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  Table of contents

  • start of business
  •   documents
    • tabling
  •   committees
    • meeting
      • PRESIDENT, The
  •   motions
    • wong, senator penny
      • censure
        • Brandis, Sen George
        • Wong, Sen Penny
        • Fifield, Sen Mitch
        • Whish-Wilson, Sen Peter
        • Hanson, Sen Pauline
        • Carr, Sen Kim
        • Bernardi, Sen Cory
        • Xenophon, Sen Nick
        • Hinch, Sen Derryn
        • division
  •   bills
    • great barrier reef marine park amendment bill 2017
      • first reading
        • Fierravanti-Wells, Sen Concetta
      • second reading
        • Fierravanti-Wells, Sen Concetta
        • Pratt, Sen Louise
        • Rice, Sen Janet
        • Singh, Sen Lisa
        • Whish-Wilson, Sen Peter
        • Chisholm, Sen Anthony
        • Macdonald, Sen Ian
        • Roberts, Sen Malcolm
        • Leyonhjelm, Sen David
        • Pratt, Sen Louise
        • Birmingham, Sen Simon
        • division
      • third reading
        • DEPUTY PRESIDENT, The
        • Birmingham, Sen Simon
    • petroleum and other fuels reporting bill 2017, petroleum and other fuels reporting (consequential amendments and transitional provisions) bill 2017
      • first reading
        • Birmingham, Sen Simon
      • second reading
        • Birmingham, Sen Simon
        • Moore, Sen Claire
        • Rice, Sen Janet
        • Birmingham, Sen Simon
      • third reading
        • Whish-Wilson, Sen Peter (The ACTING DEPUTY PRESIDENT)
        • Birmingham, Sen Simon
  •   statements by senators
    • Whish-Wilson, Sen Peter
    • disability services
      • Reynolds, Sen Linda
    • marriage
      • Pratt, Sen Louise
    • roads
      • Rice, Sen Janet
    • tasmania: dairy industry
      • Duniam, Sen Jonathon
    • doughty, mr elijah
      • Dodson, Sen Patrick
    • apprenticeships
      • Burston, Sen Brian
    • trade unions
      • Abetz, Sen Eric
    • trade unions, energy
      • Chisholm, Sen Anthony
    • kelly, hon. charles robert 'bert', cmg
      • Smith, Sen Dean
    • kelly, hon. charles robert 'bert', cmg
      • Bernardi, Sen Cory
  •   questions without notice
    • deputy prime minister (Gallagher, Sen Katy)
  •   distinguished visitors
    • PRESIDENT, The
  •   questions without notice
    • global security (Bushby, Sen David)
    • deputy prime minister (Farrell, Sen Don)
    • qualifications of members (Di Natale, Sen Richard)
    • trade unions (Reynolds, Sen Linda)
    • defence procurement (Xenophon, Sen Nick)
    • competition policy (Williams, Sen John)
    • health care (Leyonhjelm, Sen David)
    • coalition government (Cameron, Sen Doug)
    • defence procurement (McKenzie, Sen Bridget)
    • deputy prime minister (Wong, Sen Penny)
    • broadband (Smith, Sen Dean)
      • Fifield, Sen Mitch
      • procedural text
  •   questions without notice: additional answers
    • murray-darling basin
      • Brandis, Sen George
  •   questions without notice: take note of answers
    • deputy prime minister
      • Cameron, Sen Doug
      • Paterson, Sen James
      • Dastyari, Sen Sam
      • Fierravanti-Wells, Sen Concetta
      • McAllister, Sen Jenny
    • qualifications of members
      • Whish-Wilson, Sen Peter
      • Hinch, Sen Derryn
  •   petitions
    • marriage
      • PRESIDENT, The
  •   notices
    • postponement
  •   committees
    • finance and public administration references committee
      • reference
        • McAllister, Sen Jenny
        • McGrath, Sen James
    • rural and regional affairs and transport references committee
      • reference
        • Urquhart, Sen Anne
  •   documents
    • murray-darling basin
      • order for the production of documents
        • Xenophon, Sen Nick
  •   motions
    • international development assistance
      • Urquhart, Sen Anne
      • McGrath, Sen James
  •   notices
    • withdrawal
      • Hanson-Young, Sen Sarah
  •   bills
    • defence amendment (fair pay for members of the adf) bill 2017
      • first reading
        • Lambie, Sen Jacqui
      • second reading
        • Lambie, Sen Jacqui
  •   motions
    • vietnam veterans day
      • Lambie, Sen Jacqui
      • McGrath, Sen James
    • environment
      • Rhiannon, Sen Lee
      • McGrath, Sen James
    • national science week
      • Kakoschke-Moore, Sen Skye
  •   documents
    • deputy prime minister
      • order for the production of documents
        • Di Natale, Sen Richard
        • McGrath, Sen James
        • division
  •   matters of public importance
    • defence procurement
      • PRESIDENT, The
      • Xenophon, Sen Nick
      • Fawcett, Sen David
      • Carr, Sen Kim
      • Hanson-Young, Sen Sarah
      • Birmingham, Sen Simon
      • Gallacher, Sen Alex
      • Leyonhjelm, Sen David
      • Kitching, Sen Kimberley
  •   documents
    • consideration
  •   committees
    • environment and communications references committee
      • additional information
        • Williams, Sen John
    • regulations and ordinances committee
      • delegated legislation monitor
        • Williams, Sen John
    • scrutiny of bills committee
      • scrutiny digest
        • O'Neill, Sen Deb
    • human rights committee
      • report
        • Williams, Sen John
    • intelligence and security committee
      • government response to report
        • McGrath, Sen James
  •   committees
    • membership
      • Leyonhjelm, Sen David (The ACTING DEPUTY PRESIDENT)
      • McGrath, Sen James
  •   bills
    • public governance and resources legislation amendment bill (no. 1) 2017, treasury laws amendment (2017 measures no. 4) bill 2017
      • first reading
        • McGrath, Sen James
      • second reading
        • McGrath, Sen James
  •   first speech
    • PRESIDENT, The
    • Georgiou, Sen Peter
  •   bills
    • migration amendment (validation of decisions) bill 2017
      • first reading
        • Cormann, Sen Mathias
      • second reading
        • Cormann, Sen Mathias
  •   committees
    • joint standing committee on foreign affairs, defence and trade
      • membership
  •   bills
    • competition and consumer amendment (misuse of market power) bill 2017
      • returned from the house of representatives
    • fair work amendment (protecting vulnerable workers) bill 2017
      • in committee
        • TEMPORARY CHAIR, The
        • Cameron, Sen Doug
        • Cash, Sen Michaelia
        • Cameron, Sen Doug
        • Xenophon, Sen Nick
        • Cameron, Sen Doug
        • Xenophon, Sen Nick
        • Cameron, Sen Doug
        • Cash, Sen Michaelia
        • Cameron, Sen Doug
        • Xenophon, Sen Nick
        • Cameron, Sen Doug
        • Xenophon, Sen Nick
        • Cameron, Sen Doug
        • Cash, Sen Michaelia
        • Cameron, Sen Doug
        • Cameron, Sen Doug
        • Cash, Sen Michaelia
        • Cameron, Sen Doug
        • Xenophon, Sen Nick
        • Cameron, Sen Doug
        • Xenophon, Sen Nick
        • Cameron, Sen Doug
        • Rhiannon, Sen Lee
        • Xenophon, Sen Nick
        • Cameron, Sen Doug
  •   adjournment
    • jamison, colonel david, am
      • McGrath, Sen James
    • building and construction industry
      • Watt, Sen Murray
    • freedom of religion
      • Leyonhjelm, Sen David
    • freedom of religion
      • Smith, Sen Dean
  •   documents
    • tabling
    • tabling
  •   notices
    • presentation

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