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  Table of contents

  • start of business
  •   budget
    • consideration by estimates committees
      • Ludwig, Sen Joe
  •   committees
    • legal and constitutional affairs references committee
      • membership
        • Ludwig, Sen Joe
        • Abetz, Sen Eric
        • Brown, Sen Bob
        • Kroger, Sen Helen
        • Joyce, Sen Barnaby
        • Milne, Sen Christine
        • Humphries, Sen Gary
        • Macdonald, Sen Ian
        • Wright, Sen Penny
        • Cormann, Sen Mathias
        • Nash, Sen Fiona
        • Collins, Sen Jacinta
        • Ronaldson, Sen Michael
        • Brandis, Sen George
        • division
        • division
        • division
  •   matters of public interest
    • tasmania: juvenile justice system
      • Hogg, Sen John
      • Brown, Sen Carol
    • breast cancer network australia
      • Adams, Sen Judith
    • borderline personality disorder, siblings australia
      • Wright, Sen Penny
    • workplace relations
      • Cameron, Sen Doug
    • cults in australia: facing the realities conference
      • Boyce, Sen Sue
  •   questions without notice
    • asylum seekers (Abetz, Sen Eric)
    • mining (Sterle, Sen Glenn)
    • asylum seekers (Cash, Sen Michaelia)
    • schools: music teaching (Brown, Sen Bob)
    • carbon pricing (Boswell, Sen Ronald)
  •   distinguished visitors
    • Hogg, Sen John
  •   questions without notice
    • mining (Cameron, Sen Doug)
    • media (Macdonald, Sen Ian)
    • environment (Madigan, Sen John)
    • grains research and development corporation (Colbeck, Sen Richard)
    • grocery prices (Crossin, Sen Trish)
  •   questions without notice: additional answers
    • indonesian national police
      • Ludwig, Sen Joe
    • olympic dam
      • Conroy, Sen Stephen
  •   questions without notice: take note of answers
    • carbon pricing
      • Eggleston, Sen Alan
      • Brown, Sen Carol
      • Edwards, Sen Sean
      • Gallacher, Sen Alex
      • Boyce, Sen Sue
  •   notices
    • presentation
      • Ludwig, Sen Joe
    • postponement
  •   committees
    • cyber-safety committee
      • meeting
        • McEwen, Sen Anne
    • environment and communications references committee
      • reporting date
        • Kroger, Sen Helen
    • migration committee
      • meeting
        • McEwen, Sen Anne
    • gambling reform committee
      • meeting
        • McEwen, Sen Anne
    • community affairs references committee
      • meeting
        • Siewert, Sen Rachel
  •   motions
    • women die waiting campaign
      • Rhiannon, Sen Lee
  •   documents
    • australian and new zealand government sustainable procurement framework
      • order for the production of documents
        • Rhiannon, Sen Lee
  •   motions
    • socioeconomic inequality and marginal tax rates
      • Brown, Sen Bob
      • division
    • assange, mr julian
      • Ludlam, Sen Scott
      • division
    • forestry
      • Milne, Sen Christine
      • Colbeck, Sen Richard
      • Ludwig, Sen Joe
      • Milne, Sen Christine
      • Colbeck, Sen Richard
      • division
      • division
    • hungary
      • Bernardi, Sen Cory
      • Brown, Sen Bob
      • Ludwig, Sen Joe
      • Bernardi, Sen Cory
      • Brown, Sen Bob
      • Madigan, Sen John
      • division
      • division
    • tuberculosis
      • Boyce, Sen Sue
    • national sorry day
      • Siewert, Sen Rachel
  •   matters of public importance
    • asylum seekers
      • Parry, Sen Stephen
      • Cash, Sen Michaelia
      • Bishop, Sen Mark
      • Hanson-Young, Sen Sarah
      • Bernardi, Sen Cory
      • Farrell, Sen Don
      • Back, Sen Chris
      • Thistlethwaite, Sen Matt
  •   committees
    • scrutiny of bills committee
      • report
        • Bushby, Sen David
    • community affairs legislation committee
      • additional information
        • Polley, Sen Helen
  •   documents
    • tabling
  •   bills
    • territories self-government legislation amendment (disallowance and amendment of laws) bill 2011
      • returned from the house of representatives
    • deterring people smuggling bill 2011, higher education support amendment bill (no. 2) 2011, national health reform amendment (independent hospital pricing authority) bill 2011
      • first reading
      • second reading
        • Evans, Sen Christopher
    • australian renewable energy agency bill 2011, australian renewable energy agency (consequential amendments and transitional provisions) bill 2011
      • first reading
        • Evans, Sen Christopher
      • second reading
        • Evans, Sen Christopher
  •   committees
    • rural affairs and transport legislation committee
      • report
        • Polley, Sen Helen
  •   bills
    • clean energy bill 2011, clean energy (consequential amendments) bill 2011, clean energy (income tax rates amendments) bill 2011, clean energy (household assistance amendments) bill 2011, clean energy (tax laws amendments) bill 2011, clean energy (fuel tax legislation amendment) bill 2011, clean energy (customs tariff amendment) bill 2011, clean energy (excise tariff legislation amendment) bill 2011, ozone protection and synthetic greenhouse gas (import levy) amendment bill 2011, ozone protection and synthetic greenhouse gas (manufacture levy) amendment bill 2011, clean energy (unit shortfall charge—general) bill 2011, clean energy (unit issue charge—auctions) bill 2011, clean energy (unit issue charge—fixed charge) bill 2011, clean energy (international unit surrender charge) bill 2011, clean energy (charges—customs) bill 2011, clean energy (charges—excise) bill 2011, clean energy regulator bill 2011, climate change authority bill 2011
      • second reading
        • Payne, Sen Marise
        • Kroger, Sen Helen
        • Fifield, Sen Mitch
        • Adams, Sen Judith
        • Bushby, Sen David
  •   documents
    • Moore, Sen Claire
    • commonwealth and immigration ombudsman
      • Faulkner, Sen John
    • commonwealth and immigration ombudsman
      • Faulkner, Sen John
    • australian electoral commission
      • Ronaldson, Sen Michael
    • department of health and ageing
      • Parry, Sen Stephen
    • wet tropics management authority
      • McLucas, Sen Jan
    • australian institute of marine science
      • McLucas, Sen Jan
    • australian centre for international agricultural research
      • Colbeck, Sen Richard
  •   documents
    • consideration
  •   adjournment
    • Parry, Sen Stephen
    • day for daniel
      • Moore, Sen Claire
    • bendigo cup, melbourne cup
      • McKenzie, Sen Bridget
    • latrobe valley: state electricity commission of victoria
      • Madigan, Sen John
    • baby safe havens
      • Polley, Sen Helen
  •   documents
    • tabling
    • tabling
  •   questions on notice
    • broadband, communications and the digital economy (question no. 950) (Johnston, Sen David)
    • broadband, communications and the digital economy (question no. 951) (Johnston, Sen David)
    • broadband, communications and the digital economy (question no. 952) (Johnston, Sen David)
    • broadband, communications and the digital economy (question no. 953) (Johnston, Sen David)
    • broadband, communications and the digital economy (question no. 954) (Johnston, Sen David)
    • broadband, communications and the digital economy (question no. 955) (Johnston, Sen David)
    • broadband, communications and the digital economy (question no. 956) (Johnston, Sen David)
    • broadband, communications and the digital economy (question no. 957) (Johnston, Sen David)
    • broadband, communications and the digital economy (question no. 958) (Johnston, Sen David)
    • broadband, communications and the digital economy (question no. 959) (Johnston, Sen David)
    • broadband, communications and the digital economy (question no. 960) (Johnston, Sen David)
    • social inclusion (question no. 1180) (Abetz, Sen Eric)
    • privacy and freedom of information (question no. 1182) (Abetz, Sen Eric)
    • status of women (question no. 1186) (Abetz, Sen Eric)
    • sport (question no. 1187) (Abetz, Sen Eric)
    • social housing and homelessness (question no. 1189) (Abetz, Sen Eric)
    • innovation, industry, science and research (question no. 1190) (Abetz, Sen Eric)
    • veterans' affairs (question no. 1191) (Abetz, Sen Eric)
    • special minister of state for the public service and integrity (question no. 1197) (Abetz, Sen Eric)
    • australian electoral commission (question no. 1202) (Abetz, Sen Eric)
    • special minister of state (question no. 1209) (Abetz, Sen Eric)
    • immigration and citizenship (question no. 1211) (Brown, Sen Bob)
    • natural disaster relief and recovery arrangements (question no. 1212) (Humphries, Sen Gary)
    • fair work australia (question no. 1214) (Abetz, Sen Eric)
    • treasury (question no. 1224) (Ludlam, Sen Scott)
    • chronic disease dental scheme (question no. 1227) (Bushby, Sen David)
    • commonwealth heads of government meeting (question no. 1229) (Rhiannon, Sen Lee)
    • prime minister and cabinet: media staffing (question no. 1240) (Abetz, Sen Eric)
    • infrastructure and transport (question no. 1262) (Brown, Sen Bob)
    • australian competition and consumer commission (question no. 1263) (Boswell, Sen Ronald)

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