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  • start of business
  •   documents
    • tabling
  •   committees
    • national broadband network committee
      • meeting
        • PRESIDENT, The
  •   bills
    • communications legislation amendment (online content services and other measures) bill 2017
      • in committee
        • CHAIR, The
        • division
        • O'Neill, Sen Deb
        • Fifield, Sen Mitch
        • O'Neill, Sen Deb
        • Fifield, Sen Mitch
        • Hanson-Young, Sen Sarah
        • O'Neill, Sen Deb
        • Fifield, Sen Mitch
        • division
        • CHAIR, The
        • division
        • O'Neill, Sen Deb
        • Fifield, Sen Mitch
        • Hanson-Young, Sen Sarah
        • O'Neill, Sen Deb
        • Fifield, Sen Mitch
        • O'Neill, Sen Deb
        • Fifield, Sen Mitch
        • O'Neill, Sen Deb
        • Fifield, Sen Mitch
        • O'Neill, Sen Deb
        • Fifield, Sen Mitch
        • O'Neill, Sen Deb
        • Fifield, Sen Mitch
        • O'Neill, Sen Deb
        • Fifield, Sen Mitch
        • division
        • Siewert, Sen Rachel
        • Steele-John, Sen Jordon
        • division
        • Hanson-Young, Sen Sarah
        • Fifield, Sen Mitch
        • O'Neill, Sen Deb
        • Fifield, Sen Mitch
        • O'Neill, Sen Deb
        • Fifield, Sen Mitch
        • O'Neill, Sen Deb
        • Fifield, Sen Mitch
        • O'Neill, Sen Deb
        • Fifield, Sen Mitch
        • division
      • third reading
        • Fifield, Sen Mitch
    • intelligence services amendment (establishment of the australian signals directorate) bill 2018
      • second reading
        • Farrell, Sen Don
        • Reynolds, Sen Linda
  •   ministerial arrangements
    • Cormann, Sen Mathias
  •   questions without notice
    • russia (Farrell, Sen Don)
  •   distinguished visitors
    • PRESIDENT, The
  •   questions without notice
    • australian defence force (Reynolds, Sen Linda)
    • taxation (Carr, Sen Kim)
    • taxation (Whish-Wilson, Sen Peter)
    • marine sanctuaries (Martin, Sen Steve)
    • taxation (Urquhart, Sen Anne)
    • agriculture industry (Williams, Sen John)
  •   distinguished visitors
    • PRESIDENT, The
  •   questions without notice
    • dementia australia (Hinch, Sen Derryn)
    • taxation (Chisholm, Sen Anthony)
    • broadband (Smith, Sen Dean)
    • taxation (Ketter, Sen Christopher)
    • international development assistance (Duniam, Sen Jonathon)
    • health care (McCarthy, Sen Malarndirri)
  •   questions without notice: additional answers
    • middle east
      • Payne, Sen Marise
    • dementia australia
      • Fierravanti-Wells, Sen Concetta
  •   questions without notice: take note of answers
    • taxation
      • Sterle, Sen Glenn
      • Colbeck, Sen Richard
      • Kitching, Sen Kimberley
      • Smith, Sen Dean
      • Urquhart, Sen Anne
    • taxation
      • Whish-Wilson, Sen Peter
  •   party office holders
    • Storer, Sen Timothy
  •   notices
    • withdrawal
      • Williams, Sen John
    • presentation
      • McGrath, Sen James
  •   business
    • leave of absence
      • Bushby, Sen David
  •   notices
    • postponement
  •   committees
    • environment and communications references committee
      • reporting date
        • PRESIDENT, The
    • education and employment references committee
      • reference
        • Urquhart, Sen Anne
    • environment and communications references committee
      • reference
        • Rice, Sen Janet
        • McGrath, Sen James
        • Patrick, Sen Rex
    • stillbirth research and education committee
      • appointment
        • Keneally, Sen Kristina
        • McGrath, Sen James
  •   motions
    • workplace relations
      • Hanson-Young, Sen Sarah
      • McGrath, Sen James
  •   documents
    • queensland: hospitals
      • order for the production of documents
        • Urquhart, Sen Anne
        • McGrath, Sen James
  •   motions
    • cybersecurity
      • Steele-John, Sen Jordon
      • McGrath, Sen James
  •   documents
    • federal circuit court and family court of australia
      • order for the production of documents
        • Griff, Sen Stirling
        • McGrath, Sen James
  •   motions
    • australian football league women's
      • Rice, Sen Janet
      • McGrath, Sen James
  •   bills
    • air services amendment bill 2018
      • first reading
        • Rice, Sen Janet
      • second reading
        • Rice, Sen Janet
  •   motions
    • international development assistance
      • Urquhart, Sen Anne
      • McGrath, Sen James
    • oil exploration
      • Hanson-Young, Sen Sarah
      • McGrath, Sen James
      • Hanson-Young, Sen Sarah
      • division
    • gun control
      • Rhiannon, Sen Lee
      • Leyonhjelm, Sen David
    • australian flag
      • Anning, Sen Fraser
      • McGrath, Sen James
      • Chisholm, Sen Anthony
      • Di Natale, Sen Richard
    • anzac day, centenary of anzac
      • Anning, Sen Fraser
      • McGrath, Sen James
      • Chisholm, Sen Anthony
      • Whish-Wilson, Sen Peter
    • indigenous affairs
      • Siewert, Sen Rachel
      • McGrath, Sen James
      • division
  •   distinguished visitors
    • PRESIDENT, The
  •   motions
    • workplace relations
      • Hanson-Young, Sen Sarah
    • kadeer, ms rebiya
      • Hanson-Young, Sen Sarah
      • McGrath, Sen James
  •   documents
    • future submarine project
      • order for the production of documents
        • Patrick, Sen Rex
        • McGrath, Sen James
        • Patrick, Sen Rex
        • Whish-Wilson, Sen Peter
        • division
  •   matters of public importance
    • economy
      • PRESIDENT, The
      • Bartlett, Sen Andrew
      • Williams, Sen John
      • Moore, Sen Claire
  •   first speech
    • PRESIDENT, The
    • Keneally, Sen Kristina
  •   ministerial statements
    • taxation
      • Cormann, Sen Mathias
      • Farrell, Sen Don
      • Collins, Sen Jacinta
      • Leyonhjelm, Sen David
      • Whish-Wilson, Sen Peter
      • Cameron, Sen Doug
  •   business
    • rearrangement
      • Cormann, Sen Mathias
      • division
      • PRESIDENT, The
      • division
      • Cormann, Sen Mathias
      • division
  •   regulations and determinations
    • marine parks network management plans
      • disallowance
        • Pratt, Sen Louise
        • Ruston, Sen Anne
        • Whish-Wilson, Sen Peter
        • Anning, Sen Fraser
        • Patrick, Sen Rex
        • division
  •   documents
    • tabling
    • tabling
    • indexed lists of departmental and agency files
      • tabling

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