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  Table of contents

  • start of business
  •   condolences
    • diddams, sergeant blaine flower
      • Evans, Sen Christopher
  •   business
    • senate temporary orders
      • Collins, Sen Jacinta
  •   committees
    • environment and communications legislation committee
      • meeting
        • McEwen, Sen Anne
    • community affairs references committee, community affairs legislation committee
      • meeting
        • McEwen, Sen Anne
  •   parliamentary representation
    • valedictory
      • Fisher, Sen Mary Jo
  •   bills
    • superannuation legislation amendment (trustee obligations and prudential standards) bill 2012
      • second reading
        • Cormann, Sen Mathias
        • Thistlethwaite, Sen Matt
        • Xenophon, Sen Nick
        • Boyce, Sen Sue
        • Farrell, Sen Don
  •   distinguished visitors
    • PRESIDENT, The
  •   questions without notice
    • asylum seekers (Abetz, Sen Eric)
    • national disability insurance scheme (Moore, Sen Claire)
    • mining (Cormann, Sen Mathias)
    • electricity pricing (Milne, Sen Christine)
    • electricity pricing (Birmingham, Sen Simon)
    • london olympic games (Thistlethwaite, Sen Matt)
    • carbon pricing (Smith, Sen Dean)
    • james price point (Siewert, Sen Rachel)
    • national food plan (Williams, Sen John)
    • national broadband network (Cameron, Sen Doug)
    • mining
      • Cormann, Sen Mathias
  •   questions without notice: take note of answers
    • asylum seekers
      • Cash, Sen Michaelia
      • Thistlethwaite, Sen Matt
      • Scullion, Sen Nigel
      • Singh, Sen Lisa
      • Smith, Sen Dean
    • james price point
      • Siewert, Sen Rachel
  •   petitions
    • marriage
    • internet content
  •   notices
    • presentation
  •   business
    • leave of absence
      • Kroger, Sen Helen
  •   committees
    • australia's food processing sector committee
      • meeting
        • Kroger, Sen Helen
  •   business
    • consideration of legislation
      • Collins, Sen Jacinta
  •   committees
    • legal and constitutional affairs legislation committee
      • reporting date
        • McEwen, Sen Anne
    • national broadband network committee
      • meeting
        • McEwen, Sen Anne
    • electoral matters committee
      • meeting
        • McEwen, Sen Anne
  •   notices
    • postponement
  •   motions
    • polio eradication
      • McEwen, Sen Anne
    • workplace relations
      • Kroger, Sen Helen
      • division
    • ministerial conduct
      • Ryan, Sen Scott
      • division
  •   matters of public importance
    • gillard government
      • DEPUTY PRESIDENT, The
      • Payne, Sen Marise
      • Feeney, Sen David
      • Ryan, Sen Scott
      • Moore, Sen Claire
      • McKenzie, Sen Bridget
      • Faulkner, Sen John
  •   documents
    • tabling
      • Furner, Sen Mark (The ACTING DEPUTY PRESIDENT)
      • Brown, Sen Carol
    • work of committees
      • tabling
        • Furner, Sen Mark (The ACTING DEPUTY PRESIDENT)
    • questions on notice summary
      • tabling
    • responses to senate resolutions
      • tabling
        • Furner, Sen Mark (The ACTING DEPUTY PRESIDENT)
    • down syndrome international
      • Boyce, Sen Sue
    • bsafe program
      • Rhiannon, Sen Lee
    • department of sustainability, environment, water, population and communities
      • Birmingham, Sen Simon
      • Hanson-Young, Sen Sarah
      • Xenophon, Sen Nick
    • domestic and family violence
      • Rhiannon, Sen Lee
  •   committees
    • intelligence and security committee
      • report
        • Faulkner, Sen John
  •   documents
    • tabling
  •   committees
    • membership
      • Feeney, Sen David
  •   bills
    • personally controlled electronic health records bill 2012, personally controlled electronic health records (consequential amendments) bill 2012, appropriation bill (no. 5) 2011-2012, appropriation bill (no. 6) 2011-2012, corporations amendment (future of financial advice) bill 2012, corporations amendment (further future of financial advice measures) bill 2012, skills australia amendment (australian workforce and productivity agency) bill 2012, national water commission amendment bill 2012, corporations legislation amendment (audit enhancement) bill 2012, corporations amendment (proxy voting) bill 2012, telecommunications interception and other legislation amendment (state bodies) bill 2012, tax laws amendment (2012 measures no. 1) bill 2012, tax and superannuation laws amendment (2012 measures no. 1) bill 2012, health insurance amendment (professional services review) bill 2012, financial framework legislation amendment bill (no. 3) 2012, appropriation bill (no. 1) 2012-2013, appropriation bill (no. 2) 2012-2013, appropriation (parliamentary departments) bill (no. 1) 2012-2013, clean energy (excise tariff legislation amendment) bill 2012, financial framework legislation amendment bill (no. 2) 2012, broadcasting services amendment (improved access to television services) bill 2012, clean energy legislation amendment bill 2012, clean energy (customs tariff amendment) bill 2012, tax laws amendment (medicare levy and medicare levy surcharge) bill 2012, national health amendment (pharmaceutical benefits scheme) bill 2012, broadcasting services amendment (digital television) bill 2012, australian human rights commission amendment (national children’s commissioner) bill 2012, antarctic treaty (environment protection) amendment bill 2012, superannuation legislation amendment (stronger super) bill 2012, superannuation supervisory levy imposition amendment bill 2012, fair work (registered organisations) amendment bill 2012, passenger movement charge amendment bill 2012, pay as you go withholding non-compliance tax bill 2012, income tax (managed investment trust withholding tax) amendment bill 2012, tax laws amendment (managed investment trust withholding tax) bill 2012, social security and other legislation amendment (2012 budget and other measures) bill 2012, tax laws amendment (2012 measures no. 2) bill 2012, stronger futures in the northern territory bill 2012, stronger futures in the northern territory (consequential and transitional provisions) bill 2012, social security legislation amendment bill 2012, classification (publications, films and computer games) amendment (r 18+ computer games) bill 2012, clean energy finance corporation bill 2012, national vocational education and training regulator (charges) bill 2012, social security amendment (supporting australian victims of terrorism overseas) bill 2012, parliamentary counsel and other legislation amendment bill 2012, water efficiency labelling and standards amendment (scheme enhancements) bill 2012, paid parental leave and other legislation amendment (dad and partner pay and other measures) bill 2012, electoral and referendum amendment (maintaining address) bill 2012, electoral and referendum amendment (protecting elector participation) bill 2012, national broadcasting legislation amendment bill 2012
      • assent
    • stronger futures in the northern territory bill 2012, stronger futures in the northern territory (consequential and transitional provisions) bill 2011, social security legislation amendment bill 2011
      • returned from the house of representatives
    • consumer credit legislation amendment (enhancements) bill 2012
      • first reading
        • Feeney, Sen David
      • second reading
        • Feeney, Sen David
  •   committees
    • national broadband network committee
      • membership
  •   committees
    • report
      • McEwen, Sen Anne
  •   bills
    • superannuation legislation amendment (trustee obligations and prudential standards) bill 2012
      • in committee
        • Cormann, Sen Mathias
        • Farrell, Sen Don
        • division
      • third reading
        • Farrell, Sen Don
        • division
    • aviation transport security amendment (screening) bill 2012
      • second reading
        • Joyce, Sen Barnaby
        • Rhiannon, Sen Lee
  •   documents
    • consideration
  •   adjournment
    • DEPUTY PRESIDENT, The
    • haemochromatosis
      • Bilyk, Sen Catryna
    • defence budget
      • Fawcett, Sen David
    • supermarket duopoly
      • Xenophon, Sen Nick
    • volunteering
      • Thistlethwaite, Sen Matt
    • rural and regional health services
      • Smith, Sen Dean
    • city of geraldton
      • Ludlam, Sen Scott
    • homelessness
      • Urquhart, Sen Anne
    • norfolk island
      • Humphries, Sen Gary
    • mykasih foundation
      • Back, Sen Chris
    • homelessness
      • Polley, Sen Helen
    • bloomhill cancer help
      • Moore, Sen Claire
    • sri lanka
      • Rhiannon, Sen Lee
  •   documents
    • tabling
    • tabling
  •   questions on notice
    • commonwealth heads of government meeting: sri lankan officials (question no. 1230) (Rhiannon, Sen Lee)
    • financial services and superannuation (question no. 1549) (Cormann, Sen Mathias)
    • broadband, communications and the digital economy (question no. 1739) (Abetz, Sen Eric)
    • regional australia (question no. 1740) (Abetz, Sen Eric)
    • arts: staffing (question no. 1741) (Abetz, Sen Eric)
    • immigration and citizenship (question nos 1743 and 1783) (Abetz, Sen Eric)
    • climate change and energy efficiency (question no. 1758) (Abetz, Sen Eric)
    • defence science and personnel (question no. 1771) (Abetz, Sen Eric)
    • defence material (question no. 1775) (Abetz, Sen Eric)
    • sport: staffing (question no. 1782) (Abetz, Sen Eric)
    • attorney-general (question no. 1804) (Brown, Sen Bob)
    • department of education, employment and workplace relations: press clippings (question no. 1814) (Abetz, Sen Eric)
    • immigration and citizenship (question no. 1830) (Abetz, Sen Eric)
    • sustainability, environment, water, population and communities (question no. 1839) (Siewert, Sen Rachel)
    • special minister of state (question no. 1840) (Birmingham, Sen Simon)
    • special minister of state (question no. 1841) (Birmingham, Sen Simon)
    • special minister of state (question no. 1842) (Birmingham, Sen Simon)
    • special minister of state (question no. 1843) (Birmingham, Sen Simon)
    • special minister of state (question no. 1844) (Birmingham, Sen Simon)
    • special minister of state (question no. 1845) (Birmingham, Sen Simon)
    • special minister of state (question no. 1846) (Birmingham, Sen Simon)
    • special minister of state (question no. 1847) (Birmingham, Sen Simon)
    • bureau of meteorology (question no. 1849) (Abetz, Sen Eric)
    • foreign affairs (question no. 1853) (Johnston, Sen David)

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