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  • start of business
  •   parliamentary representation
    • tasmania
      • PRESIDENT, The
  •   committees
    • australian commission for law enforcement integrity committee
      • meeting
        • Kroger, Sen Helen
    • gambling reform committee
      • meeting
        • Crossin, Sen Trish
    • economics legislation committee
      • report
        • PRESIDENT, The
  •   bills
    • shipping reform (tax incentives) bill 2012, shipping registration amendment (australian international shipping register) bill 2012, coastal trading (revitalising australian shipping) bill 2012, coastal trading (revitalising australian shipping) (consequential amendments and transitional provisions) bill 2012, tax laws amendment (shipping reform) bill 2012
      • first reading
        • Farrell, Sen Don
      • second reading
        • Farrell, Sen Don
        • Joyce, Sen Barnaby
        • Urquhart, Sen Anne
        • Ludlam, Sen Scott
        • Colbeck, Sen Richard
        • Cameron, Sen Doug
        • Sinodinos, Sen Arthur
        • Thistlethwaite, Sen Matt
        • Back, Sen Chris
        • Bushby, Sen David
        • Macdonald, Sen Ian
        • Carr, Sen Kim
        • division
        • PRESIDENT, The
      • in committee
        • Fawcett, Sen David (The TEMPORARY CHAIRMAN)
        • Joyce, Sen Barnaby
        • Carr, Sen Kim
        • Joyce, Sen Barnaby
        • Carr, Sen Kim
        • Joyce, Sen Barnaby
        • Carr, Sen Kim
        • Joyce, Sen Barnaby
        • Carr, Sen Kim
        • Joyce, Sen Barnaby
        • Carr, Sen Kim
        • Joyce, Sen Barnaby
        • Carr, Sen Kim
        • Joyce, Sen Barnaby
        • Carr, Sen Kim
        • Joyce, Sen Barnaby
        • Carr, Sen Kim
        • Joyce, Sen Barnaby
        • Carr, Sen Kim
        • Joyce, Sen Barnaby
        • Carr, Sen Kim
        • Joyce, Sen Barnaby
        • Carr, Sen Kim
        • Joyce, Sen Barnaby
        • Carr, Sen Kim
        • Joyce, Sen Barnaby
        • Carr, Sen Kim
        • Joyce, Sen Barnaby
        • Carr, Sen Kim
        • Joyce, Sen Barnaby
        • Carr, Sen Kim
        • Joyce, Sen Barnaby
        • Carr, Sen Kim
        • Joyce, Sen Barnaby
        • Carr, Sen Kim
        • Joyce, Sen Barnaby
        • Carr, Sen Kim
        • Joyce, Sen Barnaby
        • Carr, Sen Kim
        • Joyce, Sen Barnaby
        • Carr, Sen Kim
        • Joyce, Sen Barnaby
        • Carr, Sen Kim
        • Joyce, Sen Barnaby
        • Carr, Sen Kim
        • Joyce, Sen Barnaby
        • Carr, Sen Kim
        • Joyce, Sen Barnaby
        • Carr, Sen Kim
        • Joyce, Sen Barnaby
        • Carr, Sen Kim
        • Joyce, Sen Barnaby
        • Carr, Sen Kim
        • Joyce, Sen Barnaby
        • Carr, Sen Kim
        • Joyce, Sen Barnaby
        • Carr, Sen Kim
        • Joyce, Sen Barnaby
        • Carr, Sen Kim
        • Joyce, Sen Barnaby
        • Carr, Sen Kim
        • Joyce, Sen Barnaby
        • Carr, Sen Kim
        • Joyce, Sen Barnaby
        • Carr, Sen Kim
        • Joyce, Sen Barnaby
        • Carr, Sen Kim
        • Joyce, Sen Barnaby
        • Carr, Sen Kim
        • Joyce, Sen Barnaby
        • Carr, Sen Kim
        • Joyce, Sen Barnaby
        • Carr, Sen Kim
        • Joyce, Sen Barnaby
        • division
      • third reading
        • Carr, Sen Kim
  •   ministerial arrangements
    • Evans, Sen Christopher
  •   questions without notice
    • carbon pricing (Abetz, Sen Eric)
    • climate change (Milne, Sen Christine)
    • economy (Gallacher, Sen Alex)
    • carbon pricing (Brandis, Sen George)
    • media (Ludlam, Sen Scott)
    • carbon pricing (Cameron, Sen Doug)
    • marine sanctuaries (Boswell, Sen Ronald)
    • health (Urquhart, Sen Anne)
    • marine sanctuaries (Macdonald, Sen Ian)
    • sport (Thistlethwaite, Sen Matt)
  •   questions without notice: take note of answers
    • answers to questions
      • Mason, Sen Brett
      • Stephens, Sen Ursula
      • Boswell, Sen Ronald
      • Brown, Sen Carol
      • Boyce, Sen Sue
    • climate change
      • Milne, Sen Christine
  •   condolences
    • walker, hon. francis john, qc
      • DEPUTY PRESIDENT, The
      • Evans, Sen Christopher
      • Abetz, Sen Eric
      • Rhiannon, Sen Lee
      • Cameron, Sen Doug
      • Faulkner, Sen John
  •   notices
    • presentation
  •   business
    • consideration of legislation
      • Collins, Sen Jacinta
    • rearrangement
      • Collins, Sen Jacinta
    • leave of absence
      • McEwen, Sen Anne
      • Milne, Sen Christine
      • Kroger, Sen Helen
  •   committees
    • legal and constitutional affairs legislation committee
      • reporting date
        • McEwen, Sen Anne
    • rural and regional affairs and transport legislation committee
      • reporting date
        • McEwen, Sen Anne
  •   notices
    • postponement
    • presentation
      • Boswell, Sen Ronald
  •   motions
    • registered organisations
      • Kroger, Sen Helen
      • division
    • gillard government
      • Back, Sen Chris
      • division
    • foreign aid: burma
      • Rhiannon, Sen Lee
  •   matters of public importance
    • carbon pricing
      • Crossin, Sen Trish (The ACTING DEPUTY PRESIDENT)
      • Payne, Sen Marise
      • Thistlethwaite, Sen Matt
      • Johnston, Sen David
      • Singh, Sen Lisa
      • Fawcett, Sen David
      • Furner, Sen Mark
  •   first speech
    • PRESIDENT, The
    • Smith, Sen Dean
  •   ministerial statements
    • tabling
      • Farrell, Sen Don
  •   documents
    • tabling
      • Pratt, Sen Louise (The ACTING DEPUTY PRESIDENT)
    • responses to committee reports
      • Pratt, Sen Louise (The ACTING DEPUTY PRESIDENT)
  •   committees
    • legal and constitutional affairs legislation committee
      • reporting date
        • McEwen, Sen Anne
    • legal and constitutional affairs references committee
      • reporting date
        • McEwen, Sen Anne
    • education, employment and workplace relations references committee
      • reporting date
        • McEwen, Sen Anne
  •   documents
    • scrutiny of bills committee report into the future direction and role of the committee
      • tabling
        • Pratt, Sen Louise (The ACTING DEPUTY PRESIDENT)
    • responses to senate resolutions
      • tabling
        • Pratt, Sen Louise (The ACTING DEPUTY PRESIDENT)
  •   auditor-general's reports
    • reports nos 33 to 37 and 42 of 2011-12
      • Pratt, Sen Louise (The ACTING DEPUTY PRESIDENT)
  •   committees
    • rural and regional affairs and transport references committee
      • report
        • Nash, Sen Fiona
        • Ludlam, Sen Scott
  •   ministerial statements
    • military compensation arrangements
      • Ronaldson, Sen Michael
  •   committees
    • foreign affairs, defence and trade joint committee
      • government response to report
        • Wong, Sen Penny
    • corporations and financial services committee
      • report
        • Back, Sen Chris
  •   committees
    • public accounts and audit committee
      • reports
      • executive minutes
        • McEwen, Sen Anne
  •   delegation reports
    • parliamentary delegation to indonesia and tonga, report
      • McEwen, Sen Anne
  •   committees
    • intelligence and security committee
      • report
        • Faulkner, Sen John
  •   documents
    • tabling
  •   committees
    • rural and regional affairs and transport legislation committee
      • membership
        • Pratt, Sen Louise (The ACTING DEPUTY PRESIDENT)
        • Wong, Sen Penny
  •   bills
    • corporations amendment (phoenixing and other measures) bill 2012, family assistance and other legislation amendment bill 2012, family assistance and other legislation amendment (schoolkids bonus budget measures) bill 2012, social security and other legislation amendment (disability support pension participation reforms) bill 2012, social security and other legislation amendment (income support and other measures) bill 2012
      • assent
    • corporations amendment (proxy voting) bill 2012, skills australia amendment (australian workforce and productivity agency) bill 2012, tax and superannuation laws amendment (2012 measures no. 1) bill 2012, telecommunications interception and other legislation amendment (state bodies) bill 2012
      • first reading
        • Wong, Sen Penny
    • second reading
      • Wong, Sen Penny
    • tax laws amendment (2012 measures no. 3) bill 2012, income tax (seasonal labour mobility program withholding tax) bill 2012, tax laws amendment (income tax rates) bill 2012
      • first reading
        • Wong, Sen Penny
    • second reading
      • Wong, Sen Penny
    • national health reform amendment (administrator and national health funding body) bill 2012, federal financial relations amendment (national health reform) bill 2012
      • first reading
        • Wong, Sen Penny
      • second reading
        • Wong, Sen Penny
    • agriculture, fisheries and forestry legislation amendment bill (no. 1) 2012, aviation transport security amendment (screening) bill 2012, broadcasting services amendment (digital television) bill 2012, clean energy finance corporation bill 2012, environment protection and biodiversity conservation amendment (independent expert scientific committee on coal seam gas and large coal mining development) bill 2012, national health amendment (pharmaceutical benefits scheme) bill 2012, national vocational education and training regulator (charges) bill 2012, paid parental leave and other legislation amendment (dad and partner pay and other measures) bill 2012, parliamentary counsel and other legislation amendment bill 2012, social security and other legislation amendment (2012 budget and other measures) bill 2012, superannuation legislation amendment (trustee obligations and prudential standards) bill 2012, tax laws amendment (medicare levy and medicare levy surcharge) bill 2012
      • first reading
        • Wong, Sen Penny
      • second reading
        • Wong, Sen Penny
    • clean energy legislation amendment bill 2012, clean energy (customs tariff amendment) bill 2012, clean energy (excise tariff legislation amendment) bill 2012
      • first reading
        • Wong, Sen Penny
      • second reading
        • Wong, Sen Penny
  •   committees
    • rural and regional affairs and transport legislation committee
      • report
        • Polley, Sen Helen
    • legal and constitutional affairs legislation committee, economics legislation committee, community affairs legislation committee
      • report
        • Polley, Sen Helen
  •   bills
    • health insurance amendment (professional services review) bill 2012
      • second reading
        • Fierravanti-Wells, Sen Concetta
        • Back, Sen Chris
        • Feeney, Sen David
      • third reading
        • Cameron, Sen Doug (The ACTING DEPUTY PRESIDENT)
        • Feeney, Sen David
    • national health reform amendment (administrator and national health funding body) bill 2012, federal financial relations amendment (national health reform) bill 2012
      • second reading
        • Fierravanti-Wells, Sen Concetta
      • third reading
        • Cameron, Sen Doug (The ACTING DEPUTY PRESIDENT)
        • Feeney, Sen David
    • corporations amendment (proxy voting) bill 2012
      • second reading
        • Cormann, Sen Mathias
        • Feeney, Sen David
      • third reading
        • Cameron, Sen Doug (The ACTING DEPUTY PRESIDENT)
        • Feeney, Sen David
    • corporations legislation amendment (audit enhancement) bill 2012
      • second reading
        • Cormann, Sen Mathias
        • Feeney, Sen David
      • third reading
        • Cameron, Sen Doug (The ACTING DEPUTY PRESIDENT)
        • Feeney, Sen David
    • tax laws amendment (2012 measures no. 1) bill 2012
      • second reading
        • Cormann, Sen Mathias
      • third reading
        • Cameron, Sen Doug (The ACTING DEPUTY PRESIDENT)
        • Feeney, Sen David
    • tax and superannuation laws amendment (2012 measures no. 1) bill 2012
      • second reading
        • Cormann, Sen Mathias
      • third reading
        • Feeney, Sen David
    • telecommunications interception and other legislation amendment (state bodies) bill 2012
      • second reading
        • Brandis, Sen George
        • Feeney, Sen David
      • third reading
        • Feeney, Sen David
    • classification (publications, films and computer games) amendment (r 18+ computer games) bill 2012
      • second reading
        • Brandis, Sen George
        • Ludlam, Sen Scott
        • Humphries, Sen Gary
        • Crossin, Sen Trish (The ACTING DEPUTY PRESIDENT)
      • third reading
        • Feeney, Sen David
    • antarctic treaty (environment protection) amendment bill 2011
      • second reading
      • third reading
        • Crossin, Sen Trish (The ACTING DEPUTY PRESIDENT)
        • Feeney, Sen David
    • national water commission amendment bill 2012
      • second reading
        • Birmingham, Sen Simon
        • Joyce, Sen Barnaby
        • Sinodinos, Sen Arthur
        • Farrell, Sen Don
      • third reading
        • Fawcett, Sen David (The ACTING DEPUTY PRESIDENT)
        • Farrell, Sen Don
    • tax laws amendment (2012 measures no. 3) bill 2012, income tax (seasonal labour mobility program withholding tax) bill 2012, tax laws amendment (income tax rates) bill 2012
      • second reading
        • Cormann, Sen Mathias
        • Farrell, Sen Don
      • third reading
        • Fawcett, Sen David (The ACTING DEPUTY PRESIDENT)
        • Farrell, Sen Don
  •   adjournment
    • Fawcett, Sen David (The ACTING DEPUTY PRESIDENT)
    • cancer
      • Bilyk, Sen Catryna
    • australian society, eden, ms karise
      • Sinodinos, Sen Arthur
    • refugee week
      • Rhiannon, Sen Lee
    • battery hens
      • Singh, Sen Lisa
  •   documents
    • tabling
    • indexed lists of departmental and agency files
  •   questions on notice
    • employment and workplace relations and school education, early childhood and youth (question nos 1238 and 1239) (Abetz, Sen Eric)
    • immigration and citizenship (question no. 1297) (Cash, Sen Michaelia)
    • sustainability, environment, water, population and communities (question no. 1512) (Birmingham, Sen Simon)
    • carbon pricing (question no. 1513) (Birmingham, Sen Simon)
    • gambling (question no. 1523) (Humphries, Sen Gary)
    • asylum seekers (question no. 1529) (Brown, Sen Bob)
    • whaling (question no. 1530) (Brown, Sen Bob)
    • treasury (question no. 1541) (Macdonald, Sen Ian)
    • asylum seekers (question no. 1550) (Abetz, Sen Eric)
    • sustainability, environment, water, population and communities (question no. 1563) (Boswell, Sen Ronald)
    • uranium exports (question no. 1565) (Ludlam, Sen Scott)
    • great barrier reef (question no. 1567) (Waters, Sen Larissa)
    • defence personnel (question no. 1574) (Johnston, Sen David)
    • defence (question no. 1621) (Johnston, Sen David)
    • defence (question no. 1626) (Johnston, Sen David)
    • defence (question no. 1631) (Johnston, Sen David)
    • taxation (question no. 1686) (Kroger, Sen Helen)
    • australian prudential regulation authority (question no. 1691) (Bushby, Sen David)
    • pontville immigration detention centre (question no. 1695) (Abetz, Sen Eric)
    • council of australian governments: national indigenous reform agreement (question no. 1698) (Scullion, Sen Nigel)
    • australia post (question no. 1703) (Abetz, Sen Eric)
    • australia post (question no. 1704) (Abetz, Sen Eric)
    • australia post (question no. 1705) (Abetz, Sen Eric)
    • australia post (question no. 1706) (Abetz, Sen Eric)
    • australia post (question no. 1707) (Abetz, Sen Eric)
    • australia post (question no. 1708) (Abetz, Sen Eric)
    • australia post (question no. 1709) (Abetz, Sen Eric)
    • australia post (question no. 1710) (Abetz, Sen Eric)
    • australia post (question no. 1711) (Abetz, Sen Eric)
    • australia post (question no. 1712) (Abetz, Sen Eric)
    • messenger post (question no. 1713) (Abetz, Sen Eric)
    • united states of america: military personnel (question no. 1714) (Brown, Sen Bob)
    • climate change and energy efficiency (question no. 1716) (Milne, Sen Christine)
    • climate change and energy efficiency (question no. 1717) (Milne, Sen Christine)
    • sustainability, environment, water, population and communities (question no. 1719) (Milne, Sen Christine)
    • regional australia (question no. 1724) (Siewert, Sen Rachel)
    • sustainability, environment, water, population and communities (question no. 1726) (Siewert, Sen Rachel)
    • infrastructure and transport (question no. 1729) (Siewert, Sen Rachel)
    • infrastructure and transport (question no. 1733) (Siewert, Sen Rachel)
    • tertiary education, skills, science and research (question no. 1738) (Abetz, Sen Eric)

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