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  • start of business
  •   business
    • consideration of legislation
      • Collins, Sen Jacinta
  •   bills
    • maritime powers bill 2012, maritime powers (consequential amendments) bill 2012
      • in committee
        • CHAIRMAN, The
        • division
      • third reading
        • Ludwig, Sen Joe
  •   business
    • rearrangement
      • Ludwig, Sen Joe
  •   bills
    • agriculture, fisheries and forestry legislation amendment bill (no. 1) 2012
      • second reading
        • McEwen, Sen Anne
        • Colbeck, Sen Richard
        • Siewert, Sen Rachel
        • Edwards, Sen Sean
        • Joyce, Sen Barnaby
        • McKenzie, Sen Bridget
        • Ruston, Sen Anne
        • Xenophon, Sen Nick
        • Farrell, Sen Don
      • third reading
        • Bernardi, Sen Cory (The ACTING DEPUTY PRESIDENT)
        • Farrell, Sen Don
    • fisheries legislation amendment bill (no. 1) 2012
      • second reading
        • Colbeck, Sen Richard
        • Siewert, Sen Rachel
        • Macdonald, Sen Ian
  •   matters of public interest
    • Furner, Sen Mark (The ACTING DEPUTY PRESIDENT)
    • register of senators' interests
      • Collins, Sen Jacinta
    • minister for foreign affairs
      • Brandis, Sen George
    • container deposit scheme
      • Whish-Wilson, Sen Peter
    • sinodinos, senator arthur
      • Feeney, Sen David
  •   questions without notice
    • media (Abetz, Sen Eric)
  •   distinguished visitors
    • PRESIDENT, The
  •   questions without notice
    • creative australia (Singh, Sen Lisa)
    • media (Brandis, Sen George)
    • parenting payments (Milne, Sen Christine)
    • media (Birmingham, Sen Simon)
    • environment (Thistlethwaite, Sen Matt)
    • media (McKenzie, Sen Bridget)
    • agriculture (Xenophon, Sen Nick)
    • media (Ruston, Sen Anne)
    • zimbabwe (Pratt, Sen Louise)
  •   questions without notice: take note of answers
    • media
      • Mason, Sen Brett
      • Furner, Sen Mark
      • Birmingham, Sen Simon
      • Thorp, Sen Lin
      • Ryan, Sen Scott
    • newstart
      • Siewert, Sen Rachel
  •   condolences
    • archer, former senator brian roper
      • PRESIDENT, The
      • Conroy, Sen Stephen
      • Abetz, Sen Eric
      • DEPUTY PRESIDENT, The
  •   petitions
    • brain tumours
  •   notices
    • presentation
  •   business
    • leave of absence
      • Kroger, Sen Helen
  •   committees
    • environment and communications legislation committee
      • reference
        • Ruston, Sen Anne
  •   bills
    • international organisations (privileges and immunities) amendment bill 2013, not-for-profit sector freedom to advocate bill 2013
      • first reading
        • Collins, Sen Jacinta
      • second reading
        • Collins, Sen Jacinta
  •   business
    • consideration of legislation
      • Collins, Sen Jacinta
  •   bills
    • social security and other legislation amendment (caring for single parents) bill 2013
      • first reading
        • Siewert, Sen Rachel
      • second reading
  •   committees
    • foreign affairs, defence and trade references committee, rural and regional affairs and transport references committee, corporations and financial services committee
      • meeting
        • Kroger, Sen Helen
    • gambling reform committee
      • reporting date
        • Kroger, Sen Helen
  •   motions
    • 2/40 battalion
      • Kroger, Sen Helen
    • container deposit scheme
      • Whish-Wilson, Sen Peter
    • canberra centenary
      • Humphries, Sen Gary
    • uranium exports
      • Ludlam, Sen Scott
      • division
  •   documents
    • early childhood education and care
      • order for the production of documents
        • Hanson-Young, Sen Sarah
        • Collins, Sen Jacinta
        • Hanson-Young, Sen Sarah
        • division
    • women in the workplace
      • Milne, Sen Christine
      • division
      • Milne, Sen Christine
      • Cash, Sen Michaelia
    • environment
      • Rhiannon, Sen Lee
      • division
    • community digital radio services
      • Ludlam, Sen Scott
  •   matters of public importance
    • urban planning
      • DEPUTY PRESIDENT, The
      • Ludlam, Sen Scott
      • Gallacher, Sen Alex
      • Macdonald, Sen Ian
      • Rhiannon, Sen Lee
      • Thistlethwaite, Sen Matt
      • Joyce, Sen Barnaby
  •   committees
    • scrutiny of bills committee
      • report
        • Bushby, Sen David
    • rural and regional affairs and transport references committee
      • report
        • Heffernan, Sen Bill
        • Edwards, Sen Sean
        • Nash, Sen Fiona
        • Ruston, Sen Anne
        • Xenophon, Sen Nick
        • McKenzie, Sen Bridget
        • Birmingham, Sen Simon
        • Madigan, Sen John
        • Joyce, Sen Barnaby
    • treaties committee
      • report
        • Thistlethwaite, Sen Matt
    • human rights committee
      • report
        • Stephens, Sen Ursula
  •   statements
    • guest, mr bryan
      • Joyce, Sen Barnaby
      • Stephens, Sen Ursula
  •   notices
    • presentation
      • Stephens, Sen Ursula
  •   documents
    • tabling
  •   bills
    • australian capital territory (self-government) amendment bill 2013, higher education support amendment (streamlining and other measures) bill 2012, royal commissions amendment bill 2013
      • first reading
        • Furner, Sen Mark (The ACTING DEPUTY PRESIDENT)
        • Feeney, Sen David
      • second reading
        • Feeney, Sen David
  •   committees
    • education, employment and workplace relations legislation committee, legal and constitutional affairs legislation committee, community affairs legislation committee
      • report
        • McEwen, Sen Anne
  •   bills
    • fisheries legislation amendment bill (no. 1) 2012
      • second reading
        • Edwards, Sen Sean
        • Back, Sen Chris
  •   documents
    • consideration
  •   adjournment
    • DEPUTY PRESIDENT, The
    • international women's day
      • Brown, Sen Carol
    • bankwest
      • Williams, Sen John
    • education
      • Wright, Sen Penny
    • fred hollows foundation, sydney coastrek
      • Faulkner, Sen John
  •   documents
    • tabling
    • tabling
    • indexed lists of files
      • tabling

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