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  Table of contents

  • start of business
  •   bills
    • extradition and mutual assistance in criminal matters legislation amendment bill 2011
      • in committee
        • The CHAIRMAN
        • Ludwig, Sen Joe
      • third reading
        • Ludwig, Sen Joe
  •   business
    • rearrangement
      • Ludwig, Sen Joe
  •   bills
    • telecommunications universal service management agency bill 2011, telecommunications legislation amendment (universal service reform) bill 2011, telecommunications (industry levy) bill 2011
      • second reading
        • Brown, Sen Carol
        • Birmingham, Sen Simon
        • Cameron, Sen Doug
        • Ludlam, Sen Scott
        • Fisher, Sen Mary Jo
        • Conroy, Sen Stephen
  •   business
    • rearrangement
      • Conroy, Sen Stephen
  •   bills
    • education services for overseas students legislation amendment (tuition protection service and other measures) bill 2011, education services for overseas students (registration charges) amendment (tuition protection service) bill 2011, education services for overseas students (tps levies) bill 2011
      • second reading
        • Conroy, Sen Stephen
        • Mason, Sen Brett
        • Rhiannon, Sen Lee
        • Thistlethwaite, Sen Matt
        • McKenzie, Sen Bridget
        • Back, Sen Chris
        • Xenophon, Sen Nick
        • Evans, Sen Christopher
      • in committee
        • Evans, Sen Christopher
        • Xenophon, Sen Nick
        • Evans, Sen Christopher
        • Mason, Sen Brett
        • Evans, Sen Christopher
        • Mason, Sen Brett
        • Evans, Sen Christopher
        • Mason, Sen Brett
        • Evans, Sen Christopher
        • Mason, Sen Brett
        • Evans, Sen Christopher
  •   matters of public interest
    • asylum seekers
      • Singh, Sen Lisa
    • government schools
      • Back, Sen Chris
    • wikileaks
      • Ludlam, Sen Scott
    • murray-darling basin
      • Gallacher, Sen Alex
    • murray-darling basin
      • Joyce, Sen Barnaby
  •   questions without notice
    • arbib, senator mark (Brandis, Sen George)
    • paid parental leave (Crossin, Sen Trish)
  •   distinguished visitors
    • The PRESIDENT
  •   questions without notice
    • carbon pricing (Cormann, Sen Mathias)
    • wikileaks (Ludlam, Sen Scott)
    • carbon pricing (Birmingham, Sen Simon)
  •   distinguished visitors
    • The PRESIDENT
  •   questions without notice
    • fiscal policy (Thistlethwaite, Sen Matt)
    • emissions trading scheme (Edwards, Sen Sean)
    • food additives (Xenophon, Sen Nick)
    • national security (Cash, Sen Michaelia)
    • defence procurement (Pratt, Sen Louise)
  •   questions without notice: additional answers
    • workplace relations
      • Arbib, Sen Mark
  •   questions without notice: take note of answers
    • answers to questions
      • Fierravanti-Wells, Sen Concetta
      • Furner, Sen Mark
      • Mason, Sen Brett
      • Cameron, Sen Doug
      • Macdonald, Sen Ian
    • wikileaks
      • Ludlam, Sen Scott
  •   petitions
    • baby safe havens
  •   notices
    • presentation
  •   committees
    • rural and regional affairs and transport legislation committee
      • reporting date
        • McEwen, Sen Anne
  •   business
    • leave of absence
      • Siewert, Sen Rachel
  •   bills
    • native title amendment (reform) bill (no. 1) 2012
      • first reading
        • Siewert, Sen Rachel
      • second reading
        • Siewert, Sen Rachel
    • superannuation legislation amendment (trustee obligations and prudential standards) bill 2012
      • reference to committee
        • Cormann, Sen Mathias
  •   motions
    • international women's day
      • Kroger, Sen Helen
    • assange, mr julian
      • Ludlam, Sen Scott
      • division
      • Ludlam, Sen Scott
    • malaysia: rare earth processing
      • Brown, Sen Bob
      • division
    • murray-darling basin
      • McKenzie, Sen Bridget
  •   committees
    • scrutiny of bills committee
      • report
        • Fifield, Sen Mitch
    • community affairs references committee
      • report
        • Siewert, Sen Rachel
        • Moore, Sen Claire
        • Boyce, Sen Sue
        • Brown, Sen Carol
        • McKenzie, Sen Bridget
        • Stephens, Sen Ursula
        • Pratt, Sen Louise
  •   statement by the president
    • standing orders
      • The PRESIDENT
      • Brown, Sen Bob
      • Abetz, Sen Eric
      • Milne, Sen Christine
      • Macdonald, Sen Ian
  •   documents
    • tabling
  •   bills
    • antarctic treaty (environment protection) amendment bill 2011, customs amendment (anti-dumping improvements) bill (no. 2) 2011
      • first reading
        • Collins, Sen Jacinta
      • second reading
        • Collins, Sen Jacinta
    • personally controlled electronic health records bill 2011, personally controlled electronic health records (consequential amendments) bill 2011
      • first reading
        • Collins, Sen Jacinta
      • second reading
        • Collins, Sen Jacinta
    • social security legislation amendment bill 2011, stronger futures in the northern territory bill 2012, stronger futures in the northern territory (consequential and transitional provisions) bill 2011
      • first reading
        • Collins, Sen Jacinta
      • second reading
        • Collins, Sen Jacinta
    • social security and other legislation amendment (disability support pension participation reforms) bill 2012, social security and other legislation amendment (income support and other measures) bill 2012
      • first reading
        • Collins, Sen Jacinta
      • second reading
        • Collins, Sen Jacinta
    • appropriation bill (no. 3) 2011-2012, appropriation bill (no. 4) 2011-2012
      • first reading
        • Collins, Sen Jacinta
      • second reading
        • Collins, Sen Jacinta
  •   committees
    • education, employment and workplace relations legislation committee
      • reference
        • Abetz, Sen Eric
        • Urquhart, Sen Anne
        • Back, Sen Chris
        • Thistlethwaite, Sen Matt
        • Fisher, Sen Mary Jo
        • Cameron, Sen Doug
        • division
      • report
        • McEwen, Sen Anne
  •   bills
    • education services for overseas students legislation amendment (tuition protection service and other measures) bill 2011, education services for overseas students (registration charges) amendment (tuition protection service) bill 2011, education services for overseas students (tps levies) bill 2011
      • in committee
        • Mason, Sen Brett
        • Feeney, Sen David
        • Mason, Sen Brett
        • Feeney, Sen David
        • Mason, Sen Brett
        • Rhiannon, Sen Lee
        • Feeney, Sen David
        • Mason, Sen Brett
        • Xenophon, Sen Nick
        • Xenophon, Sen Nick
        • Feeney, Sen David
        • Xenophon, Sen Nick
        • Feeney, Sen David
        • Mason, Sen Brett
        • Xenophon, Sen Nick
        • Mason, Sen Brett
        • Feeney, Sen David
        • Xenophon, Sen Nick
        • Rhiannon, Sen Lee
        • division
        • Rhiannon, Sen Lee
        • Evans, Sen Christopher
  •   business
    • rearrangement
      • Evans, Sen Christopher
  •   bills
    • education services for overseas students legislation amendment (tuition protection service and other measures) bill 2011, education services for overseas students (registration charges) amendment (tuition protection service) bill 2011, education services for overseas students (tps levies) bill 2011
      • in committee
        • Evans, Sen Christopher
        • Rhiannon, Sen Lee
        • Rhiannon, Sen Lee
        • Evans, Sen Christopher
        • Mason, Sen Brett
        • Rhiannon, Sen Lee
        • Rhiannon, Sen Lee
        • Evans, Sen Christopher
        • Xenophon, Sen Nick
        • Evans, Sen Christopher
        • Xenophon, Sen Nick
        • Mason, Sen Brett
        • Fisher, Sen Mary Jo (The TEMPORARY CHAIRMAN)
        • Evans, Sen Christopher
        • Mason, Sen Brett
        • Rhiannon, Sen Lee
        • Evans, Sen Christopher
        • Mason, Sen Brett
        • Rhiannon, Sen Lee
        • Evans, Sen Christopher
      • third reading
        • Evans, Sen Christopher
  •   documents
    • tabling
      • Fierravanti-Wells, Sen Concetta
  •   adjournment
    • The PRESIDENT
    • denison electorate, reynolds, hon. margaret
      • Singh, Sen Lisa
    • murray-darling basin
      • Birmingham, Sen Simon
    • abortion, international women's day
      • Rhiannon, Sen Lee
    • regional australia
      • Gallacher, Sen Alex
  •   documents
    • tabling
    • indexed lists of files
    • departmental and agency contracts
  •   questions on notice
    • medicare (question no. 1539) (Cash, Sen Michaelia)

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