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  • start of business
  •   bills
    • environment protection and biodiversity conservation amendment (making marine parks accountable) bill 2012
      • second reading
        • Scullion, Sen Nigel
        • Thistlethwaite, Sen Matt
        • Siewert, Sen Rachel
        • Macdonald, Sen Ian
        • Pratt, Sen Louise
        • Whish-Wilson, Sen Peter
        • Boyce, Sen Sue
        • Thorp, Sen Lin
  •   notices
    • presentation
  •   committees
    • selection of bills committee
      • report
        • McEwen, Sen Anne
  •   business
    • rearrangement
      • Collins, Sen Jacinta
      • Collins, Sen Jacinta
    • leave of absence
      • Kroger, Sen Helen
  •   committees
    • environment and communications legislation committee, environment and communications references committee
      • meeting
        • McEwen, Sen Anne
  •   notices
    • postponement
  •   committees
    • environment and communications references committee
      • reference
        • Whish-Wilson, Sen Peter
    • environment and communications legislation committee
      • reference
        • Madigan, Sen John
        • Milne, Sen Christine
        • Xenophon, Sen Nick
  •   motions
    • diplomatic relations with thailand
      • Kroger, Sen Helen
  •   committees
    • rural and regional affairs and transport references committee
      • meeting
        • Kroger, Sen Helen
  •   motions
    • service of overseas peacekeepers
      • Wright, Sen Penny
    • world sight day
      • Siewert, Sen Rachel
  •   business
    • consideration of legislation
      • Collins, Sen Jacinta
      • division
    • parramatta female factory precinct
      • Rhiannon, Sen Lee
    • marriage equality legislation
      • Hanson-Young, Sen Sarah
      • division
  •   documents
    • data retention advice
      • order for the production of documents
        • Ludlam, Sen Scott
        • DEPUTY PRESIDENT, The
        • division
    • national data retention scheme
      • order for the production of documents
        • Ludlam, Sen Scott
        • DEPUTY PRESIDENT, The
        • division
    • public interest disclosure bill, order for the production of documents
      • Milne, Sen Christine
      • division
  •   committees
    • rural and regional affairs and transport references committee
      • report
        • Heffernan, Sen Bill
  •   budget
    • consideration by estimates committees
      • McEwen, Sen Anne
  •   committees
    • publications joint committee
      • report
        • McEwen, Sen Anne
  •   bills
    • federal circuit court of australia legislation amendment bill 2012, higher education support amendment (maximum payment amounts and other measures) bill 2012, higher education support amendment (streamlining and other measures) bill 2012, national health security amendment bill 2012, first reading
      • DEPUTY PRESIDENT, The
      • Collins, Sen Jacinta
      • second reading
        • Collins, Sen Jacinta
        • Collins, Sen Jacinta
  •   committees
    • foreign affairs, defence and trade legislation committee
      • reference
        • Ludlam, Sen Scott
  •   bills
    • industrial chemicals (notification and assessment) amendment bill 2012
      • second reading
        • Fierravanti-Wells, Sen Concetta
        • Feeney, Sen David
      • third reading
        • Feeney, Sen David
    • customs amendment (smuggled tobacco) bill 2012
      • second reading
        • Brandis, Sen George
        • Feeney, Sen David
      • third reading
        • Crossin, Sen Trish (The ACTING DEPUTY PRESIDENT)
        • Feeney, Sen David
    • national portrait gallery of australia bill 2012, national portrait gallery of australia (consequential and transitional provisions) bill 2012
      • second reading
        • Brandis, Sen George
        • Feeney, Sen David
      • third reading
        • Feeney, Sen David
    • customs amendment (smuggled tobacco) bill 2012, explanatory memorandum
      • Feeney, Sen David
    • migration legislation amendment (student visas) bill 2012
      • second reading
        • Cash, Sen Michaelia
        • Mason, Sen Brett
        • Macdonald, Sen Ian
        • Edwards, Sen Sean
  •   questions without notice
    • carbon pricing (Brandis, Sen George)
    • bali bombings (Stephens, Sen Ursula)
    • carbon pricing (Williams, Sen John)
    • solar energy
      • Hanson-Young, Sen Sarah
      • procedural text
    • carbon pricing (Bernardi, Sen Cory)
    • rural and regional services (Crossin, Sen Trish)
    • union funds (Ronaldson, Sen Michael)
    • international year of co-operatives (Madigan, Sen John)
    • south australian economy (Edwards, Sen Sean)
  •   documents
    • carbon pricing
      • tabling
        • Williams, Sen John
        • Collins, Sen Jacinta
        • Williams, Sen John
  •   questions without notice: take note of answers
    • union funds
      • Abetz, Sen Eric
      • Crossin, Sen Trish
      • Brandis, Sen George
      • Bilyk, Sen Catryna
      • Back, Sen Chris
  •   documents
    • department of the senate, annual report 2011-12
    • access to unpublished committee documents—report to the senate
  •   committees
    • corporations and financial services committee
      • report
        • Kroger, Sen Helen
  •   documents
    • tabling
  •   committees
    • economics legislation committee, environment and communications legislation committee
      • membership
        • DEPUTY PRESIDENT, The
        • Lundy, Sen Kate
  •   bills
    • clean energy (charges—excise) amendment bill 2012, clean energy (charges—customs) amendment bill 2012, excise tariff amendment (per-tonne carbon price equivalent) bill 2012, ozone protection and synthetic greenhouse gas (import levy) amendment (per-tonne carbon price equivalent) bill 2012, ozone protection and synthetic greenhouse gas (manufacture levy) amendment (per-tonne carbon price equivalent) bill 2012, clean energy (unit issue charge—auctions) amendment bill 2012
      • first reading
        • Lundy, Sen Kate
      • second reading
        • Lundy, Sen Kate
    • social and community services pay equity special account bill 2012, social and community services pay equity special account (consequential amendments) bill 2012
      • first reading
        • Lundy, Sen Kate
      • second reading
        • Lundy, Sen Kate
    • dental benefits amendment bill 2012, social security and other legislation amendment (further 2012 budget and other measures) bill 2012
      • first reading
        • Lundy, Sen Kate
      • second reading
        • Lundy, Sen Kate
  •   committees
    • foreign affairs, defence and trade legislation committee
      • reference
        • Ludlam, Sen Scott
        • Johnston, Sen David
        • division
  •   bills
    • live animal export (slaughter) prohibition bill 2012
      • second reading
        • Rhiannon, Sen Lee
        • Sterle, Sen Glenn
        • Scullion, Sen Nigel
        • Siewert, Sen Rachel
        • Furner, Sen Mark
        • Back, Sen Chris
        • Gallacher, Sen Alex
  •   documents
    • grain products australia
      • Williams, Sen John
    • australian security intelligence organisation
      • Bushby, Sen David
    • department of broadband, communications and the digital economy
      • Macdonald, Sen Ian
    • australian war memorial
      • Back, Sen Chris
    • australian research council
      • Back, Sen Chris
    • air passenger ticket levy (collection) act 2001—report for 1 april 2011 to 31 march 2012
      • Macdonald, Sen Ian
      • tabling
  •   committees
    • rural and regional affairs and transport references committee
      • report
        • McKenzie, Sen Bridget
        • Nash, Sen Fiona
        • Heffernan, Sen Bill
    • legal and constitutional affairs references committee
      • report
        • Wright, Sen Penny
    • foreign affairs, defence and trade legislation committee
      • report
        • Fawcett, Sen David
    • rural and regional affairs and transport references committee
      • report
        • Macdonald, Sen Ian
  •   committees
    • consideration
  •   auditor-general's reports
    • report no. 3 of 2012-13
      • Macdonald, Sen Ian
  •   auditor-general's reports
    • consideration
  •   adjournment
    • infrastructure
      • Gallacher, Sen Alex
    • australian capital territory election
      • Humphries, Sen Gary
    • mental health
      • Wright, Sen Penny
    • abortion
      • Urquhart, Sen Anne
  •   documents
    • tabling
    • departmental and agency appointments
    • departmental and agency grants
  •   questions on notice
    • employment and workplace relations (question no. 1983) (Abetz, Sen Eric)
    • regional australia, regional development and local government (question no. 2012) (Whish-Wilson, Sen Peter)
    • employment and workplace relations (question no. 2098) (Abetz, Sen Eric)
    • ministerial staff: ipad and iphones (question no. 2101) (Johnston, Sen David)
    • defence: consultancy (question no. 2106) (Johnston, Sen David)
    • defence (question no. 2109) (Johnston, Sen David)
    • homelessness (question no. 2115) (Payne, Sen Marise)
    • housing assistance and homelessness (question no. 2116) (Payne, Sen Marise)
    • treasury: official hospitality (question no. 2118) (Bushby, Sen David)
    • professor ian chubb (question no. 2123) (Bushby, Sen David)
    • agriculture, fisheries and forestry (question nos 2125 and 2126) (Rhiannon, Sen Lee)
    • defence (question no. 2129) (Rhiannon, Sen Lee)
    • agriculture, fisheries and forestry (question no. 2130) (Rhiannon, Sen Lee)
    • hrl dual gas pty ltd (question no. 2132) (Milne, Sen Christine)
    • browse joint venture (question no. 2134) (Siewert, Sen Rachel)
    • fair work building industry inspectorate (question no. 2137) (Abetz, Sen Eric)
    • education, employment and workplace relations (question no. 2143) (Abetz, Sen Eric)
    • small business (question no. 2145) (Abetz, Sen Eric)
    • defence (question no. 2146) (Humphries, Sen Gary)
    • health and ageing (question nos 2150 and 2151) (Humphries, Sen Gary)
    • human services (question no. 2152) (Humphries, Sen Gary)
    • commercial horse assistance payment scheme (question no. 2155) (Williams, Sen John)

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