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  Table of contents

  • start of business
  •   documents
    • tabling
  •   committees
    • national disability insurance scheme
      • meeting
        • PRESIDENT, The
  •   bills
    • counter-terrorism legislation amendment bill (no. 1) 2016
      • in committee
        • Brandis, Sen George
        • Carr, Sen Kim
        • Leyonhjelm, Sen David
        • McKim, Sen Nicholas
        • Leyonhjelm, Sen David
        • Brandis, Sen George
        • Leyonhjelm, Sen David
        • Brandis, Sen George
        • Leyonhjelm, Sen David
        • Brandis, Sen George
        • Leyonhjelm, Sen David
        • Brandis, Sen George
        • Leyonhjelm, Sen David
        • Brandis, Sen George
        • Leyonhjelm, Sen David
        • Brandis, Sen George
        • Leyonhjelm, Sen David
        • Brandis, Sen George
        • Leyonhjelm, Sen David
        • Brandis, Sen George
        • Leyonhjelm, Sen David
        • Brandis, Sen George
        • Leyonhjelm, Sen David
        • Brandis, Sen George
        • Leyonhjelm, Sen David
        • Hanson, Sen Pauline
        • Brandis, Sen George
        • Carr, Sen Kim
        • Brandis, Sen George
        • Xenophon, Sen Nick
        • Brandis, Sen George
        • McKim, Sen Nicholas
        • Hanson, Sen Pauline
        • Brandis, Sen George
        • McKim, Sen Nicholas
        • Brandis, Sen George
        • McKim, Sen Nicholas
        • Brandis, Sen George
        • McKim, Sen Nicholas
        • Brandis, Sen George
        • McKim, Sen Nicholas
        • Brandis, Sen George
        • McKim, Sen Nicholas
        • Brandis, Sen George
        • McKim, Sen Nicholas
        • Brandis, Sen George
        • McKim, Sen Nicholas
        • Brandis, Sen George
        • McKim, Sen Nicholas
        • Brandis, Sen George
        • McKim, Sen Nicholas
        • Brandis, Sen George
        • Hinch, Sen Derryn
        • Brandis, Sen George
        • McKim, Sen Nicholas
        • Brandis, Sen George
        • McKim, Sen Nicholas
        • Brandis, Sen George
        • Leyonhjelm, Sen David
        • Brandis, Sen George
        • Wong, Sen Penny
        • Leyonhjelm, Sen David
        • Brandis, Sen George
        • McKim, Sen Nicholas
        • Leyonhjelm, Sen David
        • Brandis, Sen George
        • McKim, Sen Nicholas
        • Brandis, Sen George
        • McKim, Sen Nicholas
        • McKim, Sen Nicholas
        • Brandis, Sen George
        • McKim, Sen Nicholas
        • Brandis, Sen George
        • McKim, Sen Nicholas
        • Brandis, Sen George
        • McKim, Sen Nicholas
        • Brandis, Sen George
        • McKim, Sen Nicholas
      • third reading
        • Brandis, Sen George
    • broadcasting legislation amendment (television and radio licence fees) bill 2016
      • second reading
        • O'Neill, Sen Deb
        • Hanson-Young, Sen Sarah
        • McCarthy, Sen Malarndirri
        • Griff, Sen Stirling
        • Siewert, Sen Rachel
        • Xenophon, Sen Nick
        • Fifield, Sen Mitch
        • division
  •   statements by senators
    • Gallacher, Sen Alex (The ACTING DEPUTY PRESIDENT)
    • renewable energy
      • Back, Sen Chris
    • western australia: griffin coal
      • Pratt, Sen Louise
    • pensions and benefits
      • Siewert, Sen Rachel
    • western australia: economy
      • Smith, Sen Dean
    • member for robertson
      • O'Neill, Sen Deb
    • water
      • Roberts, Sen Malcolm
    • western australia: economy
      • Reynolds, Sen Linda
    • building and construction industry
      • Lines, Sen Susan
  •   questions without notice
    • day, mr bob, ao (Wong, Sen Penny)
  •   distinguished visitors
    • PRESIDENT, The
  •   questions without notice
    • working holiday maker program (Duniam, Sen Jonathon)
    • attorney-general (Pratt, Sen Louise)
    • employment (Siewert, Sen Rachel)
    • registered organisations (Paterson, Sen James)
    • telecommunications (Griff, Sen Stirling)
    • national security (Smith, Sen Dean)
    • working holiday maker program (Leyonhjelm, Sen David)
    • day, mr bob, ao (Marshall, Sen Gavin)
    • northern australia (O'Sullivan, Sen Barry)
    • vocational education and training (Cameron, Sen Doug)
    • international development assistance (Back, Sen Chris)
  •   parliamentary representation
    • qualifications of senators
      • PRESIDENT, The
  •   questions without notice: additional answers
    • vocational education and training
      • Birmingham, Sen Simon
    • high court of australia
      • Brandis, Sen George
  •   questions without notice: take note of answers
    • attorney-general
      • Pratt, Sen Louise
      • Macdonald, Sen Ian
      • McCarthy, Sen Malarndirri
      • Smith, Sen Dean
      • Bilyk, Sen Catryna
    • employment
      • Siewert, Sen Rachel
  •   parliamentary office holders
    • temporary chairs of committees
      • PRESIDENT, The
  •   notices
    • presentation
      • Williams, Sen John
    • presentation
    • postponement
  •   committees
    • finance and public administration references committee
      • reference
        • Polley, Sen Helen
        • Siewert, Sen Rachel
        • Waters, Sen Larissa
  •   bills
    • telecommunications and other legislation amendment bill 2016
      • first reading
        • McGrath, Sen James
      • second reading
        • McGrath, Sen James
  •   business
    • rearrangement
      • McGrath, Sen James
  •   documents
    • cashless debit card
      • order for the production of documents
        • Siewert, Sen Rachel
  •   committees
    • joint standing committee on national capital and external territories
      • meeting
        • Bushby, Sen David
    • migration committee
      • meeting
        • Bushby, Sen David
  •   motions
    • welcome to eltham
      • Rice, Sen Janet
      • McGrath, Sen James
  •   documents
    • day, mr bob, ao
      • order for the production of documents
        • Urquhart, Sen Anne
        • McGrath, Sen James
        • division
  •   motions
    • day, mr bob, ao
      • Leyonhjelm, Sen David
      • McGrath, Sen James
      • division
    • aquaculture industry
      • Duniam, Sen Jonathon
      • Whish-Wilson, Sen Peter
  •   documents
    • defence procurement
      • order for the production of documents
        • Xenophon, Sen Nick
        • McGrath, Sen James
  •   committees
    • finance and public administration references committee
      • reference
        • Urquhart, Sen Anne
        • Waters, Sen Larissa
        • division
  •   matters of public importance
    • prime minister
      • PRESIDENT, The
      • Gallacher, Sen Alex
      • Macdonald, Sen Ian
      • Di Natale, Sen Richard
      • Watt, Sen Murray
      • O'Sullivan, Sen Barry
      • Whish-Wilson, Sen Peter
  •   first speech
    • PRESIDENT, The
    • Kitching, Sen Kimberley
  •   matters of public importance
    • prime minister
      • Whish-Wilson, Sen Peter
      • Marshall, Sen Gavin
  •   documents
    • consideration
  •   committees
    • scrutiny of bills committee
      • report
        • Polley, Sen Helen
    • regulations and ordinances committee
      • delegated legislation monitor
        • Smith, Sen Dean
    • public accounts and audit committee
      • report
        • Smith, Sen Dean
    • community affairs references committee
      • government response to report
        • McGrath, Sen James
        • Siewert, Sen Rachel
        • Moore, Sen Claire
        • Lambie, Sen Jacqui
    • economics legislation committee, legal and constitutional affairs legislation committee
      • report
        • Bushby, Sen David
    • select committee on red tape
      • membership
        • Back, Sen Chris (The ACTING DEPUTY PRESIDENT)
        • Nash, Sen Fiona
  •   bills
    • customs tariff amendment (2017 harmonized system changes) bill 2016, customs amendment (2017 harmonized system changes) bill 2016
      • first reading
        • Nash, Sen Fiona
      • second reading
        • Nash, Sen Fiona
    • higher education support legislation amendment (2016 measures no. 1) bill 2016
      • first reading
        • Nash, Sen Fiona
      • second reading
        • Nash, Sen Fiona
    • water legislation amendment (sustainable diversion limit adjustment) bill 2016
      • returned from the house of representatives
  •   committees
    • migration committee, national disability insurance scheme
      • membership
  •   regulations and determinations
    • classification amendment (chc domain scores) principles 2016
      • disallowance
        • Siewert, Sen Rachel
        • Polley, Sen Helen
        • Nash, Sen Fiona
        • Siewert, Sen Rachel
        • division
  •   bills
    • broadcasting legislation amendment (television and radio licence fees) bill 2016
      • in committee
        • Xenophon, Sen Nick
        • Fifield, Sen Mitch
        • Xenophon, Sen Nick
        • Fifield, Sen Mitch
        • Xenophon, Sen Nick
        • Fifield, Sen Mitch
        • Griff, Sen Stirling
        • Fifield, Sen Mitch
        • O'Neill, Sen Deb
        • Hanson-Young, Sen Sarah
      • third reading
        • Fifield, Sen Mitch
    • vet student loans bill 2016, vet student loans (charges) bill 2016, vet student loans (consequential amendments and transitional provisions) bill 2016
      • second reading
        • Cameron, Sen Doug
        • Hanson-Young, Sen Sarah
  •   adjournment
    • O'Sullivan, Sen Barry (The ACTING DEPUTY PRESIDENT)
    • youth with a mission
      • Moore, Sen Claire
    • youth with a mission
      • Macdonald, Sen Ian
    • brain cancer
      • Bilyk, Sen Catryna
  •   documents
    • tabling
    • tabling

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