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  Table of contents

  • start of business
  •   documents
    • tabling
  •   committees
    • meeting
      • PRESIDENT, The
    • economics legislation committee
      • report
        • O'Sullivan, Sen Barry
  •   bills
    • national health amendment (pharmaceutical benefits) bill 2015
      • second reading
        • McLucas, Sen Jan
        • Di Natale, Sen Richard
        • Leyonhjelm, Sen David
        • Xenophon, Sen Nick
        • Nash, Sen Fiona
      • in committee
        • Leyonhjelm, Sen David
        • McLucas, Sen Jan
        • Nash, Sen Fiona
        • division
      • third reading
        • Nash, Sen Fiona
    • appropriation (parliamentary departments) bill (no. 1) 2015-2016, appropriation bill (no. 1) 2015-2016, appropriation bill (no. 2) 2015-2016, appropriation bill (no. 5) 2014-2015, appropriation bill (no. 6) 2014-2015
      • first reading
        • Cormann, Sen Mathias
      • second reading
        • Cormann, Sen Mathias
        • Wong, Sen Penny
  •   questions without notice
    • hospitals (O'Neill, Sen Deb)
    • national security: citizenship (Fawcett, Sen David)
    • education funding (Peris, Sen Nova)
    • climate change (Di Natale, Sen Richard)
    • australian customs service (Johnston, Sen David)
    • budget (Brown, Sen Carol)
    • budget (Bernardi, Sen Cory)
    • family law (Madigan, Sen John)
    • industrial relations (Cameron, Sen Doug)
    • indigenous business (McGrath, Sen James)
    • economy (Bullock, Sen Joesph)
    • illicit drugs (Ruston, Sen Anne)
  •   questions without notice: take note of answers
    • answers to questions
      • Cameron, Sen Doug
      • Sinodinos, Sen Arthur
      • O'Neill, Sen Deb
      • Williams, Sen John
      • Urquhart, Sen Anne
    • climate change
      • Milne, Sen Christine
  •   notices
    • presentation
  •   business
    • leave of absence
      • Bushby, Sen David
  •   committees
    • education and employment legislation committee
      • reporting date
        • Bushby, Sen David
    • economics references committee
      • reference
        • Xenophon, Sen Nick
        • Fifield, Sen Mitch
  •   business
    • rearrangement
      • Fifield, Sen Mitch
  •   bills
    • voice for animals (independent office of animal welfare) bill 2015
      • first reading
        • Rhiannon, Sen Lee
      • second reading
        • Rhiannon, Sen Lee
  •   committees
    • joint select committee on northern australia
      • meeting
        • Bushby, Sen David
    • joint select committee on trade and investment growth
      • meeting
        • Bushby, Sen David
  •   motions
    • women in sport: matildas
      • Waters, Sen Larissa
    • queensland firebirds
      • Moore, Sen Claire
    • horticultural exports
      • Bushby, Sen David
    • asylum seekers
      • Hanson-Young, Sen Sarah
      • division
  •   matters of public importance
    • health funding
      • PRESIDENT, The
      • Lines, Sen Susan
      • Nash, Sen Fiona
      • Di Natale, Sen Richard
      • O'Neill, Sen Deb
      • Macdonald, Sen Ian
      • Gallagher, Sen Katy
      • Seselja, Sen Zed
  •   documents
    • consideration
  •   committees
    • environment and communications legislation committee
      • report
        • Urquhart, Sen Anne
    • environment and communications references committee
      • report
        • Urquhart, Sen Anne
        • Ruston, Sen Anne
        • Waters, Sen Larissa
    • procedure committee
      • report
        • Marshall, Sen Gavin
    • joint standing committee on foreign affairs, defence and trade
      • report
        • Gallacher, Sen Alex
        • Singh, Sen Lisa
  •   budget
    • consideration by estimates committees
      • O'Sullivan, Sen Barry
    • finance and public administration legislation committee
      • report
        • O'Sullivan, Sen Barry
  •   committees
    • human rights committee
      • report
        • O'Sullivan, Sen Barry
    • public works committee
      • report
        • O'Sullivan, Sen Barry
    • intelligence and security committee
      • report
        • O'Sullivan, Sen Barry
    • joint committee of public accounts and audit
      • government response to report
        • Scullion, Sen Nigel
        • Milne, Sen Christine
        • Macdonald, Sen Ian
  •   petitions
    • western australia: health
      • Lines, Sen Susan
  •   committees
    • joint committee of public accounts and audit
      • report
        • Macdonald, Sen Ian
    • abbott government's budget cuts select committee, constitutional recognition of atsip
      • membership
        • Scullion, Sen Nigel
  •   bills
    • social services legislation amendment (defined benefit income streams) bill 2015
      • first reading
        • Scullion, Sen Nigel
      • second reading
        • Scullion, Sen Nigel
    • excise tariff amendment (ethanol and biodiesel) bill 2015
      • returned from the house of representatives
    • tax laws amendment (small business measures no. 1) bill 2015, tax laws amendment (small business measures no. 2) bill 2015
      • assent
  •   notices
    • postponement
      • Wright, Sen Penny
  •   bills
    • appropriation (parliamentary departments) bill (no. 1) 2015-2016, appropriation bill (no. 1) 2015-2016, appropriation bill (no. 2) 2015-2016, appropriation bill (no. 5) 2014-2015, appropriation bill (no. 6) 2014-2015
      • second reading
        • Wong, Sen Penny
        • Leyonhjelm, Sen David
        • Bilyk, Sen Catryna
        • Ludwig, Sen Joe
        • Cormann, Sen Mathias
      • in committee
      • appropriation bill (no.2) 2015-2016
        • Leyonhjelm, Sen David
        • Cormann, Sen Mathias
        • Polley, Sen Helen
        • Cormann, Sen Mathias
        • Whish-Wilson, Sen Peter
      • third reading
        • Cormann, Sen Mathias
    • renewable energy (electricity) amendment bill 2015
      • in committee
        • CHAIRMAN, The
        • Rice, Sen Janet
        • Birmingham, Sen Simon
        • Rice, Sen Janet
        • Birmingham, Sen Simon
        • Rice, Sen Janet
        • Birmingham, Sen Simon
        • Singh, Sen Lisa
        • Birmingham, Sen Simon
        • Rice, Sen Janet
        • Birmingham, Sen Simon
        • Rice, Sen Janet
        • Birmingham, Sen Simon
        • Rice, Sen Janet
        • Birmingham, Sen Simon
        • Waters, Sen Larissa
        • Waters, Sen Larissa
        • Rice, Sen Janet
        • Birmingham, Sen Simon
        • Rice, Sen Janet
        • Birmingham, Sen Simon
        • Milne, Sen Christine
        • Birmingham, Sen Simon
        • Milne, Sen Christine
        • Birmingham, Sen Simon
        • Milne, Sen Christine
        • Birmingham, Sen Simon
        • Milne, Sen Christine
        • Waters, Sen Larissa
        • Birmingham, Sen Simon
        • Waters, Sen Larissa
        • Birmingham, Sen Simon
        • Waters, Sen Larissa
        • Birmingham, Sen Simon
        • Waters, Sen Larissa
        • Birmingham, Sen Simon
        • Waters, Sen Larissa
        • Birmingham, Sen Simon
        • Waters, Sen Larissa
        • Birmingham, Sen Simon
        • Waters, Sen Larissa
        • Birmingham, Sen Simon
        • Rice, Sen Janet
        • Birmingham, Sen Simon
        • Milne, Sen Christine
        • Birmingham, Sen Simon
        • Milne, Sen Christine
        • Birmingham, Sen Simon
        • Rice, Sen Janet
        • Birmingham, Sen Simon
        • Waters, Sen Larissa
        • Birmingham, Sen Simon
        • Milne, Sen Christine
        • Birmingham, Sen Simon
        • Milne, Sen Christine
        • Rice, Sen Janet
        • Birmingham, Sen Simon
        • Rice, Sen Janet
        • Birmingham, Sen Simon
        • division
        • Lazarus, Sen Glenn
        • Birmingham, Sen Simon
        • Singh, Sen Lisa
        • Lazarus, Sen Glenn
        • Milne, Sen Christine
        • Birmingham, Sen Simon
        • Milne, Sen Christine
        • division
        • CHAIRMAN, The
        • Waters, Sen Larissa
        • Birmingham, Sen Simon
        • Birmingham, Sen Simon
        • Milne, Sen Christine
        • Birmingham, Sen Simon
        • Singh, Sen Lisa
        • Birmingham, Sen Simon
        • Milne, Sen Christine
        • Birmingham, Sen Simon
        • Milne, Sen Christine
        • Birmingham, Sen Simon
        • Waters, Sen Larissa
        • Birmingham, Sen Simon
        • Waters, Sen Larissa
        • Birmingham, Sen Simon
        • Waters, Sen Larissa
        • Birmingham, Sen Simon
        • Milne, Sen Christine
        • Birmingham, Sen Simon
        • Milne, Sen Christine
        • Birmingham, Sen Simon
        • division
        • Lazarus, Sen Glenn
        • Birmingham, Sen Simon
        • Singh, Sen Lisa
        • Rice, Sen Janet
        • Waters, Sen Larissa
        • Birmingham, Sen Simon
        • Singh, Sen Lisa
        • Rice, Sen Janet
        • Birmingham, Sen Simon
        • Rice, Sen Janet
        • Birmingham, Sen Simon
        • Rice, Sen Janet
        • Birmingham, Sen Simon
        • Rice, Sen Janet
        • Milne, Sen Christine
        • Birmingham, Sen Simon
        • Milne, Sen Christine
        • Birmingham, Sen Simon
        • Milne, Sen Christine
        • division
        • Waters, Sen Larissa
        • Birmingham, Sen Simon
        • Singh, Sen Lisa
        • Milne, Sen Christine
        • division
  •   business
    • rearrangement
      • Birmingham, Sen Simon
  •   bills
    • renewable energy (electricity) amendment bill 2015
      • in committee
        • Wang, Sen Zhenya
        • Birmingham, Sen Simon
        • Singh, Sen Lisa
        • Waters, Sen Larissa
        • Xenophon, Sen Nick
        • Birmingham, Sen Simon
        • Waters, Sen Larissa
        • Singh, Sen Lisa
        • Xenophon, Sen Nick
        • Birmingham, Sen Simon
        • Xenophon, Sen Nick
        • Birmingham, Sen Simon
        • Waters, Sen Larissa
        • Birmingham, Sen Simon
        • Xenophon, Sen Nick
        • Birmingham, Sen Simon
        • division
      • third reading
        • Birmingham, Sen Simon
        • division
  •   adjournment
    • PRESIDENT, The
    • western australia: broadband
      • Bullock, Sen Joesph
    • budget
      • Wang, Sen Zhenya
    • marriage equality
      • Leyonhjelm, Sen David
    • family court of australia
      • Madigan, Sen John
    • victoria: cattle grazing in national parks
      • McKenzie, Sen Bridget
    • middle east
      • Singh, Sen Lisa
    • australian greens
      • Siewert, Sen Rachel
    • brideoake, mr allan
      • Williams, Sen John
    • greece: economy, government spending
      • McGrath, Sen James
    • workplace relations
      • Edwards, Sen Sean
    • new south wales state election: tamil community, local government, indigenous communities
      • Rhiannon, Sen Lee
  •   documents
    • tabling
    • tabling

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