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  Table of contents

  • start of business
  •   documents
    • tabling
  •   committees
    • environment and communications legislation committee, environment and communications references committee
      • meeting
        • DEPUTY PRESIDENT, The
  •   bills
    • defence amendment (fair pay for members of the adf) bill 2014
      • second reading
        • Lambie, Sen Jacqui
        • Bernardi, Sen Cory
        • Conroy, Sen Stephen
        • Ludlam, Sen Scott
        • Reynolds, Sen Linda
        • Gallacher, Sen Alex
        • Lazarus, Sen Glenn
        • division
        • PRESIDENT, The
        • PRESIDENT, The
      • third reading
        • Lambie, Sen Jacqui
  •   notices
    • presentation
  •   committees
    • selection of bills committee
      • report
        • Fawcett, Sen David
        • Ludlam, Sen Scott
        • Leyonhjelm, Sen David
        • division
  •   business
    • rearrangement
      • Fifield, Sen Mitch
      • Fifield, Sen Mitch
    • consideration of legislation
      • Fifield, Sen Mitch
    • rearrangement
      • Leyonhjelm, Sen David
    • leave of absence
      • McEwen, Sen Anne
  •   petitions
    • aboriginal remote communities
      • Siewert, Sen Rachel
  •   committees
    • finance and public administration references committee
      • reference
        • Siewert, Sen Rachel
  •   petitions
    • stop the trawler campaign
      • Whish-Wilson, Sen Peter
  •   business
    • consideration of legislation
      • Fifield, Sen Mitch
  •   committees
    • australian commission for law enforcement integrity committee
      • meeting
        • McEwen, Sen Anne
    • law enforcement committee
      • meeting
        • McEwen, Sen Anne
  •   motions
    • agriculture
      • O'Sullivan, Sen Barry
    • donations to political parties
      • Rhiannon, Sen Lee
      • division
    • perth light rail network
      • Ludlam, Sen Scott
  •   committees
    • queensland government administration committee
      • appointment
        • Lazarus, Sen Glenn
  •   motions
    • disaster relief
      • Milne, Sen Christine
      • Fifield, Sen Mitch
    • world down syndrome day
      • Fifield, Sen Mitch
  •   notices
    • presentation
      • Fifield, Sen Mitch
  •   bills
    • migration amendment (protection and other measures) bill 2014
      • second reading
        • Cash, Sen Michaelia
        • division
      • in committee
        • Cash, Sen Michaelia
        • Hanson-Young, Sen Sarah
        • Cash, Sen Michaelia
        • Hanson-Young, Sen Sarah
        • Cash, Sen Michaelia
        • Hanson-Young, Sen Sarah
        • Macdonald, Sen Ian
        • Cash, Sen Michaelia
        • Hanson-Young, Sen Sarah
        • Cash, Sen Michaelia
        • Carr, Sen Kim
        • division
        • Hanson-Young, Sen Sarah
        • Cash, Sen Michaelia
        • division
        • Hanson-Young, Sen Sarah
        • Cash, Sen Michaelia
    • australian river co. limited bill 2015
      • second reading
        • McLucas, Sen Jan
        • Ryan, Sen Scott
      • third reading
        • Gallacher, Sen Alex (The ACTING DEPUTY PRESIDENT)
        • Ryan, Sen Scott
    • offshore petroleum and greenhouse gas storage amendment (miscellaneous matters) bill 2015, offshore petroleum and greenhouse gas storage (regulatory levies) amendment (miscellaneous matters) bill 2015
      • second reading
        • Collins, Sen Jacinta
        • Ryan, Sen Scott
      • third reading
        • Gallacher, Sen Alex (The ACTING DEPUTY PRESIDENT)
        • Ryan, Sen Scott
    • succession to the crown bill 2015
      • second reading
        • Collins, Sen Jacinta
        • Milne, Sen Christine
        • Smith, Sen Dean
        • Macdonald, Sen Ian
        • Ryan, Sen Scott
      • third reading
        • Dastyari, Sen Sam (The ACTING DEPUTY PRESIDENT)
        • Ryan, Sen Scott
    • migration amendment (protection and other measures) bill 2014
      • in committee
        • CHAIRMAN, The
        • division
        • Hanson-Young, Sen Sarah
        • Cash, Sen Michaelia
        • division
        • Hanson-Young, Sen Sarah
        • Cash, Sen Michaelia
        • division
        • PRESIDENT, The
  •   questions without notice
    • abbott government (Sterle, Sen Glenn)
    • workplace relations (McKenzie, Sen Bridget)
    • prime minister (Dastyari, Sen Sam)
    • indigenous advancement strategy (Siewert, Sen Rachel)
    • defence procurement (Gallacher, Sen Alex)
    • telecommunications data retention (Xenophon, Sen Nick)
    • great barrier reef (Macdonald, Sen Ian)
    • road infrastructure (Rice, Sen Janet)
    • indigenous affairs (Peris, Sen Nova)
    • veterans (O'Sullivan, Sen Barry)
  •   questions without notice: take note of answers
    • prime minister
      • Wong, Sen Penny
      • Ruston, Sen Anne
      • Conroy, Sen Stephen
      • McKenzie, Sen Bridget
      • Ludwig, Sen Joe
    • indigenous advancement strategy
      • Siewert, Sen Rachel
  •   committees
    • national broadband network select committee
      • report
        • Lundy, Sen Kate
        • Ruston, Sen Anne
        • Conroy, Sen Stephen
    • finance and public administration references committee
      • report
        • Lundy, Sen Kate
        • McKenzie, Sen Bridget
        • Waters, Sen Larissa
        • Peris, Sen Nova
    • economics references committee
      • report
        • McEwen, Sen Anne
    • parliamentary joint committee on intelligence and security
      • report
        • Fawcett, Sen David
    • parliamentary joint committee on human rights
      • report
        • Fawcett, Sen David
    • joint standing committee on national capital and external territories
      • government response to report
        • Payne, Sen Marise
    • finance and public administration references committee
      • membership
        • Smith, Sen Dean (The ACTING DEPUTY PRESIDENT)
        • Payne, Sen Marise
  •   bills
    • limitation of liability for maritime claims amendment bill 2015
      • first reading
        • Payne, Sen Marise
      • second reading
        • Payne, Sen Marise
  •   motions
    • coal seam gas
      • Milne, Sen Christine
      • Seselja, Sen Zed
      • Ketter, Sen Christopher
      • Rhiannon, Sen Lee
      • Canavan, Sen Matthew
  •   documents
    • consideration
  •   committees
    • joint standing committee on the national disability insurance scheme
      • government response to report
        • Gallacher, Sen Alex
    • foreign affairs, defence and trade references committee
      • government response to report
        • Gallacher, Sen Alex
    • economics references committee
      • report
        • Xenophon, Sen Nick
    • abbott government's budget cuts select committee
      • report
        • Polley, Sen Helen
    • education and employment references committee
      • report
        • McKenzie, Sen Bridget
    • abbott government's budget cuts select committee
      • report
        • Cameron, Sen Doug
    • education and employment references committee
      • report
        • Carr, Sen Kim
  •   adjournment
    • PRESIDENT, The
    • western australia: cyclone olwyn
      • Smith, Sen Dean
    • housing affordability
      • Madigan, Sen John
    • community services
      • McGrath, Sen James
    • national close the gap day
      • Lines, Sen Susan
    • western australia: agriculture
      • Siewert, Sen Rachel
    • victoria: cattle grazing in national parks
      • McKenzie, Sen Bridget
    • special broadcasting service
      • Dastyari, Sen Sam
    • world down syndrome day
      • Moore, Sen Claire
    • tasmania: granville harbour wind farm
      • Urquhart, Sen Anne
  •   documents
    • tabling
    • indexed lists of files

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