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  • start of business
  •   statement by the president
    • usher of the black rod
      • PRESIDENT, The
  •   documents
    • tabling
  •   committees
    • meeting
      • PRESIDENT, The
  •   privilege
    • PRESIDENT, The
  •   bills
    • tobacco plain packaging amendment bill 2018
      • second reading
        • Colbeck, Sen Richard
        • Leyonhjelm, Sen David
        • Hanson-Young, Sen Sarah
        • McKenzie, Sen Bridget
        • division
      • in committee
        • Anning, Sen Fraser
        • Polley, Sen Helen
        • Hinch, Sen Derryn
        • Bernardi, Sen Cory
        • Leyonhjelm, Sen David
        • McKenzie, Sen Bridget
        • division
        • TEMPORARY CHAIR, The
      • third reading
        • McKenzie, Sen Bridget
    • bankruptcy amendment (debt agreement reform) bill 2018
      • second reading
        • Farrell, Sen Don
        • Hume, Sen Jane
        • Macdonald, Sen Ian
  •   questions without notice
    • aged care (O'Neill, Sen Deb)
  •   distinguished visitors
    • PRESIDENT, The
  •   questions without notice
    • superannuation (Brockman, Sen Slade)
    • aged care (Brown, Sen Carol)
    • lobbying to political parties (Waters, Sen Larissa)
    • aged care (Gichuhi, Sen Lucy)
    • aged care (Chisholm, Sen Anthony)
    • national disability insurance scheme (Paterson, Sen James)
    • veterans (Anning, Sen Fraser)
    • great barrier reef foundation (Keneally, Sen Kristina)
    • trade (Williams, Sen John)
    • members of parliament: conduct (Pratt, Sen Louise)
  •   questions without notice: take note of answers
    • aged care
      • Polley, Sen Helen
      • Paterson, Sen James
      • Pratt, Sen Louise
      • Smith, Sen Dean
      • McCarthy, Sen Malarndirri
    • lobbying to political parties
      • Waters, Sen Larissa
  •   condolences
    • mckiernan, james philip 'jim'
      • PRESIDENT, The
      • Cormann, Sen Mathias
      • Wong, Sen Penny
      • McKenzie, Sen Bridget
      • Cameron, Sen Doug
      • Pratt, Sen Louise
      • Lines, Sen Susan
      • Moore, Sen Claire
  •   notices
    • presentation
    • withdrawal
      • Anning, Sen Fraser
    • postponement
      • PRESIDENT, The
  •   committees
    • legal and constitutional affairs legislation committee
      • reporting date
  •   business
    • consideration of legislation
      • Ruston, Sen Anne
  •   motions
    • life insurance
      • Urquhart, Sen Anne
    • migration
      • Anning, Sen Fraser
      • Ruston, Sen Anne
      • Chisholm, Sen Anthony
      • McKim, Sen Nicholas
    • whaling
      • Hanson-Young, Sen Sarah
      • Ruston, Sen Anne
      • Hanson-Young, Sen Sarah
      • division
  •   committees
    • legal and constitutional affairs legislation committee
      • Patrick, Sen Rex
      • Ruston, Sen Anne
      • Patrick, Sen Rex
  •   motions
    • aged care
      • Hinch, Sen Derryn
    • newstart
      • Storer, Sen Timothy
      • Ruston, Sen Anne
      • division
    • ministerial conduct
      • Waters, Sen Larissa
      • Ruston, Sen Anne
      • Chisholm, Sen Anthony
      • Hinch, Sen Derryn
      • division
  •   committees
    • environment and communications references committee
      • reference
        • Urquhart, Sen Anne
        • Ruston, Sen Anne
        • division
  •   matters of public importance
    • koala population
      • PRESIDENT, The
      • Faruqi, Sen Mehreen
      • Molan, Sen Jim
      • McAllister, Sen Jenny
      • Rice, Sen Janet
      • Williams, Sen John
      • Pratt, Sen Louise
      • Smith, Sen David
  •   documents
    • consideration
  •   petitions
    • internet services
      • McCarthy, Sen Malarndirri
  •   committees
    • legal and constitutional affairs legislation committee
      • additional information
        • Smith, Sen Dean
    • foreign affairs, defence and trade references committee
      • report
        • Gallacher, Sen Alex
        • Williams, Sen John
        • Patrick, Sen Rex
        • Hanson-Young, Sen Sarah
        • Macdonald, Sen Ian
    • public accounts and audit committee
      • report
        • Smith, Sen Dean
  •   bills
    • customs amendment (comprehensive and progressive agreement for trans-pacific partnership implementation) bill 2018, customs tariff amendment (comprehensive and progressive agreement for trans-pacific partnership implementation) bill 2018
      • first reading
        • Scullion, Sen Nigel
      • second reading
        • Scullion, Sen Nigel
    • modern slavery bill 2018
      • first reading
        • Scullion, Sen Nigel
      • second reading
        • Scullion, Sen Nigel
    • treasury laws amendment (black economy taskforce measures no. 1) bill 2018
      • returned from the house of representatives
  •   committees
    • joint standing committee on northern australia
      • membership
  •   bills
    • bankruptcy amendment (debt agreement reform) bill 2018
      • second reading
        • Williams, Sen John
        • Colbeck, Sen Richard
      • in committee
        • Colbeck, Sen Richard
        • Reynolds, Sen Linda
        • Moore, Sen Claire
  •   adjournment
    • Bernardi, Sen Cory (The ACTING DEPUTY PRESIDENT)
    • tasmania: bureau of meteorology
      • Polley, Sen Helen
    • illicit drugs
      • Faruqi, Sen Mehreen
    • mental health
      • Urquhart, Sen Anne
    • liberal democrats
      • Leyonhjelm, Sen David
    • feed the little children
      • Pratt, Sen Louise
    • safe schools
      • Anning, Sen Fraser
    • pet food industry
      • Griff, Sen Stirling
    • dairy industry
      • Hanson, Sen Pauline
    • marine parks
      • Whish-Wilson, Sen Peter
    • road safety
      • Gallacher, Sen Alex
    • residential care
      • Steele-John, Sen Jordon
    • nuclear waste
      • Siewert, Sen Rachel
    • facing north
      • McCarthy, Sen Malarndirri
    • operation flinders foundation
      • Patrick, Sen Rex
    • india: floods, immigration detention
      • Singh, Sen Lisa
    • bisexual awareness week
      • Rice, Sen Janet
  •   documents
    • tabling

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