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  Table of contents

  • start of business
  •   documents
    • tabling
  •   committees
    • economics references committee, foreign affairs, defence and trade references committee, select committee on unconventional gas mining
      • meeting
        • PRESIDENT, The
  •   bills
    • maritime transport and offshore facilities security amendment (inter-state voyages) bill 2015
      • second reading
        • Collins, Sen Jacinta
        • Rice, Sen Janet
        • Lazarus, Sen Glenn
        • Colbeck, Sen Richard
        • division
      • third reading
        • Colbeck, Sen Richard
    • aged care amendment (red tape reduction in places management) bill 2015
      • second reading
        • Polley, Sen Helen
        • Siewert, Sen Rachel
        • Smith, Sen Dean
        • Nash, Sen Fiona
      • third reading
        • Bernardi, Sen Cory (The ACTING DEPUTY PRESIDENT)
        • Nash, Sen Fiona
    • safety, rehabilitation and compensation legislation amendment (exit arrangements) bill 2015
      • second reading
        • Reynolds, Sen Linda
        • Cash, Sen Michaelia
      • third reading
        • Lines, Sen Susan (The ACTING DEPUTY PRESIDENT)
        • Cash, Sen Michaelia
    • food standards australia new zealand amendment (forum on food regulation and other measures) bill 2015
      • second reading
        • Gallagher, Sen Katy
        • Siewert, Sen Rachel
        • Xenophon, Sen Nick
        • Macdonald, Sen Ian
        • Nash, Sen Fiona
      • in committee
        • Nash, Sen Fiona
        • Gallagher, Sen Katy
        • Siewert, Sen Rachel
        • Siewert, Sen Rachel
        • Nash, Sen Fiona
        • Gallagher, Sen Katy
        • division
        • Siewert, Sen Rachel
        • Nash, Sen Fiona
        • Gallagher, Sen Katy
        • Gallagher, Sen Katy
        • Nash, Sen Fiona
        • Siewert, Sen Rachel
        • Nash, Sen Fiona
        • division
        • CHAIRMAN, The
      • third reading
        • Nash, Sen Fiona
        • division
  •   statements by senators
    • PRESIDENT, The
    • superannuation
      • Back, Sen Chris
    • education funding
      • O'Neill, Sen Deb
    • marine pollution
      • Whish-Wilson, Sen Peter
    • queensland: adani carmichael coalmine
      • Canavan, Sen Matthew
    • automotive industry
      • Gallacher, Sen Alex
    • housing affordability
      • Day, Sen Bob
    • adoption, focus act, australian capital territory: school awards
      • Seselja, Sen Zed
    • goods and services tax
      • Polley, Sen Helen
  •   questions without notice
    • education funding (McAllister, Sen Jenny)
    • asylum seekers (Lindgren, Sen Joanna)
    • education funding (Lines, Sen Susan)
    • asylum seekers (Hanson-Young, Sen Sarah)
    • economy (Fawcett, Sen David)
    • building and construction industry (Wang, Sen Zhenya)
      • Brandis, Sen George
      • procedural text
    • building and construction industry (Johnston, Sen David)
    • international development assistance (Day, Sen Bob)
    • goods and services tax (Bullock, Sen Joseph)
    • innovation and science (Back, Sen Chris)
    • taxation (Bilyk, Sen Catryna)
    • northern australia (Canavan, Sen Matthew)
    • member for fisher (Collins, Sen Jacinta)
    • trade (Williams, Sen John)
  •   answers to questions on notice
    • question nos 2630, 2631 and 2632
      • Ludlam, Sen Scott
      • Colbeck, Sen Richard
      • Ludlam, Sen Scott
  •   questions without notice: take note of answers
    • education funding
      • Dastyari, Sen Sam
      • Bernardi, Sen Cory
      • Bilyk, Sen Catryna
      • Ruston, Sen Anne
      • Bullock, Sen Joseph
  •   petitions
    • criminal code amendment (animal protection) bill 2015
  •   statements
    • safety, rehabilitation and compensation legislation amendment (exit arrangements) bill 2015
      • Moore, Sen Claire
  •   notices
    • presentation
  •   business
    • leave of absence
      • McEwen, Sen Anne
  •   committees
    • economics references committee
      • reporting date
        • PRESIDENT, The
    • legal and constitutional affairs references committee
      • reference
        • Lazarus, Sen Glenn
        • Ryan, Sen Scott
  •   motions
    • bushfires
      • Back, Sen Chris
      • Rice, Sen Janet
    • ovarian cancer
      • McEwen, Sen Anne
    • western australia: bushfires
      • Wang, Sen Zhenya
    • sex discrimination commissioner
      • Waters, Sen Larissa
  •   committees
    • public accounts and audit committee, foreign affairs, defence and trade joint committee
      • meeting
        • Bushby, Sen David
    • national capital and external territories committee
      • meeting
        • McEwen, Sen Anne
  •   motions
    • western australia: australia day honours
      • Smith, Sen Dean
    • centrelink
      • Siewert, Sen Rachel
      • Ryan, Sen Scott
    • road infrastructure
      • Ludlam, Sen Scott
      • Ryan, Sen Scott
      • Ludlam, Sen Scott
      • division
    • gold coast airport
      • Rhiannon, Sen Lee
      • Ryan, Sen Scott
      • division
  •   notices
    • postponement
      • Siewert, Sen Rachel
  •   answers to questions on notice
    • question nos 2630, 2631 and 2632
      • Colbeck, Sen Richard
  •   matters of public importance
    • turnbull government
      • PRESIDENT, The
      • Di Natale, Sen Richard
      • Williams, Sen John
      • Lines, Sen Susan
      • Wang, Sen Zhenya
      • Bernardi, Sen Cory
      • Brown, Sen Carol
      • Madigan, Sen John
      • O'Sullivan, Sen Barry
      • Gallacher, Sen Alex
      • Lambie, Sen Jacqui
  •   documents
    • consideration
  •   committees
    • scrutiny of bills committee
      • report
        • Bilyk, Sen Catryna
    • regulations and ordinances committee
      • delegated legislation monitor
        • Smith, Sen Dean
    • human rights committee
      • report
        • Smith, Sen Dean
    • legal and constitutional affairs references committee
      • government response to report
        • Ruston, Sen Anne
  •   documents
    • order for the production of documents
      • Ruston, Sen Anne
  •   committees
    • membership
      • Seselja, Sen Zed (The ACTING DEPUTY PRESIDENT)
      • Ruston, Sen Anne
  •   bills
    • broadcasting legislation amendment (digital radio) bill 2015
      • first reading
        • Ruston, Sen Anne
      • second reading
        • Ruston, Sen Anne
    • migration amendment (complementary protection and other measures) bill 2015
      • first reading
        • Ruston, Sen Anne
      • second reading
        • Ruston, Sen Anne
    • migration legislation amendment (cessation of visa labels) bill 2015
      • first reading
        • Ruston, Sen Anne
      • second reading
        • Ruston, Sen Anne
  •   committees
    • corporations and financial services committee, joint standing committee on treaties
      • membership
        • Seselja, Sen Zed (The ACTING DEPUTY PRESIDENT)
    • finance and public administration legislation committee, legal and constitutional affairs legislation committee
      • report
        • Smith, Sen Dean
    • social security legislation amendment (further strengthening job seeker compliance) bill 2015
      • second reading
        • Cameron, Sen Doug
        • Siewert, Sen Rachel
        • Smith, Sen Dean
        • Bilyk, Sen Catryna
        • Xenophon, Sen Nick
        • Seselja, Sen Zed
        • Lines, Sen Susan
  •   adjournment
    • Whish-Wilson, Sen Peter (The ACTING DEPUTY PRESIDENT)
    • trade
      • O'Sullivan, Sen Barry
    • workplace relations
      • Sterle, Sen Glenn
    • australian broadcasting corporation
      • McKenzie, Sen Bridget
  •   documents
    • tabling
    • tabling
    • tabling

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