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  Table of contents

  • start of business
  •   business
    • senate temporary orders
      • Collins, Sen Jacinta
  •   bills
    • aboriginal and torres strait islander peoples recognition bill 2012
      • second reading
        • Thorp, Sen Lin
        • Smith, Sen Dean
        • Singh, Sen Lisa
        • Xenophon, Sen Nick
        • Farrell, Sen Don
      • third reading
        • Ludlam, Sen Scott (The ACTING DEPUTY PRESIDENT)
        • Farrell, Sen Don
    • maritime powers bill 2012, maritime powers (consequential amendments) bill 2012
      • second reading
        • Payne, Sen Marise
        • Rhiannon, Sen Lee
        • Thistlethwaite, Sen Matt
        • Macdonald, Sen Ian
        • Boswell, Sen Ronald
  •   questions without notice
    • Wong, Sen Penny
    • new south wales labor government (Abetz, Sen Eric)
    • education (Cameron, Sen Doug)
    • regional development australia fund (Joyce, Sen Barnaby)
    • zygier, mr ben (Milne, Sen Christine)
    • prime minister: western australia (Back, Sen Chris)
    • migration (Gallacher, Sen Alex)
    • aged care (Fierravanti-Wells, Sen Concetta)
  •   questions without notice: take note of answers
    • new south wales labor government
      • Brandis, Sen George
      • Crossin, Sen Trish
      • Fifield, Sen Mitch
      • Bilyk, Sen Catryna
      • Fierravanti-Wells, Sen Concetta
  •   petitions
    • better access to mental health care
  •   notices
    • presentation
  •   business
    • consideration of legislation
      • Collins, Sen Jacinta
    • leave of absence
      • McEwen, Sen Anne
      • Kroger, Sen Helen
    • rearrangement
      • Collins, Sen Jacinta
  •   notices
    • postponement
    • withdrawal
      • Siewert, Sen Rachel
  •   committees
    • foreign affairs, defence and trade references committee
      • reporting date
        • Kroger, Sen Helen
  •   motions
    • asylum seekers
      • Hanson-Young, Sen Sarah
      • Cash, Sen Michaelia
      • Hanson-Young, Sen Sarah
  •   bills
    • broadcasting services amendment (material of local significance) bill 2013
      • first reading
        • Xenophon, Sen Nick
      • second reading
        • Xenophon, Sen Nick
    • citizen initiated referendum bill 2013
      • first reading
        • Madigan, Sen John
      • second reading
        • Madigan, Sen John
  •   matters of public importance
    • education
      • DEPUTY PRESIDENT, The
      • Mason, Sen Brett
      • Wright, Sen Penny
      • Marshall, Sen Gavin
      • Kroger, Sen Helen
      • Thistlethwaite, Sen Matt
      • McKenzie, Sen Bridget
      • Thorp, Sen Lin
  •   documents
    • tabling
      • McKenzie, Sen Bridget (The ACTING DEPUTY PRESIDENT)
      • Brown, Sen Carol
  •   committees
    • finance and public administration references committee
      • report
        • Williams, Sen John
  •   documents
    • tabling
      • McKenzie, Sen Bridget (The ACTING DEPUTY PRESIDENT)
  •   committees
    • constitutional recognition of local government committee
      • report
        • Rhiannon, Sen Lee
  •   documents
    • tabling
  •   committees
    • membership
      • Lundy, Sen Kate
  •   business
    • rearrangement
      • Brown, Sen Carol
  •   bills
    • parliamentary service amendment bill 2013, social security and other legislation amendment (income support bonus) bill 2013, crimes legislation amendment (slavery, slavery-like conditions and people trafficking) bill 2013
      • assent
  •   committees
    • education, employment and workplace relations legislation committee, community affairs legislation committee, environment and communications legislation committee
      • report
        • Brown, Sen Carol
  •   bills
    • maritime powers bill 2012, maritime powers (consequential amendments) bill 2012
      • second reading
        • Boswell, Sen Ronald
        • Humphries, Sen Gary
        • Feeney, Sen David
      • in committee
        • Rhiannon, Sen Lee
        • Feeney, Sen David
        • Rhiannon, Sen Lee
        • Feeney, Sen David
        • Brandis, Sen George
        • Feeney, Sen David
        • Brandis, Sen George
        • Cash, Sen Michaelia
        • Feeney, Sen David
        • Fierravanti-Wells, Sen Concetta
  •   committees
    • rural and regional affairs and transport legislation committee
      • report
        • McEwen, Sen Anne
  •   documents
    • australian meat and live-stock industry act 1997—live-stock mortalities during exports by sea—report for the period 1 july to 31 december 2012
      • Rhiannon, Sen Lee
      • Back, Sen Chris
  •   adjournment
    • Stephens, Sen Ursula (The ACTING DEPUTY PRESIDENT)
    • centenary of canberra
      • Lundy, Sen Kate
    • apprenticeships
      • Thorp, Sen Lin
    • environment: dampier peninsula
      • Siewert, Sen Rachel
    • national day of action against bullying and violence
      • Bilyk, Sen Catryna
    • adamson, mr bob
      • Cameron, Sen Doug
    • world glaucoma week
      • Faulkner, Sen John
    • western australian wheat farmers
      • Back, Sen Chris
    • environment
      • Whish-Wilson, Sen Peter
    • child, hon. joan, ao
      • Moore, Sen Claire
    • australian islamic peace conference
      • Bernardi, Sen Cory
    • asthma
      • Crossin, Sen Trish
    • immigrant women's speakout association of new south wales
      • Rhiannon, Sen Lee
  •   documents
    • tabling
    • tabling
    • indexed list of files
      • tabling
    • departmental and agency contracts
      • tabling

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