander, John, MP
    • dobell electorate: safer communities fund
      • McBride, Emma, MP
    • menzies electorate: sporting achievements
      • Andrews, Kevin, MP
    • solomon electorate: infrastructure
      • Gosling, Luke, MP
    • chisholm electorate: crossway lifecare
      • Banks, Julia, MP
    • perth electorate: safer communities fund
      • Hammond, Tim, MP
    • mallee electorate: christmas
      • Broad, Andrew, MP
    • australian pesticides and veterinary medicines authority
      • Brodtmann, Gai, MP
    • mcmillan electorate: thanksgiving
      • Broadbent, Russell, MP
    • schools
      • Chesters, Lisa, MP
    • working holiday maker program
      • Christensen, George, MP
    • working holiday maker program
      • Watts, Tim, MP
    • non-resident nepali association
      • Coleman, David, MP
  •   questions without notice
    • attorney-general (Shorten, Bill, MP)
    • economy (Marino, Nola, MP)
    • attorney-general (Shorten, Bill, MP)
    • budget (Hastie, Andrew, MP)
    • attorney-general (Dreyfus, Mark, MP)
    • charter of budget honesty amendment (regional australia statements) bill 2016 (McGowan, Cathy, MP)
    • australian building and construction commission (Coulton, Mark, MP)
    • attorney-general (Shorten, Bill, MP)
    • royal commission into trade union governance and corruption (Goodenough, Ian, MP)
    • attorney-general (Burke, Tony, MP)
    • trade (O'Brien, Llew, MP)
    • minister for revenue and financial services (Plibersek, Tanya, MP)
    • gold coast commonwealth games (Robert, Stuart, MP)
    • attorney-general (Shorten, Bill, MP)
    • skilled migration program (Drum, Damian, MP)
    • murray-darling basin (Burke, Tony, MP)
    • australian building and construction commission (Andrews, Kevin, MP)
    • negative gearing (Bowen, Chris, MP)
    • building and construction industry (Kelly, Craig, MP)
    • negative gearing (Bowen, Chris, MP)
    • bruce highway (O'Brien, Llew, MP)
    • turnbull government (Shorten, Bill, MP)
    • taxation (Howarth, Luke, MP)
  •   auditor-general's reports
    • report no. 28 of 2016-17
      • Smith, Tony, MP
  •   documents
    • presentation
      • Pyne, Christopher, MP
  •   bills
    • competition and consumer amendment (country of origin) bill 2016
      • second reading
        • Butler, Terri, MP
        • Pitt, Keith, MP
        • Zappia, Tony, MP
        • Ramsey, Rowan, MP
        • Rishworth, Amanda, MP
        • Prentice, Jane, MP
    • income tax rates amendment (working holiday maker reform) bill 2016 (no. 2)
      • first reading
      • second reading
        • Morrison, Scott, MP
    • passenger movement charge amendment bill (no. 2) 2016
      • first reading
      • second reading
        • Morrison, Scott, MP
        • Albanese, Anthony, MP
        • Morrison, Scott, MP
        • Albanese, Anthony, MP
    • competition and consumer amendment (country of origin) bill 2016
      • second reading
        • Thistlethwaite, Matt, MP
        • Hartsuyker, Luke, MP
        • Georganas, Steve, MP
        • Hogan, Kevin, MP
        • Chesters, Lisa, MP
        • McCormack, Michael, MP
        • Hunt, Greg, MP
        • division
      • third reading
        • Hunt, Greg, MP
    • corporations amendment (life insurance remuneration arrangements) bill 2016
      • second reading
        • Leigh, Andrew, MP
        • Coleman, David, MP
        • Perrett, Graham, MP
        • Kelly, Craig, MP
        • Thistlethwaite, Matt, MP
        • Dick, Milton, MP
        • Keogh, Matt, MP
  •   adjournment
    • Coulton, Mark (The DEPUTY SPEAKER)
    • youth
      • Elliot, Justine, MP
    • chisholm electorate: community and sports funding
      • Banks, Julia, MP
    • nurses
      • Conroy, Pat, MP
    • domestic and family violence
      • Zimmerman, Trent, MP
    • paterson electorate: newcastle airport
      • Swanson, Meryl, MP
    • valedictory
      • Broadbent, Russell, MP
  • notices
  •   federation chamber
    • start of business
    • constituency statements
      • meals on wheels
        • Georganas, Steve, MP
      • swan electorate: schools
        • Irons, Steve, MP
      • oxley electorate: domestic and family violence
        • Dick, Milton, MP
      • renewable energy
        • Kelly, Craig, MP
      • housing affordability
        • Freelander, Mike, MP
      • child safety
        • Laming, Andrew, MP
      • wakefield electorate: bushfires
        • Champion, Nick, MP
      • united nations educational, scientific and cultural organization
        • Wilson, Tim, MP
      • medicare
        • Swan, Wayne, MP
      • small business
        • Leeser, Julian, MP
    • private members' business
      • dismissal of whitlam government
        • Buchholz, Scott (The DEPUTY SPEAKER)
        • Hill, Julian, MP
        • Leeser, Julian, MP
        • Dreyfus, Mark, MP
      • child sexual abuse
        • Irons, Steve, MP
        • Snowdon, Warren, MP
        • Ramsey, Rowan, MP
        • Dreyfus, Mark, MP
        • Laming, Andrew, MP
        • Macklin, Jenny, MP
        • Marles, Richard, MP
        • Bird, Sharon (The DEPUTY SPEAKER)
      • international day of people with disability
        • Husar, Emma, MP
        • Vamvakinou, Maria, MP
        • Watts, Tim, MP
        • Swanson, Meryl, MP
        • Howarth, Luke, MP
      • road safety
        • Flint, Nicolle, MP
        • Zappia, Tony, MP
        • Wicks, Lucy, MP
        • Sharkie, Rebekha, MP
        • Broadbent, Russell, MP
        • Albanese, Anthony, MP
      • marine sanctuaries
        • Wilson, Josh, MP
        • Wilson, Rick, MP
        • Thistlethwaite, Matt, MP
    • statements by members
      • indi electorate: wodonga gold cup
        • McGowan, Cathy, MP
      • world aids day
        • Evans, Trevor, MP
      • lindsay electorate: nepean hospital
        • Husar, Emma, MP
      • sargood on collaroy
        • Falinski, Jason, MP
      • techfugees australia
        • Husic, Ed, MP
      • tucker, mrs nicole, road safety
        • Flint, Nicolle, MP
      • national youth sevens championships
        • Gee, Andrew, MP
      • canberra electorate: little wars convention
        • Brodtmann, Gai, MP
      • moore electorate: joondalup christmas lunch
        • Goodenough, Ian, MP
      • hmas parramatta ii
        • Owens, Julie, MP
      • taxation
        • Hastie, Andrew, MP
      • schools spectacular
        • Husar, Emma, MP
      • domestic and family violence
        • Henderson, Sarah, MP
      • petition: ingram family
        • Leigh, Andrew, MP
      • page electorate: world masters athletics championships, page electorate: china cup
        • Hogan, Kevin, MP
      • moreton electorate: keep me posted campaign
        • Perrett, Graham, MP
      • petrie electorate: margate festival
        • Howarth, Luke, MP
      • indi electorate: health care
        • McGowan, Cathy, MP
      • bennelong electorate: primary school leadership awards
        • Alexander, John, MP
      • bonnett, mr john
        • Leigh, Andrew, MP
      • castro ruz, mr fidel alejandro
        • Kelly, Craig, MP
      • canberra refugee support
        • Brodtmann, Gai, MP
      • centrelink
        • Laming, Andrew, MP
      • melbourne electorate: good xmas trail
        • Bandt, Adam, MP
      • capricornia electorate: sarina sugar shed
        • Landry, Michelle, MP
      • oxley electorate: vietnamese schools
        • Dick, Milton, MP
      • berowra electorate: hornsby rockets
        • Leeser, Julian, MP
      • canberra electorate: christmas, boccia
        • Brodtmann, Gai, MP
      • tourism tropical north queensland
        • Entsch, Warren, MP
      • indi electorate: moyhu
        • McGowan, Cathy, MP
    • private members' business
      • australia and the netherlands
        • Van Manen, Bert, MP
        • Perrett, Graham, MP
      • global security
        • Hayes, Chris, MP
        • Andrews, Kevin, MP
        • Danby, Michael, MP
        • Aly, Anne, MP
      • national stronger regions fund
        • O'Brien, Llew, MP
        • Keogh, Matt, MP
        • Van Manen, Bert, MP
        • Swan, Wayne, MP
        • Drum, Damian, MP
        • Dick, Milton, MP
        • Price, Melissa, MP
        • Swanson, Meryl, MP
        • O'Brien, Ted, MP
        • Sharkie, Rebekha, MP
      • defence facilities: chemical contamination
        • Swanson, Meryl, MP
        • McVeigh, John, MP
        • Georganas, Steve, MP
        • Brodtmann, Gai, MP
        • Snowdon, Warren, MP
      • strzelecki track
        • Ramsey, Rowan, MP
        • Flint, Nicolle, MP
      • italy: earthquakes
        • Georganas, Steve, MP
        • Zappia, Tony, MP
      • broadband
        • McGowan, Cathy, MP
        • Sharkie, Rebekha, MP
    • statements on indulgence
      • additional information
        • Butler, Terri, MP
  •   questions in writing
    • road upgrades (question no. 4) (Elliot, Justine, MP)
    • armadale road duplication (question no. 33) (Keogh, Matt, MP)

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