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  Table of contents

  • start of business
  •   documents
    • tabling
  •   committees
    • meeting
      • PRESIDENT, The
  •   parliamentary representation
    • australian capital territory
      • PRESIDENT, The
      • senators sworn
  •   parliamentary representation
    • Martin, Sen Steve
    • Anning, Sen Fraser
    • Burston, Sen Brian
  •   budget
    • consideration by estimates committees
      • Smith, Sen Dean
  •   parliamentary representation
    • Watt, Sen Murray
  •   business
    • rearrangement
      • Birmingham, Sen Simon
  •   bills
    • treasury laws amendment (axe the tampon tax) bill 2018
      • second reading
        • Rice, Sen Janet
        • Stoker, Sen Amanda
        • Pratt, Sen Louise
        • Ketter, Sen Christopher (The ACTING DEPUTY PRESIDENT)
      • third reading
        • Ketter, Sen Christopher (The ACTING DEPUTY PRESIDENT)
        • Rice, Sen Janet
    • animal export legislation amendment (ending long-haul live sheep exports) bill 2018
      • first reading
        • Hinch, Sen Derryn
      • second reading
        • Hinch, Sen Derryn
        • O'Sullivan, Sen Barry
        • Brown, Sen Carol
        • Rhiannon, Sen Lee
        • Storer, Sen Timothy
        • Singh, Sen Lisa
        • Macdonald, Sen Ian
        • Georgiou, Sen Peter
        • Williams, Sen John
    • criminal code amendment (impersonating a commonwealth body) bill 2017
      • third reading
        • Leyonhjelm, Sen David
        • division
    • national redress scheme for institutional child sexual abuse bill 2018, national redress scheme for institutional child sexual abuse (consequential amendments) bill 2018
      • first reading
        • Fierravanti-Wells, Sen Concetta
      • second reading
        • Fierravanti-Wells, Sen Concetta
        • Pratt, Sen Louise
        • Siewert, Sen Rachel
        • Bilyk, Sen Catryna
        • Hinch, Sen Derryn
        • Moore, Sen Claire
  •   questions without notice
    • australian broadcasting corporation (Wong, Sen Penny)
    • employment (Fawcett, Sen David)
    • income tax (Keneally, Sen Kristina)
    • broadband (Colbeck, Sen Richard)
    • australian broadcasting corporation (Hanson-Young, Sen Sarah)
    • income tax (Ketter, Sen Christopher)
    • goods and services tax (Georgiou, Sen Peter)
    • mining industry (Martin, Sen Steve)
    • income tax (Urquhart, Sen Anne)
    • pensions and benefits (Brockman, Sen Slade)
    • immigration detention (McKim, Sen Nicholas)
    • minister for jobs and innovation (Cameron, Sen Doug)
    • skilling australians fund (Bushby, Sen David)
  •   questions without notice: take note of answers
    • income tax, broadband
      • Urquhart, Sen Anne
      • Abetz, Sen Eric
      • Watt, Sen Murray
      • Molan, Sen Jim
      • Ketter, Sen Christopher
    • immigration detention
      • McKim, Sen Nicholas
  •   condolences
    • carrick, hon. sir john leslie, ac, kcmg
      • PRESIDENT, The
      • Cormann, Sen Mathias
      • Wong, Sen Penny
      • Payne, Sen Marise
      • Birmingham, Sen Simon
    • jessop, mr donald scott
      • PRESIDENT, The
      • Cormann, Sen Mathias
      • Wong, Sen Penny
      • Birmingham, Sen Simon
  •   notices
    • withdrawal
      • McKim, Sen Nicholas
    • presentation
  •   business
    • leave of absence
      • Bushby, Sen David
      • Urquhart, Sen Anne
  •   notices
    • postponement
  •   committees
    • reporting date
      • Marshall, Sen Gavin (The ACTING DEPUTY PRESIDENT)
  •   bills
    • commonwealth electoral amendment (lowering voting age and increasing voter participation) bill 2018
      • first reading
        • Steele-John, Sen Jordon
      • second reading
        • Steele-John, Sen Jordon
  •   documents
    • broadband
      • order for the production of documents
        • Urquhart, Sen Anne
        • McGrath, Sen James
  •   motions
    • bangladesh
      • Rhiannon, Sen Lee
  •   matters of public importance
    • australian broadcasting corporation, special broadcasting service
      • Marshall, Sen Gavin (The ACTING DEPUTY PRESIDENT)
      • Bilyk, Sen Catryna
      • Duniam, Sen Jonathon
      • Hanson-Young, Sen Sarah
      • Keneally, Sen Kristina
      • Williams, Sen John
      • Bernardi, Sen Cory
      • McCarthy, Sen Malarndirri
      • Stoker, Sen Amanda
      • Griff, Sen Stirling
  •   documents
    • consideration
  •   bills
    • bankruptcy amendment (debt agreement reform) bill 2018
      • explanatory memorandum
        • Fifield, Sen Mitch
  •   committees
    • national broadband network - joint standing
      • membership
        • DEPUTY PRESIDENT, The
        • Fifield, Sen Mitch
  •   bills
    • private health insurance legislation amendment bill 2018, a new tax system (medicare levy surcharge—fringe benefits) amendment (excess levels for private health insurance policies) bill 2018, medicare levy amendment (excess levels for private health insurance policies) bill 2018
      • first reading
        • Fifield, Sen Mitch
      • second reading
        • Fifield, Sen Mitch
    • road vehicle standards bill 2018, road vehicle standards (consequential and transitional provisions) bill 2018, road vehicle standards charges (imposition—general) bill 2018, road vehicle standards charges (imposition—customs) bill 2018, road vehicle standards charges (imposition—excise) bill 2018
      • first reading
        • Fifield, Sen Mitch
      • second reading
        • Fifield, Sen Mitch
    • telecommunications legislation amendment (competition and consumer) bill 2018, telecommunications (regional broadband scheme) charge bill 2018
      • first reading
        • Fifield, Sen Mitch
      • second reading
        • Fifield, Sen Mitch
    • treasury laws amendment (black economy taskforce measures no. 1) bill 2018, treasury laws amendment (medicare levy and medicare levy surcharge) bill 2018, treasury laws amendment (tax integrity and other measures) bill 2018, veterans' affairs legislation amendment (veteran-centric reforms no. 2) bill 2018
      • first reading
        • Fifield, Sen Mitch
      • second reading
        • Fifield, Sen Mitch
    • treasury laws amendment (personal income tax plan) bill 2018, water amendment bill 2018
      • first reading
        • Fifield, Sen Mitch
      • second reading
        • Fifield, Sen Mitch
    • communications legislation amendment (regional and small publishers innovation fund) bill 2017
      • returned from the house of representatives
  •   committees
    • membership
  •   bills
    • home affairs and integrity agencies legislation amendment bill 2018, australian capital territory (planning and land management) amendment bill 2017, crimes amendment (national disability insurance scheme—worker screening) bill 2018, crimes legislation amendment (international crime cooperation and other measures) bill 2018, interstate road transport legislation (repeal) bill 2018, family assistance and child support legislation amendment (protecting children) bill 2018, investigation and prosecution measures bill 2017, migration amendment (skilling australians fund) bill 2018, migration (skilling australians fund) charges bill 2017, protection of the sea legislation amendment bill 2018, statute update (autumn 2018) bill 2018, treasury laws amendment (asic governance) bill 2018
      • assent
    • treasury laws amendment (personal income tax plan) bill 2018
      • report from committee
        • Fawcett, Sen David
    • treasury laws amendment (2018 superannuation measures no. 1) bill 2018
      • report from committee
        • Fawcett, Sen David
    • treasury laws amendment (tax integrity and other measures no. 2) bill 2018
      • report from committee
        • Fawcett, Sen David
    • veterans' affairs legislation amendment (veteran-centric reforms no. 2) bill 2018
      • report from committee
        • Fawcett, Sen David
    • national redress scheme for institutional child sexual abuse bill 2018, national redress scheme for institutional child sexual abuse (consequential amendments) bill 2018
      • second reading
        • DEPUTY PRESIDENT, The
        • Moore, Sen Claire
        • Griff, Sen Stirling
        • Brockman, Sen Slade
        • Watt, Sen Murray
        • Leyonhjelm, Sen David
        • Lines, Sen Susan
        • Singh, Sen Lisa
        • O'Neill, Sen Deb
        • Fierravanti-Wells, Sen Concetta
        • Siewert, Sen Rachel
        • Hinch, Sen Derryn
      • in committee
        • Pratt, Sen Louise
        • Fierravanti-Wells, Sen Concetta
        • Pratt, Sen Louise
        • Fierravanti-Wells, Sen Concetta
        • Pratt, Sen Louise
        • Fierravanti-Wells, Sen Concetta
        • Siewert, Sen Rachel
        • Fierravanti-Wells, Sen Concetta
        • Siewert, Sen Rachel
        • Fierravanti-Wells, Sen Concetta
        • Siewert, Sen Rachel
        • Fierravanti-Wells, Sen Concetta
        • Siewert, Sen Rachel
        • Fierravanti-Wells, Sen Concetta
        • Siewert, Sen Rachel
        • Fierravanti-Wells, Sen Concetta
        • Hinch, Sen Derryn
        • Fierravanti-Wells, Sen Concetta
        • Hinch, Sen Derryn
        • Fierravanti-Wells, Sen Concetta
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        • Fierravanti-Wells, Sen Concetta
        • Hinch, Sen Derryn
        • Fierravanti-Wells, Sen Concetta
        • Pratt, Sen Louise
        • Fierravanti-Wells, Sen Concetta
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        • Fierravanti-Wells, Sen Concetta
        • Siewert, Sen Rachel
        • Fierravanti-Wells, Sen Concetta
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  •   adjournment
    • Williams, Sen John (The ACTING DEPUTY PRESIDENT)
    • royal australian survey corps
      • Smith, Sen Dean
    • income tax
      • Watt, Sen Murray
    • south africa: human rights
      • Anning, Sen Fraser
    • motorsport
      • Bushby, Sen David
  •   documents
    • tabling
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