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  Table of contents

  • start of business
  •   documents
    • tabling
  •   committees
    • community affairs legislation committee
      • meeting
        • PRESIDENT, The
  •   parliamentary representation
    • western australia
      • PRESIDENT, The
      • senators sworn
  •   ministerial statements
    • guidelines on information and advertising campaigns by non-corporate commonwealth entities
      • McGrath, Sen James
  •   bills
    • competition and consumer amendment (truth in labelling—palm oil) bill 2017
      • second reading
        • Kakoschke-Moore, Sen Skye
        • Paterson, Sen James
        • Farrell, Sen Don
        • Rice, Sen Janet
        • Dastyari, Sen Sam
    • australian broadcasting corporation amendment (restoring shortwave radio) bill 2017
      • second reading
        • Xenophon, Sen Nick
        • McKenzie, Sen Bridget
        • Dodson, Sen Patrick
        • Hanson-Young, Sen Sarah
        • Smith, Sen Dean
        • McCarthy, Sen Malarndirri
  •   notices
    • presentation
  •   committees
    • selection of bills committee
      • report
        • Bushby, Sen David
        • Fifield, Sen Mitch
        • Gallagher, Sen Katy
        • Gallagher, Sen Katy
        • Siewert, Sen Rachel
        • Fifield, Sen Mitch
        • division
        • DEPUTY PRESIDENT, The
  •   business
    • rearrangement
      • McGrath, Sen James
      • McGrath, Sen James
    • leave of absence
      • McGrath, Sen James
  •   committees
    • legal and constitutional affairs legislation committee
      • meeting
        • Bushby, Sen David
    • community affairs legislation committee, economics references committee
      • reporting date
        • DEPUTY PRESIDENT, The
    • environment and communications references committee
      • reference
        • Whish-Wilson, Sen Peter
        • McGrath, Sen James
    • community affairs references committee
      • reference
        • Watt, Sen Murray
        • McGrath, Sen James
    • select committee into the political influence of donations
      • appointment
        • Di Natale, Sen Richard
        • McGrath, Sen James
        • Gallagher, Sen Katy
        • division
    • legal and constitutional affairs references committee
      • reference
        • Di Natale, Sen Richard
        • McGrath, Sen James
  •   motions
    • australian secret intelligence service
      • Xenophon, Sen Nick
      • McGrath, Sen James
      • Xenophon, Sen Nick
      • division
    • ulchi-freedom guardian
      • Whish-Wilson, Sen Peter
      • McGrath, Sen James
      • Whish-Wilson, Sen Peter
    • australia day
      • Smith, Sen Dean
      • Gallagher, Sen Katy
      • Siewert, Sen Rachel
      • McGrath, Sen James
      • Hinch, Sen Derryn
      • Bernardi, Sen Cory
      • Hanson-Young, Sen Sarah
      • division
  •   bills
    • treasury laws amendment (2017 measures no. 4) bill 2017
      • second reading
        • Collins, Sen Jacinta
        • Whish-Wilson, Sen Peter
        • McGrath, Sen James
      • third reading
        • Williams, Sen John (The ACTING DEPUTY PRESIDENT)
        • McGrath, Sen James
    • public governance and resources legislation amendment bill (no. 1) 2017
      • second reading
        • Collins, Sen Jacinta
        • McGrath, Sen James
      • third reading
        • Williams, Sen John (The ACTING DEPUTY PRESIDENT)
        • McGrath, Sen James
    • education and training legislation repeal bill 2017
      • first reading
        • McGrath, Sen James
      • second reading
        • McGrath, Sen James
        • Collins, Sen Jacinta
        • McGrath, Sen James
      • third reading
        • Williams, Sen John (The ACTING DEPUTY PRESIDENT)
        • McGrath, Sen James
    • statute update (winter 2017) bill 2017
      • first reading
        • McGrath, Sen James
      • second reading
        • McGrath, Sen James
        • Collins, Sen Jacinta
        • McGrath, Sen James
      • third reading
        • Williams, Sen John (The ACTING DEPUTY PRESIDENT)
        • McGrath, Sen James
  •   documents
    • deputy prime minister
      • order for the production of documents
        • McKim, Sen Nicholas
        • Brandis, Sen George
        • Collins, Sen Jacinta
        • Hinch, Sen Derryn
        • Macdonald, Sen Ian
        • Dastyari, Sen Sam
        • Hanson-Young, Sen Sarah
        • division
  •   bills
    • fair work amendment (protecting vulnerable workers) bill 2017
      • in committee
        • TEMPORARY CHAIR, The
        • Cameron, Sen Doug
        • Cash, Sen Michaelia
        • Cameron, Sen Doug
        • Cash, Sen Michaelia
        • Cameron, Sen Doug
  •   ministerial arrangements
    • Brandis, Sen George
  •   questions without notice
    • energy (McAllister, Sen Jenny)
    • trade unions (Duniam, Sen Jonathon)
    • pauline hanson's one nation (Dastyari, Sen Sam)
    • australian broadcasting corporation, special broadcasting service (Hanson-Young, Sen Sarah)
    • foxtel: grants (Farrell, Sen Don)
    • national security (Hanson, Sen Pauline)
    • immunisation (Hume, Sen Jane)
    • parliamentary behaviour (Di Natale, Sen Richard)
    • broadband (Gallagher, Sen Katy)
    • battle of guadalcanal: 75th anniversary, hmas canberra, solomon islands (Fawcett, Sen David)
    • employment (Marshall, Sen Gavin)
    • space exploration (Bushby, Sen David)
  •   questions without notice: take note of answers
    • energy, pauline hanson's one nation
      • Dastyari, Sen Sam
      • Reynolds, Sen Linda
      • Urquhart, Sen Anne
      • Fawcett, Sen David
      • Chisholm, Sen Anthony
    • parliamentary behaviour
      • Di Natale, Sen Richard
  •   condolences
    • gibson, hon. brian francis, am
      • PRESIDENT, The
      • Brandis, Sen George
      • Wong, Sen Penny
      • Abetz, Sen Eric
      • Macdonald, Sen Ian
    • lester, mr kunmanara, oam, yunupingu, dr g
      • Scullion, Sen Nigel
      • Dodson, Sen Patrick
      • Siewert, Sen Rachel
  •   documents
    • parliament house
      • tabling
        • Reynolds, Sen Linda (The ACTING DEPUTY PRESIDENT)
  •   delegation reports
    • australian parliamentary delegation to china
      • Watt, Sen Murray
      • Smith, Sen Dean
  •   bills
    • communications legislation amendment (executive remuneration) bill 2017
      • second reading
        • Hanson, Sen Pauline
        • Macdonald, Sen Ian
        • Gallagher, Sen Katy
        • Burston, Sen Brian
  •   motions
    • national security
      • Hanson, Sen Pauline
      • Cameron, Sen Doug
      • Lambie, Sen Jacqui
      • McKim, Sen Nicholas
  •   delegation reports
    • president's official travel to argentina, uruguay and chile
      • PRESIDENT, The
  •   documents
    • consideration
  •   committees
    • national disability insurance scheme
      • report
        • Gallacher, Sen Alex
    • foreign affairs, defence and trade references committee
      • report
        • Kakoschke-Moore, Sen Skye
    • joint standing committee on electoral matters
      • report
        • Reynolds, Sen Linda
        • Macdonald, Sen Ian
    • economics references committee
      • report
        • Ketter, Sen Christopher
  •   committees
    • consideration
    • economics references committee
      • report
        • Ketter, Sen Christopher
    • select committee on strengthening multiculturalism
      • report
        • McKim, Sen Nicholas
  •   budget
    • consideration by estimates committees
      • Ketter, Sen Christopher
  •   committees
    • publications committee
      • report
        • Smith, Sen Dean
  •   committees
    • membership
      • PRESIDENT, The
      • Birmingham, Sen Simon
  •   parliamentary representation
    • western australia
      • PRESIDENT, The
  •   bills
    • australian immunisation register and other legislation amendment bill 2017, customs tariff amendment (incorporation of proposal and other measures) bill 2017, education legislation amendment (provider integrity and other measures) bill 2017, fair work amendment (corrupting benefits) bill 2017, interactive gambling amendment bill 2016, safe work australia amendment (role and functions) bill 2017
      • assent
  •   adjournment
    • PRESIDENT, The
    • western force, australian rugby union
      • Reynolds, Sen Linda
    • taxation
      • Ketter, Sen Christopher
    • tasmania
      • Bushby, Sen David
    • deputy leader of the nationals
      • Nash, Sen Fiona
  •   documents
    • tabling

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