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  Table of contents

  • start of business
  •   business
    • days and hours of meeting
      • The PRESIDENT
      • Evans, Sen Christopher
  •   committees
    • education, employment and workplace relations legislation committee
      • meeting
        • McEwen, Sen Anne
  •   bills
    • national radioactive waste management bill 2010
      • in committee
        • Furner, Sen Mark (The TEMPORARY CHAIRMAN)
        • Evans, Sen Christopher
        • Ludlam, Sen Scott
        • Evans, Sen Christopher
        • Ludlam, Sen Scott
        • Evans, Sen Christopher
        • Ludlam, Sen Scott
        • Evans, Sen Christopher
        • Di Natale, Sen Richard
        • Crossin, Sen Trish
        • Evans, Sen Christopher
        • Crossin, Sen Trish
        • Evans, Sen Christopher
        • Di Natale, Sen Richard
        • Evans, Sen Christopher
        • Ludlam, Sen Scott
        • Evans, Sen Christopher
        • Madigan, Sen John
        • Evans, Sen Christopher
        • Ludlam, Sen Scott
        • Evans, Sen Christopher
        • Ludlam, Sen Scott
        • Evans, Sen Christopher
        • Ludlam, Sen Scott
        • Evans, Sen Christopher
        • Ludlam, Sen Scott
        • Evans, Sen Christopher
        • Ludlam, Sen Scott
        • Evans, Sen Christopher
        • Ludlam, Sen Scott
        • Evans, Sen Christopher
        • Ludlam, Sen Scott
        • division
  •   ministerial arrangements
    • Evans, Sen Christopher
  •   questions without notice
    • gillard government (Abetz, Sen Eric)
    • water (Brown, Sen Bob)
    • employment (Stephens, Sen Ursula)
    • labor party leadership (Brandis, Sen George)
    • iran (Ludlam, Sen Scott)
    • small business (Sterle, Sen Glenn)
    • broadband (Birmingham, Sen Simon)
    • broadband (Urquhart, Sen Anne)
    • gillard government (Ryan, Sen Scott)
    • hospitals (Furner, Sen Mark)
  •   questions without notice: take note of answers
    • gillard government, national broadband network
      • Joyce, Sen Barnaby
      • Stephens, Sen Ursula
      • Bushby, Sen David
      • Pratt, Sen Louise
      • Back, Sen Chris
    • iran
      • Ludlam, Sen Scott
  •   business
    • leave of absence
      • McEwen, Sen Anne
      • Kroger, Sen Helen
    • consideration of legislation
      • Farrell, Sen Don
  •   committees
    • foreign affairs, defence and trade joint committee
      • meeting
        • McEwen, Sen Anne
  •   notices
    • postponement
      • Di Natale, Sen Richard
  •   bills
    • special broadcasting service amendment (natural program breaks and disruptive advertising) bill 2012
      • first reading
        • Ludlam, Sen Scott
      • second reading
        • Ludlam, Sen Scott
  •   motions
    • australian flag
      • Williams, Sen John
  •   committees
    • education, employment and workplace relations references committee
      • reporting date
        • Kroger, Sen Helen
  •   motions
    • stolen generations
      • McEwen, Sen Anne
  •   matters of public importance
    • gillard government
      • The DEPUTY PRESIDENT
      • Brandis, Sen George
      • Polley, Sen Helen
      • Fierravanti-Wells, Sen Concetta
      • Thistlethwaite, Sen Matt
      • Mason, Sen Brett
      • Faulkner, Sen John
  •   ministerial statements
    • afghanistan, hmas success, global economy, closing the gap, syria and iran
      • Collins, Sen Jacinta
      • Scullion, Sen Nigel
      • Siewert, Sen Rachel
  •   documents
    • tabling
      • Back, Sen Chris (The ACTING DEPUTY PRESIDENT)
  •   committees
    • government response to report
  •   documents
    • tabling
      • Ludwig, Sen Joe
  •   committees
    • foreign affairs, defence and trade joint committee
      • report
        • Furner, Sen Mark
    • public works committee
      • report
        • Brown, Sen Carol
    • public accounts and audit committee
      • government response to report
      • executive minutes
        • Brown, Sen Carol
  •   documents
    • tabling
  •   committees
    • membership
      • Back, Sen Chris (The ACTING DEPUTY PRESIDENT)
      • Ludwig, Sen Joe
  •   bills
    • access to justice (federal jurisdiction) amendment bill 2011, national health amendment (fifth community pharmacy agreement initiatives) bill 2012, tax laws amendment (2011 measures no. 9) bill 2011
      • Ludwig, Sen Joe
      • second reading
        • Ludwig, Sen Joe
    • tax laws amendment (2011 measures no. 9) bill 2011
    • nuclear terrorism legislation amendment bill 2011
      • first reading
        • Ludwig, Sen Joe
      • second reading
        • Ludwig, Sen Joe
    • fairer private health insurance incentives bill 2012, fairer private health insurance incentives (medicare levy surcharge) bill 2012, fairer private health insurance incentives (medicare levy surcharge—fringe benefits) bill 2012
      • first reading
        • Ludwig, Sen Joe
      • second reading
        • Ludwig, Sen Joe
  •   motions
    • fairer private health insurance legislation
      • Fierravanti-Wells, Sen Concetta
      • Cormann, Sen Mathias
      • Ludwig, Sen Joe
      • Fifield, Sen Mitch
      • Crossin, Sen Trish (The ACTING DEPUTY PRESIDENT)
      • Xenophon, Sen Nick
      • McLucas, Sen Jan
      • Ronaldson, Sen Michael
      • division
  •   committees
    • report
      • Brown, Sen Carol
  •   business
    • consideration of legislation
      • McLucas, Sen Jan
  •   bills
    • nuclear terrorism legislation amendment bill 2011
      • second reading
        • Brandis, Sen George
        • Ludlam, Sen Scott
        • Singh, Sen Lisa
        • McLucas, Sen Jan
      • third reading
        • Crossin, Sen Trish (The ACTING DEPUTY PRESIDENT)
        • McLucas, Sen Jan
  •   business
    • consideration of legislation
      • Feeney, Sen David
  •   bills
    • members of parliament (life gold pass) and other legislation amendment bill 2012
      • second reading
        • Ryan, Sen Scott
        • Rhiannon, Sen Lee
        • Xenophon, Sen Nick
        • Feeney, Sen David
      • in committee
        • Xenophon, Sen Nick
        • Feeney, Sen David
        • Xenophon, Sen Nick
        • Feeney, Sen David
        • Xenophon, Sen Nick
        • Feeney, Sen David
        • Xenophon, Sen Nick
        • Feeney, Sen David
        • Xenophon, Sen Nick
        • Feeney, Sen David
        • Xenophon, Sen Nick
        • Feeney, Sen David
        • Rhiannon, Sen Lee
        • Feeney, Sen David
        • Xenophon, Sen Nick
        • Xenophon, Sen Nick
        • Feeney, Sen David
        • Xenophon, Sen Nick
        • Feeney, Sen David
        • Xenophon, Sen Nick
        • Feeney, Sen David
        • Ryan, Sen Scott
        • Xenophon, Sen Nick
        • Feeney, Sen David
        • Xenophon, Sen Nick
        • Feeney, Sen David
        • Xenophon, Sen Nick
        • Feeney, Sen David
        • Xenophon, Sen Nick
        • division
      • third reading
        • Feeney, Sen David
  •   business
    • rearrangement
      • Feeney, Sen David
  •   bills
    • intellectual property laws amendment (raising the bar) bill 2011 [2012]
      • second reading
        • Colbeck, Sen Richard
        • Boyce, Sen Sue
        • Heffernan, Sen Bill
        • Xenophon, Sen Nick
        • Humphries, Sen Gary
        • Carr, Sen Kim
      • third reading
        • Boyce, Sen Sue (The ACTING DEPUTY PRESIDENT)
  •   business
    • rearrangement
      • Carr, Sen Kim
  •   bills
    • extradition and mutual assistance in criminal matters legislation amendment bill 2011
      • second reading
        • Brandis, Sen George
        • Wright, Sen Penny
  •   adjournment
    • Boyce, Sen Sue (The ACTING DEPUTY PRESIDENT)
    • centenary of canberra
      • Lundy, Sen Kate
    • australian greens
      • Macdonald, Sen Ian
    • coal seam gas
      • Waters, Sen Larissa
    • defence workforce skills and training
      • Bishop, Sen Mark
  •   documents
    • tabling
    • departmental and agency appointments
    • departmental and agency grants
    • indexed lists of departmental and agency files
    • departmental and agency contracts
  •   questions on notice
    • immigration detention centres (question no. 673) (Abetz, Sen Eric)
    • foreign affairs and trade: mekong river (question no. 840) (Rhiannon, Sen Lee)
    • foreign affairs and trade (question no. 928) (Johnston, Sen David)
    • foreign affairs and trade: staffing (question nos 1117 and 1131) (Humphries, Sen Gary)
    • attorney-general's, home affairs and justice: staffing (question nos 1127, 1136 and 1137 supplementary) (Humphries, Sen Gary)
    • foreign affairs and trade: travel (question no. 1245) (Johnston, Sen David)
    • foreign affairs and trade: hospitality (question no. 1246) (Johnston, Sen David)
    • foreign affairs and trade (question no. 1247) (Johnston, Sen David)
    • attorney-general's: legal aid (question no. 1275 supplementary) (Abetz, Sen Eric)
    • immigration and citizenship (question no. 1308) (Abetz, Sen Eric)
    • native forests: timber exports (question no. 1322) (Ludlam, Sen Scott)
    • qantas (question no. 1323) (Abetz, Sen Eric)
    • qantas (question no. 1325) (Abetz, Sen Eric)
    • qantas (question no. 1328) (Abetz, Sen Eric)
    • immigration and citizenship (question no. 1422) (Cash, Sen Michaelia)
    • employment and workplace relations and school education, early childhood and youth (question nos 1455 and 1456) (Abetz, Sen Eric)
    • housing affordability (question no 1458) (Ludlam, Sen Scott)
    • broadband, communications and the digital economy (question no. 1465) (Ludlam, Sen Scott)
    • australian taxation office: information sharing (question no. 1468) (Cormann, Sen Mathias)
    • immigration and citizenship (question no. 1470) (Abetz, Sen Eric)
    • national broadband network (question no. 1480) (Macdonald, Sen Ian)
    • commonwealth south-west marine parks (question no. 1488) (Cormann, Sen Mathias)
    • naltrexone (question no. 1492) (Abetz, Sen Eric)
    • tertiary education, skills, science and research (question no. 1493) (Abetz, Sen Eric)
    • pontville immigration detention centre (question no. 1495) (Abetz, Sen Eric)
    • attorney-general (question no. 1497) (Boyce, Sen Sue)
    • defence (question no. 1500) (Johnston, Sen David)
    • finance and deregulation (question no. 1501) (Johnston, Sen David)
    • defence (question no. 1502) (Johnston, Sen David)
    • long service leave (question no. 1504) (Abetz, Sen Eric)
    • sport (question no. 1505) (Bernardi, Sen Cory)
    • james price point (question no. 1506) (Siewert, Sen Rachel)
    • employment and workplace relations (question no. 1507) (Abetz, Sen Eric)
    • g20 summit (question no. 1508) (Humphries, Sen Gary)
    • australian electoral commission (question no. 1510) (Abetz, Sen Eric)
    • special minister of state (question no. 1511) (Abetz, Sen Eric)
    • defence (question no. 1514) (Waters, Sen Larissa)
    • queensland floods recovery (question no. 1515) (Humphries, Sen Gary)
    • prime minister (question no. 1518) (Abetz, Sen Eric)
    • immigration and citizenship (question no. 1519) (Abetz, Sen Eric)
    • emergency alert telephone warning system (question no. 1520) (Humphries, Sen Gary)
    • pontville immigration detention centre (question no. 1521) (Abetz, Sen Eric)
    • immigration and citizenship (question no. 1528) (Brown, Sen Bob)

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