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  • start of business
  •   documents
    • tabling
  •   committees
    • meeting
      • PRESIDENT, The
  •   bills
    • competition and consumer legislation amendment (small business access to justice) bill 2017
      • second reading
        • Hume, Sen Jane
        • Kitching, Sen Kimberley
        • Ruston, Sen Anne
        • Whish-Wilson, Sen Peter
        • Gallagher, Sen Katy
        • division
      • third reading
        • PRESIDENT, The
        • Gallagher, Sen Katy
    • productivity commission amendment (addressing inequality) bill 2017
      • second reading
        • Pratt, Sen Louise
        • Reynolds, Sen Linda
        • Marshall, Sen Gavin
  •   notices
    • presentation
      • Hanson-Young, Sen Sarah
    • presentation
  •   committees
    • selection of bills committee
      • report
        • Bushby, Sen David
  •   business
    • rearrangement
      • McGrath, Sen James
    • rearrangement
      • McGrath, Sen James
    • rearrangement
      • McGrath, Sen James
  •   notices
    • postponement
  •   committees
    • rural and regional affairs and transport references committee
      • reporting date
  •   notices
    • postponement
      • Xenophon, Sen Nick
  •   business
    • leave of absence
      • Urquhart, Sen Anne
      • DEPUTY PRESIDENT, The
  •   motions
    • world elephant day
      • Kakoschke-Moore, Sen Skye
    • dental health
      • Williams, Sen John
    • suspension of standing orders
      • Di Natale, Sen Richard
      • Williams, Sen John
      • Gallagher, Sen Katy
      • division
      • Di Natale, Sen Richard
      • McGrath, Sen James
      • division
      • DEPUTY PRESIDENT, The
    • energy
      • O'Sullivan, Sen Barry
    • national security
      • Xenophon, Sen Nick
      • McGrath, Sen James
      • Xenophon, Sen Nick
      • division
    • asylum seekers
      • McKim, Sen Nicholas
      • McGrath, Sen James
      • McKim, Sen Nicholas
      • division
  •   committees
    • finance and public administration references committee, foreign affairs, defence and trade joint committee
      • membership
        • DEPUTY PRESIDENT, The
        • McGrath, Sen James
  •   bills
    • fair work amendment (corrupting benefits) bill 2017
      • returned from the house of representatives
    • education legislation amendment (provider integrity and other measures) bill 2017
      • second reading
        • Carr, Sen Kim
        • Leyonhjelm, Sen David
        • McGrath, Sen James
      • third reading
        • Sterle, Sen Glenn (The ACTING DEPUTY PRESIDENT)
        • McGrath, Sen James
    • customs tariff amendment (incorporation of proposal and other measures) bill 2017
      • second reading
        • Carr, Sen Kim
        • Leyonhjelm, Sen David
        • Hanson, Sen Pauline
        • McGrath, Sen James
      • third reading
        • Gallacher, Sen Alex (The ACTING DEPUTY PRESIDENT)
        • McGrath, Sen James
    • australian immunisation register and other legislation amendment bill 2017
      • second reading
        • Polley, Sen Helen
        • Leyonhjelm, Sen David
        • McGrath, Sen James
      • third reading
        • Gallacher, Sen Alex (The ACTING DEPUTY PRESIDENT)
        • McGrath, Sen James
    • safe work australia amendment (role and functions) bill 2017
      • first reading
        • McGrath, Sen James
      • second reading
        • McGrath, Sen James
        • Carr, Sen Kim
        • Leyonhjelm, Sen David
        • McGrath, Sen James
      • third reading
        • Gallacher, Sen Alex (The ACTING DEPUTY PRESIDENT)
        • McGrath, Sen James
    • fisheries legislation amendment (representation) bill 2017
      • second reading
        • Carr, Sen Kim
        • McGrath, Sen James
      • third reading
        • Gallacher, Sen Alex (The ACTING DEPUTY PRESIDENT)
        • McGrath, Sen James
    • excise tariff amendment (tobacco duty harmonisation) bill 2017, customs tariff amendment (tobacco duty harmonisation) bill 2017
      • second reading
        • Carr, Sen Kim
        • Leyonhjelm, Sen David
        • Hanson, Sen Pauline
        • McGrath, Sen James
        • division
      • third reading
        • Gallacher, Sen Alex
        • McGrath, Sen James
    • fair work amendment (protecting vulnerable workers) bill 2017
      • second reading
        • Cameron, Sen Doug
  •   questions without notice
    • workplace relations (Singh, Sen Lisa)
    • national security (Bushby, Sen David)
    • housing affordability, homelessness (Cameron, Sen Doug)
    • immigration detention (McKim, Sen Nicholas)
    • energy (Carr, Sen Kim)
    • land and environment planning (Burston, Sen Brian)
    • workplace relations (Smith, Sen Dean)
    • citizenship (Griff, Sen Stirling)
    • television sports broadcasts (Farrell, Sen Don)
    • energy (Duniam, Sen Jonathon)
    • marriage (Moore, Sen Claire)
    • association of southeast asian nations (Reynolds, Sen Linda)
  •   questions without notice: take note of answers
    • housing affordability, homelessness
      • Cameron, Sen Doug
      • O'Sullivan, Sen Barry
      • Dodson, Sen Patrick
      • Paterson, Sen James
      • Bilyk, Sen Catryna
    • marriage
      • Hinch, Sen Derryn
  •   condolences
    • giles, ms patricia jessie, am
      • PRESIDENT, The
      • Brandis, Sen George
      • Wong, Sen Penny
      • Macdonald, Sen Ian
      • Lines, Sen Susan
      • Pratt, Sen Louise
  •   committees
    • economics references committee
      • report
        • Urquhart, Sen Anne
  •   documents
    • plebiscite on marriage
      • order for the production of documents
        • Fierravanti-Wells, Sen Concetta
  •   bills
    • social security amendment (caring for people on newstart) bill 2017
      • second reading
        • Siewert, Sen Rachel
        • Fierravanti-Wells, Sen Concetta
        • Cameron, Sen Doug
        • Whish-Wilson, Sen Peter
  •   documents
    • consideration
  •   committees
    • finance and public administration references committee
      • report
        • Williams, Sen John
  •   documents
    • plebiscite on marriage
      • order for the production of documents
        • Rice, Sen Janet
  •   committees
    • red tape select committee
      • consideration
        • Leyonhjelm, Sen David
  •   committees
    • consideration
  •   auditor-general's reports
    • consideration
  •   documents
    • tabling

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