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  Table of contents

  • start of business
  •   bills
    • parliamentary service amendment bill 2012 [2013], public service amendment bill 2012
      • second reading
        • Ryan, Sen Scott
        • Polley, Sen Helen
        • Mason, Sen Brett
        • McLucas, Sen Jan
      • in committee
        • McLucas, Sen Jan
        • Milne, Sen Christine
        • Ryan, Sen Scott
        • McLucas, Sen Jan
        • Milne, Sen Christine
        • McLucas, Sen Jan
        • Milne, Sen Christine
        • McLucas, Sen Jan
        • Milne, Sen Christine
        • McLucas, Sen Jan
        • Milne, Sen Christine
        • Milne, Sen Christine
        • Ryan, Sen Scott
        • Ryan, Sen Scott
        • Milne, Sen Christine
        • Ryan, Sen Scott
        • McLucas, Sen Jan
        • Milne, Sen Christine
        • Milne, Sen Christine
        • McLucas, Sen Jan
      • third reading
        • McLucas, Sen Jan
    • environment protection and biodiversity conservation amendment (making marine parks accountable) bill 2012
      • second reading
        • Ruston, Sen Anne
        • Back, Sen Chris
        • Bernardi, Sen Cory
        • Birmingham, Sen Simon
  •   notices
    • presentation
  •   committees
    • selection of bills committee
      • report
        • McEwen, Sen Anne
  •   business
    • rearrangement
      • Collins, Sen Jacinta
      • Collins, Sen Jacinta
  •   committees
    • finance and public administration references committee
      • reference
        • Siewert, Sen Rachel
        • Fifield, Sen Mitch
    • community affairs references committee
      • reference
        • Siewert, Sen Rachel
  •   motions
    • syria
      • Milne, Sen Christine
  •   bills
    • social security legislation amendment (caring for people on newstart) bill 2013
      • first reading
        • Siewert, Sen Rachel
      • second reading
        • Siewert, Sen Rachel
  •   committees
    • environment and communications references committee, environment and communications legislation committee
      • meeting
        • McEwen, Sen Anne
  •   motions
    • female genital mutilation
      • Cash, Sen Michaelia
    • victorian bushfires
      • Kroger, Sen Helen
    • bushfires
      • Kroger, Sen Helen
      • Whish-Wilson, Sen Peter
      • Colbeck, Sen Richard
  •   committees
    • gambling reform committee
      • reference
        • Di Natale, Sen Richard
        • Xenophon, Sen Nick
        • Collins, Sen Jacinta
  •   motions
    • violence against women
      • Rhiannon, Sen Lee
  •   committees
    • finance and public administration references committee
      • reference
        • Di Natale, Sen Richard
    • community affairs references committee
      • reference
        • Xenophon, Sen Nick
        • Fifield, Sen Mitch
    • gambling reform committee
      • reference
        • Xenophon, Sen Nick
    • rural and regional affairs and transport references committee
      • reporting date
        • Kroger, Sen Helen
    • community affairs references committee
      • reference
        • Xenophon, Sen Nick
  •   documents
    • western australia transport infrastructure
      • order for the production of documents
        • Ludlam, Sen Scott
        • Collins, Sen Jacinta
    • court filing fees
      • order for the production of documents
        • Wright, Sen Penny
  •   motions
    • immigration detention facilities
      • Hanson-Young, Sen Sarah
      • division
    • uk marriage equality legislation
      • Hanson-Young, Sen Sarah
      • division
  •   committees
    • environment and communications references committee
      • meeting
        • Kroger, Sen Helen
  •   documents
    • order for the production of documents
  •   committees
    • regulations and ordinances committee
      • report
        • McEwen, Sen Anne
    • corporations and financial services committee
      • report
        • Kroger, Sen Helen
  •   bills
    • customs amendment (miscellaneous measures) bill 2012, financial framework legislation amendment bill (no. 4) 2012, international tax agreements amendment bill 2012, offshore petroleum and greenhouse gas storage amendment (compliance measures) bill 2012, protection of cultural objects on loan bill 2012
      • first reading
        • Collins, Sen Jacinta
      • second reading
        • Collins, Sen Jacinta
    • low aromatic fuel bill 2012
      • returned from the house of representatives
  •   committees
    • membership
  •   bills
    • low aromatic fuel bill 2012
      • Milne, Sen Christine
    • water amendment (water for the environment special account) bill 2012
      • in committee
        • Joyce, Sen Barnaby
        • Hanson-Young, Sen Sarah
        • division
        • Joyce, Sen Barnaby
        • Farrell, Sen Don
        • McKenzie, Sen Bridget
        • Farrell, Sen Don
        • McKenzie, Sen Bridget
        • Farrell, Sen Don
        • McKenzie, Sen Bridget
        • Farrell, Sen Don
        • McKenzie, Sen Bridget
        • Farrell, Sen Don
        • McKenzie, Sen Bridget
        • Farrell, Sen Don
        • McKenzie, Sen Bridget
        • Farrell, Sen Don
        • McKenzie, Sen Bridget
        • Farrell, Sen Don
        • McKenzie, Sen Bridget
        • Farrell, Sen Don
        • Farrell, Sen Don
        • McKenzie, Sen Bridget
        • Farrell, Sen Don
        • Joyce, Sen Barnaby
        • Farrell, Sen Don
        • Heffernan, Sen Bill
        • Farrell, Sen Don
        • McKenzie, Sen Bridget
        • Farrell, Sen Don
        • McKenzie, Sen Bridget
        • Farrell, Sen Don
        • McKenzie, Sen Bridget
        • Farrell, Sen Don
        • Madigan, Sen John
        • Farrell, Sen Don
        • Madigan, Sen John
        • Farrell, Sen Don
        • Madigan, Sen John
        • Hanson-Young, Sen Sarah
        • Joyce, Sen Barnaby
        • Farrell, Sen Don
        • McKenzie, Sen Bridget
        • Heffernan, Sen Bill
        • Farrell, Sen Don
        • Heffernan, Sen Bill
        • Farrell, Sen Don
        • Heffernan, Sen Bill
        • Farrell, Sen Don
        • McKenzie, Sen Bridget
        • Hanson-Young, Sen Sarah
        • McKenzie, Sen Bridget
        • Heffernan, Sen Bill
        • Hanson-Young, Sen Sarah
        • Heffernan, Sen Bill
        • Farrell, Sen Don
        • Heffernan, Sen Bill
        • Farrell, Sen Don
        • division
      • third reading
        • Farrell, Sen Don
  •   bills
    • electoral and referendum amendment (improving electoral procedure) bill 2012
      • second reading
        • Ryan, Sen Scott
        • Rhiannon, Sen Lee
        • Faulkner, Sen John
  •   questions without notice
    • obeid, mr eddie (Abetz, Sen Eric)
    • rural and regional services (Thistlethwaite, Sen Matt)
    • carbon pricing (Joyce, Sen Barnaby)
    • coal seam gas (Milne, Sen Christine)
    • superannuation (Cormann, Sen Mathias)
    • international development assistance (Pratt, Sen Louise)
    • defence equipment (Johnston, Sen David)
    • east timor (Madigan, Sen John)
    • south australian economy (Edwards, Sen Sean)
  •   questions without notice: additional answers
    • parenting payments
      • Carr, Sen Kim
  •   answers to questions on notice
    • answers to questions
      • Cash, Sen Michaelia
      • Lundy, Sen Kate
      • Cash, Sen Michaelia
  •   questions without notice: take note of answers
    • gillard government
      • Brandis, Sen George
      • Pratt, Sen Louise
      • Bernardi, Sen Cory
      • Furner, Sen Mark
      • Boyce, Sen Sue
    • coal seam gas
      • Waters, Sen Larissa
  •   ministerial statements
    • closing the gap
      • Collins, Sen Jacinta
      • Siewert, Sen Rachel
      • Scullion, Sen Nigel
    • international day of zero tolerance to female genital mutilation
      • Collins, Sen Jacinta
      • Cash, Sen Michaelia
  •   committees
    • corporations and financial services committee, intelligence and security committee
      • government response to report
        • Carr, Sen Kim
    • corporations and financial services committee
      • report
        • Williams, Sen John
  •   documents
    • tabling
      • Stephens, Sen Ursula (The ACTING DEPUTY PRESIDENT)
    • tabling
      • Stephens, Sen Ursula (The ACTING DEPUTY PRESIDENT)
  •   budget
    • proposed additional expenditure
      • Carr, Sen Kim
    • portfolio additional estimates statements
      • Carr, Sen Kim
  •   documents
    • tabling
  •   committees
    • membership
      • Stephens, Sen Ursula (The ACTING DEPUTY PRESIDENT)
      • Carr, Sen Kim
  •   motions
    • gillard government
      • Cormann, Sen Mathias
      • Bishop, Sen Mark
      • Fifield, Sen Mitch
      • Stephens, Sen Ursula
      • Williams, Sen John
      • Bilyk, Sen Catryna
  •   documents
    • national broadband network
      • Ronaldson, Sen Michael
    • commonwealth superannuation corporation
      • Ronaldson, Sen Michael
    • members of parliament (staff) act 1984 report
      • Ronaldson, Sen Michael
  •   documents
    • consideration
  •   committees
    • legal and constitutional affairs legislation committee
      • reporting date
        • McEwen, Sen Anne
      • consideration
  •   auditor-general's reports
    • consideration
  •   adjournment
    • Moore, Sen Claire (The ACTING DEPUTY PRESIDENT)
    • gillard government
      • McEwen, Sen Anne
    • australian greens
      • Bernardi, Sen Cory
    • bushfires
      • Whish-Wilson, Sen Peter
    • world war i
      • Farrell, Sen Don
  •   documents
    • tabling
    • departmental and agency grants
      • tabling
  •   questions on notice
    • financial management and accountability (question no. 2344) (Ryan, Sen Scott)
    • defence (question no. 2384) (Ludlam, Sen Scott)
    • government programs, initiatives or decisions (question no. 2407) (Abetz, Sen Eric)
    • financial management and accountability (question no. 2476) (Bushby, Sen David)
    • veterans' affairs (question no. 2488) (Bushby, Sen David)
    • tertiary education, skills, science and research, and school education, early childhood and youth (question no. 2516) (Abetz, Sen Eric)
    • 2012-13 budget (question no. 2517) (Abetz, Sen Eric)
    • education, employment and workplace relations (question no. 2518) (Abetz, Sen Eric)
    • fair work australia (question no. 2519) (Abetz, Sen Eric)
    • australian labour and employment relations association national conference (question no. 2520) (Abetz, Sen Eric)
    • fair work australia (question no. 2521) (Abetz, Sen Eric)
    • health services union (question no. 2522) (Abetz, Sen Eric)
    • workplace relations (question no. 2523) (Abetz, Sen Eric)
    • budget estimates: question no. ew0031_13 (question no. 2525) (Abetz, Sen Eric)
    • fair work act (question no. 2526) (Abetz, Sen Eric)
    • fair work act (question no. 2527) (Abetz, Sen Eric)
    • fair work act (question no. 2528) (Abetz, Sen Eric)
    • the future of work: chatham house rule (question no. 2529) (Abetz, Sen Eric)
    • fair work australia (question no. 2530) (Abetz, Sen Eric)
    • fair work act (question no. 2531) (Abetz, Sen Eric)
    • fair work australia: staffing (question no. 2532) (Abetz, Sen Eric)
    • budget estimates: question no. ew0035_13 (question no. 2533) (Abetz, Sen Eric)
    • budget estimates: question no. ew0036_13 (question no. 2534) (Abetz, Sen Eric)
    • employment and workplace relations: prime minister's address to the australian industry group (question no. 2535) (Abetz, Sen Eric)
    • international labour organization conventions (question no. 2536) (Abetz, Sen Eric)
    • employment projections (question no. 2537) (Abetz, Sen Eric)
    • fair work act (question no. 2538) (Abetz, Sen Eric)
    • meet the press (question no. 2539) (Abetz, Sen Eric)
    • fair work (registered organisations) act 2009 (question no. 2540) (Abetz, Sen Eric)
    • qantas (question no. 2541) (Abetz, Sen Eric)
    • international labour organization occupational safety and health convention (question no. 2542) (Abetz, Sen Eric)
    • fair work australia (question no. 2543) (Abetz, Sen Eric)
    • commonwealth firearms advisory council (question no. 2544) (Abetz, Sen Eric)
    • radioactive waste (question no. 2546) (Rhiannon, Sen Lee)
    • centrelink (question no. 2547) (Parry, Sen Stephen)
    • arnhem land coastal region (question no. 2548) (Siewert, Sen Rachel)
    • bremer basin (question no. 2549) (Siewert, Sen Rachel)
    • exploration permit: bremer basin (question no. 2550) (Siewert, Sen Rachel)

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