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  Table of contents

  • start of business
  •   documents
    • tabling
  •   committees
    • meeting
      • Brockman, Sen Slade (The PRESIDENT)
  •   business
    • rearrangement
      • Ruston, Sen Anne
    • consideration of legislation
      • Patrick, Sen Rex
      • Birmingham, Sen Simon
      • Gallagher, Sen Katy
      • Waters, Sen Larissa
      • Roberts, Sen Malcolm
      • Henderson, Sen Sarah
      • division
  •   bills
    • mitochondrial donation law reform (maeve's law) bill 2021
      • second reading
        • Gallagher, Sen Katy
        • Chandler, Sen Claire
        • Lines, Sen Sue
        • McMahon, Sen Sam
        • Keneally, Sen Kristina
        • Henderson, Sen Sarah
        • Grogan, Sen Karen
        • Ayres, Sen Tim
        • Smith, Sen Marielle
        • Dodson, Sen Patrick
        • McAllister, Sen Jenny
        • Urquhart, Sen Anne
        • Farrell, Sen Don
  •   statements by senators
    • federal election
      • Bragg, Sen Andrew
    • morrison government, south australia: higher education
      • Smith, Sen Marielle
    • optional protocol to the convention against torture and other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment
      • Thorpe, Sen Lidia
    • women's health, safety and security
      • Hughes, Sen Hollie
    • covid-19: education
      • O'Neill, Sen Deborah
    • australian democracy
      • Roberts, Sen Malcolm
    • ukraine
      • Van, Sen David
    • pacific labour scheme
      • Sheldon, Sen Tony
  •   statements
    • northern territory: youth services
      • McCarthy, Sen Malarndirri
    • climate 200
      • Henderson, Sen Sarah
    • oil and gas exploration
      • Whish-Wilson, Sen Peter
    • covid-19: aged care
      • Bilyk, Sen Catryna
    • environment
      • Roberts, Sen Malcolm
    • ledwidge, mr mark
      • Scarr, Sen Paul
    • industry research grants
      • Griff, Sen Stirling
    • covid-19: indigenous australians
      • Dodson, Sen Patrick
    • australia: sovereign capability
      • Lambie, Sen Jacqui
    • climate change
      • Cox, Sen Dorinda
    • timor-leste
      • Patrick, Sen Rex
    • south australia: floods
      • Grogan, Sen Karen
    • women in sport
      • Thorpe, Sen Lidia
    • myanmar
      • Smith, Sen Dean
    • budget
      • Gallagher, Sen Katy
  •   questions without notice
    • aged care (Keneally, Sen Kristina)
    • economy: regional australia (Canavan, Sen Matthew)
    • aged care (Gallagher, Sen Katy)
    • domestic, family and sexual violence (Hughes, Sen Hollie)
    • australian broadcasting corporation (Griff, Sen Stirling)
    • energy (Davey, Sen Perin)
    • asylum seekers (Thorpe, Sen Lidia)
    • covid-19 (Patrick, Sen Rex)
    • covid-19: aged care (Watt, Sen Murray)
    • employment (O'Sullivan, Sen Matt)
  •   budget
    • consideration by estimates committees
      • Whish-Wilson, Sen Peter
      • Colbeck, Sen Richard
      • Whish-Wilson, Sen Peter
    • consideration by estimates committees
      • Gallagher, Sen Katy
      • Birmingham, Sen Simon
      • Gallagher, Sen Katy
  •   questions without notice: take note of answers
    • aged care
      • Bilyk, Sen Catryna
      • O'Sullivan, Sen Matt
      • Smith, Sen Marielle
      • Canavan, Sen Matthew
      • Grogan, Sen Karen
    • asylum seekers
      • Thorpe, Sen Lidia
  •   notices
    • presentation
    • presentation
      • Duniam, Sen Jonathon
    • withdrawal
      • Smith, Sen Dean
    • postponement
      • Brockman, Sen Slade (The PRESIDENT)
    • withdrawal
      • Waters, Sen Larissa
  •   condolences
    • garland, hon. sir ransley victor (vic), kbe
      • Brockman, Sen Slade (The PRESIDENT)
      • Birmingham, Sen Simon
      • McAllister, Sen Jenny
      • Smith, Sen Dean
  •   notices
    • presentation
      • Urquhart, Sen Anne
  •   bills
    • australian research council amendment (ensuring research independence) bill 2018
      • reference to committee
        • Faruqi, Sen Mehreen
    • electoral legislation amendment (foreign influences and offences) bill 2022, electoral legislation amendment (authorisations) bill 2022, electoral legislation amendment (covid enfranchisement) bill 2022
      • first reading
        • Duniam, Sen Jonathon
      • second reading
        • Duniam, Sen Jonathon
    • parliamentary workplace reform (set the standard measures no. 1) bill 2022
      • first reading
        • Duniam, Sen Jonathon
      • second reading
        • Duniam, Sen Jonathon
  •   documents
    • animal welfare
      • order for the production of documents
        • Faruqi, Sen Mehreen
        • Duniam, Sen Jonathon
    • myanmar
      • order for the production of documents
        • Rice, Sen Janet
  •   bills
    • electoral legislation amendment (voter identification) bill 2022
      • first reading
        • McGrath, Sen James
      • second reading
        • McGrath, Sen James
  •   documents
    • consultancy contracts
      • order for the production of documents
        • Waters, Sen Larissa
        • McAllister, Sen Jenny
        • Duniam, Sen Jonathon
        • division
    • covid-19: international travel
      • order for the production of documents
        • Urquhart, Sen Anne
        • Duniam, Sen Jonathon
        • Hanson, Sen Pauline
        • division
  •   motions
    • minister for senior australians and aged care services
      • Urquhart, Sen Anne
      • Duniam, Sen Jonathon
      • division
  •   matters of public importance
    • covid-19: morrison government
      • Chandler, Sen Claire (The ACTING DEPUTY PRESIDENT)
      • McCarthy, Sen Malarndirri
  •   first speech
    • mirabella, senator greg
      • Brockman, Sen Slade (The PRESIDENT)
      • Mirabella, Sen Greg
  •   business
    • rearrangement
      • Ruston, Sen Anne
  •   matters of public importance
    • covid-19: morrison government
      • Abetz, Sen Eric
      • Roberts, Sen Malcolm
      • Sheldon, Sen Tony
      • Davey, Sen Perin
      • Steele-John, Sen Jordon
      • Walsh, Sen Jess
      • Van, Sen David
  •   documents
    • consideration
  •   committees
    • scrutiny of delegated legislation committee
      • delegated legislation monitor
        • Davey, Sen Perin
    • intelligence and security joint committee
      • report
        • Davey, Sen Perin
    • law enforcement joint committee
      • report
        • Davey, Sen Perin
    • northern australia joint committee
      • report
        • Davey, Sen Perin
        • Dodson, Sen Patrick
        • Cox, Sen Dorinda
    • senators' interests committee
      • report
        • Ciccone, Sen Raff
    • scrutiny of delegated legislation committee
      • delegated legislation monitor
        • Fierravanti-Wells, Sen Concetta
    • public works joint committee, treaties joint committee
      • report
        • Chandler, Sen Claire
    • economics references committee
      • report
        • Kitching, Sen Kimberley
        • Scarr, Sen Paul
      • report
        • Steele-John, Sen Jordon
        • Pratt, Sen Louise
  •   parliamentary zone
    • proposed works
      • Hume, Sen Jane
  •   bills
    • mitochondrial donation law reform (maeve's law) bill 2021
      • second reading
        • Pratt, Sen Louise
        • Wong, Sen Penny
        • Birmingham, Sen Simon
      • in committee
        • O'Neill, Sen Deborah
        • Watt, Sen Murray
        • Steele-John, Sen Jordon
        • Pratt, Sen Louise
        • Canavan, Sen Matthew
        • Keneally, Sen Kristina
        • Pratt, Sen Louise
        • Steele-John, Sen Jordon
        • Canavan, Sen Matthew
        • Birmingham, Sen Simon
        • division
        • McLachlan, Sen Andrew (The CHAIR)
        • division
        • McLachlan, Sen Andrew (The CHAIR)
        • Canavan, Sen Matthew
        • Watt, Sen Murray
        • Keneally, Sen Kristina
        • Pratt, Sen Louise
        • O'Neill, Sen Deborah
        • Canavan, Sen Matthew
        • Steele-John, Sen Jordon
        • O'Neill, Sen Deborah
        • Birmingham, Sen Simon
        • Pratt, Sen Louise
        • division
  •   adjournment
    • queensland government, paradise dam
      • McGrath, Sen James
    • donations to political parties
      • Cox, Sen Dorinda
    • great barrier reef
      • McDonald, Sen Susan
    • gender equality
      • Smith, Sen Marielle
    • leader of the opposition
      • Henderson, Sen Sarah
    • coalition government: regional australia
      • Ciccone, Sen Raff
    • western australia: bushfires
      • Brockman, Sen Slade (The PRESIDENT)

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