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  Table of contents

  • start of business
  •   committees
    • human rights committee
      • membership
        • PRESIDENT, The
  •   bills
    • solar hot water rebate bill 2012
      • second reading
        • Ryan, Sen Scott
        • Urquhart, Sen Anne
        • Milne, Sen Christine
        • Macdonald, Sen Ian
        • Faulkner, Sen John
        • McKenzie, Sen Bridget
        • Moore, Sen Claire
        • Fisher, Sen Mary Jo
        • Boyce, Sen Sue
        • Ronaldson, Sen Michael
        • division
        • Milne, Sen Christine
    • assisting victims of overseas terrorism bill 2012
      • second reading
        • Fisher, Sen Mary Jo
  •   notices
    • presentation
    • withdrawal
      • Kroger, Sen Helen
      • Brown, Sen Bob
  •   committees
    • selection of bills committee
      • report
        • McEwen, Sen Anne
  •   business
    • days and hours of meeting
      • Collins, Sen Jacinta
    • rearrangement
      • Collins, Sen Jacinta
  •   committees
    • foreign affairs, defence and trade legislation committee
      • reporting date
        • McEwen, Sen Anne
  •   notices
    • postponement
  •   business
    • leave of absence
      • Kroger, Sen Helen
  •   bills
    • broadcasting services amendment (anti-siphoning) bill 2012, national water commission amendment bill 2012
      • first reading
        • Collins, Sen Jacinta
      • second reading
        • Collins, Sen Jacinta
  •   business
    • consideration of legislation
      • Collins, Sen Jacinta
  •   motions
    • world tuberculosis day
      • Pratt, Sen Louise
    • nuclear nonproliferation
      • Singh, Sen Lisa
      • Birmingham, Sen Simon
      • Ludlam, Sen Scott
      • Xenophon, Sen Nick
    • indigenous affairs
      • Siewert, Sen Rachel
  •   committees
    • legal and constitutional affairs legislation committee
      • reporting date
        • McEwen, Sen Anne
    • gambling reform committee
      • meeting
        • McEwen, Sen Anne
  •   bills
    • live animal export (slaughter) prohibition bill 2012
      • first reading
        • Rhiannon, Sen Lee
      • second reading
        • Rhiannon, Sen Lee
  •   motions
    • farmers and settlers association
      • Williams, Sen John
      • Brown, Sen Bob
      • division
      • Xenophon, Sen Nick
    • australian defence force academy
      • Humphries, Sen Gary
      • division
    • privileges committee
      • Abetz, Sen Eric
      • McEwen, Sen Anne
      • Brown, Sen Bob
      • Abetz, Sen Eric
      • Brown, Sen Bob
      • Evans, Sen Christopher
      • Xenophon, Sen Nick
      • Abetz, Sen Eric
      • division
      • PRESIDENT, The
      • division
  •   committees
    • rural and regional affairs and transport references committee
      • reporting date
        • Kroger, Sen Helen
    • scrutiny of bills committee
      • reporting date
        • Kroger, Sen Helen
  •   bills
    • poker machine harm reduction ($1 bets and other measures) bill 2012
      • first reading
        • Di Natale, Sen Richard
      • second reading
        • Di Natale, Sen Richard
  •   motions
    • constituents request program
      • Ronaldson, Sen Michael
      • Collins, Sen Jacinta
      • Ronaldson, Sen Michael
      • Brown, Sen Bob
    • privileges committee
      • Joyce, Sen Barnaby
    • mining
      • Waters, Sen Larissa
      • division
    • privileges committee
      • Brown, Sen Bob
      • division
    • privileges committee
      • Brown, Sen Bob
      • division
    • acknowledgement of country
      • Brown, Sen Bob
      • division
    • nuclear energy
      • Ludlam, Sen Scott
      • division
    • marine conservation
      • Wright, Sen Penny
      • division
    • mining
      • Waters, Sen Larissa
      • division
    • great barrier reef
      • Waters, Sen Larissa
      • division
    • world water day
      • Rhiannon, Sen Lee
  •   questions without notice
    • carbon pricing (Brandis, Sen George)
    • economy (Urquhart, Sen Anne)
    • carbon pricing (Macdonald, Sen Ian)
    • queensland: bimblebox nature refuge (Waters, Sen Larissa)
    • carbon pricing (Joyce, Sen Barnaby)
    • automotive industry (McEwen, Sen Anne)
    • economy (Mason, Sen Brett)
    • manufacturing (Madigan, Sen John)
    • education funding (Kroger, Sen Helen)
  •   questions without notice: additional answers
    • military justice
      • Evans, Sen Christopher
    • defence exercises
      • Carr, Sen Bob
  •   questions without notice: take note of answers
    • carbon pricing, economy
      • Brandis, Sen George
      • Furner, Sen Mark
      • Mason, Sen Brett
      • Sherry, Sen Nick
      • Boswell, Sen Ronald
  •   committees
    • privileges committee
      • report
        • Faulkner, Sen John
  •   business
    • rearrangement
      • Feeney, Sen David
  •   bills
    • family law amendment (validation of certain orders and other measures) bill 2012
      • first reading
        • Feeney, Sen David
      • second reading
        • Feeney, Sen David
        • Brandis, Sen George
        • Feeney, Sen David
      • third reading
        • Feeney, Sen David
        • Brandis, Sen George
    • antarctic treaty (environment protection) amendment bill 2011
      • second reading
        • Birmingham, Sen Simon
        • Macdonald, Sen Ian
  •   committees
    • legal and constitutional affairs legislation committee
      • report
        • Brown, Sen Carol
    • rural and regional affairs and transport legislation committee
      • report
        • Brown, Sen Carol
  •   budget
    • consideration by estimates committees
      • Brown, Sen Carol
  •   bills
    • landholders' right to refuse (coal seam gas) bill 2011
      • second reading
        • Ludlam, Sen Scott
        • Cormann, Sen Mathias
        • Thistlethwaite, Sen Matt
        • Farrell, Sen Don
        • Sterle, Sen Glenn
        • Waters, Sen Larissa
  •   documents
    • livestock exports
      • Back, Sen Chris
  •   statements
    • stynes, mr jim
      • Ronaldson, Sen Michael
  •   documents
    • tourism australia
      • Macdonald, Sen Ian
      • Cameron, Sen Doug
      • McLucas, Sen Jan
      • Bushby, Sen David
    • torres strait regional authority
      • Heffernan, Sen Bill
    • great barrier reef marine park authority
      • Cameron, Sen Doug
    • commonwealth grants commission
      • Back, Sen Chris
      • Cameron, Sen Doug
      • Bushby, Sen David
    • national water commission
      • McKenzie, Sen Bridget
      • Cameron, Sen Doug
  •   documents
    • consideration
  •   committees
    • membership
      • McLucas, Sen Jan
  •   committees
    • electoral matters committee
      • report
        • Ryan, Sen Scott
    • foreign affairs, defence and trade joint committee
      • report
        • Furner, Sen Mark
    • corporations and financial services committee
      • report
        • Fisher, Sen Mary Jo
    • community affairs references committee
      • report
        • Fierravanti-Wells, Sen Concetta
  •   committees
    • consideration
  •   auditor-general's reports
    • consideration
  •   bills
    • judges and governors-general legislation amendment (family law) bill 2012
      • first reading
        • Farrell, Sen Don
      • second reading
        • Farrell, Sen Don
  •   committees
    • scrutiny of bills committee
      • alert digest
        • Macdonald, Sen Ian
  •   bills
    • electoral and referendum amendment (maintaining address) bill 2011, electoral and referendum amendment (protecting elector participation) bill 2012
      • first reading
        • Farrell, Sen Don
      • second reading
        • Farrell, Sen Don
    • telecommunications universal service management agency bill 2011, telecommunications legislation amendment (universal service reform) bill 2011
      • returned from the house of representatives
    • intellectual property laws amendment (raising the bar) bill 2011 [2012]
      • returned from the house of representatives
    • extradition and mutual assistance in criminal matters legislation amendment bill 2011, national health amendment (fifth community pharmacy agreement initiatives) bill 2012, education services for overseas students legislation amendment (tuition protection service and other measures) bill 2011, education services for overseas students (registration charges) amendment (tuition protection service) bill 2011, education services for overseas students (tps levies) bill 2011
      • assent
  •   committees
    • publications committee
      • report
        • McEwen, Sen Anne
    • education, employment and workplace relations legislation committee, environment and communications legislation committee, finance and public administration legislation committee, foreign affairs, defence and trade legislation committee, rural and regional affairs and transport legislation committee
      • additional information
        • McEwen, Sen Anne
    • community affairs legislation committee
      • additional information
        • McEwen, Sen Anne
    • regulations and ordinances committee
      • documents
        • McEwen, Sen Anne
  •   business
    • days and hours of meeting
      • Farrell, Sen Don
    • leave of absence
      • Farrell, Sen Don
  •   adjournment
    • Stephens, Sen Ursula (The ACTING DEPUTY PRESIDENT)
    • hurley, mr frank
      • Faulkner, Sen John
    • privileges committee
      • Kroger, Sen Helen
    • horse industry
      • Back, Sen Chris
    • gillard government
      • McEwen, Sen Anne
  •   documents
    • tabling
    • indexed lists of files
      • tabling
  •   questions on notice
    • immigration and citizenship (question no. 1548) (Abetz, Sen Eric)
    • uranium exports (question no. 1566) (Ludlam, Sen Scott)

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