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  Table of contents

  • start of business
  •   committees
    • selection committee
      • report
        • Bishop, Bronwyn, MP
  •   business
    • rearrangement
      • Keenan, Michael, MP
  •   petitions
    • Jensen, Dennis, MP
    • falun gong
    • laos monarchy
    • mohamadali taheri
    • family law act
    • craigieburn post office
    • same-sex relationships
    • forster keys
  •   petitions
    • responses
      • Jensen, Dennis, MP
    • asylum seekers: children
    • ipswich medicare office
    • animal factory farms
    • longwarry: pharmacy services
    • israel
  •   petitions
    • statements
      • Jensen, Dennis, MP
  •   business
    • rearrangement
      • McGowan, Cathy, MP
  •   private members' business
    • national volunteer week
      • Butler, Terri, MP
      • Sudmalis, Ann, MP
      • Hall, Jill, MP
      • Howarth, Luke, MP
  •   ministerial statements
    • terendak cemetery
      • Abbott, Tony, MP
      • Shorten, Bill, MP
  •   private members' business
    • shingles and postherpetic neuralgia
      • Prentice, Jane, MP
      • Neumann, Shayne, MP
      • Stone, Dr Sharman, MP
      • Hall, Jill, MP
      • Laming, Andrew, MP
      • Hayes, Chris, MP
      • Pitt, Keith, MP
      • Jones, Stephen, MP
    • death penalty
      • Parke, Melissa, MP
      • Ruddock, Philip, MP
      • Hayes, Chris, MP
      • Gambaro, Teresa, MP
      • Vamvakinou, Maria, MP
      • Sudmalis, Ann, MP
      • Burke, Anna, MP
      • Ruddock, Philip, MP
  •   committees
    • membership
      • Mitchell, Rob (The DEPUTY SPEAKER)
  •   bills
    • australian border force bill 2015, customs and other legislation amendment (australian border force) bill 2015, customs amendment (anti-dumping measures) bill (no. 1) 2015, customs tariff (anti-dumping) amendment bill 2015, limitation of liability for maritime claims amendment bill 2015, construction industry amendment (protecting witnesses) bill 2015, defence legislation amendment (military justice enhancements—inspector-general adf) bill 2014
      • assent
  •   committees
    • public accounts and audit committee
      • Southcott, Dr Andrew, MP
    • public accounts and audit committee
      • report
        • Southcott, Dr Andrew, MP
        • Conroy, Pat, MP
    • intelligence and security committee
      • report
        • Tehan, Dan, MP
  •   bills
    • appropriation bill (no. 1) 2015-2016, appropriation bill (no. 2) 2014-2015, appropriation (parliamentary departments) bill (no. 1) 2014-2015, appropriation bill (no. 5) 2014-2015, appropriation bill (no. 6) 2014-2015
      • reference to federation chamber
        • Buchholz, Scott, MP
      • second reading
        • Plibersek, Tanya, MP
        • Smith, Tony, MP
        • Burke, Tony, MP
        • Hartsuyker, Luke, MP
        • Leigh, Andrew, MP
  •   statements by members
    • same-sex relationships
      • Watts, Tim, MP
    • sa motorsport park
      • Pasin, Tony, MP
    • running for premature babies
      • Thistlethwaite, Matt, MP
    • pakenham fire brigade
      • Broadbent, Russell, MP
    • domestic violence
      • Chesters, Lisa, MP
    • lindsay electorate: relay for life
      • Scott, Fiona, MP
    • parramatta electorate: rath yatra festival
      • Owens, Julie, MP
    • telstra
      • Simpkins, Luke, MP
    • indi electorate: picnic races
      • McGowan, Cathy, MP
    • casey electorate: anzac day
      • Smith, Tony, MP
    • same-sex relationships
      • O'Neil, Clare, MP
    • hindmarsh electorate: volunteering
      • Williams, Matt, MP
    • lalor electorate: schools
      • Ryan, Joanne, MP
    • murray electorate: manufacturing
      • Stone, Dr Sharman, MP
    • defence procurement
      • Zappia, Tony, MP
    • gilmore electorate: berry celtic festival
      • Sudmalis, Ann, MP
    • trans-pacific partnership agreement
      • MacTiernan, Alannah, MP
    • east west link
      • Sukkar, Michael, MP
    • sloan, laureate professor scott, frs
      • Claydon, Sharon, MP
    • hume electorate: agriculture
      • Taylor, Angus, MP
  •   ministerial arrangements
    • Abbott, Tony, MP
  •   questions without notice
    • budget (Shorten, Bill, MP)
    • budget (Williams, Matt, MP)
    • budget (Shorten, Bill, MP)
    • budget (Ramsey, Rowan, MP)
    • budget (Plibersek, Tanya, MP)
    • cohealth: funding (Bandt, Adam, MP)
    • infrastructure (Landry, Michelle, MP)
    • employment (Shorten, Bill, MP)
    • small business (McNamara, Karen, MP)
  •   distinguished visitors
    • Bishop, Bronwyn, MP
  •   questions without notice
    • budget (Macklin, Jenny, MP)
    • national security (Wood, Jason, MP)
    • budget (Elliot, Justine, MP)
    • national security (Wilson, Rick, MP)
    • workplace relations (Shorten, Bill, MP)
    • education (Wyatt, Ken, MP)
    • budget (Macklin, Jenny, MP)
    • superannuation (Southcott, Dr Andrew, MP)
    • superannuation (Bowen, Chris, MP)
    • asylum seekers, australian customs service (Hutchinson, Eric, MP)
    • superannuation (Shorten, Bill, MP)
  •   questions to the speaker
    • parliamentary staff (Burke, Tony, MP)
    • questions in writing (Bowen, Chris, MP)
  •   auditor-general's reports
    • report no. 37 of 2014-15
      • Bishop, Bronwyn, MP
  •   documents
    • presentation
      • Pyne, Christopher, MP
  •   bills
    • appropriation bill (no. 1) 2015-2016, appropriation bill (no. 2) 2014-2015, appropriation (parliamentary departments) bill (no. 1) 2014-2015, appropriation bill (no. 5) 2014-2015, appropriation bill (no. 6) 2014-2015
      • Leigh, Andrew, MP
      • Randall, Don, MP
      • King, Catherine, MP
      • Scott, Fiona, MP
      • Rowland, Michelle, MP
      • Broad, Andrew, MP
      • Neumann, Shayne, MP
      • Coulton, Mark, MP
      • Albanese, Anthony, MP
      • Chester, Darren, MP
      • Collins, Julie, MP
      • Cobb, John, MP
      • Dreyfus, Mark, MP
      • Gillespie, David, MP
      • Bird, Sharon, MP
      • Hogan, Kevin, MP
      • Brodtmann, Gai, MP
      • O'Dowd, Ken, MP
      • Macklin, Jenny, MP
      • Pitt, Keith, MP
      • Chalmers, Jim, MP
      • Scott, Bruce, MP
      • Thistlethwaite, Matt, MP
      • McNamara, Karen, MP
  •   adjournment
    • Bishop, Bronwyn, MP
    • office of the australian information commissioner
      • Dreyfus, Mark, MP
    • forde electorate
      • Van Manen, Bert, MP
    • friday, mrs carol and mr greig
      • Burke, Anna, MP
    • hasluck electorate: stronger communities
      • Wyatt, Ken, MP
    • same-sex relationships
      • Butler, Terri, MP
  • notices
  •   federation chamber
    • start of business
    • constituency statements
      • budget
        • Ramsey, Rowan, MP
      • riley, ms gloria stella
        • Gray, Gary, MP
      • forestry
        • Hutchinson, Eric, MP
      • australian fuel security
        • Swan, Wayne, MP
      • deakin electorate: centre for regional knowledge and innovation
        • Sukkar, Michael, MP
      • griffith electorate: paniyiri
        • Butler, Terri, MP
      • raf bomber command
        • Stone, Dr Sharman, MP
      • live animal exports
        • Perrett, Graham, MP
      • durack electorate: city of greater geraldton
        • Price, Melissa, MP
      • pensions and benefits
        • Champion, Nick, MP
    • private members' business
      • health: national palliative care week
        • Champion, Nick, MP
        • Nikolic, Andrew, MP
        • Neumann, Shayne, MP
        • Hutchinson, Eric, MP
        • Brodtmann, Gai, MP
        • Prentice, Jane, MP
      • national volunteer week
        • Brodtmann, Gai, MP
        • McNamara, Karen, MP
        • O'Neil, Clare, MP
        • Wicks, Lucy, MP
      • regional arts fund
        • Jones, Ewen, MP
        • Dreyfus, Mark, MP
        • Wilson, Rick, MP
        • Chesters, Lisa, MP
        • Claydon, Sharon, MP
        • Perrett, Graham, MP
        • Sudmalis, Ann, MP
        • Jones, Ewen, MP
      • indigenous affairs
        • Zappia, Tony, MP
        • Coulton, Mark, MP
        • Ferguson, Laurie, MP
        • Brough, Mal, MP
        • Husic, Ed, MP
        • Wyatt, Ken, MP
    • statements by members
      • australian relief organisation
        • Vamvakinou, Maria, MP
      • northey, ms prue
        • Smith, Tony, MP
      • west welcome wagon
        • Watts, Tim, MP
      • central coast ice summit
        • McNamara, Karen, MP
      • richmond electorate: byron youth service
        • Elliot, Justine, MP
      • domestic violence
        • Broad, Andrew, MP
      • australia council
        • Parke, Melissa, MP
      • brisbane electorate: budget
        • Gambaro, Teresa, MP
      • indi electorate: winton motor raceway
        • McGowan, Cathy, MP
      • deakin electorate: small business
        • Sukkar, Michael, MP
      • scullin electorate: st monica's college
        • Giles, Andrew, MP
      • lyne electorate: small business
        • Gillespie, David, MP
      • catherine hill bay surf lifesaving club
        • Hall, Jill, MP
      • cominos, mr james
        • Varvaris, Nickolas, MP
      • bendigo electorate: budget
        • Chesters, Lisa, MP
      • manufacturing transition program
        • Matheson, Russell, MP
      • fairfax media limited
        • Bird, Sharon, MP
      • harris, mr graeme
        • Wyatt, Ken, MP
      • same-sex relationships
        • Brodtmann, Gai, MP
      • la trobe electorate: post office, officer township
        • Wood, Jason, MP
      • throsby electorate: newspapers
        • Jones, Stephen, MP
      • bennelong electorate: salvation army red shield appeal
        • Alexander, John, MP
      • live animal exports
        • Parke, Melissa, MP
      • health care
        • Hendy, Peter, MP
      • redhead surf lifesaving club
        • Hall, Jill, MP
      • fero group
        • Irons, Steve, MP
      • newman, ms toni
        • Bird, Sharon, MP
      • hindmarsh electorate: sport
        • Williams, Matt, MP
      • catholic college bendigo
        • Chesters, Lisa, MP
      • shoalhaven police citizens youth club
        • Sudmalis, Ann, MP
    • business
      • rearrangement
        • Williams, Matt, MP
    • grievance debate
      • Prentice, Jane (The DEPUTY SPEAKER)
      • transport infrastructure
        • Burke, Anna, MP
      • migration
        • Simpkins, Luke, MP
      • attorney-general and minister for the arts
        • Bandt, Adam, MP
      • forestry
        • Cobb, John, MP
      • scullin electorate: infrastructure
        • Giles, Andrew, MP
      • medical research
        • Prentice, Jane, MP
  •   questions in writing
    • parramatta electorate: grants (question no. 708) (Owens, Julie, MP)
    • parramatta electorate: grants (question no. 709) (Owens, Julie, MP)
    • parramatta electorate: grants (question no. 710) (Owens, Julie, MP)
    • wimmera cancer centre (question no. 752) (King, Catherine, MP)
    • national rental affordability scheme (question no. 753) (Perrett, Graham, MP)
    • commonwealth funding: new south wales public hospitals (question no. 755) (Champion, Nick, MP)

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