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  • start of business
  •   bills
    • australian capital territory (self-government) amendment (disallowance and amendment power of the commonwealth) bill 2010
      • second reading
        • Lundy, Sen Kate
        • Brandis, Sen George
        • Crossin, Sen Trish
        • Humphries, Sen Gary
        • Singh, Sen Lisa
        • Cormann, Sen Mathias
        • Scullion, Sen Nigel
        • Sherry, Sen Nick
        • Brown, Sen Bob
        • division
      • in committee
        • Brandis, Sen George
        • Sherry, Sen Nick
        • Brown, Sen Bob
        • Sherry, Sen Nick
        • Brandis, Sen George
        • Sherry, Sen Nick
        • Brandis, Sen George
        • Brown, Sen Bob
        • Cormann, Sen Mathias
        • Brandis, Sen George
        • Brown, Sen Bob
        • division
      • third reading
        • Brown, Sen Bob
        • Brandis, Sen George
        • Sherry, Sen Nick
        • Cormann, Sen Mathias
        • division
        • Sherry, Sen Nick
  •   committees
    • selection of bills committee
      • report
        • McEwen, Sen Anne
  •   business
    • rearrangement
      • Ludwig, Sen Joe
    • withdrawal
      • Ludwig, Sen Joe
    • senate temporary orders
      • Ludwig, Sen Joe
  •   notices
    • presentation
  •   committees
    • education, employment and workplace relations references committee
      • reference
        • Mason, Sen Brett
        • division
  •   motions
    • education funding
      • Mason, Sen Brett
      • division
    • question time
      • Brown, Sen Bob
      • division
    • james price point
      • Siewert, Sen Rachel
      • McEwen, Sen Anne
      • Cormann, Sen Mathias
      • Siewert, Sen Rachel
      • division
    • israel
      • Boswell, Sen Ronald
  •   committees
    • legal and constitutional affairs legislation committee
      • reporting date
        • McEwen, Sen Anne
    • rural affairs and transport references committee
      • reporting date
        • Kroger, Sen Helen
  •   motions
    • renal services
      • Siewert, Sen Rachel
      • Ludwig, Sen Joe
    • libyan students
      • Hanson-Young, Sen Sarah
  •   committees
    • cyber-safety committee
      • report
        • Bilyk, Sen Catryna
        • Ludlam, Sen Scott
  •   bills
    • child support (registration and collection) amendment bill 2011
      • returned from the house of representatives
  •   motions
    • parliament house: energy use
      • consideration of house of representatives message
  •   committees
    • membership
  •   bills
    • australian energy market amendment (national energy retail law) bill 2011, competition and consumer amendment bill (no. 1) 2011, competition and consumer legislation amendment bill 2011, social security and other legislation amendment bill 2011, tax laws amendment (2011 measures no. 6) bill 2011
      • first reading
        • Collins, Sen Jacinta
      • second reading
        • Collins, Sen Jacinta
    • offshore petroleum and greenhouse gas storage amendment (national regulator) bill 2011, offshore petroleum (royalty) amendment bill 2011
      • first reading
        • Collins, Sen Jacinta
      • second reading
        • Collins, Sen Jacinta
  •   committees
    • legal and constitutional affairs legislation committee, foreign affairs, defence and trade legislation committee, finance and public administration legislation committee
      • report
        • Brown, Sen Carol
  •   business
    • consideration of legislation
      • Collins, Sen Jacinta
  •   bills
    • indigenous education (targeted assistance) amendment bill 2011
      • second reading
        • Scullion, Sen Nigel
        • Collins, Sen Jacinta
        • Scullion, Sen Nigel
      • third reading
    • statute stocktake bill (no. 1) 2011
      • second reading
        • Cormann, Sen Mathias
        • Collins, Sen Jacinta
      • third reading
    • carbon credits (carbon farming initiative) bill 2011, carbon credits (consequential amendments) bill 2011, australian national registry of emissions units bill 2011
      • in committee
        • Bishop, Sen Mark
        • Birmingham, Sen Simon
        • Ludwig, Sen Joe
        • Birmingham, Sen Simon
        • Birmingham, Sen Simon
        • Colbeck, Sen Richard
        • Birmingham, Sen Simon
        • Ludwig, Sen Joe
        • Birmingham, Sen Simon
        • Ludwig, Sen Joe
        • division
        • Xenophon, Sen Nick
        • Milne, Sen Christine
        • Birmingham, Sen Simon
        • Ludwig, Sen Joe
        • Xenophon, Sen Nick
  •   questions without notice
    • carbon pricing (Ryan, Sen Scott)
    • education and health funding (Gallacher, Sen Alex)
    • carbon pricing (Eggleston, Sen Alan)
    • asylum seekers (Hanson-Young, Sen Sarah)
    • carbon pricing (Fierravanti-Wells, Sen Concetta)
    • carbon pricing (Marshall, Sen Gavin)
    • carbon pricing (McKenzie, Sen Bridget)
    • apple imports (Xenophon, Sen Nick)
  •   questions without notice: additional answers
    • coal seam gas
      • Wong, Sen Penny
  •   questions without notice: take note of answers
    • answers to questions
      • Cash, Sen Michaelia
      • Bishop, Sen Mark
      • Bernardi, Sen Cory
      • Farrell, Sen Don
    • apple imports
      • Colbeck, Sen Richard
  •   matters of public importance
    • budget
      • Parry, Sen Stephen
      • Cormann, Sen Mathias
      • Brown, Sen Carol
      • Joyce, Sen Barnaby
      • Polley, Sen Helen
      • Ryan, Sen Scott
      • Faulkner, Sen John
  •   ministerial statements
    • disability services
      • Sherry, Sen Nick
  •   documents
    • register of senate senior executive officers' interests
      • Parry, Sen Stephen
    • work of committees
      • Parry, Sen Stephen
  •   bills
    • remuneration and other legislation amendment bill 2011, product stewardship bill 2011, therapeutic goods amendment (2011 measures no. 1) bill 2011, customs amendment (serious drugs detection) bill 2011, family assistance and other legislation amendment (child care and other measures) bill 2011, intelligence services legislation amendment bill 2011, migration amendment (strengthening the character test and other provisions) bill 2011, military justice (interim measures) amendment bill 2011, mutual assistance in criminal matters amendment (registration of foreign proceeds of crime orders) bill 2011, national consumer credit protection amendment (home loans and credit cards) bill 2011, customs tariff amendment (2012 harmonized system changes) bill 2011, aged care amendment bill 2011, military rehabilitation and compensation amendment (mrca supplement) bill 2011, child support (registration and collection) amendment bill 2011, financial framework legislation amendment bill (no. 1) 2011, protection of the sea (prevention of pollution from ships) amendment (oil transfers) bill 2011, social security and other legislation amendment (miscellaneous measures) bill 2011
      • assent
  •   documents
    • tabling
  •   committees
    • membership
      • Parry, Sen Stephen
      • Sherry, Sen Nick
  •   business
    • rearrangement
      • Sherry, Sen Nick
  •   bills
    • carbon credits (carbon farming initiative) bill 2011, carbon credits (consequential amendments) bill 2011, australian national registry of emissions units bill 2011
      • in committee
        • Parry, Sen Stephen
        • Birmingham, Sen Simon
        • Milne, Sen Christine
        • Xenophon, Sen Nick
        • Ludwig, Sen Joe
        • Xenophon, Sen Nick
        • Birmingham, Sen Simon
  •   first speech
    • Hogg, Sen John
    • Thistlethwaite, Sen Matt
  •   parliamentary representation
    • new south wales
      • Senator COONAN
      • Abetz, Sen Eric
      • Evans, Sen Christopher
  •   documents
    • order for the production of documents
    • consideration
  •   committees
    • consideration
  •   auditor-general's reports
    • consideration
  •   adjournment
    • Marshall, Sen Gavin
    • united nations convention relating to the status of refugees
      • Faulkner, Sen John
    • same-sex relationships
      • Humphries, Sen Gary
    • anglesea barracks peacekeeping memorial, australian peacekeeper and peacemaker veterans association
      • Bilyk, Sen Catryna
    • vietnam veterans day
      • Ronaldson, Sen Michael
  •   documents
    • tabling
    • order for the production of documents
  •   questions on notice
    • defence: naval vessels (question no. 483) (Johnston, Sen David)
    • defence: reserves and contractors (question no. 509) (Johnston, Sen David)
    • defence: child minding expenses (question no. 519) (Johnston, Sen David)
    • defence (question no. 520) (Johnston, Sen David)
    • defence: hospitality (question no. 521) (Johnston, Sen David)
    • defence: hospitality (question no. 531) (Johnston, Sen David)
    • defence: gifts policy (question no. 574) (Ludlam, Sen Scott)
    • afghanistan: depleted uranium munitions (question no. 577) (Ludlam, Sen Scott)
    • attorney-general: staffing (question no. 625) (Siewert, Sen Rachel)
    • defence: submarines (question no. 634) (Johnston, Sen David)
    • defence (question no. 713) (Johnston, Sen David)
    • defence: staffing (question no. 730) (Johnston, Sen David)
    • defence: staffing (question no. 731) (Johnston, Sen David)
    • defence: staffing (question no. 732) (Johnston, Sen David)
    • defence: staffing (question no. 733) (Johnston, Sen David)
    • defence: staffing (question no. 734) (Johnston, Sen David)
    • defence (question no. 790) (Johnston, Sen David)
    • australian water licences (question no. 834) (Birmingham, Sen Simon)
    • defence: aircraft (question no. 838) (Abetz, Sen Eric)

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