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  Table of contents

  • start of business
  •   documents
    • tabling
  •   committees
    • meeting
      • PRESIDENT, The
  •   bills
    • communications legislation amendment (regional and small publishers innovation fund) bill 2017
      • in committee
        • CHAIR, The
        • O'Neill, Sen Deb
        • Fifield, Sen Mitch
        • O'Neill, Sen Deb
        • Fifield, Sen Mitch
        • O'Neill, Sen Deb
        • Fifield, Sen Mitch
        • O'Neill, Sen Deb
        • Fifield, Sen Mitch
        • O'Neill, Sen Deb
        • Fifield, Sen Mitch
        • O'Neill, Sen Deb
        • Fifield, Sen Mitch
        • Macdonald, Sen Ian
        • Fifield, Sen Mitch
        • O'Neill, Sen Deb
        • Fifield, Sen Mitch
        • O'Neill, Sen Deb
        • Fifield, Sen Mitch
        • O'Neill, Sen Deb
        • Fifield, Sen Mitch
        • O'Neill, Sen Deb
        • Fifield, Sen Mitch
        • O'Neill, Sen Deb
        • Fifield, Sen Mitch
        • O'Neill, Sen Deb
        • Fifield, Sen Mitch
        • Bernardi, Sen Cory
        • Fifield, Sen Mitch
        • Hanson-Young, Sen Sarah
        • Fifield, Sen Mitch
        • Hanson-Young, Sen Sarah
        • Fifield, Sen Mitch
        • Hanson-Young, Sen Sarah
        • Fifield, Sen Mitch
        • Hanson-Young, Sen Sarah
        • Fifield, Sen Mitch
        • Hanson-Young, Sen Sarah
        • Fifield, Sen Mitch
        • Hanson-Young, Sen Sarah
        • Bernardi, Sen Cory
        • Hanson-Young, Sen Sarah
        • O'Neill, Sen Deb
        • Fifield, Sen Mitch
        • O'Neill, Sen Deb
        • Fifield, Sen Mitch
        • O'Neill, Sen Deb
        • Fifield, Sen Mitch
        • O'Neill, Sen Deb
        • Fifield, Sen Mitch
        • O'Neill, Sen Deb
        • Fifield, Sen Mitch
        • O'Neill, Sen Deb
        • Fifield, Sen Mitch
        • Hanson-Young, Sen Sarah
        • Fifield, Sen Mitch
        • Hanson-Young, Sen Sarah
        • Fifield, Sen Mitch
        • Hanson-Young, Sen Sarah
        • Fifield, Sen Mitch
        • Hanson-Young, Sen Sarah
        • Fifield, Sen Mitch
        • Hanson-Young, Sen Sarah
        • Fifield, Sen Mitch
        • Hanson-Young, Sen Sarah
        • Fifield, Sen Mitch
        • Hanson-Young, Sen Sarah
        • Fifield, Sen Mitch
        • Hanson-Young, Sen Sarah
        • Fifield, Sen Mitch
        • Hanson-Young, Sen Sarah
        • Fifield, Sen Mitch
        • Hanson-Young, Sen Sarah
        • Fifield, Sen Mitch
        • Hanson-Young, Sen Sarah
        • Fifield, Sen Mitch
        • Hanson-Young, Sen Sarah
        • Fifield, Sen Mitch
        • Bernardi, Sen Cory
        • Hanson-Young, Sen Sarah
        • Bernardi, Sen Cory
        • Fifield, Sen Mitch
        • Bernardi, Sen Cory
        • Fifield, Sen Mitch
        • Bernardi, Sen Cory
        • Hanson-Young, Sen Sarah
        • Fifield, Sen Mitch
        • Bernardi, Sen Cory
        • Hanson-Young, Sen Sarah
        • Fifield, Sen Mitch
        • Bernardi, Sen Cory
        • Hanson-Young, Sen Sarah
        • Bernardi, Sen Cory
        • Hanson-Young, Sen Sarah
        • Bernardi, Sen Cory
        • Hanson-Young, Sen Sarah
        • O'Neill, Sen Deb
        • Hanson-Young, Sen Sarah
        • O'Neill, Sen Deb
        • Hanson-Young, Sen Sarah
        • O'Neill, Sen Deb
        • Bernardi, Sen Cory
        • Fifield, Sen Mitch
        • O'Neill, Sen Deb
        • Fifield, Sen Mitch
        • O'Neill, Sen Deb
        • division
        • TEMPORARY CHAIR, The
        • Hanson-Young, Sen Sarah
      • third reading
        • Fifield, Sen Mitch
    • interstate road transport legislation (repeal) bill 2018
      • second reading
        • Rice, Sen Janet
  •   notices
    • withdrawal
      • Williams, Sen John
  •   committees
    • selection of bills committee
      • report
        • Bushby, Sen David
  •   business
    • rearrangement
      • McGrath, Sen James
    • rearrangement
      • McGrath, Sen James
  •   notices
    • presentation
    • postponement
      • DEPUTY PRESIDENT, The
  •   motions
    • world multiple sclerosis day
      • Bushby, Sen David
    • yunupingu, dr g
      • Urquhart, Sen Anne
      • McGrath, Sen James
    • eurovision song contest
      • Griff, Sen Stirling
  •   committees
    • select committee into the political influence of donations
      • reporting date
        • Siewert, Sen Rachel
  •   documents
    • commonwealth scientific and industrial research organisation
      • order for the production of documents
        • Bartlett, Sen Andrew
  •   motions
    • international day of united nations peacekeepers
      • Urquhart, Sen Anne
      • McGrath, Sen James
    • international day against homophobia, biphobia, lntersexism and transphobia
      • Rice, Sen Janet
    • schizophrenia awareness week
      • Urquhart, Sen Anne
      • McGrath, Sen James
    • national pro bono day, legal aid
      • Griff, Sen Stirling
      • McGrath, Sen James
  •   committees
    • select committee into the obesity epidemic in australia
      • appointment
        • Di Natale, Sen Richard
        • McGrath, Sen James
        • division
  •   motions
    • pensions and benefits
      • Siewert, Sen Rachel
      • Chisholm, Sen Anthony
      • division
      • Di Natale, Sen Richard
  •   business
    • rearrangement
      • Urquhart, Sen Anne
  •   committees
    • economics references committee
      • reference
        • Urquhart, Sen Anne
        • McGrath, Sen James
  •   motions
    • middle east
      • Di Natale, Sen Richard
      • McGrath, Sen James
      • Chisholm, Sen Anthony
    • privacy awareness week
      • Steele-John, Sen Jordon
  •   bills
    • communications legislation amendment (regional and small publishers innovation fund) bill 2017
      • Hanson, Sen Pauline
      • Hanson-Young, Sen Sarah
      • McGrath, Sen James
  •   committees
    • select committee into the obesity epidemic in australia, select committee on stillbirth research and education
      • membership
        • DEPUTY PRESIDENT, The
        • McGrath, Sen James
  •   bills
    • primary industries research and development amendment bill 2017, treasury laws amendment (working holiday maker employer register) bill 2017
      • first reading
        • McGrath, Sen James
      • second reading
        • McGrath, Sen James
    • treasury laws amendment (asic governance) bill 2018
      • first reading
        • McGrath, Sen James
      • second reading
        • McGrath, Sen James
    • investigation and prosecution measures bill 2017
      • returned from the house of representatives
    • australian capital territory (planning and land management) amendment bill 2017
      • returned from the house of representatives
    • interstate road transport legislation (repeal) bill 2018
      • second reading
        • O'Neill, Sen Deb
        • Rice, Sen Janet
        • McGrath, Sen James
        • division
      • third reading
        • Marshall, Sen Gavin (The ACTING DEPUTY PRESIDENT)
        • McGrath, Sen James
    • crimes amendment (national disability insurance scheme—worker screening) bill 2018
      • second reading
        • O'Neill, Sen Deb
        • Steele-John, Sen Jordon
        • Seselja, Sen Zed
      • third reading
        • Sterle, Sen Glenn (The ACTING DEPUTY PRESIDENT)
        • Seselja, Sen Zed
    • treasury laws amendment (asic governance) bill 2018
      • second reading
        • O'Neill, Sen Deb
        • Seselja, Sen Zed
      • third reading
        • Sterle, Sen Glenn (The ACTING DEPUTY PRESIDENT)
        • Seselja, Sen Zed
    • crimes legislation amendment (international crime cooperation and other measures) bill 2018
      • second reading
        • O'Neill, Sen Deb
        • Seselja, Sen Zed
      • third reading
        • Sterle, Sen Glenn (The ACTING DEPUTY PRESIDENT)
        • Seselja, Sen Zed
    • protection of the sea legislation amendment bill 2018
      • second reading
        • O'Neill, Sen Deb
        • Seselja, Sen Zed
      • third reading
        • Sterle, Sen Glenn (The ACTING DEPUTY PRESIDENT)
        • Seselja, Sen Zed
    • copyright amendment (service providers) bill 2017
      • second reading
        • O'Neill, Sen Deb
        • Steele-John, Sen Jordon
        • Seselja, Sen Zed
      • third reading
        • McCarthy, Sen Malarndirri (The ACTING DEPUTY PRESIDENT)
        • Seselja, Sen Zed
    • statute update (autumn 2018) bill 2018
      • second reading
        • Pratt, Sen Louise
        • Seselja, Sen Zed
      • third reading
        • McCarthy, Sen Malarndirri (The ACTING DEPUTY PRESIDENT)
        • Seselja, Sen Zed
    • criminal code amendment (impersonating a commonwealth body) bill 2017
      • second reading
        • Pratt, Sen Louise
        • McKim, Sen Nicholas
        • Macdonald, Sen Ian
        • Seselja, Sen Zed
        • division
      • third reading
        • PRESIDENT, The
        • Birmingham, Sen Simon
        • Leyonhjelm, Sen David
  •   questions without notice
    • budget (Wong, Sen Penny)
    • budget (Paterson, Sen James)
    • budget (Marshall, Sen Gavin)
    • pensions and benefits (Siewert, Sen Rachel)
    • aged care (Watt, Sen Murray)
    • budget (Hanson, Sen Pauline)
    • budget (Gichuhi, Sen Lucy)
    • budget (Di Natale, Sen Richard)
    • taxation (Keneally, Sen Kristina)
    • budget (Williams, Sen John)
  •   bills
    • communications legislation amendment (regional and small publishers innovation fund) bill 2017
      • PRESIDENT, The
  •   documents
    • defence procurement
      • order for the production of documents
        • Payne, Sen Marise
        • Patrick, Sen Rex
        • Carr, Sen Kim
        • Macdonald, Sen Ian
        • Whish-Wilson, Sen Peter
        • Gallacher, Sen Alex
  •   budget
    • consideration by estimates committees
      • Urquhart, Sen Anne
      • Birmingham, Sen Simon
  •   questions without notice: take note of answers
    • budget
      • Marshall, Sen Gavin
      • Molan, Sen Jim
      • Singh, Sen Lisa
      • Smith, Sen Dean
      • Keneally, Sen Kristina
  •   committees
    • select committee into the obesity epidemic in australia, rural and regional affairs and transport legislation committee
      • membership
        • Marshall, Sen Gavin (The ACTING DEPUTY PRESIDENT)
        • Ruston, Sen Anne
  •   documents
    • questions on notice
      • order for the production of documents
        • Ruston, Sen Anne
  •   motions
    • budget
      • Bilyk, Sen Catryna
      • Reynolds, Sen Linda
      • Bartlett, Sen Andrew
      • Pratt, Sen Louise
      • Paterson, Sen James
      • Watt, Sen Murray
  •   committees
    • select committee on the future of work and workers, select committee into the obesity epidemic in australia
      • membership
        • Reynolds, Sen Linda (The ACTING DEPUTY PRESIDENT)
        • Canavan, Sen Matthew
  •   budget
    • statement and documents
      • Hanson, Sen Pauline
      • Di Natale, Sen Richard
      • Hanson, Sen Pauline
      • Anning, Sen Fraser
      • Moore, Sen Claire
  •   documents
    • naval group australia
      • order for the production of documents
        • Ruston, Sen Anne
  •   adjournment
    • Leyonhjelm, Sen David (The ACTING DEPUTY PRESIDENT)
    • rohingya people
      • Bartlett, Sen Andrew
  •   documents
    • tabling
    • tabling

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