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  Table of contents

  • start of business
  •   parliamentary representation
    • tasmania
      • PRESIDENT, The
  •   condolences
    • randall, mr donald james, schultz, mr albert (alby) john
      • PRESIDENT, The
  •   documents
    • tabling
  •   committees
    • meeting
      • PRESIDENT, The
  •   bills
    • social services legislation amendment bill 2015
      • second reading
        • Moore, Sen Claire
        • Siewert, Sen Rachel
        • Williams, Sen John
        • Brown, Sen Carol
        • Wright, Sen Penny
        • Canavan, Sen Matthew
        • Gallagher, Sen Katy
        • Fawcett, Sen David
        • McAllister, Sen Jenny
        • Lambie, Sen Jacqui
        • Back, Sen Chris
        • Singh, Sen Lisa
        • Seselja, Sen Zed
        • McLucas, Sen Jan
        • Peris, Sen Nova
        • Fifield, Sen Mitch
  •   questions without notice
    • defence procurement (Carr, Sen Kim)
    • defence procurement (Ruston, Sen Anne)
    • workplace relations (Cameron, Sen Doug)
    • employment (Johnston, Sen David)
    • climate change (Di Natale, Sen Richard)
    • carbon pricing (Canavan, Sen Matthew)
    • human rights (Wright, Sen Penny)
    • asylum seekers (Back, Sen Chris)
    • workplace relations (McAllister, Sen Jenny)
    • trade (Sinodinos, Sen Arthur)
    • national security (Collins, Sen Jacinta)
  •   questions without notice: take note of answers
    • answers to questions
      • Cameron, Sen Doug
      • Fierravanti-Wells, Sen Concetta
      • Gallacher, Sen Alex
      • Canavan, Sen Matthew
      • McAllister, Sen Jenny
    • climate change
      • Waters, Sen Larissa
  •   notices
    • presentation
  •   committees
    • select committee on the regional processing centre in nauru
      • appointment
        • Gallacher, Sen Alex
  •   notices
    • withdrawal
      • Lazarus, Sen Glenn
      • McEwen, Sen Anne
  •   committees
    • reporting date
      • DEPUTY PRESIDENT, The
    • legal and constitutional affairs legislation committee
      • reporting date
        • Di Natale, Sen Richard
  •   bills
    • parliamentary joint committee on intelligence and security amendment bill 2015
      • first reading
        • McEwen, Sen Anne
      • second reading
        • McEwen, Sen Anne
  •   motions
    • charter of the united nations: 70th anniversary
      • Back, Sen Chris
    • genetically modified crops
      • Leyonhjelm, Sen David
    • infrastructure
      • Ludlam, Sen Scott
      • division
    • beef industry
      • O'Sullivan, Sen Barry
      • Rhiannon, Sen Lee
    • illicit drugs
      • O'Sullivan, Sen Barry
      • division
      • Di Natale, Sen Richard
    • waltzing matilda centre
      • Macdonald, Sen Ian
    • vietnamese community in australia
      • Macdonald, Sen Ian
    • international development assistance
      • Rhiannon, Sen Lee
      • Fifield, Sen Mitch
      • Rhiannon, Sen Lee
  •   documents
    • corporate tax avoidance
      • order for the production of documents
        • Whish-Wilson, Sen Peter
  •   matters of public importance
    • unemployment
      • DEPUTY PRESIDENT, The
      • Lines, Sen Susan
      • Fawcett, Sen David
      • Waters, Sen Larissa
      • Cameron, Sen Doug
      • Back, Sen Chris
      • Day, Sen Bob
      • O'Neill, Sen Deb
      • Canavan, Sen Matthew
      • Madigan, Sen John
      • Xenophon, Sen Nick
      • Gallacher, Sen Alex (The ACTING DEPUTY PRESIDENT)
  •   documents
    • consideration
  •   committees
    • membership
      • Gallacher, Sen Alex (The ACTING DEPUTY PRESIDENT)
      • Payne, Sen Marise
  •   bills
    • medical research future fund bill 2015, medical research future fund (consequential amendments) bill 2015
      • first reading
        • Payne, Sen Marise
      • second reading
        • Payne, Sen Marise
  •   motions
    • dissent from ruling
      • Macdonald, Sen Ian
      • Marshall, Sen Gavin
      • Macdonald, Sen Ian
      • Siewert, Sen Rachel
      • PRESIDENT, The
      • Macdonald, Sen Ian
  •   bills
    • assent
    • medical research future fund bill 2015, medical research future fund (consequential amendments) bill 2015
      • report of legislation committee
        • Fawcett, Sen David
  •   business
    • rearrangement
      • Payne, Sen Marise
  •   bills
    • migration amendment (strengthening biometrics integrity) bill 2015
      • second reading
        • Bilyk, Sen Catryna
        • Macdonald, Sen Ian
        • Lines, Sen Susan
        • Bernardi, Sen Cory
        • Edwards, Sen Sean
        • Fawcett, Sen David
        • Canavan, Sen Matthew
        • Xenophon, Sen Nick
        • Johnston, Sen David
        • Lazarus, Sen Glenn
        • Smith, Sen Dean
        • Reynolds, Sen Linda
        • O'Sullivan, Sen Barry
        • Cash, Sen Michaelia
  •   notices
    • presentation
  •   adjournment
    • Whish-Wilson, Sen Peter (The ACTING DEPUTY PRESIDENT)
    • randall, mr donald james, schultz, mr albert (alby) john
      • Macdonald, Sen Ian
    • nuclear weapons
      • Singh, Sen Lisa
    • wishart, ms felicity (flic)
      • Waters, Sen Larissa
    • randall, mr donald james
      • Smith, Sen Dean
  •   documents
    • tabling
    • tabling
    • order for the production of documents
    • tabling

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