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  Table of contents

  • start of business
  •   committees
    • legal and constitutional affairs legislation committee
      • meeting
        • Crossin, Sen Trish
  •   business
    • days and hours of meeting
      • Ludwig, Sen Joe
    • rearrangement
      • Ludwig, Sen Joe
  •   bills
    • tax laws amendment (2011 measures no. 1) bill 2011
      • second reading
        • Cormann, Sen Mathias
        • Macdonald, Sen Ian
        • Xenophon, Sen Nick
        • Farrell, Sen Don
      • third reading
        • Marshall, Sen Gavin
    • personal property securities (corporations and other amendments) bill 2011
      • second reading
        • Brandis, Sen George
        • Farrell, Sen Don
      • third reading
        • Marshall, Sen Gavin
        • Farrell, Sen Don
    • offshore petroleum and greenhouse gas storage regulatory levies legislation amendment (2011 measures no. 1) bill 2011, offshore petroleum and greenhouse gas storage regulatory levies (consequential amendments) bill 2011
      • second reading
        • Brandis, Sen George
        • Farrell, Sen Don
      • third reading
    • families, housing, community services and indigenous affairs and other legislation amendment (budget and other measures) bill 2010
      • second reading
        • Boyce, Sen Sue
        • Siewert, Sen Rachel
        • McLucas, Sen Jan
      • in committee
        • McLucas, Sen Jan
      • third reading
        • McLucas, Sen Jan
    • human services legislation amendment bill 2011
      • first reading
        • McLucas, Sen Jan
      • second reading
        • McLucas, Sen Jan
        • Fifield, Sen Mitch
        • Sherry, Sen Nick
      • third reading
        • Kroger, Sen Helen
    • autonomous sanctions bill 2010
      • second reading
        • Johnston, Sen David
        • Sherry, Sen Nick
      • third reading
        • Kroger, Sen Helen
    • electronic transactions amendment bill 2011
      • second reading
        • Brandis, Sen George
      • third reading
        • Kroger, Sen Helen
  •   questions without notice
    • asylum seekers (Abetz, Sen Eric)
    • osama bin laden (Senator FORSHAW)
    • asylum seekers (Brandis, Sen George)
    • budget (Senator HURLEY)
    • asylum seekers (Cash, Sen Michaelia)
    • asylum seekers (Hanson-Young, Sen Sarah)
    • asylum seekers (Macdonald, Sen Ian)
  •   distinguished visitors
    • Hogg, Sen John
  •   questions without notice
    • telecommunications (McEwen, Sen Anne)
    • asylum seekers (Abetz, Sen Eric)
    • economy (Bilyk, Sen Catryna)
  •   questions without notice: additional answers
    • health, family relationship services
      • Ludwig, Sen Joe
  •   questions without notice: take note of answers
    • asylum seekers
      • Joyce, Sen Barnaby
      • Pratt, Sen Louise
      • Bernardi, Sen Cory
      • Senator HURLEY
      • Back, Sen Chris
  •   condolences
    • choules, mr claude
      • Ludwig, Sen Joe
    • cowan, mr david bruce
      • The DEPUTY PRESIDENT
  •   petitions
    • carbon pricing
    • wine grape growers
    • live animal exports
    • live animal exports
    • live animal exports
  •   notices
    • presentation
      • postponement
  •   business
    • leave of absence
      • McEwen, Sen Anne
  •   committees
    • community affairs legislation and references committees
      • meeting
        • McEwen, Sen Anne
    • rural affairs and transport legislation committee
      • reporting date
        • McEwen, Sen Anne
    • electoral matters committee
      • meeting
        • McEwen, Sen Anne
    • gambling reform committee
      • meeting
        • McEwen, Sen Anne
  •   motions
    • humpback whales
      • Siewert, Sen Rachel
  •   business
    • withdrawal
      • Fifield, Sen Mitch
  •   matters of public importance
    • asylum seekers
      • The DEPUTY PRESIDENT
      • Cash, Sen Michaelia
      • Moore, Sen Claire
      • Senator O'BRIEN
      • Senator McGAURAN
      • procedural text
      • Senator WORTLEY
      • procedural text
  •   ministerial statements
    • Lundy, Sen Kate
  •   documents
    • tabling
  •   committees
    • rural affairs and transport references committee, community affairs references committee, economics references committee, foreign affairs, defence and trade references committee
      • Brown, Sen Carol
      • Brown, Sen Carol
    • economics references committee
      • consideration of reports and government responses
        • Williams, Sen John
  •   documents
    • tabling
  • auditor-general's report
  •   documents
    • tabling
    • national schools constitutional convention 2011
    • electronic transactions amendment bill 2011
      • Lundy, Sen Kate
  •   committees
    • publications committee
      • report
        • Brown, Sen Carol
      • additional information
        • Brown, Sen Carol
  •   documents
    • tabling
  •   committees
    • membership
      • Lundy, Sen Kate
  •   bills
    • consideration of hr message
  •   committees
    • foreign affairs, defence and trade joint committee, cyber-safety committee
  •   bills
    • assent
  •   committees
    • report
      • Brown, Sen Carol
  •   bills
    • australian research council amendment bill (no. 2) 2010
      • second reading
        • Mason, Sen Brett
        • Lundy, Sen Kate
    • third reading
      • Kroger, Sen Helen
      • Lundy, Sen Kate
    • broadcasting legislation amendment (digital dividend and other measures) bill 2011
      • second reading
        • Birmingham, Sen Simon
        • Ludlam, Sen Scott
        • Feeney, Sen David
        • Birmingham, Sen Simon
        • procedural text
        • Ludlam, Sen Scott
        • procedural text
      • in committee
        • Ludlam, Sen Scott
        • Feeney, Sen David
        • Ludlam, Sen Scott
        • Feeney, Sen David
        • procedural text
        • Birmingham, Sen Simon
        • Ludlam, Sen Scott
        • Feeney, Sen David
        • Ludlam, Sen Scott
        • Feeney, Sen David
        • Ludlam, Sen Scott
        • Feeney, Sen David
        • Ludlam, Sen Scott
        • Feeney, Sen David
        • Ludlam, Sen Scott
      • third reading
        • Feeney, Sen David
    • electoral and referendum amendment (provisional voting) bill 2011
      • second reading
        • Fifield, Sen Mitch
        • Brown, Sen Carol
  •   budget
    • statement and documents
      • Wong, Sen Penny
    • proposed expenditure, consideration by estimates committees
      • Wong, Sen Penny
    • portfolio budget statements
      • The ACTING DEPUTY PRESIDENT
      • Wong, Sen Penny
  •   adjournment
    • abbeyfield house
      • Bilyk, Sen Catryna
    • citizenship
      • Senator BARNETT
    • mothers
      • Collins, Sen Jacinta
    • dairy industry
      • Senator O'BRIEN
    • identity theft legislation
      • Senator WORTLEY
    • afghanistan
      • Kroger, Sen Helen
  •   documents
    • tabling
    • tabling
  •   questions on notice
    • climate change and energy efficiency: hospitality (question no. 151) (Abetz, Sen Eric)
    • strategic indigenous housing and infrastructure program (question no. 213) (Siewert, Sen Rachel)
    • climate change and energy efficiency: green loans (question no. 220) (Birmingham, Sen Simon)
    • prime minister: stationery (question no. 226) (Humphries, Sen Gary)
    • veterans' affairs: stationery (question no. 259) (Humphries, Sen Gary)
    • special minister of state for the public service and integrity: stationery (question no. 265) (Humphries, Sen Gary)
    • finance and deregulation (question no. 281) (Humphries, Sen Gary)
    • special minister of state for the public service and integrity (question no. 307) (Humphries, Sen Gary)
    • special minister of state (question no. 308) (Humphries, Sen Gary)
    • export finance and insurance corporation (question no. 344) (Ludlam, Sen Scott)
    • export finance and insurance corporation (question no. 345) (Ludlam, Sen Scott)
    • export finance and insurance corporation (question no. 346) (Ludlam, Sen Scott)
    • export finance and insurance corporation (question no. 349) (Ludlam, Sen Scott)
    • export finance and insurance corporation (question no. 350) (Ludlam, Sen Scott)
    • export finance and insurance corporation (question no. 351) (Ludlam, Sen Scott)
    • automotive industry structural adjustment program (question no. 380) (Colbeck, Sen Richard)
    • coal seam gas (question no. 406) (Brown, Sen Bob)
    • permanent migration program (question no. 412) (Cash, Sen Michaelia)
    • indonesia (question no. 413) (Hanson-Young, Sen Sarah)
    • hungary (question no. 414) (Boyce, Sen Sue)

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