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  • start of business
  •   committees
    • legal and constitutional affairs references committee
      • meeting
        • Wright, Sen Penny
    • legal and constitutional affairs legislation committee
      • meeting
        • Kroger, Sen Helen
  •   ministerial statements
    • anzac centenary
      • Ronaldson, Sen Michael
      • Farrell, Sen Don
      • Milne, Sen Christine
      • Macdonald, Sen Ian
  •   business
    • consideration of legislation
      • Abetz, Sen Eric
      • Wong, Sen Penny
      • Brandis, Sen George
      • Milne, Sen Christine
      • Cameron, Sen Doug
      • Nash, Sen Fiona
      • division
  •   bills
    • climate change authority (abolition) bill 2013
      • second reading
        • Gallacher, Sen Alex
  •   questions without notice
    • automotive industry (Carr, Sen Kim)
  •   distinguished visitors
    • PRESIDENT, The
  •   questions without notice
    • republic of korea: free trade agreement (Milne, Sen Christine)
    • building and construction industry (Back, Sen Chris)
    • automotive industry (Collins, Sen Jacinta)
    • asylum seekers (Eggleston, Sen Alan)
    • national security (Ludlam, Sen Scott)
    • spc ardmona (Cameron, Sen Doug)
    • indigenous education (Boyce, Sen Sue)
    • department of health: health star rating website (Wong, Sen Penny)
    • bushfires (McKenzie, Sen Bridget)
  •   questions without notice: take note of answers
    • automotive industry
      • Carr, Sen Kim
      • McKenzie, Sen Bridget
      • Cameron, Sen Doug
      • Edwards, Sen Sean
      • Marshall, Sen Gavin
    • electronic surveillance
      • Ludlam, Sen Scott
  •   condolences
    • gietzelt, hon. arthur thomas ao
      • PRESIDENT, The
      • Abetz, Sen Eric
      • Faulkner, Sen John
    • drummond, mr peter hertford
      • Bernardi, Sen Cory (The ACTING DEPUTY PRESIDENT)
  •   petitions
    • multiple sclerosis: fampridine
      • Ryan, Sen Scott
  •   notices
    • presentation
  •   committees
    • foreign affairs, defence and trade legislation committee
      • reporting date
        • Bushby, Sen David
  •   business
    • rearrangement
      • Fifield, Sen Mitch
    • leave of absence
      • McEwen, Sen Anne
  •   notices
    • postponement
  •   committees
    • national disability insurance scheme
      • meeting
        • Gallacher, Sen Alex
  •   motions
    • sexuality in india
      • Siewert, Sen Rachel
      • Fifield, Sen Mitch
  •   matters of public importance
    • manufacturing
      • Bernardi, Sen Cory (The ACTING DEPUTY PRESIDENT)
      • Carr, Sen Kim
      • Birmingham, Sen Simon
      • Madigan, Sen John
      • Gallacher, Sen Alex
      • Ryan, Sen Scott
      • Xenophon, Sen Nick
      • Collins, Sen Jacinta
      • Boyce, Sen Sue
  •   ministerial statements
    • korea-australia free trade agreement
      • Birmingham, Sen Simon
      • Wong, Sen Penny
      • Whish-Wilson, Sen Peter
      • Nash, Sen Fiona
  •   documents
    • tabling
      • Gallacher, Sen Alex (The ACTING DEPUTY PRESIDENT)
      • McKenzie, Sen Bridget
  •   parliamentary representation
    • election petition
      • Gallacher, Sen Alex (The ACTING DEPUTY PRESIDENT)
  •   documents
    • responses to senate resolutions
      • tabling
        • Gallacher, Sen Alex (The ACTING DEPUTY PRESIDENT)
        • Nash, Sen Fiona
  •   documents
    • arctic 30
      • Milne, Sen Christine
    • australian taxation office
      • Siewert, Sen Rachel
    • whaling
      • Whish-Wilson, Sen Peter
  •   committees
    • human rights committee
      • report
        • Smith, Sen Dean
  •   delegation reports
    • parliamentary advisers to australia’s permanent mission to the united nations, 2013
      • Back, Sen Chris
  •   documents
    • tabling
  •   committees
    • membership
      • Gallacher, Sen Alex (The ACTING DEPUTY PRESIDENT)
      • Nash, Sen Fiona
  •   bills
    • building and construction industry (improving productivity) bill 2013, building and construction industry (consequential and transitional provisions) bill 2013
      • first reading
        • Nash, Sen Fiona
      • second reading
        • Nash, Sen Fiona
    • telecommunications legislation amendment (consumer protection) bill 2013
      • first reading
        • Nash, Sen Fiona
      • second reading
        • Nash, Sen Fiona
    • grape and wine legislation amendment (australian grape and wine authority) bill 2013, primary industries (customs) charges amendment (australian grape and wine authority) bill 2013, primary industries (excise) levies amendment (australian grape and wine authority) bill 2013, customs amendment (anti-dumping commission transfer) bill 2013, australian civilian corps amendment bill 2013, offshore petroleum and greenhouse gas storage amendment (cash bidding) bill 2013, offshore petroleum and greenhouse gas storage (regulatory levies) amendment bill 2013, import processing charges amendment bill 2013, primary industries (customs) charges amendment bill 2013, primary industries (excise) levies amendment bill 2013, rural research and development legislation amendment bill 2013, australian capital territory water management legislation amendment bill 2013, indigenous education (targeted assistance) amendment bill (no. 2) 2013
      • assent
  •   committees
    • procedure committee
      • report
        • Bushby, Sen David
        • McEwen, Sen Anne
  •   bills
    • climate change authority (abolition) bill 2013
      • second reading
        • Gallacher, Sen Alex
        • Stephens, Sen Ursula
        • Polley, Sen Helen
  •   documents
    • consideration
  •   adjournment
    • global alliance for vaccines and immunisation
      • Urquhart, Sen Anne
    • australian broadcasting corporation: jim maxwell
      • Faulkner, Sen John
    • immigration: visas
      • Dastyari, Sen Sam
    • ovarian cancer
      • Bilyk, Sen Catryna
    • western australia: shark culling
      • Pratt, Sen Louise
    • ovarian cancer
      • Polley, Sen Helen
    • western australia: shark culling
      • Siewert, Sen Rachel
    • closing the gap
      • O'Neill, Sen Deb
    • abbott government
      • Ludlam, Sen Scott
    • gove
      • Peris, Sen Nova
    • free trade agreements
      • Whish-Wilson, Sen Peter
    • doherty trade services
      • Xenophon, Sen Nick
    • foreign aid
      • McEwen, Sen Anne
    • kangaroo island: oil exploration
      • Wright, Sen Penny
    • department of health: health star rating website
      • Nash, Sen Fiona
    • department of health: health star rating website
      • Wong, Sen Penny
    • kangaroos
      • Rhiannon, Sen Lee
    • manila challenge
      • Moore, Sen Claire
    • australian business roundtable for disaster resilience and safer communities
      • Boyce, Sen Sue
  •   documents
    • tabling
    • tabling
    • tabling
    • departmental and agency appointments and vacancies
      • tabling
    • departmental and agency grants
      • tabling

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