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  Table of contents

  • start of business
  •   committees
    • allocation of departments and agencies
      • Arbib, Sen Mark
      • Brandis, Sen George
      • Fifield, Sen Mitch
      • Cameron, Sen Doug (The ACTING DEPUTY PRESIDENT)
      • Mason, Sen Brett
      • Bushby, Sen David
      • Cormann, Sen Mathias
      • Heffernan, Sen Bill
      • Arbib, Sen Mark
      • division
  •   bills
    • tobacco advertising prohibition amendment bill 2010
      • second reading
        • Singh, Sen Lisa
        • Xenophon, Sen Nick
        • Bilyk, Sen Catryna
        • McLucas, Sen Jan
      • third reading
        • Fawcett, Sen David (The ACTING DEPUTY PRESIDENT)
        • McLucas, Sen Jan
    • national radioactive waste management bill 2010
      • in committee
        • Ludlam, Sen Scott
        • Evans, Sen Christopher
        • Ludlam, Sen Scott
        • Evans, Sen Christopher
        • Rhiannon, Sen Lee
        • Evans, Sen Christopher
        • Rhiannon, Sen Lee
        • Evans, Sen Christopher
        • Rhiannon, Sen Lee
        • Scullion, Sen Nigel
        • Evans, Sen Christopher
        • Rhiannon, Sen Lee
        • Evans, Sen Christopher
        • Rhiannon, Sen Lee
        • 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
  •   matters of public interest
    • Stephens, Sen Ursula (The ACTING DEPUTY PRESIDENT)
    • ovarian cancer
      • Polley, Sen Helen
    • rhiannon, senator lee
      • Sinodinos, Sen Arthur
    • rhiannon, senator lee, australian year of the farmer
      • Milne, Sen Christine
    • economy
      • Bishop, Sen Mark
    • sugar industry
      • Boswell, Sen Ronald
    • rhiannon, senator lee
      • Mason, Sen Brett
  •   questions without notice
    • economy (Brandis, Sen George)
  •   distinguished visitors
    • Hogg, Sen John
  •   questions without notice
    • automotive industry (Marshall, Sen Gavin)
    • mining (Cormann, Sen Mathias)
    • christmas island salvage (Siewert, Sen Rachel)
    • defence equipment (Johnston, Sen David)
    • broadband (Cameron, Sen Doug)
    • road safety (Fisher, Sen Mary Jo)
    • aviation (Xenophon, Sen Nick)
    • asylum seekers (Cash, Sen Michaelia)
    • small business (Bilyk, Sen Catryna)
      • Bilyk, Sen Catryna
      • procedural text
  •   questions without notice: additional answers
    • trans-pacific partnership
      • Conroy, Sen Stephen
    • tasmanian wilderness world heritage area
      • Conroy, Sen Stephen
    • mining
      • Conroy, Sen Stephen
  •   answers to questions on notice
    • question no. 673
      • Abetz, Sen Eric
      • Ludwig, Sen Joe
      • Abetz, Sen Eric
      • Macdonald, Sen Ian
  •   budget
    • consideration by estimates committees
      • Cormann, Sen Mathias
      • Arbib, Sen Mark
      • Cormann, Sen Mathias
  •   questions without notice: take note of answers
    • economy
      • Humphries, Sen Gary
      • Feeney, Sen David
      • Edwards, Sen Sean
      • Marshall, Sen Gavin
      • Kroger, Sen Helen
    • christmas island salvage
      • Siewert, Sen Rachel
  •   notices
    • presentation
    • withdrawal
      • Wright, Sen Penny
      • Siewert, Sen Rachel
  •   committees
    • rural affairs and transport legislation committee
      • reporting date
        • Williams, Sen John
      • meeting
        • Williams, Sen John
  •   notices
    • postponement
  •   committees
    • community affairs references committee
      • reference
        • Xenophon, Sen Nick
    • legal and constitutional affairs legislation committee
      • reference
        • Hanson-Young, Sen Sarah
  •   motions
    • world war ii
      • Ronaldson, Sen Michael
    • wind farms
      • Madigan, Sen John
      • Birmingham, Sen Simon
      • Siewert, Sen Rachel
      • Birmingham, Sen Simon
      • Madigan, Sen John
      • Birmingham, Sen Simon
      • Xenophon, Sen Nick
      • division
  •   budget
    • consideration by estimates committees
      • Abetz, Sen Eric
      • division
  •   motions
    • north korea
      • Brown, Sen Bob
  •   committees
    • foreign affairs, defence and trade joint committee
      • meeting
        • Brown, Sen Carol
    • finance and public administration legislation committee
      • meeting
        • Brown, Sen Carol
    • migration committee
      • meeting
        • Brown, Sen Carol
    • public accounts and audit committee
      • meeting
        • Brown, Sen Carol
    • community affairs legislation committee
      • reporting date
        • Brown, Sen Carol
      • meeting
        • Brown, Sen Carol
    • rural affairs and transport references committee
      • meeting
        • Williams, Sen John
    • treaties committee
      • meeting
        • Williams, Sen John
    • corporations and financial services committee
      • meeting
        • Williams, Sen John
  •   bills
    • migration amendment (removal of mandatory minimum penalties) bill 2012
      • first reading
        • Hanson-Young, Sen Sarah
      • second reading
        • Hanson-Young, Sen Sarah
  •   motions
    • havel, mr vaclav
      • Mason, Sen Brett
      • Parry, Sen Stephen
      • Brown, Sen Bob
      • Parry, Sen Stephen
    • ovarian cancer
      • Birmingham, Sen Simon
  •   matters of public importance
    • health services union
      • Parry, Sen Stephen
      • Abetz, Sen Eric
      • Collins, Sen Jacinta
      • Ronaldson, Sen Michael
      • Furner, Sen Mark
      • Brandis, Sen George
      • Thistlethwaite, Sen Matt
      • Furner, Sen Mark (The ACTING DEPUTY PRESIDENT)
  •   committees
    • scrutiny of bills committee
      • report
        • Bushby, Sen David
  •   ministerial statements
    • papua new guinea, syria
      • Evans, Sen Christopher
  •   auditor-general's reports
    • report no. 24 of 2011-12
      • Furner, Sen Mark (The ACTING DEPUTY PRESIDENT)
      • Ryan, Sen Scott
  •   documents
    • tabling
  •   committees
    • selection of bills committee
      • membership
        • Furner, Sen Mark (The ACTING DEPUTY PRESIDENT)
        • Evans, Sen Christopher
  •   bills
    • australian research council amendment bill 2011
      • first reading
        • Evans, Sen Christopher
      • second reading
        • Evans, Sen Christopher
    • excise amendment (reducing business compliance burden) bill 2011, customs amendment (reducing business compliance burden) bill 2011
      • first reading
        • Evans, Sen Christopher
      • second reading
        • Evans, Sen Christopher
  •   committees
    • membership
      • Evans, Sen Christopher
  •   motions
    • dissent from ruling
      • Boswell, Sen Ronald
      • Hogg, Sen John
      • Parry, Sen Stephen
      • Brown, Sen Bob
      • division
  •   documents
    • consideration
  •   adjournment
    • Bishop, Sen Mark (The ACTING DEPUTY PRESIDENT)
    • textile, clothing and footwear industry
      • Marshall, Sen Gavin
    • commonwealth grants commission
      • Cash, Sen Michaelia
    • mining
      • Rhiannon, Sen Lee
    • manufacturing
      • Pratt, Sen Louise
  •   documents
    • tabling
    • departmental and agency appointments
    • departmental and agency grants
  •   questions on notice
    • australian human rights commission (question no. 1303) (Abetz, Sen Eric)
    • carbon pricing (question no. 1306) (Abetz, Sen Eric)
    • defence science and technology organisation (question no. 1307) (Abetz, Sen Eric)
    • pontville detention centre (question no. 1312) (Abetz, Sen Eric)
    • asian honey bee (question no. 1313) (Milne, Sen Christine)
    • resources and energy (question no. 1315) (Milne, Sen Christine)
    • immigration (question no. 1318) (Brown, Sen Bob)
    • immigration (question no. 1319) (Brown, Sen Bob)
    • immigration (question no 1320) (Brown, Sen Bob)
    • qantas (question no. 1327) (Abetz, Sen Eric)
    • defence: projects (question no. 1330) (Johnston, Sen David)
    • defence: projects (question no. 1331) (Johnston, Sen David)
    • defence: projects (question no. 1332) (Johnston, Sen David)
    • defence: projects (question no. 1333) (Johnston, Sen David)
    • defence: projects (question no. 1334) (Johnston, Sen David)
    • defence: projects (question no. 1335) (Johnston, Sen David)
    • defence: projects (question no. 1336) (Johnston, Sen David)
    • defence: projects (question no. 1337) (Johnston, Sen David)
    • defence: projects (question no. 1338) (Johnston, Sen David)
    • defence: projects (question no. 1339) (Johnston, Sen David)
    • defence: projects (question no. 1340) (Johnston, Sen David)
    • defence: projects (question no. 1341) (Johnston, Sen David)
    • defence: projects (question no. 1342) (Johnston, Sen David)
    • defence: projects (question no. 1343) (Johnston, Sen David)
    • defence: projects (question no. 1344) (Johnston, Sen David)
    • defence: projects (question no. 1345) (Johnston, Sen David)
    • defence: projects (question no. 1346) (Johnston, Sen David)
    • defence: projects (question no. 1347) (Johnston, Sen David)
    • defence: projects (question no. 1348) (Johnston, Sen David)
    • defence: projects (question no. 1349) (Johnston, Sen David)
    • defence: projects (question no. 1350) (Johnston, Sen David)
    • defence: projects (question no. 1351) (Johnston, Sen David)
    • defence: projects (question no. 1352) (Johnston, Sen David)
    • defence: projects (question no. 1353) (Johnston, Sen David)
    • defence: projects (question no. 1354) (Johnston, Sen David)
    • defence: projects (question no. 1355) (Johnston, Sen David)
    • defence: projects (question no. 1356) (Johnston, Sen David)
    • defence: projects (question no. 1357) (Johnston, Sen David)
    • defence: projects (question no. 1358) (Johnston, Sen David)
    • defence: projects (question no. 1359) (Johnston, Sen David)
    • defence: projects (question no. 1360) (Johnston, Sen David)
    • defence: projects (question no. 1361) (Johnston, Sen David)
    • defence: projects (question no. 1362) (Johnston, Sen David)
    • defence: projects (question no. 1363) (Johnston, Sen David)
    • defence: projects (question no. 1364) (Johnston, Sen David)
    • defence: projects (question no. 1365) (Johnston, Sen David)
    • defence: projects (question no. 1366) (Johnston, Sen David)
    • defence: projects (question no. 1367) (Johnston, Sen David)
    • defence: projects (question no. 1368) (Johnston, Sen David)
    • defence: projects (question no. 1369) (Johnston, Sen David)
    • defence: projects (question no. 1370) (Johnston, Sen David)
    • defence: projects (question no. 1371) (Johnston, Sen David)
    • defence: projects (question no. 1372) (Johnston, Sen David)
    • defence: projects (question no. 1373) (Johnston, Sen David)
    • defence: projects (question no. 1374) (Johnston, Sen David)
    • defence: projects (question no. 1375) (Johnston, Sen David)
    • defence: projects (question no. 1376) (Johnston, Sen David)
    • defence: projects (question no. 1377) (Johnston, Sen David)
    • defence: projects (question no. 1378) (Johnston, Sen David)
    • defence: projects (question no. 1379) (Johnston, Sen David)
    • bureau of meteorology (question no. 1380) (Abetz, Sen Eric)
    • fair work australia (question no. 1381) (Abetz, Sen Eric)
    • defence: program funding (question no. 1382) (Johnston, Sen David)
    • defence: budget audit review (question nos 1383 to 1420) (Johnston, Sen David)
    • immigration and citizenship (question no. 1421) (Cash, Sen Michaelia)
    • indigenous health (question no. 1423) (Boyce, Sen Sue)
    • better start program (question no. 1424) (Siewert, Sen Rachel)
    • genetically modified crops (question no. 1425) (Siewert, Sen Rachel)
    • kimberley coast (question no. 1427) (Siewert, Sen Rachel)

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