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  • start of business
  •   bills
    • clean energy bill 2011, clean energy (consequential amendments) bill 2011, clean energy (income tax rates amendments) bill 2011, clean energy (household assistance amendments) bill 2011, clean energy (tax laws amendments) bill 2011, clean energy (fuel tax legislation amendment) bill 2011, clean energy (customs tariff amendment) bill 2011, clean energy (excise tariff legislation amendment) bill 2011, ozone protection and synthetic greenhouse gas (import levy) amendment bill 2011, ozone protection and synthetic greenhouse gas (manufacture levy) amendment bill 2011, clean energy (unit shortfall charge—general) bill 2011, clean energy (unit issue charge—auctions) bill 2011, clean energy (unit issue charge—fixed charge) bill 2011, clean energy (international unit surrender charge) bill 2011, clean energy (charges—customs) bill 2011, clean energy (charges—excise) bill 2011, clean energy regulator bill 2011, climate change authority bill 2011
      • second reading
        • Hanson-Young, Sen Sarah
        • Bishop, Sen Mark
        • Humphries, Sen Gary
        • Ludlam, Sen Scott
        • Singh, Sen Lisa
        • Colbeck, Sen Richard
        • Madigan, Sen John
        • McLucas, Sen Jan
        • Nash, Sen Fiona
        • Marshall, Sen Gavin
        • Bernardi, Sen Cory
        • Cameron, Sen Doug
  •   questions without notice
    • qantas (Abetz, Sen Eric)
    • small business (Bishop, Sen Mark)
    • qantas (Ronaldson, Sen Michael)
    • forestry (Milne, Sen Christine)
    • qantas (Brandis, Sen George)
    • interest rates (Brown, Sen Carol)
    • carbon pricing (Birmingham, Sen Simon)
    • indonesian national police (Di Natale, Sen Richard)
  •   questions without notice: additional answers
    • asylum seekers
      • Ludwig, Sen Joe
  •   questions without notice: take note of answers
    • qantas
      • Brandis, Sen George
      • Urquhart, Sen Anne
      • Williams, Sen John
      • Thistlethwaite, Sen Matt
      • Nash, Sen Fiona
    • forestry
      • Milne, Sen Christine
  •   notices
    • presentation
  •   business
    • leave of absence
      • McEwen, Sen Anne
  •   committees
    • economics references committee
      • reporting date
        • Kroger, Sen Helen
  •   notices
    • postponement
  •   business
    • consideration of legislation
      • Ludwig, Sen Joe
    • days and hours of meeting
      • Ludwig, Sen Joe
      • Fifield, Sen Mitch
  •   motions
    • bombing of darwin
      • Kroger, Sen Helen
  •   committees
    • cyber-safety committee
      • meeting
        • McEwen, Sen Anne
    • rural affairs and transport references committee
      • reporting date
        • Kroger, Sen Helen
  •   bills
    • public accounts and audit committee amendment (ombudsman) bill 2011
      • first reading
        • Brown, Sen Bob
      • second reading
        • Brown, Sen Bob
    • environment protection and biodiversity conservation amendment (protecting australia's water resources) bill 2011
      • first reading
        • Waters, Sen Larissa
      • second reading
        • Waters, Sen Larissa
  •   motions
    • global population
      • Brown, Sen Bob
  •   committees
    • legal and constitutional affairs references committee
      • membership
        • Ludwig, Sen Joe
  •   motions
    • cluster munitions
      • Ludlam, Sen Scott
      • division
    • west papua
      • Di Natale, Sen Richard
      • Ludwig, Sen Joe
      • Di Natale, Sen Richard
      • division
  •   documents
    • future fund
      • order for the production of documents
        • Cormann, Sen Mathias
    • mining
      • order for the production of documents
        • Cormann, Sen Mathias
  •   committees
    • foreign affairs, defence and trade joint committee
      • meeting
        • McEwen, Sen Anne
  •   matters of public importance
    • Parry, Sen Stephen
    • Abetz, Sen Eric
    • Cameron, Sen Doug
    • Williams, Sen John
    • Thistlethwaite, Sen Matt
    • Johnston, Sen David
    • Faulkner, Sen John
  •   committees
    • scrutiny of new taxes committee
      • report
        • Cormann, Sen Mathias
        • Cameron, Sen Doug
        • Boswell, Sen Ronald
    • treaties committee
      • report
        • Birmingham, Sen Simon
        • Ludlam, Sen Scott
        • Fawcett, Sen David
  •   documents
    • tabling
  •   bills
    • national vocational education and training regulator amendment bill 2011
      • returned from the house of representatives
    • social security amendment (student income support reforms) bill 2011
      • first reading
      • second reading
        • Feeney, Sen David
  •   committees
    • community affairs references committee
      • report
        • Siewert, Sen Rachel
        • Fierravanti-Wells, Sen Concetta
        • Moore, Sen Claire
        • Wright, Sen Penny
  •   bills
    • clean energy bill 2011, clean energy (consequential amendments) bill 2011, clean energy (income tax rates amendments) bill 2011, clean energy (household assistance amendments) bill 2011, clean energy (tax laws amendments) bill 2011, clean energy (fuel tax legislation amendment) bill 2011, clean energy (customs tariff amendment) bill 2011, clean energy (excise tariff legislation amendment) bill 2011, ozone protection and synthetic greenhouse gas (import levy) amendment bill 2011, ozone protection and synthetic greenhouse gas (manufacture levy) amendment bill 2011, clean energy (unit shortfall charge—general) bill 2011, clean energy (unit issue charge—auctions) bill 2011, clean energy (unit issue charge—fixed charge) bill 2011, clean energy (international unit surrender charge) bill 2011, clean energy (charges—customs) bill 2011, clean energy (charges—excise) bill 2011, clean energy regulator bill 2011, climate change authority bill 2011
      • second reading
        • Boswell, Sen Ronald
        • Crossin, Sen Trish
        • Boyce, Sen Sue
        • Edwards, Sen Sean
        • Cormann, Sen Mathias
        • Williams, Sen John
        • Ronaldson, Sen Michael
        • Payne, Sen Marise
  •   adjournment
    • Parry, Sen Stephen
    • huonville high school
      • Bilyk, Sen Catryna
    • federal magistrates court
      • Brandis, Sen George
    • sri lanka
      • Rhiannon, Sen Lee
    • health and ageing
      • Thistlethwaite, Sen Matt
  •   documents
    • tabling
    • tabling
  •   questions on notice
    • office of the australian building and construction commissioner (question no. 699) (Abetz, Sen Eric)
    • defence: naval vessels (question no. 759) (Johnston, Sen David)
    • fair work australia and office of the australian building and construction commissioner: travel (question no. 847) (Abetz, Sen Eric)
    • attorney-general, home affairs and justice: code of conduct investigations (question no. 1059, 1068 and 1069) (Abetz, Sen Eric)
    • families, housing, community services and indigenous affairs (question no. 1099) (Siewert, Sen Rachel)
    • defence (question no. 1100) (Brown, Sen Bob)
    • christmas island detention centre (question no. 1104) (Cormann, Sen Mathias)
    • pontville detention centre (question no. 1106) (Abetz, Sen Eric)
    • sustainability, environment, water, population and communities (question no. 1109) (Birmingham, Sen Simon)
    • tertiary education, skills, jobs and workplace relations, school education, early childhood and youth, employment participation and childcare, and indigenous employment and economic development: staffing (question nos 1113, 1125, 1138 and 1141) (Humphries, Sen Gary)
    • defence: staffing (question nos 1118, 1145 and 1150) (Humphries, Sen Gary)
    • immigration and citizenship: staffing (question no. 1119) (Humphries, Sen Gary)
    • sustainability, environment, water, population and communities: staffing (question no. 1123) (Humphries, Sen Gary)
    • resources and energy, and tourism: staffing (question nos 1129 and 1130) (Humphries, Sen Gary)
    • social inclusion: staffing (question no. 1133) (Humphries, Sen Gary)
    • human services: staffing (question no. 1134) (Humphries, Sen Gary)
    • privacy and freedom of information: staffing (question no. 1135) (Humphries, Sen Gary)
    • status of women: staffing (question no. 1139) (Humphries, Sen Gary)
    • sport: staffing (question no. 1140) (Humphries, Sen Gary)
    • social housing and homelessness: staffing (question no. 1142) (Humphries, Sen Gary)
    • veterans' affairs: staffing (question no. 1144) (Humphries, Sen Gary)
    • status of women: staffing (question no. 1154) (Cash, Sen Michaelia)
    • status of women (question no. 1155) (Cash, Sen Michaelia)
    • status of women (question no. 1156) (Cash, Sen Michaelia)
    • status of women (question no. 1157) (Cash, Sen Michaelia)
    • prime minister (question no. 1158) (Abetz, Sen Eric)
    • tertiary education, skills, jobs and workplace relations, school education, early childhood and youth, employment participation and childcare, and indigenous employment and economic development (question nos 1160, 1172, 1185 and 1188) (Abetz, Sen Eric)
    • arts (question no. 1163) (Abetz, Sen Eric)
    • defence (question nos 1165, 1192 and 1199) (Abetz, Sen Eric)
    • sustainability, environment, water, population and communities (question no. 1170) (Abetz, Sen Eric)
    • innovation, industry, science and research (question no. 1173) (Abetz, Sen Eric)
    • attorney-general (question nos 1174, 1183 and 1184) (Abetz, Sen Eric)
    • agriculture, fisheries and forestry (question no. 1175) (Abetz, Sen Eric)
    • resources and energy (question nos 1176 and 1177) (Abetz, Sen Eric)

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