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  Table of contents

  • start of business
  •   documents
    • tabling
  •   committees
    • meeting
      • Lines, Sen Sue (The PRESIDENT)
  •   motions
    • australian defence force
      • Lambie, Sen Jacqui
      • Shoebridge, Sen David
      • Gallagher, Sen Katy
      • Paterson, Sen James
      • Roberts, Sen Malcolm
      • Pocock, Sen David
      • division
  •   committees
    • broadcasting of parliamentary proceedings joint committee, community affairs references committee, corporations and financial services joint committee, economics legislation committee, economics references committee, education and employment legislation committee, education and employment references committee, finance and public administration references committee, foreign affairs, defence and trade joint committee, foreign affairs, defence and trade legislation committee, foreign affairs, defence and trade references committee, migration joint committee, national disability insurance scheme joint committee, parliamentary library joint committee, parliamentary standards joint committee, privileges committee, procedure committee, public accounts and audit joint committee, publications committee, rural and regional affairs and transport references committee, scrutiny of delegated legislation committee, senators' interests committee, membership
      • Brockman, Sen Slade (The DEPUTY PRESIDENT)
      • Farrell, Sen Don
  •   bills
    • defence amendment (parliamentary joint committee on defence) bill 2025
      • in committee
        • Ghosh, Sen Varun (The TEMPORARY CHAIR)
        • division
        • Shoebridge, Sen David
        • McAllister, Sen Jenny
        • Hanson-Young, Sen Sarah
        • McAllister, Sen Jenny
        • Hanson-Young, Sen Sarah
        • McAllister, Sen Jenny
        • Hanson-Young, Sen Sarah
      • third reading
        • McAllister, Sen Jenny
        • Shoebridge, Sen David
        • Hodgins-May, Sen Steph
  •   statements by senators
    • labor government
      • McGrath, Sen James
    • world heritage areas: flinders ranges
      • Grogan, Sen Karen
    • housing
      • Waters, Sen Larissa
    • ramadan
      • Sharma, Sen Dave
    • south australia: regional and suburban university study hubs
      • Smith, Sen Marielle
    • fuel
      • Pocock, Sen David
    • iran
      • Bragg, Sen Andrew
    • medicare
      • Whiteaker, Sen Ellie
    • physical and sexual harassment and violence
      • McKim, Sen Nick
    • capital gains tax
      • Payman, Sen Fatima
    • energy: infrastructure
      • McKenzie, Sen Bridget
    • capital gains tax
      • Whitten, Sen Tyron
    • energy
      • Mulholland, Sen Corinne
    • housing, taxation
      • Tyrrell, Sen Tammy
    • medicare
      • Polley, Sen Helen
  •   questions without notice
    • national security (Duniam, Sen Jonathon)
    • middle east (Darmanin, Sen Lisa)
    • national security (Paterson, Sen James)
    • social cohesion (Faruqi, Sen Mehreen)
    • workplace relations (Grogan, Sen Karen)
    • artificial intelligence (Lambie, Sen Jacqui)
    • international relations: australia and israel (Pocock, Sen David)
    • energy (Roberts, Sen Malcolm)
    • indigenous australians (Stewart, Sen Jana)
    • national security (Sharma, Sen Dave)
    • cost of living (Sheldon, Sen Tony)
  •   questions without notice: additional answers
    • artificial intelligence
      • Ayres, Sen Tim
  •   questions without notice: take note of answers
    • answers to questions
      • Collins, Sen Jessica
      • Grogan, Sen Karen
      • Sharma, Sen Dave
      • Mulholland, Sen Corinne
      • McGrath, Sen James
    • social cohesion
      • McKim, Sen Nick
  •   notices
    • presentation
    • postponement
  •   committees
    • reporting date
  •   condolences
    • boswell, hon. ronald (ron) leslie doyle, ao
      • Lines, Sen Sue (The PRESIDENT)
      • Wong, Sen Penny
      • Cash, Sen Michaelia
      • McKenzie, Sen Bridget
      • McDonald, Sen Susan
      • Canavan, Sen Matthew
      • Cadell, Sen Ross
      • Scarr, Sen Paul
      • McGrath, Sen James
      • Colbeck, Sen Richard
      • Smith, Sen Dean
      • Ruston, Sen Anne
      • Sterle, Sen Glenn
      • Brockman, Sen Slade (The DEPUTY PRESIDENT)
  •   committees
    • public works joint committee
      • reference
        • Walsh, Sen Jess
  •   motions
    • museum of australian democracy
      • Walsh, Sen Jess
  •   documents
    • department of climate change, energy, the environment and water
      • order for the production of documents
        • Askew, Sen Wendy
        • Walsh, Sen Jess
        • division
        • Lines, Sen Sue (The PRESIDENT)
        • division
    • climate change and energy portfolio
      • order for the production of documents
        • Askew, Sen Wendy
        • Walsh, Sen Jess
        • division
        • Lines, Sen Sue (The PRESIDENT)
        • division
    • department of defence
      • order for the production of documents
        • Askew, Sen Wendy
        • Walsh, Sen Jess
        • division
        • Lines, Sen Sue (The PRESIDENT)
        • division
    • trade and tourism
      • order for the production of documents
        • Askew, Sen Wendy
        • Walsh, Sen Jess
        • division
        • Lines, Sen Sue (The PRESIDENT)
        • division
    • department of foreign affairs and trade
      • order for the production of documents
        • Askew, Sen Wendy
        • McAllister, Sen Jenny
        • division
        • Lines, Sen Sue (The PRESIDENT)
        • division
    • national anti-racism framework
      • order for the production of documents
        • McKim, Sen Nick
        • McAllister, Sen Jenny
        • division
        • Lines, Sen Sue (The PRESIDENT)
        • division
      • order for the production of documents
        • McKim, Sen Nick
        • McAllister, Sen Jenny
        • division
        • Lines, Sen Sue (The PRESIDENT)
        • division
        • Lines, Sen Sue (The PRESIDENT)
    • prime minister
      • order for the production of documents
        • McKim, Sen Nick
        • McAllister, Sen Jenny
        • division
        • Lines, Sen Sue (The PRESIDENT)
    • combatting antisemitism, hate and extremism (criminal and migration laws) bill 2026
      • order for the production of documents
        • McKim, Sen Nick
        • Green, Sen Nita
    • australia day
      • order for the production of documents
        • Thorpe, Sen Lidia
        • Green, Sen Nita
        • O'Sullivan, Sen Matt
    • department of the treasury
      • order for the production of documents
        • Askew, Sen Wendy
        • Green, Sen Nita
    • special minister of state
      • order for the production of documents
        • Askew, Sen Wendy
        • Green, Sen Nita
    • new and redeveloping international ports framework review
      • order for the production of documents
        • Askew, Sen Wendy
        • Green, Sen Nita
    • victoria: bushfires
      • order for the production of documents
        • Askew, Sen Wendy
        • Green, Sen Nita
    • australia day
      • order for the production of documents
        • McKenzie, Sen Bridget
        • Green, Sen Nita
    • combatting antisemitism, hate and extremism (firearms and customs laws) bill 2026
      • order for the production of documents
        • McKenzie, Sen Bridget
        • Green, Sen Nita
    • combatting antisemitism, hate and extremism (firearms and customs laws) bill 2026
      • order for the production of documents
        • McKenzie, Sen Bridget
        • Green, Sen Nita
  •   notices
    • postponement
      • Lambie, Sen Jacqui
  •   documents
    • housing australia
      • order for the production of documents
        • Lines, Sen Sue (The PRESIDENT)
        • Askew, Sen Wendy
        • Green, Sen Nita
    • home guarantee scheme
      • order for the production of documents
        • Askew, Sen Wendy
        • Green, Sen Nita
    • construction, forestry and maritime employees union
      • order for the production of documents
        • Payman, Sen Fatima
        • Green, Sen Nita
    • taxation
      • order for the production of documents
        • Payman, Sen Fatima
        • Green, Sen Nita
    • crime
      • order for the production of documents
        • Askew, Sen Wendy
    • crime
      • order for the production of documents
        • Scarr, Sen Paul
    • crime
      • order for the production of documents
        • Scarr, Sen Paul
    • home guarantee scheme
      • order for the production of documents
        • Scarr, Sen Paul
        • Green, Sen Nita
  •   bills
    • online safety amendment (broadening adult cyber abuse protections) bill 2026
      • first reading
        • Payman, Sen Fatima
      • second reading
        • Payman, Sen Fatima
  •   notices
    • postponement
      • Payman, Sen Fatima
  •   bills
    • criminal code amendment (keeping australia safe) bill 2026
      • first reading
        • Duniam, Sen Jonathon
      • second reading
        • Duniam, Sen Jonathon
  •   business
    • consideration of legislation
      • Duniam, Sen Jonathon
  •   bills
    • defence and veterans' service commissioner bill 2025, defence and veterans' service commissioner (consequential and transitional provisions) bill 2025
      • first reading
        • Chisholm, Sen Anthony
      • second reading
        • Chisholm, Sen Anthony
    • national commission for aboriginal and torres strait islander children and young people bill 2026, national commission for aboriginal and torres strait islander children and young people (transitional provisions) bill 2026
      • first reading
        • Chisholm, Sen Anthony
      • second reading
        • Chisholm, Sen Anthony
    • universities accord (australian tertiary education commission) bill 2025, universities accord (australian tertiary education commission) (consequential and transitional provisions) bill 2025
      • first reading
        • Chisholm, Sen Anthony
      • second reading
        • Chisholm, Sen Anthony
    • australian security intelligence organisation amendment bill (no. 2) 2025, national health amendment (passive immunological products) bill 2026, social security and other legislation amendment (technical changes no. 1) bill 2026, veterans' affairs legislation amendment (miscellaneous measures no. 2) bill 2026
      • first reading
        • Chisholm, Sen Anthony
      • second reading
        • Chisholm, Sen Anthony
    • treasury laws amendment (supporting choice in superannuation and other measures) bill 2025
      • first reading
        • Chisholm, Sen Anthony
      • second reading
        • Chisholm, Sen Anthony
    • royal commissions legislation amendment (protections for providing information) bill 2026
      • first reading
        • Chisholm, Sen Anthony
      • second reading
        • Chisholm, Sen Anthony
  •   matters of urgency
    • middle east
      • Colbeck, Sen Richard (The ACTING DEPUTY PRESIDENT)
      • Shoebridge, Sen David
      • Paterson, Sen James
      • Ghosh, Sen Varun
      • Pocock, Sen Barbara
    • national security
      • Colbeck, Sen Richard (The ACTING DEPUTY PRESIDENT)
      • Duniam, Sen Jonathon
  •   adjournment
    • discrimination
      • Stewart, Sen Jana
    • south australia: environment
      • McLachlan, Sen Andrew
    • middle east
      • Pocock, Sen Barbara
    • antony, chris rua
      • Ananda-Rajah, Sen Michelle
    • liberal party of australia, construction, forestry and maritime employees union
      • Kovacic, Sen Maria
    • upturned tasmania
      • Tyrrell, Sen Tammy
    • education workforce, health care
      • Darmanin, Sen Lisa
    • economy, kuwa circles program
      • Liddle, Sen Kerrynne
    • canavan, mr matthew james, cardiovascular disease
      • Canavan, Sen Matthew
    • national security
      • Blyth, Sen Leah
    • queensland brain institute
      • Polley, Sen Helen
    • queensland government, ramadan, matu community of queensland
      • Scarr, Sen Paul
    • migration, middle east, energy
      • Shoebridge, Sen David
    • national security, chappel, ms karen jeanette, am, jp, scott, mr david neil campbell
      • Smith, Sen Dean
    • australian society: social cohesion
      • Roberts, Sen Malcolm
    • western australia: fishing industry
      • Whitten, Sen Tyron

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