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  Table of contents

  • start of business
  •   committees
    • economics legislation committee
      • meeting
        • McEwen, Sen Anne
  •   bills
    • corporations amendment (future of financial advice) bill 2012, corporations amendment (further future of financial advice measures) bill 2012
      • second reading
        • Fierravanti-Wells, Sen Concetta
        • Macdonald, Sen Ian
        • Payne, Sen Marise
        • Bushby, Sen David
        • Back, Sen Chris
        • Williams, Sen John
        • Kroger, Sen Helen
        • Bernardi, Sen Cory
        • Cormann, Sen Mathias
        • Collins, Sen Jacinta
        • division
        • PRESIDENT, The
        • division
        • PRESIDENT, The
        • division
        • PRESIDENT, The
        • division
        • PRESIDENT, The
        • division
        • PRESIDENT, The
        • division
        • PRESIDENT, The
        • division
        • PRESIDENT, The
        • division
        • PRESIDENT, The
        • division
        • PRESIDENT, The
        • division
      • third reading
        • PRESIDENT, The
        • Cormann, Sen Mathias
    • tax laws amendment (medicare levy and medicare levy surcharge) bill 2012
      • second reading
        • Cormann, Sen Mathias
      • third reading
        • PRESIDENT, The
  •   matters of public interest
    • PRESIDENT, The
    • workplace relations
      • Thistlethwaite, Sen Matt
    • same-sex relationships
      • Boswell, Sen Ronald
    • west papua
      • Di Natale, Sen Richard
    • defence procurement
      • Bishop, Sen Mark
    • foreign investment
      • Macdonald, Sen Ian
  •   questions without notice
    • carbon pricing (Williams, Sen John)
  •   distinguished visitors
    • PRESIDENT, The
  •   questions without notice
    • pensions and benefits (Furner, Sen Mark)
  •   distinguished visitors
    • PRESIDENT, The
  •   questions without notice
    • budget (Cormann, Sen Mathias)
    • media ownership (Milne, Sen Christine)
    • housing affordability, carbon pricing (Payne, Sen Marise)
    • marine sanctuaries (Crossin, Sen Trish)
    • carbon pricing (Bernardi, Sen Cory)
    • wikileaks (Ludlam, Sen Scott)
    • carbon pricing (Colbeck, Sen Richard)
  •   questions without notice: additional answers
    • migration
      • Lundy, Sen Kate
  •   questions without notice: take note of answers
    • housing affordability
      • Payne, Sen Marise
      • Thistlethwaite, Sen Matt
    • carbon pricing
      • Bernardi, Sen Cory
      • Pratt, Sen Louise
      • Fawcett, Sen David
    • wikileaks
      • Ludlam, Sen Scott
  •   notices
    • presentation
  •   committees
    • national broadband network committee
      • meeting
        • McEwen, Sen Anne
    • gambling reform committee
      • meeting
        • McEwen, Sen Anne
    • national capital and external territories committee
      • meeting
        • McEwen, Sen Anne
  •   motions
    • queen elizabeth ii: diamond jubilee
      • Smith, Sen Dean
    • world refugee day
      • Hanson-Young, Sen Sarah
  •   committees
    • rural and regional affairs and transport references committee
      • reference
        • Boswell, Sen Ronald
      • reference
        • Boswell, Sen Ronald
        • division
  •   matters of public importance
    • marine sanctuaries
      • DEPUTY PRESIDENT, The
      • Boswell, Sen Ronald
      • Faulkner, Sen John
      • Wright, Sen Penny
      • Macdonald, Sen Ian
      • Cameron, Sen Doug
      • Colbeck, Sen Richard
      • Singh, Sen Lisa
  •   committees
    • human rights committee: joint
      • report
        • Stephens, Sen Ursula
    • scrutiny of bills committee
      • report
        • Williams, Sen John
    • legal and constitutional affairs legislation committee
      • additional information
        • Brown, Sen Carol
  •   documents
    • responses to senate resolutions
      • tabling
        • Boyce, Sen Sue (The ACTING DEPUTY PRESIDENT)
        • Williams, Sen John
  •   auditor-general's reports
    • report nos 45 and 46 of 2011-12
      • Boyce, Sen Sue (The ACTING DEPUTY PRESIDENT)
      • Williams, Sen John
  • documents
  •   bills
    • australian citizenship amendment (defence families) bill 2012, financial framework legislation amendment bill (no. 2) 2012, tax laws amendment (cross-border transfer pricing) bill (no. 1) 2012, water efficiency labelling and standards amendment (scheme enhancements) bill 2012
      • first reading
        • Farrell, Sen Don
      • second reading
        • Farrell, Sen Don
    • navigation bill 2012, navigation (consequential amendments) bill 2012, marine safety (domestic commercial vessel) national law bill 2012, marine safety (domestic commercial vessel) national law (consequential amendments) bill 2012
      • first reading
        • Farrell, Sen Don
      • second reading
        • Farrell, Sen Don
  •   committees
    • environment and communications legislation committee
      • report
        • Brown, Sen Carol
  •   bills
    • national broadcasting legislation amendment bill 2010
      • second reading
        • Birmingham, Sen Simon
        • Ludlam, Sen Scott
        • Singh, Sen Lisa
        • Macdonald, Sen Ian
        • Bilyk, Sen Catryna
        • Edwards, Sen Sean
        • division
        • PRESIDENT, The
        • division
        • PRESIDENT, The
        • division
        • PRESIDENT, The
        • division
        • PRESIDENT, The
        • division
      • third reading
        • PRESIDENT, The
        • division
    • national health amendment (pharmaceutical benefits scheme) bill 2012
      • second reading
        • Fierravanti-Wells, Sen Concetta
      • third reading
    • electoral and referendum amendment (maintaining address) bill 2011, electoral and referendum amendment (protecting elector participation) bill 2012
      • second reading
        • Ryan, Sen Scott
  •   adjournment
    • DEPUTY PRESIDENT, The
    • antarctica
      • Brown, Sen Carol
    • gillard government, marine sanctuaries
      • Smith, Sen Dean
    • mining
      • Rhiannon, Sen Lee
    • arnhem land progress aboriginal corporation: 40th anniversary
      • Crossin, Sen Trish
  •   documents
    • tabling
    • departmental and agency grants
      • tabling
  •   questions on notice
    • special minister of state (question no. 1774) (Abetz, Sen Eric)
    • treasury (question no. 1789) (Bushby, Sen David)
    • sustainability, environment, water, population and communities (question no. 1790) (Waters, Sen Larissa)
    • carbon pricing (question no. 1791) (Abetz, Sen Eric)
    • mining (question no. 1792) (Abetz, Sen Eric)
    • agriculture, fisheries and forestry (question no. 1793) (Siewert, Sen Rachel)
    • employment and workplace relations (question no. 1794) (Abetz, Sen Eric)
    • fair work australia (question no. 1796) (Abetz, Sen Eric)
    • families, housing, community services and indigenous affairs (question no. 1797) (Abetz, Sen Eric)
    • australia post (question no. 1798) (Abetz, Sen Eric)
    • productivity commission (question no. 1800) (Abetz, Sen Eric)
    • australian broadcasting corporation (question no. 1801) (Abetz, Sen Eric)
    • broadband, communications and the digital economy (question no. 1802) (Abetz, Sen Eric)
    • sustainability, environment, water, population and communities (question no. 1803) (Waters, Sen Larissa)
    • chronic disease dental scheme (question no. 1807) (Abetz, Sen Eric)
    • syria (question no. 1808) (Rhiannon, Sen Lee)
    • prime minister and cabinet (question no. 1810) (Abetz, Sen Eric)
    • employment and workplace relations (question no. 1811) (Abetz, Sen Eric)
    • employment and workplace relations (question no. 1812) (Abetz, Sen Eric)
    • employment and workplace relations (question no. 1813) (Abetz, Sen Eric)
    • employment and workplace relations (question no. 1815) (Abetz, Sen Eric)
    • employment and workplace relations (question no. 1816) (Abetz, Sen Eric)
    • employment and workplace relations (question no. 1817) (Abetz, Sen Eric)
    • employment and workplace relations (question no. 1818) (Abetz, Sen Eric)
    • home affairs (question no. 1819) (Cash, Sen Michaelia)
    • treasury (question no. 1820) (Sinodinos, Sen Arthur)
    • australian communications and media authority (question no. 1821) (Birmingham, Sen Simon)
    • australian prudential regulation authority (question no. 1822) (Bushby, Sen David)
    • australian taxation office (question no. 1824) (Bushby, Sen David)
    • burma (question no. 1825) (Ludlam, Sen Scott)
    • employment and workplace relations (question no. 1826) (Abetz, Sen Eric)
    • housing (question no. 1829) (Ludlam, Sen Scott)
    • foreign affairs and trade (question no. 1832) (Johnston, Sen David)
    • human services (question no. 1835) (Johnston, Sen David)
    • human services (question no. 1836) (Johnston, Sen David)
    • human services (question no. 1837) (Johnston, Sen David)
    • human services (question no. 1838) (Johnston, Sen David)
    • human rights (question no. 1850) (Johnston, Sen David)
    • burma (question no. 1852) (Johnston, Sen David)
    • fair work ombudsman (question no. 1856) (Abetz, Sen Eric)
    • finance and deregulation (question no. 1860) (Abetz, Sen Eric)
    • national broadband network (question no. 1865) (Abetz, Sen Eric)

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