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  • start of business
  •   bills
    • australian charities and not-for-profits commission bill 2012, australian charities and not-for-profits commission (consequential and transitional) bill 2012
      • second reading
        • McKenzie, Sen Bridget
        • Xenophon, Sen Nick
        • Macdonald, Sen Ian
        • Boswell, Sen Ronald
        • Conroy, Sen Stephen
        • Xenophon, Sen Nick
        • division
      • in committee
        • Conroy, Sen Stephen
        • Cormann, Sen Mathias
        • Siewert, Sen Rachel
        • Conroy, Sen Stephen
        • Siewert, Sen Rachel
        • Conroy, Sen Stephen
        • Siewert, Sen Rachel
        • Conroy, Sen Stephen
        • Siewert, Sen Rachel
        • Conroy, Sen Stephen
        • Siewert, Sen Rachel
        • Wong, Sen Penny
        • Siewert, Sen Rachel
        • Wong, Sen Penny
        • Siewert, Sen Rachel
        • Wong, Sen Penny
        • Siewert, Sen Rachel
        • Wong, Sen Penny
        • Siewert, Sen Rachel
        • Wong, Sen Penny
        • Siewert, Sen Rachel
        • Wong, Sen Penny
        • Siewert, Sen Rachel
        • Wong, Sen Penny
        • Siewert, Sen Rachel
        • Wong, Sen Penny
        • Siewert, Sen Rachel
        • Wong, Sen Penny
        • Siewert, Sen Rachel
        • Wong, Sen Penny
        • Siewert, Sen Rachel
        • Wong, Sen Penny
        • Siewert, Sen Rachel
        • Wong, Sen Penny
        • Siewert, Sen Rachel
        • Wong, Sen Penny
        • Xenophon, Sen Nick
        • Wong, Sen Penny
        • Xenophon, Sen Nick
        • Wong, Sen Penny
        • Xenophon, Sen Nick
        • Wong, Sen Penny
        • Xenophon, Sen Nick
        • Wong, Sen Penny
        • Siewert, Sen Rachel
        • Wong, Sen Penny
        • Siewert, Sen Rachel
        • Wong, Sen Penny
        • Siewert, Sen Rachel
        • Wong, Sen Penny
        • Siewert, Sen Rachel
        • Wong, Sen Penny
        • Siewert, Sen Rachel
        • Wong, Sen Penny
        • Siewert, Sen Rachel
        • Wong, Sen Penny
        • Siewert, Sen Rachel
        • Wong, Sen Penny
        • Siewert, Sen Rachel
        • Wong, Sen Penny
        • Siewert, Sen Rachel
        • Wong, Sen Penny
        • Siewert, Sen Rachel
        • Wong, Sen Penny
        • Siewert, Sen Rachel
        • Wong, Sen Penny
        • Siewert, Sen Rachel
        • Wong, Sen Penny
        • Siewert, Sen Rachel
        • Wong, Sen Penny
        • Siewert, Sen Rachel
      • third reading
        • Wong, Sen Penny
        • division
    • social and community services pay equity special account bill 2012, social and community services pay equity special account (consequential amendments) bill 2012
      • second reading
        • Cash, Sen Michaelia
        • Siewert, Sen Rachel
        • Farrell, Sen Don
        • Siewert, Sen Rachel
      • in committee
        • Siewert, Sen Rachel
        • Farrell, Sen Don
        • Siewert, Sen Rachel
        • Farrell, Sen Don
        • Siewert, Sen Rachel
        • Farrell, Sen Don
        • Siewert, Sen Rachel
        • Farrell, Sen Don
        • Siewert, Sen Rachel
        • Farrell, Sen Don
        • Siewert, Sen Rachel
      • third reading
        • Farrell, Sen Don
  •   matters of public interest
    • asian century
      • Polley, Sen Helen
    • australian public service
      • Mason, Sen Brett
    • cycling
      • Ludlam, Sen Scott
    • foster carers
      • Thorp, Sen Lin
    • forced adoption
      • McKenzie, Sen Bridget
  •   distinguished visitors
    • PRESIDENT, The
  •   questions without notice
    • mining (Cormann, Sen Mathias)
    • asia-bound grant program (Bilyk, Sen Catryna)
  •   distinguished visitors
    • PRESIDENT, The
  •   questions without notice
    • budget (Fierravanti-Wells, Sen Concetta)
    • health: coalmining (Milne, Sen Christine)
    • economy (Joyce, Sen Barnaby)
    • recreational fishing (Furner, Sen Mark)
    • budget (Back, Sen Chris)
    • renewable energy (Madigan, Sen John)
    • education funding (Mason, Sen Brett)
    • centrelink (Marshall, Sen Gavin)
  •   questions without notice: additional answers
    • medical workforce
      • Ludwig, Sen Joe
  •   questions without notice: take note of answers
    • answers to questions
      • Cormann, Sen Mathias
      • Stephens, Sen Ursula
      • Payne, Sen Marise
      • Pratt, Sen Louise
      • Ruston, Sen Anne
  •   petitions
    • live animal exports
      • Rhiannon, Sen Lee
    • ginger imports
  •   notices
    • presentation
    • withdrawal
      • Madigan, Sen John
  •   petitions
    • mining
      • Waters, Sen Larissa
  •   notices
    • postponement
  •   committees
    • environment and communications references committee
      • reference
        • Waters, Sen Larissa
  •   business
    • consideration of legislation
      • Collins, Sen Jacinta
  •   committees
    • legal and constitutional affairs legislation committee
      • meeting
        • McEwen, Sen Anne
  •   motions
    • yousafzai, miss malala
      • Cash, Sen Michaelia
    • world health organisation
      • Di Natale, Sen Richard
    • hicks, mr david
      • Wright, Sen Penny
      • division
  •   matters of public importance
    • uranium exports
      • DEPUTY PRESIDENT, The
      • Ludlam, Sen Scott
      • Feeney, Sen David
      • Brandis, Sen George
      • Waters, Sen Larissa
      • Bishop, Sen Mark
      • Smith, Sen Dean
      • Rhiannon, Sen Lee
  •   committees
    • scrutiny of bills committee
      • report
        • Macdonald, Sen Ian
    • corporations and financial services committee
      • report
        • Boyce, Sen Sue
    • human rights committee
      • report
        • Stephens, Sen Ursula
    • treaties committee
      • report
        • McKenzie, Sen Bridget
  •   ministerial statements
    • disability employment services, afghanistan
      • Farrell, Sen Don
    • afghanistan
      • Milne, Sen Christine
      • Bushby, Sen David
    • disability employment services
      • Siewert, Sen Rachel
  •   documents
    • women's employment and domestic violence
      • tabling
        • Cash, Sen Michaelia
        • Rhiannon, Sen Lee
  •   documents
    • tabling
  •   committees
    • membership
      • Boyce, Sen Sue (The ACTING DEPUTY PRESIDENT)
      • Feeney, Sen David
  •   bills
    • appropriation (implementation of the report of the expert panel on asylum seekers) bill (no. 1) 2012-2013, appropriation (implementation of the report of the expert panel on asylum seekers) bill (no. 2) 2012-2013
      • first reading
        • Feeney, Sen David
      • second reading
        • Feeney, Sen David
    • corporations legislation amendment (derivative transactions) bill 2012, crimes legislation amendment (serious drugs, identity crime and other measures) bill 2012, tax laws amendment (clean building managed investment trust) bill 2012
      • first reading
        • Feeney, Sen David
      • second reading
        • Feeney, Sen David
    • defence trade controls bill 2011
      • consideration of house of representatives message
        • Feeney, Sen David
        • Johnston, Sen David
        • Feeney, Sen David
        • Ludlam, Sen Scott
        • Feeney, Sen David
        • Ludlam, Sen Scott
        • division
    • customs amendment (military end-use) bill 2011
      • returned from the house of representatives
    • dental benefits amendment bill 2012
      • second reading
        • Fierravanti-Wells, Sen Concetta
  •   documents
    • Cameron, Sen Doug (The ACTING DEPUTY PRESIDENT)
    • commonwealth ombudsman
      • Faulkner, Sen John
  •   documents
    • consideration
  •   adjournment
    • Cameron, Sen Doug (The ACTING DEPUTY PRESIDENT)
    • brown, ms clarice
      • Moore, Sen Claire
    • medical workforce
      • Nash, Sen Fiona
    • dharamsala visit
      • Waters, Sen Larissa
  •   documents
    • tabling
    • tabling
    • indexed lists of files
      • tabling
  •   questions on notice
    • broadband, communications and the digital economy (question no. 2172) (Humphries, Sen Gary)
    • medicare chronic disease dental scheme (question no. 2228) (Humphries, Sen Gary)
    • medicare chronic disease dental scheme (question no. 2329) (Ronaldson, Sen Michael)

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