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  • start of business
  •   documents
    • tabling
  •   committees
    • meeting
  •   statement by the president
    • deputy clerk of the senate
      • PRESIDENT, The
  •   bills
    • human rights legislation amendment bill 2017
      • report of legislation committee
        • Bushby, Sen David
  •   business
    • rearrangement
      • Wong, Sen Penny
      • Brandis, Sen George
      • Di Natale, Sen Richard
      • Gallagher, Sen Katy
      • Fifield, Sen Mitch
      • McKim, Sen Nicholas
      • division
  •   bills
    • human rights legislation amendment bill 2017
      • second reading
        • Wong, Sen Penny
        • McKim, Sen Nicholas
        • Abetz, Sen Eric
  •   questions without notice
    • workplace relations (Urquhart, Sen Anne)
  •   distinguished visitors
    • PRESIDENT, The
  •   questions without notice
    • cyclone debbie, australian defence force (O'Sullivan, Sen Barry)
    • disability services (Brown, Sen Carol)
    • great barrier reef (Whish-Wilson, Sen Peter)
    • northern territory: indigenous land reform (Smith, Sen Dean)
    • workplace relations (Gallacher, Sen Alex)
    • welfare reform (Back, Sen Chris)
    • child sexual abuse (Hinch, Sen Derryn)
    • defence procurement (Carr, Sen Kim)
    • vocational education and training (Paterson, Sen James)
    • attorney-general (Pratt, Sen Louise)
    • kokoda track (Williams, Sen John)
  •   questions without notice: take note of answers
    • workplace relations
      • Gallacher, Sen Alex
      • Reynolds, Sen Linda
      • Marshall, Sen Gavin
      • Duniam, Sen Jonathon
      • Bilyk, Sen Catryna
    • great barrier reef
      • Whish-Wilson, Sen Peter
  •   notices
    • presentation
      • McGrath, Sen James
    • presentation
  •   business
    • leave of absence
      • Bushby, Sen David
      • Siewert, Sen Rachel
  •   committees
    • reporting date
  •   motions
    • local government
      • Whish-Wilson, Sen Peter
      • McGrath, Sen James
  •   bills
    • renew australia bill 2017
      • first reading
        • Siewert, Sen Rachel
      • second reading
        • Siewert, Sen Rachel
  •   motions
    • homelessness
      • Rhiannon, Sen Lee
  •   documents
    • leadbeater's possum
      • order for the production of documents
        • Rice, Sen Janet
  •   motions
    • australian football league women's competition
      • Kakoschke-Moore, Sen Skye
    • energy
      • Hanson-Young, Sen Sarah
      • McGrath, Sen James
  •   documents
    • perth freight link
      • order for the production of documents
        • Ludlam, Sen Scott
  •   motions
    • legal and constitutional affairs references committee: questions on notice
      • Urquhart, Sen Anne
      • McGrath, Sen James
      • division
    • youth employment
      • Kakoschke-Moore, Sen Skye
      • McGrath, Sen James
      • Gallagher, Sen Katy
      • Kakoschke-Moore, Sen Skye
      • Hanson-Young, Sen Sarah
      • Hinch, Sen Derryn
      • division
    • iraq: mosul
      • Ludlam, Sen Scott
      • McGrath, Sen James
      • division
  •   matters of urgency
    • workplace relations
      • Back, Sen Chris (The ACTING DEPUTY PRESIDENT)
      • Farrell, Sen Don
      • Abetz, Sen Eric
      • Lambie, Sen Jacqui
      • Polley, Sen Helen
      • Hume, Sen Jane
      • Hanson, Sen Pauline
      • Urquhart, Sen Anne
      • Rhiannon, Sen Lee
      • Chisholm, Sen Anthony
      • Hinch, Sen Derryn
      • division
  •   committees
    • privileges committee
      • report
        • Collins, Sen Jacinta
  •   budget
    • consideration by estimates committees
      • Williams, Sen John
  •   committees
    • community affairs legislation committee
      • report
        • Williams, Sen John
    • public works committee
      • report
        • Williams, Sen John
    • economics legislation committee, economics references committee
      • government response to report
        • Scullion, Sen Nigel
    • rural and regional affairs and transport legislation committee
      • report
        • Williams, Sen John
    • privileges committee
      • report
  •   bills
    • human rights legislation amendment bill 2017
      • second reading
        • Abetz, Sen Eric
        • Bilyk, Sen Catryna
        • Roberts, Sen Malcolm
        • Watt, Sen Murray
        • Reynolds, Sen Linda
        • Brown, Sen Carol
        • Siewert, Sen Rachel
  •   adjournment
    • Gallacher, Sen Alex (The ACTING DEPUTY PRESIDENT)
    • health, therapeutic goods administration
      • Bernardi, Sen Cory
    • cyclone debbie
      • Watt, Sen Murray
    • mental health, carers
      • Siewert, Sen Rachel
    • steel and aluminium imports
      • Chisholm, Sen Anthony
    • project365bycampbell
      • Duniam, Sen Jonathon
    • workplace relations
      • O'Neill, Sen Deb
    • great barrier reef
      • Whish-Wilson, Sen Peter
    • burry, mr andrew
      • Pratt, Sen Louise
    • 1800respect
      • McAllister, Sen Jenny
    • western australia: goods and services tax
      • Lines, Sen Susan
    • resources industry
      • Reynolds, Sen Linda
    • aged care
      • Polley, Sen Helen
    • climate change
      • McKim, Sen Nicholas
    • free-to-air television
      • McKenzie, Sen Bridget
    • nuclear weapons
      • Singh, Sen Lisa
    • immigration
      • Hanson, Sen Pauline
    • cheverton, mr jeff
      • Moore, Sen Claire
    • turnbull government
      • Burston, Sen Brian
    • illicit drugs, kolomeitz, mr glenn, higher education: australian maritime colleges
      • Lambie, Sen Jacqui
    • human rights
      • Ludlam, Sen Scott
    • middle east: human rights, housing affordability
      • Rhiannon, Sen Lee
    • south-west queensland: economy
      • Roberts, Sen Malcolm
    • international transgender day of visibility, australian football league women's competition, senate
      • Rice, Sen Janet
  •   documents
    • tabling
    • tabling
    • tabling

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