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  Table of contents

  • start of business
  •   documents
    • tabling
  •   committees
    • law enforcement committee
      • meeting
  •   statements
    • questions on notice
      • Brandis, Sen George
      • Watt, Sen Murray
  •   business
    • rearrangement
      • Fifield, Sen Mitch
  •   bills
    • australian human rights commission amendment (preliminary assessment process) bill 2017
      • second reading
        • Burston, Sen Brian
        • Macdonald, Sen Ian
        • Dodson, Sen Patrick
        • McKim, Sen Nicholas
        • Singh, Sen Lisa
        • Fawcett, Sen David
  •   notices
    • presentation
    • withdrawal
      • Williams, Sen John
      • Siewert, Sen Rachel
  •   committees
    • selection of bills committee
      • report
        • Bushby, Sen David
        • Siewert, Sen Rachel
        • Gallagher, Sen Katy
        • Di Natale, Sen Richard
  •   business
    • consideration of legislation
      • McGrath, Sen James
    • leave of absence
      • Bushby, Sen David
      • Hanson-Young, Sen Sarah
  •   committees
    • reporting date
      • DEPUTY PRESIDENT, The
    • rural and regional affairs and transport references committee
      • reference
        • Bushby, Sen David
        • Rice, Sen Janet
        • Leyonhjelm, Sen David
      • reference
        • Urquhart, Sen Anne
        • McGrath, Sen James
        • division
    • senators' interests committee
      • reference
        • Di Natale, Sen Richard
        • McGrath, Sen James
        • Di Natale, Sen Richard
        • division
    • environment and communications references committee
      • reference
        • Ludlam, Sen Scott
        • McGrath, Sen James
        • division
  •   motions
    • government agencies: decentralisation
      • Williams, Sen John
      • division
    • parliamentarians' entitlements
      • Di Natale, Sen Richard
      • McGrath, Sen James
      • Di Natale, Sen Richard
      • division
    • pensions and benefits
      • Watt, Sen Murray
      • Siewert, Sen Rachel
      • McGrath, Sen James
  •   committees
    • lending to primary production customers committee
      • appointment
        • Hanson, Sen Pauline
        • division
  •   motions
    • myanmar
      • Ludlam, Sen Scott
    • imports
      • Xenophon, Sen Nick
      • McGrath, Sen James
      • McGrath, Sen James
      • Xenophon, Sen Nick
      • Xenophon, Sen Nick
      • division
  •   bills
    • competition and consumer legislation amendment (small business access to justice) bill 2017
      • first reading
        • Gallagher, Sen Katy
        • Gallagher, Sen Katy
      • second reading
        • Gallagher, Sen Katy
  •   notices
    • withdrawal
      • Watt, Sen Murray
  •   motions
    • strengthening communities grants
      • Pratt, Sen Louise
      • McGrath, Sen James
  •   committees
    • publications committee, select committee on red tape
      • membership
        • DEPUTY PRESIDENT, The
        • McGrath, Sen James
    • economics legislation committee
      • report
        • Bushby, Sen David
  •   bills
    • parliamentary entitlements legislation amendment bill 2017
      • second reading
        • Farrell, Sen Don
        • Macdonald, Sen Ian
        • Griff, Sen Stirling
        • Rhiannon, Sen Lee
        • Bernardi, Sen Cory
        • Burston, Sen Brian
        • Di Natale, Sen Richard
        • Xenophon, Sen Nick
        • Hanson, Sen Pauline
        • Roberts, Sen Malcolm
        • Ryan, Sen Scott
      • in committee
        • Macdonald, Sen Ian
  •   questions without notice
    • capital gains tax (Cameron, Sen Doug)
    • renewable energy target (Smith, Sen Dean)
    • pensions and benefits (Gallagher, Sen Katy)
    • economy (Whish-Wilson, Sen Peter)
    • medicare (Chisholm, Sen Anthony)
    • department of foreign affairs and trade (Roberts, Sen Malcolm)
    • mining (O'Sullivan, Sen Barry)
    • defence procurement (Xenophon, Sen Nick)
    • broadband (O'Neill, Sen Deb)
    • child care (Bushby, Sen David)
    • medicare (Polley, Sen Helen)
    • food security (Back, Sen Chris)
  •   questions without notice: additional answers
    • australia post
      • Fifield, Sen Mitch
  •   questions without notice: take note of answers
    • capital gains tax
      • Cameron, Sen Doug
      • Back, Sen Chris
      • McAllister, Sen Jenny
      • Smith, Sen Dean
      • Ketter, Sen Christopher
    • economy
      • Whish-Wilson, Sen Peter
  •   budget
    • consideration by estimates committees
      • Fawcett, Sen David
  •   committees
    • human rights committee
      • report
        • Fawcett, Sen David
    • environment and communications legislation committee
      • additional information
        • Fawcett, Sen David
    • public accounts and audit committee
      • report
        • Fawcett, Sen David
    • publications committee
      • report
        • Fawcett, Sen David
    • economics references committee
  •   committees
    • government response to report
      • Fifield, Sen Mitch
    • membership
      • DEPUTY PRESIDENT, The
      • Fifield, Sen Mitch
  •   bills
    • native title amendment (indigenous land use agreements) bill 2017
      • first reading
        • Fifield, Sen Mitch
      • second reading
        • Fifield, Sen Mitch
  •   committees
    • joint select committee on government procurement
      • membership
  •   bills
    • criminal code amendment (prohibition of full face coverings in public places) bill 2017
      • second reading
        • Lambie, Sen Jacqui
        • Fierravanti-Wells, Sen Concetta
        • Moore, Sen Claire
        • Di Natale, Sen Richard
        • Leyonhjelm, Sen David
    • restoring territory rights (assisted suicide legislation) bill 2015
      • second reading
        • Leyonhjelm, Sen David
        • Smith, Sen Dean
        • Gallagher, Sen Katy
        • Di Natale, Sen Richard
        • Hanson, Sen Pauline
        • Hinch, Sen Derryn
        • Macdonald, Sen Ian
  •   committees
    • environment and communications references committee
      • membership
        • Sterle, Sen Glenn (The ACTING DEPUTY PRESIDENT)
        • Ryan, Sen Scott
  •   documents
    • consideration
      • Sterle, Sen Glenn (The ACTING DEPUTY PRESIDENT)
  •   bills
    • parliamentary entitlements legislation amendment bill 2017
      • in committee
        • Macdonald, Sen Ian
        • Macdonald, Sen Ian
        • Rhiannon, Sen Lee
        • Ryan, Sen Scott
        • Macdonald, Sen Ian
        • division
        • Rhiannon, Sen Lee
        • Macdonald, Sen Ian
        • Macdonald, Sen Ian
        • division
        • Macdonald, Sen Ian
        • Bernardi, Sen Cory
        • Macdonald, Sen Ian
        • division
        • Ryan, Sen Scott
        • division
        • Hanson, Sen Pauline
        • Farrell, Sen Don
        • Ryan, Sen Scott
        • Macdonald, Sen Ian
        • division
        • Xenophon, Sen Nick
        • Ryan, Sen Scott
        • Xenophon, Sen Nick
        • Ryan, Sen Scott
        • Xenophon, Sen Nick
        • Ryan, Sen Scott
        • division
      • third reading
        • Ryan, Sen Scott
    • independent parliamentary expenses authority bill 2017, independent parliamentary expenses authority (consequential amendments) bill 2017
      • second reading
        • Farrell, Sen Don
        • Rhiannon, Sen Lee
        • Macdonald, Sen Ian
        • Xenophon, Sen Nick
        • Di Natale, Sen Richard
        • Whish-Wilson, Sen Peter
        • McKim, Sen Nicholas
        • Ryan, Sen Scott
        • Di Natale, Sen Richard
        • Whish-Wilson, Sen Peter
        • McKim, Sen Nicholas
      • in committee
        • Macdonald, Sen Ian
        • Ryan, Sen Scott
        • Macdonald, Sen Ian
        • Xenophon, Sen Nick
        • Ryan, Sen Scott
        • Rhiannon, Sen Lee
        • Ryan, Sen Scott
        • Xenophon, Sen Nick
        • Ryan, Sen Scott
        • Rhiannon, Sen Lee
      • third reading
        • Ryan, Sen Scott
    • treasury laws amendment (bourke street fund) bill 2017
      • second reading
        • Gallagher, Sen Katy
        • Di Natale, Sen Richard
        • Hume, Sen Jane
        • Hinch, Sen Derryn
        • Fifield, Sen Mitch
      • third reading
        • Back, Sen Chris (The ACTING DEPUTY PRESIDENT)
        • Fifield, Sen Mitch
  •   adjournment
    • Fifield, Sen Mitch
  •   documents
    • tabling

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