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  Table of contents

  • start of business
  •   motions
    • commonwealth ombudsman
      • Abetz, Sen Eric
      • Brown, Sen Bob
      • Ludwig, Sen Joe
      • Ryan, Sen Scott
      • Milne, Sen Christine
      • Nash, Sen Fiona
      • division
  •   bills
    • clean energy bill 2011, clean energy (consequential amendments) bill 2011, clean energy (household assistance amendments) bill 2011, clean energy (income tax rates amendments) bill 2011, clean energy (tax laws amendments) bill 2011, clean energy regulator bill 2011
      • explanatory memorandum
        • Ludwig, Sen Joe
    • family law legislation amendment (family violence and other measures) bill 2011
      • explanatory memorandum
        • Ludwig, Sen Joe
    • auditor-general amendment bill 2011
      • second reading
        • Bishop, Sen Mark
        • Ryan, Sen Scott
        • Rhiannon, Sen Lee
        • Thistlethwaite, Sen Matt
        • Cormann, Sen Mathias
        • Xenophon, Sen Nick
        • Bishop, Sen Mark
      • in committee
        • Ryan, Sen Scott
        • Cormann, Sen Mathias
        • Bishop, Sen Mark
        • Ryan, Sen Scott
        • Xenophon, Sen Nick
        • Bishop, Sen Mark
        • Ryan, Sen Scott
        • Bishop, Sen Mark
        • division
        • Ryan, Sen Scott
        • Xenophon, Sen Nick
        • Bishop, Sen Mark
  •   petitions
    • halal food
  •   notices
    • presentation
    • postponement
  •   committees
    • selection of bills committee
      • report
        • McEwen, Sen Anne
  •   business
    • rearrangement
      • Farrell, Sen Don
  •   committees
    • treaties committee
      • meeting
        • McEwen, Sen Anne
        • Kroger, Sen Helen
        • division
  •   business
    • consideration of legislation
      • Ludwig, Sen Joe
  •   committees
    • community affairs references committee
      • reference
        • Siewert, Sen Rachel
  •   motions
    • global food security and women smallholder farmers
      • Rhiannon, Sen Lee
  •   committees
    • community affairs references committee
      • meeting
        • Siewert, Sen Rachel
  •   bills
    • environment protection and biodiversity conservation amendment (emergency listings) bill 2011
      • first reading
        • Waters, Sen Larissa
      • second reading
        • Waters, Sen Larissa
  •   motions
    • new zealand oil spill
      • Brown, Sen Bob
  •   committees
    • environment and communications references committee
      • reference
        • Milne, Sen Christine
        • division
  •   motions
    • australian building and construction commission
      • Abetz, Sen Eric
      • division
  •   bills
    • tax laws amendment (2011 measures no. 6) bill 2011
      • second reading
        • Cormann, Sen Mathias
        • Feeney, Sen David
      • third reading
        • Feeney, Sen David
    • banking amendment (covered bonds) bill 2011
      • first reading
        • Feeney, Sen David
      • second reading
        • Feeney, Sen David
        • Cormann, Sen Mathias
        • Bushby, Sen David
        • Feeney, Sen David
      • third reading
        • Adams, Sen Judith
    • customs amendment (anti-dumping measures) bill 2011, customs amendment (anti-dumping improvements) bill 2011
      • second reading
        • Colbeck, Sen Richard
        • Feeney, Sen David
      • third reading
        • Adams, Sen Judith
    • business names registration bill 2011, business names registration (transitional and consequential provisions) bill 2011, business names registration (fees) bill 2011
      • second reading
        • Ryan, Sen Scott
        • Bushby, Sen David
        • Feeney, Sen David
      • third reading
        • Back, Sen Chris
    • national vocational education and training regulator amendment bill 2011
      • second reading
        • Nash, Sen Fiona
        • Rhiannon, Sen Lee
        • Feeney, Sen David
      • third reading
        • Back, Sen Chris
    • indigenous affairs legislation amendment bill (no. 2) 2011
      • second reading
        • Scullion, Sen Nigel
        • Macdonald, Sen Ian
  •   statements
    • visit by president of the united states of america
      • Evans, Sen Christopher
      • Abetz, Sen Eric
  •   questions without notice
    • carbon pricing (Fifield, Sen Mitch)
  •   distinguished visitors
    • Hogg, Sen John
  •   questions without notice
    • carbon pricing (Pratt, Sen Louise)
    • carbon pricing (Cormann, Sen Mathias)
    • dementia (Siewert, Sen Rachel)
    • australian defence force: fuel and carbon costs (Johnston, Sen David)
    • carbon farming initiative (Gallacher, Sen Alex)
    • clean energy finance corporation (McKenzie, Sen Bridget)
    • airports (Xenophon, Sen Nick)
    • asylum seekers (Abetz, Sen Eric)
    • prime minister's prizes for science (Brown, Sen Carol)
  •   questions without notice: additional answers
    • carbon pricing
      • Arbib, Sen Mark
  •   answers to questions on notice
    • question nos 464 and 465
      • Boyce, Sen Sue
      • Ludwig, Sen Joe
      • Boyce, Sen Sue
      • Fierravanti-Wells, Sen Concetta
  •   statements
    • customs amendment (anti-dumping) legislation
      • Xenophon, Sen Nick
  •   answers to questions on notice
    • question no. 1,104
      • Cormann, Sen Mathias
      • Carr, Sen Kim
      • Cormann, Sen Mathias
  •   questions without notice: take note of answers
    • australian defence force: fuel and carbon costs
      • Johnston, Sen David
      • Polley, Sen Helen
      • Eggleston, Sen Alan
      • Pratt, Sen Louise
      • Fawcett, Sen David
  •   ministerial statements
    • anzac centenary advisory board
      • Wong, Sen Penny
    • global financial crisis
      • Wong, Sen Penny
    • anzac centenary advisory board
      • Ronaldson, Sen Michael
  •   committees
    • education, employment and workplace relations references committee, finance and public administration references committee, christmas island tragedy committee
      • government response to report
        • Sherry, Sen Nick
  •   documents
    • department of the senate, department of parliamentary services
      • tabling
        • Marshall, Sen Gavin
  •   auditor-general's reports
    • report no. 8 of 2011-12
      • Marshall, Sen Gavin
  •   documents
    • libyan students
      • tabling
        • Marshall, Sen Gavin
  •   committees
    • environment and communications references committee
      • report
        • Williams, Sen John
    • privileges committee
      • report
        • Johnston, Sen David
    • scrutiny of bills committee
      • report
        • Williams, Sen John
    • treaties committee
      • report
        • Williams, Sen John
  •   budget
    • consideration by estimates committees
      • Brown, Sen Carol
  •   documents
    • tabling
  •   committees
    • public accounts and audit committee
      • report
        • Brown, Sen Carol
    • publications joint committee
      • report
        • Brown, Sen Carol
  •   committees
    • membership
      • Marshall, Sen Gavin
  •   bills
    • maritime legislation amendment bill 2011, veterans' affairs legislation amendment (participants in british nuclear tests) bill 2011
      • first reading
        • Sherry, Sen Nick
      • second reading
        • Sherry, Sen Nick
  •   motions
    • asylum seekers
      • Humphries, Sen Gary
      • Thistlethwaite, Sen Matt
      • Cash, Sen Michaelia
      • Stephens, Sen Ursula
      • division
      • division
  •   documents
    • department of agriculture, fisheries and forestry
      • Macdonald, Sen Ian
    • apple imports
      • order for the production of documents
        • Fawcett, Sen David
    • australian organ and tissue donation and transplantation authority, department of infrastructure and transport, department of families, housing, community services and indigenous affairs, department of regional australia, regional development and local government, department of innovation, industry, science and research, climate change and energy efficiency portfolio
      • order for the production of documents
        • Macdonald, Sen Ian
        • McKenzie, Sen Bridget
    • department of health and ageing
      • Polley, Sen Helen
    • natural heritage trust of australia
      • Macdonald, Sen Ian
      • Boswell, Sen Ronald
      • Fawcett, Sen David
    • commonwealth grants commission
      • Birmingham, Sen Simon
      • Macdonald, Sen Ian
      • Boswell, Sen Ronald
      • Back, Sen Chris
  •   documents
    • consideration
  •   business
    • senate temporary orders
      • Wright, Sen Penny
  •   committees
    • scrutiny of new taxes committee
      • report
        • Birmingham, Sen Simon
        • Marshall, Sen Gavin
        • Back, Sen Chris
        • Boswell, Sen Ronald
        • Brown, Sen Bob
        • Abetz, Sen Eric
        • McEwen, Sen Anne
  •   motions
    • dissent from ruling
      • Macdonald, Sen Ian
      • division
      • Macdonald, Sen Ian
  •   committees
    • scrutiny of new taxes committee
      • report
  •   committees
    • consideration
  •   adjournment
    • Hogg, Sen John
    • howes, mr paul
      • Fierravanti-Wells, Sen Concetta
    • royal life saving society of australia
      • Bilyk, Sen Catryna
    • employment
      • Madigan, Sen John
    • kingston community cabinet
      • Brown, Sen Carol
  •   documents
    • tabling
    • departmental and agency appointments
      • order for the production of documents
    • departmental and agency grants
      • order for the production of documents
  •   questions on notice
    • defence (question nos 503 and 779) (Johnston, Sen David)
    • defence (question no. 504) (Johnston, Sen David)
    • defence: submarines (question no. 633) (Johnston, Sen David)
    • defence: staffing (question no. 637) (Johnston, Sen David)
    • defence (question no. 638) (Johnston, Sen David)
    • defence (question no. 639) (Johnston, Sen David)
    • defence (question no. 640) (Johnston, Sen David)
    • defence: submarines (question no. 641) (Johnston, Sen David)
    • defence: submarines (question no. 642) (Johnston, Sen David)
    • defence: submarines (question no. 643) (Johnston, Sen David)
    • defence: submarines (question no. 644) (Johnston, Sen David)
    • defence: submarines (question no. 645) (Johnston, Sen David)
    • defence: submarines (question no. 646) (Johnston, Sen David)
    • defence: submarines (question no. 647) (Johnston, Sen David)
    • department of parliamentary services (question no. 682 supplementary) (Faulkner, Sen John)
    • defence (question no. 714) (Ludlam, Sen Scott)
    • defence (question no. 780) (Johnston, Sen David)
    • first home saver accounts (question no. 1013) (Cormann, Sen Mathias)
    • prime minister: staffing (question no. 1111) (Humphries, Sen Gary)
    • arts: staffing (question no. 1116) (Humphries, Sen Gary)
    • innovation, industry, science and research: staffing (question no. 1126) (Humphries, Sen Gary)
    • innovation, industry, science and research: staffing (question no. 1143) (Humphries, Sen Gary)
    • special minister of state for the public service and integrity: staffing (question no. 1148) (Humphries, Sen Gary)
    • finance and deregulation (question no. 1171) (Abetz, Sen Eric)
    • special minister of state (question no. 1198) (Abetz, Sen Eric)

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